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Effect of Mesh Density on the Estimation of Stress Intensity Factors Evaluated by Interaction Integral in the Experiment
The interaction integral is commonly utilized in numerical methods for evaluating the fracture parameter—stress intensity factor—and it can also be used in experiments. The purpose of this paper is to examine ...
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Effects of mowing frequency on abundance, genus diversity and community traits of soil nematodes in a meadow steppe in northeast China
Soil nematodes, as key bioindicators, play crucial roles in soil ecological process. Management of grasslands, such as meadow steppes in northeast China, is often done by mowing, which has an impact on soil ne...
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Bi and Sn particles embedded in ZIF-8-derived porous carbon as anode for lithium and sodium storage
Recently, Bi element shows superior and stable performance as a battery anode material candidate for Li-ion and Na-ion storage. However, the challenge is the enormous volume change in the cycling procedure of ...
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Neuropilin-1 contributes to esophageal squamous cancer progression via promoting P65-dependent cell proliferation
Neuropilin-1 (NRP1) is a non-kinase receptor recently implicated in tumor progression. Here we revealed that over-expression of NRP1 correlates with poor prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)....
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Patient-reported outcome use in oncology: a systematic review of the impact on patient-clinician communication
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are an increasingly popular tool to optimize care and bridge the gap between patient experience and clinician understanding. The aim of this review was to identify mechanisms t...
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Effects of light quality on growth and development, photosynthetic characteristics and content of carbohydrates in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) plants
In this study, effects of yellow (Y), purple (P), red (R), blue (B), green (G), and white (W) light on growth and development of tobacco plants were evaluated. We showed that monochromatic light reduced the gr...
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Crosstalk of nitric oxide with calcium induced tolerance of tall fescue leaves to high irradiance
Calcium ion (Ca2+) is essential secondary messenger in plant signaling networks. In this study, the effect of Ca2+ on oxidative damage caused by a high irradiance (HI) was investigated in the leaves of two cultiv...
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Open AccessDual yolk-shell structure of carbon and silica-coated silicon for high-performance lithium-ion batteries
Silicon batteries have attracted much attention in recent years due to their high theoretical capacity, although a rapid capacity fade is normally observed, attributed mainly to volume expansion during lithiat...
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Protective effects of complementary Ca2+ on low-light-induced oxidative damage in tall fescue
Low-light (LL) intensity is a primary abiotic stressor that negatively influences turf grass quality. In the present experiment, we studied the effect of exogenous Ca2+ (0, 10, 50, 100, and 200 mM) on the antioxi...
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Open AccessResveratrol protects astrocytes against traumatic brain injury through inhibiting apoptotic and autophagic cell death
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is often caused by accidents that damage the brain. TBI can induce glutamate excitotoxicity and lead to neuronal and glial cell death. In this study, we investigated the mechanism ...
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Comparison of metal(loid) concentrations in water, sediments and fish from two large shallow lakes
Hulun Lake and Taihu Lake are both large shallow lakes in China. In summer and winter of 2009, water, sediments and fish samples were collected from the two lakes and the concentrations of metal(loids) were an...
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Open AccessTIAF1 self-aggregation in peritumor capsule formation, spontaneous activation of SMAD-responsive promoter in p53-deficient environment, and cell death
Self-aggregation of transforming growth factor β (TGF-β)1-induced antiapoptotic factor (TIAF1) is known in the nondemented human hippocampus, and the aggregating process may lead to generation of amyloid β (Aβ) f...
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Isolation, sequence identification and expression profile of three novel genes Rab2A, Rab3A and Rab7A from black-boned sheep (Ovis aries)
Complete coding sequences of three Black-boned sheep (Ovis aries) genes Rab2A, Rab3A and Rab7A were amplified using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based on the conserved sequence informa...
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Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences reveals rumen bacterial diversity in Yaks (Bos grunniens)
Six matured male Yaks (Bos grunniens) with a mean live weight of 450 ± 23 kg (mean ± SD), were housed indoors in metabolism cages and fed pelleted lucerne (Medicago sativum). After an adjustment period of 24 days...
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Open AccessExpression of the TMPRSS2:ERG fusion gene predicts cancer recurrence after surgery for localised prostate cancer
The prostate-specific gene, TMPRSS2 is fused with the gene for the transcription factor ERG in a large proportion of human prostate cancers. The prognostic significance of the presence of the TMPRSS2:ERG gene ...
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Josephson current in superconductor/ferromagnet/ superconductor junctions
The Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation and Nambu spinor Green's function approach are applied to studying the Josephson current in superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor (S/F/S) Josephson junctions in the clean...
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Orientation dependence of proximity effect in ferromagnet/ \(\mathsf{d}\) -wave superconductor junctions
The Nambu spinor Green’s function approach is applied to studying the proximity effect in ferromagnet/d-wave superconductor (FM/d-wave SC) junctions. It is found that the magnitude of the proximity effect depends...
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Open AccessGenomic analysis reveals RhoC as a potential marker in hepatocellular carcinoma with poor prognosis
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most malignant human tumours because of its high incidence of metastasis. The mechanisms underlying the metastasis of HCC, however, remain poorly understood. In thi...
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Surface components of chylomicrons from rats fed glyceryl or alkyl esters of fatty acids: Minor components
The lipid class, fatty acid and molecular species composition of the minor polar surface components of rat lymph chylomicrons were determined during absorption of menhaden oil and corn oil or of the correspond...
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The activity of flavone acetic acid (NSC 347512) on human colon cancer cells in vitro
Flavone acetic acid (FAA) was incubated for 1 to 48 hr with 3 established human colon cancer cell lines endowed with distinct degrees of phenotypic properties. All 3 lines responded to FAA in almost identical ...
