Goose parvovirus and the protein NS1 induce apoptosis through the AIF-mitochondrial pathway in goose embryo fibroblasts.

In this study, the effects of Goose parvovirus (GPV) infection as well as the possible role of NS1 protein on apoptosis induction in goose embryo fibroblast (GEF) cells were examined. Flow cytometry analysis and TUNEL assays revealed that GPV infection and NS1 transfection induced significant apoptosis in GEF cells compared to what was observed in mock-infected cells. Interestingly, the increase in the rate of apoptosis detected in GPV-infected GEFs was accompanied by an increased viral load in the cells.

[Functional Stability and Applicability of Heavy Metal Passivators in Reducing Cd Uptake by Lettuce].

The use of heavy metal passivators to prevent vegetables from absorbing heavy metals is an important measure to control heavy metal-polluted vegetable fields and to ensure the safe production of vegetables. A pot experiment of planting three times in succession was conducted to study the effects of N3 (N3), rice husk biochar (BC), sheep manure organic fertilizer (SM), strain N3 combined with biochar (BC+N3), and strain N3 combined with sheep manure (SM+N3) on Cd uptake and the functional stability of lettuce using a heavy metal passivator only at the first planting. The comprehensive applicability of the passivation materials was evaluated by the dynamic weighted comprehensive function.

Characterization of the abnormal cortical effective connectivity in patients with sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome during sleep.

Background And Objectives: Sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is a prevalent sleep breathing disorder that can lead to brain damage and is also a risk factor for cognitive impairment and some common diseases. Studies on cortical effective connectivity (EC) during sleep may provide more direct and pathological information and shed new light on brain dysfunction due to SAHS. However, the EC is rarely explored in SAHS patients, especially during different sleep stages.

Resistance Training with Blood Flow Restriction on Vascular Function: A Meta-analysis.

In this meta-analysis, the aims were to examine the effects of resistance training with and without blood flow restriction on vascular function. Five databases were searched up to June 2020 for papers about resistance training with blood flow restriction influence on vascular function. The quality of each identified study was evaluated.

Association between perceived social support of parents and emotional/behavioral problems in children with ASD: A chain mediation model.

Background: Parental psychosocial factors are associated with emotional/behavioral problems in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but studies investigating their relationships are limited.

Aims: To explore the relationships between parents' perceived social support, parental resilience, parenting self-efficacy, and emotional/behavioral problems in children with ASD, and the mechanism underlying these relationships.

Method: The participants were 289 parents of children with ASD (including fathers and mothers) in China.

Tapered fiber radiation sensor based on Ce/Tb:YAG crystals for remote γ-ray dosimetry.

A novel tapered fiber-optic radiation sensor (TFRS) based on cerium (Ce) and terbium (Tb) co-doped YAG scintillation crystals is demonstrated for the first time. Using the CO laser-heated method, a Ce/Tb:YAG crystal is well embedded into silica glass cladding without any cracks. The scintillation light emitted from the YAG scintillation crystal can be directly coupled into the derived silica optical fiber by the tapered region.

Convalescent Plasma in the Treatment of Severe COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: COVID-19 is a public health emergency of international concern. Its incidence rates and mortality are very high; however, so far, an effective drug treatment remains unknown. Based on the role of convalescent plasma therapy in previously identified viral pneumonias, patients with severe COVID-19 have been given this therapy.

Preliminary proposal: a classification system for reconstruction with autologous femoral head after periacetabular tumors resection.

Background: Although researchers have adopted various methods for the resection and reconstruction of periacetabular tumors, the total incidence rate of complications remains high. Aiming for preserving the acetabulum and reducing the risk of complications, we applied a surgery method using tumor-free autologous femoral head to reconstruct the defective acetabulum after resection of periacetabular tumors followed by performing a conventional total hip arthroplasty (THA). Moreover, we proposed a preliminary classification system for these surgery methods.

World Gastroenterology Organisation classification and a new type-based prognostic model for hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure.

Background: The acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) classification, proposed by the World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO), attempts to cover all ACLF patients diagnosed in the East and West. This study aimed to explore and establish a prognostic model based on this classification.

Methods: A total of 1159 hepatitis B virus-ACLF patients, enrolled with 90-day follow-up data, were divided into three groups (type A, B, and C) according to WGO ACLF classification and analyzed.

[Effects of electroacupuncture on proangiogenesis process and protein turnover in a mouse model of sarcopenia].

Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) on proangiogenesis process and protein turn-over in a mouse model of sarcopenia, so as to explore its potential molecular mechanism anti-aging.

Methods: Fourteen 30-week-old male SAMP8 mice were randomly divided into a model group (=7) and an EA group (=7). Seven anti-rapidly aging SAMR1 mice of the same age were used as the control group (=7).

The Prevalence and Independent Risk Factors of Significant Tricuspid Regurgitation Jets in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients With ESRD.

Background And Aim: Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a frequent complication in various cardiovascular diseases. However, few studies have reported the prevalence of TR especially the moderate to severe or significant TR (ms-TR) maintenance dialysis patients. Thus, we aimed to identify the prevalence of ms-TR and its associated factors.

The Prevalence of Pulmonary Hypertension Among Maintenance Dialysis Patients With ESRD and Its Associated Factors: A Retrospective Study.

To determine the prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and its associated factors among end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who underwent maintenance dialysis. A total of 491 patients received echocardiography examinations and underwent pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) assessments. A subgroup of 283 patients were subjected to plasma creatinine (Cr) and blood urea nitrogen concentration (BUN) tests, routine blood examinations and electrolyte analysis.

The clinical and radiographic characteristics of avascular necrosis after pediatric femoral neck fracture: a systematic review and retrospective study of 115 patients.

