Publications by authors named "Shumei Zhang"

Soft rot is one of the top ten most dangerous plant pathogens in agricultural production, storage, and transport, and the use of microorganisms and their metabolites to control soft rot is a current research hotspot. In this study, we identified the antimicrobial substance in the metabolite of Paenibacillus polymyxa KH-19, and determined that the antimicrobial substance of this strain was an active protein. The protein was completely precipitated at 40-60% ammonium sulphate saturation and showed good inhibitory effects against seven pathogenic bacteria including Pectobacterium carotovorum BC2 and seven pathogenic fungi including Pyricularia oryzae.

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A dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent (hDES) was developed for the extraction and quantification of four cinnamic acid derivatives in traditional Chinese medicines coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet detection. In this method, a hDES (tetrabutylammonium chloride-hexanoic acid, molar ratio of 1:2) was prepared as the extractant. It only took 15 s to handle multiple samples simultaneously by hand-assisted dispersion.

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Background: Extragastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGIST) and gastrointestinal stromal tumors are of similar pathological type and form. Here we report a rare case of EGIST diffusely distributed in membranous tissue in abdominal cavity, the feature of which included diffuse tumors at membranous tissue in entire abdominal cavity and spontaneous bleeding of the tumors.

Case Summary: The patient was a 71-year man and hospitalized due to continuous pain at lower abdomen for more than 10 days.

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To investigate the positive feed-forward regulatory mechanism of nitrate uptake by rice, its responses to various light and carbohydrates were compared. In order to measure nitrate uptake in real time, the non-invasive method was used. The results showed that net nitrate uptake increased in the light and decreased in the dark, and finally reached a steady state after about 5 h.

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In this study, high temperature thermotolerant nitrifying bacteria (TNB) and high temperature thermotolerant sulfide oxidizing bacteria (TSOB) were obtained from compost samples and inoculated into sewage sludge (SS) compost. The effects of inoculation on physical and chemical parameters, ammonia and hydrogen sulfide release, nitrogen form and sulfur compound content change and physical-chemical properties during nitrogen and sulfur conversion were studied. The results showed that inoculation of TNB and TSOB increased the temperature, pH, OM degradation, C/N ratio and germination index (GI) of compost.

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Small molecular heat shock proteins (sHSPs) belong to the HSP family of molecular chaperones. Under high-temperature stress, they can prevent the aggregation of irreversible proteins and maintain the folding of denatured proteins to enhance heat resistance. In this study, the CmHSP17.

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  • - The study focuses on the potential of argillaceous rock from the Yingejing Sag in Northwest China for high-level radioactive waste disposal, highlighting its unique composition mainly consisting of analcite, dolomite, and albite, with only 10% clay minerals.
  • - Geochemical analysis shows that this rock type is rich in deep-source gas and trace elements, and exhibits a specific distribution pattern of rare-earth elements.
  • - The petrological and geochemical traits indicate the rock's origin as lacustrine hydrothermal sedimentary rock, influenced by tectonic activity from the Altyn Tagh fault, suggesting it could serve as a suitable site for HLW disposal in China.
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Mitochondria are versatile and highly dynamic organelles found in eukaryotic cells that play important roles in a variety of cellular processes. The importance of mitochondrial transport in cell metabolism, including variations in mitochondrial distribution within cells and intercellular transfer, has grown in recent years. Several studies have demonstrated that abnormal mitochondrial transport represents an early pathogenic alteration in a variety of illnesses, emphasizing its significance in disease development and progression.

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Random guessing behaviors are frequently observed in low-stakes assessments, often attributed to factors such as test-takers lacking motivation or experiencing time constraints and fatigue. Existing research suggests that responses stemming from random guessing behaviors introduce biases into the constructs and relationships of interest. This is particularly problematic when estimating the relationship between speed and ability.

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons. Despite extensive research in various model animals, the cellular signal mechanisms of ALS remain elusive, impeding the development of efficacious treatments. Among these models, a well-characterized and diminutive organism, (), has emerged as a potent tool for investigating the molecular and cellular dimensions of ALS pathogenesis.

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Cellulose hydrogels have gained attention in the field of wound healing due to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, and the capacity to sustain a humid environment that promotes healing. Conventional cellulose hydrogels were usually lacked responsiveness to changing wound conditions, and limited capacity for controlled release of active substances. The composite hydrogels with Berberine (BBR) loading were prepared from bamboo parenchymal cellulose and in situ crosslinking carboxylated-β-cyclodextrin (BPCH-B) via dissolution.

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The awake prone position plays an important role in the treatment of hypoxemia and the improvement of respiratory distress symptoms in non-intubated patients. It is widely used in clinical practice because of its simple operation, safety, and economy. To enable clinical medical staff to scientifically and normatively implement prone position for awake patients without intubation, the committees of consensus formulation, guided by evidence-based methodology and Delphi method, conducted literature search, literature quality evaluation and evidence synthesis around seven topics, including indications and contraindications, evaluation, implementation, monitoring and safety management, termination time, complication prevention and health education of awake prone position.

