Endophyte-inoculated rhizomes of improve polyphyllin biosynthesis and yield: a transcriptomic analysis of the underlying mechanism.

Introduction: Polyphyllin from var. exhibits anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, and antiviral properties. However, the current production of polyphyllin can barely meet market demand.

Treatment of periorbital aging with negative pressure fractional microneedle radiofrequency: A self-controlled clinical trial.

Background: Several treatment modalities are used for the treatment of periorbital rejuvenation with variable results. Recent studies showed that fractional radiofrequency may be an effective treatment modality for periorbital aging. This study aims to determine the efficacy and safety of negative pressure fractional microneedle radiofrequency (NPFMR) as a treatment for periorbital aging.

Complete genome sequence of biocontrol strain YC89 and its biocontrol potential against sugarcane red rot.

Introduction: Sugarcane is one of the most important sugar crops worldwide, however, sugarcane production is seriously limited by sugarcane red rot, a soil-borne disease caused by . YC89 was isolated from sugarcane leaves and can significantly inhibited red rot disease caused by .

Methods: In this study, the genome of YC89 strain was sequenced, its genome structure and function were analyzed using various bioinformatics software, and its genome was compared with those of other homologous strains.

The SsWRKY1 transcription factor of Saccharum spontaneum enhances drought tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana and interacts with 21 potential proteins to regulate drought tolerance in S. spontaneum.

In this study, we characterized a WRKY family member gene, SsWRKY1, which is located in the nucleus and contains multiple stress-related cis-acting elements. In addition, constructed SsWRKY1-overexpressing Arabidopsis thaliana had higher antioxidant enzyme activity and proline content under drought stress conditions, with lower malondialdehyde content and reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, and the expression levels of six stress-related genes were significantly upregulated. This indicates that the overexpression of SsWRKY1 in Arabidopsis thaliana improves resistance to drought stress.

A chromosome-level genome assembly for Erianthus fulvus provides insights into its biofuel potential and facilitates breeding for improvement of sugarcane.

Erianthus produces substantial biomass, exhibits a good Brix value, and shows wide environmental adaptability, making it a potential biofuel plant. In contrast to closely related sorghum and sugarcane, Erianthus can grow in degraded soils, thus releasing pressure on agricultural lands used for biofuel production. However, the lack of genomic resources for Erianthus hinders its genetic improvement, thus limiting its potential for biofuel production.

A randomized, controlled, split-face study of botulinum toxin and broadband light for the treatment of erythematotelangiectatic rosacea.

To study the efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin (BTX) combined with broadband light (BBL) in the treatment of rosacea-related erythema and flushing. A randomized, single-blind, split-face controlled study including 22 patients with erythemato telangiectatic rosacea were enrolled. Both cheeks were randomly divided into experimental group and control group.

The complete chloroplast genome of .

The complete chloroplast (cp) genome of was sequenced and annotated. The whole chloroplast genome consists of 153,126 bp with a typical quadripartite structure separated by a pair of 26,556 bp inverted repeat (IR) regions. The structure also includes the large single copy (LSC) - 81,982 bp and the small single copy (SSC) - 18,033 bp.

Evolutions of packing properties of perfect cylinders under densification and crystallization.

Cylindrical particles are ubiquitous in nature and industry, and a cylinder is a representative shape of rod-like particles. However, the disordered packing results of cylinders in previous studies are quite inconsistent with each other. In this work, we obtain the MRJ (maximally random jammed) packings and the MDRPs (maximally dense random packings) of perfect cylinders with the aspect ratio (height/diameter) 0.

Dense crystalline packings of ellipsoids.

An ellipsoid, the simplest nonspherical shape, has been extensively used as a model for elongated building blocks for a wide spectrum of molecular, colloidal, and granular systems. Yet the densest packing of congruent hard ellipsoids, which is intimately related to the high-density phase of many condensed matter systems, is still an open problem. We discover an unusual family of dense crystalline packings of self-dual ellipsoids (ratios of the semiaxes α:sqrt[α]:1), containing 24 particles with a quasi-square-triangular (SQ-TR) tiling arrangement in the fundamental cell.

Maximally dense random packings of cubes and cuboids via a novel inverse packing method.

The packings of cubes and cuboids (i.e., "elongated" or "compressed" cubes) are ubiquitous in nature.

Cluster and constraint analysis in tetrahedron packings.

The disordered packings of tetrahedra often show no obvious macroscopic orientational or positional order for a wide range of packing densities, and it has been found that the local order in particle clusters is the main order form of tetrahedron packings. Therefore, a cluster analysis is carried out to investigate the local structures and properties of tetrahedron packings in this work. We obtain a cluster distribution of differently sized clusters, and peaks are observed at two special clusters, i.