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The connection between soil shrinkage and pore water distribution of compacted clays using the nuclear magnetic resonance technique
The shrinkage behavior of compacted clays is crucial for evaluating deformation and failure potentials in subgrade and earth dam engineering. A series of soil shrinkage and nuclear magnetic resonance tests wer...
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Self-assembled ultraflexible probes for long-term neural recordings and neuromodulation
Ultraflexible microelectrode arrays (MEAs) that can stably record from a large number of neurons after their chronic implantation offer opportunities for understanding neural circuit mechanisms and develo** ...
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Polymer nanofiber network reinforced gold electrode array for neural activity recording
Flexible and stretchable neural electrodes are promising tools for high-fidelity interfacing with soft and curvilinear brain surface. Here, we describe a flexible and stretchable neural electrode array that co...
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Open AccessPEG-mediated transduction of rAAV as a platform for spatially confined and efficient gene delivery
Recombinant adeno-associated viruses (rAAV) are commonly used vectors for gene delivery in both basic neuroscience and clinical applications due to their nonpathogenic, minimally immunogenic, and sustained exp...
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Anti-collision Device for the One-Dimensional Scanning Probe Fitted to a Measuring Machine
The probe is at the heart of the measuring machine operation. A variety of probe types and designs are available today. However, many users continue to use the conventional one-dimensional scanning ones becaus...
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Open AccessSelf-assembled multifunctional neural probes for precise integration of optogenetics and electrophysiology
Optogenetics combined with electrical recording has emerged as a powerful tool for investigating causal relationships between neural circuit activity and function. However, the size of optogenetically manipula...
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Expression profiles of genes involved in fatty acid and lipid biosynthesis in develo** seeds of Paeonia ostii
Paeonia ostii seeds were identified as novel sources of edible plant oil with a high proportion of α-linolenic acid, a type of n-3 fatty acid with many health benefits. Due to the unreliability of seed oil conten...
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Open AccessRecurrence characteristics and clinicopathological results of borderline ovarian tumors
This study aimed to investigate the clinical and pathological characteristics, and the recurrence and prognostic factors of borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs).
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Selection of reliable reference genes for gene expression analysis in seeds at different developmental stages and across various tissues in Paeonia ostii
Paeonia ostii seeds have recently been identified as a new source of α-linolenic acid in China. Studying the gene expression patterns of unsaturated fatty acid-related genes would be helpful for understanding the...
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Investigation of black phosphorus as a nano-optical polarization element by polarized Raman spectroscopy
Manipulating the polarization of light at the nanoscale is essential for the development of nano-optical devices. Owing to its corrugated honeycomb structure, two-dimensional (2D) layered black phosphorus (BP)...
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Synthesis of ethanol from syngas over CuZnAl catalysts with different Cu/Zn/Al molar ratios in polyethylene glycol 600 medium
CuZnAl catalysts with different molar ratios were prepared by a completely liquid-phase technology. Polyethylene glycol 600 (PEG600) was acted as the heat treatment and reaction medium. The activity evaluation...
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An NMR-Based Analysis of Soil–Water Characteristics
Both direct and indirect methods for determining soil–water characteristic curves rely on determination of some empirical coefficients, which may not necessarily represent real microscopic mechanisms. Proton n...
