A Wide-Spectrum Oil/Water Separation Scenario Enhanced by a Chitosan-Based Superwetting Membrane with a Tunable Microstructure and Powerful Photocatalytic Self-Cleaning Capability.

Oil spills and industrial oily wastewater pose serious threats to the environment. A series of modified membranes with special wettability have been widely used for separating oil/water mixtures and emulsions. However, these membranes still face challenges such as the detachment of the modified coatings and membrane fouling.

Mechanism Analysis of Increased Erucic Acid Content in Brassica napus L. Seeds Resulting Low Nighttime Temperature.

Brassica napus L. (B. napus L.

Emissive Covalent Organic Frameworks: Improved Fluorescence via Flexible Building Blocks and Selective Sensing of Nitroaromatic Explosives.

2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are attractive for fluorescence sensing due to their lightweight, robust, and highly ordered porous structures. However, the highly conjugated structures between adjacent layers of covalent organic frameworks can often result in aggregation-caused quenching (ACQ) properties. Here, the study designs two flexible hydrazone-linked COFs to suppress ACQ effects, thereby enhancing their luminescent activities.

Mechanisms of low nighttime temperature promote oil accumulation in Brassica napus L. based on in-depth transcriptome analysis.

Rape (Brassica napus L.; AACC) is an important oil-bearing crop worldwide. Temperature significantly affects the production of oil crops; however, the mechanisms underlying temperature-promoted oil biosynthesis remain largely unknown.

Alteration of microbial carbon and nitrogen metabolism within the soil metagenome with grazing intensity at semiarid steppe.

Grazing causes changes in microbiome metabolic pathways affecting plant growth and soil physicochemical properties. However, how grazing intensity affects microbial processes is poorly understood. In semiarid steppe grassland in northern China, shotgun metagenome sequencing was used to investigate variations in soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycling-related genes after six years of the following grazing intensities: G0, control, no grazing; G1, 170 sheep days ha year; G2, 340 sheep days ha year; and G3, 510 sheep days ha year.

MicroRNA‑126 protects SH‑SY5Y cells from ischemia/reperfusion injury‑induced apoptosis by inhibiting RAB3IP.

MicroRNA (miR)‑126 is known to inhibit inflammatory responses in various inflammatory‑related diseases, but its role during the cerebral ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury remains unknown. The present study aimed to examine the interaction between miR‑126 and RAB3A interacting protein (RAB3IP), and explore its potential protective effects during I/R injury. The human neuroblastoma cell line SH‑SY5Y was cultured in an oxygen‑glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) environment to simulate I/R injury to assess miR‑126 expression and cell viability.

Review of Studies on Older Drivers' Behavior and Stress-Methods, Results, and Outlook.

This paper presents a review on relevant studies and reports related to older drivers' behavior and stress. Questionnaires, simulators, and on-road/in-vehicle systems are used to collect driving data in most studies. In addition, research either directly compares older drivers and the other drivers or considers participants according to various age groups.

CBP-triggered KDM2B acetylation accelerates the carcinogenesis of colon cancer.

Lysine (K)-specific demethylase 2B (KDM2B) has been testified to be an oncogene in diverse cancers, which joins in mediating the carcinogenesis of cancers. Nonetheless, the function of KDM2B in colon cancer remains unexplored. The study attempted to disclose the influences of KDM2B acetylation in the progression of colon cancer.

Oxidative Cyclization of β-Aminoacrylamides Mediated by PhIO: Chemoselective Synthesis of Isoxazoles and 2 H-Azirines.

Cyclization of a variety of β-aminoacrylamides in the presence of iodosobenzene (PhIO) is described. This process features mild reaction conditions, simple execution, and high chemoselectivity and thereby provides an efficient protocol for the divergent synthesis of substituted isoxazoles and 2 H-azirines via switchable N-O and N-C bond formation controlled by simply varying the β-substituent R of the readily available substrates.

Putrescine protects hulless barley from damage due to UV-B stress via H2S- and H2O2-mediated signaling pathways.

In hulless barley, H 2 S mediated increases in H 2 O 2 induced by putrescine, and their interaction enhanced tolerance to UV-B by maintaining redox homeostasis and promoting the accumulation of UV-absorbing compounds. This study investigated the possible relationship between putrescence (Put), hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as well as the underlying mechanism of their interaction in reducing UV-B induced damage. UV-B radiation increased electrolyte leakage (EL) and the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and UV-absorbing compounds but reduced antioxidant enzyme activities and glutathione (GSH) and ascorbic acid (AsA) contents.

Visible light photocatalyst: iodine-doped mesoporous titania with a bicrystalline framework.

Iodine-doped (I-doped) mesoporous titania with a bicrystalline (anatase and rutile) framework was synthesized by a two-step template hydrothermal synthesis route. I-doped titania with anatase structure was also synthesized without the use of a block copolymer as a template. The resultant titania samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared, nitrogen adsorption, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy.