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Open AccessOsSRF8 interacts with OsINP1 and OsDAF1 to regulate pollen aperture formation in rice
In higher plants, mature male gametophytes have distinct apertures. After pollination, pollen grains germinate, and a pollen tube grows from the aperture to deliver sperm cells to the embryo sac, completing fe...
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Numerical Analysis of Stenosis Geometry and Stent Effects on the Hemodynamics of Blood Flow Through the Artery
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether coronary artery stenosis has an effect on blood flow to the arteriole of the heart through physical modeling. Using cubic and cylindrical platelets, th...
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Multidisciplinary optimization and motion control method of electromagnetic linear actuator for electro-hydrostatic system
In this paper, a novel electro-hydraulic system (EHS) with a direct-drive pump based on a high power-density moving-coil electromagnetic linear actuator (EMLA) is proposed. Based on the analysis of the EHS, a ...
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A novel R2R3-MYB transcription factor PbMYB1L of Pyrus bretschneideri regulates cold tolerance and anthocyanin accumulation
PbMYB1L enhances the cold tolerance and anthocyanin accumulation of transgenic Arabidopsis by regulating the expression of genes related to the cold-responsive genes pathway and anthocyanin synthesis pathway.
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Open AccessA toxin-antidote system contributes to interspecific reproductive isolation in rice
Breakdown of reproductive isolation facilitates flow of useful trait genes into crop plants from their wild relatives. Hybrid sterility, a major form of reproductive isolation exists between cultivated rice (Oryz...
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Open AccessVariations in triple oxygen isotope of speleothems from the Asian monsoon region reveal moisture sources over the past 300 years
Characterization of moisture origins is crucial to understanding hydroclimatic processes. Nevertheless, documenting past atmospheric moisture contents and their sources remains challenging partially due to ins...
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Divergent responses of leaf mineral nutrient concentrations among plant families and functional groups to nitrogen addition and irrigation in a semi-arid grassland
Increased atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition and altered precipitation regimes could change soil element availability and uptake by grassland plants. Identifying taxonomic or plant functional group-specific r...
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Functional structure mediates the responses of productivity to addition of three nitrogen compounds in a meadow steppe
Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition is altering grassland productivity and community structure worldwide. Deposited N comes in different forms, which can have different consequences for productivity due to dif...
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Priming effects of surface soil organic carbon decreased with warming: a global meta-analysis
Climate warming can potentially cause more plant-derived organic substrates into the surface soil. The newly produced carbon may accelerate or restrict native soil organic carbon (SOC) decomposition by priming...
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Coupled of carbon and nitrogen mineralization in rhizosphere soils along a temperate forest altitudinal gradient
Rhizosphere is a hotspot for soil C and N biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the interaction between soil C and N mineralization remain poorly understood in the rhizosphere soils. This ...
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Carbon efficiency for nutrient acquisition (CENA) by plants: role of nutrient availability and microbial symbionts
In a recent framework, Raven et al. New Phytologist 217: 1420-1427. (2018) considered carbon cost of acquiring phosphorus by mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal plants.
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Bottom surface smoothing of high aspect ratio hole by guiding large-area electron beam with magnet
In a large-area electron beam (EB) irradiation method, high energy density of EB with about 60 mm in diameter can be used for melting metal surface instantly. Surface roughness of mold steels with planar shape...
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A cluster-tree-based energy-efficient routing protocol for wireless sensor networks with a mobile sink
With the rapid development of the Internet of Things technology, wireless sensor networks as the core technique have been applied in military, precision agriculture, security monitoring, intelligent traffic, i...
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Open AccessChanges in hepatic triglyceride content with the activation of ER stress and increased FGF21 secretion during pregnancy
To meet the needs of foetal growth and development, marked changes in lipid profiles occur during pregnancy. Abnormal lipid metabolism is often accompanied by adverse pregnancy outcomes, which seriously affect...
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Quantitative source identification and apportionment of heavy metals under two different land use types: comparison of two receptor models APCS-MLR and PMF
At present, many researchers are increasingly aware of the importance of using models to identify heavy metal (HM) pollution sources. However, on the performance and application of different source identificat...
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Identification of the heavy metal pollution sources in the rhizosphere soil of farmland irrigated by the Yellow River using PMF analysis combined with multiple analysis methods—using Zhongwei city, Ningxia, as an example
In recent years, with the frequent occurrences of heavy metal (HM) pollution in agriculture, the problem of HM pollution in farmland soil, especially in the areas irrigation by the Yellow River, has been attra...
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The effective recovery of CuO nano-particles from organic solvent by using froth flotation
The recovery of nano-catalysts from organic wastewater is still one of the most significant problems in the catalytic industry. In this work, froth flotation was used to solve this problem. CuO nano-particles ...
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Fiscal Pressure, Tax Competition and Environmental Pollution
As one of the strategies local governments adopt in response to fiscal stress, tax competition influences the social optimum level of public goods such as environment. This paper aims to investigate the mechan...
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Rhizosphere priming of grassland species under different water and nitrogen conditions: a mechanistic hypothesis of C-N interactions
The rhizosphere priming effect (RPE) plays an important role in the decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM) and the global carbon cycle. Although plant, soil, and environmental factors affecting the RPE hav...
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Point-to-point motions control of an electromagnetic direct-drive gas valve
Electromagnetic linear actuators are widely used as drives in gas regulating valve, which is the key factor to determine the performance of the gas valve. In order to improve the performance of Electromagnetic...
