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How black wolfberry makes its antioxidant armor?
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceFamed for its deep purple berries and potent antioxidant properties, black wolfberry (Lycium ruthenicum) thrives in harsh desert climates and holds significant nutritional and medicinal value.
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- Horticulture Research
Decoding the DNA of a culinary favorite: the genetic story of flowering Chinese cabbage
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceA new genomic study has unlocked the genetic secrets behind the breeding of flowering Chinese cabbage—a popular leafy vegetable in Asian cuisine.
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- Horticulture Research
Initiation, organizational modes and environmental conditions of severe convective wind events during the warm season over North China
Science China PressIn a paper published in SCIENCE CHINA Earth Sciences, a team of researchers analyzed spatiotemporal distribution, organizational modes of severe convective wind (SCW) events during the warm season (May to September) in North China. In addition, the environmental conditions before the occurrence of SCW convective systems and non-SCW convective systems were compared. It provides valuable insights to enhance the forecasting accuracy of severe convective weather events in this region.
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- Science China Earth Sciences
Induction conditions that promote the effect of glycerol on recombinant protein production in E. coli
Osaka Metropolitan UniversityAn Osaka Metropolitan University-led team finds a smart protein production method using E. coli with a mixture of glucose and glycerol.
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- Biotechnology Reports
MIT researchers use Frontier to model the density, pressure inside neutron stars
DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory- Journal
- Physical Review Letters
Vine in peril: discovery of cold-sensitivity gene in grapes offers new clues
Nanjing Agricultural University The Academy of ScienceGrapevines, widely valued for their fruit and wine, are especially vulnerable to cold temperatures.
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- Horticulture Research
New scoping review explores the role of ChatGPT in helping EFL learners write and evaluate their content
ECNU Review of EducationArtificial intelligence (AI) has become a key aspect of our lives. Large language model (LLM) is an AI which can understand and generate human-like text. ChatGPT is an LLM which is gaining popularity. A new scoping review of 16 studies explores the role of ChatGPT in writing instruction in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) setting. The review highlights the effectiveness of ChatGPT in providing feedback, revising grammar, and idea generation. The review also highlights the limitations of ChatGPT.
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- ECNU Review of Education
The climate cost of mistrust: when environmental policy backfires in traditional communities
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem- Journal
- Policy Sciences
The δ15N values of foxtail millet (Setaria italica) and common millet (Panicum miliaceum) are reliable indicators of manuring practices
Science China PressField and pot fertilization experiments on foxtail millet and common millet further suggest that the millet grain δ15N values can serve as reliable indicators of manuring practices, and the relationship between manuring levels and the δ15N values of archaeological millet remains was proposed. The δ15N values of ancient millet grains suggest widespread and intensive manuring practices in prehistoric North China.
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- Science China Earth Sciences