Effects of Spent Substrate of Oyster Mushroom () on Feed Utilization and Liver Serum Indices of Hu Sheep from the Perspective of Duodenal Microorganisms.

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of spent mushroom substrate (P.SMS), which is characterized by high production but low utilization, on feed utilization and liver serum indices from the perspective of duodenal microorganisms. Forty-five 3-month-old Hu sheep were randomly assigned to five groups and fed diets in which whole-plant corn silage (WPCS) was substituted with P.

Effects of Supplementing Tributyrin on Meat Quality Characteristics of Foreshank Muscle of Weaned Small-Tailed Han Sheep Lambs.

This experiment aimed to evaluate the effects of supplementing tributyrin (TB) on the meat quality characteristics of foreshank muscle of weaned lambs. A total of 30 healthy weaned Small-Tailed Han female lambs with body weights ranging from 23.4 to 31.

Association between cognitive function and skeletal muscle in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis.

Background: Patients on hemodialysis have a higher burden of cognitive impairment than individuals of the same age in the general population. Studies have found a link between cognition and skeletal muscle function. However, few studies have investigated these associations and the underlying mechanisms in patients on hemodialysis.

Evaluating the Effects of Replacing Alfalfa with Branch/Leaf Powder on Growth and Serum Indicators in Dezhou Donkeys.

The purpose of this experiment was to study the apparent digestibility and the effects of (BP) branch/leaf powder supplementation on growth performance and serum indicators in donkeys. The results showed that the apparent digestibility of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), crude fiber (CF), neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acidic detergent fiber (ADF), and digestible energy content (DE) of BP branch/leaf powder were 51.88%, 67.

Valproic acid increases CAR T cell cytotoxicity against acute myeloid leukemia.

The treatment of B cell malignancies has dramatically changed with the introduction of immunotherapy, especially chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy. However, only limited efficacy is observed in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). In the study, We detected CD123 and CLL-1 expression on leukaemia cells from Relapsed/Refractory AML (R/R AML) patients.

Super multi-view display based on near-eye pinholes.

Vergence-accommodation-conflict-free super multi-view (SMV) display based on more than one near-eye pinhole group for each pupil of the viewer is developed in this paper. Two-dimensionally arranged pinholes of a group correspond to different subscreens of the display screen, with perspective views projected by each subscreen through a corresponding pinhole splicing into an image of enlarged field of view (FOV). By sequentially switching on/off different pinhole groups, more than one mosaic image is projected to each pupil of the viewer.

Super multi-view near-eye virtual reality with directional backlights from wave-guides.

Directional backlights have often been employed for generating multiple view-zones in three-dimensional (3D) display, with each backlight converging into a corresponding view-zone. By designing the view-zone interval for each pupil smaller than the pupil's diameter, super multi-view (SMV) can get implemented for a VAC-free 3D display. However, expanding the backlight from a light-source to cover the corresponding display panel often needs an extra thickness, which results in a thicker structure and is unwanted by a near-eye display.

Infection in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia After Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Clinical Impact of Metagenomics Next-Generation Sequencing.

Long-term chemotherapy and immunosuppressants in acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patients can result in a high risk of opportunistic infections. is an opportunistic pathogen that exists in nature, but infection caused by is rare in the clinic. Notably, the sensitivity and detection time of conventional diagnostic tools for this fungus usually falls short of the needs of clinical diagnosis, resulting in treatment failure.

Co-evolutionary adaptations of and a clinical carbapenemase-encoding plasmid during carbapenem exposure.

OXA-23 is the predominant carbapenemase in carbapenem-resistant . The co-evolutionary dynamics of and OXA-23-encoding plasmids are poorly understood. Here, we transformed ATCC 17978 with pAZJ221, a -containing plasmid from clinical isolate A221, and subjected the transformant to experimental evolution in the presence of a sub-inhibitory concentration of imipenem for nearly 400 generations.

