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Dielectric and piezoelectric properties of modified lead titanate zirconate ceramics from 4.2 to 300 K
The dielectric and piezoelectric properties (d-p properties) of four kinds of doped lead titanate zirconate piezoelectric ceramics (PZTs) have been measured from 4.2 to 300 K. The d-p properties of the materia...
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Radiative Transfer at the Surface of a Small Scale Pool Fire Under the Influence of External Radiation
Among the relevant environmental conditions which can influence fires, externally applied radiation appears to be important. In building and compartment fires, for example, these external radiations may be sup...
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The Roles of Anabaena Azollae in Anabaena-Azolla Association
The roles of Anabaena in the symbiosis were studied by using Azolla strains with heterologous Anabaena azollae or without Anabaena. As a symbiont, Anabaena has a strong effect on the performances of Azolla either...
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A Pikaia-like chordate from the Lower Cambrian of China
THE earliest evolution of the chordates and their relationships with other deuterostomes remains controversial1–3. Rejuvenation of interest in the areas of molecular phylogeny4 and developmental genetics5–7 has n...
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Effects of anisotropy in permeability on the two-phase flow and heat transfer in a porous cavity
This paper reports on the results of a numerical study of convection flow and heat transfer in a rectangular porous cavity filled with a phase change material under steady state conditions. The two vertical w...
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Inhibition of interleukin-2 receptor (CD25) expression induced on T cells from children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Peripheral blood lymphocytes obtained from children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at onset were studied for the expression of interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor α-chain (CD25) by two-color flow-cytometri...
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β-Glucuronidase gene and green fluorescent protein gene expression in de-exined pollen of Nicotiana tabacum by microprojectile bombardment
Gene constructs containing the β-glucuronidase (GUS) gene or green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene under the control of pollen-specific promoter Zm13-260 from maize were introduced by particle bombardment into de...
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Stress corrosion studies of ion implanted austenitic steel
Stress corrosion studies of 50 Mn18Cr4 austenitic steel implanted with 120 keV N+, 100 keV Cr+, 200keV and 400 keV Er+ ions were carried out by constant strain method in the nitrate solution. Surface composition ...
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A pipiscid-like fossil from the Lower Cambrian of south China
Exceptional fossil preservation is critical to our understanding of early metazoan evolution. A key source of information is the Burgess Shale-type faunas1,2,3,4,5. Fossils from these deposits provide important i...
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Thermal Decomposition Kinetics of the Zn(II) Complex with Norfloxacin in Static Air Atmosphere
The thermal decomposition of Zn[NFA]2⋅5H2O (NFA=C16H18FN3O3, norfloxacin) and its kinetics were studied under non-isothermal conditions in air by TG-DTG and DTA methods. The intermediate and residue for each deco...
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Lower Cambrian vertebrates from south China
The first fossil chordates are found in deposits from the Cambrian period (545–490 million years ago), but their earliest record is exceptionally sporadic and is often controversial. Accordingly, it has been d...
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Effect of plant types on release of mineral potassium from gneiss
The ability of plant types to release mineral K from little weathered gneiss for a mixture of particle size fractions of less than 10 mm, as well as for two separated size fractions (2 mm<D<5 mm, and 1 mm <D<2...
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Release of potassium from K-bearing minerals: Effect of plant roots under P deficiency
Pot experiments were conducted, with ryegrass (Lolium perenneL.) maize (Zea mays L ND60) and pak-choi (Brassica campestrisL. ssp.chinensis (L.) Mokina. var. cammunis Tsen et Lee, cv. Wuyueman), to investigate pla...
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An Early Cambrian tunicate from China
Like the Burgess Shales of Canada, the Chengjiang Lagerstätte from the Lower Cambrian of China is renowned for the detailed preservation as fossils of delicate, soft-bodied creatures1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, providing a...
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Primitive deuterostomes from the Chengjiang Lagerstätte (Lower Cambrian, China)
Cambrian fossil-Lagerstätten (sites of exceptional fossil preservation), such as those from Chengjiang (Lower Cambrian) and the Burgess Shale (Middle Cambrian), provide our best window into the Cambrian ‘explo...
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Head and backbone of the Early Cambrian vertebrate Haikouichthys
Agnathan fish hold a key position in vertebrate evolution, especially regarding the origin of the head and neural-crest-derived tissue1. In contrast to amphioxus2, lampreys and other vertebrates possess a complex...
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Soyfood consumption and risk of glycosuria: a cross-sectional study within the Shanghai Women's Health Study
Objective: To assess the association between soyfood intake and risk of glycosuria.
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Repairing of goat Tibial Bone Defects with BMP-2 Gene–Modified Tissue-Engineered Bone
Bone defects larger than a critical size are major challenges in orthopedic medicine. We combined tissue-engineered bone and gene therapy to provide osteoprogenitor cells, osteoinductive factors, and osteocond...
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Virtual photon effects on classical chaos in a periodically kicked Rydberg atom system
We study classical chaos in the system of a two-level Rydberg atom interacting with a pulsed standing microwave. This model approaches the form of an atom optics realization of a usual delta-kicked rotor under...
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BMP2Gene Therapy on the Repair of Bone Defects of Aged Rats
Age-related decline in the number of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and their reduced capability to differentiate osteogenically, along with diminished availability of growth factors, may be major factors accou...
