Exploring the Potential of Duck Egg White Jelly: Enhancing Texture, Reducing Phosphate, and Innovating Emulsified Meat Snacks.

Duck egg white jelly, a protein-rich, alkali-induced gel, mirrors preserved duck egg white in appearance and properties, offering easier storage and utility, especially when excess egg white is available. This research focuses on incorporating duck egg white jelly into emulsified meat snacks to enhance texture while reducing the phosphate content. This study suggests that adding phosphate and duck egg white jelly increases raw meat paste pH, affecting its viscosity.

Residual levels of dietary deltamethrin interfere with growth and intestinal health in Litopenaeus vannamei.

To date, few study explored the damage of chronic dietary exposure to the lipophilic pesticide deltamethrin (DM) in aquatic animals, and it remains unclear whether its toxicity and residue levels would be affected by dietary lipid levels. Therefore, the present study aimed to elucidate the interactions between dietary lipid levels and DM levels in the Pacific white shrimp, focusing on growth performance, antioxidant capacity, and intestinal microbiota. DM has excellent insecticidal activity and has been used worldwide.

Adverse birth and obstetric outcomes in the offspring of male adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: A nationwide population-based study.

Background The growing population of male adolescent and young adult (AYA, 15-40 years old) cancer survivors has heightened interest in their reproductive health. However, studies have reported conflicting findings on the potential risks of cancer and its treatments on birth and obstetric outcomes. Methods We utilized encrypted identification numbers for both fathers and mothers to link three nationwide Taiwan datasets from 2004 to 2019, identifying 3,785 births with a paternal history of AYA cancer.

Dual-Mode Reactive Oxygen Species-Stimulated Carbon Monoxide Release for Synergistic Photodynamic and Gas Tumor Therapy.

Controllable carbon monoxide (CO) release simulated by light-generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) represents a promising approach for cancer therapy but is hampered by low CO release rate and low ROS generation of conventional photosensitizers in hypoxia tumor microenvironments. In this study, we developed a highly efficient nanoplatform (TPyNO-FeCO NPs) through co-encapsulating organic AIE photosensitizers (PSs) and CO prodrug (Fe(CO)), which are capable of light-triggered robust ROS generation and CO release for synergistic photodynamic therapy (PDT) and CO gas therapy. The success of this nanoplatform leverages the design of a PS, TPyNO, with exceptional type I and type II ROS generation capabilities, achieved through the introduction of the α-photoinduced electron transfer (α-PET) process.

Effect of Hydroxyapatite Nanowires on Formation and Bioactivity of Osteoblastic Cell Spheroid.

Compared with traditional high-density cell spheroids, which are more prone to core necrosis, nanowires effectively improve the biological activity of core cells in spheroids, emanating more innovations for optimizing the internal cell survival environment and providing differentiation signals. In this study, hydroxyapatite nanowires (HAW), which provide numerous material exchange channels for internal cells by interpenetrating into cell spheroids, were added to osteoblast precursor (MC3T3-E1) cell spheroids. HAW, synthesized using the hydrothermal method, was used as a regulatory material to prepare uniformly sized 3D composite spheroids with good biological activity.

Loss of Lateral suppressor gene is associated with evolution of root nodule symbiosis in Leguminosae.

Background: Root nodule symbiosis (RNS) is a fascinating evolutionary event. Given that limited genes conferring the evolution of RNS in Leguminosae have been functionally validated, the genetic basis of the evolution of RNS remains largely unknown. Identifying the genes involved in the evolution of RNS will help to reveal the mystery.

Assessing the causal effect of inflammation-related genes on myocarditis: A Mendelian randomization study.

Aims: Prior evidence has shown a significant link between inflammation and the development of myocarditis. This study aimed to investigate the causal relationship between inflammation-related genes (IRGs) and myocarditis.

Methods And Results: In this study, the causal relationship between 167 IRGs and myocarditis were investigated using datasets from the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis and Integrative Epidemiology Unit open genome-wide association study (IEU OpenGWAS) databases.

Natural allelic variations confer drought tolerance and influence nodule formation in soybean.

Unlabelled: Soybean [ (L.) Merr.] is one of the most important, but a drought-sensitive, crops.

Effects of dietary Brevibacillus laterosporus BL1 supplementation on meat quality, antioxidant capacity, and the profiles of muscle amino acids and fatty acids in finishing pigs.

Consumer demand for tastier and higher-quality pork is increasing. Probiotics have been reported to improve meat quality, but the species of probiotics are limited, and efficacy is discrete. This study investigated the effects of dietary Brevibacillus laterosporus BL1 (live and heat-killed form) supplementation on the meat quality of finishing pigs.

