Publications by authors named "Qing Yi"

Mitochondrial genomes in frogs are crucial in reconstructing phylogenetic relationships and clarifying molecular evolution in these animals. Therefore, we determined and analyzed the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of in this research. The total length of this sequence is 19,782 base pairs, containing a total of 37 genes, which include 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and 2 rRNA genes, along with two D-loop regions.

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Mycoplasma synoviae (MS) is a wall-less pathogen primarily transmitted through the respiratory tract, causing synovitis and airsacculitis in poultry, which leads to substantial economic losses in the poultry industry. China has a long-standing tradition of Chinese medicine with abundant medicinal resources, renowned for its safety, efficacy, and holistic regulatory effects. This study aims to screen a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compound with anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory properties and preliminarily validate its in vitro efficacy against MS infections.

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  • This study examined how meteorological factors like air temperature, humidity, and wind speed affect the technical performance of football teams in the UEFA Champions League over five seasons.
  • It categorized match statistics into goal scoring, offensive, and defensive actions, using advanced statistical methods to analyze the data and identify significant meteorological influences.
  • Key findings indicated that offensive actions, particularly "shots from counter attacks," were most affected by temperature, highlighting the importance of weather conditions in shaping match strategies and outcomes for coaches and analysts.
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Emerging studies have examined the effectiveness of combined exercise and cognitive intervention (combined intervention) on the cognitive function of older adults with MCI, but the conclusions remain disputed. Our study aimed to comprehensively examine the efficacy of the combined intervention on cognitive and physical function in older adults with MCI. PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, and PsycINFO were retrieved to identify the relevant articles.

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Background: Exercise interventions for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have been extensively studied. However, there is no bibliometric study on exercise interventions for MCI. This study aimed to identify the collaborative networks, research hotspots, evolution trends, and future directions.

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  • The study aimed to analyze pacing strategies used by marathon runners and understand how they allocate energy during races, which may reveal insights into their athletic performance and capabilities.
  • A systematic review of 39 studies was conducted, focusing on various pacing strategies such as even, parabolic, negative, and positive pacing, highlighting that most runners tend to use positive pacing (77%).
  • Factors affecting pacing strategies included gender, age, performance level, social grouping during the race, and both physiological and psychological aspects.
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  • Momentum in basketball affects performance through changes in cognition, physiology, emotions, and behavior, impacting net points between teams during games.
  • A study identified 2,083 momentum occurrences in 372 elite professional basketball games, finding winning teams experience significantly more momentum than losing teams, particularly in the first quarter.
  • The research offers valuable insights for coaches in strategizing and provides a framework for future studies on momentum in sports.
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Given the significance of amateur sports matches in health promotion and city culture construction. It is essential to systematically analyze the organizational mode of city amateur matches and propose development strategies. This study aimed to investigate the sustainable development strategies for city amateur matches in China.

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Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) play key roles in regulating testosterone secretion and spermatogenesis in male mammals, respectively, and they maintain the fertility of male animals by binding to their corresponding receptors. We designed and prepared a recombinant LH receptor (LHR) subunit vaccine and a recombinant FSH receptor (FSHR) subunit vaccine and used male Sprague Dawley (SD) rats as a model to examine their effects on testicular development, spermatogenesis, and testosterone secretion in prepubertal and pubertal mammals. Both vaccines (LHR-DTT and FSHR-DTT) significantly decreased the serum testosterone level in prepubertal rats ( < 0.

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Ferroptosis, an intricately regulated form of cell death characterized by uncontrolled lipid peroxidation, has garnered substantial interest since this term was first coined in 2012. Recent years have witnessed remarkable progress in elucidating the detailed molecular mechanisms that govern ferroptosis induction and defence, with particular emphasis on the roles of heterogeneity and plasticity. In this Review, we discuss the molecular ecosystem of ferroptosis, with implications that may inform and enable safe and effective therapeutic strategies across a broad spectrum of diseases.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Rhubarb is the peeled and dried roots of Rheum palmatum L. and Rheum tanguticum Maxim. ex Balf.

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Anti-multiple myeloma B cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies represent a promising treatment strategy with high response rates in myeloma. However, durable cures following anti-BCMA CAR-T cell treatment of myeloma are rare. One potential reason is that a small subset of minimal residual myeloma cells seeds relapse.

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Background: This study analyzed how Video Assistant Referee (VAR), introduced to improve the accuracy of referee decisions in football, changes the magnitude and direction of home advantage and referee bias in the Turkish Super League.

Methods: We analyzed points, goals, yellow cards and red cards, fouls, penalties, and offside data from 1,838 matches played in the Turkish Super League with and without VAR. Two-sample t-tests and two one-sided tests analysis were applied to determine the differences between the home and away team data between the seasons played with and without VAR.

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  • Mineral weathering and pH neutralization are essential for transforming alkaline Fe-ore tailings into soil-like growth media (Technosols), and the presence of sulfur oxidizing bacteria (SOB) can speed up these processes.
  • A study demonstrated that adding elemental sulfur and organic matter enriched the indigenous SOB community in tailings, leading to increased sulfur oxidation, pH neutralization, and mineral weathering.
  • The findings suggest that combining sulfur and plant biomass can boost SOB growth in tailings, promoting mineral weathering and facilitating the creation of sustainable soil for rehabilitating Fe ore tailings.
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Since various dance teaching systems have attracted much attention with the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, this paper improves the recognition performance of Latin dance teaching systems by optimizing the action recognition model. Firstly, the object detection and action recognition technology under the current AI technology is analyzed, and the Two-stage object detection algorithm and One-stage object detection algorithm are evaluated. Secondly, the technologies and functions contained in the adolescent health Latin dance teaching system are described, including image acquisition, feature extraction, object detection, and action recognition.

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Diabetic nephropathy is a major complication of diabetes mellitus and is related to dysfunction of renal cells. Hederagenin is a triterpenoid saponin from some Chinese herbs with anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic activities. However, its role in diabetic nephropathy progression is still obscure.

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Organic matter (OM) formation and stabilization are critical processes in the eco-engineered pedogenesis of Fe ore tailings, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. The present 12 month microcosm study has adopted nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS) and synchrotron-based scanning transmission X-ray microscopy (STXM) techniques to investigate OM formation, molecular signature, and stabilization in tailings at micro- and nanometer scales. In this system, microbial processing of exogenous isotopically labeled OM demonstrated that C labeled glucose and C/N labeled plant biomass were decomposed, regenerated, and associated with Fe-rich minerals in a heterogeneous pattern in tailings.

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  • Ecological engineering of soil formation in iron ore tailings is a new method aimed at sustainable rehabilitation by creating stable soil aggregates from fine textured tailings.
  • The process involves microbial and rhizosphere interactions that help form aggregates through the binding of mineral particles with organic materials, initially from decomposed organic matter.
  • The stability of these aggregates is enhanced by nanosized minerals created during the weathering of iron-bearing minerals, driven by the biogeochemical activities of early plant growth, leading to a proposed model for developing resilient soil structures in tailings.
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  • * Experiments were conducted in a controlled environment with three pH conditions (acidic, neutral, and alkaline), revealing that A. ferrooxidans thrived and effectively oxidized sulfur only in acidic settings (pH < 6).
  • * In neutral and alkaline conditions (pH > 7), the bacterium's growth and functions were inhibited, indicating that acidic microenvironments are crucial for supporting its activities and promoting mineral weathering in tailings.
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