Discovery and characterization of a novel carlavirus in Ligularia jaluensis plants.

Ligularia jaluensis is an important medicinal and ornamental plant in China. However, the viruses capable of infecting Ligularia jaluensis remains unknown. Here, we identified a novel carlavirus, tentatively named ligularia jaluensis carlavirus (LJCV), as well as a known iris severe mosaic virus (ISMV), in L.

Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Potentiates the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Promoting the Release of SNHG6-Enriched Small Extracellular Vesicles.

Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress leads to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression. Small extracellular vesicles (sEV) play a crucial role in modulating the tumor microenvironment (TME) by influencing cellular communication and immune responses. However, it is unclear whether ER stress modulates the TME through sEVs.

Immunogenicity and safety of boosting with a recombinant two-component SARS-CoV-2 vaccine: two randomized, parallel-controlled, phase 2 studies.

Background: Recombinant protein vaccines are vital for broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants. This study assessed ReCOV as a booster in two Phase 2 trials.

Research Design And Methods: Study-1 involved subjects were randomized (1:1:1) to receive 20 μg ReCOV, 40 μg ReCOV, or an inactivated vaccine (COVILO®) in the United Arab Emirates.

Effects of flaxseed oil supplementation on metaphase II oocyte rates in IVF cycles with decreased ovarian reserve: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: This study was designed to explore the effects of flaxseed oil on the metaphase II (MII) oocyte rates in women with decreased ovarian reserve (DOR).

Methods: The women with DOR were divided into a study group (n = 108, flaxseed oil treatment) and a control group (n = 110, no treatment). All patients were treated with assisted reproductive technology (ART).

Wound cosmesis problems and other postoperative problems of laparoscopic compared to open paediatric inguinal hernia repair: A meta-analysis.

A meta-analysis research was executed to appraise the wound cosmesis problems and other postoperative problems of laparoscopic compared to open paediatric inguinal hernia (IH) repair. Inclusive literature research until March 2023 was done and 869 interconnected researches were revised. The 11 picked researches enclosed 3718 paediatric inguinal hernia were in the utilised researches' starting point, 1948 of them were utilising laparoscopic IH repairs, and 1770 were utilising open IH repairs.

Coupled Effect of Chloride Corrosion and Repeated Uniaxial Compressive Loading on Unsaturated Concrete.

Concrete structure performance continuously deteriorates during operation, and the performance is simultaneously affected by chloride corrosion and repeated traffic loading. Repeated-loading-induced cracks have an impact on the rate of chloride corrosion. Chloride-induced concrete corrosion also affect the stress level of the structure under loading.

Enterprise Human Resource Management Model by Artificial Intelligence Digital Technology.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a potentially transformative force that is likely to change the role of management and organizational practices. AI is revolutionizing corporate decision-making and changing management structures. The visible effects of AI can be observed in key competencies and corporate processes such as knowledge management, as well as consumer outcomes including service quality perceptions and satisfaction.

Clinical Efficacy of Creatine Phosphate Sodium and/or Vitamin C in the Treatment of Children with Viral Myocarditis: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: This study performed a meta-analysis to explore the clinical efficacy of creatine phosphate sodium (CPS) and/or vitamin C for viral myocarditis (VMC) in children, to provide guidance for its clinical treatment.

Methods: A literature search was performed on PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wanfang databases to obtain published clinical randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on CPS and/or vitamin C for VMC in children, with a time span from 2013 to 2022. Relevant data was extracted and meta-analysis was performed using the statistical software Stata 16.

Effectiveness and Safety of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Modulators in Children With Cystic Fibrosis: A Meta-Analysis.

Background And Aim: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that is difficult to treat and caused by dysfunction of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein. Small molecules have been used to treat the symptom caused by CFTR mutations by restoring CFTR protein function. However, the data on children with CF are scarce.

Fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion for moderate and severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) is considered to increase survival among fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Data from high-quality trials had been lacking until the largest randomized controlled trials (the TOTAL trials) were completed. This study aimed to elucidate the efficacy and safety of FETO for increasing the survival of fetuses with moderate or severe CDH.

Rapid prediction method of α-Glycosidase inhibitory activity of Coreopsis tinctoria extract from different habitats by near infrared spectroscopy.

α-Glucosidase is one of the main enzymes causing elevated blood glucose, and Coreopsis tinctoria extract can be used as a natural inhibitor of α-Glucosidase. Therefore, a new method was proposed for predicting the inhibitory activity on α-Glucosidase of Coreopsis tinctoria extract based on near infrared spectroscopy. The absorbance of the inhibitory system was measured by ultraviolet spectroscopy, which was used to study the inhibitory activity on a-glucosidase of Coreopsis tinctoria extract.

A proof of concept for neutralizing antibody-guided vaccine design against SARS-CoV-2.

