Metabolomic Analysis of Flavour Development in Mung Bean Foods: Impact of Thermal Processing and Storage on Precursor and Volatile Compounds.

Consumers prefer mung beans for their low allergenicity and nutritional benefits. However, flavour development in mung bean foods has been problematic, with beany flavour being a limiting factor. Hot processing is crucial in forming mung bean flavours, and storage-induced changes in flavour precursors directly impact the taste post-processing.

Clinical observation of probiotics combined with mesalazine and Yiyi Baitouweng Decoction retention enema in treating mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis.

Objective: The purpose of this article was to unravel the clinical efficacy of probiotics combined with mesalazine and Yiyi Baitouweng Decoction retention enema in the treatment of mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC).

Methods: Eighty-six mild-to-moderate UC patients were selected as study subjects and randomized into the control group (treated with mesalazine enteric-coated tablets [Salofalk]) and the observation group (treated with mesalazine enteric-coated tablets, Bifidobacterium Tetravaccine Tablets, and Yiyi Baitouweng Decoction retention enema). The clinical efficacy, colonoscopy score, serum levels of inflammatory factors, and the incidence of adverse reactions were compared.

High-quality genome of black wolfberry ( Murr.) provides insights into the genetics of anthocyanin biosynthesis regulation.

Black wolfberry ( Murr.) is an important plant for ecological preservation. In addition, its fruits are rich in anthocyanins and have important edible and medicinal value.

A review on recent progress in polysaccharide/protein hydrogels in winter sports: Classification, synthesis routes, and application.

In today's world, emerging materials play prominent roles in competitive sport applications. Among them, hydrogels gained increasing attention in winter sports applications owing to their unique advantages, such as flexibility, conductivity, and adhesion. However, traditional hydrogels prepared by synthetic routes from petroleum materials lose performance at freezing temperatures below zero degrees, limiting their direct use in winter sports.

Parallel six-mode-selective converter based on photonic crystal fiber without holes in the cladding.

Mode-selective converters (MSCs) play an indispensable role in mode division multiplexing (MDM) systems, and the commonly used cascaded waveguide-based MSCs not only have a relatively large size but also increase the insertion loss and mode crosstalk during the conversion process. In this paper, a parallel six-mode-selective converter (6-MSC) is proposed to enhance the integration of the device, which consists of a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and six step-index fibers (SIFs). Here, a PCF without any holes in the cladding is proposed.

Preparation of Mg/Al-LDH@HC composite with low concentration hydrochloric acid modified for phosphate removal from aqueous solution: Synthesis, adsorption performance and mechanism.

With high microporosity, good dispersibility, excellent specific surface area and large content surface functional group, hydrochar demonstrates significant advantages and strong affinity towards pollutants in water. Modification method plays a significant role for anion adsorption by modified hydrochar, layered double hydroxide (LDH) modified hydrocarbons (Mg/Al-LDH@HC-HCl) have been synthesized through a one-step hydrothermal approach and activated with hydrochloric acid in this paper. The physical and chemical characteristics of the hydrochar, both before and after modification, are analyzed using BET, SEM-EDS, TEM, XRD, FTIR, and XPS to explore the phosphate adsorption mechanisms.

Spatio-temporal prediction of groundwater vulnerability based on CNN-LSTM model with self-attention mechanism: A case study in Hetao Plain, northern China.

Located in northern China, the Hetao Plain is an important agro-economic zone and population centre. The deterioration of local groundwater quality has had a serious impact on human health and economic development. Nowadays, the groundwater vulnerability assessment (GVA) has become an essential task to identify the current status and development trend of groundwater quality.

Associations of insulin resistance estimated by glucose disposal rate with frailty progression.

Objectives: To investigate the relationship between estimated glucose disposal rates (eGDR) and the progression of frailty, using longitudinal data.

Methods: We analyzed four waves of data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) from 2011 to 2018, involving 6,778 middle-aged and older adults. eGDR was calculated using a specific formula, categorizing participants into high and low eGDR groups based on the lowest quartile (8.

Changes in arthropod family richness, activity-density, biomass and body-size differed along a grazing intensity gradient: Modulation of plant traits and soil moisture conditions.

Arthropods play a critical role in the functioning of grassland ecosystems, and are largely affected by herbivore grazing. However, the mechanisms of grazing affecting arthropod community, especially through modulating plant traits and soil properties, are still unclear. We investigated the variation in arthropod community variables including family richness, activity-density, biomass, and body size in typical steppe grasslands subject to grazing at four intensity levels (nil, light, moderate and heavy) in central Inner Mongolia (China), and analyzed the relationships of these variations with grazing-induced changes in plant traits, plant community attributes and soil properties.

Moderate grazing reduces while mowing increases greenhouse gas emissions from a steppe grassland: Key modulating function played by plant standing biomass.

Grassland represents one of the most expansive terrestrial ecosystems, exerting a profound influence on atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) levels within the broader context of global change. Both climate and land use changes play important roles in modulating grassland GHG emissions by directly or indirectly altering soil physical and chemical properties, especially soil temperature and inorganic nitrogen content. The optimal grassland management practices need to simultaneously meet the requirements of reducing GHG emissions, maintaining biological biodiversity, and ensuring productivity.