Anti-breast cancer sinomenine derivatives via mechanisms of apoptosis induction and metastasis reduction.

Sinomenine, a morphinane-type isoquinoline-derived alkaloid, was first isolated from stems and roots of (Miq.) in 1920. Later discovery by researchers confirmed various essential biological efficacy sinomenine exerted and .

Serum PTH Associated with Malnutrition Determined by Bioelectrical Impedance Technology in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients.

Purpose: Chronic malnutrition and cachexia are common in chronic kidney disease (CKD), and importance should be given to these complications because they affect the patient's quality of life and prognosis. This study analyzed the correlation between the serum PTH level, nutritional status, and body composition of patients with CKD.

Methods: CKD patients were enrolled in Center for Kidney Disease, Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, from December 1, 2016, to November 30, 2020.

Polarization enlargement of FOV in Super Multi-view display based on near-eye timing-apertures.

With strip-type timing-apertures attached to each eye of a viewer, more than one perspective views can be guided to either eye sequentially through different timing-apertures, thus implementing VAC-free (vergence-accommodation conflict-free) SMV (Super Multi-view) 3D (three-dimensional) display. To overcome the FOV (field of view) limitation problem due to small size of the timing-apertures along their arrangement direction, novel polarization architectures are designed to the timing-apertures in this paper. Correspondingly, the display screen of the proposed SMV display system is divided into M > 1 sub-screens along the arrangement direction of the timing-apertures, with adjacent sub-screens emitting light of mutually orthogonal polarization.

Phenotypic Variation and Carbapenem Resistance Potential in OXA-499-Producing .

is increasingly recognized as a clinically important species. Here, we identified a carbapenem-non-resistant clinical isolate, A1254, harboring , , and . The genetic environment in A1254 was identical to that of another OXA-499-producing, but carbapenem-resistant, isolate, YMC2010/8/T346, indicating the existence of phenotypic variation among OXA-499-producing strains.

Effect of Dietary Forage: Concentrate Ratio on Pre-Caecal and Total Digestive Tract Digestibility of Diverse Feedstuffs in Donkeys as Measured by the Mobile Nylon Bag Technique.

The domestic donkey is a unique equid species with specific nutritional requirements, however, limited laboratory evidences are available to address the digestibility contribution of the prececum in relation to the total digestive tract. In the present study, six caecum-fistulated adult female Xinjiang donkeys served as the experimental animals in a 3 × 3 Latin square design, and mobile nylon bag technique was applied to determine the effect of dietary F:C ratio on pre-caececum and total digestive tract digestibility of rice straw, alfalfa hay, corn meal, and soybean meal. The dietary treatments included: (1) HF, a high-fiber ration (F:C = 80:20), (2) MF, a medium-fiber ration (F:C = 55:45), and (3), LF, a low-fiber ration (F:C = 35:65).

Effect of Dietary Forage/Concentrate Ratio on Nutrient Digestion and Energy and Protein Metabolism in Adult Donkeys.

The domestic donkey is a unique equid species with specific nutritional requirements; however, limited feeding studies have been addressed so far to understand nutrient digestion and metabolism in donkeys. In the present study, six adult female Xinjiang donkeys (180 ± 10 kg live weight) were applied in a 3 × 3 Latin square design to investigate the effect of the forage/concentrate ratio (F/C) in three experimental diets on N and energy balance within 12 weeks. Rice straw and alfalfa hay were chosen as forage ingredients, and the diets included the following: (1) a high-fiber (HF) ration (F/C = 80:20), (2) a medium-fiber (MF) ration (F/C = 55:45), and (3) a low-fiber (LF) ration (35:45).

Capsule Thickness, Not Biofilm Formation, Gives Rise to Mucoid Phenotypes That are More Prevalent in Long-Term Infections: A Study of Clinical Isolates from a Hospital in China.

Background: is a nosocomial pathogen of critical importance due to the increasing numbers of antibiotic-resistant isolates. Colonies can have a smooth or matt appearance, but also exhibit slimy, mucoid growth, with the latter being increasingly isolated in patients in recent years.

