Expression of a high sweetness and heat-resistant mutant of sweet-tasting...
AbstractObjectivesTo improve the stability and sweetness of the sweet-tasting protein, monellin, by using site-directed mutagenesis and a Pichia pastoris expression system with a GAPDH constitutive...
View ArticleInfluence of dust storms on atmospheric particulate pollution and acid rain...
AbstractNorthern China is the area with the highest incidence of dust storms in the world, which are the main sources of its soil dust emissions. In addition, the region consumes huge amounts of fossil...
View ArticleClassical swine fever virus replicated poorly in cells from MxA transgenic pigs
AbstractBackgroundIn addition to their value as livestock, pigs are susceptible to classical swine fever virus (CSFV) and can serve as reservoirs for CSFV, allowing it to develop into an epizootic....
View ArticleEffects of Brevibacillus brevis FJAT-1501-BPA on growth performance, faecal...
AbstractA feeding expriment was performed to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with Brevibacillus brevis FJAT-1501-BPA fermentation on the growth performance, faecal microflora, faecal...
View ArticleProperties of Ti–Sb–Te doped with SbSe alloy for application in nonvolatile...
AbstractSb2Se3 alloy is used as a dopant for Ti–Sb–Te phase change material aiming to improve the thermal stability of Ti–Sb–Te based phase change memory cell. In this paper, the thermal and electrical...
View ArticleCharacterization of 20 SNP markers in the blood clam ( Tegillarca granosa )...
AbstractThe blood clam (Tegillarca granosa) is an important aquaculture clam. But so far the number of SNP available is very limited. In this study, novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) were...
View ArticleSurface etching mechanism of carbon-doped Ge 2 Sb 2 Te 5 phase change...
AbstractRecently, carbon-doped Ge2Sb2Te5 (CGST) phase change material has been widely researched for being highly promising material for future phase change memory application. In this paper, the...
View ArticleDifferential Flooding Impacts on Echinochloa caudata and Scirpus planiculmis...
AbstractScirpus planiculmis, a perennial herb typically grown from tubers in wetlands, is the main food species for migratory Siberian white crane (Grus leucogeranus) in Momoge National Nature Reserve...
View ArticleAn evaluation index for the control effect of the local ventilation systems...
AbstractTo evaluate the control effect on indoor air quality (IAQ) of the local ventilation systems in industrial buildings with centralized contaminant sources, a new index, namely, normalized...
View ArticleC-Terminal Binding Protein is Involved in Promoting to the Carcinogenesis of...
AbstractC-terminal binding protein (CtBP) is responsible for regulating the pathogenesis of a lot of cancer types. However, whether CtBP1/2 is involved in regulating the growth and development of human...
View ArticleMap-based cloning of the dominant genic male sterile Ms - cd1 gene in cabbage...
AbstractKey messageUsing map-based cloning, we delimited theMs-cd1gene responsible for the male sterile phenotype inB. oleraceato an approximately 39-kb fragment. Expression analysis suggests that a...
View ArticleFlame propagation characteristics and combustion mechanism of FeOOH-coated...
AbstractZirconium (Zr) particles are coated with ferric oxyhydroxide (FeOOH) nanoparticles to form a core–shell structure, and this process alters the combustion performance of the zirconium particles....
View ArticleCombining spatial and spectral information to estimate chlorophyll contents...
AbstractImaging spectroscopy is widely used in weed recognition, pest monitoring, agricultural product quality control and other precision agricultural fields. In the present study, an...
View ArticleFog Computing and Its Applications in 5G
AbstractWith smartphones becoming our everyday companions, high-quality mobile applications have become an important integral of people’s lives. The intensive and ubiquitous use of mobile applications...
View ArticleA dependent stress–strength interference model based on mixed copula function
AbstractIn the traditional Stress–strength interference (SSI) model, stress and strength must satisfy the basic assumption of mutual independence. However, a complex dependence between stress and...
View ArticlePolyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-modified gel polymer electrolyte based...
AbstractIn the present work, the copolymer of poly(methyl methacrylate-maleic anhydride) P(MMA-MAh)-based gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) with a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) filler were...
View ArticleComplete stress determination for a railway cavern in Hong Kong by hydraulic...
AbstractA complete stress determination has been performed by hydraulic tests on pre-existing fractures conducted in two inclined boreholes for a railway cavern in Hong Kong, China. A total of ten...
View ArticleParameter estimation of nonlinear chaotic system by improved TLBO strategy
AbstractEstimation of parameters of chaotic systems is a subject of substantial and well-developed research issue in nonlinear science. From the viewpoint of optimization, parameter estimation can be...
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