Legumes as an alternative protein source in plant-based foods: Applications, challenges, and strategies.

Since animal proteins may pose a threat to the global environment and human health, the development of alternative proteins has become an inevitable trend in the future. Legumes are considered to be one of the most promising sources of sustainable alternative animal proteins. Legume proteins are considered to exhibit excellent processing properties, including emulsification, gelation, and foaming, which have led to their widespread use in the food industry.

Advancing molecular understanding in high moisture extrusion for plant-based meat analogs: Challenges and perspectives.

In recent years, meat analogs based on plant proteins have received increasing attention. However, the process of high moisture extrusion (HME), the method for their preparation, has not been thoroughly explored, particularly in terms of elucidating the complex interactions that occur during extrusion, which remain challenging. These interactions arise from the various ingredients added during HME, including proteins, starches, edible gums, dietary fibers, lipids, and enzymes.

Estimated Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Coverage Among Females 9-45 Years of Age - China, 2017-2022.

What Is Already Known On This Topic?: There is a lack of comprehensive data on the coverage of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in China. The limited published literature hampers our ability to accurately assess the current situation.

What Is Added By This Report?: This study aimed to determine the rates of HPV vaccine coverage based on data from the electronic vaccination registry reported to the China Immunization Information System between 2017 and 2022.

Coverage of the Combined DTaP-IPV/Hib Vaccine Among Children Aged 2-18 Months - 9 PLADs, China, 2019-2021.

What Is Already Known On This Topic?: In China, there is limited data available on the use and coverage of the non-program, combined diphtheria, tetanus toxoid, acellular pertussis adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus and haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-IPV/Hib) pentavalent vaccine, and its role as a substitute for the separately administered standalone program vaccines.

What Is Added By This Report?: We evaluated the use and coverage of the pentavalent vaccine in nine provincial-level administrative divisions (PLADs) spanning eastern, central, and western China from 2019 to 2021. Initial use and coverage were low, but demonstrated annual growth albeit with regional and urban-rural discrepancies.

Effect of ST36 electroacupuncture on the switch of skeletal muscle fibres in mice with sciatic nerve dissociation.

Skeletal muscle is striated muscle that moves autonomously and is innervated by peripheral nerves. Peripheral nerve injury is very common in clinical treatment. However, the commonly used treatment methods often focus on the regeneration of the injured nerve but overlook the pathological changes in the injured skeletal muscle.

Differential Brain Expression Patterns of microRNAs Related to Olfactory Performance in Honey Bees ().

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a vital role in the nerve regulation of honey bees (). This study aims to investigate the differences in expression of miRNAs in a honey bee's brain for olfactory learning tasks and to explore their potential role in a honey bee's olfactory learning and memory. In this study, 12 day old honey bees with strong and weak olfactory performances were utilized to investigate the influence of miRNAs on olfactory learning behavior.

Coverage of 13-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among Children 0-15 Months of Age - 9 Provinces, China, 2019-2021.

What Is Already Known On This Topic?: Limited data exist regarding the coverage of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) in China. A lack of official statistics, coupled with an insufficient body of published literature, hinders the accurate depiction of the current situation.

What Is Added By This Report?: This study investigated the utilization of PCV13 and estimated its coverage in nine provinces across eastern, central, and western China between 2019 and 2021.

Discovery of SNP Molecular Markers and Candidate Genes Associated with Sacbrood Virus Resistance in Larvae by Whole-Genome Resequencing.

Sacbrood virus (SBV) is a significant problem that impedes brood development in both eastern and western honeybees. Whole-genome sequencing has become an important tool in researching population genetic variations. Numerous studies have been conducted using multiple techniques to suppress SBV infection in honeybees, but the genetic markers and molecular mechanisms underlying SBV resistance have not been identified.

Willingness of parents of 9-to-18-year-old females in China to vaccinate their daughters with HPV vaccine.

Objective: To assess knowledge about HPV and HPV vaccine, willingness to have their daughters receive HPV vaccine, and factors associated with knowledge and willingness among parents of females 9 to 18 years of age in China.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of parents with daughters 9 to 18 years of age in four provinces of China using a self-administered questionnaire. We used multivariable regression analyses to determine factors associated with willingness vaccinate.

