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Open AccessDevelopment of a new method for analyzing free aluminum ions (Al3+) in seafood using HPLC-ICP-MS
This paper presents a novel method for simultaneous online examination of free aluminum ions (Al3+) in seafood, using solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography online with inductively coup...
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Open AccessCharacterization and cloning of a brittle culm mutant (bc88) in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
This study characterizes a brittle culm (bc88) mutant of rice (Oryza sativa L.) obtained by ethylene methylsulfonate (EMS)-in-duced mutagenesis of Wuyun**g 7. The bc88 mutant exhibits a diversity of pleiotropic ...
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Open AccessThe radiolytic behavior and mechanism of calixarene crown ether under γ-irradiation
Bis(2-propyloxy)calix[4]crown-6 (BPC6) is an effective separation agent for cesium removing from spent nuclear fuel. The study on radiolytic behavior of BPC6 itself under γ-irradiation was required for evaluating...
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Open AccessThermodynamic properties and microstructural characteristics of binary Ag-Sn alloys
The liquidus and solidus temperatures and enthalpy of fusion for Ag-Sn alloys are systematically measured within the whole composition range by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The measured enthalpy of...
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Open AccessDistribution, fluxes and decadal changes of nutrients in the Jiulong River Estuary, Southwest Taiwan Strait
The Jiulong River Estuary (JRE) is a typical subtropical macro-tide estuary on the southwest coast of the Taiwan Strait (TWS), which has been greatly impacted by human activities over the past 30 years. To und...
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Open AccessHe-Ar isotope geochemistry of the Yaoling-Meiziwo tungsten deposit, North Guangdong Province: Constraints on Yanshanian crust-mantle interaction and metallogenesis in SE China
Isotopic abundances and ratios of He and Ar found in inclusion fluids in pyrites formed in the Yaoling-Meiziwo tungsten mineralization epoch show that the concentration of 4He varies widely, from 1.54×10−7 cm3 ST...
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Open AccessCoastal acidification in summer bottom oxygen-depleted waters in northwestern-northern Bohai Sea from June to August in 2011
Dissolved oxygen (DO) and pH in the central part of the Bohai Sea were surveyed in late June and late August, 2011. During the June cruise, the bottom DO was in the range of 215–290 μmol-O2 kg−1 (i.e. 85%–115% of...
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Open AccessAge of the Miyun dyke swarm: Constraints on the maximum depositional age of the Changcheng System
A group of NE-trending (∼30°) mafic dykes, termed Miyun swarm herein, are distributed around the Miyun Reservoir, northern China, and have individual widths of over 40 m, and lengths of up to 8000 m. Baddeleyi...
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Open AccessDeformation induced structural evolution in bulk metallic glasses
The structural behavior of binary Cu50Zr50 and ternary Cu50Zr45Ti5 bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) under applied stress was investigated by means of in-situ high energy X-ray synchrotron diffraction. The components ...
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Open AccessDynamic solidification of Sn-38.1% Pb eutectic alloy within ultrasonic field
The dynamic solidification of Sn-38.1% Pb eutectic alloy within an ultrasonic field is investigated at a frequency of 35 kHz. As the sample height H is reduced, the effect of ultrasound on macrosegregation become...