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An overpartition analogue of Bressoud’s conjecture for even moduli
In 1980, Bressoud conjectured a combinatorial identity \(A_j=B_j\) A ...
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Open AccessGiant linear magnetoresistance in half-metallic Sr2CrMoO6 thin films
Linear magnetoresistance (LMR) is a special case of a magnetic-field induced resistivity response, which has been reported in highly disordered semiconductor systems and in topological materials. In this work,...
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Effect of the Rare Earth Element Yttrium on the Structure and Properties of Boron-Containing High-Entropy Alloy
The effects of rare earth yttrium with 0.1, 0.2 and 0.5 atomic ratios on the microstructure and properties of FeCoNi1.5CuB high-entropy alloy were investigated. The results show that the lattice distortion of the...
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AFOMP policy number 6: code of ethics for medical physicists in AFOMP Countries
This policy statement, which is the sixth of a series of documents prepared by the Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics (AFOMP) Professional Development Committee, gives guidance on how...
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Open AccessOperation and performance of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter in Run 1
The Tile Calorimeter is the hadron calorimeter covering the central region of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider. Approximately 10,000 photomultipliers collect light from scintillating tiles act...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Upgrade of the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter for the High Luminosity LHC
The ATLAS hadronic Tile Calorimeter (TileCal) covers the central angular region of the detector. The TileCal will undergo a major replacement of its on- and off-detector electronics in 2024 for the high lumino...
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Characterization flavanone 3β-hydroxylase expressed from Populus euphratica in Escherichia coli and its application in dihydroflavonol production
Flavanone 3β-hydroxylase plays very important role in the biosynthesis of flavonoids. A putative flavanone 3β-hydroxylase gene (Pef3h) from Populus euphratica was cloned and over-expressed in Escherichia coli. In...
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Loss of Dnmt3b accelerates MLL-AF9 leukemia progression
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous hematopoietic disorder with a poor prognosis. Abnormal DNA methylation is involved in the initiation and progression of AML. The de novo methyltransferases Dnmt3a a...
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Visual detection technique for efficient screening and isolation of Salmonella based on a novel enrichment assay using chromatography membrane
To detect Salmonella more efficiently and isolate strains more easily, a novel and simple detection method that uses an enrichment assay and two chromogenic reactions on a chromatography membrane was developed. G...
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Epidemiology and characteristics of the dengue outbreak in Guangdong, Southern China, in 2014
Dengue is a rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease caused by the dengue virus (DENV) and has emerged as a severe public health problem around the world. Guangdong, one of the southern Chinese provinces, expe...
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AFOMP Policy No 5: career progression for clinical medical physicists in AFOMP countries
This policy statement, which is the fifth of a series of documents being prepared by the Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics Professional Development Committee, gives guidance on how c...
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Correction: Corrigendum: Lactate-mediated glia-neuronal signalling in the mammalian brain
Nature Communications 5: Article number: 3284 (2014); Published: 11 February 2014; Updated: 28 May 2014. While this Article was under consideration, Bozzo et al. published their findings on the inhibitory effe...
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Open AccessLactate-mediated glia-neuronal signalling in the mammalian brain
Astrocytes produce and release L-lactate as a potential source of energy for neurons. Here we present evidence that L-lactate, independently of its caloric value, serves as an astrocytic signalling molecule in th...
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AFOMP Policy Statement No. 4: recommendations for continuing professional development systems for medical physicists in AFOMP countries
This policy statement, which is the fourth of a series of documents being prepared by the Asia-Oceania Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics Committees Professional Development Committee, gives guida...
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Morphological characteristics and chromosome behaviour in F1, F2 and BC1 progenies between Chrysanthemum × morifolium and Ajania pacifica
The garden chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum × morifolium) variety “Aoyunhuoju” (2n = 6x = 54) was crossed as female with Ajania pacifica (2n = 10x = 90) to produce intergeneric F1 hybrids, which were used both as the...
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MicroRNA-375 targets AEG-1 in hepatocellular carcinoma and suppresses liver cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are believed to have fundamental roles in tumorigenesis and have great potential for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. However, the roles of miRNAs in hepatocellular carcinogenesis are ...
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An ontogenic study of adrenomedullin gene expression in the rat lung, adrenal, kidney, and heart
In this study, the gene expression of adrenomedullin (Adm) in the peripheral tissues which include lung, adrenal, kidney, and heart during development was investigated in the rat. The preproadrenomedullin (prepro...
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AFOMP Policy Statement No. 3: recommendations for the education and training of medical physicists in AFOMP countries
AFOMP recognizes that clinical medical physicists should demonstrate that they are competent to practice their profession by obtaining appropriate education, training and supervised experience in the specialti...
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Reduced fidelity, entanglement and quantum phase transition in the one-dimensional bond-alternating S = 1 Heisenberg chain
By using the method of density-matrix renormalization group, the reduced fidelity and entanglement in the one-dimensional bond-alternating S = 1 Heisenberg chain are investigated. The results demonstrate that th...
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Quantum correlations in the dimerized spin chain at zero and finite temperatures
By using the method of exact diagonalization, we investigate the quantum correlation measured by quantum discord of the dimerized spin chain at both zero and finite temperatures. The results disclose that the...