Rational Design of A-Site Cation for High Performance Lead-Free Perovskite X-Ray Detectors.

Design of hypotoxic lead-free perovskites, e.g. Bismuth(Bi)-based perovskites, is much beneficial for commercialization of perovskite X-ray detectors due to their strong radiation absorption.

A mixed animal and plant protein source replacing fishmeal affects bile acid metabolism and apoptosis in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides).

Chicken meal, shrimp meal, blood meal, and soybean protein concentrate are common alternatives to fishmeal. This study used them to prepare three diets with different levels of fishmeal (FM48, FM40, and FM32) for largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). The results found no significant difference in the growth performance of largemouth bass fed different diets.

Bacterial outer membrane vesicles increase polymyxin resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa while inhibiting its quorum sensing.

The persistent emergence of multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens is leading to a decline in the therapeutic efficacy of antibiotics, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) emerging as a notable threat. We investigated the antibiotic resistance and quorum sensing (QS) system of P.

Hydroxyapatite nanoparticle improves ovine oocyte developmental capacity by alleviating oxidative stress in response to vitrification stimuli.

The wide application of ovine oocyte vitrification is limited by its relatively low efficiency. Nanoparticle is potentially to be used in cryopreservation technology for its unique characteristics with high biocompatibility, potent antioxidant property as well as superiority in membrane permeation and heat transduction. However, the effect of nanoparticle on ovine oocyte cryopreservation as well as the underlying mechanism has not been systematically evaluated.

Cu/Mn-mediated electron shuttle and high-valent metals enhance hydroxyl radicals production during the electrochemical oxidation on the CuMn-Sb-SnO electrode.

In this work, a novel CuMn-Sb-SnO anode is developed by a simple, low-cost preparation process. The doping of Cu and Mn causes surface reconstruction, which optimizes its electronic structure, compared to the Sb-SnO anode. Experimental results demonstrate that the levofloxacin degradation kinetics constant in the CuMn-Sb-SnO system (0.

Combined expert-in-the-loop-random forest multiclass segmentation U-net based artificial intelligence model: evaluation of non-small cell lung cancer in fibrotic and non-fibrotic microenvironments.

Background: The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a key role in lung cancer initiation, proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. Artificial intelligence (AI) methods could potentially accelerate TME analysis. The aims of this study were to (1) assess the feasibility of using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained whole slide images (WSI) to develop an AI model for evaluating the TME and (2) to characterize the TME of adenocarcinoma (ADCA) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCCA) in fibrotic and non-fibrotic lung.

Removal of calcium and magnesium ions from reverse osmosis concentrate using a two-stage precipitation with carbonation process.

The reverse osmosis (RO) technique has been extensively employed in the advanced treatment of industrial water and wastewater. However, this process results in the production of a significant quantity of reverse osmosis concentrate (ROC), which contains high levels of salinity and organic contaminants, thereby posing serious environmental problems. This study reported a two-stage precipitation process utilizing quicklime (CaO) and caustic soda (NaOH) in conjunction with air blowing (carbonation) for the removal of Ca and Mg from real brackish water ROC of factory.

Dense Perovskite Thick Film Enabled by Saturated Solution Filling for Sensitive X-ray Detection and Imaging.

Thick polycrystalline perovskite films synthesized by using solution processes show great potential in X-ray detection applications. However, due to the evaporation of the solvent, many pinholes and defects appear in the thick films, which deteriorate their optoelectronic properties and diminish their X-ray detection performance. Therefore, the preparation of large area and dense perovskite thick films is desired.

Interlamellar-Spacing Engineering of Stable and Toxicity-Reduced 2D Perovskite Single Crystal for High-Resolution X-ray Imaging.

Two-dimensional (2D) lead halide perovskites are excellent candidates for X-ray detection due to their high resistivity, high ion migration barrier, and large X-ray absorption coefficients. However, the high toxicity and long interlamellar distance of the 2D perovskites limit their wide application in high sensitivity X-ray detection. Herein, we demonstrate stable and toxicity-reduced 2D perovskite single crystals (SCs) realized by interlamellar-spacing engineering via a distortion self-balancing strategy.

Soybean ( L.) Leaf Moisture Estimation Based on Multisource Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Image Feature Fusion.

Efficient acquisition of crop leaf moisture information holds significant importance for agricultural production. This information provides farmers with accurate data foundations, enabling them to implement timely and effective irrigation management strategies, thereby maximizing crop growth efficiency and yield. In this study, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) multispectral technology was employed.