Publications by authors named "Chuang Zhang"

DHA and EPA, as indispensable n-3 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs), exert a fundamental influence on regulating fish growth, lipid metabolism, and overall well-being. However, there is a notable lack of data concerning their effects on the F female generation of Yangtze sturgeon. Over a ten-month period, this study assessed the impacts of various dietary concentrations of n-3 HUFAs (0.

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  • * The study investigated the impact of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) on rats poisoned with MeHg over a 14-day treatment period, analyzing neurological behaviors, weight changes, and levels of MeHg and dopamine.
  • * Results showed that FMT significantly improved weight gain, reduced neurological problems, increased mercury excretion, restored gut microbiota, and boosted beneficial metabolites, suggesting potential applications for treating neurological conditions like Parkinson's Disease.
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The source of uranium is an important research topic related to the exploration of sandstone-type uranium deposits, and potential uranium sources in deep basins are often overlooked. Black organic-rich shale is a common uranium-bearing rock in deep sedimentary basins. However, relatively few studies have investigated the migration of uranium during hydrocarbon generation in and release from uranium-rich shale.

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  • Bacteria can use natural carbon sources to grow and survive, and one of these is trans-aconitic acid, which is important for their metabolism.
  • Researchers found a special system in a type of bacteria called Bacillus velezensis FZB42 that helps them sense and break down trans-aconitic acid.
  • This ability to use trans-aconitic acid gives these bacteria an advantage in growing and competing in their environment, showing how important it is for bacteria to adapt to different food sources.
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Biohybrid robots retain the innate biological characteristics and behavioral traits of animals, making them valuable in applications such as disaster relief, exploration of unknown terrains, and medical care. This review aims to comprehensively discuss the evolution of biohybrid robots, their key technologies and applications, and the challenges they face. By analyzing studies conducted on terrestrial, aquatic, and aerial biohybrid robots, we gain a deeper understanding of how these technologies have made significant progress in simulating natural organisms, improving mechanical performance, and intelligent control.

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Sirtuins belong to a specific class of enzymes called NAD-dependent protein deacetylases. Among them, SIRT2 is predominantly localized in the cytoplasm and plays a vital role in tumor development and progression. As a result, it becomes an important target for the development of anticancer drugs.

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Many macroscopic non-Fourier heat conduction models have been developed in the past decades based on Chapman-Enskog, Hermite, or other small perturbation expansion methods. These macroscopic models have achieved great success in capturing non-Fourier thermal behaviors in solid materials, but most of them are limited by small Knudsen numbers and incapable of capturing highly nonequilibrium or ballistic thermal transport. In this paper, we provide a different strategy for constructing macroscopic non-Fourier heat conduction modeling, that is, using data-driven deep-learning methods combined with nonequilibrium thermodynamics instead of small perturbation expansion.

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The maize gene family plays a crucial role in chromatin remodeling and response to environmental stresses. In this study, we identified and analyzed 35 members of the maize gene family ( to ) using the Ensembl Plants database. Each protein contained conserved SNF2-N and Helicase-C domains.

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cAMP response element binding (CREB) protein 2 (CRTC2) is a transcriptional coactivator of CREB and plays an important role in the immune system. Thus far, the physiological roles of Crtc2 in teleost are still poorly understood. In this study, the crtc2 gene was identified and characterized from yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco; therefore, the gene is termed as pfcrtc2), and its evolutionary and molecular characteristics as well as potential immunity-related roles were investigated.

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The spin of electrons plays a vital role in chemical reactions and processes, and the excited state generated by the absorption of photons shows abundant spin-related phenomena. However, the importance of electron spin in photochemistry studies has been rarely mentioned or summarized. In this review, we briefly introduce the concept of spin photochemistry based on the spin multiplicity of the excited state, which leads to the observation of various spin-related photophysical properties and photochemical reactivities.

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  • 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (10-HDA) is a bioactive fatty acid from royal jelly that has shown potential antitumor effects against various cancer cell lines, including lymphoma cells (SU-DHL-2) in this study.* -
  • The study found that 10-HDA significantly reduced the survival of SU-DHL-2 cells in a dose-dependent manner, identifying an IC value of 496.8 μg/mL, while having higher IC values for normal liver and fibroblast cells.* -
  • Proteomics analysis showed significant changes in protein expression related to the complement and coagulation pathways, highlighting potential therapeutic mechanisms for 10-HDA in treating lymphoma, although more research on
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Soil salinization/alkalization is a complex environmental factor that includes not only neutral salt NaCl but also other components like NaCO. miRNAs, as small molecules that regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally, are involved in plant responses to abiotic stress. In this study, maize seedling roots were treated for 5 h with 100 mM NaCl, 50 mM NaCO, and HO, respectively.

