Transcriptome analysis of the endangered Notopterygium incisum: Cold-tolerance gene discovery and identification of EST-SSR and SNP markers

Notopterygium incisum C.C.Ting ex H.T.Chang (Apiaceae) is an pinnoitettu kasari endangered perennial herb in China.The lack of transcriptomic and genomic resources for N.incisum greatly hinders studies of its population genetics and conservation.In this study, we employed RNA-seq technology to characterize transcriptomes for the flowers, leaves, an

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An analytical analysis for the mechanical performance of fully-grouted rockbolts based on the exponential softening model

This paper presented a novel bond-slip model to better reveal the mechanical behavior of the bolt-grout interface for fully-grouted rockbolts under tensile loads by considering the non-linear response in the softening stage.The exponential decay function is adopted for describing the non-linear response in the softening stage.Based on the improved

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Iridescent plumage in a juvenile dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur

Colour reconstructions have provided new insights into the lives of dinosaurs and other extinct animals, by predicting colouration patterns from fossilised pigment-bearing organelles called melanosomes.Although these methods have become increasingly popular, only a small number of dinosaurs have been studied using these techniques, which require ex

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