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Data for: Regression model for predicting tunnel strain in strain-softening rock mass for underground openings
No full textEvaluation of geological parameters for strain-softening rock mass with Hoek-Brown failure criterion.
Based on the poposed method, the strength prameters and deformation parameters for the strain-softening rock mass can be determined by GSI
Pharmacological determinants and biochemical correlates of nitrate-induced vasodilation and tolerance development / by Cui Lan Zhang.
No full textCopies of author's previously published works inserted.Bibliography: leaves 219-244.xv, 244 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.Examines the mechanisms of induction of nitrate tolerance utilizing an in vitro model (isolated bovine coronary artery rings) and an in vivo haemodynamic model (systemic haemodynamics in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization).Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Medicine, 199
Native p-type transparent conductive CuI via intrinsic defects
No full textThe ability of CuI to be doped p-type via the introduction of native defects has been investigated using first-principles pseudopotential calculations based on density functional theory. The Cu vacancy has a lower formation energy than any of the other native defects, which include I vacancy (V(I)), Cu interstitial (Cu(i)), I interstitial (I(i)), Cu antisite (Cu(I)), and I antisite (I(Cu)). Combined with its shallow acceptor level, it offers sufficient hole concentrations in CuI. The natural band alignments as compared to zinc-blende ZnS, ZnSe, and ZnTe have also been calculated in order to further identify the p-type dopability of CuI. It is found that CuI has a relatively high valence band maximum and conduction band minimum, which also makes it easy to dope CuI p-type in terms of the doping limit rule. In addition, the small effective mass of the light hole-about 0.303m(0)-can provide high mobility and p-type conductivity in CuI. All of these results make CuI an ideal candidate for native p-type materials (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3633220
sj-docx-1-ijs-10.1177_10668969221113498 - Supplemental material for Late Recurrence of Colorectal Carcinoma in Patients with Malignant Polyp and Risk Factors
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-ijs-10.1177_10668969221113498 for Late Recurrence of Colorectal Carcinoma in Patients with Malignant Polyp and Risk Factors by Min Cui, Navid Sadri, Amad Awadallah, Lan Zhou and Wei Xin in International Journal of Surgical Pathology</p
Removal of Cu2+ from wastewater by modified xanthan gum (XG) with ethylenediamine (EDA)
No full textHerein, a new adsorbent was synthesized by modifying xanthan gum for the removal of Cu2+ fromwastewater. Xanthan gum was first successfully modified with thionyl chloride followed byethylenediamine. The modified xanthan gum was characterized via Fourier transform infraredspectrometry (FTIR), carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (13C NMR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM),energy dispersion spectroscopy (EDS) and thermogravimetry (TG) for a better understanding of its Cu2+removal efficiency. In addition, the effects of pH, contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial concentration ofCu2+ and coexisting ions on the adsorption of Cu2+ were investigated via batch adsorption studies.Results suggest that the adsorption process of Cu2+ follows a pseudo second order kinetics model withan equilibrium time of 120 min. The experimental data could be fitted with the Langmuir isotherm better than the Freundlich model. The adsorption capacity of Cu2+ by the modified xanthan gum reached up to46.95 (mg g_1). The adsorbent could be easily regenerated by only the addition of 0.1 M HCl. Also, the adsorption effect of other divalent cations by XG-NH2 was preliminarily investigated.<br/
Development and application of new transfer functions between climate and soil weathering indices for paleoclimatic reconstructions from Chinese loess-paleosol sections
No full textActivation of MAPK in proximal tubule cells from spontaneously hypertensive and control Wistar-Kyoto rats
No full textThe aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that differences exist in the activity and/or expression of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) between spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and control Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY) and that these differences may account for the enhanced activity of the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger (NHE) previously observed in the renal proximal tubule of SHR. Therefore, the activities of c-jun N-terminal kinase(1) (JNK(1)), extracellular signal-regulated kinase(1/2) (ERK(1/2)), and p38 were investigated. A reduced amount of ERK(1) and JNK(1) protein was found in renal cortex specimens of SHR as compared with WKY; however, their activities were the same. To study the cellular basis of this difference, immortalized proximal tubule cell lines were grown on Millicell-CM filter inserts where the cell lines organize as polarized monolayers with separate access to apical and basolateral compartments. Although basal JNK(1) and ERK(1/2) activities were not significantly different between WKY and SHR cells, anisomycin stimulated JNK(1) activity in WKY cells more than in SHR cells (eg, at 15 minutes 300% versus 30%, respectively). Similarly, angiotensin II increased JNK(1) and ERK(1/2) activity in a time- and concentration-dependent manner in WKY cells but not in SHR cells. Western blot analyses showed a deficit in JNK(1) and ERK(1) protein in SHR (0.25 and 0.5, respectively, of the levels in WKY cells), although ERK(2) and p38 protein levels were the same. These observations suggest that, although angiotensin II activates MAPKs and MAPKs have been shown to regulate NHE, this regulatory pathway is unlikely to account for the increased activity of NHE in the proximal tubular epithelium of SHR
sj-docx-1-imj-10.1177_10815589221150643 – Supplemental material for Clinical significance of anti-rheumatoid arthritis 33 antibody in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-imj-10.1177_10815589221150643 for Clinical significance of anti-rheumatoid arthritis 33 antibody in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Wen-Yi Lu, Xiao-Ping Hong, Jing-Yi Xie, Cui-Lian Liu, Cui-Hong Chen, Qin-Huang, Bao-Dong Sun, Dong-Zhou Liu and Yu-Lan Chen in Journal of Investigative Medicine</p
Fig. 7 in Development of an efficient transient expression system for Siraitia grosvenorii fruit and functional characterization of two NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductases
No full textFig. 7. HPLC chromatogram of the mogrol standard and Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression of fruit harbouring PBI121-SgCPRs and PBI121 at 24 h after agroinfiltration.Published as part of Liao, Jingjing, Xie, Lei, Shi, Hongwu, Cui, Shengrong, Lan, Fusheng, Luo, Zuliang & Ma, Xiaojun, 2021, Development of an efficient transient expression system for Siraitia grosvenorii fruit and functional characterization of two NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductases, pp. 1-9 in Phytochemistry (112824) 189 on page 6, DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112824, http://zenodo.org/record/825933
Fig. 3 in Development of an efficient transient expression system for Siraitia grosvenorii fruit and functional characterization of two NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductases
No full textFig. 3. (A) Selective nucleotide sequences for VIGS in S. grosvenorii, which were inserted into EcoRI and BamHI. (B) pTRV2-SgCPR recombinant plasmid construction.Published as part of Liao, Jingjing, Xie, Lei, Shi, Hongwu, Cui, Shengrong, Lan, Fusheng, Luo, Zuliang & Ma, Xiaojun, 2021, Development of an efficient transient expression system for Siraitia grosvenorii fruit and functional characterization of two NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductases, pp. 1-9 in Phytochemistry (112824) 189 on page 4, DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112824, http://zenodo.org/record/825933
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