Effects of dietary metabolizable energy and crude protein levels on production performance, meat quality and cecal microbiota of Taihe Silky Fowl during growing period.

This experiment aimed to investigate the effects of dietary metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) levels and their interaction on the performance, meat quality, and cecal microbiota of Taihe Silky Fowl (Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson) during the growing period. A total of 2160 55-day-old Taihe Silky Fowl (half male and half female) were randomly divided into 9 groups with 6 replicates per group and 40 chickens per replicate. The fowl were fed with a 3 × 3 factor diet (ME: 11.

Dynamic changes in chemical components, volatile profile and antioxidant properties of Xanthoceras sorbifolium leaf tea during manufacturing process.

In order to elucidate the dynamic changes of quality characteristics in Xanthoceras sorbifolium leaf tea (XLT), this work investigated the chemical components, volatile profile, and antioxidant properties at key stages of fixation, shaping, and drying. The process of fixation and drying emerged as critical stages that affected the chemical components and taste of XLT. Total polyphenols, reducing sugars and chlorophyll were the differential compounds, which decreased by 29.

In-sewer iron dosing enhances bioenergy recovery in downstream sewage sludge anaerobic digestion: The impact of iron salt types and thermal hydrolysis pretreatment.

Dosing iron salts is a widely adopted strategy for sewer odor and corrosion management, and it can affect bioenergy recovery during anaerobic digestion (AD) of sludge in downstream wastewater treatment plants. However, the different impacts of in-sewer iron salt dosing on AD, depending on the types of iron and digestion conditions, remain unclear. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of in-sewer ferrous (Fe(II)) and ferrate (Fe(VI)) dosing on bioenergy recovery in both conventional AD and AD with thermal hydrolysis pretreatment (THP).

Probiotics in piglet: from gut health to pathogen defense mechanisms.

Various problems and obstacles are encountered during pig farming, especially the weaning phase when switching from liquid to solid feed. Infection by pathogenic bacteria causes damage to the intestinal barrier function of piglets, disrupts the balance of the intestinal microbiota, and destroys the chemical, mechanical, and immune barriers of the intestinal tract, which is one of the main causes of gut inflammation or gut diseases in piglets. The traditional method is to add antibiotics to piglet diets to prevent bacterial infections.

Spatiotemporal variations of PM organic molecular markers in five central cities of the Yangtze River Delta, East China in autumn and winter: Implications for regional and local sources of organic aerosols.

Information on the spatiotemporal variations in the composition and sources of organic aerosols (OA) is needed to identify regional influences and to establish effective control measures. Here, 23-h PM samples were collected in five central cities of the Yangtze River Delta in eastern China, including Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, and Zhenjiang, every three days from 2020/09/01 to 2021/02/28. Each sample was analyzed for water-soluble inorganic ions, organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), and organic molecular markers (OMMs).

Effects of dietary metabolizable energy and crude protein levels on laying performance, egg quality and fecal microbiota of Taihe Silky Fowl during the peak laying period.

Objective: The experiment aimed to study the effect of dietary metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) on laying performance, egg quality, serum routine biochemical and lipid metabolism indicators, the apparent digestibility of nutrients, and fecal microbiota of Taihe Silky Fowl (TSF) during the peak laying period.

Methods: A total of 540 26-week-old TSF female fowls were randomly allocated to 9 groups with 5 replicates per group and 12 fowls per replicate. The fowls were fed with a 3 × 3 factorial arrangement of treatments diets (ME:10.

Meta-analysis of SnRK2 gene overexpression in response to drought and salt stress.

SNF1-RELATED KINASE 2 (SnRK2) plays a crucial role in plants' stress response. Although studies have reported that the overexpression of several SnRK2 family members in different plants leads to improved stress tolerance, it is difficult to elucidate the mechanisms by which SnRK2s regulate stress tolerance due to the variability of experimental variables in these studies. Therefore, we used meta-analysis to comprehensively analyze 22 parameters that can reflect drought tolerance and salinity tolerance in SnRK2s-transformed plants and to explore the effects that different experimental variables between studies have on the relevant plant parameters.

Dietary metabolizable energy and crude protein levels affect Taihe silky fowl growth performance, meat quality, and cecal microbiota during fattening.

