Phylogenetic analysis, morphological studies, element profiling, and muscarine detection reveal a new toxic (Inocybaceae, Agaricales) species from tropical China.

Tropical Asian collections of are usually poisonous mushrooms that have caused many poisoning incidents. However, the species diversity and the toxic mechanisms of these species are still unclear. In this study, we describe the discovery of sp.

ANKRD49 promotes the metastasis of NSCLC via activating JNK-ATF2/c-Jun-MMP-2/9 axis.

Background: Ankyrin repeat domain 49 (ANKRD49) has been found to be highly expressed in multiple cancer including lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and lung squamous carcinoma (LUSC). However, the function of ANKRD49 in the pathogenesis of NSCLC still remains elusive. Previously, ANKRD49 has been demonstrated to promote the invasion and metastasis of A549 cells, a LUAD cell line, via activating the p38-ATF-2-MMP2/MMP9 pathways.

Axicon metalens for broadband light harvesting.

In this study, an axicon metalens comprising a large central disc surrounded by nanoposts for energy harvesting in composite metal-oxide semiconductor sensors was designed, fabricated, and experimentally characterized. The main role of the central disc is focusing light; the nanoposts of various diameters deflect light to form a Bessel-like beam. The spatial distribution of the optical transmission was measured using micro-hyperspectral imaging.

Microscope autofocus algorithm based on number of image slope variations.

This paper presents a passive autofocus algorithm applicable to interferometric microscopes. The proposed algorithm uses the number of slope variations in an image mask to locate the focal plane (based on focus-inflection points) and identify the two neighboring planes at which fringes respectively appear and disappear. In experiments involving a Mirau objective lens, the proposed algorithm matched the autofocusing performance of conventional algorithms, and significantly outperformed detection schemes based on zero-order interference fringe in dealing with all kinds of surface blemish, regardless of severity.

Curative effect evaluation by using Andrews' six elements for completed orthodontic treatment cases.

Objectives: To assess the treatment outcome of patients who completed their orthodontic treatment by using Andrews' six elements and the American Board of Orthodontic (ABO) objective grading system (OGS); to determine whether Andrews' six elements can be used as a new assessment system for patients who completed their orthodontic treatment.

Methods: A total of 160 patients who completed their orthodontic treatment were included in the study. The participants were randomly selected from patients who completed their orthodontic procedures in Kunming Medical University Affiliated Stomatological Hospital during the period of 2015 to 2019.

sp. nov., isolated from cotton soil.

A novel bacterium, designated TRM 44457, belonging to the genus , was isolated from soil sampled in cotton fields in Xinjiang, PR China. Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that strain TRM 44457 was phylogenetically most closely related to LMG 19959 (99.38 % sequence similarity); however, strain TRM 44457 had a relatively low DNA-DNA relatedness value with LMG 19959 as determined by calculating the average nucleotide identity value (84.

Resistive Switching Characteristics of HfO Thin Films on Mica Substrates Prepared by Sol-Gel Process.

The resistive switching (RS) characteristics of flexible films deposited on mica substrates have rarely been reported upon, especially flexible HfO films. A novel flexible Au/HfO/Pt/mica resistive random access memory device was prepared by a sol-gel process, and a Au/HfO/Pt/Ti/SiO/Si (100) device was also prepared for comparison. The HfO thin films were grown into the monoclinic phase by the proper annealing process at 700 °C, demonstrated by grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction patterns.