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Constructed wetlands for pollution control
Artificial wetlands are used in over 50 countries to sustainably treat wastewater. These constructed wetlands (CWs) make use of natural biogeochemical and physical processes to remove organic matter and nutrie...
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Ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensors based on zinc sulfide/graphene hybrid for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly contagious and fatal disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In general, the diagnostic tests for COVID-19 are based ...
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Direct growth of cobalt-doped molybdenum disulfide on graphene nanohybrids through microwave irradiation with enhanced electrocatalytic properties for hydrogen evolution reaction
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets are promising candidates as electrode materials for the efficient hydrogen production through water splitting. However, their activities are only governed by the edge sites,...
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Transcriptome-based identification and expression profiling of AP2/ERF members in Caragana intermedia and functional analysis of CiDREB3
The AP2/ERF transcription factor family plays important roles in regulation of plant growth and development as well as the response of plants to stress. However, there are currently few studies focusing on the...
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Sucrose Metabolism Enzymes Affect Sucrose Content Rather than Root Weight in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris) at Different Growth Stages
Sugar beet is an important economic crop because of its high sucrose concentration in the roots. However, information on the relationship between sucrose metabolism-related enzymes and root yield is scarce. In...
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Superior crack initiation and growth characteristics of cellulose nanopapers
In this work, tension and fracture behaviors of cellulose nanopaper (CNP) made from two different preparation approaches are comparatively studied. The CNP are prepared by casting (or C-CNP) and filtration (or...
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Open AccessComprehensive genomic analysis of the DUF4228 gene family in land plants and expression profiling of ATDUF4228 under abiotic stresses
Domain of unknown function (DUF) proteins represent a number of gene families that encode functionally uncharacterized proteins in eukaryotes. The DUF4228 gene family is one of these families in plants that has n...
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Facile microwave approach towards high performance MoS2/graphene nanocomposite for hydrogen evolution reaction
Low-cost, highly efficient catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) are very important to advance energy economy based on clean hydrogen gas. Intensive studies on two-dimensional molybdenum disulfides (...
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Open AccessDevelopment of Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression system in Caragana intermedia and characterization of CiDREB1C in stress response
The Agrobacterium-mediated transient transformation is a versatile and indispensable way of rapid analyzing gene function in plants. Despite this transient expression system has been successfully applied in a num...
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Identification of the LEA family members from Caragana korshinskii (Fabaceae) and functional characterization of CkLEA2-3 in response to abiotic stress in Arabidopsis
Plants are exposed to different abiotic stresses that affect growth, development, and productivity. Previous studies have shown that late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins play important roles in plant ada...
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A CkDREB1 gene isolated from Caragana korshinskii Kom. enhances Arabidopsis drought and cold tolerance
Caragana korshinskii Kom., an arbuscular legume with important economic and ecological value in feed, processing industry, and environmental protection, also has great tolerance potential to abiotic stress condit...
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Nitrogen removal in response to the varying C/N ratios in subsurface flow constructed wetland microcosms with biochar addition
Biochar as a substrate has great potential to promote pollutant removal efficiency in subsurface flow constructed wetlands (SSFCWs). However, information about the effect of different influent C/N ratios on tr...
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Open AccessGenome-wide Identification of PP2C Genes and Their Expression Profiling in Response to Drought and Cold Stresses in Medicago truncatula
Type 2 C protein phosphatases (PP2Cs) represent the major group of protein phosphatases in plants and play important roles in various plant processes. In this study, 94 MtPP2C genes were identified from Medicago ...
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Open AccessEnhanced 2-keto-l-gulonic acid production by applying l-sorbose-tolerant helper strain in the co-culture system
2-Keto-l-gulonic acid (the precursor of vitamin C) is bio-converted from l-sorbose by mixed fermentation of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare and a helper strain. The helper strain promotes the conversion of 2-KLG by en...
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Open AccessIdentification of the WRKY gene family and functional analysis of two genes in Caragana intermedia
WRKY transcription factors, one of the largest families of transcriptional regulators in plants, play important roles in plant development and various stress responses. The WRKYs of Caragana intermedia are still ...
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Interactions between selenite and different forms of antimony and their effects on root morphology of paddy rice
The effects of Sb(V), alone or combined with Se, on the growth and root development of plants are unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the interaction between selenite and different forms of Sb and...
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Open AccessUltrafast Microwave Nano-manufacturing of Fullerene-Like Metal Chalcogenides
Metal Chalcogenides (MCs) have emerged as an extremely important class of nanomaterials with applications ranging from lubrication to energy storage devices. Here we report our discovery of a universal, ultraf...
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Open AccessTwo NAC transcription factors from Caragana intermedia altered salt tolerance of the transgenic Arabidopsis
Plants are continuously challenged by different environment stresses, and they vary widely in their adjustability. NAC (NAM, ATAF and CUC) transcription factors are known to be crucial in plants tolerance resp...
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The effect of selenium on the subcellular distribution of antimony to regulate the toxicity of antimony in paddy rice
Selenium (Se) can alleviate the toxicity of antimony (Sb) in plants; however, the associated mechanisms have not been fully clarified. In this study, we hypothesize that Se can affect the subcellular distribut...
