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Many approaches such as coupling with narrow bandgap semiconductors, do** with metals, using TiO2/graphene/TiO2 sandwich structure and TiCl4 treatment have been taken to improve TiO2 based dye-sensitized solar ...
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Multi-Scale Experiments and Interfacial Mechanical Modeling of Carbon Nanotube Fiber
The multi-scale deformation and interfacial mechanical behavior of carbon nanotube fibers with multi-level structures are investigated by experimental and theoretical methods. Multi-scale experiments including...
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Open AccessCommon genetic variants in the 9p21 region and their associations with multiple tumours
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Ultrasonographic investigation of the effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on the cross-sectional area of the femoral vein
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Base excision DNA repair defect in Gadd45a-deficient cells
As one of a number of p53-regulated genes, Gadd45a (growth arrest and DNA damage inducible gene) has been shown to delay carcinogenesis and decrease mutation frequency. Gadd45a is known to regulate nucleotide ...
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A novel gene, Pi40(t), linked to the DNA markers derived from NBS-LRR motifs confers broad spectrum of blast resistance in rice
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Totally laparoscopic management of choledochal cysts using a four-hole method
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Vibration control of a smart material based damper system considering temperature variation and time delay
This paper presents vibration control responses of an electrorheological (ER) damper system subjected to temperature variation and time delay. The field-dependent yield stress of the ER fluid is experimentally...
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Use of Pi5(t) markers in marker-assisted selection to screen for cultivars with resistance to Magnaporthe grisea
Identification of the PCR markers tightly linked to genes that encode important agronomic traits is useful for marker-assisted selection (MAS). The rice Pi5(t) locus confers broad-spectrum resistance to Magnaport...
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Nucleotide sequence and taxonomy of Cycas necrotic stunt virus
Cycas necrotic stunt virus (CNSV) is the only well-characterized virus from gymnosperm. cDNA segments corresponding to the bipartite genome RNAs (RNA1, RNA2) were synthesized and sequenced. Each RNA encoded a si...
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Nucleotide sequence of a Japanese isolate of Squash mosaic virus
The complete nucleotide sequence of the RNA-1 of Squash mosaic virus (SqMV) was determined using a Japanese isolate (Y-SqMV). The sequence consisted of 5865 nucleotides excluding the poly (A) at the 3′ terminus ...
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The 3′-region of RNA2 of three viruses {Natsudaidai dwarf virus (isolate ND-1), and two unidentified isolates (LB-1, Az-1)}, which were related to Satsuma dwarf virus (SDV), were sequenced. Phylogenetic analy...
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Flow Strength on Land and Damage of the 1998 Papua New Guinea Tsunami
Runup and inundation data on the sand spits of Sissano lagoon are described with discussions of flow state, current velocity, and degree of damage to houses. Sand erosion data on the sand spits are also descri...
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Low temperature suspension polymerization of vinyl acetate using 2,2′-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) for the preparation of high molecular weight poly(vinyl alcohol) with high yield
To obtain high molecular weight (HMW) poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) with high conversion and high linearity for a precursor of HMW poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), vinyl acetate (VAc) was suspension-poly-merized using...
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Recent progress on the development of short-wavelength coherent XUV light sources at SIOFM is presented, including the space- and time-resolved observation of short-wavelength lasing by lithium-like Si11+, Ca17+,...
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The distribution of thiamine pyrophosphatase (TPPase) activity in the acinar cells of the rat sublingual gland has been studied at various stages of the secretory cycle following stimulated secretion. The rats...
