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... The present study evaluated the growth performance, digestive enzyme activity, non-specific immunity, immunity and growth genes in Penaeus vannamei fed diets supplemented with Bovine lactoferricin (the basal diet without Bovine lactoferricin, the control; 1.0‰ Bovine lactoferricin,LCB1; 1.5‰ Bovine lactoferricin,LCB1.5; 2.0‰ Bovine lactoferricin, LCB2; 2.5‰ Bovine lactoferricin, LCB2.5) for 56 day ...
... Production of renewable hydrogen energy by water electrolysis is an effective method to reduce carbon emissions. In comparison to freshwater, seawater is a more suitable raw material for electrolysis thanks to its abundant reserves. However, the reported catalysts are not suitable for large-scale commercial application as a result of the reduction of catalyst stability and activity within complex ...
... Despite great efforts have been made on epoxy resins modification, development of additives that can be used to efficiently and universally modify epoxy composites remains a challenging task. Herein, graphene oxide (GO) sheets were covalently linked with hyperbranched epoxy resin (HBPEE-epoxy) to form HBPEE-epoxy functionalized GO (HPE-GO), which was then incorporated into epoxy resin (EP) matrix ...
DNA damage; Western blotting; calcium; cell cycle checkpoints; central nervous system; comet assay; endocytosis; environment; gene expression; gene ontology; graphene; ion channels; medicine; microarray technology; neuroglia; neurotoxicity
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... Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have been broadly applied in biomedicine in recent years. So far, researches have reported that GQDs might contribute to the injury of the central nervous system (CNS), yet the latent toxicological mechanism is not clear. This study aims to investigate the underlying biological mechanism responsible for the neurotoxicity of nitrogen-doped GQDs (N-GQDs) and amino-functi ...
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction; antimicrobial properties; antioxidants; apple pomace; apple pomace extracts; color; freshness; salmon; strength (mechanics); thermal stability; titanium dioxide; water vapor
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... A chitosan-based (CS) film was developed with nanosized TiO₂ and red apple pomace extract (APE). The intermolecular interactions of CS, TiO₂ and APE were evaluated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. TiO₂ nanoparticles remarkably improved the water vapor and UV–Vis light barrier properties, mechanical strength and thermal stability of CS- ...
Chamaedaphne; HIV infections; Wikstroemia; diterpenoids; drugs; therapeutics; transcriptome; transcriptomics
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... The discovery of efficient and specific HIV-latency-reversing agents is critical for HIV therapy. Here, we developed wikstroelide E, a daphnane diterpene from the buds of Wikstroemia chamaedaphne, as a potential HIV-latency-reversing agent that is 2500-fold more potent than the drug prostratin. Based on transcriptome analysis, the underlying mechanism was that wikstroelide E regulated the MAPK, PI ...
... Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) have recently sparked an enormous surge of research attention, due to their environmental benignity, natural abundance, negligible safety issue, and exceptional electrochemical performance. Despite the rapid progress in designing a kind of exceptional cathode material with high compatibility to the aqueous electrolyte, the potential issues on the zinc anode side ...
... In remediation of dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs), colloidal biliquid aphrons (CBLAs) could be added to produce a lower density nonaqueous phase which mitigate downward migration of DNAPL to non-polluted aquifers. There is still a big gap in the application of CBLAs in the remediation of actual polluted sites, especially the absence of relevant studies on its transport behavior in the sit ...
... Toxoplasma gondii causes serious clinical toxoplasmosis in humans mostly due to its asexual life cycles, which can be artificially divided into five tightly coterminous stages. Any radical or delay for the stage will result in tremendous changes immediately behind. We previously demonstrated that TgERK7 is associated with the intracellular proliferation of T. gondii, but during the process, other ...
... Customization of food using the three-dimensional (3D) printing technique is an extremely convenient and healthy way to cook food with maximum utilization of materials, and consequently, this technique has received considerable attention from the public in recent years. In this study, we explored the effect of material composition on the quality of 3D-printed food using wheat flour, freeze-dried m ...
