Using peer narrative support to promote return to work for cancer survivors: a protocol study of action research.

Background: Chinese cancer survivors are not doing well in returning to work. Peer support, as an external coping resource to help cancer survivors return to work, brings together members of the lay community with similar stressors or problems for mutual support. Peer volunteers have not received systematic training, so inappropriate language in the support process can often cause secondary damage to both the peer and the cancer survivor.

Mediating and moderating factors between stigma and adaptability to return to work for cancer survivors.

Adaptability to return to work is a process by which cancer survivors(CSs) utilize accessible resources to reconstruct themselves. While the stigma, financial situation and social support are known to influence their adaptability to return to work, the mechanisms by which these factors work remain unclear. This study proposes a moderated mediation model to signify a pathway linking stigma to the adaptability to return to work.

The experiences and perceptions of employers on cancer survivors returning to work: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Purpose: Employers play an important role in the return-to-work (RTW) of cancer survivors (CSs), and recently a substantial number of qualitative studies from the employers' perspective have emerged. This meta-synthesis aims to systematically review these qualitative studies regarding employers' experiences with CSs' RTW.

Methods: Five electronic databases were searched from inception to January 2024 to identify the studies.

Optimization of mechanical properties and dimensional stability of densified wood using response surface methodology.

Wood has gained popularity as a building and decorative material due to its environmentally friendly and sustainable characteristics. Yet, its long maturation time poses a limitation on meeting the growing demand for wood products. This challenge has led to the plantation of fast-growing wood as an alternative solution.

Effects of an efficient straw decomposition system mediated by Stropharia rugosoannulata on soil properties and microbial communities in forestland.

Cultivation of Stropharia rugosoannulata with straw in forestland is effective for straw biodegradation and can prevent the waste of straw resources and environmental pollution and generate economic benefits. However, there is a lack of systematic evaluation of spent mushroom substrate (SMS) input into forestland, such as soil properties and microbial succession. In this experiment, 0 (CK), 10 (SA), 20 (SB), 30 (SC), 40 (SD), and 50 (SE) kg/m straw were used to cultivate S.

Experiences of cancer survivors returning to work decision-making: a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Purpose: Return to work for cancer survivors (CSs) may be challenging, and there is a research gap in integrating the relevant experiences of the return-to-work decision-making process for CSs. Our aim was to synthesize existing qualitative research that integrates the dynamic experiences of CSs in the return-to-work decision-making process and highlights the factors influencing the return-to-work decisions of CSs.

Methods: We retrieved qualitative studies on a relevant theme published in the PubMed, EBSCO, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL databases since construction to December 2023.

NO emission reduction in the biological nitrogen removal process for wastewater with low C/N ratios: mechanisms and strategies.

Urban wastewater, as the main influent type of Waste Water Treatment Plants (WWTPs), has the characteristic of low carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N). In the biological nitrogen removal (BNR) process, insufficient carbon source often affects the nitrogen removal efficiency and leads to more NO emissions. We review recent researches on NO emissions in the BNR process of wastewater with low C/N.

Development of super dimensional stable poplar structure with fire and mildew resistance by delignification/densification of wood with highly aligned cellulose molecules.

Wood is one of the most popular materials for construction purposes because of its environmentally friendly and sustainable characteristics. However, the use of wood is constrained by the lengthy time it takes for trees to mature. Consequently, fast-growing wood species have become popular as substitute options due to their ability to rapidly reach maturity and high yields.

Transcriptomic Analysis of Three Differentially Senescing Maize ( L.) Inbred Lines upon Heat Stress.

Maize, one of the world's major food crops, is facing the challenge of rising temperature. Leaf senescence is the most significant phenotypic change of maize under heat stress at the seedling stage, but the underlying molecular mechanism is still unknown. Here, we screened for three inbred lines (PH4CV, B73, and SH19B) that showed differentially senescing phenotypes under heat stress.

The effects, mechanisms, and applications of sulfide as both an inhibitor and electron donor in novel biological nitrogen removal process.

The impacts of sulfide on biological nitrogen removal have been investigated repeatedly, but the impacts in terms of the removal technologies have not been systematically organized and discussed yet. This review recapped the dual character of sulfide in novel biological nitrogen removal and proposed the coupling mechanisms of nitrogen removal and sulfide interaction. The dual character of sulfide was basically divided into the advantage as electron donors and the disadvantage as cytotoxic agent to wide bacteria.

The Arabidopsis IDD14 transcription factor interacts with bZIP-type ABFs/AREBs and cooperatively regulates ABA-mediated drought tolerance.

The INDETERMINATE DOMAIN (IDD) transcription factors mediate various aspects of plant growth and development. We previously reported that an Arabidopsis IDD subfamily regulates spatial auxin accumulation, and thus organ morphogenesis and gravitropic responses. However, its functions in stress responses are not well defined.

