GmEXPA11 facilitates nodule enlargement and nitrogen fixation via interaction with GmNOD20 under regulation of GmPTF1 in soybean.

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) provides 50-60% of the nitrogen for plant growth and development, while its application is restricted for the deficiency of functional gene in biological breeding. Expansin can enlarge the plant cells through loosening the cell wall, which has a great breeding potential for legumes BNF improvement. In the present study, a cell wall α-subfamily expansin, GmEXPA11, was isolated and analyzed in soybean nodule growth and nitrogen fixation process.

The potential of pomegranate peel supplementation in Yellow-feathered broilers: effects on growth performance, serum biochemistry, antioxidant capacity, intestinal health, intestinal microbiota, and duodenal mucosal metabolites.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with pomegranate peel powder (PP) on the growth performance, serum biochemistry, antioxidant capacity, intestinal microbiota, and duodenal mucosal metabolites of yellow-feathered broilers. A total of 360 yellow-feathered broilers were randomly divided into three groups, with their diets supplemented with different levels of PP (0, 1, and 4 g/kg) for 42 days. Dietary supplementation with PP significantly increased the average body weight and average daily gain of yellow-feathered broilers during the periods of 1-21 and 22-42 days, while reducing the feed conversion ratio (p < 0.

Health risk assessment of indoor formaldehyde exposure across Chinese residences: Effects of building material grades.

Prolonged exposure to elevated indoor formaldehyde levels poses significant health risk. This study investigates the emission characteristics of building materials, indoor environmental parameters, and their impacts on Chinese residents. Eleven representative cities across five climate zones in China were analyzed to predict indoor formaldehyde concentrations, assess population exposure doses, and evaluate cancer risks for three grades of building materials (E, E, and E).

Current Used Pesticides in Air and Soil in Eastern China: Occurrence, Spatial-Seasonal Distribution, and Air-Soil Exchange.

Current used pesticides (CUPs) are extensively used as alternatives for traditional pesticides in the world. In order to investigate the pollution characteristics of CUPs in a large-scale multimedium environment, a comprehensive and comparative study was conducted on occurrence, spatial-seasonal distribution, and air-soil exchange of CUPs across 30° latitude in Eastern China. A total of 72 target CUPs were detected, and 43 CUPs had a detection frequency over 30% in both air and soil samples.

Fast quality assessment and origin identification of Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix using fourier transform infrared photoacoustic spectroscopy coupled with chemometrics.

This study explores the application of Fourier Transform Infrared Photoacoustic Spectroscopy (FTIR-PAS) combined with chemometric analysis for rapid quality assessment and origin species verification of Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix (Qinjiao). Qinjiao, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb, faces significant challenges in quality control due to frequent adulteration and substitution. In this study, 195 Qinjiao samples were analyzed using FTIR-PAS, and chemometric techniques were employed for both classification and regression analysis.

Occurrence, spatial-seasonal variation and air-soil exchange of traditional and novel organochlorine pesticides across 30° latitude in Eastern China: Old tales and new realities.

While traditional organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been phased out under international regulations, novel OCPs are increasingly used as substitutes, however, their environmental behavior was not well clarified. Here, the first comprehensive study on the occurrence, seasonal-spatial variation, and air-soil exchange of both traditional and novel OCPs across a 30° latitudinal gradient (22°N to 52°N) in Eastern China were conducted. Air concentrations of ΣOCPs peaked during summer months, whereas soil concentrations were elevated in winter.

Advances in 3D and 4D Printing of Gel-Based Foods: Mechanisms, Applications, and Future Directions.

This review examines recent advancements in gel-based 3D and 4D food-printing technologies, with a focus on their applications in personalized nutrition and functional foods. It emphasizes the critical role of tunable rheological and mechanical properties in gels such as starch, protein, and Pickering emulsions, which are essential for successful printing. The review further explores 4D food printing, highlighting stimuli-responsive mechanisms, including color changes and deformation induced by external factors like temperature and pH.

