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Development and characterization of synthetic amphiploids of Oryza sativa and Oryza latifolia
Oryza sativa and Oryza latifolia belong to the AA and CCDD genomes of Oryza, respectively. In this study, amphiploids were obtained from the tube seedlings of O.
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Open AccessGenome survey uncovers the secrets of sex and lifestyle in caterpillar fungus
The caterpillar fungus Ophiocordyceps sinensis (best known as Cordyceps sinensis) mummifies ghost moth larvae exclusively in Tibetan Plateau alpine ecosystems. Touted as “Himalayan Viagra”, the fungus is highly p...
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Open AccessIsolation and characterization of H7N9 viruses from live poultry markets — Implication of the source of current H7N9 infection in humans
On March 31, 2013, the National Health and Family Planning Commission announced that human infections with a previously undescribed influenza A (H7N9) virus had occurred in Shanghai and Anhui Province, China. ...
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Open AccessBehavior and adrenal activity in a group of zoo golden snub-nosed monkeys, Rhinopithecus roxellana, following social structure change
The effects of individual removal by zoo managers on behavior and fecal glucocorticoid changes in snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) were investigated at Bei**g Zoo. The results showed that the effect ...
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Open AccessRecognition and sensing of anions through synergistic effects using simple benzimidazolium-urea receptors
Benzimidazolium-based receptors 1–3 were designed and synthesized. On the basis of fluorescence, UV-Vis, and 1H NMR spectroscopic studies, and X-ray single crystal structure analysis, it was confirmed that the re...
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Open AccessIonic liquids containing the urea moiety for recognition of halides and complex anions
A series of novel imidazolium based ionic liquids containing the urea moiety were designed and synthesized for anion recognition. 1-Ethylurea-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Eumim]OAc) was used as the receptor f...
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Open AccessHydrogen sulfide induced by nitric oxide mediates ethylene-induced stomatal closure of Arabidopsis thaliana
Pharmacological, laser scanning confocal microscopic (LSCM), real-time PCR and spectrophotographic approaches are used to study the roles of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nitric oxide (NO) in signaling transduction ...
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Specific degradation of photosystem II D1 protein by a protease (Alr3815) in heterocysts of the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC7120
Some filamentous cyanobacteria form heterocysts under conditions lacking combined nitrogen for nitrogen fixation. Photosystem II is removed from heterocyst during the process of cell differentiation. Here, we ...
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Open AccessTight lower bound of consecutive lengths for QC-LDPC codes with girth at least ten
For an arbitrary (3,L) quasi-cyclic(QC) low-density parity-check (LDPC) code with girth at least ten, a tight lower bound of the consecutive lengths is presented. For an arbitrary length above the bound the corre...
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Ethylene-induced nitric oxide production and stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana depending on changes in cytosolic pH
We investigated changes in cytosolic pH and nitric oxide (NO) during ethylene-induced stomatal closure in Arabidopsis thaliana using pharmacological, laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM), and spectrophotogra...
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Genetic analysis and gene fine map** of a rolling leaf mutant (rl 11(t) ) in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
The exploration of new genes controlling rice leaf shape is an important foundation for rice functional genomics and plant architecture improvement. In the present study, we identified a rolling leaf mutant from
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Development and characterization of interspecific hybrids between Oryza sativa and O. latifolia by in situ hybridization
Oryza sativa and O. latifolia belong to the AA and CCDD genomes of Oryza, respectively. In this study, interspecific hybrids of these species were obtained using the embryo rescue technique. Hybrid panicle traits...
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Molecular dynamics simulation of a single polymer in hydrophilic nano-slits
The behavior of a single polyethylene polymer in aqueous solution confined between two hydrophilic walls is studied with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The thickness of the nano-slit ranges from 1.26 to ...
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Genetic analysis and molecular map** of a presenescing leaf gene psl1 in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
A rice psl1 (presenescing leaf) mutant was obtained from a japonica variety Zhonghua 11 via radiation of 60Co-y in M2 generation. Every leaf of the mutant began to wither after it reached the biggest length, whil...
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Genetic analysis and gene fine map** for a rice novel mutant (rl 9(t) ) with rolling leaf character
Leaf shape is an important parameter for ideotype breeding in rice, and the rolling of leaf is also beneficial to efficient ripening of grains. This encourages the explorations of new genes that regulate leaf ...
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Dynamic crack growth in a fiber-reinforced composite plate
This paper reports an experiment on the failure of a precracked plate made of unidirectional glass-epoxy fiber-reinforced composites subjected to three-point bending impact load. In the experiment, the whole p...
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Fine map** of a semidwarf genesd-g in indica rice (Oryza sativa L.)
The semidwarf genesd-g which has been used in indica rice breeding in southern China is a new one, nonallelic tosd-1. To mapsd-g, an F2 population derived from the cross between **nguiaishuangai and 02428 was con...
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Experimental exploration to thermal infrared imaging for detecting the transient process of solid impact
Based on the analysis and the comparison of stress pattern analysis by thermal emission (SPATE) and remote sensing rock mechanics (RSRM), the idea to detect the transient process of solid impact with thermal i...
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Inheritance and expression of multiple disease and insect resistance genes in transgenic rice
2–3 anti-fungal disease genes are coinserted with hygromycin phosphotransferase in the same vector. Two insecticidal genes and PPT acetyl transferase genes are placed in another one. The vectors are co-deliver...
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High-energy resolution μ-XRF analysis by position sensitive spectrometer
With a high-energy resolution micro-X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) analysis setup, which basically consists of an X-ray microbeam formed by an X-ray focusing lens combined with an X-ray apparatus and a wavelength ...