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Exotic superconductivity through bosons in a dynamical cluster approximation
(2015-08-07)
We study the instabilities towards (exotic) superconductivity of mixtures of spin-1/2 fermions coupled to scalar bosons on a two-dimensional square lattice with the Dynamical-Cluster-Approximation (DCA) using a numerically ...
ERK1 and ERK2 present functional redundancy in tetrapods despite higher evolution rate of ERK1
(BioMed Central, 2015-09-03)
Background: The Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signaling pathway is involved in essential cell processes and it is abnormally activated in ~30 % of cancers and cognitive disorders. Two ERK isoforms have been described, ERK1 and ERK2; ...
Blocking effects and non-clause bound reflexives in Mandarin and American English
(John Benjamins Publishing, 2015-09-21)
A sub-set of languages with non-clause bound (NCB) reflexives exhibits Blocking effects. In these languages, a NCB reflexive is "blocked" from corefering with a higher subject when a lower subject does not agree with a ...
Characterizing steam penetration through thermal protective fabric materials
(MDPI, 2015-01-01)
This study performs an analysis of steam penetration through thermal protective fabric materials. Different, multilayered thermal protective fabrics were selected and tested in a laboratory-simulated steam exposure, and ...
High throughput profiling of the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera immunotranscriptome during the fungal and bacterial infections
(BioMed Central, 2015-04-18)
Background: Innate immunity is essential in defending against invading pathogens in invertebrates. The cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) is one of the most destructive lepidopteran pests, which causes enormous ...
Genome-wide identification of the Phaseolus vulgaris sRNAome using small RNA and degradome sequencing
(BioMed Central, 2015-06-02)
Background: MiRNAs and phasiRNAs are negative regulators of gene expression. These small RNAs have been extensively studied in plant model species but only 10 mature microRNAs are present in miRBase version 21, the most ...
Tailoring the slow light behavior in terahertz metasurfaces
(AIP Publishing, 2015-05-04)
We experimentally study the effect of near field coupling on the transmission of light in terahertz metasurfaces. Our results show that tailoring the coupling between the resonators modulates the amplitude of resulting ...
Genome of Diuraphis noxia, a global aphid pest of small grains
(BioMed Central, 2015-06-05)
Background: The Russian wheat aphid, Diuraphis noxia Kurdjumov, is one of the most important pests of small grains throughout the temperate regions of the world. This phytotoxic aphid causes severe systemic damage symptoms ...
Influence of tree spacing on soil nitrogen mineralization and availability in hybrid poplar plantations
(MDPI, 2015-03-04)
Nitrogen (N) availability and mineralization are key parameters and transformation processes that impact plant growth and forest productivity. We hypothesized that suitable plantation spacing can lead to enhanced soil N ...
Updated distribution of Aedes albopictus in Oklahoma, and implications in arbovirus transmission
(The American Mosquito Control Association, 2015-03)
A series of statewide surveys were conducted in Oklahoma in the summers between 1991 and 2004 to identify the distribution of Aedes albopictus. Adult mosquitoes were identified in 63 counties, bringing the currently known ...