Accession number:20111213765864
Title:Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of ptgms2-1, the photoperiod-thermo-sensitive genic male sterile gene in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Authors:Xu, Jianjun (1); Wang, Baohe (2); Wu, Yinhui (1); Du, Peina (1); Wang, Jun (1); Wang, Man (1); Yi, Chuandeng (1); Gu, Minghong (1); Liang, Guohua (1)
Author affiliation:(1) Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Plant Functional Genomics, Yangzhou University, 88 Daxue Road, 225009 Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China; (2) Lixiahe Region Agricultural Research Institute of Jiangsu, 225007 Yangzhou, China
Corresponding author:Liang, G.(ricegb@yzu.edu.cn)
Source title:Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Abbreviated source title:Theor. Appl. Genet.
Volume:122
Issue:2
Issue date:February 2011
Publication year:2011
Pages:365-372
Language:English
ISSN:00405752
CODEN:THAGA6
Document type:Journal article (JA)
Publisher:Springer Verlag, Tiergartenstrasse 17, Heidelberg, D-69121, Germany
Abstract:Photoperiod-thermo-sensitive genic male sterile (PTGMS) rice exhibits a number of desirable traits for hybrid rice production. The cloning genes responsible for PTGMS and those elucidating male sterility mechanisms and reversibility to fertility would be of great significance to provide a foundation to develop new male sterile lines. Guangzhan63S, a PTGMS line, is one of the most widely used indica two-line hybrid rice breeding systems in China. In this study, genetic analysis based on F2 and BC1F2 populations derived from a cross between Guangzhan63S and 1587, determined a single recessive gene controls male sterility in Guangzhan63S. Molecular marker techniques combined with bulked-segregant analysis (BSA) were used and located the target gene (named ptgms2-1) between two SSR markers RM12521 and RM12823. Fine mapping of the ptgms2-1 locus was conducted with 45 new Insertion-Deletion (InDel) markers developed between the RM12521 and RM12823 region, using 634 sterile individuals from F2 and BC1F2 populations. Ptgms2-1 was further mapped to a 50.4 kb DNA fragment between two InDel markers, S2-40 and S2-44, with genetic distances of 0.08 and 0.16 cM, respectively, which cosegregated with S2-43 located on the AP004039 BAC clone. Ten genes were identified in this region based on annotation results from the RiceGAAS system. A nuclear ribonuclease Z gene was identified as the candidate for the ptgms2-1 gene. This result will facilitate cloning the ptgms2-1 gene. The tightly linked markers for the ptgms2-1 gene locus will further provide a useful tool for marker-assisted selection of this gene in rice breeding programs. © Springer-Verlag 2010.
Number of references:36
Main heading:Genes
Controlled terms:Cloning - Forestry - Plants (botany)
Uncontrolled terms:Candidate genes - DNA fragment - Gene control - Genetic analysis - Genetic distances - Male sterile - Male Sterility - Marker-assisted selection - Molecular marker - Oryza sativa - Region-based - Rice breeding - Rice breeding programs - Rice production - Segregant analysis - SSR markers - Target genes - Thermo sensitive - Two-line
Classification code:461 Bioengineering and Biology - 821.0 Woodlands and Forestry
DOI:10.1007/s00122-010-1452-0
Database:Compendex
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Accession number:20110513637920
Title:Electrochemical preparation of poly(bromothymol blue) film and its analytical application
Authors:Xu, Qin (1); Chen, Lan-Lan (1); Lu, Gui-Ju (1); Hu, Xiao-Ya (1); Li, Hong-Bo (1); Ding, Li-Li (2); Wang, Yang (1)
Author affiliation:(1) Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China; (2) School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Corresponding author:Hu, X.-Y.(xyhu@yzu.edu.cn)
Source title:Journal of Applied Electrochemistry
Abbreviated source title:J Appl Electrochem
Volume:41
Issue:2
Issue date:February 2011
Publication year:2011
Pages:143-149
Language:English
ISSN:0021891X
CODEN:JAELBJ
Document type:Journal article (JA)
Publisher:Springer Netherlands, Van Godewijckstraat 30, Dordrecht, 3311 GZ, Netherlands
Abstract:The poly(bromothymol blue) film was prepared using a simple cyclic voltammetry method. Field emission scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical methods were employed to characterize this film. When the film was electropolymerized on an electrode, it showed excellent catalytic activity toward the oxidation of dopamine (DA) in pH 4.0 phosphate buffer solution. In addition, the overlapped voltammetric responses of dopamine and ascorbic acid were resolved into two well-defined peaks by the film-modified electrode with a large peak separation of 0.17 V. A calibration curve for DA was obtained by the amperometric method in the range of 3.0-195.0 μM with a correlation coefficient of 0.9997. The film-modified electrode has been successfully used to measure the concentration of DA in injections and human serum samples. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Number of references:46
Main heading:Film preparation
Controlled terms:Brain - Catalyst activity - Catalytic oxidation - Cyclic voltammetry - Electrochemistry - Field emission - Field emission microscopes - Ketones - Organic acids - Scanning electron microscopy
Uncontrolled terms:Amperometric methods - Analytical applications - Ascorbic acids - Bromothymol blue - Calibration curves - Catalytic activity - Correlation coefficient - Dopamine - Electrochemical - ELectrochemical methods - Electrochemical preparation - Field emission scanning electron microscopy - Film modified electrode - Human serum - Peak separations - Phosphate buffer solutions - Poly(bromothymol blue) - Preparation - Voltammetric response
Classification code:804.1 Organic Compounds - 804 Chemical Products Generally - 803 Chemical Agents and Basic Industrial Chemicals - 801.4.1 Electrochemistry - 932 High Energy Physics; Nuclear Physics; Plasma Physics - 741.3 Optical Devices and Systems - 712.1 Semiconducting Materials - 461.1 Biomedical Engineering - 454 Environmental Engineering - 741.1 Light/Optics
DOI:10.1007/s10800-010-0217-4
Database:Compendex
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Accession number:20110513634841
Title:Facile synthesis and size control of highly monodispersed hybrid silica spheres through a novel nuclei controlling method
Authors:Qu, Qishu (1); Xu, Ping (1); Mangelings, Debby (2); Yang, Chun (1); Hu, Xiaoya (1)
Author affiliation:(1) Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Materials and Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China; (2) Department of Analytical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technology, Center for Pharmaceutical Research, Vrije Universiteit Brussel-VUB, Laarbeeklaan 103, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium
Corresponding author:Qu, Q.(quqishu@gmail.com)
Source title:Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids
Abbreviated source title:J Non Cryst Solids
Volume:357
Issue:3
Issue date:February 1, 2011
Publication year:2011
Pages:976-980
Language:English
ISSN:00223093
CODEN:JNCSBJ
Document type:Journal article (JA)
Publisher:Elsevier, P.O. Box 211, Amsterdam, 1000 AE, Netherlands
Abstract:Monodispersed hybrid silica spheres with particles sizes up to 4 μm were obtained by controlling the number of nuclei generated in the initiation phase of particle formation using a two-step sol-gel method. This method has two advantages: (i) the particle size can be tuned easily just by variation of the amount ammonia added in the step of precursor hydrolysis, and (ii) the amount of precursor used to prepare particles with the same diameter is at least ten times lower than with traditional methods. The effects of stirring speed and stirring time on the resulting particle size were also studied. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Number of references:24
Main heading:Spheres
Controlled terms:Silica - Sol-gel process
Uncontrolled terms:Controlling methods - Facile synthesis - Hybrid - Hybrid silica - Initiation phase - Mono-dispersed - Monodisperse - Particle formations - Particles sizes - Silica spheres - Size control - Sol-gel methods - Stirring speed
Classification code:631 Fluid Flow - 812 Ceramics, Refractories and Glass - 812.3 Glass
DOI:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.11.004
Database:Compendex
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Accession number:20105113501377
Title:Interface interaction within nanopores in thin films of an amphiphilic block copolymer and CTAB
Authors:Wang, Chengyin (1); Wang, Deyan (1); Hu, Xiaoya (1); Wang, Guoxiu (2)
Author affiliation:(1) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering and Monitoring, Yangzhou University, 180 Si-Wang-Ting Road, Yangzhou 225002, China; (2) Department of Chemistry and Forensic Science, University of Technology, Sydney, City Campus, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
Corresponding author:Wang, C.(wangcy@yzu.edu.cn)
Source title:Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Abbreviated source title:J. Colloid Interface Sci.
Volume:354
Issue:1
Issue date:February 1, 2011
Publication year:2011
Pages:219-225
Language:English
ISSN:00219797
CODEN:JCISA5
Document type:Journal article (JA)
Publisher:Academic Press Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4900, United States
Abstract:With water droplets as sacrificed templates at a particular humidity, micro-porous solid thin films were successfully fabricated by self-assembly using an amphiphilic block polymer, polystyrene-b-polyacrylic acid (PS-b-PAA). Interface interactions between the micro-porous thin film and a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), are investigated by in-situ AFM in aqueous solutions. An interesting phenomenon was observed in water and CTAB solution, which the dimensions of the micropores are remarkably larger than the dimensions of those in air. The solid thin films exhibit different surface morphologies in response to stimulus by different concentrations of CTAB. These observations were explained by positing that the PAA chains in the micropores stretch and contract with interface interactions between PAA and CTAB. A promising electrochemical application of this film is suggested. This study is aimed at strategies for the functionalization of stimulus-responsive micro-porous solid thin films with tunable surface morphologies, and exploring new smart materials. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.
Number of references:42
Main heading:Phase interfaces
Controlled terms:Ammonium compounds - Block copolymers - Bromine compounds - Cationic surfactants - Dyes - Microporosity - Morphology - Organic acids - Polymer films - Polymers - Polystyrenes - Self assembly - Surface analysis - Surface morphology - Surfaces - Thin films
Uncontrolled terms:Amphiphilic block copolymers - Amphiphilics - Aqueous solutions - Block polymer - Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide - CTAB - Electrochemical applications - Functionalizations - In-situ - Interface interaction - Micro-porous - Micropores - Polyacrylic acids - PS-b-PAA - Smart materials - Solid thin films - Water droplets
Classification code:931.2 Physical Properties of Gases, Liquids and Solids - 931 Classical Physics; Quantum Theory; Relativity - 815.1.1 Organic Polymers - 951 Materials Science - 815.1 Polymeric Materials - 803 Chemical Agents and Basic Industrial Chemicals - 714.2 Semiconductor Devices and Integrated Circuits - 804.1 Organic Compounds
DOI:10.1016/j.jcis.2010.10.050
Database:Compendex
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Accession number:20105113501404
Title:A one-step process to a Janus emulsion
Authors:Hasinovic, Hida (1); Friberg, Stig E. (2); Rong, Guo (2)
Author affiliation:(1) Ashland Consumer Markets, Lexington, KY, United States; (2) School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Province, China
Corresponding author:Friberg, S.E.(stic30kan@gmail.com)
Source title:Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Abbreviated source title:J. Colloid Interface Sci.
Volume:354
Issue:1
Issue date:February 1, 2011
Publication year:2011
Pages:424-426
Language:English
ISSN:00219797
CODEN:JCISA5
Document type:Journal article (JA)
Publisher:Academic Press Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL 32887-4900, United States
Abstract:Aqueous high internal phase volume ratio (O/W 90/10) Janus emulsions of a vegetable oil and a silicone fluid were prepared in a single step emulsification by the common vibrator equipment. The basis for the unique structure is discussed in relation to pair-wise interactions between the components with especial emphasis on the surfactant concentration in the aqueous phase. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.
Number of references:21
Main heading:Emulsions
Controlled terms:Emulsification - Lubricating oils - Silicones - Surface active agents - Vegetable oils
Uncontrolled terms:Abnormal emulsions - Double emulsions - Internal phase - Janus emulsions - Silicone emulsions - Vegetable oil emulsions
Classification code:817 Plastics and Other Polymers: Products and Applications - 816 Plastics and Other Polymers: Processing and Machinery - 804.1 Organic Compounds - 804 Chemical Products Generally - 803 Chemical Agents and Basic Industrial Chemicals - 802.3 Chemical Operations - 607.1 Lubricants
DOI:10.1016/j.jcis.2010.10.004
Database:Compendex
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Accession number:20110313601702
Title:Abnormal glucose regulation in pyrethroid pesticide factory workers
Authors:Wang, Jinsong (1); Zhu, Yueqian (2); Cai, Xiang (2); Yu, Jinming (3); Yang, Xiaoping (2); Cheng, Jinxia (2)
Author affiliation:(1) Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical College, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225001, China; (2) Center for Disease Control of Yangzhou, Yangzhou 225002, China; (3) School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Corresponding author:Wang, J.(yzdewjs@163.com)
Source title:Chemosphere
Abbreviated source title:Chemosphere
Volume:82
Issue:7
Issue date:February 2011
Publication year:2011
Pages:1080-1082
Language:English
ISSN:00456535
CODEN:CMSHAF
Document type:Journal article (JA)
Publisher:Elsevier Ltd, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom
Abstract:The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between pyrethroids occupational exposures, and risk of abnormal glucose regulation. Data from total of 3080 subjects in two pesticide factories were used. This was a population-based case-controlled study in China. In total, 18.3% of subjects with impaired glucose regulation (IGR) and 6.5% of subjects with diabetes, and the prevalence of abnormal glucose regulation was 24.8%, 86 subjects had known type 2 diabetes and 114 had newly diagnosed diabetes. The prevalence of subjects with abnormal glucose regulation increased from 21.3% in the controls to 29.3% in the exposures (χ2=33.182, P<0.001). Multivariate logistic regression was used to control potential confounders and calculate odd ratios as the estimate of effect. An indication of increased risk for abnormal glucose regulation was noted for exposure to pyrethroids (OR=1.482, 95%CI=1.238-1.774). Abnormal glucose regulation is common in subjects exposed to pyrethroids. The present investigation indicates the adverse health effects of pyrethroids are underestimated. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
Number of references:17
Main heading:Occupational risks
Controlled terms:Esters - Glucose - Health risks - Industrial plants - Pesticides
Uncontrolled terms:Adverse health effects - Control potential - Glucose regulation - Multivariate logistic regressions - Occupational exposure - Population-based - Pyrethroid pesticide - Pyrethroids - Type-2 diabetes
Classification code:402.1 Industrial and Agricultural Buildings - 461.7 Health Care - 803 Chemical Agents and Basic Industrial Chemicals - 804.1 Organic Compounds - 914.1 Accidents and Accident Prevention
DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.10.065
Database:Compendex
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Accession number:20110313591516
Title:Frabicating hydroxyapatite nanorods using a biomacromolecule template
Authors:Zhu, Aiping (1); Lu, Yan (1); Si, Yunfeng (1); Dai, Sheng (2)
Author affiliation:(1) College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China; (2) School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
Corresponding author:Zhu, A.(apzhu@yzu.edu.cn)
Source title:Applied Surface Science
Abbreviated source title:Appl Surf Sci
Volume:257
Issue:8
Issue date:February 1, 2011
Publication year:2011
Pages:3174-3179
Language:English
ISSN:01694332
CODEN:ASUSEE
Document type:Journal article (JA)
Publisher:Elsevier, P.O. Box 211, Amsterdam, 1000 AE, Netherlands
Abstract:Rod-like hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles with various aspect ratios are synthesized by means of low-temperature hydrothermal method in the presence of a N-[(2-hydroxy-3-trimethylammonium) propyl]chitosan chloride (HTCC) template. The synthesized HAps were examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques. The results reveal that HAps are rod-like monocrystals, where the size and morphology can be tailored by varying synthesis conditions, such as pH, hydrothermal synthesis temperature and the ratio of PO43- to the quaternary ammonium in HTCC. The mechanism of HTCC template on HAp nanorod preparation is analyzed. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Number of references:18
Main heading:Hydrothermal synthesis
Controlled terms:Ammonium compounds - Apatite - Aspect ratio - Chlorine compounds - Fourier transforms - Hydroxyapatite - Nanorods - Transmission electron microscopy - X ray diffraction
Uncontrolled terms:Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometers - HTCC - Hydrothermal methods - Low temperatures - Mono-crystals - Quaternary ammonium - Synthesis conditions - TEM - Template
Classification code:933.1.1 Crystal Lattice - 933 Solid State Physics - 921.3 Mathematical Transformations - 804.2 Inorganic Compounds - 943 Mechanical and Miscellaneous Measuring Instruments - 804.1 Organic Compounds - 761 Nanotechnology - 741.3 Optical Devices and Systems - 482.2 Minerals - 802.2 Chemical Reactions
DOI:10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.10.135
Database:Compendex
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Accession number:20104213314086
Title:Periodicity and blowup in a two-species cooperating model
Authors:Lin, Zhigui (1); Liu, Jiahong (1); Pedersen, Michael (2)
Author affiliation:(1) School of Mathematical Science, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China; (2) Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Denmark, DK 2800, Lyngby, Denmark
Corresponding author:Lin, Z.(zglin68@hotmail.com)
Source title:Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications
Abbreviated source title:Nonlinear Anal. Real World Appl.
Volume:12
Issue:1
Issue date:February 2011
Publication year:2011
Pages:479-486
Language:English
ISSN:14681218
Document type:Journal article (JA)
Publisher:Elsevier Ltd, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom
Abstract:In this paper, the cooperating two-species LotkaVolterra model is discussed. The existence and asymptotic behavior of T-periodic solutions for the periodic reaction diffusion system under homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions are first investigated. The blowup properties of solutions for the same system are then given. It is shown that periodic solutions exist if the intra-specific competitions are strong whereas blowup solutions exist under certain conditions if the intra-specific competitions are weak. Numerical simulations and a brief discussion are also presented in the last section. © 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Number of references:17
Main heading:Problem solving
Controlled terms:Asymptotic analysis - Boundary conditions
Uncontrolled terms:Asymptotic behaviors - Blowup - Blowup solutions - Dirichlet boundary condition - Intraspecific competition - Lotka-Volterra models - Numerical simulation - Periodic reactions - Periodic solution - Properties of solutions - T-periodic solutions - Upper and lower solutions
Classification code:921 Mathematics
DOI:10.1016/j.nonrwa.2010.06.033
Database:Compendex
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Accession number:20104913462745
Title:Synthesis of monodisperse samarium-doped ceria nanocrystals via a microemulsion-mediated hydrothermal method with secondary light irradiation treatment
Authors:Liu, Junliang (1); Ye, Jiamei (1); Liu, Ping (1); Chen, Lei (1); Zhang, Ming (1)
Author affiliation:(1) Key Laboratory of Environmental Materials and Engineering of Jiangsu Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225002, China
Corresponding author:Liu, J.(liujunliang@yzu.edu.cn)
Source title:Materials Letters
Abbreviated source title:Mater Lett
Volume:65
Issue:2
Issue date:January 31, 2011
Publication year:2011
Pages:143-145
Language:English
ISSN:0167577X
CODEN:MLETDJ
Document type:Journal article (JA)
Publisher:Elsevier, P.O. Box 211, Amsterdam, 1000 AE, Netherlands
Abstract:Monodisperse samarium-doped ceria nanocrystals have been rapidly synthesized by a microemulsionmediated hydrothermal method with secondary light irradiation treatment. The microemulsion system consists of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide and n-butanol and n-octane, acting as the surfactant, cosurfactant and oil phase, respectively. The as-synthesized nano powder is characterized by well-dispersed rhombohedral particles with their size in the range of 75 to 85 nm. The results demonstrate that it could effectively inhibit coarsening and agglomeration of the product nanocrystals during the phase formation process by using the light irradiation treatment instead of conventional heat treatment. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Number of references:9
Main heading:Nanocrystals
Controlled terms:Agglomeration - Ammonium compounds - Bromine compounds - Cerium compounds - Crystal growth - Crystallization - Hydrothermal synthesis - Irradiation - Microemulsions - Nanocrystalline powders - Nanostructured materials - Samarium - Surface active agents
Uncontrolled terms:Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromides - Co-surfactants - Hydrothermal methods - Light irradiations - Microemulsion systems - Monodisperse - N-butanol - N-octanes - Nano powders - Nano-materials - Oil phase - Phase formation process - Powder technology - Samarium-doped ceria - Well-dispersed