Fungal bioaugmentation enhanced herbicide removal via soil microbial fuel cell: Taking Myrothecium verrucaria and haloxyfop-P as an example.

Microbial fuel cell (MFC), which produces electricity while removing pollutants, is a green approach of ecological restoration. Whether fungal bioaugmentation could enhance the herbicide removal in MFC has not been fully investigated. This study aims to construct the fungal-augmented MFC device, compare the effects of different types of remediation against soil haloxyfop-P, and explore the mechanisms of xeno-fungusphere MFC in alleviating organic pollution.

Molecular Characterization of Chemosensory Protein (CSP) Genes and the Involvement of in the Perception of Host Location in the Aphid Parasitoid .

is the dominant parasitic natural enemy of aphids. Elucidating the molecular mechanism of host recognition of would improve its biological control effect. Chemosensory proteins (CSPs) play a crucial role in insect olfactory systems and are mainly involved in host localization.

Hyperbranched polymer functionalized flexible perovskite solar cells with mechanical robustness and reduced lead leakage.

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are multilayer structures. The interface between electron transport layer and perovskite is the mechanical weakest point in flexible PSCs due to its low fracture energy. Herein, we develop a highly adhesive polyamide-amine-based hyperbranched polymers to reinforce the interface.

Characterization and Mechanism Study of a Novel PL7 Family Exolytic Alginate Lyase from Marine Bacteria Vibrio sp. W13.

Alginate lyase can degrade alginate into oligosaccharides through β-elimination for various biological, biorefinery, and agricultural purposes. Here, we report a novel PL7 family exolytic alginate lyase VwAlg7A from marine bacteria Vibrio sp. W13 and achieve the heterologous expression in E.

[Study of salivary metabonomics in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and leukoplakia].

Purpose: The objective of this study was to detect and analyze the existence of differential metabolites from saliva of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma(OSCC) by metabonomics method, and to evaluate its application value on clinical diagnosis or screening of OSCC.

Methods: The collected saliva samples for OSCC patients, oral leukoplakiac(OLK) patients who were pathologically diagnosed and met the inclusion criteria were analyzed using metabonomics methods (GC-TOF-MS). The results were analyzed by principal component analysis and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis using SIMCA software.

Arabidopsis CIB3 regulates photoperiodic flowering in an FKF1-dependent way.

Arabidopsis cryptochrome 2 (CRY2) and FLAVIN-BINDING, KELCH REPEAT, and F-BOX 1 (FKF1) are blue light receptors mediating light regulation of growth and development, such as photoperiodic flowering. CRY2 interacts with a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor CIB1 in response to blue light to activate the transcription of the flowering integrator gene FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT). CIB1, CIB2, CIB4, and CIB5 function redundantly to promote flowering in a CRY2-dependent way and form various heterodimers to bind to the noncanonical E-box sequence in the FT promoter.

Perioperative risk factors predict one-year mortality in patients with acute type-A aortic dissection.

Objective: The goal of this study was to analyze perioperative risk factors to predict one- year mortality after operation for acute type A aortic dissection (AAD).

Methods: A total of 121 consecutive patients undergoing Stanford type A AAD surgery in Beijing Anzhen Hospital were enrolled. Preoperative clinical and laboratory data from patients were collected.

Enhanced coupling through π-stacking in imidazole-based molecular junctions.

We demonstrate that imidazole based π-π stacked dimers form strong and efficient conductance pathways in single-molecule junctions using the scanning-tunneling microscope-break junction (STM-BJ) technique and density functional theory-based calculations. We first characterize an imidazole-gold contact by measuring the conductance of imidazolyl-terminated alkanes (, = 3-6). We show that the conductance of these alkanes decays exponentially with increasing length, indicating that the mechanism for electron transport is through tunneling or super-exchange.

[Distribution Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Thirteen Sulfonamides Antibiotics in a Drinking Water Source in East China].

Trace levels of residual antibiotics in drinking water sources may threaten public health and becomes a serious issue in modern society. Occurrence and distribution of 13 sulfonamides antibiotics in a drinking water source in East China were investigated using solid phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The results revealed that all 13 sulfonamides were detected with the total concentrations ranging from 10.

Effects of ellagic acid-rich extract of pomegranates peel on regulation of cholesterol metabolism and its molecular mechanism in hamsters.

The study investigated the effect of pomegranates ellagic acid (PEA) on blood cholesterol and investigated its effects on LXR/RXR/PPAR-ABCA1 nuclear receptors-signaling pathways of cholesterol metabolism on molecular level in hamsters. In this experiment, hamsters were randomly divided into two groups: the first group (NG, n = 9) was always fed the normal diet, whereas the other group (HFG, n = 45) was fed a high fat diet during the first 4 weeks and then fed the normal diet for the last 4 weeks. In HFG, which was divided into five groups (n = 9) during the last 4 weeks, three groups were treated with PEA at 44 mg per kg bw, 88 mg per kg bw and 177 mg per kg bw, one group was treated with simvastatin at 1.