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... Super broadband optical absorbers with ultrathin films have been keenly pursued for a long time. Although highly lossy materials with sharp light attenuation have the potential to become super absorbers, a large percent of light from free space is inevitably reflected back for the distinct impedance mismatch. Here, a simple strategy, of which reducing the thickness of highly-lossy thin films to mi ...
... A novel method for preparing porous carbon materials from biomass pyrolysis vapors with calcium citrate template has been proposed. The effects of pyrolysis temperature, pyrolysis heating rate and carbon-containing precursor preparation temperature on the yield of biomass pyrolysis products, composition of light bio-oil and structure of porous carbons were investigated. The physicochemical charact ...
... BACKGROUND: Porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), a swine epidemic disease caused by porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), is characterized by severe watery diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration and high mortality in piglets, and has caused serious economic losses to the global porcine industry. The level of PEDV IgA antibody is a key marker to assess the extent of passive immunity of the resistance agains ...
carbon sequestration; cost effectiveness; ecosystems; environmental management; habitats; lakes; prioritization; soil; water yield; China
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... Conservation and restoration have long been regarded as two separate management avenues to maintain or enhance ecosystem functioning. Despite the commonalities in goals, restoration is generally considered a lower priority than conservation due to its generally greater cost, uncertainties in multiple trajectories and deals with already degraded habitats. However, when resources and opportunities f ...
ambient temperature; droplets; information technology; magnetism; memory; models; topology
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... The interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) in heavy-metal/ferromagnet heterostructures enables to stabilize and manipulate novel topological spin textures, such as skyrmions, which arise as potential logic and memory devices for future information technology. Along these lines, we study in this work the topological spin textures in the films of magnetic insulators by detecting the spi ...
... BACKGROUND: The INFOGEST model is a standardized general in vitro digestion study, but it cannot accurately simulate the fatty acid release process of lipids in the stomach and small intestine. In this study, the internationally universal INFOGEST 2019 was used as the basic model and flaxseed oil emulsion was used as the research object. In various improvement models, the effect of fatty acid rele ...
... In previous studies, we found young plants propagated from acclimated D. odorifera T. Chen trees displayed increased cold tolerance. To understand the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying this phenomenon, we prepared acclimated and non-acclimated young D. odorifera T. Chen trees for physiological, RNA-Seq, and IsoSeq analyses. First, both the acclimated and non-acclimated young trees ...
... The dissimilatory nitrate (NO₃⁻) reduction processes (DNRPs) play an important role in regulating the nitrogen (N) balance of aquatic ecosystem. Organic carbon (OC) and sulfur are important factors that influence the DNRPs. In this study, we investigated the effects of sulfur cycle and enzyme activity on DNRPs in the natural and human-modified heterotrophic sediments. Quarterly monitoring of anaer ...
... Sea level rise (SLR) has a significant impact on the ecosystem services in coastal wetlands. Taking the Liaohe Delta as an example, the SLAMM (Sea Level Rise Affecting Marsh Model) was used to simulate the medium-term (2010–2050) and the long-term (2010–2100) of the spatiotemporal changes of land use in the four scenarios (0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 m) of sea level rise by 2100 and then based on the InVES ...
antibiotic resistance; antibiotics; antimony; aquaculture; arsenic; biogeochemical cycles; cobalt; community structure; denitrification; enrofloxacin; eutrophication; heavy metals; humans; manganese; sewage
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... Antibiotic and heavy metal residues in shallow lakes caused by aquaculture and human activities such as sewage discharge have attracted much attention and public concern. However, mechanisms by which these environmental pollutants affect the microorganism-mediated biogeochemical cycle are unknown. This study focused on the effects of antibiotics, heavy metal, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) ...
... In animal models, purified diets (PDs) and whole food diets (WFDs) are used for different purposes. In similar studies, different dietary patterns may lead to inconsistent results. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effects of WFDs and PDs on changes in the metabolism of mice. We found that different dietary patterns produced different results in lipid metabolism experiments. Co ...
adverse effects; bioavailability; cancer therapy; cisplatin; drug therapy; neoplasms; pH; particle size; pharmacodynamics; polyethyleneimine; zeta potential
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... Cisplatin is a widely used anticancer drug for various solid tumors. However, the serious adverse effects caused by systemic distribution limit its wide use. In this study, we intend to use biocompatible materials polyethyleneimine (PEI) and poly(L-glutamic acid)-g-methoxy poly(ethylene glycol) (PLG-g-PEG) to construct nanoparticles to enhance the efficacy of cisplatin and reduce its side effects. ...
XiaowenLi, et al. ; Qi Liu; Pengfei Liu; Sixia Hu; Yuanmin Zhu; Cai Jin; Wenqiao Han; Yanjiang Ji; Zedong Xu; Songbai Hu; Mao Ye; Lang Chen; Show all 12 Authors
anisotropy; electrodes; ferromagnetism; magnetic fields; memory; oxygen
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... The half-metallic manganite oxide La₂/₃Sr₁/₃MnO₃ (LSMO) has a very high spin polarization of ