Activation of Imprinted Gene Promotes Cardiac Fibrosis After Ischemic Injury.

Background: Cardiac fibrosis, characterized by excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition in the myocardium, is an important target for heart disease treatments. (paternally expressed gene 3) is an imprinted gene expressed from the paternal allele, and de novo purine biosynthesis (DNPB) is a crucial pathway for nucleotide synthesis. However, the roles of PW1 and DNPB in ECM production by cardiac fibroblasts during myocardial ischemia are not yet understood.

Characterization of volatile metabolites in temperate and tropical sweet corn cultivars under various post-harvest storage conditions.

Different post-harvest storage conditions and genetic variability influence the flavor and quality of sweet corn. In this study, the changes in the soluble sugar content and volatile substances were comprehensively analyzed in three temperate and three tropical commercial sweet corn cultivars under various storage conditions. The three tropical cultivars exhibited higher contents of soluble total sugar, moisture, and soluble reducing sugar.

Stable and Efficient Red InP-Based QLEDs through Surface Passivation Strategies of Quantum Dots.

Indium phosphide (InP) is a representative of environmentally friendly quantum dots (QDs), and quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) based on InP QDs are prime candidates for next-generation display applications. However, there are numerous nonradiative sites on the surface of InP QDs, which compromise the operational stability of QLEDs. Herein, we employed cysteamine (CTA) molecules for post-treatment of QD films, effectively passivating surface defects and nonradiative sites, thereby enhancing stability.

16S rRNA gene sequencing for bacterial identification and infectious disease diagnosis.

16S rRNA gene sequence is the most common housekeeping genetic marker to study bacterial phylogeny and taxonomy. Therefore, 16S rRNA gene sequencing has the potential to identify novel bacteria and diagnose bacteria. This study compared 16S rRNA gene sequencing with conventional PCR for bacterial identification and disease diagnosis.

Arch dam point cloud segmentation based on deep feature learning and normal vector data optimization.

Separating the dam body, spillway, and other structures from the point cloud in the dam area is an important step in dam deformation monitoring. Manual segmentation is time consuming and inaccurate. This study proposes a point cloud segmentation neural network model based on normal vector optimization suitable for dam environment: (1) This model utilizes the voxel uniform sampling method of equal length cubes to solve the problem of uneven point cloud density caused by wide range and long-distance measurement during point cloud measurement in dam areas.

Rural Road Extraction in Xiong'an New Area of China Based on the RC-MSFNet Network Model.

High-resolution remote sensing imagery, reaching meter or sub-meter levels, provides essential data for extracting and identifying road information. However, rural roads are often narrow, elongated, and have blurred boundaries, with textures that resemble surrounding environments such as construction sites, vegetation, and farmland. These features often lead to incomplete extraction and low extraction accuracy of rural roads.

SbSeI for high-efficient photocatalytic degradation of multiple pollutants.

Photocatalytic degradation is an effective technology for degrading water pollution that plays a significant role in environmental remediation. Ternary 2D ternary V-VI-VIIA semiconductors are ideal candidates for photocatalytic degradation of pollutants due to effective light absorption and high charge carrier mobility. In this work, high-quality SbSeI crystals were prepared using the chemical vapor transport (CVT) method and their photocatalytic degradation performance for multiple pollutants was studied.

Suppressing Formation of Buried Defects during Annealing Enables Bright Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes.

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is a promising hole-transporting material for perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs). However, intrinsic luminance quenching at the PEDOT:PSS/perovskite interface causes deterioration of performance. Here, we develop a facile and effective strategy to passivate the interface defects via the modification of PEDOT:PSS by l-norvaline.

LMK-235 suppresses osteoclastogenesis and promotes osteoblastogenesis by inhibiting HDAC4.

Osteoblasts and osteoclasts play an important role in maintaining the structural integrity of bone tissue, in which osteoclasts degrade bone structure and osteoblasts restore bone tissue. The imbalance of osteoblast and osteoclast function can lead to many bone-related diseases, such as osteoporosis and inflammatory osteolysis. The drug that can both promote bone formation and inhibit bone loss will be able to treat those diseases.

Micronano Lasers Based on Aggregation-Induced Emission Molecules: Diverse Resonant Cavities Investigation.

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) molecules have great potential to enhance the performance of micronano lasers due to their excellent aggregated luminescence properties, so it is valuable to expand their applications in micronano lasers. In this work, a typical AIE active fluorescent dye motif 9,10-bis(2,2-diphenylvinyl) anthracene (BDPVA) was selected as the gain medium. First, drop-casting was used to fabricate BDPVA single-crystal nanowires, which can be used as Fabry-Perot (FP)-type resonators with a lasing threshold of 49.

Discovery of RGT-018: A Potent, Selective, and Orally Bioavailable SOS1 Inhibitor for KRAS-Driven Cancers.

KRAS is the most frequently dysregulated oncogene with a high prevalence in non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and pancreatic cancer. FDA-approved sotorasib and adagrasib provide breakthrough therapies for patients with cancer with KRASG12C mutation. However, there is still high unmet medical need for new agents targeting broader KRAS-driven tumors.

