126 results match your criteria: "Hainan Vocational University[Affiliation]"

Construction and analysis of the immune effect of subunit vaccines based on the flagellin FlaB and FlaC of Vibrio harveyi.

Fish Shellfish Immunol

January 2025

Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication, School of Marine Biology and Fisheries, Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, Hainan University, Hainan, China; Engineering Research Center of Hainan Province for Blue Carbon and Coastal Wetland Conservation·and·Restoration, China; International Joint Research Center of Hainan Province for Blue Carbon and Coastal Wetland, China. Electronic address:

Vibrio harveyi is a common sort of pathogenic bacterium in marine, which annually gives rise to huge financial losses in aquaculture industry. Flagellin is one of the important virulence factors for bacteria, but meanwhile it is also a preferable vaccine candidate. In this study, we have identified and analyzed two flagellin antigens of V.

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This study investigates the impact of low-carbon economic policies on Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER) in Chinese A-share listed companies, with a particular focus on the role of financing constraints as a mediating factor. Despite a decrease in environmental pollution incidents in 2022, the economic and social impacts of such incidents remain significant, highlighting the need for stronger environmental governance. Building upon previous research, this study utilizes data from the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges (2010-2020) and employs a Difference-in-Differences (DID) model to assess the effects of low-carbon economic policies introduced in 2016 on CER.

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The mosquito evolves two types of prophenoloxidases with diversified functions.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

January 2025

Laboratory of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Vector Biology, School of Life and Health Sciences, Hainan Province Key Laboratory of One Health, Collaborative Innovation Center of One Health, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan 570228, China.

Insect phenoloxidase, presented as an inactive precursor prophenoloxidase (PPO) in hemolymph, catalyzes melanin formation, which is involved in wound healing, pathogen killing, reversible oxygen collection during insect respiration, and cuticle and eggshell formation. Mosquitoes possess 9 to 16 PPO members across different genera, a number that is more than that found in other dipteran insects. However, the reasons for the redundancy of these PPOs and whether they have distinct biochemical properties and physiological functions remain unclear.

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Lithofacies classification and identification are of great significance in the exploration and evaluation of tight sandstone reservoirs. Existing methods of lithofacies identification in tight sandstone reservoirs face issues such as lengthy manual classification, strong subjectivity of identification, and insufficient sample datasets, which make it challenging to analyze the lithofacies characteristics of these reservoirs during oil and gas exploration. In this paper, the Fuyu oil formation in the Songliao Basin is selected as the target area, and an intelligent method for recognizing the lithophysics reservoirs in tight sandstone based on hybrid multilayer perceptron (MLP) and multivariate time series (MTS-Mixers) is proposed.

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Chromatographic techniques were employed to separate and purify the active components with antioxidant activity from the aboveground part of Lythrum salicaria. The data of 1D/2D NMR, optical rotation, and high-resolution mass spectrometry were used to identify the purified compounds. Six phenolic glucosides were identified, including 6'-(p-methoxyphenyl)gallate-7-O-β-D-glucopyranoside(1), 6'-ethyl-p-hydroxyphenylethanol-β-D-glucopyranoside(2), 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenol-β-D-glucopyranoside(3), 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl 1-O-β-apiofuranosyl(1″→6')-β-glucopyranoside(4), benzylalcohol O-α-L-arabinopyranosyl(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside(5), and 6'-acetylethanol-β-D-glucopyranoside(6).

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Background: Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD), or sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (SHML), is a rare benign disorder characterized by the proliferation of histiocytes of uncertain origin. Central nervous system (CNS) involvement, particularly intraventricular, is exceptionally rare and poses significant diagnostic challenges due to its non-specific clinical and radiographic presentation. This study aims to present a case of intraventricular RDD and review existing literature on its clinical features, treatment strategies, and prognosis.

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Liver cirrhosis stands as a prominent contributor to mortality, impacting millions across the United States. Enabling health care providers to predict early mortality among patients with cirrhosis holds the potential to enhance treatment efficacy significantly. Our hypothesis centers on the correlation between mortality and laboratory test results along with relevant diagnoses in this patient cohort.

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Removal of BPA by Pseudomonas asiatica P1: Synergistic response mechanism of toxicity resistance and biodegradation.