Rapid and accurate identification of Panax ginseng origins based on data fusion of near-infrared and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.

This study aims to leverage laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR), combined with advanced data processing and fusion methods, to accurately trace the origin of Panax ginseng. Initially, the isolation forest algorithm was applied to remove outliers, ensuring the quality of the dataset. Subsequently, classification models using random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and stochastic gradient descent (SGD) classifier were developed based on the LIBS and NIR spectral data.

Correction: Synthesis of poly-tetrahydropyrimidine antibacterial polymers and research of their basic properties.

Correction for 'Synthesis of poly-tetrahydropyrimidine antibacterial polymers and research of their basic properties' by Taimin Xu , , 2022, , 1026-1040, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1BM01465J.

A biodegradable capacitive-coupling neurostimulator for wireless electroceutical treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases.

Electroceuticals based on peripheral nerve stimulation offer promising treatment for refractory inflammatory diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs). For pediatric IBD (PIBD) patients, wireless, biodegradable miniaturized bioelectronic devices are crucial to prevent neural damage and support neural development during and after therapy. Here we demonstrate a battery-free, miniaturized neurostimulator based on biodegradable materials and capacitive-coupling wireless power transfer.

Image registration for accurate electrode deformation analysis in operando microscopy of battery materials.

Operando imaging techniques have become increasingly valuable in both battery research and manufacturing. However, the reliability of these methods can be compromised by instabilities in the imaging setup and operando cells, particularly when utilizing high-resolution imaging systems. The acquired imaging data often include features arising from both undesirable system vibrations and drift, as well as the scientifically relevant deformations occurring in the battery sample during cell operation.

Effect of microbial community on the formation of flavor components in cigar tobacco leaves during air-curing.

Background: The air-curing process of cigar tobacco leaves is typically conducted in an open environment, involving the participation of various microorganisms. However, the effect of microbial communities during air-curing process on the formation of flavor components remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to reveal the dynamics of flavor components and microbial community changes, and explore the potential role of microbial communities in flavor formation during the cigar tobacco air-curing process.

SMAD4 and KRAS Status Shape Cancer Cell-Stromal Crosstalk and Therapeutic Response in Pancreatic Cancer.

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) contains an extensive stroma that modulates response to therapy, contributing to the dismal prognosis associated with this cancer. Evidence suggests that PDAC stromal composition is shaped by mutations within malignant cells, but most previous work has focused on pre-clinical models driven by KrasG12D and mutant Trp53. Elucidation of the contribution of additional known oncogenic drivers, including KrasG12V mutation and Smad4 loss, is needed to increase understanding of malignant cell-stroma crosstalk in PDAC.

Macrophage Membrane-Cloaked ROS-Responsive Albumin Nanoplatforms for Targeted Delivery of Curcumin to Alleviate Acute Liver Injury.

Developing low-toxicity, high-efficacy, and fast-acting strategies to manage acute liver injury (ALI) is critical due to its rapid progression and potential for severe outcomes. Curcumin (CUR) has shown promise in ALI therapy due to its ability to modulate the inflammatory microenvironment by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS). Nevertheless, CUR is highly hydrophobic limiting its bioavailability and effective in vivo transport, which hinders its further application.

Reduced Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Expansion Postinfusion Is Associated with Poor Survival in Patients with Large B Cell Lymphoma after Two or More Therapies.

CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy is now standard of care for relapsed/refractory large B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Despite good overall response rates, many patients still experience disease progression and therefore it is important to predict those at risk of relapse following CAR-T therapy. We performed a prospective study using a flow cytometry assay at a single treatment center to assess early CAR T cell expansion in vivo 6 to 9 days after CAR T cell infusion.

Associations of prenatal urinary melamine, melamine analogues, and aromatic amines with gestational duration and fetal growth in the ECHO Cohort.

