Strain-Driven High Thermal Conductivity in Hexagonal Boron Phosphide Monolayer.

Two-dimensional graphenelike material, hexagonal boron phosphide (h-BP), is a promising candidate for electronic and optoelectronic devices because of its suitable band gap and high carrier mobility. Especially from the ultrahigh lattice thermal conductivity (κ), it exhibits great potential to solve the challenges of future thermal management applications. Here, the excellent lattice thermal transport properties of the h-BP monolayer are systematically analyzed at the atomic level based on the first-principles method.

Facile Construction of Advanced 1D Metal-Organic Coordination Polymer for Efficient Lithium Storage.

Recently, coordination polymers (CPs) have been frequently reported in the field of energy storage as electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) due to their highly adjustable architectures, which have a variety of active sites and obviously defined lithium transport routes. A well-designed redox-active organic linker with potential active sites for storing lithium ions, pyrazine-2,3-dicarboxylate (HPDA), was applied for generating CPs by a simple hydrothermal method. When employed as anode materials in LIBs, those two one-dimensional (1D) CPs with an isomorphic composition, [M(PDA)(HO)] (M = Co for Co-PDA and Ni for Ni-PDA), produced outstanding reversible capacities and stable cycling performance.

CSFV restricts necroptosis to sustain infection by inducing autophagy/mitophagy-targeted degradation of RIPK3.

CSFV infection in pigs causes persistent high fever, hemorrhagic necrotizing multi-organ inflammation, and high mortality, which seriously threatens the global swine industry. Cell death is an essential immune response of the host against pathogen invasion, and lymphopenia is the most typical clinical feature in the acute phase of CSFV infection, which affects the initial host antiviral immunity. As an "old" virus, CSFV has evolved mechanisms to evade host immune response after a long genetic evolution.

Synthesis and Hydrogen Production Performance of MoP/a-TiO/Co-ZnInS Flower-like Composite Photocatalysts.

Semiconductor photocatalysis is an effective strategy for solving the problems of increasing energy demand and environmental pollution. ZnInS-based semiconductor photocatalyst materials have attracted much attention in the field of photocatalysis due to their suitable energy band structure, stable chemical properties, and good visible light responsiveness. In this study, ZnInS catalysts were modified by metal ion doping, the construction of heterojunctions, and co-catalyst loading to successfully prepare composite photocatalysts.

The regulation of cell homeostasis and antiviral innate immunity by autophagy during classical swine fever virus infection.

CSFV (classical swine fever virus) is currently endemic in developing countries in Asia and has recently re-emerged in Japan. Under the pressure of natural selection pressure, CSFV keeps evolving to maintain its ecological niche in nature. CSFV has evolved mechanisms that induce immune depression, but its pathogenic mechanism is still unclear.

Immunogenicity and Immunoprotection of PCV2 Virus-like Particles Incorporating Dominant T and B Cell Antigenic Epitopes Paired with CD154 Molecules in Piglets and Mice.

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is capable of causing porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) and is one of the major threats to the global pig industry. The nucleocapsid protein Cap encoded by the PCV2 ORF2 gene is an ideal antigen for the development of PCV2 subunit vaccines, and its N-terminal nuclear localization sequence (NLS) structural domain is essential for the formation of self-assembling VLPs. In the present study, we systematically expressed and characterized full-length PCV2 Cap proteins fused to dominant T and B cell antigenic epitopes and porcine-derived CD154 molecules using baculovirus and found that the Cap proteins fusing epitopes were still capable of forming virus-like particles (VLPs).

The potential thermoelectric material TlXSe (X = V, Ta, Nb): a first-principles study.

Searching for materials with a high thermoelectric figure of merit () has always been the goal of scientific researchers in the energy field. Here, we combine first-principles calculations to obtain the thermoelectric characteristics of TlXSe (X = V, Nb, or Ta). First, we compared the phonon thermal transport characteristics of TlXSe by solving the Boltzmann transport equation and calculated the thermal conductivity.

Using Self-Assembling ADDomer Platform to Display B and T Epitopes of Type O Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus.

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) is a highly contagious and devastating virus that infects cloven-hoofed livestock and various wildlife species. Vaccination is the best measure to prevent FMD. ADDomer, as a kind of non-infectious adenovirus-inspired nanoparticle, has the advantage of high thermal stability.

The Development of Classical Swine Fever Marker Vaccines in Recent Years.

Classical swine fever (CSF) is a severe disease that has caused serious economic losses for the global pig industry and is widely prevalent worldwide. In recent decades, CSF has been effectively controlled through compulsory vaccination with a live CSF vaccine (C strain). It has been successfully eradicated in some countries or regions.

The Role of Mitophagy in Viral Infection.

Mitophagy, which is able to selectively clear excess or damaged mitochondria, plays a vital role in the quality control of mitochondria and the maintenance of normal mitochondrial functions in eukaryotic cells. Mitophagy is involved in many physiological and pathological processes, including apoptosis, innate immunity, inflammation, cell differentiation, signal transduction, and metabolism. Viral infections cause physical dysfunction and thus pose a significant threat to public health.

Fusion Expression and Immune Effect of PCV2 Cap Protein Tandem Multiantigen Epitopes with CD154/GM-CSF.

Porcine circovirus associated diseases (PCVAD) is a contagious disease of swine caused by porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). The capsid protein (Cap) is the sole structural protein and the main antigen of PCV2. Cap is the principal immunogenic protein and induces humoral and cellular immunity.

Evaluation of the antiviral activity of naringenin, a major constituent of Typha angustifolia, against white spot syndrome virus in crayfish Procambarus clarkii.

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a serious pathogen threatening global crustacean aquaculture with no commercially available drugs. Herbal medicines widely used in antiviral research offer a rich reserve for drug discovery. Here, we investigated the inhibitory activity of 13 herbal medicines against WSSV in crayfish Procambarus clarkii and discovered that naringenin (NAR) has potent anti-WSSV activity.

Machine Learning Models Combined with Virtual Screening and Molecular Docking to Predict Human Topoisomerase I Inhibitors.

In this work, random forest (RF), support vector machine, k-nearest neighbor and C4.5 decision tree, were used to establish classification models for predicting whether an unknown molecule is an inhibitor of human topoisomerase I (Top1) protein. All these models have achieved satisfactory results, with total prediction accuracies from 89.

Prediction of matrix metal proteinases-12 inhibitors by machine learning approaches.

Matrix metal proteinases-12 (MMP-12) is a hot pharmaceutical target on the treatment of many human diseases. There's a crying need for designing and finding new MMP-12 inhibitors. In this work, four machine learning approaches, support vector machine, k-nearest neighbor, C4.

In silico prediction of spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitors using machine learning approaches and an optimized molecular descriptor subset generated by recursive feature elimination method.

We tested four machine learning methods, support vector machine (SVM), k-nearest neighbor, back-propagation neural network and C4.5 decision tree for their capability in predicting spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) inhibitors by using 2592 compounds which are more diverse than those in other studies. The recursive feature elimination method was used for improving prediction performance and selecting molecular descriptors responsible for distinguishing Syk inhibitors and non-inhibitors.