The effects of dietary metabolizable energy (ME) and crude protein (CP) on the growth performance, meat quality, and cecal microbiota of Taihe Silky Fowl (TSF) during fattening were investigated. In total, 900 twelve-week-old female fowl were randomly allocated to 9 treatments (5 replicates per group, 20 fowl per replicate), and were fed a 3 × 3 factorial arrangement of treatments diets (ME: 11.30, 11.

Zinc Finger Protein 536 is a Potential Prognostic Biomarker that Promotes Neuroblastoma Progression via VEGFR2-PI3K-AKT Pathway.

Background: Neuroblastoma (NB) is a well-known pediatric malignancy intertwined with neurodevelopment. Previously implicated in neuronal differentiation, Zinc Finger Protein 536 (ZNF536) has emerged as a promising prognostic and immune-related biomarker in our pan-cancer analysis.

Methods: Single-cell RNA transcriptome sequencing, bulk transcriptome analysis, and immuno-histochemistry were used to assess ZNF536 expression and its association with prognosis.

Analysis of the Genetic Diversity and Genetic Structure of Jiangshan Black Pigs Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Chips.

The Jiangshan black pig is an indigenous pig breed in China, renowned for its superior meat quality and adaptability to roughage. However, the population of Jiangshan black pigs has dwindled due to the introduction of cosmopolitan pig breeds and the outbreak of African swine fever, putting them at risk of extinction. To offer insights into the conservation and breeding of Jiangshan black pigs, this study involved 118 Jiangshan black pigs as the research subjects and employed the Zhongxin-1 Porcine Breeding Array PLUS chip to detect whole-genome SNPs.

Does subjective life expectancy matter in purchasing life insurance among middle-aged and older adult? Evidence from China.

Population-wide increase in life expectancy is a source of aggregate longevity risk. Life insurance is a natural instrument to manage the risk. Previous studies used chronological age to examine the relationship between aging and life insurance purchase, which ignored the impact of subjective life expectancy-the real perception of remaining time.

The Preliminary Analysis of Flavonoids in the Petals of , and Infected with .

The petal blight disease of alpine Rhododendron severely impacts the ornamental and economic values of Rhododendron. Plant secondary metabolites play a crucial role in resisting pathogenic fungi, yet research on metabolites in alpine Rhododendron petals that confer resistance to pathogenic fungi is limited. In the present study, the secondary metabolites in , , and petals with anti-pathogenic activity were screened through disease index analysis, metabolomic detection, the mycelial growth rate, and metabolite spraying experiments.

Correlation Between the Expression of DNA Damage Repair Protein OGG1 and Ubiquitination Pathway Protein STUB1 in Pediatric Neuroblastoma.

Background: Neuroblastoma, a pediatric malignancy, is significantly influenced by genetic factors. Prior research indicates that the rs1052133 G > C polymorphism correlates with a decreased risk of neuroblastoma.

Methods: We analyzed 57 neuroblastoma and 21 adrenal samples, using immunohistochemistry to measure OGG1 and STUB1 expression levels.

How accurate can Kohn-Sham density functional be for both main-group and transition metal reactions.

Achieving chemical accuracy in describing reactions involving both main-group elements and transition metals poses a substantial challenge for density functional approximations (DFAs), primarily due to the significantly different behaviors for electrons moving in the s,p-orbitals or in the d,f-orbitals. MOR41, a representative dataset of transition metal chemistry, has highlighted the PWPB95-D3(BJ) functional, a B2PLYP-type doubly hybrid (bDH) approximation equipped with an empirical dispersion correction, as the leading functional thus far (Dohm et al., J Chem Theory Comput 2018;14: 2596-2608).

Toward Efficient and Unified Treatment of Static and Dynamic Correlations in Generalized Kohn-Sham Density Functional Theory.

Accurate description of the static correlation poses a persistent challenge in electronic structure theory, particularly when it has to be concurrently considered with the dynamic correlation. We develop here a method in the generalized Kohn-Sham density functional theory (DFT) framework, named R-xDH7-SCC15, which achieves an unprecedented accuracy in capturing the static correlation, while maintaining a good description of the dynamic correlation on par with the state-of-the-art DFT and wave function theory methods, all grounded in the same single-reference black-box methodology. Central to R-xDH7-SCC15 is a general-purpose static correlation correction (SCC) model applied to the renormalized XYG3-type doubly hybrid method (R-xDH7).