Identification of Drought-Resistant Response in Proso Millet ( L.) Root through Physiological and Transcriptomic Analysis.

Proso millet ( L.) is resilient to abiotic stress, especially to drought. However, the mechanisms by which its roots adapt and tolerate salt stress are obscure.

Functional characterization of VrNAC15 for drought resistance in mung beans.

Drought stress has become an important limiting factor in mung bean production, and NAC(NAM/ATAF/CUC) transcription factors are crucial for plant growth under stress conditions, so it is important to study the regulatory role of NAC transcription factors in mung bean under drought stress. In this investigation, VrNAC15, along with its promoter, was cloned, and its structure was meticulously analyzed. Using qPCR, we examined the tissue-specific expression patterns of VrNAC15, particularly under drought stress and ABA exposure.

The mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ ameliorates inorganic arsenic-induced DCs/Th1/Th2/Th17/Treg differentiation partially by activating PINK1-mediated mitophagy in murine liver.

Inorganic arsenic is a well-established environmental toxicant linked to acute liver injury, fibrosis, and cancer. While oxidative stress, pyroptosis, and ferroptosis are known contributors, the role of PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1)-mediated mitophagy in arsenic-induced hepatic immunotoxicity remains underexplored. Our study revealed that acute arsenic exposure prompts differentiation of hepatic dendritic cells (DCs) and T helper (Th) 1, Th2, Th17, and regulatory T (Treg) cells, alongside increased transcription factors and cytokines.

Relationship between parenting style and internet addiction: Interpersonal relationship problem as a mediator and gender as a moderator.

Purpose: This study assessed the moderating effect of gender on the indirect effects of positive and negative parenting styles on Internet addiction through interpersonal relationship problem.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of randomly sampled 1194 college students recruited voluntarily from three universities in China was conducted to assess the variables of positive and negative parenting styles, interpersonal relationship problem, and Internet addiction.

Results: Positive parenting style, such as emotional warmth, was a protective factor for the development of Internet addiction, whereas negative parenting style, such as rejection and overprotection, was a potential risk factor for Internet addiction.

CD147 induces asthmatic airway remodeling and activation of circulating fibrocytes in a mouse model of asthma.

Background: Airway remodeling is a poorly reversible feature of asthma which lacks effective therapeutic interventions. CD147 can regulate extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and tissue fibrosis, and participate in the pathogenesis of asthma. In this study, the role of CD147 in airway remodeling and activation of circulating fibrocytes was investigated in asthmatic mice.

The effects of object size on spatial orientation: an eye movement study.

Introduction: The processing of visual information in the human brain is divided into two streams, namely, the dorsal and ventral streams, object identification is related to the ventral stream and motion processing is related to the dorsal stream. Object identification is interconnected with motion processing, object size was found to affect the information processing of motion characteristics in uniform linear motion. However, whether the object size affects the spatial orientation is still unknown.

Reshifting Na from Shoots into Long Roots Is Associated with Salt Tolerance in Two Contrasting Inbred Maize ( L.) Lines.

Maize, as a glycophyte, is hypersensitive to salinity, but the salt response mechanism of maize remains unclear. In this study, the physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses of two contrasting inbred lines, the salt-tolerant QXH0121 and salt-sensitive QXN233 lines, were investigated in response to salt stress. Under salt stress, the tolerant QXH0121 line exhibited good performance, while in the sensitive QXN233 line, there were negative effects on the growth of the leaves and roots.

The interplay of personality traits, anxiety, and depression in Chinese college students: a network analysis.

Background: Anxiety and depression are among the greatest contributors to the global burden of diseases. The close associations of personality traits with anxiety and depression have been widely described. However, the common practice of sum scores in previous studies limits the understanding of the fine-grained connections between different personality traits and anxiety and depression symptoms and cannot explore and compare the risk or protective effects of personality traits on anxiety and depression symptoms.

Cloning and expression analysis of gene in mung bean.

