A new species of the genus Gomphocerus Thunberg, 1815 (Orthoptera: Acridoidea: Gomphocerinae) from Ningxia, China.

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A new species of the genus Xya Latreille, 1809 from Jilin, China (Orthoptera, Tridctyloidea, Tridactylidae).

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Two new species of Sarothrogammarus (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Swat Valley, Pakistan.

Two new species of the genus Sarothrogammarus Martynov, 1935 are described and illustrated from Pakistan. Sarothrogammarus miandamensis sp. nov.

Zinc Attenuates Bisphenol A-Induced Reproductive Toxicity in Male Mice by Inhibiting Ferroptosis and Apoptosis Through Improving Zinc Homeostasis.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a contaminant widely found in food packaging that can reduce sperm quality and impair male fertility. Zinc (Zn) is an important antioxidant involved in many important biological functions. The aim of this study was to explore the protective effect and mechanism of Zn on reproductive toxicity induced by BPA.

Time-resolved fluorescence studies reveal differences in dynamic motion between main proteases of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV.

The main protease (M) is an attractive drug target for inhibiting the coronavirus. Lots of research has focused on the static viewpoint of the M, such as the X-ray crystal structure, inhibitors design, and the transition between monomer and dimer. However, the attention to the dynamical features of M is limited, which is essential for a deeper determination of the properties of the target protein.

Effects of chronic cold stress and thermal stress on growth performance, hepatic apoptosis, oxidative stress, immune response and gut microbiota of juvenile hybrid sturgeon (Acipenser baerii ♀ × A. schrenkii ♂).

The current study was conducted to investigate the effects of chronic cold stress and thermal stress on the growth performance, hepatic oxidative status, immune response, apoptosis and gut microbiota in juvenile hybrid sturgeon. The fish (initial mean weight: 21.4 ± 0.

Rational design of 1, 2, 4, 5-tetraphenyl-1H-imidazole-based AIEgens with tunable intramolecular charge transfer and restricted intramolecular rotation processes for multifunctional sensing.

Aggregation-induced emission fluorogens (AIEgens) with intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) characteristic are widely used in the detection of various analytes owing to their highly tunable fluorescence emission properties. However, facilely synthesis of AIEgens with ICT characteristic for multiple sensing is still rare and limited in use. In this work, two new AIEgens of 1,2-bis(4-alkoxycarbonylphenyl)-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazole (AMI) and its hydrolyzed derivative 1,2-bis(4-carboxylphenyl)-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazole (CMI) were facilely synthesized with donor-π-acceptor (D-π-A) structures.

Enabling High-Performance Multi-Resonant TADF Emitters via Intramolecular Hydrogen Bond.

Hydrogen bonds (HBs), prevalent strong interactions in organic compounds, can effectively constrain single bond rotation, leading to rigid planar configurations. This rigidity enhances emission efficiency and narrows the emission spectrum of luminescent materials. Recent advances have leveraged HBs to advance high-performance donor-acceptor thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials.

Fluorination Strategy for Benzimidazole Core Based Electron Acceptors Achieving over 19% Efficiency for Ternary Organic Solar Cells.

The expansion of two-dimensional conjugated systems in nonfullerene electron acceptors (NFAs) has significantly advanced the molecular design and efficiency potential of organic solar cells (OSCs). This study introduces a novel class of NFAs featuring a benzimidazole core with varying degrees of peripheral fluorination, designated as YIS-4F, YIS-6F, and YIS-8F, respectively. Through systematic modulation of fluorine content, we observed that OSCs incorporating YIS-6F achieved the highest power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 17.

BPA Exacerbates Zinc Deficiency-Induced Testicular Tissue Inflammation in Male Mice Through the TNF-α/NF-κB/Caspase8 Signaling Pathway.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting chemical that is toxic to reproduction. Zinc (Zn) plays an important role in male reproductive health. Zn deficiency (ZD) can co-exist with BPA.

Effects of surfactin stress on gene expression and pathological changes in Spodoptera litura.

