Publications by authors named "Shifan Li"

Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) belongs to the Alphacoronavirus genus within the Coronavirus family, causing severe watery diarrhea in piglets and resulting in significant economic losses. Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (ACADM) is an enzyme participating in lipid metabolism associated with metabolic diseases and pathogen infections. Nonetheless, the precise role of ACADM in regulating PEDV replication remains uncertain.

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PEDV, a single-stranded RNA virus, causes significant economic losses in the pig industry. Sin3-associated protein 18 (SAP18) is known for its role in transcriptional inhibition and RNA splicing. However, research on SAP18's involvement in PEDV infection is limited.

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(Linnaeus) mainly damages cruciferous crops and causes huge economic losses. Presently, chemical pesticides dominate its control, but prolonged use has led to the development of high resistance. In contrast, the sterile insect technique provides a preventive and control method to avoid the development of resistance.

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Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) is an important pest of cruciferous plants, which is harmful all over the world, causing serious economic losses, and its drug resistance is increasing rapidly. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a green control method and does not cause resistance. In this study, transcriptomics and bioinformatics were used to explore the effects of irradiation on the reproductive function of Plutella xylostella, and the response mechanism of sterility under irradiation was initially revealed.

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(Linnaeus) is one of the notorious pests causing substantial loses to numerous cruciferous vegetables across many nations. The sterile insect technique (SIT) is a safe and effective pest control method, which does not pollute the environment and does not produce drug resistance. We used proteomics technology and bioinformatics analysis to investigate the molecular mechanisms responsible for the effects of different doses of radiation treatment on the reproductive ability of male .

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Hepatocellular adenoma is a benign liver tumor often diagnosed incidentally in women of reproductive age who are taking oral contraceptives. In this study, we present a unique case of an 18-year-old man with known familial adenomatous polyposis who presented with sepsis in the setting of a recent total proctocolectomy and was incidentally found to have multiple large hepatic lesions. A biopsy of a liver lesion confirmed the diagnosis of a beta-catenin-activated hepatic adenoma.

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Removal of harmful chemicals from water is paramount to environmental cleanliness and safety. As such, need for materials that will serve this purpose is in the forefront of environmental research that pertains to water purification. Here we show that bundles of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), synthesized by direct thermal decomposition of ferrocene (Fe(CH)), can remove emerging contaminants like benzoic acid from water with high efficiencies.

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A large quantity of emerging contaminants are ionizable, and the ionized compounds display different adsorption behaviors than their neutral counterparts. In particular, a strong intermolecular force, negative charge assisted hydrogen bonding ((-)CAHB), was recently identified, which explains the unusually strong adsorption of negatively charged compounds on carbon nanotubes with oxygen-containing functional groups. However, most previous studies only probed molecules with one benzene ring.

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