FsCGBP, a Cutinase G-Box Binding Protein, Regulates the Growth, Development, and Virulence of the Pathogen of Sugarcane Pokkah Boeng Disease.

is a causal agent of sugarcane Pokkah boeng, an important fungal disease that causes a considerable reduction in yield and sugar content in susceptible varieties of sugarcane worldwide. Despite its importance, the fungal factors that regulate the virulence of this pathogen remain largely unknown. In our previous study, mapping of an insertional mutant defect in virulence resulted in the identification of a cutinase G-box binding protein gene, designated that encodes a C2H2-type transcription factor (TF).

Tk905: an efficient biocontrol, induced resistance agent against banana Fusarium wilt disease and a potential plant-growth-promoting fungus.

f. sp. tropical race 4 (FocTR4) is a devastating phytopathogen responsible for significant losses in banana production worldwide.

Density field measurement deflectometry for supersonic wind tunnels.

A method for the quantitative measurement of two-dimensional density field distributions based on deflectometry is proposed. With this method, from the point of view of the inverse Hartmann test, the light rays emitted from the camera reach the screen after being disturbed by the shock-wave flow field. After the coordinates of the point source are obtained by using the phase information, the deflection angle of the light ray can be calculated, and then the distribution of the density field can be determined.

Longevous Sodium Metal Anodes with High Areal Capacity Enabled by 3D-Printed Sodiophilic Monoliths.

Sodium metal anode, featured by favorable redox voltage and material availability, offers a feasible avenue toward high-energy-density devices. However, uneven metal deposition and notorious dendrite proliferation synchronously hamper its broad application prospects. Here, a three-dimensional (3D) porous hierarchical silver/reduced graphene oxide (Ag/rGO) microlattice aerogel is devised as a sodiophilic monolith, which is realized by a direct ink writing 3D printing technology.

3D-Printed Sodiophilic VCT/rGO-CNT MXene Microgrid Aerogel for Stable Na Metal Anode with High Areal Capacity.

Featuring a high theoretical capacity, low cost, and abundant resources, sodium metal has emerged as an ideal anode material for sodium ion batteries. However, the real feasibility of sodium metal anodes is still hampered by the uncontrolled sodium dendrite problems. Herein, an artificial three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical porous sodiophilic VCT/rGO-CNT microgrid aerogel is fabricated by a direct-ink writing 3D printing technology and further adopted as the matrix of Na metal to deliver a Na@VCT/rGO-CNT sodium metal anode.

Broadband terahertz tunable multi-film absorber based on phase-change material.

Based on the impedance matching method, we have numerically demonstrated a broadband tunable multilayer structure in a terahertz (THz) regime. The switchable functional characteristics of the absorber can be achieved by utilizing the phase transition property of vanadium dioxide (). When is in the metallic state, the designed device behaves as a broadband absorber with an absorbance greater than 90% under normal incident from a 4.

[Bombesin-mediated non-cholinergic late slow excitatory postsynaptic potentials in guinea pig inferior mesenteric ganglion in vitro].

The effect of bombesin (BOM) on non-cholinergic excitatory synaptic transmission of the guinea pig inferior mesenteric ganglion (IMG) was investigated by intracellular recording. Repetitive stimulation of the colon nerves (1 ms, 25 Hz, 4 s) elicited a burst of action potentials, which was followed by a long-lasting depolarization in 74.3% (52/70) of the IMG neurons.