Additional file 2: Figure S6. of Modified posteromedial approach for treatment of posterior pilon variant fracture

Cast stabilization after initial reduction. (TIF 5880 kb

Additional file 1: Figure S5. of Modified posteromedial approach for treatment of posterior pilon variant fracture

Calcaneal Traction after initial evaluation. (TIF 4243 kb

Tailor-Made Core–Shell CaO/TiO₂–Al₂O₃ Architecture as a High-Capacity and Long-Life CO₂ Sorbent

CaO-based sorbents are widely used for CO₂ capture, steam methane reforming, and gasification enhancement, but the sorbents suffer from rapid deactivation during successive carbonation/calcination cycles. This research proposes a novel self-assembly template synthesis (SATS) method to prepare a hierarchical structure CaO-based sorbent, Ca-rich, Al₂O₃-supported, and TiO₂-stabilized in a core–shell microarchitecture (CaO/TiO₂–Al₂O₃). The cyclic CO₂ capture performance of CaO/TiO₂–Al₂O₃ is compared with those of pure CaO and CaO/Al₂O₃. CaO/TiO₂–Al₂O₃ sorbent achieved superior and durable CO₂ capture capacity of 0.52 g CO₂/g sorbent after 20 cycles under the mild calcination condition and retained a high-capacity and long-life performance of 0.44 g CO₂/g sorbent after 104 cycles under the severe calcination condition, much higher than those of CaO and CaO/Al₂O₃. The microstructure characterization of CaO/TiO₂–Al₂O₃ confirmed that the core–shell structure of composite support effectively inhibited the reaction between active component (CaO particles) and main support (Al₂O₃ particles) by TiO₂ addition, which contributed to its properties of high reactivity, thermal stability, mechanical strength, and resistance to agglomeration and sintering

Investigation and Analysis of Genetic Diversity of Diospyros Germplasms Using SCoT Molecular Markers in Guangxi

<div><p>Background</p><p>Knowledge about genetic diversity and relationships among germplasms could be an invaluable aid in diospyros improvement strategies.</p><p>Methods</p><p>This study was designed to analyze the genetic diversity and relationship of local and natural varieties in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China using start codon targeted polymorphism (SCoT) markers. The accessions of 95 diospyros germplasms belonging to four species <i>Diospyros kaki</i> Thunb, <i>D</i>. <i>oleifera</i> Cheng, <i>D</i>. <i>kaki</i> var. <i>silverstris</i> Mak, and <i>D</i>. <i>lotus</i> Linn were collected from different eco-climatic zones in Guangxi and were analyzed using SCoT markers.</p><p>Results</p><p>Results indicated that the accessions of 95 diospyros germplasms could be distinguished using SCoT markers, and were divided into three groups at similarity coefficient of 0.608; these germplasms that belong to the same species were clustered together; of these, the degree of genetic diversity of the natural <i>D</i>. <i>kaki</i> var. <i>silverstris</i> Mak population was richest among the four species; the geographical distance showed that the 12 natural populations of <i>D</i>. <i>kaki</i> var. <i>silverstris</i> Mak were divided into two groups at similarity coefficient of 0.19. Meanwhile, in order to further verify the stable and useful of SCoT markers in diospyros germplasms, SSR markers were also used in current research to analyze the genetic diversity and relationship in the same diospyros germplasms. Once again, majority of germplasms that belong to the same species were clustered together. Thus SCoT markers were stable and especially useful for analysis of the genetic diversity and relationship in diospyros germplasms.</p><p>Discussion</p><p>The molecular characterization and diversity assessment of diospyros were very important for conservation of diospyros germplasm resources, meanwhile for diospyros improvement.</p></div

Diospyros germplasm resources and their respective localities.

<p>Note: The germplasms that have not been previously reported, or whose names are not sure were temporarily named after the first letter of their localities and numbers.</p><p>Diospyros germplasm resources and their respective localities.</p

UPGMA dendrogram of the natural <i>D</i>. <i>kaki var</i>. <i>silvestris</i> Mak populations based on Nei’s genetic distance.

<p>UPGMA dendrogram of the natural <i>D</i>. <i>kaki var</i>. <i>silvestris</i> Mak populations based on Nei’s genetic distance.</p

Results of analysis of the genetic diversity of the 12 natural <i>D</i>. <i>kaki</i> var. <i>silverstris</i> Mak. populations.

<p>Results of analysis of the genetic diversity of the 12 natural <i>D</i>. <i>kaki</i> var. <i>silverstris</i> Mak. populations.</p

UPGMA dendrogram of the accessions of 95 diospyros germplasms based on SSR molecular markers.

<p>UPGMA dendrogram of the accessions of 95 diospyros germplasms based on SSR molecular markers.</p

The localities of the natural <i>D</i>. <i>kaki var</i>. <i>silvestris</i> Mak samples.

<p>The localities of the natural <i>D</i>. <i>kaki var</i>. <i>silvestris</i> Mak samples.</p

Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) within and among natural <i>D</i>. <i>kaki</i> var. <i>silvestris</i> Mak. populations.

<p>Note: MSD,expected mean squares</p><p>*Number of permutation = 1,000</p><p>Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) within and among natural <i>D</i>. <i>kaki</i> var. <i>silvestris</i> Mak. populations.</p