Notes on Arthrotus Motschulsky, 1857 from Nanling region of China (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), with descriptions of two new species.

Seventeen species of Arthrotus Motschulsky, 1857 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from the Nanling area of China are reviewed, including two new species: A. hamatus sp. nov.

A Review of Chinese Species of the Genus Weber, 1801 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae).

In this study, 25 species of Weber from China were reviewed. Among them, the following seven new species are described: , , , , , , and ; Gahan has been recorded in China for the first time. A key to all the Chinese species is provided.

Melittin alleviates sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by promoting GPX4 expression to inhibit ferroptosis.

Objectives: Melittin, the main component of bee venom, is a natural anti-inflammatory substance, in addition to its ability to fight cancer, antiviral, and useful in diabetes treatment. This study seeks to determine whether melittin can protect renal tissue from sepsis-induced damage by preventing ferroptosis and explore the protective mechanism.

Methods: In this study, we investigated the specific protective mechanism of melittin against sepsis-induced renal injury by screening renal injury indicators and ferroptosis -related molecules and markers in animal and cellular models of sepsis.

The extracts of Dracaena cochinchinensis stemwood suppress inflammatory response and phagocytosis in lipopolysaccharide-activated microglial cells.

Background: Neuroinflammation is a pivotal process in the brain that contributes to the development of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). During neuroinflammation, the over-activation of microglial cells can drive the pathological processes underlying AD, including an increase in amyloid β (Aβ) production and accumulation, ultimately leading to neuronal and synaptic loss. Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.

CTRP6 suppresses neutrophil extracellular traps formation to ameliorate sepsis-induced lung injury through inactivation of ERK pathway.

Background: Septic lung injury is associated with excessive neutrophil activation, while neutrophil extracellular traps formation contributes to inflammatory lung injury in sepsis. C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein-6 (CTRP6) is a paralog of adiponectin and exerts anti- inflammatory and antioxidant properties. The role of CTRP6 in sepsis-associated inflammatory lung injury was investigated in this study.

Phylogeographic analyses of an epiphytic foliose lichen show multiple dispersal events westward from the Hengduan Mountains of Yunnan into the Himalayas.

is an endemic species of the Himalayas and the Hengduan Mountains. Little information is available on the phylogeography genetics and colonization history of this species or how its distribution patterns changed in response to the orographic history of the Himalayas and Hengduan Mountains. Based on samples covering a major part of the species' distribution range, we used 443 newly generated sequences of nine loci for molecular coalescent analyses in order to reconstruct the evolutionary history of , and to reconstruct the species' ancestral phylogeographic distributions using Bayesian binary MCMC analyses.

Association of Daily Exposure to Air Pollutants with the Risk of Tuberculosis in Xuhui District of Shanghai, China.

Previous studies have suggested that air pollutant exposure is related to tuberculosis (TB) risk, but results have not been consistent. This study evaluated the relation between daily air pollutant exposure and TB incidence in Shanghai from 2014 to 2019. Overall, there were four pollutants that were positively related to the risk of new TB cases.

Cytosine-phosphate-guanine oligodeoxynucleotides regulate the cell cycle, apoptosis, and steroidogenesis of mouse ovarian granulosa cells by targeting inhibin alpha (1 ~ 32) fragments.

Cytosine-phosphate-guanine oligodeoxynucleotides (CpG-ODNs), which exist in vertebrate, bacterial, and viral genomes, are regarded as strong immune adjuvants. To date, the biological activities of CpG-ODNs in reproduction remain unknown. Here, we investigated the effects of CpG-ODNs on the cell cycle, apoptosis, and steroidogenesis in mouse granulosa cells (mGCs), in combination with inhibin alpha (1 ~ 32) fragments.

Use of contact tracing, isolation, and mass testing to control transmission of covid-19 in China.

discuss China’s experience of contact tracing, isolation, and quarantine of infected people and their contacts, and mass nucleic acid testing in the second phase of the covid-19 epidemic

Overexpressed CD39 mitigates sepsis‑induced kidney epithelial cell injury via suppressing the activation of NLR family pyrin domain containing 3.

Unfettered inflammation is a leading cause of multiple organ failures in sepsis. The anti‑inflammatory role of cluster of differentiation (CD)39 has been previously reported. The present study aimed to investigate the role of unfettered inflammation in sepsis‑induced acute kidney injury (AKI).

Design of an acoustic illusion device based on a shifting medium and multi-folded transformation.

An acoustic illusion device that can act as an invisible cloak or a shifting medium depending on the value of shift distance, which is about twice the circum-radius of the outer polygon, is proposed and designed based on linear coordinate transformation. A multi-folded transformation approach is used to design an illusion device with a circular opening window that allows for information interaction with the outside world. The results show that the proposed device can hide objects with arbitrary shapes or positions.

