CsEXL3 regulate mechanical harvest-related droopy leaves under the transcriptional activation of CsBES1.2 in tea plant.

Due to a labor shortage, the mechanical harvesting of tea plantations has become a focal point. However, mechanical harvest efficiency was hampered by droopy leaves, leading to a high rate of broken tea shoots and leaves. Here, we dissected the genetic structure of leaf droopiness in tea plants using genome-wide association studies (GWAS) on 146 accessions, combined with transcriptome from two accessions with contrasting droopy leaf phenotypes.

Effect of Adopting Low Calories on Patients' Vital Signs in The Nutritional Support of Critically Ill Patients in the ICU: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

Background: Feeding critically ill persons in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is challenging as the nutritional substances pose severe health outcomes or can improve their well-being and length of stay (LOS) in the hospital. Our main objective is to investigate the effects of adopting low caloric intake among patients with vital signs in the nutritional support of critically ill patients in ICUs, focusing on reducing mortality rates and length of stay (LOS) in hospitals.

Method: The initial literature search was performed in PubMed, the Cochrane Library of Trials, and MEDLINE.

Bivalirudin versus Heparin on Net Adverse Clinical Events, Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebral Events, and Bleeding in Elderly Chinese Patients Treated with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Bivalirudin as an anticoagulant reduces bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), while its impact in elderly Chinese patients treated with PCI needs more evidence. This study aimed to compare the clinical outcomes between bivalirudin and heparin in elderly Chinese patients treated with PCI. This cohort study retrieved data of 1,286 elderly patients treated with PCI who used bivalirudin (bivalirudin group, N = 493) or heparin (heparin group, N = 793) as anticoagulants.