Expression profiling of the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase () gene family in L.

The gene family plays an important role in plant growth, development, and response to abiotic stresses and has been identified in a variety of plants. However, a systematic characterization is still lacking in . Using a bioinformatics approach, 11 members of the gene family identified in ginkgo were identified in this study.

Enhancing the Cycling Stability by Tuning the Chemical Bonding between Phosphorus and Carbon Nanotubes for Potassium-Ion Battery Anodes.

Phosphorus/carbon (P/C) composites as promising potassium-ion storage materials have been extensively investigated for its compound superiorities of high specific capacity and favorable electronic conductivity. However, the effects of different chemical bonding states between P and the carbon matrix for potassium-ion storage and cycling performance still need to be investigated. Herein, three P/C composites with different chemical bonding states were successfully fabricated through simply ball-milling red P with carboxylic group carbon nanotubes (CGCNTs), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and reduced carboxylic group carbon nanotubes (RCGCNTs), respectively.

Multiple sclerosing hemangioma of the right lung in a 23-year-old female patient: A case report and review of the literature.

Pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma (PSH) is a relatively uncommon benign tumor of the lung, predominantly affecting young and middle-aged women. In the majority of the patients, PSH is incidentally found on physical examination and typically presents as a solitary nodule with smooth borders, as it is generally asymptomatic or lacks typical symptoms. In the present case, a 23-year-old woman was incidentally diagnosed with pulmonary nodules during routine physical examination and reported suffering from intermittent fevers for >2 months.

[Risk factors associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a comparison between urban and rural populations in Chengdu].

Objective: To determine risk factors associated with the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in urban and rural populations in Chengdu.

Methods: A multistage random cluster sampling method was adopted to select participants from four communities in Chengdu. All residents aged 40-70 yr.

Association of T174M polymorphism of angiotensinogen gene with essential hypertension: A meta-analysis.

The association between T174M polymorphism of angiotensinogen gene and essential hypertension risk remains controversial. We herein performed a meta-analysis to achieve a reliable estimation of their relationship. All the studies published up to May 2013 on the association between T174M polymorphism and essential hypertension risk were identified by searching the electronic repositories PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE, Springer, Elsevier Science Direct, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar.