Clinical and molecular markers in COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex and heterogeneous disease, and there is a clinical need for validated markers and biomarkers that can contribute to the assessment of patients, risk prediction, treatment guidance, and assessment of response.
Gonçalves, I+5 more
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Association Signals Unveiled by a Comprehensive Gene Set Enrichment Analysis of Dental Caries Genome-Wide Association Studies [PDF]
Gene set-based analysis of genome-wide association study (GWAS) data has recently emerged as a useful approach to examine the joint effects of multiple risk loci in complex human diseases or phenotypes.
Cuenco, Karen T.+8 more
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An integrated molecular and conventional breeding scheme for enhancing genetic gain in maize in Africa [PDF]
Open Access Journal; Published online: 06 Nov 2019Maize production in West and Central Africa (WCA) is constrained by a wide range of interacting stresses that keep productivity below potential yields.
Gedil, M., Menkir, A.
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Preparation and Characterization of Lignin-based Membrane Material
Lignin-based membrane material was prepared from lignosulfonate extracted from sulfite pulping. The effects of formaldehyde, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), urea, borax, glutaraldehyde (GD), and dimethyl phthalate (DMP) on tensile strength and water absorption ...
Shuai Wang, Fushan Chen, Xiaoming Song
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Understanding the evolution of native pinewoods in Scotland will benefit their future management and conservation [PDF]
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) is a foundation species in Scottish highland forests and a national icon. Due to heavy exploitation, the current native pinewood coverage represents a small fraction of the postglacial maximum.
Barton+22 more
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Background A core collection is a subset of an entire collection that represents as much of the genetic diversity of the entire collection as possible.
Xiao Bin Liu, Jing Li, Zhu L. Yang
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Pharmacoproteomic characterisation of human colon and rectal cancer [PDF]
Most molecular cancer therapies act on protein targets but data on the proteome status of patients and cellular models for proteome-guided pre-clinical drug sensitivity studies are only beginning to emerge.
Domingo, Enric+19 more
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Molecular Markers of Infectious Diseases [PDF]
The development of effective strategies for the assessment and control of infectious diseases requires a better understanding of pathogen biology, host immune response, and diseases pathogenesis as well as the identification of the associated biomarkers.
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Basic concepts and methodologies of DNA marker systems in plant molecular breeding
The concepts, methodologies and applications of some of the major molecular or DNA markers commonly used in plant science have been presented. The general principles of molecular marker techniques have been elucidated with detailed explanation of some ...
Samuel Amiteye
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Future breeding for organic and low-input agriculture: integrating values and modern breeding tools for improving robustness [PDF]
Organic production and also the attention for plant breeding for organic agriculture is still increasing in Europe. The question often raised is how much does plant breeding for the organic sector differ from modern plant breeding and does a ban on GMO ...
Lammerts van Bueren, E.T.
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