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Open AccessGenome-wide identification, phylogeny and expressional profile of the Dmrt gene family in Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis)
Chinese sturgeon Dmrt gene family was identified and characterized for the first time. A total of 5 putative Dmrt genes were identified. The gene structure, conserved protein domain and the phylogenetic relati...
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A multigrid coupling approach of the extended isogeometric–meshfree method and peridynamics for brittle fracture
A multigrid coupling approach of the extended isogeometric–meshfree (XIMF) method and bond-based peridynamics (PD) is developed for static and dynamic fracture problems. The coupling approach exploits the adva...
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Phase Field Modelling of Dendritic Solidification Under Additive Manufacturing Conditions
Melting and solidification in metal-based additive manufacturing (AM) ultimately determine the crystallographic texture, cellular/columnar dendritic growth, solute segregation, and resultant materials properti...
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Open AccessEffects of feeding frequency on juvenile Chinese sturgeon Acipenser sinensis
In this study, the effects of different feeding frequencies on the growth and the expression of genes in the GH/IGF axis were assessed in juvenile Chinese sturgeon. The newly hatched Chinese sturgeons were bre...
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Establishment and characterization of a cell line derived from fin of the endangered Yangtze sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus)
Yangtze sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus) is an endangered endemic freshwater fish of China. Cell-line is a potential means used for long-term preservation of germplasm resources and an ideal in vitro model in place...
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Open AccessDevelopment and characterization of a duplex PCR assay in Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) for genetic analysis
Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) has been listed as a critically endangered species on the IUCN Red List and is an endemic fish of China. Five sets of duplex polymerase chain reactions (PCR) assays were deve...
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Open AccessHypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis transcriptome profiling for sex differentiation in Acipenser sinensis
Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis), a critically endangered Acipenseridae family member, is one of the largest anadromous, native fish in China. Numerous research programmes and protection agencies have focuse...
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Study of adhered particle’s secondary migration on the slider air bearing surface
An entrapped particle on the slider’s air bearing damages the surface of the slider or the disk. The study of particle movement on and the particle adhesion mechanism onto the slider surface is critical to red...
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Novel piezoelectric actuator control slider using transverse-mode deformation
This work proposes a novel structure design of active slider with a piezoelectric actuator at the top of the slider body and a soft layer between the substrate and head elements, to efficiently control the fly...
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Performance analysis of an integrated piezoelectric ZnO sensor for detection of head–disk contact
Integrated capability for detection of head–disk contact is desired for magnetic sliders with near-contact flying height. At the same time, fabrication of added features should be compatible with the existing ...
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Parametric simulation of piezoelectric flying height control slider using shear-mode deformation
The piezoelectric flying height control slider has recently been implemented in magnetic recording disk drives to reduce the flying height. This paper performs the electromechanical simulation and air-bearing ...
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Simulation of thermal flying height control slider with built-in contact sensor
This work investigates the piezoelectric contact sensor in the thermal flying height control (TFC) slider. A finite element model is built for the thermal flying height control slider with a piezoelectric cont...
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Open AccessPreparation and characterization of ZnO microcantilever for nanoactuation
Zinc oxide [ZnO] thin films are deposited using a radiofrequency magnetron sputtering method under room temperature. Its crystalline quality, surface morphology, and composition purity are characterized by X-r...
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A microfluidic device for rapid concentration of particles in continuous flow by DC dielectrophoresis
This article presents a microfluidic device (so called concentrator) for rapid and efficient concentration of micro/nanoparticles using direct current dielectrophoresis (DC DEP) in continuous fluid flow. The c...
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A miniature in-plane piezoresistive MEMS accelerometer for detection of slider off-track motion in hard disk drives
A miniature in-plane pizoresistive MEMS accelerometer was designed, fabricated and characterized for detection of slider off-track motion in hard disk drives. The structure of the accelerometer consists of a c...
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High MHC DQB Variation and Asymmetric Allelic Distribution in the Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoise, Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis
The endangered Yangtze finless porpoise is found in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and its adjoining big lakes. To explore the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) genetic diversity and al...
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Open AccessRapid Concentration of Nanoparticles with DC Dielectrophoresis in Focused Electric Fields
We report a microfluidic device for rapid and efficient concentration of micro/nanoparticles with direct current dielectrophoresis (DC DEP). The concentrator is composed of a series of microchannels constructe...
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A dielectrophoretic barrier-based microsystem for separation of microparticles
This paper presents a microfluidic system for separation of microparticles based on the use of dielectrophoretic barriers, which are constructed by aligning two layers of microelectrode structure face-to-face ...
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Topology optimization of head suspension assemblies using modal participation factor for mode tracking
A method of mode tracking based on modal participation factor (MPF) is developed and integrated into topology optimization of head suspension assemblies (HSAs). This method is devised to track the lowest torsi...
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A piezoelectric micro-actuator with extended base-plate for HDD
This paper presented design concepts to improve stroke magnification and to retain high torsional frequencies for piezoelectrically actuated suspension. Flexural rotation is employed to enhance stroke magnific...