Ecotoxicol Environ Saf

December 2024

Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Low-Carbon Treatment and Green Development of Polluted Water in Northeast China, China; Engineering Lab for Water Pollution Control and Resources Recovery of Jilin Province, Changchun 130117, China. Electronic address:

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a globally concerning toxic pollutant, and microbial degradation is considered an effective method to treat BPA contamination. However, the inherent microbial toxicity of BPA is often overlooked, particularly the microbial mechanisms of resistance and detoxification against BPA. This study found that under the toxic stress of BPA, cbb3-type cytochrome c oxidase (cbb3-Cox) in the cells of Pseudomonas asiatica P1 (P.

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Swimming upregulates APOL3 through regulating macrophage polarization to inhibit glycolysis and the development of melanoma.

3 Biotech

December 2024

Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology, College of Medicine, No.18 Qiongshan Avenue, Meilan District, Haikou, 571100 Hainan People's Republic of China.

This study investigated the role of swimming exercise in regulating melanoma tumour growth and glycolysis in cancer cells, the specific mechanism involved was also studied. In our study, a murine melanoma tumour model was established to assess the impact of swimming on tumour growth. The mRNA and protein expressions were assessed using qRT-PCR, western blot, and IHC.

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Production of second-generation sheep clones via somatic cell nuclear transfer using amniotic cells as nuclear donors.

Theriogenology

January 2025

College of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot, 010018, China; College of Medicine, Hainan Vocational University of Science and Technology, Haikou, 571126, China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Biomanufacture, Hohhot, 010018, China. Electronic address:

Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) has transformed animal genetic improvement, gene-editing in model production, xenotransplantation, and conservation efforts for endangered species. However, SCNT-derived embryos occasionally display developmental abnormalities, and following embryo transfer, the miscarriage rate is high. Gene-edited fetuses may experience birth defects, resulting in decreased survival rates.

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The continuous increase in college students' use of the Internet and their mental health problems caused by a sedentary lifestyle, lack of exercise, and obesity have gradually attracted researchers' attention. There is still more work to be done to understand "how" and "under what circumstances" exercise motivation effects mental health, despite the fact that many of these studies have demonstrated that it has a significant impact on it. Four hundred forty-three college students in China were selected to participate in this study in order to explore the impact of exercise motivation on mental health.

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Background: School bullying and depression have a great negative psychological impact on college students, and personality analysis is the key to the detection of psychopathological states. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the mediating effect of personality on depression and school bullying in college students.

Method: This cross-sectional study investigated the bullying situation in colleges and universities by using the Olweus Scale, the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire.

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Article Synopsis
  • * Data from 579 students using various psychological scales showed that increased physical exercise correlated with lower levels of depression, higher self-esteem, and greater positive psychological capital.
  • * Self-esteem and positive psychological capital were important mediators, with multiple pathways revealing significant indirect effects of exercise on depression.
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A Novel Lactam and Two Rare Mycophenolic Acid Derivatives from the Fungus Penicillium Sclerotiorum JBHL321.

Chem Biodivers

October 2024

Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, Hainan, 571158, China.

A novel lactam penicillactam (1), two rare mycophenolic acid (MPA) derivatives penimycophens A and B (2 and 3), together with two known biogenetically related MPA derivatives (4 and 5) and a known alkaloid (6) were isolated from the Penicillium sclerotiorum JBHL321. The structures of these compounds were determined by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses. The absolute configuration of 1 was confirmed by electronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations.

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Enhanced classification and severity prediction of major depressive disorder using acoustic features and machine learning.

Front Psychiatry

September 2024

Early Intervention Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.

Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to improve classification accuracy of major depression (MDD) and healthy controls (HC) using deep learning methods based on vocal acoustic features from participants aged 16-25.
  • It involved 120 participants, with vocal data processed using the Covarep algorithm, and models built using Python to distinguish between MDD and HC and to predict depression severity.
  • Results indicated a high classification accuracy (84.16%) and strong correlation with the Hamilton Depression Scale, suggesting that vocal features can effectively differentiate between depression severity and healthy states.
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A Multi-Strategy Improved Northern Goshawk Optimization Algorithm for Optimizing Engineering Problems.

