Assessing the antiviral activity of antimicrobial peptides Caerin1.1 against PRRSV in Vitro and in Vivo.

The Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) causes severe financial losses to the global swine industry. Due to continuous virus evolution, the protection against the PRRS provided by current vaccines is limited. In order to find new antiviral strategies, this study investigated the antiviral potential of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) against PRRSV.

Isolation, characterization and whole-genome analysis of G9 group a rotaviruses in China: Evidence for possible Porcine-Human interspecies transmission.

Group A rotaviruses (RVAs) are major causes of severe gastroenteritis in infants and young animals. To enhance our understanding of the relationship between human and animals RVAs, complete genome data are necessary. We screened 92 intestinal and stool samples from diarrheic piglets by RT‒PCR targeting the VP6 gene, revealing a prevalence of 10.

Exploring the digesta- and mucosa-associated microbial community dynamics in the rumen and hindgut of goats from birth to adult.

Recently, the relationship between the goat host and its gastrointestinal microbiome has emerged as a hallmark of host-microbiota symbiosis, which was indispensable for the proper physiological function that convert the plant biomass to livestock products. However, little integrative information about the establishment of gastrointestinal microflora in goats exists. Herein, we characterized the colonizing process of the bacterial community in the digesta and mucosa of the rumen, cecum, and colon of the cashmere goat from birth to adulthood to compare its spatiotemporal difference via 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Development of a Genetically Engineered Bivalent Vaccine against Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus and Porcine Rotavirus.

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) is an enteric coronavirus that causes acute diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration, and a high mortality rate in neonatal piglets. In recent years, PEDV has been associated with co-infections with other swine enteric viruses, including porcine rotavirus (PoRV), resulting in increased mortality among newborn piglets. In this paper, we developed a bivalent vaccine against PEDV and PoRV by constructing a recombinant PEDV encoding PoRV VP7 (rPEDV-PoRV-VP7).

Inverse identification of geometric and acoustic parameters of inhomogeneous coatings through URCAS-based least-squares coupled cross-correlation algorithm.

Aiming to determine the geometric and acoustic parameters of inhomogeneous multi-layer coatings, an ultrasonic pressure reflection coefficient amplitude spectrum (URCAS) is derived using a material-oriented regularization scheme, when wave propagates perpendicularly to the coating surface. Based on the derived theoretical URCAS, a new objective function combining least-squares and cross-correlation algorithm is developed to simultaneously identify the thickness, sound velocity, density, attenuation coefficient amplitude, and attenuation coefficient power-law of the multi-layer coating. Genetic algorithm with the constraint of total multi-layer coating thickness being known is presented to optimize the nonlinear objective function for obtaining global optimal solution.

Inverse Capacity Growth and Pocket Effect in SnS Semifilled Carbon Nanotube Anode.

SnS with high theoretical capacity has been impeded from practical applications as the anode of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries due to its large volume expansion and fast capacity decay. A nanostructure of the SnS semifilled carbon nanotube (SnS@CNT) has been realized by plasma-assisted fabrication of Sn semifilled CNT (Sn@CNT) followed by post-sulfurization. When serving as the anode of a Li-ion battery, SnS@CNT delivers an initial discharge capacity of 1258 mAh g at 0.

Dyakonov-Tamm wave guided by a twist defect in a structurally chiral material.

The boundary-value problem for a Dyakonov-Tamm wave guided by a twist defect in a structurally chiral material and propagating along the bisector of the twist defect was formulated. The resulting dispersion equation was numerically solved. Detailed analysis showed that either two or three different Dyakonov-Tamm waves can propagate, depending on the value of the twist angle.

[Broad excitation band alkaline-earth silicate luminescent materials activated by rare earth and its applications].

Series of novel broad excitation band phosphors M2 MgSis O7 : Eu, Dy(M = Ca, Sr) were prepared by a high temperature solid-state reaction method. The crystal structure of compound was characterized. And the effects of part substitution of alkaline-earth on crystal structure, photoluminescence spectra and luminescence properties were also investigated.

Application to Temperature Sensor Based on Green Up-conversion of Er Doped Silicate Glass.

The green up-conversion emissions centered at the wavelengths of about 534nmand 549nm of the Er doped silicate glass were recorded, using a 978 nm semiconductorlaser diode (LD) as an excitation source. The fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) of the greenup-conversion emissions at about 534nm and 549nm in the Er doped silicate glass wasstudied as a function of temperature over the temperature range of 296K-673K. Themaximum sensitivity and the temperature resolution derived from the FIR of the green up-conversion emissions are approximately 0.