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Facile, tunable, and environmental friendly synthesis of silica/resorcinol–formaldehyde hybrid xerogels with ultra-low shrinkage using a cationic polyelectrolyte as a soft template
Silica/resorcinol–formaldehyde (RF) hybrid xerogels with low shrinkage were prepared efficiently in an environmental-friendly way through a two-step method and ambient drying process. Poly(diallyldimethylammon...
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Open AccessA prospective trial to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with arsenic trioxide and carboplatin in locally advanced cervical cancer: a study protocol for randomized controlled clinical
Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women, which is threatening female reproductive tract health. Chemotherapy can be used for neoadjuvant therapy of locally advanced cervical cancer and po...
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The addition of sawdust reduced the emission of nitrous oxide in pig manure composting by altering the bacterial community structure and functions
Although composting, a measure to dispose agricultural waste, is widely accepted and applied, specific knowledge of microbially driven effects on nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions during composting remains limited. H...
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Open AccessUsing exosomal miRNAs extracted from porcine follicular fluid to investigate their role in oocyte development
Follicular development is crucial to normal oocyte maturation, with follicular size closely related to oocyte maturation. To better understand the molecular mechanisms behind porcine oocyte maturation, we obta...
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Analysis of Crude Oil Price Fluctuation and Transition Characteristics at Different Timescales Based on Complex Networks
Based on the theory of , the crude price data for 30 years is processed by coarse-graining method and the price fluctuation network of crude oil is constructed. According to the price of crude oil at differen...
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Polydopamine and ammonium bicarbonate coated and doxorubicin loaded hollow cerium oxide nanoparticles for synergistic tumor therapy
The development of effective nanoplatforms is extremely necessary for cancer therapy. Herein, we prepared polydopamine (PDA) and ammonium bicarbonate (NH4HCO3) coated and doxorubicin (Dox) loaded hollow cerium ox...
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Synthesis and Investigation of a Spiro Diborate as a Clean Viscosity-Reducer and Pour Point Depressor for Crude Oil
In this work, a spiro diborate (SDB), different from the traditional polymers, was synthesized from glycerol monolaurate and boric acid, and was evaluated as viscosity-reducer and pour point depressor for crud...
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Water-Soluble Complexes Catalyzed Coupling Aquathermolysis of Water-Heavy Oil-Methanol at Low Temperature
A series of complex was synthesized using phenyl hydroxamic acid and metallic chloride, and used for catalytic aquathermolysis of heavy oil at low temperatures for the first time. The effects of water content ...
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Structure, Anticorrosion and Antibacterial Evaluation of (E)-3-(N-Oxide-methylimino)indolin-2-one
A nitrone, (E)-3-(N-oxide-methylimino)indolin-2-one, was synthesized and analyzed by X-ray single crystal analysis. The inhibition and the mechanism of action of the title compound on the corrosion of high protec...
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Zn(II) Complex Catalyzed Coupling Aquathermolysis of Water-Heavy Oil-Methanol at Low Temperature
A Zn(II) coordination complex was synthesized, characterized, and used for catalytic aquathermolysis of heavy oil at low temperatures for the first time. The effects of water content and catalyst concentration...
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Formation of plasmon quenching dips greatly enhances 1O2 generation in a chlorin e6–gold nanorod coupled system
Photodynamic therapy (PDT), as a noninvasive therapeutic method, has been actively explored recently for cancer treatment. However, owing to the weak absorption in the optically transparent windows of biologic...
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Unique role of non-mercapto groups in thiol-pinning-mediated Ag growth on Au nanoparticles
Owing to the strong affinity of thiols to Au and Ag, they are often employed to modify the surfaces of nanoparticles (NPs). Recently, these strong ligand-interface interactions have been employed to control NP...
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Ultrasensitive detection of lead(II) using a turn-on probe based on the use of an aptamer and a water-soluble fluorescent perylene probe
The authors describe an ultra-sensitive approach for the determination of lead(II) by using a lead-specific aptamer and a fluorophore derived from perylenetetracarboxylic acid diimide (PTCDI). The fluorescence...
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Effect of Artemisia annua extract on treating active rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized controlled trial
To investigate the effect and safety of the complementary use of the extract of Artemisia annua L. (EAA) on treating active rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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Aptamer based ultrasensitive determination of the β-adrenergic agonist ractopamine using PicoGreen as a fluorescent DNA probe
The authors describe an aptamer based assay for determination of ractopamine (RAC) by using PicoGreen (PG) as a fluorescent probe specific for dsDNA. In the absence of RAC, the aptamer forms a duplex structure...
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Aptamer based photometric assay for the antibiotic sulfadimethoxine based on the inhibition and reactivation of the peroxidase-like activity of gold nanoparticles
It is known that gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) possess peroxidase-like activity. They can catalyze the oxidation of 3,3,5,5-tetramethylbenzidine by H2O2 which leads to a color change from red to blue. It is shown he...
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Preparation and application of a glucose graft copolyammonium as shale inhibitor
In the paper, a shale inhibitor, glucose graft copolyammonium (GGPA), was prepared and evaluated by bentonite linear expansion test, anti-swelling experiments, mud ball experiments. The drilling fluid properti...
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A sandwich dipstick assay for ATP detection based on split aptamer fragments
Aptamer-based strip assay is an easy, highly efficient and low-cost detection method, which has been developed and easily applied to onsite detection. A new sensitive sandwich dipstick assay for adenosine trip...
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Optical properties of Au-core Pt-shell nanorods studied using FDTD simulations
Au-core/Pt-shell nanorods (Au@Pt NRs) have been prepared by a Au nanorod-mediated growth method, and they exhibit high electromagnetic field enhancements under coupling conditions. Boosted by a long-range effe...
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Estimation of the carbon storage of forest vegetation and carbon emission from forest fires in Heilongjiang Province, China
The forest resource of Heilongjiang province has important position in china. On the basis of the six times of national forest inventory data (1973–1976, 1977–1981, 1985–1988, 1989–1993, 1994–1998, 1999–2003) ...
