The application of microbial inoculants holds promise for the sustainable restoration of abandoned mine sites by affecting soil nutrients and microbial communities. However, the responses of plant microbial communities to microbial inoculants in mine restoration remain largely unknown. To bridge this knowledge gap, we conducted a 4-year field experiment at an abandoned carbonate mine site to assess the impacts of microbial inoculants on the soil-plant microbiome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPeat is typically used as a carrier for microbial inoculants; however, due to its non-renewable nature alternatives need to be identified as reliable and renewable carriers for mineral-solubilizing inoculants. In pot experiments, solid microbial inoculants were comprised of peat (P), biochar (BC), and spent mushroom substrates (SMS) using Medicago sativa L. as experimental materials, and the purpose of this study is to assess the effect of solid microbial inoculants on soil multifunctionality and plant growth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Our study aimed to investigate the correlations between radiomics-based assessment and outcomes, including positive aortic remodeling (PAR), reintervention for dissection at 1 year, and overall survival, in patients with Type B aortic dissection (TBAD) who underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR).
Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective, cohort study. The cohort comprised 104 patients who had undergone TEVAR of TBAD in our institution between January 2010 and October 2022.
Objective: Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is the primary method for treatment in peripheral arterial disease. However, some patients experience flow-limiting dissection (FLD) after PTA. We utilized machine learning and SHapley Additive exPlanations to identify and optimize a classification system to predict FLD after PTA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of coils plus glue (CPG) in slope embankment technology vs coils plus sclerosant (CPS) in treating reflux-type pelvic venous disorders.
Methods: The analysis included patients diagnosed with reflux-type pelvic venous disorders who were treated with CPG or CPS from 2019 to 2021. The inclusion criteria were noncyclic pain lasting more than 6 months, atypical varicose, and transvaginal Doppler ultrasound (TVDUS) and computed tomographic venography confirming the diagnosis and excluding compression factors and other diseases.
Microbial inoculation involves transplanting microorganisms from their natural habitat to new plants or soils to improve plant performance, and it is being increasingly used in agriculture and ecological restoration. However, microbial inoculants can invade and alter the composition of native microbial communities; thus, a comprehensive analysis is urgently needed to understand the overall impact of microbial inoculants on the biomass, diversity, structure and network complexity of native communities. Here we provide a meta-analysis of 335 studies revealing a positive effect of microbial inoculants on soil microbial biomass.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the short-term outcomes and safety of syringe-assisted test-aspiration with mechanical aspiration thrombectomy in the treatment of deep venous thrombosis.
Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective study of hospitalized patients with iliofemoral and/or inferior vena caval deep venous thrombosis, excluding those with pulmonary embolism. We collected the following patient data from the electronic medical records: age, sex, provoked/unprovoked deep venous thrombosis, symptom duration, thrombosed segments, and the presence of a tumor, thrombophilia, diabetes, and/or iliac vein compression syndrome.
Introduction: The stability of exposed slopes is prone to natural disasters, seriously threatening socio-economic and human security. Through years of exploration and research, we proposed an active permanent greening (APG) method based on patented mineral solubilizing microorganisms (MSMs) as an improvement over the traditional greening method.
Methods: In this study, we selected two MSMs ( and ) and a plant species ( L.
Background: To evaluate the midterm clinical efficacy of paclitaxel drug-coated balloons (DCBs) in the treatment of femoral artery TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) grades C/D lesions.
Methods: The clinical data of 73 cases with TASC grades C/D lesions of femoral artery treated with paclitaxel DCBs at the Department of Vascular Surgery, the First Hospital of Fujian Medical University from August 2016 to January 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The primary endpoint was the primary patency rate.
Introduction: With social and economic development and the associated large-scale exploitation of natural resources, the number of slopes has significantly increased. As slope instability can lead to serious geological disasters, the ecological protection and reconstruction of slopes has become a hot topic of common global concern.
Methods: In order to achieve scientific slope management and overcome the difficulty of maintaining slope greening in the long term, this study explored eight strategies (A, B, C, AB, AC, BC, ABC, CK), involving different patented mineral solubilizing microorganisms (MSMs), and analyzed the field application of active permanent greening (APG) based on MSMs.
The mining industry has a significant negative impact on ecosystems, and the remediation of abandoned mining sites requires effective strategies. One promising approach is the incorporation of mineral-solubilizing microorganisms into current external soil spray seeding technologies. These microorganisms possess the ability to decrease mineral particle sizes, promote plant growth, and enhance the release of vital soil nutrients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine whether the STOP-Bang questionnaire, which is a tool for evaluating obstructive sleep apnea, is associated with aortic remodeling after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) in patients with type B aortic dissection (TBAD).