Mutations and transient conformational movements of the receptor binding domain (RBD) that make neutralizing epitopes momentarily unavailable present immune escape routes for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To mitigate viral escape, we developed a cocktail of neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) targeting epitopes located on different domains of spike (S) protein. Screening of a library of monoclonal antibodies generated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of COVID-19 convalescent patients yielded potent NAbs, targeting the N-terminal domain (NTD) and RBD domain of S, effective at concentrations.

Analysis of six preservatives in beverages using hydrophilic deep eutectic solvent as disperser in dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on the solidification of floating organic droplet.

In this work, a deep eutectic solvent (DES) composed of tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBABr) and acetic acid in a 1:2 M ratio was applied as the dispersive solvent for the dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on solidification of floating organic droplet (DLLME-SFO), using 1-decanol as extractant. Six preservatives (benzoic acid, BA; sorbic acid, SA; methyl paraben, MP; ethyl paraben, EP; propyl paraben PP; and butyl paraben, BP) in beverages were determined simultaneously through high-performance liquid chromatography with a diode array detector (HPLC-DAD). Under the optimal experimental condition that consists of 200 μL of disperser (TBABr: acetic acid, 1:2), 80 μL of extractant (1-decanol), 3 min of vortex time, 4.

SERS-based lateral flow assay combined with machine learning for highly sensitive quantitative analysis of Escherichia coli O157:H7.

In the present study, surface-enhanced Raman scattering-based lateral flow assay (SERS-LFA) strips were applied to promptly and sensitively detect Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7) to ensure food safety. The SERS nanotags were prepared by connecting peculiar monoclonal antibody (McAb) against E.

Efficient removal of atrazine from aqueous solutions using magnetic Saccharomyces cerevisiae bionanomaterial.

A novel bionanomaterial comprising Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) and FeO nanoparticles encapsulated in a sodium alginate-polyvinyl alcohol (SA-PVA) matrix was synthesized for the efficient removal of atrazine from aqueous solutions. The effects of the operating parameters, nitrogen source, and glucose and Fe contents on atrazine removal were investigated, and the intermediates were detected by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

Magnetic bionanoparticles of Penicillium sp. yz11-22N2 doped with FeO and encapsulated within PVA-SA gel beads for atrazine removal.

A novel magnetic bionanomaterial, Penicillium sp. yz11-22N2 doped with nano FeO entrapped in polyvinyl alcohol-sodium alginate gel beads (PFEPS), was successfully synthesized. The factors including nutrient substance, temperature, pH, initial concentrations of atrazine and rotational speeds were presented and discussed in detail.

Preparation, performances and mechanisms of magnetic Saccharomyces cerevisiae bionanocomposites for atrazine removal.

Saccharomyces cerevisiae and nanoparticles of iron oxide (FeO) which were linked with chitosan (CS) through epichlorohydrin (ECH) were encapsulated in calcium alginate to prepare a novel type of bionanocomposites. Characterization results showed that the FeO-ECH-CS nanoparticles were quasi-spherical with an average diameter of 30 nm to which chitosan was successfully attached through epichlorohydrin. The saturation magnetization value of the nanoparticles was 21.

Distinct regulation patterns of the two prophenoloxidase activating enzymes corresponding to bacteria challenge and their compensatory over expression feature in white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei).

Prophenoloxidase activating enzyme 2 (PPAE2), which belongs to the second PPAE family of prawns, was isolated from white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. The currently identified lvPPAE2 and lvPPAE1 from our former report were taken as model candidates to analyze the relationship of the two shrimp PPAE families as well as the regulation mechanism of shrimp PPAEs. The tissue expression of lvPPAE2 was more ubiquitous than lvPPAE1.

Selectively enhanced expression of prophenoloxidase activating enzyme 1 (PPAE1) at a bacteria clearance site in the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei.

Background: The prophenoloxidase-activating (PO activating) system plays an important role in the crustacean innate immunity, particularly in wound healing and pathogen defense. A key member of this system is prophenoloxidase-activating enzyme (PPAE), which is the direct activator of prophenoloxidase (proPO). Despite their importance in crustacean PO activating system, the studies on them remain limited.

[Enhancement of cellular immune response to DNA vaccine encoding hepatitis C virus core and envelope 2 fusion antigen by murine Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand].

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important human pathogen that causes chronic liver disease worldwide. It is desirable to develop vaccines to prevent HCV infection, or at least to prevent progression to chronicity. We once constructed an optimized hepatitis C virus core and envelope 2 fusion antigen DNA vaccine, which could induce humoral and cellular immune responses against HCV core and E2 protein in BALB/c mice efficiently.

[Defect of TCR-mediated signal pathway of T cells in IDDM patients].

Aim: To study the mechanism responsible for alteration of T cell response in IDDM patients.

Methods: T cells from peripheral blood of IDDM patients were activated by anti-TCR antibodies. The level of TCR-mediated signaling pathway was analyzed.