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Biostimulants and herbicides a tool to reduce non-commercial yield tubers and improve potato yield structure
Abstract The basis for the study was a field experiment conducted in 2012–2014 in the production fields of multi-branch Soleks company in Wojnów, the district of Siedlce in eastern Poland. The experiment was established in a split-plot arrangement as a two-factor experiment in three replications. The first factor were: three cultivars of edible potato—Bartek, Gawin,…
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Computational and statistical analyses of blood hemodynamic inside cerebral aneurysms for treatment evaluation of endovascular coiling
Abstract Diagnosis of aneurysm and possibility of aneurysm rupture are crucial for avoiding brain hemorrhage. In this work, blood stream inside internal carotid arteries (ICAs) are simulated in diverse working conditions to disclose the importance of hemodynamic factors on the rupture of aneurysm. The main attention of this study is to investigate the role of…
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Weaponized genomics: potential threats to international and human security
Genetic technologies are revolutionizing human health. In parallel, geopolitical instability has prompted renewed discussions on the risks of DNA technology being weaponized in international conflict. With today’s changing security environment, we argue that risk assessments must be broadened from genetically targeted weapons to a series of new domains. Discussions on military deployment of DNA technology…
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Publisher Correction: Stress granules plug and stabilize damaged endolysosomal membranes
Correction to: Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06726-w Published online 15 November 2023 In the version of the article initially published, there was an error in Fig. 1c where the y-axis label now reading “GAL-3 area/cell area” originally said “G3BP1 area/cell area”. In Fig. 4h, two labels now reading “ZNFX1” said “ZNFZ1”. The errors have been corrected in the HTML…
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UT Southwestern scientists among world’s most highly cited researchers
UT Southwestern scientists are currently leading about 5,800 research projects with more than $643 million in support from the National Institutes of Health, the state of Texas, foundations, individuals, and corporations. DALLAS – Nov. 22, 2023 – More than a dozen UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists are included on the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, which recognizes the…
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Effects of nanosilica on the properties of brine-base drilling fluid
Abstract In the process of drilling oil and gas wells, the shrinkage and falling of wellbore walls are often caused by the expansion of mud shale water. To date, conventional additives have been unable to plug the pore throats of shale rock with nanoscale pores and thus cannot effectively solve the problem of wellbore instability…
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A DNA barcode library for woody plants in tropical and subtropical China
Abstract The application of DNA barcoding has been significantly limited by the scarcity of reliable specimens and inadequate coverage and replication across all species. The deficiency of DNA barcode reference coverage is particularly striking for highly biodiverse subtropical and tropical regions. In this study, we present a comprehensive barcode library for woody plants in tropical…
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NPLOC4 is a potential target and a poor prognostic signature in lung squamous cell carcinoma
Abstract Few prognostic biomarkers exist for lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC), which has a poor five-year survival rate. Using bioinformatics, this study evaluated NPLOC4 as a prognostic marker for patients with lung squamous cell carcinoma. Shorter survival periods and tumor growth were linked to high NPLOC4 expression.Disulfiram (DSF) combined with copper (Cu) targets NPLOC4 to…
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A new large area MCP-PMT for high energy detection
Abstract 20-inch Large area photomultiplier tube based on microchannel plate (MCP-PMT) is newly developed in China. It is widely used in high energy detection experiments such as Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), China JinPing underground Laboratory (CJPL) and Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). To overcome the poor time performance of the existing MCP-PMT,…
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A geometry-based approach to make viable-cell counting easy and cheap
Counting the number of viable cells in a culture remains a critical measurement in microbiology, but traditional dilution assays are time- and reagent-consuming. We developed the geometric viability assay that overcomes these limitations by leveraging microbial colony distribution in a cone — a pipette tip — to calculate viability across six orders of magnitude. This…