Methods: Patients with TBAD who underwent standard TEVAR at our center from January 2015 to December 2020 were enrolled. For the included patients, we recorded baseline characteristics, comorbidities, preoperative computed tomographic angiography findings, procedure details, and complications.
Introduction: Salinization affects more than 25% of the world's arable land, and Ledeb (), the representative of plants, is widely grown in salinized soil. In contrast, less is known about the mechanism of potassium's antioxidative enzyme activity in preventing NaCl stress damage to plants.
Method: This study examined changes in root growth for at 0h, 48h, and 168h, performed antioxidant enzyme activity assays, transcriptome sequencing, and non-targeted metabolite analysis to understand changes in their roots as well as changes in the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT).
Toward the restoration of the increasing numbers of abandoned mines across China, external-soil spray seeding technologies have become more extensively utilized. However, considerable challenges remain that seriously hamper the effectiveness of these technologies, such as inadequate nutrient availability for plants. Previous studies have shown that mineral-solubilizing microbial inoculants can increase the nodules of legumes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The prognosis of CCA is extremely poor, making it one of the most lethal cancers. Therefore, there is a need to elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms of CCA. In this study, we aimed at identifying lncRNA-related prognostic signatures for CCA through bioinformatics analysis and further validated their functions in CCA tumorigenesis and progression.
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February 2023
Microbial inoculants can be used to restore abandoned mines because of their positive effects on plant growth and soil nutrients. Currently, soils in greenhouse pot studies are routinely sterilized to eradicate microorganisms, allowing for better inoculant colonization. Large-scale field sterilization of abandoned mining site soils for restoration is difficult, though.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aims were to determine whether, when treating diabetic foot ulcers (1), selecting an angiosome directed (AD) vessel as the target arterial path (TAP) when candidate vessels have comparably severe disease impacts outcomes and (2) whether a more severely affected AD vessel or a less severely affected non-angiosome directed (NAD) vessel should be chosen.
Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. Patients with diabetic foot ulcers who had undergone endovascular revascularisation in the institution between January 2016 and May 2020 and had been followed up for two years were included.
Front Bioeng Biotechnol
February 2023
In this study, Poly (trimethylene carbonate)/Doxycycline hydrochloride (PTMC/DH) films were introduced to repair the Achilles tendon defects for the first time. (PTMC/DH) films with different DH content of 10, 20, and 30% (w/w) were prepared by solvent casting. The and drug release of the prepared PTMC/DH films was investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere is a serious problem with soil salinization that affects the growth and development of plants. Ledeb (. ), as a halophyte, is widely used for afforestation in salinized soils.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We aimed to investigate the relationship between the condition of the inframalleolar (IM) arteries, as assessed by the Global Limb Anatomic Staging System Inframalleolar (GLASS IM) modifier, and the outcomes of patients with diabetic foot ulcers.
Methods: The data of 215 patients, who underwent endovascular therapy from January 2016 to May 2020 at our center, were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were divided into the P0, P1, and P2 groups according to the angiography results.
Abiotic stresses such as salt stress seriously affect the growth and yield of plants. Lcdcb () is a widely cultivated halophyte in saline-alkali areas of the world. As an essential element for plant growth and development, K plays an irreplaceable role in improving the tolerance of plants to salt stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Diagnosed as a kind of vascular neoplasm of infancy, hemangioma (HA) occurs mainly due to the aberrant proliferation of endothelial cells. Existing evidence has manifested the close relationship of long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) with the pathogenesis of HA. Although lncRNA DSCAM antisense RNA 1 (DSCAM-AS1) has been revealed to be implicated in the progression of human diseases, the underlying mechanism DSCAM-AS1 exerts in HA formation is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrobial weathering processes can significantly promote soil properties and reduce rock-to-soil ratio. Some soil-inhabiting bacteria exhibit efficient rock-dissolution abilities by releasing organic acids and other chemical elements from the silicate rocks. However, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved during bacterial rock-dissolution is still limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Because diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are difficult to heal and cause huge economic losses to the society, accelerating their healing has become extremely important. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of revascularization based on the angiosome concept on DFU.
Methods: Between January 2018 and July 2020, 112 consecutive legs with DFUs, in 111 patients who were discharged from the vascular surgery department of our hospital were retrospectively evaluated.
Although microorganisms play a key role in the carbon cycle of the Poyang Lake wetland, the relationship between soil microbial community structure and organic carbon characteristics is unknown. Herein, high-throughput sequencing technology was used to explore the effects of water level (low and high levels above the water table) and vegetation types ( and ) on microbial community characteristics in the Poyang Lake wetland, and the relationships between soil microbial and organic carbon characteristics were revealed. The results showed that water level had a significant effect on organic carbon characteristics, and that soil total nitrogen, organic carbon, recombinant organic carbon, particle organic carbon, and microbial biomass carbon were higher at low levels above the water table.
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