High incidence and low case detection rate among contacts of tuberculosis cases in Shanghai, China.

Background: To assess the effect of a contact investigation strategy by assessing the incidence of tuberculosis and the case detection rate among contacts of tuberculosis patients.

Methods: The pulmonary tuberculosis incidence among contacts was determined retrospectively from a tuberculosis information management system. For each detection method (symptom examination only, symptom examination plus chest radiography or other alternatives), the detection rate of pulmonary tuberculosis patients among contacts was derived from contact investigation form records.

New species and records of (Caliciaceae) in China.

In this study, the diversity of Fr. in China was assessed based on morphological and chemical traits and molecular data are inferred from ITS and mtSSU sequences. Nineteen species were recognised, including three that are new to science (i.

Review of the leafhopper genus Anufrievia Dworakowska (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini).

General characteristics of Anufrievia Dworakowska and a key to the species from China and Thailand are provided. Twenty-one new species, Anufrievia adaucta, A. arcuata, A.

FOXA1 is upregulated in glioma and promotes proliferation as well as cell cycle through regulation of cyclin D1 expression.

Introduction: Forkhead box A1 (FOXA1) has been found to upregulate in numerous cancers, such as ovarian cancer and glioma. However, the detailed function of FOXA1 in glioma is still not known. The purpose of this study was to explore the underlying mechanism of FOXA1 in glioma cell progression.

The Complete Mitogenome of Falco amurensis (Falconiformes, Falconidae), and a Comparative Analysis of Genus Falco.

In this study, we sequenced the complete mitogenome of Falco amurensis (Falconiformes, Falconidae). The F. amurensis mitogenome is 17,464 bp long, and contains 37 genes, including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and two non-coding regions (control region and pseudo-control region).

Complete mitochondrial genome of Golovatch, 2013 by next generation sequencing (Polydesmida: Paradoxosomatidae) and phylogenetic analysis in Diplopoda.

The mitogenome of was 15,623 bp long, revealed the same gene order to that of typical Polydesmida. Both the and lacked the DHU arms. No tandem repeat was found in two control regions.

Circumscription and phylogeny of the Lepidostromatales (lichenized Basidiomycota) following discovery of new species from China and Africa.

Based on an exhaustive sampling of all known Lepidostromatales, a lineage of clavarioid lichen-forming basidiomycetes, we assess (i) the phylogenetic affinities of the six Chinese species currently accommodated in Multiclavula (Cantharellales) based on inferences from the 18S and 28S subunits of the nuclear ribosomal DNA repeat and (ii) the phylogenetic structure among Chinese populations of Lepidostromatales, based on the nuc rDNA ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 (internal transcribed spacer [ITS]) regions. Multiclavula fossicola and M.

Modification of chitosan/calcium alginate/FeO hydrogel microsphere for enhancement of Cu(II) adsorption.

Copper in drinking water causes a significant environmental problem. Composite material based on alginate hydrogel has been gaining attention in the field of Cu(II) adsorption. However, alginate-based hydrogel exhibits poor mechanical property and relative low adsorption capacity which limit their application.

Compact and broadband antenna based on a step-shaped metasurface.

A metasurface (MS) is highly useful for improving the performance of patch antennae and reducing their size due to their inherent and unique electromagnetic properties. In this paper, a compact and broadband antenna based on a step-shaped metasurface (SMS) at an operating frequency of 4.3 GHz is presented, which is fed by a planar monopole and enabled by selecting an SMS with high selectivity.

Encapsulating FeO into calcium alginate coated chitosan hydrochloride hydrogel beads for removal of Cu (II) and U (VI) from aqueous solutions.

The aim of this work was to study the removal of Cu (II) and U (VI) ions from aqueous solutions by encapsulating magnetic FeO nanoparticles into calcium alginate coated chitosan hydrochloride (CCM) hydrogel beads. ATR-FTIR and XRD analysis data indicated that the CCM composites were successfully prepared. SEM images and EDX spectra showed that Cu and UO ions were adhered onto sorbents.

Dworakowska (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini), first record from China, with descriptions of eleven new species.

A redescription of the erythroneurine leafhopper genus Hepneriana Dworakowska and a key to Chinese species of the genus are provided. Eleven new species, Hepneriana applanata, H. bicruris, H.

Review of the leafhopper genus Dlabola (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Erythroneurini) from China, with descriptions of two new species.

Generic characteristics of genus Alnetoidia Dlabola are revised based on study of nine species from China, including two new species: A. (Alnetoidia) gracilis, A. (Alnella) dentata spp.