Publications by authors named "Ningjia Jiang"
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- - The study investigates the molecular mechanisms of heterosis in rice by analyzing 418 hybrids created from two testers and 265 rice varieties, revealing that the effectiveness of heterosis is influenced by genetic backgrounds and environmental conditions.
- - Findings indicate that nonadditive quantitative trait loci (QTLs) are the primary genetic factors contributing to heterosis, showing greater sensitivity to genetic backgrounds than additive QTLs.
- - The researchers propose a new model called homo-insufficiency under insufficient background (HoIIB), suggesting that heterosis arises not from the advantages of heterozygotes but from disadvantages of homozygotes in poor genetic contexts, offering insights for future hybrid rice breeding strategies.
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- The rapid industrialization has led to increased environmental issues, particularly water pollution from heavy metals, which significantly affect human health and ecosystems.
- Fluorescence detection methods are gaining attention for identifying metal ions due to their speed, sensitivity, affordability, and non-toxic nature, with graphene quantum dots (GQDs) emerging as effective detection tools.
- A new probe, created from graphene quantum dots through hydrothermal treatment, shows enhanced fluorescence sensitivity and selectivity for copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co), making it a promising, cost-effective solution for metal ion detection.
Aluminum is a kind of metal that we often encounter. It can also be absorbed by the human body invisibly and will affect our bodies to a certain extent, e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiological imaging is an essential means of disease diagnosis. However, semiconductor quantum dots that are used in bioimaging applications comprise toxic metal elements that are nonbiodegradable, causing serious environmental problems. Herein, we developed a novel ecofriendly solvothermal method that uses ethanol as a solvent and doping with chlorine atoms to prepare highly fluorescent graphene quantum dots (GQDs) from seaweed.
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