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Endemic to the upper and middle reaches of the Yangtze River in China, elongate loach (Leptobotia elongata) has become a vulnerable species mainly due to overfishing and habitat destruction. Thus far, no genome data of this species are reported. As a result, lacking of such genomic information has restricted practical conservation and utilization of this economic fish.

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Human varicose veins are commonly claimed to be responsible for lower limb symptoms. Mutation in KRAS gene has been implicated in various diseases, including cancers and vascular diseases. While little known about the novel mutation in KRAS gene and its contribution to the development of varicose veins.

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4H-silicon carbide (4H-SiC) possesses a high Baliga figure of merit, making it a promising material for power electronics. However, its applications are limited by low hole mobility. Herein, we found that the hole mobility of 4H-SiC is mainly limited by the strong interband electron-phonon scattering using mode-level first-principles calculations.

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Background: The diabetic foot is a common cause of disability and death, and comorbid foot infections usually lead to prolonged hospitalization, high healthcare costs, and a significant increase in amputation rates. And most diabetic foot trauma is complicated by lower extremity arteriopathy, which becomes an independent risk factor for major amputation in diabetic foot patients.

Aim: To establish the efficacy and safety of endovascular revascularization (ER) combined with vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) for the treatment of diabetic foot.

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An arrayed nanocavity-shaped architecture consisting of the key GdFe film and SiO dielectric layer is constructed, leading to an efficient infrared (IR) absorption metasurface. By carefully designing and optimizing the film system configuration and the surface layout with needed geometry, a desirable IR radiation absorption according to the spatial magnetic plasmon modes is realized experimentally. The simulations and measurements demonstrate that GdFe-based nanocavity-shaped metasurfaces can be used to achieve an average IR absorption of ~81% in a wide wavelength range of 3-14 μm.

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Electrons are the carriers of heat and electricity in materials and exhibit abundant transport phenomena such as ballistic, diffusive, and hydrodynamic behaviors in systems with different sizes. The electron Boltzmann transport equation (eBTE) is a reliable model for describing electron transport, but it is a challenging problem to efficiently obtain the numerical solutions of the eBTE within one unified scheme involving ballistic, hydrodynamics, and/or diffusive regimes. In this work, a discrete unified gas kinetic scheme (DUGKS) in the finite-volume framework is developed based on the eBTE with the Callaway relaxation model for electron transport.

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  • - The article discusses a reaction called the asymmetric Michael addition, which involves 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and indole-3-ones, using cinchona alkaloids as catalysts.
  • - This reaction allows for the creation of 23 new types of molecules called indolin-3-ones that have a naphthoquinone unit attached at a specific position (C2) of the indole structure.
  • - The synthesis occurs under mild conditions and yields impressive results, showing up to 88% efficiency, 98% selectivity, and a significant preference in product formation (>20:1 ratio).
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The booming demand on data security has aroused great interest for developing smart materials with temporal display feature and dynamic multicolor fluorescence. However, it remains challenging to implement both features on most responsive molecules. Herein, we construct a polymer free volume-controlled "molecular clock and emitter" via covalently embedding a multi-stimuli responsive molecular switch (i.

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Purpose: In a previous study, we found that oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) YW002 could induce the activity of alkaline phosphatase of early osteogenesis in human periodontal membrane stem cells, and downregulate the synthesis of nitric oxide in RAW 264.7 cells in the late inflammatory stage, laying the experimental foundation for the subsequent application of ODN YW002 in periodontitis. However, free ODN does not easily adhere to cells and is easily hydrolyzed by nuclease, so the immune effect of ODN is greatly reduced.

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Conventional access and modulation of second-harmonic generation (SHG) require precise control of crystal orientation, which faces great mechanical challenges in the case of micro/nanocrystals. Here, we demonstrate the magnetic-field-tunable SHG performance of lanthanide coordination polymer (Ce-BTC CP) microcrystals through field-aligned orientations. The coordination of Ce ions and organic ligands constructs a noncentrosymmetric structure, which not only contributes to a favorable powder SHG efficiency 3.

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Objective: Cytokines and cell subsets are important components of the tumor microenvironment. Previous research has revealed that there are differences in cytokines and cell subsets in the peripheral blood of lung cancer (LCA) patients before and after eradication. The purpose of this study is to explore the monitoring value of cytokines and cellular subpopulations as biomarkers in post-immunotherapy monitoring of patients with LCA after surgery.

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