Mammalian pre-implantation development is a complex process involving dramatic changes
in the transcriptional architecture 1, 2, 3, 4. We report here a comprehensive analysis of
transcriptome dynamics from oocyte to morula in both human and mouse embryos, using …

This paper summarizes the published scientific data on the soil contamination by
semivolatile organic chemicals (SVOCs) in China. Data has been found for more than 150
organic compounds which were grouped into six classes, namely, polychlorinated dibenzo …

This study presents the occurrence of 43 semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) listed
as priority pollutants by both China and the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
in sewage sludges collected from eleven wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) of mainland …

This study presents the concentrations and speciation of heavy metals (HMs) in six different
composts of sewage sludges deriving from two wastewater treatment plants in China. After
56 days of sludge composting with rice straw at a low C/N ratio (13: 1), cadmium (Cd) …

Abstract Surface soil (0–20 cm) samples from nine representative vegetable fields located in
Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zengcheng and Huadu within the Pearl River Delta, South China
were collected and analyzed for 16 USEPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

A family of multi-responsive nanogels with different compositions and crosslinking degrees
have been prepared by the miniemulsion copolymerization of monomethyl oligo (ethylene
glycol) acrylate (OEGA) and an ortho ester-containing acrylic monomer, 2-(5, 5-dimethyl-1, 3 …

The efficiency of four different composting processes to bioremediate polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs)-contaminated sewage sludge was investigated. Prior to composting,
sewage sludge coming from the Datansha wastewater treatment plant, Guangzhou, China …

Using high-pressure synchrotron x-ray absorption spectroscopy, we observed the Ce 4 f
electron in Ce 75 Al 25 metallic glass transform from its ambient localized state to an
itinerant state above 5 GPa. A parallel x-ray diffraction study revealed a volume collapse of …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important regulatory roles in development and stress response in
plants. Wild soybean (Glycine soja) has undergone long-term natural selection and may
have evolved special mechanisms to survive stress conditions as a result. However, little …

Two acrylate monomers with six-member cyclic ortho ester groups, ie, 2-(1, 3-dioxan-2-
yloxy) ethyl acrylate (DEA) and 2-(5, 5-dimethyl-1, 3-dioxan-2-yloxy) ethyl acrylate (DMDEA),
were synthesized. These two monomers were copolymerized with an oligo (ethylene glycol) …