Background: Avascular necrosis (AVN) after pediatric femoral neck fracture (PFNF) showed poor prognosis, but its clinical and radiographic characteristics remained unclear.

Methods: A systematic review and a retrospective study were performed to evaluate the clinical and radiographic characteristics of patients with AVN after PFNF.

Results: A total of 686 patients with PFNF and 203 patients with AVN from 21 articles were analyzed.

Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analyses Reveal that Blue Light Promotes Chlorogenic Acid Synthesis in Strawberry.

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been widely used in plant factories and agricultural facilities. Different LEDs can be designed in accordance with the light quality and intensity requirements of different plants, allowing the regulation of plant growth and development, as well as metabolic processes. Blue and red lights have significant effects on anthocyanin metabolism in strawberry fruit, but their effects on other metabolites are unknown.

First Report of Soft Rot Caused by Aspergillus niger sensu lato on Mother-in-law's Tongue in China.

"Mother-in-law's tongue" (MLT) [Dracaena trifasciata (Prain) Mabb. (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata Prain.

Finite element modeling of proximal femur with quantifiable weight-bearing area in standing position.

Background: The positional distribution and size of the weight-bearing area of the femoral head in the standing position as well as the direct active surface of joint force can directly affect the result of finite element (FE) stress analysis. However, the division of this area was vague, imprecise, and un-individualized in most studies related to separate FE models of the femur. The purpose of this study was to quantify the positional distribution and size of the weight-bearing area of the femoral head in standing position by a set of simple methods, to realize individualized reconstruction of the proximal femur FE model.

Atomically Asymmetric Inversion Scales up to Mesoscopic Single-Crystal Monolayer Flakes.

Symmetry is highly relevant with various quantities and phenomena in physics. While the translational symmetry breaks at the edges of two-dimensional hexagonal crystalline flakes, it is usually associated with the breaking of central inversion symmetry that is yet to be observed in terms of physical properties. Here, we report an experiment-theory joint study on in-plane compressed single-crystal monolayer WS flakes.

[The value of the pharyngeal airway pressure monitoring test in topodiagnosis of OSA].

To analyses the value of an improved methods of Muller's test, pharyngeal airway pressure monitoring test（PAPMT）, in topodiagnosis of OSA. One hundred and one cases with OSA（AHI≥5 times per hour） and 30 normal adults were included in the study. Under the pressure monitoring, the electronic laryngoscope were stayed at the palatopharyngeal and glossopharyngeum.

Facet-Dependent Catalytic Performance of Au Nanocrystals for Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction.

Nanostructured metal catalysts have attracted great interest due to their extraordinary performance for electrocatalysis including electrochemical nitrogen reduction (ENRR). However, their working mechanisms for ENRR are still not fully understood. Herein, seven monofaceted polyhedral Au nanocrystals were synthesized and systemically compared to elucidate the relation between Au crystal facets and NRR performance.

Exceeding 50% slope efficiency DBR fiber laser based on a Yb-doped crystal-derived silica fiber with high gain per unit length.

We fabricated a Yb-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Yb:YAG) crystal-derived silica fiber (YCDSF) using an assembly consisting of a YAG crystal rod and silica tube on a CO laser-heated drawing tower. The fiber has a Yb concentration of 5.66 wt%, and absorption coefficient of 32 dB/cm at 980 nm.

Sapphire Fabry-Perot interferometer for high-temperature pressure sensing.

An adhesive-free encapsulation sapphire Fabry-Perot interferometer (FPI) is proposed and demonstrated for high-temperature pressure measurements. The sapphire FPI sensor is packaged by zirconia ferrules and a zirconia sleeve, which is easy to be configured and low in cost. Owing to this packaging technology, the sapphire FPI sensor presents good stability and high temperature resistance.

Diagnosis and management of pediatric cerebrospinal fluid leakage secondary to inner ear malformations: A report of 13 cases.

Objectives: Inner ear malformations (IEM) with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage in children is a rare condition, nevertheless, it may lead to meningitis. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial. The aims of the study were to summarize the clinical characteristic of pediatric CSF leakage secondary to IEM, and to recommend transcanal endoscopic ear surgery (TEES) as an effective surgical technique for the treatment of CSF leakage with IEM in children.

The expression of epidermal growth factor receptor 1 and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 based on tumor location affect survival in gastric cancer.

To investigate the different expression of epidermal growth factor receptor 1 (EGFR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in gastric cancer based on tumor locations and its impact on patients survival.Gastric cancer is heterogeneous disease, recent years have established a molecular classification and described distribution of molecular subtypes in stomach. However, the difference of EGFR and HER-2 expression among tumor location is still unknown.

Polydatin improves osteogenic differentiation of human bone mesenchymal stem cells by stimulating TAZ expression via BMP2-Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Objectives: Polydatin (PD), extracted from Polygonum cuspidatum, has shown potential therapeutic applications due to its antiosteoporotic and anti-inflammatory activities. Our previous study suggested that PD promotes the osteogenesis of human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSCs) via the BMP2-Wnt/β-catenin pathway. The aim of our present study was to further explore the role of PD-mediated regulation of Tafazzin (TAZ), a transcriptional coactivator with a PDZ-binding motif, in osteogenesis.

Monitoring Wheat Growth Using a Portable Three-Band Instrument for Crop Growth Monitoring and Diagnosis.

An instrument developed to monitor and diagnose crop growth can quickly and non-destructively obtain crop growth information, which is helpful for crop field production and management. Focusing on the problems with existing two-band instruments used for crop growth monitoring and diagnosis, such as insufficient information available on crop growth and low accuracy of some growth indices retrieval, our research team developed a portable three-band instrument for crop-growth monitoring and diagnosis (CGMD) that obtains a larger amount of information. Based on CGMD, this paper carried out studies on monitoring wheat growth indices.