Perceived stress and influencing factors for the people at high risk to COVID-19 in centralized quarantine camps in Wenzhou, China.

Background: This study was designed to assess stress levels and related factors during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic among individuals in centralized quarantine camps in Wenzhou, China.

Methods: The survey was conducted using a questionnaire. The questionnaire included questions on sociodemographic characteristics, life events related to the COVID-19 and stressful situations, as well as Perceived Stress Scale-14.

Active volatile components of the preferred hosts are potential attractants to Hyphantria cunea adults.

The extraordinary adaptability and dispersal abilities have allowed Hyphantria cunea to expand its range, posing a great threat to urban landscapes and natural ecosystems. Searching for safe, efficient, and low-cost control methods may provide new strategies for pest management in H. cunea spread areas.

[Analysis of VOCs Emission Characteristics and Emission Reduction Potential of Typical Industries in Jinan, China].

Based on the air pollutant emission inventory of Jinan in 2020, the VOCs emission status and existing problems of typical industries including the chemical industry, industrial coating, printing, and furniture manufacturing were investigated and analyzed, and two emission reduction scenarios were designed to estimate the emission reduction potential according to the enterprise scales and the end-of-pipe treatment techniques. The results showed that the VOCs emissions of the typical industries from large to small were the chemical industry(7947.92 t), industrial coating(2383.

Ultrastructural and Descriptive Study on the Adult Body Surface of (Lepidoptera: Crambidae).

Moore, 1885 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) is an economically important lepidopteran pest that caused severe damage to the plantation area of (Lour.) Gilg, 1825 (Thymelaeaceae), resulting in extensive defoliation of the trees during an epidemic. In this study, we used scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to analyze the external morphology and ultrastructure of sensilla on various body parts of .

Analysis of Factors Influencing Air Quality in Different Periods during COVID-19: A Case Study of Tangshan, China.

This study aimed to analyze the main factors influencing air quality in Tangshan during COVID-19, covering three different periods: the COVID-19 period, the Level I response period, and the Spring Festival period. Comparative analysis and the difference-in-differences (DID) method were used to explore differences in air quality between different stages of the epidemic and different years. During the COVID-19 period, the air quality index (AQI) and the concentrations of six conventional air pollutants (PM, PM, SO, NO, CO, and O-8h) decreased significantly compared to 2017-2019.

The high adaptability of Hyphantria cunea larvae to cinnamic acid involves in detoxification, antioxidation and gut microbiota response.

Hyphantria cunea is one of the most destructive invasive agricultural and forest pests worldwide. In order to better understand the adaptation mechanism of H. cunea larvae to secondary metabolites of their highly diversified host plants, the physiological function and detoxification ability of midgut, as well as the gut microbial community were investigated in H.

Evaluating the ecotoxicological effects of Pb contamination on the resistance against Lymantria dispar in forest plant, Larix olgensis.

Background: Heavy metal contamination in forest ecosystems has become increasingly severe, and there is an urgent need to better understand the ecotoxicological effects of heavy metals on the whole forest ecosystems, especially their effects on insect resistance of forest plant. In the present study, the resistance against gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) larvae in Larix olgensis seedlings grown in non-amended or Pb-amended (at 500 and 1500 mg kg ) soil was evaluated.

Results: Pb from the treated soil could be transferred and exerted bio-toxicological effects along the food chain consisting of L.

The improved resistance against gypsy moth in Larix olgensis seedlings exposed to Cd stress association with elemental and chemical defenses.

Background: Cadmium (Cd), as an environmental pollutant, can endanger various biological and chemical characteristics of plants in multiple aspects. In this study, the effects of Cd contamination or exposure for 30 and 60 days at 1, 2, 4 mg kg concentrations on the resistance of Larix olgensis seedlings to the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) larvae were investigated.

Results: Our results showed that Cd stress did not significantly affect the growth and biomass parameters of the larch seedlings, which might be attributed to the scavenging mechanism of reactive oxygen species (e.

[Food utilization and excretion mechanism of Cd in gypsy moth larvae fed on Cd-enriched Populus albaXP. berolinensis leaves].

To investigate the eco-physiological responses of phytophagous insects to host plants exposed to heavy metal stress, the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) larvae were reared with leaves of Populus albaXP. berolinensis grown in Cd-contaminated soil to analyze their food utilization and mechanisms underlying Cd excretion. Our results showed that after feeding on Cd-stressed poplar leaves, Cd concentrations and contents in the 3rd-6th instar larvae were significantly higher than those in control.

Heavy Metal Accumulation/Excretion in and Food Utilization of Lymantria dispar Larvae Fed With Zn- or Pb-Stressed Populus alba berolinensis Leaves.

Heavy metal contaminations have attracted increasing concern worldwide due to their potential damages to the whole ecosystem. This study investigated the heavy metal-accumulation and excretion in, and food utilization of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) larvae that were fed with leaves plucked from poplar seedlings (Populus alba berolinensis) grown in either noncontaminated soil (control), Zn-contaminated soil (500mg/kg), or Pb-contaminated soil (500mg/kg). Our results showed that excretion of heavy metals via insect feces and exuvia is an effective approach to reduce the internal Zn and Pb concentrations, and result in the decrease of Zn and Pb concentrations in the gypsy moth larvae with the increased larval age.