XueLiang, et al. ; Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan; Deepak Singh; Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman; Hui Hwang Goh; Petros Gikas; Axel Olaf Kern; Tutuk Djoko Kusworo; Jawad A. Shoqeir; Show all 9 Authors
carbon dioxide; economic development; electricity; electricity generation; environmental assessment; environmental protection; greenhouse gases; income; landfills; markets; methane; municipal solid waste; power generation; primary energy; socioeconomics; Indonesia
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... Due to its increasing demands for fossil fuels, Indonesia needs an alternative energy to diversify its energy supply. Landfill gas (LFG), which key component is methane (CH₄), has become one of the most attractive options to sustain its continued economic development. This exploratory study seeks to demonstrate the added value of landfilled municipal solid waste (MSW) in generating sustainable ene ...
... The practical applications of Li metal batteries (LMBs) have long been limited by the obstacles of low Coulombic efficiency (CE) and formation of dendrites on Li metal electrode. Herein, we demonstrated the synthesis of a novel three-dimensional (3D) nanostructured skeleton substrate composed of nitrogen-doped hollow carbon fiber/carbon nanosheets/ZnO (NHCF/CN/ZnO) using 2-methylimidazole (2-MIZ)- ...
... Dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPLs) entrapped and pooled in aquifers serve as a long term source of groundwater contamination because of their low solubility and high density. Density modification displacement (DMD) with colloidal biliquid aphrons (CBLAs) is a promising approach to prevent DNAPL downward migration during surfactant-based remediation processes. CBLA demulsification and quick r ...
... The number of biosafety evaluation studies of nanoparticles (NPs) using different biological models is increasing with the rapid development of nanotechnology. Thus far, nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), as a complete model organism, has become an important in vivo alternative assay system to assess the risk of NPs, especially at the environmental level. According to results of qualita ...
... Type I interferons (IFNs) play a central role in host defense against viral infection. Multiple posttranslational modifications including ubiquitination and deubiquitination regulate the function of diverse molecules in type I IFN signaling. Many ubiquitin ligase enzymes, such as those of the TRAF and TRIM families, have been shown to participate in the production of type I IFNs and inflammatory c ...
... Polylactic acid (PLA)/nano-TiO₂(TiO₂ NPs)/Graphene oxide (GO) nano-fibrous films were prepared by ultrasonic assisted electrostatic spinning technology, and the effects of TiO₂ NPs:GO mass ratio and ultrasonic power on film morphology and mechanical, thermal, barrier and antibacterial properties were investigated. The addition of TiO₂ NPs and GO can significantly increase the tensile strength and ...
density functional theory; equations; heat transfer; selenium; sulfur; thermal conductivity
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... Monolayer KAgX are a class of novel two-dimensional (2D) layered materials with efficient optical absorption and superior carrier mobility, signifying their potential application prospect in photovoltaic (PV) and thermoelectric (TE) fields. Motivated by the recent theoretical studies on the KAgX monolayer, we carried out systematic investigations on the TE performance of KAgS and KAgSe monolayers, ...
... Type 1 diabetes is characterized by an increase in blood glucose levels resulting from damage to β cells in pancreatic islets and the consequent absolute insufficiency of insulin. Animal models of type 1 diabetes were usually established using drugs toxic to β cells, such as streptozotocin (STZ). To assess the application of zebrafish larvae in diabetes research, we explore the effects of STZ on p ...
Limonium; biomass production; electrical conductivity; jasmonic acid; membrane permeability; methyl jasmonate; photosynthesis; plasma membrane; salt glands; salt stress; salt tolerance; secretion; sodium chloride
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... Limonium bicolor is a typical recretohalophyte with salt glands in the epidermis, which shows maximal growth at moderate salt concentrations (100mM NaCl) but reduced growth in the presence of excess salt (more than 200mM). Jasmonic acid (JA) alleviates the reduced growth of L. bicolor under salt stress; however, the underlying mechanism is unknown. In this study we investigated the effects of exog ...
... Li metal anode holds great promise to realize high-energy battery systems. However, the uncontrollable Li dendrites formation and infinite volume changes of Li severely hinder its practical applications. Herein, a 3D conductive carbon fibre with conformal lithiophilic Zn coating (CF@Zn) is developed to guide uniform Li plating/stripping and accommodate a large amount of Li metal. Phase evolution m ...