Rhamnolipids stabilized essential oils microemulsion for antimicrobial and fruit preservation.

Essential oils, well-known for their antifungal properties, are widely utilized to combat fruit decay. However, their application faces big challenges due to their high volatility and hydrophobic traits, which leads to strong odor, short effective time and poor dispersivity. This study aimed to address these challenges by formulating microemulsions consisting of essential oils and rhamnolipids.

Modified Fourier-Galerkin Solution for Aerospace Skin-Stiffener Panels Subjected to Interface Force and Mixed Boundary Conditions.

Aeronautical stiffened panels composed of thin shells and beams are prone to deformation or buckling due to the combined loading, functional boundary conditions and interface forces between joined parts in the assembly processes. In this paper, a mechanical prediction model of the multi-component panel is presented to investigate the deformation propagation, which has a significant effect on the fatigue life of built-up structures. Governing equations of Kirchhoff-Love shell are established, of which displacement expressions are transformed into Fourier series expansions of several introduced potential functions by applying the Galerkin approach.

Correction to: miR-431 inhibits adipogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells via targeting insulin receptor substance 2.

AbstractThe original article [1] contains an error in spelling of author, Yanling Wang's name. The correct version can instead be viewed in this Correction article.

miR-431 inhibits adipogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells via targeting insulin receptor substance 2.

Background: An understanding of the mechanism underlying adipogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) will provide new therapeutic approaches for many diseases, including osteoporosis. This study aimed to investigate the role of miR-431 in adipogenic differentiation of hMSCs.

Methods: hMSCs were induced for adipogenic differentiation and miR-431 was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis: analysis of 14 patients and literature review.

Background: Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH) is an orphan disease in respiratory medicine, which most affects adult smokers. The purpose of this article was to discuss the clinical features, especially the radiologic features of PLCH patients during their hospitalization through a retrospective analysis on clinical data. Furthermore, the current literature was also reviewed.

Configuration Analysis of the ERS Points in Large-Volume Metrology System.

In aircraft assembly, multiple laser trackers are used simultaneously to measure large-scale aircraft components. To combine the independent measurements, the transformation matrices between the laser trackers' coordinate systems and the assembly coordinate system are calculated, by measuring the enhanced referring system (ERS) points. This article aims to understand the influence of the configuration of the ERS points that affect the transformation matrix errors, and then optimize the deployment of the ERS points to reduce the transformation matrix errors.

Anticonvulsant effects of phencynonate hydrochloride and other anticholinergic drugs in soman poisoning: neurochemical mechanisms.

Previous studies have paid little attention to the anticonvulsant effect of anticholinergic drugs that act on both muscarinic (M) and nicotinic (N) receptors during soman-induced seizures. Therefore, with the establishment of a soman-induced seizures model in rats, this study evaluated the efficacy in preventing soman-induced convulsions of two antagonists of both the M and N receptors, phencynonate hydrochloride (PCH) and penehyclidine hydrochloride (8018), which were synthesized by our institute, and of other anticholinergic drugs, and investigated the mechanisms of their antiseizures responses. Male rats, previously prepared with electrodes to record electroencephalographic (EEG) activity, were pretreated with the oxime HI-6 (125 mg kg-1, i.

A new-style, slotted-cymbal transducer with large displacement and high energy transmission.

The cymbal transducer had more improved performances than the moonie transducer, but as with the moonie end caps, flexural motion of the cymbal end caps would cause high-tangential stresses, which could lead to loss of mechanical output energy. So, a new-style design, called slotted-cymbal transducer, is presented in this paper. The slotted-cymbal transducer released the tangential stresses by adopting a new-style, radial-slotted cymbal end caps.