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Body fluid volume calculated using the uric acid kinetic model relates to the vascular event
We developed a method to measure the extracellular and intracellular fluid volumes using the kinetics of uric acid in the bodies of Japanese patients undergoing dialysis. In this research, we aimed to assess t...
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Utility of a modified Controlling Nutritional Status score in mortality risk assessment of patients on hemodialysis
Malnutrition is common among hemodialysis patients. A nutritional index may be important for their prognosis prediction. We examined the use of a modified version of the Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) ...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Epitaxial growth of an atom-thin layer on a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode for stable Li-ion battery cycling
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Open AccessEpitaxial growth of an atom-thin layer on a LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathode for stable Li-ion battery cycling
Transition metal dissolution in cathode active material for Li-based batteries is a critical aspect that limits the cycle life of these devices. Although several approaches have been proposed to tackle this is...
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Open AccessPrevalence of mild cognitive impairment and its association with handgrip strength in patients on hemodialysis
Dementia is associated with a high risk of death and hospitalization among patients on hemodialysis (HD). We retrospectively evaluated the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in 421 patients on maint...
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A new sodium iron phosphate as a stable high-rate cathode material for sodium ion batteries
Low-cost room-temperature sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) are expected to promote the development of stationary energy storage applications. However, due to the large size of Na+, most Na+ host structures resembling ...
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Ni-induced stepwise capacity increase in Ni-poor Li-rich cathode materials for high performance lithium ion batteries
Li-rich cathode materials have been considered as promising candidates for high-energy lithium ion batteries (LIBs). In this study, we report a new series of Li-rich materials (Li[Li1/3−2x/3Mn2/3−x/3Ni ...
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Open AccessNovel Germanium/Polypyrrole Composite for High Power Lithium-ion Batteries
Nano-Germanium/polypyrrole composite has been synthesized by chemical reduction method in aqueous solution. The Ge nanoparticles were directly coated on the surface of the polypyrrole. The morphology and struc...
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Preparation of Multiple Site-Specific Mutant Proteins for NMR Studies by PCR-Directed Cell-Free Protein Synthesis
Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) offers a fast and inexpensive approach to selectively label proteins with isotopes that can then be detected by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy directly in the ...
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Site-Specific Incorporation of Unnatural Amino Acids into Proteins by Cell-Free Protein Synthesis
Cell-free protein synthesis (CFPS) offers a fast and inexpensive means to incorporate unnatural amino acids (UAAs) site specifically into proteins. This enables engineering of proteins and allows production of...
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Magnetism of SrM 3P4 O 14 (M 2+ = 3d Ions) investigated using neutron-scattering measurements
The substances SrM 3P4O14 (M = Mn, Fe, Co or Ni) have the same crystal structure. However, the magnetism of SrMn3P4O14 differs qualitatively from that of the other substances. We determine...
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Physiological and morphological traits related to water use by three rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes grown under aerobic rice systems
We compared the plant growth, stomatal conductance (g s), leaf water content (LWC), and root length density (RLD) of Oryza sativa L. ssp. japonica cv. Sensho (traditional upland), ssp. ind...
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High-field Magnetization of SrMn3P4O14 Having Magnetization Plateau and Ferrimagnetic Long-range Order
It has not been studied sufficiently whether quantum-mechanical character can exist in classical magnetic long-range order of systems with large spins. Very recently, it has been shown that a quantum-mechanica...
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Glutarate and N-acetyl-l-glutamate buffers for cell-free synthesis of selectively 15N-labelled proteins
Cell-free protein synthesis provides rapid and economical access to selectively 15N-labelled proteins, greatly facilitating the assignment of 15N-HSQC spectra. While the best yields are usually obtained with buff...
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Genotypic differences in root hydraulic conductance of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in response to water regimes
To determine water uptake by rice in water-saving culture, we examined root hydraulic conductance (L 0), plant growth, and root anatomy of three rice genotypes (Oryza sativa L. ssp. indica
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Cell-Free Protein Synthesis for Analysis by NMR Spectroscopy
Cell-free protein synthesis offers fast and inexpensive access to selectively isotope labeled proteins thath can be measured by NMR spectroscopy in the presence of all the unlabeled proteins in the reaction mi...
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Measurement of dissociation constants of high-molecular weight protein–protein complexes by transferred 15N-relaxation
The use of 15N-relaxation data for determination of the dissociation constant of a protein–protein complex is proposed for the situation where a 15N-labeled protein is bound to an unlabeled protein of high molecu...
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Amino-acid Type Identification in 15N-HSQC Spectra by Combinatorial Selective 15N-labelling
The efficiency of cell-free protein synthesis combined with combinatorial selective 15N-labelling provides a method for the rapid assignment of 15N-HSQC cross-peaks to the 19 different non-proline amino-acid type...
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Cell-free Protein Synthesis in an Autoinduction System for NMR Studies of Protein–Protein Interactions
Cell-free protein synthesis systems provide facile access to proteins in a nascent state that enables formation of soluble, native protein–protein complexes even if one of the protein components is prone to se...
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Preparation, Electrical Properties, and Water Adsorption Behavior of (1-x)Sb2O5·xM2O3·nH2O (M = Al, Bi, and Y; 0 ≤ x ≤ 1)
Bi, Y, and Al-doped antimonic acids with the empirical formula (1-x)Sb2O5·xM2O3·nH2O (M =Al, Bi and Y; 0 ≤ x ≤ 1) have been prepared by the direct reaction of an aqueous H2O2 solution with metal alkoxides. The el...
