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Open AccessSpecies-resolved sequencing of low-biomass or degraded microbiomes using 2bRAD-M
Microbiome samples with low microbial biomass or severe DNA degradation remain challenging for amplicon-based or whole-metagenome sequencing approaches. Here, we introduce 2bRAD-M, a highly reduced and cost-ef...
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A Novel Structure for Switched Reluctance Motor to Be Driven by Full-Bridge Power Converter
A modified driving topology that uses a ring structure for the windings of the switched reluctance motor is proposed, with which it is possible to drive the SRM by a full-bridge power converter instead of an a...
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Design of Tunable Acoustic Liner and Adaptive Control System
Traditional acoustic liners used in nacelles and fan ducts include a perforated face sheet bonded to a honeycomb core. A tunable acoustic liner with a piezoelectric substrate is developed to overcome the short...
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Open AccessUnderstanding the microbial basis of body odor in pre-pubescent children and teenagers
Even though human sweat is odorless, bacterial growth and decomposition of specific odor precursors in it is believed to give rise to body odor in humans. While mechanisms of odor generation have been widely s...
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Genome sequencing and heterologous expression of antiporters reveal alkaline response mechanisms of Halomonas alkalicola
Halomonas alkalicola CICC 11012s is an alkaliphilic and halotolerant bacterium isolated from a soap-making tank (pH > 10) from a household-product plant. This strain can propagate at pH 12.5, whi...
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Open AccessMicrobiota-based Signature of Gingivitis Treatments: A Randomized Study
Plaque-induced gingivitis can be alleviated by various treatment regimens. To probe the impacts of various anti-gingivitis treatments on plaque microflora, here a double blinded, randomized controlled trial of...
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Incorporation of 3D Model and Panoramic View for Gastroscopic Lesion Surveillance
Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) is widely used for clinical diagnoses. However, NOTES has two main problems: difficulties brought by endoscope’s flexibility and narrow view of endoscope...
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A 3D Reconstruction Method for Gastroscopic Minimally Invasive Surgery
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) has offered great benefits to the patients for reducing patient trauma and recovery time. However, traditional MIS still has some challenges due to the loss of 3D vision and th...
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A Merging Model Reconstruction Method for Image-Guided Gastroscopic Biopsy
Tattooing and Argon plasma coagulation (APC) are used for gastroscopic biopsy traditionally. To overcome the invasive issues of tattooing and APC, we proposed an image-guided gastroscopic biopsy system (IGGBS)...
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An Iterative Method for Gastroscopic Image Registration
Image registration is an essential technology for image guided diagnosis. However, in gastroscopic environment, it is still a challenging work due to the ambiguous and noisy endoscopic images. In this paper, w...
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Protective effect of Dryopteris crassirhizoma extracts in the control of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita
Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are among the most damaging soilborne plant parasites and are responsible for large economic losses in a wide variety of crops worldwide. More recently attention has increas...
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Surface Reconstruction from Tracked Endoscopic Video Using the Structure from Motion Approach
The lack of 3D vision and proper depth perception associated with traditional endoscopy significantly limits the quality of the diagnostic examinations and therapy delivery. To address this challenge, we propo...
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Design of the Image-Guided Biopsy Marking System for Gastroscopy
Endoscopists currently rely on an invasive biopsy tattooing method to identify previously biopsied sites. In order to better guide endoscopists to find the biopsy positions in follow-ups, we proposed a non-inv...
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Open AccessPreliminary characterization of the oral microbiota of Chinese adults with and without gingivitis
Microbial communities inhabiting human mouth are associated with oral health and disease. Previous studies have indicated the general prevalence of adult gingivitis in China to be high. The aim of this study w...