A receptor-neuron correlate for the detection of attractive plant volatiles in Helicoverpa assulta (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

Plant volatiles are vital cues in the location of hosts for feeding and oviposition for Lepidoptera moths. The noctuid Helicoverpa assulta is a typical polyphagous moth, regarded as a good model for studying the olfactory reception of plant volatiles. In this study, four full-length genes encoding odorant receptors HassOR24, HassOR40, HassOR41, and HassOR55 expressed in antenna in H.

Identification and functional characterization of an odorant receptor in pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum.

The sensitive olfactory system is necessary for survival of insects. Odorant receptors (ORs) are located on the dendrites of olfactory receptor neurons and play a critical role in odor detection. Insect ORs are functionally analyzed via heterologous expression in a Xenopus oocyte system using a two-electrode voltage-clamp (TEVC) electrophysiological recording.

Characteristics and Impact Factors of Renal Threshold for Glucose Excretion in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are newly developed but promising medicine for type 2 diabetes. However, patients with a different renal threshold for glucose excretion (RT(G)) may have a different reaction to this medicine. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics of RT(G) and its impact factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Renal tubular damage may contribute more to acute hyperglycemia induced kidney injury in non-diabetic conscious rats.

Aims: Growing evidences suggest that acute hyperglycemia is strongly related to kidney injury. Our study aimed to investigate the effects of acute hyperglycemia on kidney glomerular and tubular impairment in non-diabetic conscious rats.

Methods: Non-diabetic conscious rats were randomly subjected to 6h of saline (control group) or high glucose (acute hyperglycemia group) infusion.

Fundus optic disc localization and segmentation method based on phase congruency.

It has been demonstrated that shape, area and depth of the optic disc are relevant indices of diabetic retinopathy. In this paper, we present a new fundus optic disc localization and segmentation method based on phase congruency (PC). Firstly, in order to highlight the optic disc, channel images with the highest contrast between optic disc and background are selected in LAB, YUV, YIQ and HSV spaces respectively.

Effects of 24-week treatment with acarbose on glucagon-like peptide 1 in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients: a preliminary report.

Background: Treatment with the alpha-glucosidase inhibitor (AGI) acarbose is associated with a significant reduction the risk of cardiovascular events. However, the underlying mechanisms of this effect are unclear. AGIs were recently suggested to participate in stimulating glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion.

Asymmetrical distribution of antennal sensilla in the female Anastatus japonicus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae).

Anastatus japonicus Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Eupelmidae) is an important egg parasitoid of several major insect pests. To better understand its host finding mechanisms, the antennal sensilla of female wasp were investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Sensilla chaetica were found mainly on radicle and pedicel segments of the antennae.

[Research on the effect of statins on insulin secretion from pancreatic islet in rats and its mechanisms].

Objective: To evaluate the inhibitory effect of statins on glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) of pancreatic islet in rat and to explore its mechanisms.

Methods: According to the average volume, freshly isolated or 24-hour cultured pancreatic islets were randomly divided into control group (incubated with Kreb-Ringer bicarbonate buffer), the atorvastatin group (incubated with 100 µmol/L atorvastatin), the fluvastatin group (incubated with 100 µmol/L fluvastatin) and the pravastatin group (incubated with 100 µmol/L pravastatin). Stimulated by 2.

Response of the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar to transgenic poplar, Populus simonii x P. nigra, expressing fusion protein gene of the spider insecticidal peptide and Bt-toxin C-peptide.

The response of the Asian gypsy moth Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) to a fusion gene consisting of the spider, Atrax robustus Simon (Araneae: Hexanthelidae) ω-ACTX-Ar1 sequence coding for an ω-atracotoxin and a sequence coding for the Bt-toxin C-peptide, expressed in transgenic poplar Populus simonii x P. nigra L.

Antennal sensilla of the pine weevil Pissodes nitidus Roel. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).

The antennal sensilla of the pine weevil (Pissodes nitidus Roel.) were observed with scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The weevil antenna consists of a long scape, a pedicel, and a flagellum with 10 segments; the last four flagellum segments are fused, forming the antennal club, which is densely covered by various sensilla.

Ultrastructural observations on antennal sensilla of Coleophora obducta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae).

Coleophora obducta (Meyrick) is an important defoliator of larch in northeast China. To further describe the mechanism of insect-plant chemical communication, we observed the antennae and their sensilla of C. obducta by scanning and transmission electron microscopy.

[Effects of different elicitors on olfactory response and oviposition selection of Dendrolimus superans (Butler)].

This paper studied the behavioral responses of Dendrolimus superans larvae and adults to Z-jasmone, methyl jasmonate (MeJA) and methyl salicylate (MeSA), and to Larix gmelinii seedlings treated with different elicitors including mechanic wounding, insect feeding, jasmonic acid (JA), salicylic acid (SA), Z-jasmone, MeJA, MeSA, and JA + SA. The results showed that D. superans larvae were repelled by MeJA and MeSA at the concentrations of 0.