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Metabolomics in gut microbiota: applications and challenges
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Y-chromosomes from skeletal remains of Chinese Expeditionary Force offer a clue to their paternal relatives
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Open AccessContinental subduction channel processes: Plate interface interaction during continental collision
The study of subduction-zone processes is a key to development of the plate tectonic theory. Plate interface interaction is a basic mechanism for the mass and energy exchange between Earth’s surface and interi...
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Open AccessEnvironmental RNA interference in animals
Animals interact with their environments all the time, and must react to all kinds of factors present in the environments. Environmental RNA interference refers to the phenomenon that exogenous RNA molecules c...
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Open AccessEpidemiological and risk analysis of the H7N9 subtype influenza outbreak in China at its early stage
Dozens of human cases infected with H7N9 subtype avian influenza virus (AIV) have been confirmed in China since March, 2013. Distribution data of sexes, ages, professions and regions of the cases were analyzed...
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Open AccessFabrication and characterization of crystalline copper nanowires by electrochemical deposition inside anodic alumina template
Copper nanowires were fabricated by electrochemical deposition inside anodic alumina template anodized on aluminum substrate. The morphology, composition and structure of the copper nanowires were characterize...
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Open AccessEstimation of crop water requirement based on principal component analysis and geographically weighted regression
In this study the principal component analysis (PCA) and geographically weighted regression (GWR) are combined to estimate the spatial distribution of water requirement of the winter wheat in North China while...
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Open AccessMicroRNA-142-3p is frequently upregulated in colorectal cancer and may be involved in the regulation of cell proliferation
MicroRNAs are small single-stranded RNA molecules consisting of approximately 22 nucleotides (nt), and have post-transcriptional regulatory functions. By gene chip screening, we previously showed that miR-142-...
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Open AccessCoral community changes in response to a high sedimentation event: A case study in southern Hainan Island
A high sedimentation event caused by dredging and dum** of sediment was recorded on **aodonghai Reef in Yulin Bay, southern Hainan Island, China. Significantly high sedimentation and constant light shading w...
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Open AccessBiosorption and biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by Phanerochaete chrysosporium in aqueous solution
Biosorption and biodegradation of phenanthrene and pyrene by live and heat-killed Phanerochaete chrysosporium are investigated to elucidate the bio-dissipation mechanisms of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs...
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Open AccessBipolar charge transport property of N,N′-dicarbazolyl-1,4-dimethene-benzene: A study of the short range order model
Short range order model is commonly used to explain the charge transport property of disordered organic semiconductors. However, its validity is not yet studied. In this paper, the hole and electron mobilities...
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Open AccessSr-Nd isotope stratification along water depth: An example from Datong hydrological station of Yangtze River
This study examines the effects of hydrologic sorting and mixing of sources on the Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of suspended sediments at different water depths. The samples were collected from three layers (su...
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Open AccessA bioinformatic evaluation of potential allergenicity of 85 candidate genes in transgenic organisms
The potential of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to increase allergenicity or predispositions to allergies has attracted much attention. An approach that will properly and holistically evaluate the aller...
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Open AccessSurface pollen distribution patterns in Beibu Gulf and corresponding sediment dynamics environment
The Beibu Gulf is a semi-enclosed gulf in the northwest of the South China Sea. We palynologically analyzed 306 surface sediment samples from the eastern Beibu Gulf to improve bioclimatic interpretation of fos...
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Open AccessRecent progresses on the new condensed forms of single-walled carbon nanotubes and energy-harvesting devices
We demonstrate an effective method to prepare a new condensed form of single-walled carbon nanotubes (crystal of SWNTs) using a series of diamond wire drawing dies. X-ray diffraction indicates that the SWNTs f...
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Open AccessPreparation of high selectivity silicalite-1 membranes by two-step in situ hydrothermal synthesis
High selectivity silicalite-1 membranes were synthesized on silica tubes by in situ hydrothermal synthesis. Using a two-step synthesis, a membrane with a separation factor of 99 was prepared for separating an eth...
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Open AccessHighlights of recent advances in functional coordination polymers made in China
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Open AccessStructure and photocatalytic properties of TiO2-Graphene Oxide intercalated composite
TiO2-Graphene Oxide intercalated composite (TiO2-Graphene Oxide) has been successfully prepared at low temperature (80°C) with graphite oxide (GO) and titanium sulfate (Ti(SO4)2) as initial reactants. GO was firs...
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Genome sequencing and characterization analysis of a Bei**g isolate of chicken coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus
Avian infectious bronchitis virus (AIBV) is classified as a member of the genus coronavirus in the family coronaviridae. The enveloped virus has a positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genome of approximately 28...