Microcystin-LR prenatal exposure induces coronary heart disease through macrophage polarization imbalance mediated by trophoblast-derived extracellular vesicles.

Microcystin-leucine arginine (MC-LR) has been reported to exhibit placental toxicity, leading to potential adverse pregnancy outcomes. Placental abnormalities often coincide with congenital heart defects (CHD). However, the extent to which MC-LR-induced placental abnormalities contribute to CHD and the cellular mechanisms underlying this association remain unknown.

Developmental Toxicity of Fine Particulate Matter: Multifaceted Exploration from Epidemiological and Laboratory Perspectives.

Particulate matter of size ≤ 2.5 μm (PM) is a critical environmental threat that considerably contributes to the global disease burden. However, accompanied by the rapid research progress in this field, the existing research on developmental toxicity is still constrained by limited data sources, varying quality, and insufficient in-depth mechanistic analysis.

Impact of Cooking Methods on Phenolic Acid Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Starch Digestibility of Chinese Triticale Porridges: A Comparative Study between Atmospheric Pressure and High Pressure Boiling.

Water boiling under atmospheric pressure (CAP) and water boiling under high pressure (CHP) are two popular domestic cooking methods for Chinese porridge making. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of these two methods on the phenolic acid composition, antioxidant activity, and starch digestibility of triticale porridges. The contents of total free and total bound phenolic acids in the CHP sample were 1.

Overexpression of CsATG3a improves tolerance to nitrogen deficiency and increases nitrogen use efficiency in arabidopsis.

Nitrogen (N) is a major nutrition element for tea plant. However, application of high levels of N negatively causes environmental problems. Therefore, improved N use efficiency (NUE) of tea plant will be highly desirable and crucial for sustainable tea cultivation.

Delays Growth and Accelerates Senescence Response to Low Nitrogen Stress in .

For tea plants, nitrogen (N) is a foundational element and large quantities of N are required during periods of roundly vigorous growth. However, the fluctuation of N in the tea garden could not always meet the dynamic demand of the tea plants. Autophagy, an intracellular degradation process for materials recycling in eukaryotes, plays an important role in nutrient remobilization upon stressful conditions and leaf senescence.

Work-Related Mental Health Under COVID-19 Restrictions: A Mini Literature Review.

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions, including national lockdown, social distancing, compulsory quarantine, and organizational measures of remote working, are imposed in many countries and organizations to combat the coronavirus. The various restrictions have caused different impacts on the employees' mental health worldwide. The purpose of this mini-review is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on employees' mental health across the world.

Biosorption of V(V) onto Lantana camara biochar modified by HPO: Characteristics, mechanism, and regenerative capacity.

Biochar has been widely recognized as an environmentally efficient adsorbent for removing heavy metals. However, considering the weak adsorption performance of the original biochar to the oxygen-containing anion, the adsorption of vanadium by biochar has rarely been investigated. This study proposes that HPO activated biochar made from an invasive plant species growing near mines is a novel material to be investigated for V(V) recovery and reuse.

Enhancement of terahertz waves from two-color laser-field induced air plasma excited using a third-color femtosecond laser.

This study experimentally demonstrates and theoretically analyzes the enhancement of terahertz (THz) waves from two-color laser-field (consisting of a near-infrared femtosecond laser and its second-harmonic wave) induced air plasma using an additional 800 nm femtosecond laser. The experiments revealed that the additional 800 nm laser increased the THz energy up to 22 times. To understand the enhancement mechanism and reveal the maximum enhancement conditions, the effects of the 800 nm beam's polarization and energy variations of both beams on the THz amplification were studied.