Realizing Strong and Robust Quasi-1D Superconductors via Multiorbital Chains: NaBe as an Example.

Quasi-one-dimensional (Q1D) systems are inherently unfavorable for superconductivity due to electronic instabilities and significant quantum fluctuations. This has led to a half-century-long pursuit of strong and robust Q1D superconductors. Herein, we propose an effective multiorbital chain approach that utilizes the interorbital self-doping to not only suppress the instability but also to position the Fermi level near the band edges.

Hidden Charge Order and Multiple Electronic Instabilities in EuTe.

The rare-earth telluride compound EuTe exhibits a charge density wave (CDW) and an unconventional thermal hysteresis transition. Herein, we report a comprehensive study of the CDW states in EuTe by using low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy. Two types of charge orders are observed at 4 K, including a newly discovered spindle-shaped pattern and a typical stripe-like pattern.

MEOL: A Maximum-Entropy Framework for Options Learning.

Options, the temporally extended courses of actions that can be taken at varying time scale, have provided a concrete, key framework for learning levels of temporal abstraction in hierarchical tasks. While methods of learning options end-to-end is well researched, how to explore good options and actions simultaneously is still challenging. We address this issue by maximizing reward augmented with entropies of both option and action selection policy in options learning.

Risk factors and clinical characteristics of surgical site infections in athletes undergoing Achilles tendon repair surgery.

Achilles tendon ruptures are common in athletes, requiring surgical intervention. However, the risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) post-surgery poses significant challenges. This study aims to analyse the risk factors and microbial aetiology associated with SSIs in athletes undergoing Achilles tendon repair.

Horizontal and Vertical Transmission of a Mycovirus Closely Related to the Partitivirus RhsV717 That Confers Hypovirulence in .

Rhizoctonia solani virus717 (RhsV717) was isolated from the () AG-2 strain Rhs717. This study isolated a virus designated as Rhizoctonia solani partitivirus BS-5 (RsPV-BS5) from the AG-3 strain BS-5, the causal agent of tobacco target spot disease. The virus was identified as a strain of RhsV717.

Unveiling HSP40/60/70/90/100 gene families and abiotic stress response in Jerusalem artichoke.

Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are essential for plant growth, development, and stress adaptation. However, their roles in Jerusalem artichoke are largely unexplored. Using bioinformatics, we classified 143 HSP genes into distinct families: HSP40 (82 genes), HSP60 (22 genes), HSP70 (29 genes), HSP90 (6 genes), and HSP100 (4 genes).

Complete genome sequence of a novel fusarivirus from Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 PT strain 3P-2-2.

Here, we describe a novel mycovirus, tentatively designated as "Rhizoctonia solani fusarivirus 6" (RsFV6), which was discovered in Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 PT strain 3P-2-2. The virus has a single-stranded positive-sense RNA (+ssRNA) genome of 6141 nucleotides containing two open reading frames (ORFs) and a poly(A) tail. ORF1 encodes a large polypeptide of 1,862 amino acids (aa) with conserved RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) and helicase (Hel) domains.

Morphological and molecular characterization of Rhizoctonia solani AG-3 associated with tobacco target leaf spot in China.

Tobacco target leaf spot is a leaf disease that seriously affects both the quantity and quality of commercial tobacco crops and has caused huge economic losses in many countries and also pandemics in China since 2006. The anastomosis group-3 (AG-3) pathogen is divided into different subgroups namely AG-3 PT (potato type), AG-3TB (tobacco type), and AG-3 TM (tomato type), based on their host and the combined data from the ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (rDNA-ITS), rDNA intergenic spacer 1 (rDNA-IGS1) regions, and translation elongation factor 1-α (tef-1α) gene. In this study, we collected tobacco leaves showing target spot symptom from four fields in China.

Molecular characterization of a novel mitovirus from Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 HGIII strain XMC-IF.

The nucleotide sequence of a viral double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) from Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 HGIII strain XMC-IF (designated as "Rhizoctonia solani mitovirus 106", RsMV-106) was determined. The complete sequence was 2794 bp in length with a 57.50% A + U content and contained a large open reading frame (ORF) when the fungal mitochondrial genetic code was used.

Centranthera grandiflore alleviates alcohol-induced oxidative stress and cell apoptosis.

Alcohol liver disease (ALD) has become a global threat to human health. It is associated with a wide range of liver diseases including alcohol fatty liver, steatosis, fibrosis and cirrhosis, and finally leads to liver cancer and even death. Centranthera grandiflora is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb commonly used to treat ALD, but no research about its mechanism is available.

Distributed adaptive consensus tracking control for heterogeneous nonlinear multi-agent systems.

In this study, our focus is to resolve the consensus problem of heterogeneous nonlinear multi-agent systems. As only some agents access reference information directly, the proposed distributed adaptive consensus controller uses only local information, by employing the command filtered backstepping approach. The uniform, ultimate boundedness of all closed-loop signals and the convergence of consensus tracking error to a small tunable compact set can be obtained using our proposed mechanism.

Rational Design of Heteroanionic Two-Dimensional Materials with Emerging Topological, Magnetic, and Dielectric Properties.

Designing and tuning the physical properties of two-dimensional (2D) materials at the atomic level are crucial to the development of 2D technologies. Here, we introduce heteroanions into metal-centered octahedral structural units of a 2D crystal breaking the symmetry, together with the synergistic effect of anions' electrons and electronegativity, to realize ternary 2D materials with emerging topological, magnetic, and dielectric properties. Using an intrinsic heteroanionic van der Waals layered material, VOCl, as a prototype, 20 2D monolayers VXY (X = B, C, N, O, or F; Y = F, Cl, Br, or I) are obtained and investigated by means of first-principles calculations.

Molecular characterization of a novel mycovirus isolated from Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA strain 9-11.

The complete genome sequence of a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) virus, Rhizoctonia solani dsRNA virus 11 (RsRV11), isolated from Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA strain 9-11 was determined. The RsRV11 genome is 9,555 bp in length and contains three conserved domains: structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) superfamily, phosphoribulokinase (PRK), and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). The RsRV11 genome has two non-overlapping open reading frames (ORFs).

Upstream and downstream mechanisms for the promoting effects of IGF-1 on differentiation of spermatogonia to primary spermatocytes.

Aim: The aim of this study is to delineate the mechanisms for the promoting the effects of insulin growth factor I (IGF1) on the differentiation of spermatogonia into primary spermatocytes.

Main Methods: We used organ culture of testicular fragments from mice to observe the effects of varying agents and siRNAs. Real-time RT-PCR and immunoblotting analysis were employed to quantify expression of genes.

[Application study on inversion diagnosis of F8 gene in hemophilia A].

Objective: To establish an effective method of genetic diagnosis on hemophilia A (HA) by detecting the inversion mutation in intron 22 of F8 gene.

Methods: Intron 22 inversion mutation in F8 gene was detected by using long distance-polymerase chain reaction (LD-PCR) and inversion-PCR (I-PCR) in 31 HA patients. The mothers of HA patients with intron 22 inversion mutation were selected to carrier diagnosis and amniotic fluid of the pregnant women with inversion mutation was collected at intermediate stage of gestation, and used to prenatal genetic diagnosis.