Cell Biol Toxicol
December 2024
The autoimmune disorder known as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) exhibits intricate features with abnormal immune responses leading to tissue injury. The generation of antibodies and the disruption of immune regulation heavily depend on the pivotal function of T follicular helper (Tfh) cells. Iron dysregulation is significant in autoimmune diseases, impacting immune cell function and disease progression.
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December 2024
Low-permeability soils, characterized by fine texture and high clay content, pose significant challenges to traditional soil remediation techniques due to limited hydraulic conductivity, restricted nutrient flow, and reduced oxygen availability. These unique properties enable low-permeability soils to function as natural barriers in environmental protection; however, they also trap contaminants, making traditional remediation efforts challenging. This review synthesizes current knowledge on microbial adaptation and genetic engineering approaches that enhance the effectiveness of bioremediation in such environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPorcine circovirus type 3 (PCV3) is endemic in swine worldwide and causes reproductive disorders, dermatitis and nephrotic syndrome, and multi-organ inflammation. PCV3 capsid protein (Cap) can self-assemble into virus-like particles (VLPs), and is an ideal candidate for vaccines and diagnostic reagents.In this study, the recombinant PCV3 Cap protein was successfully expressed in E.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLow-light image enhancement aims to enhance the visibility and contrast of low-light images while eliminating complex degradation issues such as noise, artifacts, and color distortions. Most existing low-light image enhancement methods either focus on quality while neglecting computational efficiency or have limited learning and generalization capabilities. To address these issues, we propose a Bilateral Enhancement Network with signal-to-noise ratio fusion, called BiEnNet, for lightweight and generalizable low-light image enhancement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Geochem Health
November 2024
Research on soil organic carbon (SOC) is crucial for improving soil carbon sinks and achieving the "double-carbon" goal. This study introduces ten auxiliary variables based on the data from a 2021 land quality survey in Zhengzhou and a multi-objective regional geochemical survey. It uses geostatistical ordinary kriging (OK) interpolation, as well as classical machine learning (ML) models, including random forest (RF) and support vector machine (SVM), to map soil organic carbon density (SOCD) in the topsoil layer (0 - 20 cm) of cultivated land.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: At present, the NADC30-like strain has become the prevalent strain of PRRSV in China. Many studies have found that existing commercial vaccines are ineffective or provide only limited protection. No study has investigated the cross-protection of different dosages of commercial MLV vaccines against NADC30-like PRRSV.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnimals constantly face microbial challenges, and microbe-mediated infection protection is crucial for host survival. Identifying specific bacteria and their interactions with host intracellular surveillance systems is important but challenging. Here, we develop a "probiotics" screening system that identifies Escherichia coli mutants, such as ΔymcB, which protect hosts from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 infection by activating the mitochondrial unfolded protein response (UPR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The cognitive development of children and adolescents is crucial for their academic success and overall well-being. Physical activity has been linked to improved cognitive performance, but the specific effects of football training on cognitive function in this population remain unclear. This meta-analytic review aimed to comprehensively evaluate the impact of football training on cognitive performance in children and adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSweet potato ( (L.) is regarded among the most crucial crops globally because it is abundant in essential nutrients vital for human health. However, limited comprehensive information is available regarding the nutritional composition of sweet potato, which hinders its optimal utilization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInspired by the rapid growth of Ru-based complexes as molecular ammonia oxidation catalysts, we propose novel Ru-dpp complexes bearing a nitrogen donor as the axial ligand into the ammonia oxidation catalysts family. Herein, a series of Ru-dpp complexes [Ru(-,',″-dpp)(bpy)(L)]·PF (where Hdpp = 2-[5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1-pyrrol-2-yl]pyridine; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; L = pyridine (); 4-methylpyridine (); pyrimidine (); isoquinoline ()) containing aromatic nitrogen donor axial ligand are synthesized and fully characterized by NMR, IR, and ESI-MS. The structural analysis displays that dpp as a pincer ligand coordinates to ruthenium, and nitrogen donor L binds to ruthenium at an axial ligand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: In recent years, remarkable progress has been made in the use of machine learning, especially in analyzing prognosis survival data. Traditional prediction models cannot identify interrelationships between factors, and the predictive accuracy is lower. This study aimed to construct Bayesian network models using the tree augmented naïve algorithm in comparison with the Cox proportional hazards model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF20-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE) is associated with secondary damage in traumatic brain injury (TBI) of the immature brain. Microglial activation is pivotal in this process. However, the underlying mechanism of action remains unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), a zoonotic flavivirus, is Asia's primary cause of viral encephalitis. JEV induces apoptosis in a variety of cells; however, the precise mechanisms underlying this apoptosis resulting from JEV infection remain to be elucidated. Our previous studies showed that the proapoptosis gene BAX may have a role in JEV proliferation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe biomolecules interact with their partners in an aqueous media; thus, their solvation energy is an important thermodynamics quantity. In previous works (J. Chem.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPorcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) is an acute, highly contagious, and infectious disease caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). PEDV can affect pigs of all ages, with 50~100% mortality in neonatal piglets and substantial economic losses in the swine industry. In the present study, 347 fecal and intestinal samples were collected from seven regions in China during 2020-2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe agricultural pest exhibits a strong preference for feeding on fresh fruits, demonstrating high adaptability to sugary environments. Meanwhile, high sugar levels stimulate insulin secretion, thereby regulating the steady state of sugar metabolism. Understanding the mechanisms related to sugar metabolism in is crucial due to its adaptation to these specific environmental conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIEEE Trans Neural Netw Learn Syst
October 2024
Leveraging trace-rich features within embedded spaces has been established as effective in image manipulation localization (IML). Nevertheless, the feature of manipulated traces frequently comprises substantial redundant information only loosely related to IML tasks. This complexity has hindered existing methods in fully comprehending the essence of trace features.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe balanced gut microbiota in intestinal mucus layer plays an instrumental role in the health of the host. However, the mechanisms by which the host regulates microbial communities in the mucus layer remain largely unknown. Here, we discovered that the host regulates bacterial colonization in the gut mucus layer by producing a protein called Chitinase 3-like protein 1 (Chi3l1).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWazwaz Kaur Boussinesq (WKB) equation can effectively simulate the behavior of water waves in shallow water, including the nonlinear effect and dispersion phenomenon of waves, which is of great significance for understanding the dynamic process of ocean, river and other water bodies. To enrich the wave equation theory, the (3+1)-dimensional integer order derivative of WKB equation is changed to the fractional one with beta derivative. The current work deals with the fractional (3+1)-dimensional WKB equation for discussing its chaotic behavior and establishing some new analytic solutions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAppl Psychol Health Well Being
November 2024
Brief, low-cost growth mindset interventions improving academic-related outcomes can be valuable. However, less is known regarding their effectiveness on learning motivation, behaviors, and academic performance in non-Western cultures like China. This study aimed to examine the effects of a single-session growth mindset intervention on Chinese junior secondary students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTropomyosin kinase receptor B (TrkB) has been explored as a therapeutic target for neurological and psychiatric disorders. However, the development of TrkB agonists was hindered by our poor understanding of the TrkB agonist binding location and affinity (both affect the regulation of disorder types). This motivated us to develop a combined computational and experimental approach to study TrkB binders.
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