Publications by authors named "Lujun Zhang"

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  • * Recent climate simulations indicate that MHWs and THEs in the Arctic Ocean are expected to intensify because of sea ice decline and ongoing warming trends.
  • * The mean intensity of MHWs in the Arctic is projected to increase significantly during the 21st century, becoming over seven times greater than the global average, highlighting an urgent need for conservation efforts.
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Surface enhanced fluorescence (SEF) based on noble metal nanoparticles is an effective means to achieve high sensitivity in fluorescence detection. Currently, the physical mechanism behind enhanced fluorescence is not fully understood. This paper measures the fluorescence signals of Dihydroporphyrin f methyl ether (CPD4) under both single-photon and two-photon excitation based on submicrometer silver particles with rough morphologies, achieving enhancement factors of 34 and 45 times, respectively.

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Aims: MicroRNA-126 (miR-126), one of the most abundant microRNAs in platelets, is involved in the regulation of platelet activity and the circulating miR-126 is reduced during antiplatelet therapy. However, whether intraplatelet miR-126 plays a role in thrombosis and platelet inhibition remains unclear.

Methods And Results: Here, using tissue-specific knockout mice, we reported that the deficiency of miR-126 in platelets and vascular endothelial cells significantly prevented thrombosis and prolonged bleeding time.

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  • - This research explores using excitation-emission matrix fluorescence (EEMF) combined with chemometric models to quickly identify and measure adulteration in olive oil, which is a pressing issue, especially when samples are scarce.
  • - By simulating adulteration through blending different oils (soybean, peanut, linseed) into olive oil and applying principal component analysis (PCA) for initial clustering, the study effectively visualizes variations in spectral data.
  • - The innovative use of parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) for data breakdown offers better accuracy in quantifying the levels of adulterants, showcasing potential advancements in food safety for edible oils.
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is a commercially cultivated high-temperature mushroom. Investigating the molecular mechanism of fruiting body development will help us to better understand the regulation of substrates and energy in this process. However, little information has been reported on the development and nutrients of the fruiting body.

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Using natural deep eutectic solvents (NDES) for green extraction of lentinan from shiitake mushroom is a high-efficiency method. However, empirical and trial-and-error methods commonly used to select suitable NDES are unconvincing and time-consuming. Conductor-like screening model for realistic solvation (COSMO-RS) is helpful for the priori design of NDES by predicting the solubility of biomolecules.

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Based on six offspring with different mitochondrial (M) and parental nuclear (N) genotypes, the multi-stage morphological characteristics and nuclear transcriptomes of Lentinula edodes were compared to investigate morphogenesis mechanisms during cultivation, the key reason for cultivar resistance to genotype changes, and regulation related to biparental role changes. Six offspring had specific transcriptomic data and morphological characteristics that were mainly regulated by the two parental nuclei, followed by the cytoplasm, at different growth stages. Importing a wild N genotype easily leads to failure or instability of fruiting; however, importing wild M genotypes may improve cultivars.

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Crossbreeding is the most commonly used method in breeding of , however low fruiting rate of the hybrids has always caused troubles and barriers for breeders. An early screening method of the fruiting ability could make the breeding work more efficient. In this paper, a rapid and high-throughput laccase activity detection method based on agar diffusion principle was developed.

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Human motion prediction is one of the fundamental studies of computer vision. Much work based on deep learning has shown impressive performance for it in recent years. However, long-term prediction and human skeletal deformation are still challenging tasks for human motion prediction.

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Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of mortality globally. RBC-platelet hybrid membrane-coated nanoparticles ([RBC-P]NPs), which biologically mimic platelets in vivo, display evidence of anti-atherosclerotic activity. The efficacy of a targeted RBC-platelet hybrid membrane-coated nanoparticles ([RBC-P]NP)-based approach was investigated as a primary preventive measure against atherosclerosis.

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Background: Stroke accelerates inflammatory monocyte recruitment to the endothelium and consequent atheroprogression via high-mobility group box 1-receptor for advanced glycation end products signaling. Notably, Hmgb1 interacts with multiple toll-like receptors (TLRs) and promotes TLR4-mediated proinflammatory myeloid cell activation. Therefore, TLR-associated mechanism(s) within monocytes may play a role in Hmgb1-driven poststroke atheroprogression.