Melamine, its analogues, and aromatic amines (AAs) were commonly detected in a previous study of pregnant women in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort. While these chemicals have identified toxicities, little is known about their influences on fetal development. We measured these chemicals in gestational urine samples in 3 ECHO cohort sites to assess associations with birth outcomes (n = 1,231).

The dynamics of microbial community structure and metabolic function in different parts of cigar tobacco leaves during air-curing.

Air-curing is the initial step in the processing of cigar tobacco leaves. However, the dynamics of microbial community and metabolic functions in different parts of tobacco leaves during this process remain largely unclear. In this study, amplicon-based high-throughput sequencing revealed that (9.

A transcriptome-wide association study integrating multi-omics bioinformatics and Mendelian randomization reveals the prognostic value of ADAMDEC1 in colon cancer.

An abundant amount of colon cancers is diagnosed every year, accounting for 9% of malignant tumors. Even with the progress of relevant research, the 5-year survival rate for colon cancer is still less than 60%, indicating that improving the prognosis of colon cancer is still a challenge that needs to be overcome. This study employed the algorithm "scissor" to integrate the single-cell sequencing data and bulk transcriptome data with prognosis information to predict prognosis-associated cells (PAC).

Targeting DTX2/UFD1-mediated FTO degradation to regulate antitumor immunity.

Here, we show that vitamin E succinate (VES) acts as a degrader for the mA RNA demethylase fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO), thus suppressing tumor growth and resistance to immunotherapy. FTO is ubiquitinated by its E3 ligase DTX2, followed by UFD1 recruitment and subsequent degradation in the proteasome. VES binds to FTO and DTX2, leading to enhanced FTO-DTX2 interaction, FTO ubiquitination, and degradation in FTO-dependent tumor cells.

Radiomics Harmonization in Ultrasound Images for Cervical Cancer Lymph Node Metastasis Prediction Using Cycle-GAN.

Ultrasound (US) based radiomics is susceptible to variations in scanners, sonographers. To retrospectively investigate the feasibility of an adapted cycle generative adversarial networks (CycleGAN) in the style transfer to improve US based radiomics in the prediction of lymph node metastasis (LNM) with images from multiple scanners for patients with early cervical cancer (ECC). The CycleGAN was firstly trained to transfer paired US phantom images from one US device to another one; the model was then further trained and tested with clinical US images of ECC by transferring images from four US devices to one specific device; finally, the adapted model was tested with its effects on the radiomics feature harmonization and accuracy of LNM prediction in US based radiomics for ECC patients.

Disease-specific suppressive granulocytes participate in glioma progression.

Glioblastoma represents one of the most aggressive cancers, characterized by severely limited therapeutic options. Despite extensive investigations into this brain malignancy, cellular and molecular components governing its immunosuppressive microenvironment remain incompletely understood. Here, we identify a distinct neutrophil subpopulation, termed disease-specific suppressive granulocytes (DSSGs), present in human glioblastoma and lower-grade gliomas.

Distributional uniformity quantification in heterogeneous prepared dishes combined the hyperspectral imaging technology with Moran's I: A case study of pizza.

Quality detection is critical in the development of prepared dishes, with distributional uniformity playing a significant role. This study used hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and Moran's I to quantify distributional uniformity, employing pizza as case. Pizza ingredients' spectra were collected, pre-processed with Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA), Savitzky-Golay (SG) and Standard Normal Variate (SNV), and down-scaled with Principal Component Analysis (PCA).

6.7-8.1 µm tunable single-frequency difference frequency generation in ZGP for high-resolution spectroscopy.

Difference frequency generation (DFG) based tunable single-frequency mid-infrared (MIR) light sources are desirable for high-resolution spectroscopy, sensing, and imaging. In this work, we demonstrate a continuous-wave (CW) single-frequency DFG in a ZnGeP (ZGP) crystal driven by all-fiber near-infrared (NIR) fiber lasers, for the first time to our knowledge. The all-fiber NIR laser sources consist of a 1.