Transcriptome and metabolome reveal the effects of three canopy types on the flavonoids and phenolic acids in 'Merlot' (Vitis vinifera L.) berry pericarp.

The flavonoids and phenolic acids in grape berries greatly influence the quality of wine. Various methods are used to shape and prune grapevines, but their effects on the flavonoids and phenolic acids remain unclear. The flavonoids and phenolic acids in the berry pericarps from grapevines pruned using three types of leaf canopy, namely, V-shaped, T-shaped, and vertical shoot-positioned (VSP) canopies, were compared in this study.

Assessing the impact of lime on chromium migration in soil caused by basic chromium sulfate in tannery.

Chromium (Cr) pollution is the primary pollution problem of the soil in tannery. However, the effect of tanning chemicals on Cr migration in soil has not been clearly elucidated. Column leaching tests were designed in this study to reveal the transport and transformation of Cr from basic chromium sulfate (BCS) into soil and the effects of lime on Cr migration and transformation.

Simulating the migration and species distribution of Cr and inorganic ions from tanneries in the vadose zone.

The pollution in soils and groundwater caused by the tannery have attracted public attention. However, few studies have been done on the migration and species distribution of Cr and coexisting ions produced by tanning in the vadose zone. In this paper, an in-production tannery and a suspended tannery were selected to compare the migration of Cr and other inorganic ions from tanneries in the vadose zone.

Changes of Anti-tuberculosis Herbs Formula During Past Three Decades in Contrast to Ancient Ones.

Objective: To investigate the evolution of herbal medicine in treating tuberculosis (TB) and encourage anti-TB drug discovery and development.

Methods: In this study, 477 ancient traditional Chinese medicine formulae were collected from the Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescriptions and 172 modern Chinese medicine formulae (from 1986 to 2016) were collected by searching 4 databases: WanFang Data Knowledge Service Platform, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database (CNKI), China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP) and Chinese Bio-medical Literature and Retrieval System (SinoMed) in Chinese. We restricted the search to publications in Chinese.

Steaming Changes the Composition of Saponins of (Burk.) F.H. Chen That Function in Treatment of Hyperlipidemia and Obesity.

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Vanadium-basidiomycete fungi interaction and its impact on vanadium biogeochemistry.

Fungi are well known to strongly interact with metals, thereby influencing metal biogeochemistry in the terrestrial environment. To assess and quantify potential fungi-vanadium (V) interactions, Amanita muscaria, Armillaria cepistipes, Xerocomus badius and Bjerkandera adusta were cultured in media containing soluble V (VOSO or NaVO) or solid-phase V of different chemical forms and oxidation state (VO, VO, VO, or V-Ti magnetite slag). All fungi underwent physiological and structural changes, as revealed by alterations in FT-IR peak positions and intensities relative to the control, and morphological changes of mycelia, as observed by scanning electron microscopy.

A High-Density Genetic Linkage Map and QTL Mapping for Sex in Black Tiger Shrimp ().

The black tiger shrimp, , is important in both fishery and aquaculture and is the second-most widely cultured shrimp species in the world. However, the current strains cannot meet the market needs in various cultural environments, and the genome resources for are still lacking. Restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) has been widely used in genetic linkage map construction and in quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping.

A Fluorescent Glucose Transport Assay for Screening SGLT2 Inhibitors in Endogenous SGLT2-Expressing HK-2 Cells.

The sodium-dependent glucose transporters 2 (SGLT2) plays important role in renal reabsorption of urinal glucose back to plasma for maintaining glucose homeostasis. The approval of SGLT2 inhibitors for treatment of type 2 diabetes highlights the SGLT2 as a feasible and promising drug target in recent years. Current methods for screening SGLT2 inhibitors are complex, expensive and labor intensive.

An optimised sequential extraction scheme for the evaluation of vanadium mobility in soils.

Reviewing the current state of knowledge about sequential extraction applied for soil vanadium (V) fractionation, we identified an urgent requirement of an sequential extraction (SE) specified for V. Namely, almost all previous SE extracted only 8.4%-48% of total V in soils (excluding residue).

Prognostic significance and the role in TNM stage of extranodal metastasis within regional lymph nodes station in gastric carcinoma.

The role of extranodal metastasis (ENM) in TNM stage in gastric carcinoma (GC) is controversial. This study was aimed to make a detailed investigation of the prognostic significance and the role in TNM stage of ENM in GC. The patients with primary GC, who underwent gastrectomy with curative intention in West China Hospital from January 2005 to December 2011, were retrospectively enrolled.

[Effect of management on imported malaria in Yangzhou City, 2012-2013].

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the management on imported malaria in Yangzhou City, so as to provide a reference for formulating the strategy for the prevention and control of imported malaria.

Methods: The data about the detection rate of Plasmodium of fever people in labor-exporting services and overseas returners, the proportion of laboratory confirmed cases in the whole malaria cases, the proportion of the cases with standardized treatment in the whole falciparum malaria cases within 24 hours, and the status of establishment of labor export platform were collected and analyzed in Yangzhou City from 2012 to 2013.

Results: There were 82 imported malaria cases in Yangzhou City from 2012 to 2013.

Prognostic significance of preoperative serum CA125, CA19-9 and CEA in gastric carcinoma.

The prognostic significance of preoperative serum CA125, CA19-9 and CEA in gastric carcinoma (GC) has been widely reported and is still under debate. Here, we evaluated the prognostic significance of preoperative serum CA125, CA19-9 and CEA in patients with GC. 1692 patients with GC who underwent gastrectomy were divided into the training (from January 2005 to December 2011, n = 1024) and the validation (from January 2012 to December 2013, n = 668) cohorts.

[Epidemiological status of human intestinal nematodiasis in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province].

Objective: To understand the current epidemiological status of human intestinal nematodiasis.

Methods: Fresh feces of subjects were collected and the ova of intestinal nematodes were detected by Kato-Katz technique. Enterobius vermicularis was detected by the cellophane anal swab method.

[Establishment and application of imported falciparum malaria control system in Yangzhou City].

To aim at the characteristics of epidemic situation that the imported falciparum malaria cases increased year by year in Yangzhou City, an imported falciparum malaria control system was established. This control system was based on enhancing the management of returned labor service export persons from falciparum malaria endemic areas, the active medical remind service, the diagnostic capability and health education, and the cooperation of medical personnel and patients, and also avoiding diagnosis delay and misdiagnosis and promoting the treatment in time so as to decrease the serious patients and prevent them from death. After the application of the control system, there were 164 imported falciparum malaria cases from the returned persons of labor service export.

[Effect of Management Scheme on Control of Imported Falciparum malaria in Yangzhou City, 2010].

After 1-year implementation of Management Scheme on Control of Imported Falciparum Malaria in Yangzhou City, 2010, the coverage rate of health education was 100% in those returning from foreign countries, and the active treatment rate was 100%. All professional staff in medical and disease control institutions received training. 48.

[Seasonal variation of bioavailable phosphorus in sediments in northeast part of Taihu Lake].

The concentrations of total phosphorus (TP), bioavailable phosphorus (BAP) and their seasonal changes in the surface sediments (0-10 cm) from three different regions of northeast of Taihu Lake were investigated. The results show that the concentrations of TP and BAP in the sediment are coincided with the corresponding trophic level of the overlying water. The concentrations of TP and BAP in the sediments varied widely not only between sampling sites but also between seasons.