Gel Foam Loaded O-Consuming Microbial Community and the Stratification Structure in Preventing Coal Spontaneous Combustion.

Gel foam is vital to its applications but remains a challenge. Herein, microbial gel foam was developed for coal spontaneous combustion, which was a gel foam loaded O-consuming microbial community. The microbial gel foam had the ability to consume O and produce CO.

Force mechanism analysis of composite microbial dust suppressants based on extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) mode components.

As an important potential dust suppression method, the slow onset time is one of the key factors that restrict the effect of microbial dust suppressant. In the early stage, we have confirmed that extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) can improve the dust suppression effect by wetting coal dust and increasing Ca nucleation sites. Therefore, in this study, chitosan (CTS) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) in different ratios (CTS: BSA = 1:1, 1:2, 2:1) as model molecules of EPS were combined with Bacillus subtilis to prepare efficient and fast microbial dust suppressants.

Evolutionary analysis of SLC10 family members and insights into function and expression regulation of lamprey NTCP.

The Na ( +)-taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) is a member of the solute carrier family 10 (SLC10), which consists of 7 members (SLC10a1-SLC10a7). NTCP is a transporter localized to the basolateral membrane of hepatocytes and is primarily responsible for the absorption of bile acids. Although mammalian NTCP has been extensively studied, little is known about the lamprey NTCP (L-NTCP).

The metabolic adaptation of bile acids and cholesterol after biliary atresia in lamprey via transcriptome-based analysis.

Lamprey underwent biliary atresia (BA) at its metamorphosis stage. In contrast to patients with BA who develop progressive disease, lamprey can grow and develop normally, suggesting that lamprey has several adaptations for BA. Here we show that adaptive changes in bile acid and cholesterol metabolism are produced after lamprey BA.

β-Amyrin ameliorates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting inflammatory response and oxidative stress in mice.

The study aimed to determine efficacy and mechanisms of β-Amyrin on pulmonary fibrosis. Use bleomycin (BLM) to induce the marine model of pulmonary fibrosis. β-Amyrin (20, 40, 80 mg/kg) was once treated via intragastrical administration for five consecutive days when after BLM stimulation.

Surface guided radiation therapy with an innovative open-face mask and mouth bite: patient motion management in brain stereotactic radiotherapy.

Introduction: To guarantee treatment reproducibility and stability, immobilization devices are essential. Additionally, surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) serves as an accurate complement to frameless stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) by aiding patient positioning and real-time monitoring, especially when non-coplanar fields are in use. At our institute, we have developed a surface-guided SRS (SG-SRS) workflow that incorporates our innovative open-face mask (OM) and mouth bite (MB) to guarantee a precise and accurate dose delivery.

Restoration of soil quality of degraded grassland can be accelerated by reseeding in an arid area of Northwest China.

Grassland restoration measures control soil degradation and improve soil quality (SQ) worldwide, but there is little knowledge about the effectiveness of restoration measures affecting SQ in arid areas, and the restoration rate of degraded grasslands to natural restoration grasslands and reseeded grasslands remains unclear. To establish a soil quality index (SQI) to evaluate the effects of different grassland restoration measures on SQ, continuous grazing grassland (CG) (as a reference), grazing exclusion grassland (EX), and reseeding grassland (RS) were selected and sampled in the arid desert steppe. Two soil indicator selection methods were conducted (total data set (TDS) and minimum data set (MDS)), followed by three SQ indices (additive soil quality index (SQI), weighted additive soil quality index (SQI), and Nemoro soil quality index (SQI)).

Effects of Helicobacter pylori Infection on the Development of Chronic Gastritis.

Background/aims: Based on the gene expression profiles of gastric epithelial tissue at different stages of Helicobacter pylori-infected gastritis, key long noncoding RNAs and genes in the development of Helicobacter pylori infection-induced gastritis were screened to provide a basis for early diagnosis and treatment.

Materials And Methods: We downloaded 2 sets of sample data from the database, including gastric epithelial tissue samples from gastritis patients from Bhutan and Dominican, and screened mRNAs in the differentially expressed RNAs of the 2 regions. Mfuzz clustering algorithm was used to screen RNAs related to the 3 stages of chronic gastritis.

Synergistic interactions of microbial fuel cell and microbially induced carbonate precipitation technology with molasses as the substrate.

The application of microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology is critical, but many challenges remain. In this paper, a microbial fuel cell (MFC) is used to treat molasses wastewater, and the effluent is used as the substrate to promote the growth of urease-producing bacteria. The results showed that the maximum voltage of MFC was 500 mV, and the maximum power density was 169.

Application of urease-producing microbial community in seawater to dust suppression in desert.

In order to solve the dust problem caused by sandstorms, this paper aims to propose a new method of enriching urease-producing microbial communities in seawater in a non-sterile environment. Besides, the difference of dust suppression performance of enriched microorganisms under different pH conditions was also explored to adapt the dust. The Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry (FTIR) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) confirmed the formation of CaCO.

Effects of rotation grazing time on the characteristics of soil seed bank in desert steppe.

Exploring the characteristics of soil seed bank under seasonal grazing plays an important role in the reasonable use of desert steppe. We examined seed bank species composition, density, vertical distribution, diversity in the soil of 0-5, 5-10, 10-15 cm soil layers and the relationship with vegetation and soil environmental factors in Ningxia desert steppe. The treatments included enclosure (FY), traditional time rotation grazing (FG), delayed to start rotation grazing (YG), early to end rotation grazing (TG), delayed to start and early to end rotation grazing (YT) and free grazing (ZY).

Albiflorin alleviates ovalbumin (OVA)-induced pulmonary inflammation in asthmatic mice.

In the present study, the effects of albiflorin (ALB) on the pulmonary inflammation induced by ovalbumin (OVA) in an asthmatic mouse model were investigated. Airway hyperreactivity (AHR) in asthmatic mice was detected using the acetylcholine stimulation test. Eosinophilia cells in the serum of asthmatic mice were counted.

Fluoxetine, an Antidepressant Drug, Inhibited Cigarette Smoke-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation and Apoptosis in Rats.

The present study was designed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effect of fluoxetine (Flu) against cigarette smoke (CS)-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in rats. Forty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly assigned to five groups: control group, CS group, dexamethasone (2 mg/kg) group, and flu (2 mg/kg). H&E staining demonstrated that Flu inhibited CS-induced pathological injury.

MiR-455 enhances adipogenic differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells through targeting uncoupling protein-1.

Accumulating evidence suggests that microRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in regulating the pathways in adipose tissue that control processes such as adipogenesis, insulin resistance, and inflammation. Adipogenic differentiation of preadipocytes is a complex process regulated by various factors including miRNAs and cytokines. MiR-455 is a well-known miRNA that enhances adipogenesis.

Astragaloside IV ameliorates necrotizing enterocolitis by attenuating oxidative stress and suppressing inflammation via the vitamin D3-upregulated protein 1/NF-κB signaling pathway.

Astragaloside IV (AS-IV) is a flavonoid from the plant (Fisch) Bge that has a wide range of therapeutic effects. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of AS-IV on rats with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) under oxidative stress and inflammation. Newborn Sprague-Dawley rats were induced with NEC by asphyxia and hypothermia applied on 3 consecutive days.

A practical protocol to accelerate the breeding process of rice in semitropical and tropical regions.

Breeding of excellent rice varieties is essential for modern rice production. Typical breeding procedures to introduce and maintain valuable agricultural traits require at least 8 generations from crossing to stabilization, always taking more than 4-5 years of work. This long and tedious process is the rate-limiting step in the development of new varieties, and therefore fast culturing methods are in urgent need.