Extreme-Phenotype Genome-Wide Association Analysis for Growth Traits in Spotted Sea Bass () Using Whole-Genome Resequencing.

Spotted sea bass () is an important marine economic fish in China, ranking third in annual production among marine fish. However, a declined growth rate caused by germplasm degradation has severely increased production costs and reduced economic benefits. There is an urgent need to develop the fast-growing varieties of and elucidate the genetic mechanisms underlying growth traits.

"Flexible-strong" polylactic acid porous membrane via tailored polymerization degree of lactic acid side-chains grafting for passive daytime radiative cooler.

Aerogel possesses the advantages of high specific surface area, low density, and high porosity, which have shown great application in thermal regulation due to its efficient light scattering capability. However, traditional polymer-based aerogels have poor mechanical properties and lack ductility in outdoor applications, the cooling efficiency of the material is easily affected by damage during transportation, installation, and environmental factors. In this work, combining the porous nature of aerogels and the high ductility of membranes, a polylactic acid-based porous membrane cooler was developed by combining a regular honeycomb surface porous structure design and physical/chemical modification to enhance flexibility, using a simple non-solvent induced phase separation method.

Templated Laser-Induced-Graphene-Based Tactile Sensors Enable Wearable Health Monitoring and Texture Recognition via Deep Neural Network.

Flexible tactile sensors show great potential for portable healthcare and environmental monitoring applications. However, challenges persist in scaling up the manufacturing of stable tactile sensors with real-time feedback. This work demonstrates a robust approach to fabricating templated laser-induced graphene (TLIG)-based tactile sensors via laser scribing, elastomer hot-pressing transfer, and 3D printing of the Ag electrode.

Ferric chloride assisted QuEChERS method for separate detection of bifenazate and bifenazate-diazene in citrus fruits and its field validation.

Bifenazate is widely recognized as an effective acaricide for citrus production in various regions. Detecting both the parent compound of bifenazate and its metabolite, bifenazate-diazene, simultaneously can be challenging owing to their tendency to undergo chemical interconversion. Current methods developed for detecting bifenazate or bifenazate-diazene residues often involve lengthy incubation periods and may not effectively separate the two compounds.

Rapid and efficient removal of multiple aqueous pesticides by one-step construction boric acid modified biochar.

Tricyclazole, propiconazole, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam are commonly used pesticides in paddy fields. It is necessary and practical to remove pesticides from the water environment because the low utilization rate of pesticides will produce residues in the water environment. It is known that there are few studies on the preparation of biochar adsorption pesticides by the walnut shell and few studies on the removal of tricyclazole and propiconazole.

Hydrophobic-action-driven removal of six organophosphorus pesticides from tea infusion by modified carbonized bacterial cellulose.

The abuse of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) in tea planting makes it easy to transfer from tea into its infusion, bringing potential health risks to consumers. Thus, it is essential to adopt reliable techniques to remove OPPs from tea infusion. In this study, three treatment methods were used to modify carbonized bacterial cellulose (CBC) to improve its adsorption performance.

In Situ Assembly of Hydrogen-Bonded Organic Framework on Metal-Organic Framework: An Effective Strategy for Constructing Core-Shell Hybrid Photocatalyst.

The hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs) have rarely been considered for photocatalytic application, given their weak stability and low activity. One presumably effective strategy to improve the photocatalytic performance of the HOFs is to produce a core-shell composite by fabricating a particular nanostructure using stable HOFs. To this end, the surface-functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are used as the host matrix to support the in situ assembly and subsequent multisite growth of the stable HOFs.

Exploration of emerging environmental pollutants 6PPD and 6PPDQ in honey and fish samples.

N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) and N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine-quinone (6PPDQ) can pose a threat to human health through the food chain because of their ubiquitous presence in the environment and the biotoxicity on organisms. In this work, we developed modified QuEChERS methods coupled with high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/MS-MS) to explore whether 6PPD and 6PPDQ are present in fish and honey. The proposed methods showed acceptable limits of quantification (0.

Ultrasensitive antibody production strategy based on hapten property for simultaneous immunoassay.

A high-quality antibody production strategy is significant for immunoassay. In this work, four general haptens were proposed based on the 3D structure and surface electrostatic potential of molecular modeling. It was found that the sensitivity and specificity of polyclonal antibodies (pAbs) mainly depended on the bond angle of shapes liked "V" between haptens and proteins and hydrophobic parts of haptens.

Multiview behavior and neurotransmitter analysis of zebrafish dyskinesia induced by 6PPD and its metabolites.

The typical tire manufacturing additive 6PPD, its metabolites 6PPDQ and 4-Hydroxy should be monitored because of their ubiquitous presence in the environment and the high toxicity of 6PPDQ to coho salmon. The toxic effect of 6PPD and its metabolites have been revealed superficially, especially on behavioral characteristics. However, the behavioral indicators explored so far are relatively simple and the toxic causes are poorly understood.

Facile and large-scale synthesis of polymorphic graphdiyne catalyzed by transition metal salts for organic pollutant removal.