Chemical induction of leaf senescence and powdery mildew resistance involves ethylene-mediated chlorophyll degradation and ROS metabolism in cucumber.

Timely initiation of leaf senescence is an integral part of plant development and, importantly, an adaptive strategy by which plants cope with various stresses, e.g. to limit the spread of pathogens.

Transcriptome and Differentially Expressed Gene Profiles in Mycelium, Primordium and Fruiting Body Development in .

uses straw as a growth substrate during artificial cultivation and has been widely promoted in China. However, its fruiting body formation and development processes have not been elucidated. In this study, the developmental transcriptomes were analyzed at three stages: the mycelium (G-S), primordium (P-S) and fruiting body (M-F) stages.

Transcriptomic analysis of Stropharia rugosoannulata reveals carbohydrate metabolism and cold resistance mechanisms under low-temperature stress.

Low temperature is an important environmental factor that restricts the growth of Stropharia rugosoannulata; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying S. rugosoannulata responses to low-temperature stress are largely unknown. In this study, we performed a transcriptome analysis of a high-sensitivity strain (DQ-1) and low-sensitivity strain (DQ-3) under low-temperature stress.

The NPR1-WRKY46-WRKY6 signaling cascade mediates probenazole/salicylic acid-elicited leaf senescence in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Endogenous salicylic acid (SA) regulates leaf senescence, but the underlying mechanism remains largely unexplored. The exogenous application of SA to living plants is not efficient for inducing leaf senescence. By taking advantage of probenazole (PBZ)-induced biosynthesis of endogenous SA, we previously established a chemical inducible leaf senescence system that depends on SA biosynthesis and its core signaling receptor NPR1 in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Multi-source domain adaptation for decoder calibration of intracortical brain-machine interface.

For nonstationarity of neural recordings, daily retraining is required in the decoder calibration of intracortical brain-machine interfaces (iBMIs). Domain adaptation (DA) has started to be applied in iBMIs to solve the problem of daily retraining by taking advantage of historical data. However, previous DA studies used only a single source domain, which might lead to performance instability.

Correction to: MKK4/MKK5‑MPK1/MPK2 cascade mediates SA‑activated leaf senescence via phosphorylation of NPR1 in Arabidopsis.

Due to an unfortunate turn of events, the second co-corresponding author, Dr. Benke Kuai, was omitted from the original publication. The corrected authors' list and author contribution statement are published here and should be treated as definitive.

Hyponastic Leaves 1 protects pri-miRNAs from nuclear exosome attack.

Biogenesis of plant microRNAs (miRNAs) takes place in nuclear dicing bodies (D-bodies), where the ribonulease III-type enzyme Dicer-like 1 (DCL1) processes primary transcripts of miRNAs (pri-miRNAs) into miRNA/miRNA* (*, passenger strand) duplexes from either base-to-loop or loop-to-base directions. Hyponastic Leaves 1 (HYL1), a double-stranded RNA-binding protein, is crucial for efficient and accurate processing. However, whether HYL1 has additional function remains unknown.

The transcription factor ZmNAC126 accelerates leaf senescence downstream of the ethylene signalling pathway in maize.

Leaf senescence is an integral part of plant development, during which, nutrients are remobilized from senescent leaves to fast-growing organs. The initiation and progression dynamics of leaf senescence is therefore vital not only to the maximal accumulation of assimilates but also to the efficient remobilization of nutrients. Senescence is a finely tuned process that involves the action of a large number of transcription factors (TFs).

Overexpression of TCP8 delays Arabidopsis flowering through a FLOWERING LOCUS C-dependent pathway.

Background: Flowering is a key process in the life cycle of plants. The transition from vegetative to reproductive growth is thus under sophisticated regulation by endogenous and environmental signals. The plant-specific Teosinte Branched 1/Cycloidea/Proliferating Cell Factors (TCP) family transcription factors are involved in many biological processes, but their roles in regulating flowering have not been totally elucidated.

The C-terminal cysteine-rich motif of NYE1/SGR1 is indispensable for its function in chlorophyll degradation in Arabidopsis.

The C-terminal cysteine-rich motif of NYE1/SGR1 affects chlorophyll degradation likely by mediating its self-interaction and conformational change, and somehow altering its Mg-dechelating activity in response to the changing redox potential. During green organ senescence in plants, the most prominent phenomenon is the degreening caused by net chlorophyll (Chl) loss. NON-YELLOWING1/STAY-GREEN1 (NYE1/SGR1) was recently reported to be able to dechelates magnesium (Mg) from Chl a to initiate its degradation, but little is known about the domain/motif basis of its functionality.