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Supporting IrOx nanosheets on hollow TiO2 for highly efficient acidic water splitting
The efficiency of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEM-WE) for hydrogen production is heavily dependent on the noble metal iridium-based catalysts. However, the scarcity of iridium limits the large...
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The promoting effect of interstitial hydrogen on the oxygen reduction performance of PtPd alloy nanotubes for fuel cells
Highly efficient and stable oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) electrocatalysts are remarkably important but challenging for advancing the large-scale commercialization of practical proton exchange membrane fuel ...
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Bioinformatics analysis and function prediction of NBS-LRR gene family in Broussonetia papyrifera
Most of the currently available disease resistance (R) genes have NBS (nucleotide-binding site) and LRR (leucine-rich-repeat) domain which belongs to the NBS-LRR gene family. The whole genome sequencing of Brouss...
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Open AccessThe superposition effects of air pollution on government health expenditure in China— spatial evidence from GeoDetector
As the fifth-largest global mortality risk factor, air pollution has caused nearly one-tenth of the world’s deaths, with a death toll of 5 million. 21% of China’s disease burden was related to environmental po...
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Natural population re-sequencing detects the genetic basis of local adaptation to low temperature in a woody plant
Total of 14 SNPs associated with overwintering-related traits and 75 selective regions were detected. Important candidate genes were identified and a possible network of cold-stress responses in woody plants w...
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Open AccessA model-based analysis identifies differences in phenotypic resistance between in vitro and in vivo: implications for translational medicine within tuberculosis
Proper characterization of drug effects on Mycobacterium tuberculosis relies on the characterization of phenotypically resistant bacteria to correctly establish exposure–response relationships. The aim of this wo...
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The effect of plant compartments on the Broussonetia papyrifera-associated fungal and bacterial communities
Plants associate with numerous microbes, but little is known about how microbiome components, especially fungi, adapt to specific plant compartments. The adaptability of microbial function to the plant compart...
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Open AccessA general synthesis approach for amorphous noble metal nanosheets
Noble metal nanomaterials have been widely used as catalysts. Common techniques for the synthesis of noble metal often result in crystalline nanostructures. The synthesis of amorphous noble metal nanostructure...
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The effect of environment on the microbiome associated with the roots of a native woody plant under different climate types in China
Few studies have investigated the effect of environment on the root-associated microbiome, especially for woody plants in their native environment. The roots and rhizosphere soils of a native woody species (Brous...
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A Method to Evaluate Persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis In Vitro and in the Cornell Mouse Model of Tuberculosis
Persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis will not grow on solid or liquid media. They will, however, grow in the presence of resuscitation promoting factors (RPF). Here we describe the production of RPF rich culture...
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Proteomic analysis of plumules and coleoptiles in maize between hybrids and their corresponding inbred lines
The plumule and coleoptile influence the emergence and vigor of the seedling and demonstrate distinct heterosis during maize (Zea mays L.) development. Comparative two-dimensional analysis was performed on plumul...
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Nonmultiplying Bacteria are Profoundly Tolerant to Antibiotics
Bacteria survive treatments with antimicrobial agents; they achieve this in two ways. Firstly, bacteria quickly become tolerant to these agents. This tolerance is temporary, reversible, and associated with slo...
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Genetic analysis of the related traits of flowering and silk for hybrid seed production in maize
In the field, asynchrony of flowering and silk for male and female plants always occurs under different abiotic stresses, and reduces yield in the seed industry. Under stress conditions, a female parent with a...
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Mycobacterial Heat Shock Protein 60s in the Induction and Regulation of Infectious Disease
Mycobacterium tuberculosis expresses several heat shock protein 60s, also called chaperonin 60 proteins. As well as being protein folding molecules, the chaperonin 60 proteins have implicati...
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Identification and map** of a thermo-sensitive genic self-incompatibility gene in maize
In this study, we describe a novel ecological self-incompatibility (SI) line HE97 in maize. The main environmental factors influencing the inbred line characteristics were identified through field sowing trial...
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Moderate desiccation dramatically improves shoot regeneration from maize (Zea mays L.) callus
Tissue and cell culture systems are vital to many areas of maize research and improvement. Efficient shoot regeneration remains a limiting factor for most elite lines. To enhance shoot regeneration, calluses d...
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New Strategies for Antibacterial Drug Design
During the past two decades, the number of antibacterials that has reached the marketplace each year has declined, whilst resistance to existing antibacterials has increased. New antibacterials are needed to r...
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The future challenges facing the development of new antimicrobial drugs
The global emergence of resistance to antibacterial agents is increasingly limiting the effectiveness of current drugs.
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