Spodoptera litura (S. litura) is a polyphagous pest of the family Lepidoptera, which causes damage and yields losses to many crops. The long-term use of chemical pesticides for control not only seriously threatens environmental health, but also causes S.

The impact of visual search in Chinese children with developmental dyslexia on reading comprehension: the mediating role of word detection skill and reading fluency.

Introduction: Previous research has highlighted the influence of visual search (VS) on reading comprehension (RC); however, the underlying mechanisms of this effect remain poorly understood, particularly in children with reading disabilities. This study explores disparities in VS, word detection skills (WD), reading fluency (RF), and RC between Chinese children with developmental dyslexia (DD) and their typically developing peers across different age groups.

Methods: The sample comprised 191 students from grades 2, 4, and 6, including 92 children with dyslexia and 99 chronological age-matched controls.

Affective Norms for German as a Second Language (ANGL2).

The present study introduces affective norms for a set of 880 German words rated by learners of German as a second language (L2), i.e., the Affective Norms for German as a Second Language (ANGL2).

The Study of Chemical Constituents and Metabolite Profiles of Chitong Xiaoyanling Granules in Normal and Periodontitis Model Rats Based on Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Quadrupole Time-of-Flight-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Analysis.

Periodontitis is a chronic inflammation of the periodontal support tissues. The typical symptoms of periodontitis are inflammation and alveolar bone resorption. Chitong Xiaoyanling Granules (CXG) is composed of 10 Chinese herbs, which have the efficacy of dispersing wind, clearing heat, cooling blood, and relieving pain.

Lactate Dehydrogenase Inhibition Protects against Hepatic Fibrosis by Regulating Metabolic Reprogramming of Hepatic Stellate Cells.

Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) activation results in liver fibrosis. When HSCs are activated, metabolism is reprogrammed. However, metabolic alteration in HSCs activation has not been sufficiently addressed.

AlBC with High Ambipolar Mobility Driven by a Unique B-C Framework.

The development of materials with high ambipolar mobility is pivotal for advancing multifunctional applications, yet such materials remain scarce. Presently, cubic boron arsenide (BAs) stands out as the premier ambipolar material, demonstrating an ambipolar mobility of ∼1600 cm V s at room temperature [ 2022, 377, 433 and 2022, 377, 437]. Herein, we illustrate that semiconducting AlBC, featuring a nonclathrate B-C framework in which a C atom bonds to the vertices of four distorted hexagonal antiprism B units via quasi-sp hybridization, is predicted to possess ambipolar carrier transport behavior.

Two-Dimensional Rare-Earth Metal Phosphides: From Weyl Semimetal to Semiconductor.

Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials have garnered extensive attention owing to their unique properties and versatile application. Here, a family of 2D rare-earth metal phosphides (MP, M = Sc, Y, La) and their derivatives MPOT (T = F, OH) is developed to find their topological and electronic properties on the basis of density functional theory simulations. We show that the 2D MP compounds are most possibly obtained from thermodynamically stable MInP by chemical exfoliation.

Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of modified LSC transplantation plus BCL implantation in the treatment of pterygium.

Objective: To explore the clinical efficacy of modified limbal stem cell transplantation(Modified LSC transplantation) and bandage contact lens(BCL) implantation in pterygium surgery.

Methods: A total of 479 patients with primary pterygium who were admitted to our hospital from March 2019 to March 2023 were randomly divided into three groups: the normal group (Group A: 89 patients), the control group (Group B: 195 patients), and the modified group (Group C: 195 patients). Each group received different intervention measures.

Positively-charged, chalcone-hydroxypyrone hybrid ruthenium(II)-arene complexes functionalized with ethacrynic acid: Synthesis, characterizaion, and antitumor effect.

A new family of ethacrynic acid-functionalized, chalcone-hydroxypyrone hybrid ruthenium(II)-arene complexes (4a-4e) have been designed, synthesis and fully characterized by H and C NMR, ESI-MS, elemental analysis, and melting point tests. The molecular structure of 3a, one of the precursor complexes, has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The cytotoxicity of the obtained complexes toward human cancer cell lines such as HeLa, MGC803, A549, MDA-MB-231, and MCF-7 cells have been investigated by MTT assay.