To explore the role of NAC transcription factors in mung bean (), we here comprehensively analyzed structure and expression patterns in the mung bean cultivar "Yulin No.1". The nucleotide sequence of (GenBank accession number xp014518431.

Transcriptomic and biochemical analyses of drought response mechanism in mung bean (Vignaradiata (L.) Wilczek) leaves.

Drought is a major factor that limiting mung bean development. To clarify the molecular mechanism of mung bean in response to drought stress, 2 mung bean groups were established, the experimental group (drought-treated) and the control group (normal water management). With prominent difference of 2 groups in stomatal conductance, relative water content and phenotype, leaf samples were collected at 4 stages, and the physiological index of MDA, POD, chlorophyll, and soluble proteins were estimated.

Effects of audiovisual interactions on working memory: Use of the combined N-back + Go/NoGo paradigm.

Background: Approximately 94% of sensory information acquired by humans originates from the visual and auditory channels. Such information can be temporarily stored and processed in working memory, but this system has limited capacity. Working memory plays an important role in higher cognitive functions and is controlled by central executive function.

PINK1/Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy Partially Protects against Inorganic Arsenic-Induced Hepatic Macrophage Polarization in Acute Arsenic-Exposed Mice.

Inorganic arsenic is a well-known environmental toxicant and carcinogen, and there is overwhelming evidence for an association between this metalloid poisoning and hepatic diseases. However, the biological mechanism involved is not well characterized. In the present study, we probed how inorganic arsenic modulates the hepatic polarization of macrophages, as well as roles of PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1)/Parkin-mediated mitophagy participates in regulating the metalloid-mediated macrophage polarization.

Isolation, Identification and Pollution Prevention of Bacteria and Fungi during the Tissue Culture of Dwarf Hygro () Explants.

Microbial contamination causes serious damage in plant tissue culture, and attention is always being paid regarding how to control and prevent the unwanted pollution. Dwarf hygro () is a popular ornamental aquatic plant and its tissue culture has been reported, but the microbial pollution and the cure of microbial pollution was unknown. In this study, a number of bacteria and fungi were isolated from contaminants in MS culture media.

Experimental Studies of the Attention Processing Model in Multiple Object Tracking Task.

(1) Background: Attention is an important cognitive process in daily life. However, limited cognitive resources have been allocated to attention, especially for multiple objects and its mechanism is still unclear. Most of the previous studies have been based on the static attention paradigms with relatively lower ecological validity.

Effects of Audiovisual Interactions on Working Memory Task Performance-Interference or Facilitation.

(1) Background: The combined n-back + Go/NoGo paradigm was used to investigate whether audiovisual interactions interfere with or facilitate WM. (2) Methods: College students were randomly assigned to perform the working memory task based on either a single (visual or auditory) or dual (audiovisual) stimulus. Reaction times, accuracy, and WM performance were compared across the two groups to investigate effects of audiovisual interactions.

Processing Self-Related Information Under Non-attentional Conditions Revealed by Visual MMN.

Mismatch negativity (MMN) of event-related potentials (ERPs) is a biomarker reflecting the preattentional change detection under non-attentional conditions. This study was performed to explore whether high self-related information could elicit MMN in the visual channel, indicating the automatic processing of self-related information at the preattentional stage. Thirty-five participants were recruited and asked to list 25 city names including the birthplace.

Proangiogenic functions of osteopontin-derived synthetic peptide RSKSKKFRR in endothelial cells and postischemic brain.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the potential therapeutic effects of a newly discovered osteopontin-derived synthetic peptide "RSKKFRR" in a rat model of ischemic stroke.

Methods: A total of 24 male SD rats were randomly divided into three groups. The model of ischemic stroke was made up of the middle cerebral artery occlusion (MACO).

Application value of goal-directed fluid therapy with ERAS in patients undergoing radical lung cancer surgery.

Objective: To explore the application value of goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) in the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) of patients undergoing radical lung cancer surgery (RLCS).

