High-Throughput Screening of Plant Extracts for Targeted Control of Burkholderia glumae, Causing Rice Sheath and Panicle Blight.

Rice (Oryza sativa), a staple crop worldwide, is severely threatened by bacterial panicle blight caused by Burkholderia glumae, leading to substantial yield losses. The lack of effective chemical treatments and resistant rice cultivars highlights the urgent need for alternative solutions. In this study, 1,134 plant extracts were screened for antibacterial activity against B.

Overpotential from Cosolvent Imbalance in Battery Electrolytes: LiPF in EMC:EC.

Most liquid lithium-ion-battery electrolytes incorporate cosolvent blends, but the dominant electrochemical transport models adopt a single-solvent approximation, which assumes in part that nonuniform cosolvent ratios do not affect cell voltage. For the popular electrolyte formulation based on ethyl-methyl carbonate (EMC), ethylene carbonate (EC), and LiPF, we perform measurements with fixed-reference concentration cells, finding appreciable liquid-junction potentials when only the cosolvent ratio is polarized. A previously reported junction-potential correlation for EMC:LiPF is extended to cover much of the ternary composition space.

Changes in balancing ability of athletes with chronic ankle instability after foot orthotics application and rehabilitation exercises.

Objective: To compare the effect of foot orthotics and rehabilitation exercises by assessing balancing ability and joint proprioception in athletes who have chronic ankle instability.

Methods: Forty-one athletes who visited hospitals due to chronic ankle instability were randomly assigned to two groups. One group had ankle rehabilitation exercises while the other group had the same rehabilitation exercises as well as foot orthotics.