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Open AccessThe impact of boarding schools on the development of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities in adolescents
Since China adopted a policy to eliminate rural learning centers, boarding has become an important feature of the current rural student community. However, there is a lack of consensus on the impact of boardin...
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Open AccessPXL1 and SERKs act as receptor–coreceptor complexes for the CLE19 peptide to regulate pollen development
Gametophyte development in angiosperms occurs within diploid sporophytic structures and requires coordinated development; e.g., development of the male gametophyte pollen depends on the surrounding sporophytic...
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Open AccessPrevalence of depressive symptoms and correlated factors among pregnant women during their second and third trimesters in northwest rural China: a cross-sectional study
The depression mood during their second and third trimesters has a negative impact on both the mother and her child. Compared with pregnant women in urban areas, rural pregnant women who are in more disadvanta...
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Open AccessCloning of wheat keto-acyl thiolase 2B reveals a role of jasmonic acid in grain weight determination
Grain weight (GW) is one of the component traits of wheat yield. Existing reports have shown that multiple phytohormones are involved in the regulation of GW in different crops. However, the potential role of ...
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Application of nanoparticles in cast steel: An overview
The innovative and environmentally friendly methodologies for comprehensively enhancing the performances of high-strength steels without damage to plasticity, toughness and heat/corrosion/fatigue resistance ar...
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Open AccessBio-Source of di-n-butyl phthalate production by filamentous fungi
Although DBP (di-n-butyl phthalate) is commonly encountered as an artificially-synthesized plasticizer with potential to impair fertility, we confirm that it can also be biosynthesized as microbial secondary m...
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Valsartan improves the electrophysiological characteristics of left ventricular hypertrophic myocardium in spontaneously hypertensive rats
The objective was to investigate the effects of valsartan on the electrophysiological characteristics of left ventricular hypertrophic myocardium in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). A total of 24 10-week...
