The aims of this experiment are to explore the accumulation of metal contamination of different varieties of rice planted in paddy fields and to provide a basis for the further research. The rice specimens were grown in and collected from a total area of 8.24 acres of rice planting fields where local farmers cultivated 50 different kinds of rice. The crops were grown using the methods of seedli...

Single-mode Ge28Sb12Se60 strip waveguides, fabricated with thermal evaporation and lift-off, were demonstrated at 1.03 μm. The linear and nonlinear optical properties of these waveguides were shown to be similar to bulk samples, with differences attributed to small variations in composition of ~4 atomic % or less. From z-scan measurements at 1.03 μm using circularly polarized, ~200 fs pulses at...

We discuss a novel method for generating octave-spanning supercontinua and few-cycle pulses in the important mid-IR wavelength range. The technique relies on strongly phase-mismatched cascaded second-harmonic generation (SHG) in mid-IR nonlinear frequency conversion crystals. Importantly we here investigate the so-called noncritical SHG case, where no phase matching can be achieved but as a com...

Introduction In this article, we hypothesise how mainstream media coverage can promote the spread of disinformation about Covid-19. Mainstream are often discussed as opposed to (Glasser; Benkler et al.). While phenomenon is related intentional production and misleading false information influence public opinion (Fallis; al.), news expected be based on facts investigation focussed values such au...

We study the anisotropic nature of the Kerr nonlinear response in a beta-barium borate (β -BaB2O4, BBO) nonlinear crystal. The focus is on determining the relevant χ(3) cubic tensor components that affect interaction of type I cascaded second-harmonic generation. Various experiments in the literature are analyzed and we correct the data from some of the experiments for contributions from cascad...

Treatment with sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors induces an initial 3–5 ml/min/1.73 m2 decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Although considered to be of hemodynamic origin and largely reversible, this ‘eGFR dip’ may cause concern clinical practice, which highlights the need better understand its incidence implications. In post hoc analysis EMPA-REG OUTCOME trial, 6,6...

Open AccessCCS ChemistryRESEARCH ARTICLE1 Jun 2021Photoinduced Transition-Metal-Free Alkynylation of Alkyl Pinacol Boronates Dunfa Shi, Chungu Xia and Chao Liu Shi State Key Laboratory for Oxo Synthesis Selective Oxidation, CAS Chemistry Northwestern Plant Resources, Suzhou Research Institute, Lanzhou Institute Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy Sciences, 730000 University Beijing 100049 Google ...

Tests of association between a phenotype and set genes in biological pathway can provide insights into the genetic architecture complex phenotypes beyond those obtained from single-variant or single-gene analysis. However, most existing gene tests have limited power to detect set-phenotype when small fraction are associated with cannot identify potentially “active” that might drive set-based as...

•Zebrafish respond to competing stimuli using winner-take-all and averaging strategies•Retinotectal isthmotectal circuits enable context-dependent stimulus selection•Perturbing nucleus isthmi function disrupts behavioral action selection•Isthmotectal circuit layout is consistent with local enhancement global suppression When navigating the environment, animals need prioritize responses most rel...

•Artificial intelligence identifies HSV- and AdV-infected cells without specific probes.•Imaging lytic-infected reveals nuclear envelope rupture AdV dissemination.•Live cell imaging neural networks presciently pinpoint cells.•Lytic-infected nuclei have mechanical properties distinct from non-lytic nuclei. Imaging across scales disease mechanisms in organisms, tissues, cells. Yet, particular inf...