Genome-Wide Exploration and Characterization of the Gene Family's Expression Patterns in Response to Abiotic Stresses in Siberian Wildrye ( L.).

Siberian wildrye ( L.), a model Gramineae plant, has high eco-economic value but limited seed and forage yield. transcription factors are widely regarded as influencing yield and quality and being crucial for growth and development; still, this gene family in Siberian wildrye remains unexplored.

Deeper affection, more consumptions: consumer decision-making among people with different levels of intimacy-evidence from fNIRS.

Consumer decision-making varies according to an individual's relationship with the recipient of the gift. This study used a mock purchase task to investigate consumer decision-making and its underlying neurological mechanisms when purchasing gifts of different prices for recipients with varying levels of intimacy. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to record neural activity during the task.

Cognitive shifts in pain perception under moral enhancement conditions: Evidence from an EEG study.

In social life, empathy and morality are often viewed as inseparable and mutually reinforcing. Pain empathy is a key form of empathy, and understanding how social moral factors affect pain empathy is an important challenge. This study uses various EEG analysis methods to explore the cognitive and neural mechanisms by which moral enhancement affects pain empathy.

Nano-selenium strengthens potato resistance to potato scab induced by spp., increases yield, and elevates tuber quality by influencing rhizosphere microbiomes.

Introduction: The application of selenium could directly or indirectly modulate the activity of antioxidant enzymes in crops, thereby mitigating the detrimental effects of abiotic and biotic stresses on crop health. However, there are few studies on the effects of nano-selenium fertilizer on potato scab caused by spp., potato yield and tuber quality.

Fabrication and characterization of non-diary whipped creams: Influence of oleogel.

Non-dairy whipped creams (NDWC) are a typical food emulsion system and are gaining popularity among consumers. Oleogels as reasonable alternatives to trans and saturated fats in foods show great potential application in NDWC. Effects of different proportions of oleogel (30 %-70 %) as base oil on the crystallization behavior, appearance, interface and rheological properties of NDWC were evaluated.

Research on Intelligent Monitoring and Protection Equipment of Vital Signs of Underground Personnel in Coal Mines: Review.

The coal industry is a high risk, high difficulty industry, and the annual global mine accident rate is high, so the safety of coal mine underground operations has been a concern. With the development of technology, the application of intelligent security technology in coal mine safety has broad prospects. In this paper, the research progress of vital signs monitoring and support equipment for underground personnel in coal mines is reviewed.

Can guilt enhance sensitivity to other's suffering? An EEG investigation into moral emotions and pain empathy.

As a unique form of empathy, pain empathy often has a close relationship with society and morality. Research has revealed that moral emotions can influence pain empathy. The underlying physiological mechanism still needs to be further examined to understand how moral emotions affect pain empathy.

Mn Doping at High-Activity Octahedral Vacancies of γ-FeO for Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrocatalysis in Metal-Air Batteries.

γ-FeO with the intrinsic cation vacancies is an ideal substrate for heteroatom doping into the highly active octahedral sites in spinel oxide catalysts. However, it is still a challenge to confirm the vacancy location of γ-FeO through experiments and obtain enhanced catalytic performance by preferential occupation of octahedral sites for heteroatom doping. Here, a Mn-doped γ-FeO incorporated with carbon nanotubes catalyst was developed to successfully achieve preferential doping into highly active octahedral sites by employing γ-FeO as the precursor.

Multi-omics analysis of the toxic effects on gill tissues of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) from chronic exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP).

The pervasive use of the plasticizer di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) poses potential risks to global aquatic ecosystems. This study systematically evaluated the adverse effects of chronic exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of DEHP on gill tissues of crucian carp, utilizing histological examination, metabolomic, and transcriptomic analysis. The results demonstrated that DEHP induced significant histopathological alterations in gill tissues, with significant enrichment observed in multiple pathways associated with amino acid, hormone, lipid, and xenobiotic metabolism.

Compact silicon photonic-lantern mode (de)multiplexer based on tilt slot waveguide.

As the key component in on-chip mode-division multiplexing systems, a compact silicon photonic-lantern mode (de)multiplexer is proposed and demonstrated using the shallow-etched tilt slot waveguide. The proposed six-mode (de)multiplexer is designed as a constant coupling length of 11.7 µm for each mode conversion and eliminates the adiabatic transition tapers for cascaded asymmetric directional couplers, which have an ultra-short total length of 69 µm.

