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Open AccessExploring the biogeography, morphology, and phylogeny of the condylostomatid ciliates (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Heterotrichea), with establishment of four new Condylostoma species and a revision including redescriptions of five species found in China
Species of the ciliate class Heterotrichea Stein, 1859 are a cosmopolitan group of unicellular eukaryotic microorganisms, many of which have been widely used as models in various fields of research such as reg...
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Experimental and theoretical studies on the conversion of biomass pyrolysis tar under the effect of steam
The removal of tar is conducive for improving the energy efficiency of equipment and reducing the damage caused to it. A two-stage continuous feeding apparatus was applied to examine the homogeneous conversion...
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Genetic parameters and genotype by environment interactions for harvest traits in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
A key aspect of selective breeding programs is whether the traits of interest respond similarly in different environments. The magnitude of the genotype by environment (G × E) interaction and heritability are ...
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Heritability of chronic thermal tolerance and genetic correlations with growth traits in the Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
The increasing seawater temperature during summer months frequently results in severe mortalities in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas around the world, becoming one of the most significant problems challengin...
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Comparative study on tetraploid induction of the Fujian oyster Crassostrea angulata utilizing three typical methods
The sterility advantages of triploids make them paramount for oyster aquaculture. Tetraploids are always used as male parents for triploid industrial breeding in current hatcheries, thus they are the core asse...
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Hydrothermal Treatment of Food Waste for Bio-fertilizer Production: Regulation of Humus Substances and Nutrient (N and P) in Hydrochar by Feedwater pH
The valorization of food waste (FW) in municipal solid waste is a challenging task. Hydrothermal treatment (HTT) is a promising method to produce carbon-rich materials from biomass, including humus substances....
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Predicting effect factors of dual bag filter system for PCDD/Fs removal from hazardous waste incineration flue gas
The dual bag filter (DBF) system is a new polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) emission control technology that has more efficient (PCDD/Fs) removal performance, a hi...
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Doublets of the unicellular organism Euplotes vannus (Alveolata, Ciliophora, Euplotida): the morphogenetic patterns of the ciliary and nuclear apparatuses associated with cell division
Ciliated protists are one of the most diverse and highly differentiated group among unicellular organisms. Doublets occur in ciliates when two cells fuse into a single individual. Doublets contain two major ce...
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Biodiversity of freshwater ciliates (Protista, Ciliophora) in the Lake Weishan Wetland, China: the state of the art
Ciliates are core components of the structure of and function of aquatic microbial food webs. They play an essential role in the energy flow and material circulation within aquatic ecosystems. However, studies...
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Ontogenesis and systematic position of a new hypotrichous ciliate, Chaetospira sinica sp. nov., with an improved diagnosis of the poorly defined family Chaetospiridae Jankowski, 1985 (Protozoa, Ciliophora, Hypotrichia)
Ciliates are unique single-celled organisms that play important roles in ecological, environmental, evolutionary, and ontogenetic research. In the present study, phylogenetic analyses based on 18S rRNA gene se...
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Open AccessTiming and characteristics of nuclear events during conjugation and genomic exclusion in Paramecium multimicronucleatum
Ciliated protists are ideal material for studying the origin and evolution of sex, because of their nuclear dimorphism (containing both germline micronucleus and somatic macronucleus in the same cytoplasm), sp...
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Comparison of MSWI fly ash from grate-type and circulating fluidized bed incinerators under landfill leachate corrosion scenarios: the long-term leaching behavior and speciation of heavy metals
In this study, the long-term leaching behaviors of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash samples from grate-type (GT) and circulating fluidized bed (CFB) incinerators ...
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Effect of steam on the homogeneous conversion of tar contained from the co-pyrolysis of biomass and plastics
The co-pyrolysis tar formed from microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and polyethylene (PE) was used to study their further conversion path under the effect of steam. This paper addressed the yield and transformat...
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Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of Two Marine Folliculinid Ciliates Found in China (Ciliophora, Heterotrichea)
Ciliates of the heterotrich family Folliculinidae are characterized by their transparent lorica, conspicuous peristomial lobes pair and dimorphic life cycle, a sessile trophont and a motile swarmer. However, u...
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Status and Development of Sludge Incineration in China
Sewage sludge disposal and utilization have become an ever-increasing challenge due to the rapid development of urbanization and strict environmental protection requirements in China. Incineration is becoming ...
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New contributions to the phylogeny of the ciliate class Heterotrichea (Protista, Ciliophora): analyses at family-genus level and new evolutionary hypotheses
Heterotrichous ciliates play an important role in aquatic ecosystem energy flow processes and many are model organisms for research in cytology, regenerative biology, and toxicology. In the present study, we c...
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The Evolution of Microbial Community during Acclimation for High Sodium Food Waste Anaerobic digestion
Anaerobic digestion is a promising method for treating the rapidly increasing food wastes. However, the high level of sodium salt in food waste significantly inhibited the anaerobic digestion process. In this ...
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Open AccessNew contributions to two ciliate genera (Ciliophora, Heterotrichea) based on morphological and molecular analyses, with description of a new Gruberia species
Heterotrichous ciliates are common members of microeukaryote communities which play important roles in both the transfer of material and the flow of energy in aquatic food webs. This group has been known for o...
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Effect of Sludge Pellets Addition on Combustion Characteristics and Ash Behaviour of Municipal Solid Waste
Co-combustion of sewage sludge and municipal solid waste (MSW) in grate furnaces (GF) is a promising method to meet strict environmental requirements and reduce construction costs given its high market share i...
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The Effect of Hydrolysis on Properties of Soot and Tar During the Pyrolysis of Sewage Sludge
In this study, we evaluate the effect of hydrolysis treatment on the properties of tar and soot produced during the pyrolysis of sewage sludge at different operating temperatures (500–800 °C). The pyrolysis ex...
