A non-synonymous variant of C21R in the gene is significantly associated with brown eggshell color of Lueyang black-boned chicken.

Eggshell colors have a significant effect on sale of eggs. The aim of this study is to identify sequence variants associated with color variation of chicken brown eggs in the , a protoporphyrin transport-related gene. Three successive eggs were collected from each of 381 Lueyang black-boned hens at the 31 weeks old.

Network analysis of psychotic symptoms in schizophrenia.

Background: Schizophrenia with a wide range of psychotic symptoms which indicate the severity of disorders, risk of relapse, frequency and duration of hospitalization, and decreases social and occupational function. In clinical practice, Positive and Negative Systems Scale always used for assessment the severity of psychotic symptoms of patients with schizophrenia. This network analysis explores the inter-relationship of psychotic symptoms of patients with based on Positive and Negative Systems Scale (PANSS).

Enhanced dielectric constant and breakdown strength of sandwiched polymer nanocomposite film for excellent energy storage.

Enhanced dielectric constant and high breakdown strength offers immense promise for excellent energy storage performance, which is of critical significance in modern electronics and power systems. However, polymer nanocomposites with traditional routes have to balance between dielectric constant and breakdown strength, hence hindering substantive increases in energy density. Herein, a sandwiched polymer nanocomposite film has been constructed to take full advantage of the individual component layers.

Different genotypes and species of symbiotic fungi mediate the behavioral response of invasive fabricius (Hymenoptera: Siricidae).

In northeast China, the invasive woodwasp., , attacks var. Litv and often shares habitat with native .

Pentacoordinated pyramidal structures and bonding properties of WN: anion photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical calculations.

Anion photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical calculations were used to investigate the structural and bonding properties of WN. The electron affinity of WN is measured to be 1.582 ± 0.

Rheology, physicochemical properties, and microstructure of fish gelatin emulsion gel modified by γ-polyglutamic acid.

In this work, the effect of the addition of γ-polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA) on the rheology, physicochemical properties, and microstructure of fish gelatin (FG) emulsion gel was investigated. Samples of the emulsion gel were evaluated for rheological behavior and stability prior to gelation. The mechanical properties and water-holding capacity (WHC) of the emulsion were determined after gelation.

Optimizing the dielectric constant of the shell layer in core-shell structures for enhanced energy density of polymer nanocomposites.

Improved dielectric constant and breakdown strength facilitates excellent energy storage density of polymer dielectrics, which is positive to miniaturize dielectric capacitors in electronic and electrical systems. Although coating polar substances on nanoparticles enhances the dielectric constants of polymer nanocomposites, it usually causes local electric field concentration, leading to poor breakdown strength. Here, fluoropolymers with tailorable fluorine content (PF0, PF30 and PF60) are coated on BaTiO (BT) nanoparticles to construct typical core-shell structures that are further blended with poly(vinylidenefluoride--hexafluoropropylene) (P(VDF-HFP)) to obtain BT@PF/P(VDF-HFP) nanocomposites.

Solar-CO -to-Syngas Conversion Enabled by Precise Charge Transport Modulation.

The rational design of the directional charge transfer channel represents an important strategy to finely tune the charge migration and separation in photocatalytic CO -to-fuel conversion. Despite the progress made in crafting high-performance photocatalysts, developing elegant photosystems with precisely modulated interfacial charge transfer feature remains a grand challenge. Here, a facile one-pot method is developed to achieve in situ self-assembly of Pd nanocrystals (NYs) on the transition metal chalcogenide (TMC) substrate with the aid of a non-conjugated insulating polymer, i.

A real-time smart sensing system for automatic localization and recognition of vegetable plants for weed control.

Tomato is a globally grown vegetable crop with high economic and nutritional values. Tomato production is being threatened by weeds. This effect is more pronounced in the early stages of tomato plant growth.

Investigating the diagnostic efficiency of a computer-aided diagnosis system for thyroid nodules in the context of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system in distinguishing between benign and malignant thyroid nodules in the context of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and to evaluate the role of the CAD system in reducing unnecessary biopsies of benign lesions.

Methods: We included a total of 137 nodules from 137 consecutive patients (mean age, 43.5 ± 11.

Alloy Metal Nanocluster: A Robust and Stable Photosensitizer for Steering Solar Water Oxidation.

Metal nanoclusters (NCs) have been unleashed as an emerging category of metal materials by virtue of integrated merits including the unusual atom-stacking mode, quantum confinement effect, and fruitful catalytically active sites. Nonetheless, development of metal NCs as photosensitizers is blocked by light-induced instability and ultrashort carrier lifespan, which remarkably retards the design of metal NC-involved photosystems, hence resulting in the decreased photoactivities. To solve these obstacles, herein, we conceptually probed the charge transfer characteristics of the BiVO photoanode photosensitized by atomically precise alloy metal NCs, wherein tailor-made l-glutathione-capped gold-silver bimetallic (AuAg) NCs were controllably self-assembled on the BiVO substrate.

Atomically Precise Metal Nanoclusters versus Metal Nanocrystals: Maneuvering Tunable Charge Transfer in an Integrated Photosystem.

Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) have recently emerged as a promising sector of metal nanomaterials in terms of peculiar atomic stacking fashion, quantum confinement effect, and enriched catalytically active sites, which are wholly distinct from conventional metal nanocrystals (NYs) in all respects. However, atomically precise metal NCs inevitably suffer from intrinsic poor instability either under light irradiation or thermal treatment owing to the ultrahigh surface energy, thereby resulting in substantial loss of photosensitization efficiency and retarding their emerging utilization in photoredox catalysis. Here, we first conceptually reveal the charge transfer characteristic difference between atomically precise metal NCs and metal NYs attained by self-transformation in boosting interfacial charge migration and separation.

