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Graphical analysis of nitrogen and sulfur supply on yield and related traits of canola in eastern Canada
Profitable canola production depends upon an adequate supply of nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) fertilizer. However, agricultural soils in eastern Canada seldom receive S fertilizer and rely on inherent S supply f...
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A prediction model for the effective thermal conductivity of nanofluids considering agglomeration and the radial distribution function of nanoparticles
Conventional heat transfer fluids usually have low thermal conductivity, limiting their efficiency in many applications. Many experiments have shown that adding nanosize solid particles to conventional fluids ...
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Taxonomic Study of the Genus Apalacris Walker (Orthoptera: Catantopidae)
The research history of the genus Apalacris is reviewed; a key to all known species of the genus is given, and one new species, Apalacris eminifronta n. sp., and one new combination, Apalacris maculifemura (Lin &...
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Nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition and stoichiometry in the response of maize to various N rates under different rotation systems
Better understanding of plant nutrition and nutrient interactions is of critical importance for develo** best management practices in crop production. A three-year study was conducted to examine N and P nutr...
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Two New Species of the Genus Criotettix Bolivar (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), with a Key to the Species of the Genus from China
Two new species of the tetrigid genus Criotettix Bolivar from China, namely Criotettix interruptaoides Deng & Zheng n. sp. and Criotettix shiwanshanensis Deng & Zheng n. sp. are described. An updated key to all k...
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Two New Species of the Genus Formosatettixoides Zheng (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae)
Taxonomy of a tetrigid genus Formosatettixoides Zheng is reviewed. Two new species, Formosatettixoides nigellus n. sp. and Formosatettixoides dabieshanensis n. sp. are described. Redescription of the characters o...
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Description of a New Species of the Genus Macromotettixoides Zheng (Orthoptera: Tetrigoidea: Metrodorinae) from China
A new species, Macromotettixoides lativertex Deng et al n. sp. is described with detailed illustrations of external morphology. Comparison between the species M. lativertex n. sp. and allied species is compiled i...
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Four New Species of Tetrigidae (Orthoptera)
Four new species of Tetrigidae (Orthoptera) from Anhui province, China, are described, namely Paragavialidium anhuiensis n. sp. of Scelimeninae, Bolivaritettix **zhaiensis n. sp. of Metrodorinae, Bannatettix anh...
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A Review of the Genus Pielomastax Chang (Orthoptera: Eumastacoidea) from China with Description of a New Species
The review of the genus Pielomastax is given. The genus consists of 14 species distributed in China. Pielomastax cladopygidium n. sp. is described from Shaanxi Province. An annotated list of species and key to sp...
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Two New Species of the Genus **stra Bolivar (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae) from China
Two new species of the tetrigid genus **stra Bolivar from China, namely **stra oculata Li, Deng et Zheng n. sp. and **stra brachynota Li, Deng et Zheng n. sp. are described. An updated key to all known species of...
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Open AccessA Review of the Genus Alulatettix Liang (Orthoptera: Tetrigoidea: Tetrigidae)
The taxonomy of the tetrigid genus Alulatettix Liang is reviewed. A new species, Alulatettix orthomarginalis n. sp. is described. The annotated list and key to all known species of Alulatettix are given.
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Downregulation of splicing factor SRSF3 induces p53β, an alternatively spliced isoform of p53 that promotes cellular senescence
Most human pre-mRNA transcripts are alternatively spliced, but the significance and fine-tuning of alternative splicing in different biological processes is only starting to be understood. SRSF3 (SRp20) is a m...
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Taxonomic Study of the Genus Eucriotettix Hebard (Orthoptera: Tetrigidea) from China
The genus Eucriotettix Hebard from China was reviewed and 13 were species recorded, including two new species: Eucriotettix nigripennis Deng & Zheng n. sp. and Eucriotettix strictivertex Deng & Zheng n. sp. A key...
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Comparison of the effects of alendronate sodium and calcitonin on bone–prosthesis osseointegration in osteoporotic rats
Alendronate (ALO) and calcitonin (CT), as commonly used antiosteoporosis drugs in current clinical practice, have been experimentally confirmed to produce the effectiveness of promoting osseointegration at the...
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On the thresholds in linear and nonlinear Boolean equations
We introduce a generalized XORSAT model, named as Massive Algebraic System (Hereafter abbreviated as MAS) consisting of linear and nonlinear Boolean equations. Through adjusting the proportion of nonlinear equ...
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Triplet pairing states with equal spins in ferromagnet/superconductor heterojunctions for noncollinear magnetizations
Four-component Bogoliubov-de Gennes equations are applied to study tunneling conductance spectra of ferromagnet/ferromagnet/d-wave superconductor (F1/F2/d-wave S) tunnel junctions and to find out signs of spin-tr...
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Short-term induction and long-term suppression of HPV16 oncogene silencing by RNA interference in cervical cancer cells
RNA interference-mediated gene silencing has the potential to block gene expression. A synthetic double-stranded small interfering RNA (siRNA) based on a sequence motif of 21 nucleotides from human papillomavi...
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Josephson current in superconductor/ferromagnet/ superconductor junctions
The Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation and Nambu spinor Green's function approach are applied to studying the Josephson current in superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor (S/F/S) Josephson junctions in the clean...
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Orientation dependence of proximity effect in ferromagnet/ \(\mathsf{d}\) -wave superconductor junctions
The Nambu spinor Green’s function approach is applied to studying the proximity effect in ferromagnet/d-wave superconductor (FM/d-wave SC) junctions. It is found that the magnitude of the proximity effect depends...
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A theoretical study of steady-state wedge cutting through metal plates
The process of steady-state wedge cutting through steel plates is investigated by analyzing experimental data and develo** a simple and realistic model of the problem. Kinematics of the cutting process is di...
