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Open AccessComparative transcriptome analysis reveals genes involved in trichome development and metabolism in tobacco
The glandular trichomes of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) can efficiently produce secondary metabolites. They act as natural bioreactors, and their natural products function to protect plants against insect-pests an...
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Study on Distribution Network Reliability Based on Adaptive Genetic Algorithm with Simulated Annealing
When a large number of Distributed Generation (DG) is connected to the distribution network, the complexity of network topology is increased. When the traditional Genetic Algorithm (GA) is used to deal with th...
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How will Chinese cities reduce their carbon emissions? Evidence from spatial differences
Urban regions are the dominant carbon emitter in China. Although the role of urban regions is a crucial concern in peaking China’s carbon emission in 2030 or earlier, there were little focus set to the driving...
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Open AccessNomogram to predict hemorrhagic transformation for acute ischemic stroke in Western China: a retrospective analysis
Hemorrhagic transformation (HT) is the most alarming complication of acute ischemic stroke. We aimed to identify risk factors for HT in Chinese patients and attempted to develop a nomogram to predict individua...
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Physiological reaction of passengers stress metro fire using virtual reality technology
In order to prevent the occurrence of negative stress reaction of subway passengers under fire and improve the positive stress reaction ability of subway passengers, the characteristics of fire stress physiolo...
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Fine map** of QTLs for resistance to Phytophthora nicotianae in flue-cured tobacco using a high-density genetic map
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is an important agronomic crop and model system for studies of plant-pathogen interactions. Black shank, caused by Phytophthora nicotianae, is an important disease affecting tobacco...
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A hyaluronic acid fluorescent hydrogel based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer for sensitive detection of hyaluronidase
Due to its important role in tumor development and treatment, hyaluronidase (HAase) has been widely investigated in vitro and in vivo. However, such investigation was limited by the absence of sensitive and in...
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Using catastrophe theory to analyze subway fire accidents
Catastrophe theory can describe a continuous process that is undergoing abrupt changes. A dynamic process can be considered to be a swallowtail catastrophe if it has the following six qualities: bimodality, di...
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Resequencing of 683 common bean genotypes identifies yield component trait associations across a north–south cline
We conducted a large-scale genome-wide association study evaluation of 683 common bean accessions, including landraces and breeding lines, grown over 3 years and in four environments across China, ranging in l...
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Open AccessTargeted mutagenesis using the Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated CRISPR-Cas9 system in common wheat
Recently, the CRISPR/Cas9 system has been widely used to precisely edit plant genomes. Due to the difficulty in Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of wheat, the reported applications in CRISPR/Cas9 sys...
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A sequential separation strategy for facile isolation and comprehensive analysis of human urine N-glycoproteome
Urine is an attractive and non-invasive alternative source to tissue, blood or other biofluids for biomarker screening in clinical research. In normal human adult urine, 48% of the total urinary protein is in ...
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Open AccessEnhancement of grain number per spike by RNA interference of cytokinin oxidase 2 gene in bread wheat
This study aimed to validate the function of CKX gene on grain numbers in wheat.
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Utilizing hyaluronic acid as a versatile platform for fluorescence resonance energy transfer-based glucose sensing
Here, we utilized the ultrasonic emulsification technique to generate hyaluronic acid microspheres incorporating a fluorescence-based glucose biosensor. We synthesized a novel lanthanide ion luminophore based ...
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Open AccessResponse of microRNAs to cold treatment in the young spikes of common wheat
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that play important roles in biotic and abiotic stresses by regulating their target genes. For common wheat, spring frost damage frequently occurs, espec...
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Construction of a high-density SNP genetic map in flue-cured tobacco based on SLAF-seq
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L., 2n = 48) is an important agronomic crop and model plant. Flue-cured tobacco is the most important type and accounts for approximately 80 % of tobacco production worldwide. The low g...
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Open AccessElectrochemical detection of aqueous Ag+ based on Ag+-assisted ligation reaction
In this work, a novel strategy to fabricate a highly sensitive and selective biosensor for the detection of Ag+ is proposed. Two DNA probes are designed and modified on a gold electrode surface by gold-sulfur che...
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Development of mapped simple sequence repeat markers from common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) based on genome sequences of a Chinese landrace and diversity evaluation
Microsatellite or single sequence repeat (SSR) markers have been commonly used in genetic research in many crop species, including common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). A limited number of existing SSR markers hav...
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Mining ESP Teaching Research Data Using Statistical Analysis Method: Using One-Sample t Test as an Example
We demonstrate the usage and effectiveness of a simple statistical analysis method, one-sample t test, in mining ESP teaching research data. The statistical analysis software SPSS is used. Our method discovers mo...
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Culture and Motion Analysis of Diatom Bacillaria paradoxa on a Microfluidic Platform
We proved the feasibility of using a microfluidic chip to culture diatom Bacillaria paradoxa, and analyzed the gliding characteristics of its self-organized colony in detail. The optimal cultivation parameters of...
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Decontamination efficiency and root structure change in the plant-intercrop** model in vertical-flow constructed wetlands
Subtropical climatic conditions can contribute to the death of the aerial parts of constructed wetland plants in winter. This presents a barrier to the widespread application of constructed wetland and is an i...
