First Report of Colletotrichum liriopes Causing Leaf Spot of Rohdea japonica in China.

Rohdea japonica, known as Japanese sacred lily, a perennial herb in the family Asparagaceae, is an important ornamental plant in China (Hinkley 2006). In May 2022, at the campus of Jiangxi Agricultural University (28o45'50″N, 115o50'2″E), Nanchang, China, leaf spots occurred on R. japonica with a disease incidence of 95% (285/300 plants).

CircRNA circBACH1 (hsa_circ_0061395) serves as a miR-656-3p sponge to facilitate hepatocellular carcinoma progression through increasing SERBP1 expression.

Hsa_circ_0061395(circBACH1) and SERBP1(SERPINE1 mRNA binding protein 1) have been reported to play a carcinogenic role in HCC.In this study, circBACH1, microRNA(miR)-656-3p, and SERBP1 expression levels with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in HCC tissue specimens and cells.The protein levels of SERBP1, E-Cadherin, vimentin, and N-Cadherin were detected with western blotting.

Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy in Elderly Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Minimally invasive pancreaticoduodenectomy (MIPD) for pancreatic head or periampullary lesions is being utilized with increasing frequency. However, few data are available for the elderly. The objective of this study is to assess the safety and feasibility of MIPD in elderly population, by making a comparison with conventional open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) and with non-elderly population.

Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration for patients with a history of prior biliary surgery: a comparative study with an open approach.

Background: Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) is increasingly being used to treat choledocholithiasis. However, few studies have examined the treatment of recurrent common bile duct stones (CBDS) in patients with a history of prior biliary surgery. The current research aimed to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic versus open common bile duct exploration in patients with a history of prior biliary surgery.

A New Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer Design for Generating and Receiving S0 Lamb Waves in Ferromagnetic Steel Plate.

Electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) are non-contact, ultrasonic transducers that are usually kept within 5 mm from the sample surface to obtain a sufficient signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). One important issue associated with operation on a ferromagnetic plate is that the strong attraction force from the magnet can affect measurements and make scanning difficult. This paper investigates a method to generate fundamental, symmetric Lamb waves on a ferromagnetic plate.

The effect of magnetic field on electrochemically deposited calcium phosphate/collagen coatings.

Nanostructured calcium phosphate/collagen (CaP/COL) coatings were deposited on the carbon/carbon (C/C) composites through electrochemical deposition (ECD) under magnetic field. The effect of magnetic fields with different orientations on the morphology and composition was investigated. Both the morphology and composition of the coatings could be altered by superimposed magnetic field.