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Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is among the most widely used plasticizers in plastic production, which has been detected in various environments. However, DEHP safety remains poorly known. Using zebrafish models, the effects of DEHP on the angiogenesis and hematopoiesis, and the underlying mechanism, were studied.

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Edible mushrooms are nutritious, tasty, and have medicinal value, which makes them very popular. Fresh mushrooms have a high water content and a crisp texture. They demonstrate strong metabolic activity after harvesting.

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A highly efficient method for the facile access of isoquinolines and isoquinoline -oxides a Cu(i)-catalyzed intramolecular cyclization of ()-2-alkynylaryl oxime derivatives in water has been developed. This protocol was performed under simple and mild conditions without organic solvent, additives or ligands. By switching on/off a hydroxyl protecting group of oximes, the selective N-O/O-H cleavage could be triggered, delivering a series of isoquinolines and isoquinoline -oxides, respectively, in moderate to high yields with good functional group tolerance and high atom economy.

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Research interest in biochar as an environmental remediation material has rapidly increased over the past few years. However, the effect of biochar on typical environmental processes in anaerobic soil environment has been insufficiently discussed. By regulating the electron donors with sodium acetate or pyruvate, the effects and underpinning chemical-microbiological coupling mechanisms of biochar under anaerobic conditions were disclosed.

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This study investigated the potential of yeast extract and radio frequency (RF) treatment as a strategy of reducing salt and enhancing saltiness perception for Lentinus edodes bud. The results of E-nose demonstrated yeast extract and RF treatment improved the saltiness of Lentinus edodes bud. Meanwhile, yeast extract and RF treatment significantly decreased the addition of salt (P < 0.

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Most of the sequenced wood-rotting edible mushroom produce fruiting body at relatively low temperatures. Little information has been known about the high-temperature wood-rotting mushroom. Here, we performed sequencing and assembly of the genome of a high-temperature edible mushroom from a monokaryotic strain zhudugu2 using the Illumina and Pac-Bio CLR sequencing technologies.

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Background: is a popular edible mushroom in East Asian markets. Research on the responses of under different carbon dioxide concentrations is limited.

Methods: Label-free LC-MS/MS quantitative proteomics analysis technique was adopted to obtain the protein expression profiles of fruiting body pileus collected under different carbon dioxide concentrations.

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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) presented as high heterogeneous immunogenicity that lacks useful clinical signatures to risk-stratify immune-benefit subtypes. We hypothesized that molecular-based phenotypic characterization of TNBC tumors and their immunity may overcome these challenges. We enrolled 1,145 patients with TNBC for analysis.

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Background: The compound Danshen Dripping Pill (CDDP), which is a mixture of extracts from Radix Salviae and Panax notoginseng, is a patented traditional Chinese medicine that is widely used in multiple countries for relieving coronary heart disease (CHD), but its pharmacological mechanism has not been fully elucidated. In this study, we screened the key pharmacological pathways and targets of CDDP that act on CHD using a network pharmacology-based strategy, and the angiogenic activity of CDDP was directly visually investigated in zebrafish embryos in vivo.

Methods: The potential therapeutic targets and pathways were predicted through a bioinformatics analysis.

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In this work, a chitin-based macromolecular chain transfer agent (Chitin-CTA) was designed to graft polymers from chitin at the molecular level. Homogeneous reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization was performed to prepare branched MA elastomers, chitin-graft-poly(methyl acrylate) (Chitin-g-PMA) copolymers, which were thermally stable and showed tunable glass transition temperatures. These ultra-stretchable branched MA elastomers exhibit unique strain-hardening behavior and significantly enhanced mechanical properties.

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In mushroom cultivation, composting the substrate can make the nutrients more easily absorbed by hyphae due to the degradation of lignin, cellulose, and other organic matter. However, the effects of cultivating Lentinula edodes on composted substrate and the related molecular mechanisms have not been studied systemically. We applied transcriptomics, qRT-PCR, and proteomics to study L.

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Background: Lentinula edodes (Berk.) is the second most productive mushroom in the world. It contains compounds effective for antiviral, antitumor, antioxidant and immune regulation.

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Random forest is considered as one of the most successful machine learning algorithms, which has been widely used to construct microbiome-based predictive models. However, its use as a statistical testing method has not been explored. In this study, we propose "Random Forest Test" (RFtest), a global (community-level) test based on random forest for high-dimensional and phylogenetically structured microbiome data.

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