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Numerical Simulation Study on Main Control Factors of Efficient Development of an Ultra-Deep Carbonate Water Drive Gas Reservoir
From traditional fossil fuels to future clean energy, natural gas is a very important bridge. Ultra-deep carbonate water-drive gas reservoir is an important part of natural gas development. Using a numerical s...
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Open AccessMaternal dominance contributes to subgenome differentiation in allopolyploid fishes
Teleost fishes, which are the largest and most diverse group of living vertebrates, have a rich history of ancient and recent polyploidy. Previous studies of allotetraploid common carp and goldfish (cyprinids)...
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Unveiling thermal properties and pump-out blocking in diamond/GaInSn composites as thermal interface materials
Gallium-based liquid metal, as a high-performance thermal interface material, can improve the performance and service life of electronic equipment. This study focuses on the use of diamond as a thermal conduct...
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Interaction between γ′ precipitate distribution and microstructure homogeneity during hot deformation in a Ni-based superalloy
The inhomogeneous microstructure of the Ni-based superalloys used for turbine disks was an intolerable defect for the mechanical performance. The effects of the distribution of γ′ precipitate, forging temperat...
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Machine learning study on time–temperature–transformation diagram of carbon and low-alloy steel
Time–temperature–transformation (TTT) diagram plays a critical role in designing appropriate heat treatment process of steels by describing the relationship among holding time, temperature, and quantities of p...
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Two new clerodane diterpenoids and a new pyran-2-one derivative with anti-neuroinflammatory activities from Croton crassifolius
Two new clerodane diterpenoids (1 and 2), a new pyran-2-one derivative (3), along with five known compounds (4‒8), were isolated from Croton crassifolius. Notably, crassifolin X (1) is a novel clerodane diterpeno...
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Microstructure evolution characterization of Ni-based GH4720Li superalloy during strain-controlled fatigue at 550 °C
High-temperature fatigue property of Ni-based GH4720Li superalloy at 550 °C has been investigated at maximum strain from 0.8% to 1.1%. Microstructural characterization and oxidation behavior of superalloy duri...
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Five matrine-type alkaloids from Sophora tonkinensis
Five matrine-type alkaloids (1‒5) including two new compounds (1 and 3) and a new natural product (2) were isolated from the roots of Sophora tonkinesis. Their structures were identified by extensive spectroscopi...
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A dye combination for the staining of pollen coat and pollen wall
The pollen coat, which forms on the pollen surface, consists of a lipid–protein matrix. It protects pollen from desiccation and is involved in adhesion, pollen–stigma recognition, and pollen hydration during i...
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Open AccessOsMS188 Is a Key Regulator of Tapetum Development and Sporopollenin Synthesis in Rice
During anther development, the tapetum provides essential nutrients and materials for pollen development. In rice, multiple transcription factors and enzymes essential for tapetum development and pollen wall f...
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Slowing development restores the fertility of thermo-sensitive male-sterile plant lines
Temperature-sensitive genic male sterility (TGMS) lines are widely used in the breeding of hybrid crops1,2, but by what means temperature as a general environmental factor reverses the fertility of different TGMS...
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Analysis of vulnerability propagation for the all-optical network based on Bio-PEPA
Aiming at the vulnerability propagation of all-optical networks, combining with the characteristics of the all-optical network, a formal modeling and analysis method for vulnerability propagation based on Bio-...
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Acyl-CoA synthetases from Physcomitrella, rice and Arabidopsis: different substrate preferences but common regulation by MS188 in sporopollenin synthesis
ACOS5, OsACOS12 and PpACOS6 are all capable of fatty acyl-CoA synthetase activity but exhibit different substrate preferences. The transcriptional regulation of ACOS for sporopollenin synthesis appears to have be...
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Open AccessA nuclear-encoded protein, mTERF6, mediates transcription termination of rpoA polycistron for plastid-encoded RNA polymerase-dependent chloroplast gene expression and chloroplast development
The expression of plastid genes is regulated by two types of DNA-dependent RNA polymerases, plastid-encoded RNA polymerase (PEP) and nuclear-encoded RNA polymerase (NEP). The plastid rpoA polycistron encodes a se...
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pTAC10, an S1-domain-containing component of the transcriptionally active chromosome complex, is essential for plastid gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana and is phosphorylated by chloroplast-targeted casein kinase II
In higher plant chloroplasts, the plastid-encoded RNA polymerase (PEP) consists of four catalytic subunits and numerous nuclear-encoded accessory proteins, including pTAC10, an S1-domain-containing protein. In...
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Hybrid LES/RANS Predictions of Flows and Acoustics from an Ultra-High-Bypass-Ratio Serrated Nozzle
In this paper, the jet flow from an industrially relevant ultra-high-bypass-ratio (UHBPR) serrated nozzle has been simulated in a flight stream. The methodology to tackle complex geometries and multi-disciplin...
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Open AccessFine regulation of ARF17 for anther development and pollen formation
In Arabidopsis, the tapetum and microsporocytes are critical for pollen formation. Previous studies have shown that ARF17 is expressed in microsporocytes and tetrads and directly regulates tetrad wall synthesis f...
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ACOS5 is required for primexine formation and exine pattern formation during microsporogenesis in Arabidopsis
Pollen exine, mainly composed of sporopollenin, plays important roles during microspore development. It has been reported that Acyl-CoA Synthetase5 (ACOS5) is required for sporopollenin biosynthesis in Arabidopsi...
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SnO2-based thin films with excellent photocatalytic performance
SnO2 semiconductor is a new-typed promising photocatalyst, but wide application of SnO2-based photocatalytic technology has been restricted by low visible light utilization efficiency and rapid recombination of p...
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Efficient photodegradation of organic pollutants with Co–B codoped TiO2/SiO2 composite films under visible light irradiation
TiO2 is the most widely used photocatalytic material, but its wide application is restricted by low photocatalytic efficiency and tedious operation to recover the powder catalyst. To overcome these drawbacks, we ...