Food wanting is mediated by transient activation of dopaminergic signaling in the honey bee brain.

The biological bases of wanting have been characterized in mammals, but whether an equivalent wanting system exists in insects remains unknown. In this study, we focused on honey bees, which perform intensive foraging activities to satisfy colony needs, and sought to determine whether foragers leave the hive driven by specific expectations about reward and whether they recollect these expectations during their waggle dances. We monitored foraging and dance behavior and simultaneously quantified and interfered with biogenic amine signaling in the bee brain.

Vaccine events raising public concern and associated immunization program policy and practice changes, China, 2005-2021.

Introduction: Several vaccine events causing public concern have occurred in China that were investigated and responded to by the central government. We describe causes, influences, and policy or practice changes associated with vaccine events that occurred between 2005 and 2021. We make recommendations to foster resilience in China's Expanded Program of Immunization (EPI) system and vaccination enterprises and to sustain vaccine and program confidence.

Understanding of Waggle Dance in the Honey Bee () from the Perspective of Long Non-Coding RNA.

The ethological study of dance behaviour has yielded some findings since Karl Von Frisch discovered and interpreted the 'dance language' in the honey bee. However, the function and role of long non-coding RNAs on dance behaviour are hardly known until now. In this study, the differential expression patterns of lncRNAs in the brains of waggling dancers and non-dancing bees were analysed by RNA sequencing.

Laparoscopic left hemihepatectomy combined with right lateral hepatic lobectomy in pigs: surgical approach and comparative study of the inflammatory response versus open surgery.

This study describes a left hemihepatectomy combined with a right lateral hepatic lobectomy. It compares the inflammatory response associated with laparoscopic hepatectomy (LH group, n = 7) with conventional open hepatectomy (OH group, n = 7). Blood was collected before surgery as well as 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 days after surgery to determine the white blood cell count and levels of serum cortisol (COR), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and C-reactive protein (CRP).

Staphylococcus aureus-induced proteomic changes in the mammary tissue of rats: A TMT-based study.

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important pathogens causing mastitis in dairy cows. The objective of this study was to establish a rat model of mastitis induced by S. aureus infection and to explore changes in the proteomes of mammary tissue in different udder states, providing a better understanding of the host immune response to S.

Uncovering the immune responses of Apis mellifera ligustica larval gut to Ascosphaera apis infection utilizing transcriptome sequencing.

Honeybees are susceptible to a variety of diseases, including chalkbrood, which is capable of causing huge losses of both the number of bees and colony productivity. This research is designed to characterize the transcriptome profiles of Ascosphaera apis-treated and un-treated larval guts of Apis mellifera ligustica in an attempt to unravel the molecular mechanism underlying the immune responses of western honeybee larval guts to mycosis. In this study, 24, 296 and 2157 genes were observed to be differentially expressed in A.

Pilot evaluation of an unobtrusive system to detect falls at nighttime.

Research shows that older people (aged 65 years and over) suffer many unintentional indoor falls which often lead to severe injuries. As a result of an increasingly aged population in developed countries, a sizable portion of healthcare funding is consumed in the treatment of fall-related injuries and associated long-term care. Detecting falls soon after they occur can be potentially live saving.

Design of an unobtrusive system for fall detection in multiple occupancy residences.

A small trial was conducted to examine the feasibility of detecting falls using a combination of ambient passive infrared (PIR) and pressure mat (PM) sensors in a home with multiple occupants. The key tracking method made use of graph theoretical concepts to track each individual in the residence and to monitor them independently for falls. The proposed algorithm attempts to recognize falls where the subject experiences a hard fall on an indoor surface that leads to loss of consciousness or an inability to get up from the floor without assistance, due to severe injuries.

Design of an unobtrusive wireless sensor network for nighttime falls detection.

A significant portion of government health care funding is spent treating falls-related injuries among older adults. This cost is set to rise due to population aging in developed societies. Wearable sensors systems, often comprised of triaxial accelerometers and/or gyroscopes, have proven useful for real-time falls detection.