The TGF-β1 target WISP1 is highly expressed in liver cirrhosis and cirrhotic HCC microenvironment and involved in pro- and anti-tumorigenic effects.

Introduction: WNT1-inducible signalling pathway protein 1 (WISP1) promotes progression of several tumor entities often correlating with worse prognosis. Here its expression regulation and role in the progression of chronic liver diseases (CLD) was investigated.

Methods: WISP1 expression was analyzed in human HCC datasets, in biopsies and serum samples and an HCC patient tissue microarray (TMA) including correlation to clinicopathological parameters.

Canopy and understory nitrogen additions differently affect soil microbial residual carbon in a temperate forest.

Atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition in forests can affect soil microbial growth and turnover directly through increasing N availability and indirectly through altering plant-derived carbon (C) availability for microbes. This impacts microbial residues (i.e.

A detailed analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequencing and conventional PCR-based testing for the diagnosis of bacterial pathogens and discovery of novel bacteria.

This study represents the first analysis of the bacterial community in chickens affected by swollen head syndrome, utilizing 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Samples were obtained from clinical laying chickens and were examined for the presence of Avibacterium paragallinarum (APG) and Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale (ORT) using conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR). From the samples, five APG-positive (APG) and APG-negative (N-APG) samples were chosen, along with five specific pathogen-free chickens, for 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Visible-Light Self-Powered Photodetector with High Sensitivity Based on the Type-II Heterostructure of CdPSe/MoS.

Transition metal thiophosphates (MTPs) are a group of emerging van der Waals materials with widely tunable band gaps. In the MTP family, CdPSe is demonstrated to possess a wide energy band gap and high carrier mobility, making it a potential candidate in optoelectronic applications. Here, we reported photoelectric response behaviors of both CdPSe- and CdPSe/MoS-based photodetectors (noted as CPS and CM, respectively); these showed prominent photoelectric performances, and the latter proved to be significantly superior to the former.

Coordinated control for the auricle asymmetric development by ZmIDD14 and ZmIDD15 fine-tune the high-density planting adaption in maize.

Multiple distinct specialized regions shape the architecture of maize leaves. Among them, the fringe-like and wedge-shaped auricles alter the angle between the leaf and stalk, which is a key trait in crop plant architecture. As planting density increased, a small leaf angle (LA) was typically selected to promote crop light capture efficiency and yield.

Dual-Stimuli-Responsive Modulation Organic Afterglow Based on N─H Proton Migration Mechanism.

Organic afterglow materials have significant applications in information security and flexible electronic devices with unique optical properties. It is vital but challenging to develop organic afterglow materials possessing controlled output with multi-stimuli-responsive capacity. Herein, dimethyl terephthalate (DTT) is introduced as a strong proton acceptor.

Murine trophoblast organoids as a model for trophoblast development and CRISPR-Cas9 screening.

The placenta becomes one of the most diversified organs during placental mammal radiation. The main in vitro model for studying mouse trophoblast development is the 2D differentiation model of trophoblast stem cells, which is highly skewed to certain lineages and thus hampers systematic screens. Here, we established culture conditions for the establishment, maintenance, and differentiation of murine trophoblast organoids.

Development and validation of a nomogram for prediction of recovery from moderate-severe xerostomia post-radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.

Purpose: Aim to create and validate a comprehensive nomogram capable of accurately predicting the transition from moderate-severe to normal-mild xerostomia post-radiotherapy (postRT) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

Materials And Methods: We constructed and internally verified a prediction model using a primary cohort comprising 223 patients who were pathologically diagnosed with NPC from February 2016 to December 2019. LASSO regression model was used to identify the clinical factors and relevant variables (the pre-radiotherapy (XQ-preRT) and immediate post-radiotherapy (XQ-postRT) xerostomia questionnaire scores, as well as the mean dose (D) delivered to the parotid gland (PG), submandibular gland (SMG), sublingual gland (SLG), tubarial gland (TG), and oral cavity).

CT appearances and classification of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.

Background: Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEH) is extremely rare, and CT features have never been analyzed in a large group of patients.

Methods: A retrospective study was designed to review the contrast-enhanced CT images of HEH patients. Intrahepatic lesions were categorized into three types: nodular, locally coalescent (coalescent lesion contained in one segment) or diffusely coalescent (coalescent lesion occupied more than one segment).

Low-Operating-Voltage Two-Dimensional Tin Perovskite Field-Effect Transistors with Multilayer Gate Dielectrics Based on a Fluorinated Copolymer.

The fabrication of organic-inorganic perovskite field-effect transistors (FETs) with polymer gate dielectrics is challenging because of the solvent corrosion and wettability issues at interfaces. A few polymers have been integrated into perovskite transistors; however, these devices have high operating voltages due to low dielectric constants. Herein, poly(vinylidenefluoride--trifluoroethylene) (PVDF-TrFE) with a high dielectric constant is introduced into bottom-gate phenylethylammonium tin iodide perovskite [(PEA)SnI] FETs.