Organic pollutants widely exist in the environment, causing a lot of potential harm. On account of excellent physical and chemical properties, graphdiyne (GDY) has been widely used in many potential fields. However, it is crucial to develop more synthetic methods to achieve mass production of GDY and explore its universality in the removal of organic pollutants.

Laser-Induced Corrugated Graphene Films for Integrated Multimodal Sensors.

Microstructures play a dominant role in flexible electronics to improve the performance of the devices, including sensitivity, durability, stretchability, and so on. However, the complicated and expensive fabrication process of these microstructures extremely hampers the large-scale application of high-performance devices. Herein, we propose a novel method to fabricate flexible graphene-based sensors with a 3D microstructure by generating laser-induced graphene (LIG) on the 3D printed polyether ether ketone corrugated substrate, which is referred to as CLIG.

A mild and one-pot method to activate lignin-derived biomass by using boric acid for aqueous tetracycline antibiotics removal in water.

A mild and one-pot activation approach of activated carbon was found. The feasibility of boric acid as the activated reagent which was used for the adsorption of four tetracyclines antibiotics (TCs) in water. Boric acid activated carbon (BAC) from bioresource has a much higher removal efficiency than currently reported biochar.

One-pot mechanochemical exfoliation of graphite and polymerization of aniline for the production of graphene/polyaniline composites for high-performance supercapacitors.

Graphene/polyaniline composites have attracted considerable attention as high-performance supercapacitor electrode materials; however, there are still numerous challenges for their practical applications, such as the complex preparation process, high cost, and disequilibrium between energy density and power density. Herein, we report an efficient method to produce graphene/polyaniline composites a one-pot ball-milling process, in which aniline molecules act as both the intercalator for the exfoliation of graphite and the monomer for mechanochemical polymerization into polyaniline clusters on the exfoliated graphene sheets. The graphene/polyaniline composite electrode delivered a large specific capacitance of 886 F g at 5 mV s with a high retention of 73.

Improved photocatalyst: Elimination of triazine herbicides by novel phosphorus and boron co-doping graphite carbon nitride.

A non-metallic and low-cost novel phosphorus and boron co-doping graphite carbon nitride (PB-g-CN) photocatalyst was prepared by a facile thermal copolymerization of urea with BO and (NH)·HPO. The novel PB-g-CN exhibited excellent optical and electrical properties and the photocatalytic elimination efficiency for atrazine (AT, can make feminization of male frogs in the wild, and even induce reproductive cancers in humans.) has been greatly improved compared with the pristine g-CN.

Arnebiae Radix prevents atrial fibrillation in rats by ameliorating atrial remodeling and cardiac function.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Arnebiae Radix, a common herbal medicine in China, is often utilized to treat blood-heat syndrome and has been reported to exert an effect on the heart.

Aim Of The Study: The combination of acetylcholine (Ach) and CaCl has been widely used to induce atrial fibrillation (AF) in animals. However, whether Arnebiae Radix displays any preventive action on Ach-CaCl induced AF in rats remains uncertain.

Temperature and pH sensitive composite for rapid and effective removal of sulfonylurea herbicides in aqueous solution.

Excessive pesticide residues in the environment have caused more and more serious social problems. In this article, the polymer materials and graphene oxide were smoothly grafted together through surface-initiated atom-transfer radical polymerization. A temperature and pH dual-sensitive adsorbent was successfully obtained, which was used for the removal of six sulfonylurea herbicides in the aquatic environment.

Rapid adsorption and enhanced removal of emodin and physcion by nano zirconium carbide.

In this study, nano zirconium carbide (n-ZrC) was synthesized by preceramic polymers method, and it was used to adsorb emodin and physcion from solutions for the first time. The prepared material was characterized by various technologies. The adsorption experiment was carried out to investigate the emodin and physcion removal performance.

A single molecular fluorescent probe for selective and sensitive detection of nitroaromatic explosives: A new strategy for the mask-free discrimination of TNT and TNP within same sample.

A simple naphthalene based fluorescent probe was first time reported as dual sensing of 2,4,6-trinitrotolune (TNT) and 2,4,6-trinitrophenol (TNP) by distinguishable changes in both solution color change and fluorescence within same sample without any mask agent. Upon addition of TNT and TNP, the strong emission quenching at 412nm and a new emission band at 530nm was observed, respectively. In addition, the sensing mechanism was evaluated by DFT calculations by Gaussian 09 software.

Liguzinediol improved the heart function and inhibited myocardial cell apoptosis in rats with heart failure.

Aim: Liguzinediol is a novel derivative of ligustrazine isolated from the traditional Chinese medicine Chuanxiong (Ligusticum wallichii Franch), and produces significant positive inotropic effect in isolated rat hearts. In this study we investigated the effects of liguzinediol on a rat model of heart failure.

Methods: To induce heart failure, male SD rats were injected with doxorubicin (DOX, 2 mg/kg, ip) once a week for 4 weeks.