Methods: We isolated 60 strains from altogether 56 patients and found that all patients were infected by mucoid strains, with four patients having also matt phenotypes in addition to the mucoid ones.

Design, synthesis and apoptosis-related antiproliferative activities of chelidonine derivatives.

To get chelidonine derivatives with enhanced antiproliferative activity and selectivity, a series of nitric oxide donating derivatives (10a-f and 11a-j) were designed, synthesized and biologically evaluated. Compared with chelidonine, these compounds exhibited lower IC values against human hepatoma cells HepG2, breast cancer cells MCF-7, colon cancer cells HCT-116, as well as leukemia cells K562. Compound 11j displayed the strongest antiproliferative activity with IC values of 3.

GaN-based mid-power flip-chip light-emitting diode with high -3 dB bandwidth for visible light communications.

By directly flip-chip soldering three mid-power light-emitting diode (LED) chips with periodic micro-via-holes on ceramic substrates, -3  dB modulation bandwidths of 49.9 MHz, 58.8 MHz, and 25 MHz are obtained at the driving current of 170 mA.

Colistin Resistance in MDR-ZJ06 Revealed by a Multiomics Approach.

has emerged as an important opportunistic pathogen due to its ability to acquire resistance to most currently available antibiotics. Colistin is often considered as the last line of therapy for infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDRAB). However, colistin-resistant strain has recently been reported.

High prevalence of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in community-onset bloodstream infections in China.

Objectives: Community-onset bloodstream infections (COBSIs) caused by ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) and ESBL-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) are increasing globally. This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology and risk factors of ESBL-EC and ESBL-KP in COBSIs in China.

Methods: A prospective, multicentre study was performed in 28 tertiary hospitals from September 2013 to November 2014.

Super multi-view three-dimensional display technique for portable devices.

Portable display devices, such as intelligent telephones and panel PCs, have become parts of modern people's daily life. Their mainstream display interfaces are based on two-dimensional (2D) images. Although some three-dimensional (3D) technologies have been proposed for portable devices, comfortable visual effects are untouched until now.

Improved spatiotemporal-multiplexing super-multiview display based on planar aligned OLED microdisplays.

Through gating spectrum plane of multiple planar aligned OLED microdisplays by a timely sequential manner, a super-multiview (SMV) three-dimensional (3D) display based on spatiotemporal-multiplexing was developed in our previous paper. But an upper limit of the allowable sub-viewing-zones (SVZs) for an OLED microdisplay did exist in the previous system, even if microdisplays with very high frame rates could be commercially available. In this manuscript, an improved spatiotemporal-multiplexing SMV displays system is developed, which removes the above limitation through controllable fusing of light beams from adjacent OLED microdisplays.

Multiview three-dimensional display with continuous motion parallax through planar aligned OLED microdisplays.

Existing multiview three-dimensional (3D) display technologies encounter discontinuous motion parallax problem, due to a limited number of stereo-images which are presented to corresponding sub-viewing zones (SVZs). This paper proposes a novel multiview 3D display system to obtain continuous motion parallax by using a group of planar aligned OLED microdisplays. Through blocking partial light-rays by baffles inserted between adjacent OLED microdisplays, transitional stereo-image assembled by two spatially complementary segments from adjacent stereo-images is presented to a complementary fusing zone (CFZ) which locates between two adjacent SVZs.

Generation of 360° three-dimensional display using circular-aligned OLED microdisplays.

A 360° all-around multiview three-dimensional (3D) display system is proposed by using coarse-pitch circular-aligned OLED microdisplays. The magnified virtual color images projected from microdisplays serve as stereo images, which can create separate eyeboxes for the viewer. Through inserting baffles, a transitional stereo image assembled by two spatially complementary segments from adjacent stereo images is presented to a complementary fusing zone (CFZ) which locates between adjacent eyeboxes.