Effectiveness and safety of enzyme replacement therapy in the treatment of Fabry disease: a Chinese monocentric real-world study.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness and safety of enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for treating Fabry disease in clinical practice.

Methods: The clinical data of patients with Fabry disease were retrospectively collected and screened according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. The effectiveness of ERT was evaluated by analyzing the improvement in renal dysfunction (decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and proteinuria), cardiac system injury (mainly increased left ventricular mass index (LVMI)), and neuropathic pain after ERT treatment.

Effects of HIV Self-Testing on Testing Promotion and Risk Behavior Reduction Among Transgender Women in China: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: To date, no randomized controlled trials have specifically addressed behavior changes after HIV self-testing (HIVST) among transgender women.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effects of HIVST on changes in HIV testing behavior, frequency of condomless sex, and partner numbers among transgender women in China.

Methods: Participants were recruited from 2 Chinese cities using both online and offline methods.

Factors contributing to organelle genomes size variation and the intracellular DNA transfer in Polygonaceae.

The use of complete organelle genomes, including chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes, is a powerful molecular method for studying biological evolution and gene transfer. However, in the case of Polygonaceae, an important family with numerous edible, medicinal, and ornamental species, the mitochondrial genomes of only three species have been sequenced and analyzed. In this study, we present the mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes of two important Tibetan medicinal plants, Bistorta viviparum and B.

Advanced alginate-based nanofiber aerogels: A synthetic matrix for high-efficiency lysozyme adsorption and controlled release.

The development of materials with high lysozyme adsorption is critical for drug delivery and skin wound applications, as it enhances antibacterial properties, stability, and controlled release of therapeutic agents, thereby improving treatment efficacy and safety. Alginate-based nanofiber scaffolds, featuring high surface area and multiple adsorption sites, can efficiently absorb lysozyme and regulate its release through tunable pore channels, offering a promising approach to chronic wound management. In this study, we fabricated poly (vinyl alcohol-co-ethylene) (EVOH) nanofiber-based sodium alginate (ENSA) aerogels using a simple two-step crosslinking procedure.

A Novel Passive Occupational Shoulder Exoskeleton With Adjustable Peak Assistive Torque Angle for Overhead Tasks.

Objective: Overhead tasks are a primary inducement to work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Aiming to reduce shoulder physical loads, passive shoulder exoskeletons are increasingly prevalent in the industry due to their lightweight, affordability, and effectiveness. However, they can only handle specific tasks and struggle to balance compactness with a sufficient range of motion effectively.

Light-driven biodegradation of chloramphenicol by photosensitized Shewanella oneidensis MR-1.

Efficient and sustainable degradation of chloramphenicol has piqued the interest of the scientific community. This study constructed a photosensitized biohybrid system using Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 and cadmium sulfide (CdS). This system could efficiently degrade chloramphenicol with robust stability.

Integrating Convolution and Sparse Coding for Learning Low-Dimensional Discriminative Image Representations.

This work investigates the problem of efficiently learning discriminative low-dimensional (LD) representations of multiclass image objects. We propose a generic end-to-end approach that jointly optimizes sparse dictionary and convolutions for learning LOW-dimensional discriminative image representations, named SparConvLow, taking advantage of convolutional neural networks (CNNs), dictionary learning, and orthogonal projections. The whole learning process can be summarized as follows.

The promoting effect of the absence of second-party's punishment power on third-party punishment in maintaining social fairness norms: An EEG hyper-scanning study.

Third-party punishment (TPP) plays an irreplaceable role in maintaining social fairness. Punishment power is a significant area of study within economic games. However, the impact of whether or not the second-party possesses punishment power on TPP remains unexplored.

Bioinformatics analysis-based mining of potential markers for inflammatory bowel disease and their immune relevance.

Background: The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasing every year and is characterized by a prolonged course, frequent relapses, difficulty in curing, and a lack of more efficacious therapeutic biomarkers. The aim of this study was to find key core genes as therapeutic biomarkers for IBD.

Methods: GSE75214 in Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) was used as the experimental set.

Facile construction of 2-pyrones under carbene catalysis.

2-Pyrones are valuable structural motifs in organic chemistry, found in numerous natural products and pharmaceuticals. The synthesis of these heterocycles has been significantly advanced by the application of N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) catalysis. This review examines the recent advancements in NHC-catalyzed synthesis of 2-pyrones, highlighting key methodologies, mechanisms, and synthetic applications.