Effects of Exogenous Spermidine on Seed Germination and Physiological Metabolism of Rice Under NaCl Stress.

Salt stress is one of the principal abiotic stresses limiting agricultural production and seriously inhibiting seed germination rates. This study selected the salt-tolerant rice variety HD961 and the salt-sensitive rice variety 9311 as experimental materials to investigate the physiological and metabolic effects of exogenous Spd seed priming on rice seeds and seedlings under NaCl stress. The experiment involved treating rice seeds with 0.

Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of Chinese Native Thyme Essential Oils with Different Chemotypes.

Thyme essential oils (EOs) have antioxidant, antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and immunological properties and are used in medicine, food, feed additives, and cosmetics. Here, we made use of a multidimensional analytical method to analyze the differences in the chemical components, chemotypes, and antioxidant and antibacterial activities of EOs from 24 Chinese native thymes. These Chinese native thymes comprised 10 species (, , , , , , , , , and ) and two varieties ( var.

IL-6R Inhibitors and Gastrointestinal Perforations: A Pharmacovigilance Study and a Predicting Nomogram.

IL-6R inhibitors are widely used in many inflammation-related diseases, especially so during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, their relationship with gastrointestinal perforations (GIPs) has been reported more and more. We comprehensively analyzed IL-6R inhibitors in association with GIPs from the United States FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).

The Influence of Mission Valence on Faculty's Voice Behavior: The Role of Thriving at Work and Servant Leadership.

Faculty's voice behavior is crucial in promoting institutional reform and sustainable development in higher education institutions. However, there is still significant room for exploration regarding how to effectively stimulate such behavior among faculty. This study, based on data collected from 630 Chinese university faculty, investigates the conditions under which mission valence can promote voice behavior in higher education settings.

LVGG-IE: A Novel Lightweight VGG-Based Image Encryption Scheme.

Image security faces increasing challenges with the widespread application of computer science and artificial intelligence. Although chaotic systems are employed to encrypt images and prevent unauthorized access or tampering, the degradation that occurs during the binarization process in chaotic systems reduces security. The chaos- and DNA-based image encryption schemes increases its complexity, while the integration of deep learning with image encryption is still in its infancy and has several shortcomings.