A multifunctional phenylphosphinamide additive for stable flexible inverted perovskite solar cells.

The multifunctional phenylphosphinamide additive is used in flexible inverted perovskite solar cells to release tensile strain and increase the toughness of the perovskite film, achieving enhanced device efficiency and stability.

Coexistence of superconductivity and charge density wave instability in A15-NbSn.

A15-type compound NbSn has attracted much attention due to its relatively high critical temperature and critical field of superconductivity, making it a leading material for superconducting applications. In this study, we investigate the structural instability and superconductivity of NbSn under hydrostatic pressure using first-principles calculations. We determine the electronic properties, phonon dispersion, electron-phonon coupling and the superconducting gap for NbSn at pressures ranging from ambient to 9 GPa.

Effects of Gibberellin Pre-Treatment on Seed Germination and Seedling Physiology Characteristics in Industrial Hemp under Drought Stress Condition.

The present study aimed to explore the effects of exogenous gibberellins (GAs) on seed germination and subsequent seedling growth of hemp ( L.) under drought stress. Seeds of two industrial hemp cultivars i.

Evaluation of hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) as an industrial crop: a review.

Rising human population has increased the utilization of available resources for food, clothes, medicine, and living space, thus menacing natural environment and mounting the gap between available resources, and the skills to meet human desires is necessary. Humans are satisfying their desires by depleting available natural resources. Therefore, multifunctional plants can contribute towards the livelihoods of people, to execute their life requirements without degrading natural resources.

Identifying Modifiable Risk Factors for Relapse in Patients With Schizophrenia in China.

Background: Preventing relapse of schizophrenic patients is really a challenge. The present study sought to provide more explicit evidence and factors of different grades and weights by a series of step-by-step analysis through test, logistic regression analysis and decision-tree model. The results of this study may contribute to controlling relapse of schizophrenic patients.

[Effects of stand structure on understory biomass of the Quercus spp secondary forests in Hunan Province, China].

We examined biomass characteristics and the potential driving factors of different forest types of Quercus spp. secondary forest in Hunan. A total of fifty plots were divided into five forest types: Castanopsis eyri - Rhododendron latoucheae mixed forest (CR), Fagus lucida - Fargesia spathacea mixed forest (FF), Lithocarpus glaber - Damnacanthus indicus + Camellia japonica mixed forest (LDC), C.

Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture and Electroconvulsive Therapy as Additional Treatment in Hospitalized Patients With Schizophrenia: A Retrospective Controlled Study.

Electroacupuncture (EA) and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are often used in the management of schizophrenia. This study sought to determine whether additional EA and ECT could augment antipsychotic response and reduce related side effects. In this retrospective controlled study, 287 hospitalized schizophrenic patients who received antipsychotics (controls, = 50) alone or combined with EA ( = 101), ECT ( = 55) or both (EA + ECT, = 81) were identified.

De novo assembly and discovery of genes involved in the response of to .

Verticillium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus , is a devastating disease of eggplant ( spp.) and causes substantial losses worldwide. Although some genes or biological processes involved in the interaction between eggplant and have been identified in some studies, the underlying molecular mechanism is not yet clear.

A glutamatergic insular-striatal projection regulates the reinstatement of cue-associated morphine-seeking behavior in mice.

Recently, the insular cortex (IC) was identified as part of the neuronal circuit responsible for the reward expectations in cue-triggered behaviours. Moreover, there are evidences that connections between the IC and the ventral striatum, particularly with the nucleus accumbens (NAc), may mediate the retrieval and performance of actions based on incentive memory. However, the precise role of the IC-NAc connections in cue-related drug-seeking behaviour remains unclear.

De novo transcriptome assembly and characterization of the 10-hydroxycamptothecin-producing Xylaria sp. M71 following salicylic acid treatment.

In the present study, we identified genes that are putatively involved in the production of fungal 10-hydroxycamptothecin via transcriptome sequencing and characterization of the Xylaria sp. M71 treated with salicylic acid (SA). A total of 60,664,200 raw reads were assembled into 26,044 unigenes.

Morphological and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Osmoadaptive Response of Endophytic Fungus ZYD4 to High Salt Stress.

Halophilic fungi have evolved unique osmoadaptive strategies, enabling them to thrive in hypersaline habitats. Here, we conduct morphological and transcriptomic response of endophytic fungus ( ZYD4) in both the presence and absence of salt stress. Under salt stress, the colony morphology of the ZYD4 changed drastically and exhibited decreased colony pigmentation.

Relationship between Alzheimer's disease and mitochondria coenzyme II Gene.