Reversing anther thermotolerance by manipulating the cis-elements in the promoter of a high-temperature upregulated gene Casein Kinase I in upland cotton.

High temperature (HT) stress causes male sterility, leading to reduced upland cotton yield. Previously, we identified a key gene, Casein Kinase I (GhCKI), that negatively regulates male fertility in upland cotton under HT. However, conventional genetic manipulations of GhCKI would result in male sterility, hindering its utilization in breeding programs.

Discriminating Mung Bean Origins Using Pattern Recognition Methods: A Comparative Study of Raman and NIR Spectroscopy.

The feasibility of the two methodologies was confirmed to compare the results of determining mung bean origins using Raman and Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy. Spectra from mung beans collected in Baicheng City, Jilin Province; Dorbod Mongol Autonomous, Tailai County, Heilongjiang Province; and Sishui County, Shandong Province, China, were analyzed. We established a traceability model using Principal Component Analysis combined with the K-nearest neighbor method to compare the efficacy of these methods in discriminating the origins of the mung beans.

Temperature-Controlled Gas Hydrate Nucleation in the Heterogeneous Environment.

Nucleation of multicomponent systems is a pervasive phenomenon in nature and is pertinent to a diverse array of scientific and industrial challenges. The nucleation mechanisms of immiscible multicomponent systems remain unclear. Here, gas hydrate is employed as a model system to study the nucleation of multicomponent systems.

Immunochemotherapy for small cell lung cancer with paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Paraneoplastic Cushing syndrome (PCS) is an adverse prognostic factor for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients. Retrospective studies have shown that the median survival of SCLC complicated with PCS was <7 months. No immunochemotherapy has been recorded in the treatment of SCLC with PCS.

Structurally diverse coumarin derivatives from the buds of Edgeworthia gardneri and their cytotoxic activities.

Five new coumarins, including three phenypropaninized coumarins edgegardnerols A-C (1-3), two bicoumarins edgegardnerols D and E (4 and 5), along with eight known analogues, were isolated and identified from the dried buds of E. gardneri. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive analysis of their NMR, IR, UV, HR-ESI-MS, and ECD data.

Association between depression and liver function biomarkers among US cancer survivors in NHANES 2005-2020.

Depression frequently comorbidities with cancer, adversely affecting survivors' quality of life. Liver dysfunction is also prevalent among cancer survivors. However, the association between these two conditions remains unclear.

Autophagy is essential for somatic embryogenesis in citrus through regulating amyloplast degradation and lipid homeostasis.

Autophagy is a conserved degradation pathway that regulates the clearance of paternal substrate at the early embryogenesis stage of animals. However, its mode of action is likely different in plants, which can regenerate through apomixis without fertilisation. Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a unique plant process widely used for plant propagation and germplasm utilisation.

Accelerated water dissociation kinetics by nickel-nickelous hydroxide epitaxial interfaces for superior alkaline hydrogen generation.

The intrinsic performance of an electrocatalyst can be reinforced by constructing appropriate epitaxial interfaces, where the modulated electronic states and adsorption/desorption behaviors are conductive to enhancing electrocatalytic activity. Herein, nickel-nickelous hydroxide epitaxial interface supported on nickel foam (Ni-Ni(OH)/NF) with epitaxial growth of nickel nanoparticles on the surface of nickelous hydroxide nanoribbons is devised for alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). Notably, the Ni-Ni(OH)/NF reveals excellent electrocatalytic activity of alkaline HER (158 mV @ 100 mA cm), along with robust stability (90 % activity retention after 150 h continuous test at 200 mA cm).

The Impact of Sample Quantity, Traceability Scale, and Shelf Life on the Determination of the Near-Infrared Origin Traceability of Mung Beans.

This study aims to address the gap in understanding of the impact of the sample quantity, traceability range, and shelf life on the accuracy of mung bean origin traceability models based on near-infrared spectroscopy. Mung beans from Baicheng City, Jilin Province, Dorbod Mongol Autonomous, Tailai County, Heilongjiang Province, and Sishui County, Shandong Province, China, were used. Through near-infrared spectral acquisition (12,000-4000 cm) and preprocessing (Standardization, Savitzky-Golay, Standard Normal Variate, and Multiplicative Scatter Correction) of the mung bean samples, the total cumulative variance contribution rate of the first three principal components was determined to be 98.

Spatial distribution and hydrogeochemical processes of high iodine groundwater in the Hetao Basin, China.

To understand the genesis and spatial distribution of high iodine groundwater in the Hetao Basin, 540 groundwater samples were analyzed for the chemistry and isotope. Total iodine concentrations in groundwater range from 1.32 to 2897 μg/L, with a mean value of 159.

Integrated test system for interfacial strength and morphology of multi-type hydrate-bearing sediments.

Predicting the strength parameters of multi-type sediments containing hydrates is the basis and precondition for the safe and efficient development of natural gas hydrates. However, studies on the shear mechanical behavior and morphology of multi-type hydrate-bearing sediments (HBS) are still insufficient. Herein, this study presents an integrated test system that can be used to measure the interfacial strength and morphology of multi-type sediments containing hydrates.