Steering Photocatalytic CO Conversion over CsPbBr Perovskite Nanocrystals by Coupling with Transition-Metal Chalcogenides.

Transition-metal chalcogenides (TMCs) have received enormous attention by virtue of their large light absorption coefficient, abundant catalytically active sites, and markedly reduced spatially vectorial charge-transfer distance originating from generic structural merits. However, the controllable construction of TMC-based heterostructured photosystems for photocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO) reduction is retarded by the ultrashort charge lifetime, sluggish charge-transfer kinetics, and low target product selectivity. Herein, we present the rational design of two-dimensional (2D)/zero-dimensional (0D) heterostructured CO reduction photosystems by an electrostatic self-assembly strategy, which is enabled by precisely anchoring CsPbBr quantum dots (QDs) on the 2D TMC (CdInS, ZnInS, InS) frameworks.

Nano-gold-enhanced LAMP method for qualitative visual detection of Salmonella in milk.

Since Salmonella can cause foodborne disease and public health safety issues and requires a robust, rapid, on-site detection method, a novel visual qualitative method with nano-gold-enhanced loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) reaction was established for detecting Salmonella in an integrated tube. During the experiment, nano-gold were used to enhance LAMP amplification, improving amplification efficiency and shortening the reaction time to within 30 min. Visual qualitative detection is achieved via negative staining, involving the addition of CuSO to the final products of the LAMP reaction.

[Antibiotic Pollution Characteristics and Ecological Risk Assessment in Jinjiang River Basin, Jiangxi Province].

The concentration and distribution characteristics of 27 antibiotics, including 8 sulfonamides, 9 quinolones, 4 tetracyclines, 4 macrolides, and 2 nitroimidazoles, in the surface water, groundwater, and wastewater of the Jinjiang River basin in Jiangxi province were determined using solid-phase extraction combined with ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. The results showed that there was antibiotic pollution in the waters of the Jinjiang River basin. A total of 20 antibiotics were detected in the surface water, with a concentration range of 32.

Glutamine exerts a protective effect on osteoarthritis development by inhibiting the Jun N-terminal kinase and nuclear factor kappa-B signaling pathways.

Strategies for treating osteoarthritis (OA) have become a research focus because an effective treatment for OA is unavailable. The objective of this study was to explore the effects and underlying mechanisms of glutamine (Gln) in OA. First, the chondrocytes were identified and a standard IL-1β-induced OA model was established.

Fabrication and characterization of a pro-angiogenic hydrogel derived from the human placenta.

Various hydrogels derived from the xenogeneic extracellular matrix (ECM) have been utilised to promote the repair and reconstruction of numerous tissues; however, there are few studies on hydrogels derived from allogeneic specimens. Human placenta derived hydrogels have been used in the therapy of ischaemic myocardium; however, their physicochemical properties and effects on cellular behaviour remain elusive. As the human placenta retains pro-angiogenic growth factors, it is hypothesized that the placenta hydrogels possess the potential to improve angiogenesis.

[Effects of manure substituting chemical nitrogen fertilizer on rubber seedling growth and soil environment.].

The substitution of manure for chemical nitrogen fertilizers has great impacts on the growth of rubber seedlings and soil environment, with implications for rubber cultivation and transplantation and soil environment improvement. In this study, rubber seedlings of thermal research '7-33-97' strain were cultivated under four treatments: No fertilizer application (CK), only application of chemical fertilizer (N), manure replacing 50% chemical fertilizer (M+N), and manure replacing 100% chemical fertilizer (M). Plants parameters (including plant height, basal diameter, biomass, and chlorophyll), soil physicochemical properties (including pH, soil organic carbon and nitrogen, soil enzyme activities), and their relationships were investigated.

Outcome of Surgical Management of Hemophilic Pseudotumor: Review of 10 Cases from Single-Center.

Objective: To evaluate the operative methods and clinical results of surgical treatment in a case series of 10 patients with hemophilic pseudotumors.

Methods: Ten patients with hemophilic pseudotumors who received surgical resection treatment in our hospital from October 2017 to June 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. All patients were hemophilia A (factor VIII deficiency).

A Retrospective Study of Perioperative Nursing Care of Patients After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion.

Purpose: To describe the retrospective audit examining nursing care of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation treated by percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (PLAAC).

Design: PLAAC is a new technique for patients with atrial fibrillation unsuited for long-term oral anticoagulation treatment. The nursing care for patients treated by PLAAC has not yet been standardized.

RNA-Seq Transcriptome Analysis of the Liver and Brain of the Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) During Fasting.

The black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) is an important carnivorous freshwater-cultured species. To understand the molecular basis underlying the response of black carp to fasting, we used RNA-Seq to analyze the liver and brain transcriptome of fasting fish. Annotation to the NCBI database identified 66,609 unigenes, of which 22,841 were classified into the Gene Ontology database and 15,925 were identified in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database.

Characterization of the intestinal digesta and mucosal microbiome of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella).

The intestinal microbiome plays a pivotal role in the nutritional digestion and metabolism of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). Here, we characterized the digesta and mucosal microbiome of the anterior, middle, and posterior intestine of the grass carp, using 16S rRNA next-generation sequencing. Based on 16S rRNA amplicon data, Proteobacteria, Firmicutes and Bacteroides were the dominant phyla in the intestine of grass carp.

Complete mitochondrial genome of gray black carp ().

The black carp (), native to eastern Asian, is a large, commercially valuable fish, and has been widely introduced to other countries. In this study, the mitochondrial gene sequence of gray black carp ( MT084757) in Foshan, Guangdong Province was first determined using the Sanger sequencing method. The mitochondrial DNA genome was 16,616 bp in length, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two rRNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a non-coding control region (D-loop).