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Pyrolysis of nitrogen-containing biomass holds tremendous potential for producing varieties of high value-added products, alleviating energy depletion. Based on the research status about nitrogen-containing biomass pyrolysis, the effect of biomass feedstock composition on pyrolysis products is first introduced from the aspects of elemental analysis, proximate analysis, and biochemical composition. The properties of biomass with high and low nitrogen used in pyrolysis are briefly summarized.

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Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are mesenchymal tumors of the gastrointestinal tract. Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs) predominantly arise outside the gastrointestinal tract, although primary hepatic GISTs are extremely rare. GISTs are highly aggressive; they often grow to a large size.

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This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of inoculation with bacterial inoculum containing three thermotolerant nitrifying bacteria strains on nitrogenous gas (mainly NH and NO) emissions and bacterial structure during the sludge composting. The results of physicochemical parameters indicated that inoculation could prolong the thermophilic phase, accelerate degradation of organic substances and improve compost quality. Compared with the non-inoculated treatment, the addition of bacterial agents not only increased the total nitrogen content by 8.

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  • The study focuses on a specific bacterium, Paenibacillus naphthalenovorans LYH-3, that can oxidize sulfide into sulfate during the thermophilic phase of sludge composting, which is crucial for controlling unpleasant sulfur odors.
  • The researchers optimized conditions for the bacterium’s sulfide oxidation, achieving the best results at a specific pH, rotation speed, and inoculation amount.
  • Key findings include the bacterium's ability to thrive at high sulfide concentrations and optimal enzyme activities at elevated temperatures, indicating its potential for practical applications in composting processes.
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The emission of HS odors predominantly occurred at the thermophilic phase of composting, which could cause odorous gas pollution and reduce the fertilizer value of composting products. And sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (SOB) possess oxidative capacities for inorganic sulfur compounds with nitrate applied as electron acceptors. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effectiveness of combined additives (SOB inoculants and nitrate) on the bacterial community diversity, sulfur-oxidizing gene abundances, and metabolic function prediction at the thermophilic stage of sewage sludge composting.

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The purpose of this study was to access the effects of thermotolerant nitrifying microorganisms and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria on microbial community and enzyme activity involved in nitrogen‑sulfur metabolism during laboratory-scale sewage sludge (SS) composting,and to do a microbial-environmental factor association analysis to promote composting key species for nitrogen‑sulfur transformation in the body. The microbial community structure and the activities variation of six key enzyme involved were detected. The microbial inocula added had little impact on the diversity of the microbial community but changed its succession direction, and the abundance of Actinobacteria was decreased obviously of inoculation treatment (TR).

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  • Researchers identified a thermotolerant strain, Gordonia paraffinivorans N52, from sludge composting that can perform heterotrophic nitrification at high temperatures (60℃).
  • The strain effectively utilized 51.8% of ammonium nitrogen, converting 25.5% into nitrification intermediates and 53.0% into intracellular nitrogen, while only losing 5.2%.
  • Adding Gordonia paraffinivorans N52 to sewage sludge composting reduced ammonia emissions by 27.6% and improved nitrogen retention, suggesting it can enhance composting efficiency.
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This study evaluated the coupling effects of sodium nitrate (SN) and sulfur-oxidizing bacterial agent (BA) on oxidizing reduced-state sulfur and altering the bacteria community in SN, BA, and SN + BA treatments, respectively. Results revealed that bacterial inoculation prolonged the thermophilic period, facilitated organics degradation and compost humification. Compared to the control group, SN + BA treatment reduced the cumulative HS emissions and sulfur loss rate by 55.

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Bladder cancer is a highly complex and heterogeneous malignancy. Tumor heterogeneity is a barrier to effective diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer. Human carcinogenesis is closely related to abnormal gene expression, and DNA methylation is an important regulatory factor of gene expression.

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Energy shortage and environmental pollution have attracted long-term attention. In this study, CaO were prepared from waste eggshell (EGC), preserved egg shell (PEC), clam shell (CLC) and crab shell (CRC), which were then compared with commercial CaO (CMC) to catalyze microwave-assisted pyrolysis of waste cooking oil (WCO) for enrichment of aromatics in bio-oil. The characterization results indicated that EGC and CLC contained 95.

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  • A study was conducted to compare spleen stiffness measurement (SSM) and liver stiffness measurement (LSM) using sound touch elastography (STE) for diagnosing cirrhosis in chronic hepatitis B patients across different ALT levels.
  • Results showed that SSM had comparable success and reliability rates to LSM, particularly in patients with high ALT levels where the measurements were equally effective.
  • The findings suggest that SSM can be a viable alternative to LSM for diagnosing cirrhosis, especially in patients with elevated ALT levels.
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DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification, which plays an important role in regulating gene expression at the transcriptional level. In tumor research, it has been found that the change of DNA methylation leads to the abnormality of gene structure and function, which can provide early warning for tumorigenesis. Our study aims to explore the relationship between the occurrence and development of tumor and the level of DNA methylation.

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