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Chapter and Conference Paper
Finite Coverage Control Strategy for Multi-robot Networks with Sensor Constraints and Obstacle Avoidance
In the research of coverage control of multi-robot networks, optimal control strategies based on voronoi diagrams are widely used. However, when the range of robot sensors is restricted, the traditional optima...
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Reframing Chemical Thinking Through the Lens of Disciplinary Essential Questions and Perspectives for Teaching and Learning Chemistry
Chemical thinking has been widely recognized as a core competence for supporting students’ problem solving in chemistry education. Disciplinary essential questions and perspectives are two critical aspects of ...
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Finite Element Analysis of Casing Premium Thread Under Alternating Load
In the process of injection and production of gas storage wells, the temperature and pressure in wells change with the injection-production cycle. In each cycle, the gradient of pressure and temperature distri...
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Open AccessTEAD4 functions as a prognostic biomarker and triggers EMT via PI3K/AKT pathway in bladder cancer
The distant metastasis is the primary cause of cancer morbidity and mortality for bladder cancer (BLCA) paitents. All the recommended therapy for it largely depends on how far the cancer has invaded. It has be...
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Open AccessPotential roles of N6-methyladenosine (m6A) in immune cells
N6-methyl-adenosine (m6A) is one of the most common internal modifications on RNA molecules present in mammalian cells. Deregulation of m6A modification has been recently implicated in many types of human dise...
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Bifurcation and chaos analysis for a discrete ecological developmental systems
This work concentrates on the dynamic analysis including bifurcation and chaos of a discrete ecological developmental systems. Specifically, it is a prey–predator–scavenger (PPS) system, which is derived by Eu...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Completion String Seal Design Method with Cyclic Alternating Load
In order to improve reserves and production, the oil and gas fields underground exploit environment is becoming increasingly harsh. Due to frequent cyclic dynamic loading condition, the completion casing leaka...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Fixed-Time Consensue-Based Scheme for Economic Dispatch of Smart Grid
In this paper, we introduce a new economic dispatch strategy to solve the energy management problem in a smart grid which is a distributed and cooperative method. Different from the existing works, this paper ...
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Neurological Complications of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer frequently causes neurological complications from direct metastases or indirect paraneoplastic effects. Brain metastases occur in 30–40% of patients with lung cancer, and lung cancer is the most co...
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Distributed Estimator-Based Fault Detection for Multi-agent Networks
This paper focuses on the problem of fault detection (FD) for multi-agent networks when some follower agents are subjected to actuator or sensor faults. A distributed FD architecture is proposed by constructin...
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Salt-response analysis in two rice cultivars at seedling stage
To explore the salt-stress responses of two rice varieties, the physiological responses and biochemical responses were investigated using proteomics and classical biochemical methods. The results showed that t...
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The effects of light and ethylene and their interaction on the regulation of proanthocyanidin and anthocyanin synthesis in the skins of Vitis vinifera berries
Several environmental stimulants and hormones can affect phenolic accumulation in grape berries, but the effects of ethylene and light and their interaction have not been completely deciphered. We measured the...
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Design, Construction, and Validation of Artificial MicroRNA Vectors Using Agrobacterium-Mediated Transient Expression System
Artificial microRNA (amiRNA) technology utilizes microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis pathway to produce artificially selected small RNAs using miRNA gene backbone. It provides a feasible strategy for inducing loss of ...
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Knockdown of Polyphenol Oxidase Gene Expression in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) with Artificial MicroRNAs
It is of great importance and interest to develop crop varieties with low polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity for the food industry because PPO-mediated oxidative browning is a main cause of post-harvest deterio...
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Open AccessReduced polyphenol oxidase gene expression and enzymatic browning in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) with artificial microRNAs
Polyphenol oxidase (PPO), often encoded by a multi-gene family, causes oxidative browning, a significant problem in many food products. Low-browning potatoes were produced previously through suppression of PPO...
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Analysis of a new three-dimensional system with multiple chaotic attractors
In this paper, a new three-dimensional autonomous system with complex dynamical behaviors is reported. This new system has three quadratic nonlinear terms and one constant term. One remarkable feature of the s...
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Targeted drug development in melanoma and nonsmall cell lung cancer: BRAF, MEK, and ALK inhibitors
In the past few decades, many advances have been witnessed in the development of personalized molecular therapies, especially in the areas of melanoma and nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) among all other medi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Design on Intelligent Logging Unblocking Device
Based on the actual situation that the well logging instrument is blocked on its way down to the well, by using electrical integration technology, we put forward an intelligent logging unblocking device which ...
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A disease associated with phytoplasma in Parthenium hysterophorus
A disease on parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) was observed in June 2008 in Danzhou of Hainan Province. Infected weeds showed phytoplasma-like associated symptoms such as severe stunting, excessive pr...