Methods: A total of 74 patients undergoing elective RLCS based on the enhance recovery after surgery (ERAS) concept in the HanDan Central Hospital between December 2016 and December 2019 were enrolled and assigned to a group treated by regular conventional liquids (regular group, n=34) and a group treated by goal-directed fluid (GDFT group, n=40) according to the fluid infusion scheme. The two groups were compared in intraoperative fluid inflow and outflow, hemodynamic indexes at 30 min (T0) before operation, 4 h (T1) and 24 h (T2) after operation, postoperative complications, postoperative recovery, inflammatory factors at 1 day (d 0) before operation, and at 1 day (d 1) and 7 days (d 3) after operation, as well as for postoperative life quality.

The synthesis of a Cu(ii) Schiff base complex using a bidentate NO donor ligand: crystal structure, photophysical properties, and antibacterial activities.

In this paper, a new mononuclear Cu(ii) complex was synthesized by using a bidentate NO Schiff base ligand, ()-2-bromo-4-chloro-6-[(2,6-dimethylphenylimino)methyl]phenol (HL), with a copper(ii) salt in a methanol solvent. The structures of the HL ligand and the complex were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXD), and elemental analysis (EA). The Cu(ii) center in the complex is four-coordinated by a bidentate NO donor ligand, forming slightly distorted square planar geometry.

The WRKY transcription factor GhWRKY27 coordinates the senescence regulatory pathway in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

Background: Premature senescence can reduce the yield and quality of crops. WRKY transcription factors (TFs) play important roles during leaf senescence, but little is known about their ageing mechanisms in cotton.

Results: In this study, a group III WRKY TF, GhWRKY27, was isolated and characterized.

An investigation of the mechanism of dexmedetomidine in improving postoperative cognitive dysfunction from the perspectives of alleviating neuronal mitochondrial membrane oxidative stress and electrophysiological dysfunction.

The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of dexmedetomidine in improving postoperative cognitive dysfunction from the perspectives of alleviating neuronal mitochondrial membrane oxidative stress and electrophysiological dysfunction. A total of 120 patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia from June 2013 to May, 2016 were selected as the subjects of the study and randomly divided into the propofol + remifentanil and dexmedetomidine groups. The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (AVLT) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were performed at day 1 before operation and at day 1, 3, 5 and 15 after operation.

Identification of the group IIa WRKY subfamily and the functional analysis of GhWRKY17 in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).

WRKY transcription factors play important roles in plant defense, stress response, leaf senescence, and plant growth and development. Previous studies have revealed the important roles of the group IIa GhWRKY genes in cotton. To comprehensively analyze the group IIa GhWRKY genes in upland cotton, we identified 15 candidate group IIa GhWRKY genes in the Gossypium hirsutum genome.

An NAM Domain Gene, , Improves Resistance to Drought Stress in Upland Cotton.

Plant-specific NAC proteins comprise one of the largest transcription factor families in plants and play important roles in plant development and the stress response. L. is a major source of fiber, but its growth and productivity are limited by many biotic and abiotic stresses.

Protective Effects of Emotional Intelligence and Proactive Coping on Civil Pilots' Mental Health.

Introduction: Pilots' mental health is an issue of crucial importance that may endanger flight safety. As such, it is of profound significance to address the question of what characteristics are protective of mental health among pilots. The present study aimed to explore the indirect effects of emotional intelligence (EI) on depression and anxiety via proactive coping, and examine the moderating role of previous flight experience (PFE) in the conditional indirect effect of EI on depression through proactive coping.

Global analysis of DNA methylation in young (J1) and senescent (J2) Gossypium hirsutum L. cotyledons by MeDIP-Seq.

DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification regulating gene expression, genomic imprinting, transposon silencing and chromatin structure in plants and plays an important role in leaf senescence. However, the DNA methylation pattern during Gossypium hirsutum L. cotyledon senescence is poorly understood.