Comparative transcriptomic analysis of the super hybrid rice Chaoyouqianhao under salt stress.

Background: Soil salinization is a threat to food security. China is rich in saline land resources for potential and current utilization. The cultivation and promotion of salt-tolerant rice varieties can greatly improve the utilization of this saline land.

Rice Gene Improves Drought Tolerance by Modulating Polyamine Biosynthesis Depending on Abscisic Acid and ROS Levels.

Drought is a serious problem, which causes heavy yield losses for rice. Heat-shock factors (HSFs) had been implicated in tolerance to drought and high temperature. However, there has not been much functional characterization and mechanism clarification in rice.

A high resolution time-to-digital-convertor based on a carry-chain and DSP48E1 adders in a 28-nm field-programmable-gate-array.

A field-programmable-gate-array (FPGA) based time-to-digital-converter (TDC), which combines different types of delay chains in a single time measurement channel, is reported in this paper. A new TDC architecture is developed, and both a carry-chain and the DSP48E1 adders, which are integrated inside the FPGA chip, are employed to achieve high resolution time tagging. A single channel TDC has a 3.

[Quality control assessments of feces examination for schistosomiasis in province-level laboratories of Zhejiang Province].

Objective: To understand and evaluate the quality of feces examination for schistosomiasis in province-level laboratories of Zhejiang Province.

Method: With the single-blind method, the stool samples were detected by the stool hatching method and sediment detection method.

Results: In the 3 quality control assessments in 2006, 2008 and 2009, most laboratories finished the examinations on time.

[Recent investigation and treatment of 1 060 advanced schistosomiasis cases in Zhejiang Province].

Objective: To understand the current status of advanced schistosomiasis patients, deliver medical treatment, and improve the case management in Zhejiang Province.

Methods: The cases previously diagnosed or suspected as advanced schistosomiasis in the province were the subjects of the investigation. Questionnairing (demographical information, disease history, etc.

[A sampling survey on the distribution of Oncomelania snails in Zhejiang Province].

Objective: To find out current distribution of Oncomelania snails and Schistosoma infection in snails in Zhejiang Province, so as to improve the project of schistosomiasis control.

Methods: Investigation spots were selected by stratified cluster sampling method, 100 villages of 34 counties were selected from 7106 villages of 55 counties as survey spots. Synchronously systematic and environmental samplings were used for the survey.