Fundamental studies of copper anode passivation during electrorefining: Part...
AbstractAnode passivation is an extremely important phenomenon in commercial copper electrorefining operations. Due to the electrochemical nature of the refining process, various electrochemical...
View ArticleFundamental studies of copper anode passivation during electrorefining: Part...
AbstractPassivation of commercial copper anodes and pure copper has been previously analyzed by performing electrochemical measurements. Chronopotentiometry results revealed four characteristic regions...
View ArticleFundamental studies of copper anode passivation during electrorefining: Part...
AbstractThiourea has been extensively used as a grain refiner in industrial copper electrorefining processes. The influence of thiourea on deposit structure and morphology has received considerable...
View ArticleEstablishment of La-tPA/G-CSF dual transgenic mice and expression in their...
AbstractExpression vectors of human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSG) and long acting tissue plasminogen activator (La-tPA) in mammary gland were constructed using promoters of mouse whey...
View ArticleEstablishment of Smad2 conditional gene targeting mice based on the Cre-LoxP...
AbstractSmads is a new gene family in transforming growth factor-β (TGF- β) signaling pathway. Smad2 mutated in multiple human tumors and may be a candidate tumor suppressor gene. Targeted disruption...
View ArticlePEGylated Adenoviruses for Gene Delivery to the Intestinal Epithelium by the...
AbstractPurpose. Adenoviruses are being developed for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Several in vitro assays were used to predict stability of PEGylated adenovirus along the GI tract and...
View ArticleDetection of epithelial to mesenchymal transition in airways of a bleomycin...
AbstractBackgroundEpithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) in alveolar epithelial cells (AECs) has been widely observed in patients suffering interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. In vitro studies have...
View ArticlePyrolysis Behavior of Titanium-Containing Polycarbosilane in Air
AbstractA synthesis of titanium-containing polycarbosilane (Ti-PCS) and transformation to SiO2/TiO2 hybrid ceramics are investigated. The Ti-PCS is prepared by blending polycarbosilane (PCS) and...
View ArticleControllable fabrication of PS/Ag core-shell-shaped nanostructures
AbstractIn this paper, based on the previous steps, a facile in situ reduction method was developed to controllably prepare polystyrene/Ag (PS/Ag) core-shell-shaped nanostructures. The crucial...
View ArticleHigh Plasma Levels of d -Dimer Are Independently Associated with a Heightened...
AbstractDeep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a complication of stroke. Our aim was to determine whether d-dimer plasma levels at admission could be a risk factor for DVT in Chinese patients with acute...
View ArticleDiscussions on equivalent solutions and localized structures via the mapping...
Abstract.Although the mapping method based on Riccati equation was proposed to obtain variable separation solutions many years ago, two important problems have not been studied: i) the equivalence of...
View ArticleElevated Serum Levels of CXC Chemokine Ligand-12 Are Associated with...
AbstractThe aim of this study was to examine whether the circulating CXC chemokine ligand-12 (CXCL12) level can predict a 6-month outcome in Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). In a...
View ArticleMdivi-1 Protects Epileptic Hippocampal Neurons from Apoptosis via Inhibiting...
AbstractMitochondrial division inhibitor 1 (mdivi-1), a selective inhibitor of the mitochondrial fission protein dynamin-related protein 1, has been proposed to have a neuroprotective effect on...
View ArticleIndicator polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides...
AbstractIndicator polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were determined in 289 seafood samples including fishes, crustaceans, and shellfish collected from six...
View ArticleLong-term Field Corrosion Monitoring in Supporting Structures of China Xiamen...
AbstractXiamen Xiangan Subsea Tunnel is the first undersea tunnel constructed in China. It has become the major undersea pathway connecting Xiamen Island and Xiangan District since its operation in...
View ArticleMultiscale structural characterization of methyltriethoxysilane-based silica...
AbstractA series of methyltriethoxysilane-based silica aerogel monoliths were prepared by ambient pressure drying with various volume ratios of water to ethanol (R). The pore volumes and average pore...
View ArticleDynamic Rheological Characteristics of Polycarbosilance Melt in Linear...
AbstractA series of strain, temperature and frequency sweep measurements were performed to systematically study the dynamic rheological properties of polycarbosilance (PCS) in linear viscoelastic...
View ArticleSilencing of Long Noncoding RNA SOX21-AS1 Relieves Neuronal Oxidative Stress...
AbstractAlzheimer’s disease (AD) represents a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by distinctive neuropathological changes. Recently, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have become a key...
View ArticleOsERF101 , an ERF family transcription factor, regulates drought stress...
AbstractKey messageAn ERF transcription factor OsERF101 is predominantly expressed in rice reproductive tissues and plays an important role in improving rice seed setting rate under drought...
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