We aimed to investigate the relevance between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and gene mutations of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit III (COX3) and coenzyme II (ND2), and to provide genetic markers for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and further provide some feasible basis for preventive treatment. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism technique was used, and genotypes and gene frequencies were detected in 60 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), who meet the ICD-10 diagnostic criteria (AD group), 10 AD families and 60 normal old people (control group). (1) Gene variation on nt5460 gene locus of mitochondria ND2 of the patient group is G→A, and the variation rate is 13.

Transcriptome differences between fiber-type and seed-type variety exposed to salinity.

The industrial hemp varieties 'Yunma 5' and 'Bamahuoma,' which demonstrate growth vigor and environmental adaptability, have been primarily cultivated in Yunnan and Guangxi, China, respectively, for fiber and seeds. The results of physiological measurements showed the phenotypic differences between the two varieties in response to salt stress. RNA-Seq analysis was first performed on leaves of both varieties sampled at four time intervals (0, 2, 4, 6 days) after treatment with salt (500 mM NaCl) We identified 220 co-up-regulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the two varieties, while 26 up-regulated DEGs and 24 down-regulated DEGs were identified exclusively in the single varieties after 2 days of salt stress.

Photosynthetic Response of an Alpine Plant, Rhododendron delavayi Franch, to Water Stress and Recovery: The Role of Mesophyll Conductance.

Rhododendron delavayi Franch is an evergreen shrub or small tree with large scarlet flowers that makes it highly attractive as an ornamental species. The species is native to southwest China and southeast Asia, especially the Himalayan region, showing good adaptability, and tolerance to drought. To understand the water stress coping mechanisms of R.

Recognition and identification of active components from Radix Bupleuri using human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells.

The aim of the study was to screen active components of Radix Bupleuri (a traditional Chinese herb) and discover novel anti-schizophrenic candidate drugs using human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. SH-SY5Y cells were used for preparation of the stationary phase in the cell membrane chromatography model. Retention components by the SH-SY5Y/CMC model were collected and then analyzed by GC/MS under the optimized conditions in offline conditions.

Antidepressant-like effects of magnesium lithospermate B in a rat model of chronic unpredictable stress.

Context: Magnesium lithospermate B (MLB), an active polyphenol acid of Danshen [Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae (Labiatae)], shows neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory effects in vivo and in vitro.

Objective: We hypothesized that MLB might exert antidepressant-like effects by targeting the neuroinflammatory signals.

Materials And Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to the chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) protocol.

Genome-wide identification and comparative expression analysis reveal a rapid expansion and functional divergence of duplicated genes in the WRKY gene family of cabbage, Brassica oleracea var. capitata.

WRKY transcription factors (TFs), one of the ten largest TF families in higher plants, play important roles in regulating plant development and resistance. To date, little is known about the WRKY TF family in Brassica oleracea. Recently, the completed genome sequence of cabbage (B.

Exploratory quantum resonance spectrometer as a discriminator for psychiatric affective disorders.

The aim of this study was to evaluate reliability and psychiatric clinical value of quantum resonance spectrometer (QRS) in detection of affective disorders. We studied 1014 patients with schizophrenia and 248 patients with mood disorders (including 93 patients with major depression). Affective disorder symptoms of the same subjects obtained from the QRS test and psychiatrists' diagnoses were compared.

Associations of educational attainment, occupation, social class and major depressive disorder among Han Chinese women.

Background: The prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) is higher in those with low levels of educational attainment, the unemployed and those with low social status. However the extent to which these factors cause MDD is unclear. Most of the available data comes from studies in developed countries, and these findings may not extrapolate to developing countries.

Isolation and characterization of endophytic fungi from Camptotheca acuminata.

In this study, a total of 161 endophytic fungal isolates from Camptotheca acuminata were obtained and classified to 16 taxa according to morphological and molecular analysis. These taxa were composed of 2 frequent genera (Botryosphaeria and Fusarium) and 14 infrequent groups such as Xylaria, Diaporthe, Rhizopus, Epicoccum, and Preussia, demonstrating that fungal endophytes in C. acuminata were highly abundant and diverse.

[Cloning and expression of atp6 and atp9 genes from ramie (Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud.) and their relationship with cytoplasmic male sterility].

The atp6 and apt9 gene fragments associated with cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) were cloned from the mitochondrial DNA of a ramie (Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud.) cytoplasmic male sterile line and its maintainer and restorer lines using PCR and degenerated primer strategy.

Rapid purification of truncated Taq DNA polymerase Stoffel fragment by boiling lysis of bacterial expression cultures.

A simplified and low-cost method, boiling lysis, was developed and used to purify the truncated DNA polymerase Stoffel fragment after overproduction of the enzyme in Escherichia coli. The method is based on the thermostable properties of the Stoffel fragment. Conditions such as the boiling time and number of cycles employed were identified as determinants with which to achieve a high yield and activity of this truncated Taq enzyme.