Biomimetics (Basel)

September 2024

College of Computer Science and Technology, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.

Article Synopsis
  • The Northern Goshawk Optimization (NGO) algorithm is effective but struggles with local optima and slow convergence, prompting the development of the Multi-Strategy Improved Northern Goshawk Optimization (MSINGO) algorithm to address these issues.
  • MSINGO incorporates innovative strategies like cubic mapping and weighted stochastic mutation to enhance its optimization capabilities.
  • Comparative experiments showed MSINGO outperformed five well-known and six newer algorithms in most scenarios, proving its effectiveness in various engineering applications.
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  • - The study focuses on understanding how foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) affects cloven-hoofed animals like cattle, causing significant health issues, while odd-toed ungulates like horses show natural resistance to the virus.
  • - Researchers analyzed the differences in host cell interactions by examining integrins that allow FMDV entry and conducting RNA sequencing on nasopharyngeal tissues from infected cattle and horses.
  • - Results showed that after infection, cattle had higher levels of pro-apoptotic genes, leading to cell death, while horses displayed the opposite gene expression pattern, indicating potential mechanisms for their resistance to the virus.
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Purpose: Services organizations highly value proactive employees. Managers are interested in promoting frontline employees' proactive behavior because proactivity is crucial for organizational success. The mechanism of negative workplace gossip on workplace prosocial behavior is unclear.

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Due to the repeated changes in the COVID-19 pandemic, we live in an era of various uncertainties that raise future anxiety and behavioral addiction problems. According to the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT), the present study attempted to explore the impact of COVID-19 intolerance of uncertainty (COVID-19 IU) on internet addiction (IA) among college students and the mediating role of future anxiety (FA) by constructing a mediating model. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 679 Chinese college students and PROCESS 3.

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Introduction: The mental health (MH) of college students has long been a crucial concern for families, educational institutions, and society. Extensive research has demonstrated the influential role of exercise motivation in shaping MH. However, further investigation is warranted to ascertain which types of exercise motivation may have more influence on the MH of college students.

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Despite several accomplishments in addressing malnutrition, the issue of food scarcity remains a persistent concern all over the globe, particularly in the South Asian region. One recommended solution to address this situation involves advocating for further liberalization of global food trading and opening employment opportunities. In this context, using panel data spanning 2000-2019, this study makes a novel attempt to quantify the impact of agricultural trade openness and agricultural employment on food security in countries belonging to the South Asian region while controlling the tariff and agricultural production.

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Integrating genomics, molecular docking, and protein expression to explore new perspectives on polystyrene biodegradation.

J Hazard Mater

September 2024

School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, No. 2555 Jingyue Avenue, Changchun City, Jilin Province, China; Engineering Research Center of Low-Carbon Treatment and Green Development of Polluted Water in Northeast China, Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, China. Electronic address:

Faced with the escalating challenge of global plastic pollution, this study specifically addresses the research gap in the biodegradation of polystyrene (PS). A PS-degrading bacterial strain was isolated from the gut of Tenebrio molitor, and genomics, molecular docking, and proteomics were employed to thoroughly investigate the biodegradation mechanisms of Pseudomonas putida H-01 against PS. Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), and contact angle analysis, significant morphological and structural changes in the PS films under the influence of the H-01 strain were observed.

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Letter to the editor regarding "Bone mineral density, osteopenia, osteoporosis, and fracture risk in patients with atopic dermatitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis".

Curr Res Transl Med

December 2024

School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China.

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Testicular protective effects of hesperidin against chemical and biological toxicants.

Toxicol Res (Camb)

June 2024

Wuhan Aimin Pharmaceutical Co., LTD, No. 10, Entrepreneurship Avenue, Gedian Economic and Technological Development Zone, Ezhou City, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Toxic agents can adversely impact the male reproductive system mainly via activating oxidative stress affecting the seminiferous epithelia, spermatogenesis, sperms, and the testis. Toxic agents lead to the excessive generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydroxyl radicals, hydrogen peroxide, and superoxide anions. ROS exert a cytotoxic effect and oxidative damage to nucleic acids, proteins, and membrane lipids.

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