Exploring variances in meat quality between Qingyuan partridge chicken and Cobb broiler: Insights from combined multi-omics analysis.

Previously, animal breeding prioritized enhancing key economic traits to improve production efficiency, leading to a gradual difference in meat quality. However, the genetic factors influencing meat quality remain unclear. To identify key genetic pathways contributing to meat quality, native Chinese yellow-feathered chicken (Qingyuan Partridge Chicken, QPC; female, n=10), and commercial chicken broiler (Cobb broiler, CB; female, n=10) were used for meat quality assessment through metabolomics, proteomics, and phosphoproteomics sequencing.

The impact of short-term exposure to criteria air pollutants on sleep disturbance among young adults: A nationwide analysis in 261 Chinese cities.

Backgrounds: Evidence concerning the short-term acute effect of air pollution on sleep health is quite limited. This study aims to examine the association between short-term exposure to ambient criteria air pollutants (CAPs) and sleep disturbance among young adults.

Methods: A nationwide retrospective study was conducted across 261 Chinese cities from 2023 to 2024.

Characterizing the dynamics of BCR repertoire from repeated influenza vaccination.

Yearly epidemics of seasonal influenza cause an enormous disease burden around the globe. An understanding of the rules behind the immune response with repeated vaccination still presents a significant challenge, which would be helpful for optimizing the vaccination strategy. In this study, 34 healthy volunteers with 16 vaccinated were recruited, and the dynamics of the BCR repertoire for consecutive vaccinations in two seasons were tracked.

Electroactive Hydroxyapatite/Carbon Nanofiber Scaffolds for Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells.

Traditional bone defect treatments are limited by an insufficient supply of autologous bone, the immune rejection of allogeneic bone grafts, and high medical costs. To address this medical need, bone tissue engineering has emerged as a promising option. Among the existing tissue engineering materials, the use of electroactive scaffolds has become a common strategy in bone repair.

Reinforced, Incremental and Cross-Lingual Event Detection From Social Messages.

Detecting hot social events (e.g., political scandal, momentous meetings, natural hazards, etc.

Topographical regulation of stem cell differentiation by plant-derived micro/nanostructures.

This study examines the osteogenic differentiation promotion effect of micro/nanostructures of raffia on human adipose-derived stem cells to confirm the potential application of plant-derived micro/nanotopographies in tissue regeneration. The results confirm that the nanorod array on the front surface and the honeycomb-like microstructure on the back surface of raffia can not only regulate the adhesion, spreading, and migration of stem cells but also promote the osteogenic differentiation of the stem cells at a subsequent stage of cell culture. The osteocalcin expressions by the 21-day cultured cells on the front and back surfaces of raffia were 55-fold and 36-fold higher compared to the expression on a tissue culture plate.

Enhanced Antibacterial Photocatalytic Activity of Porous Few-Layer C₃N₄.

Nowadays, antibacterial photocatalytic activity of semiconductors has attracted great attention due to its excellent stability, good biocompatibility and no disinfection byproducts. Herein, a porous few-layer C₃N₄ was successfully fabricated via a simple and low-cost bottom-up method. The asprepared porous few-layer C₃N₄ exhibits large specific surface areas, which is about 4.

A study of the substance dependence effect of the ethanolic extract and iridoid-rich fraction from Valeriana jatamansi Jones in mice.

Background: Recently we found the ethanolic extract and iridoid-rich fraction from Valeriana jatamansi Jones, which is a traditional Chinese medicine exhibited anxiolytic properties.

Objective: This study aims to the substance dependence effect of the ethanolic extract and iridoid-rich fraction.

Materials And Methods: The study included two experiments: Mice were given orally with ethanolic extract for 12 weeks or iridoid-rich fraction for 16 weeks in experiment I and experiment II, respectively.

Evaluation of safety of iridoids rich fraction from Valeriana jatamansi Jones: Acute and sub-chronic toxicity study in mice and rats.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Valeriana jatamansi Jones named Zhizhuxiang in China is one of the most popular traditional medicine for varied ailments related to malaise, abdominal distention, insomnia, and rheumatism.

Aim Of The Study: Evaluate the safety of iridoids rich fraction from V. jatamansi Jones (IRFV) and to provide data for clinical application.

[Effect of pricking blood at Neiyingxiang (EX-HN 9) on the intraocular pressure of patients with primary open angle glaucoma].

Objective: To observe the effect of pricking blood at Neiyingxiang (EX-HN 9) on the intraocular pressure of patients of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG).

Methods: Ninty-six cases (166 eyes) were randomly divided into an observation group (44 cases) and a control group (52 cases). The observation group was treated with pricking blood at Neiyingxiang (EX-HN 9), and the control group was treated with 0.