Complete mitochondrial genome of the recently discovered multivoltine () Hu, Duan & Cotton, 2018 (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae).

() Hu, Duan & Cotton, 2018 is a recently discovered, wide ranging, multivoltine swordtail butterfly in China and Vietnam. The present study reports the complete mitochondrial genome of this butterfly, which is the fifth mitochondrial genome record for subgenus Moore, 1888. The mitochondrial genome of () is circular and 15,212 bp in length, and consists of 37 genes, including 13 PCGs, 22 tRNAs, and two rRNAs.

Quality grade classification of China commercial moxa floss using electronic nose: A supervised learning approach.

Moxa floss is the primary material used in moxibustion, an important traditional Chinese medicine therapy that uses ignited moxa floss to apply heat to the body for disease treatment. Till date, there is no available data regarding quality control of different grades of moxa floss. The objectives of this study were to explore the probative value of the electronic nose (e-nose) in differentiating different quality grades of commercial moxa floss sold in China, and to investigate if data mining techniques could be used to optimize the sensor array while retaining classification accuracy of the samples.

[Fate of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Virulence Genes in Enterococci During Anaerobic Digestion Process of Thermal Hydrolyzed Sludge].

Municipal sludge contains large amounts of enterococci, which can harbor antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and virulence genes (VGs). ARG- and VG-containing enterococci therefore present potential resistance and virulence and, as a consequence, represent a significant health risk to humans. Therefore, the resistance phenotype of enterococci and the prevalence of ARGs and VGs in the enterococci isolated from the mesophilic (40℃) and thermophilic (55℃) anaerobic digestion of thermal hydrolyzed sludge was investigated.

The ATP-binding cassette transporter OsABCG15 is required for anther development and pollen fertility in rice.

Plant male reproductive development is a complex biological process, but the underlying mechanism is not well understood. Here, we characterized a rice (Oryza sativa L.) male sterile mutant.

[Relation between angiogenesis, fibrinolysis and invasion/metastasis in breast cancer].

Objective: To investigate the relation between angiogensis, fibrinolysis and invasion/metastasis in breast cancer.

Methods: The expression of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and microvascular density (MVD) was immunohistochemically studied in 110 patients with primary breast cancer.

Results: High uPA expression was found in 59 patients (53.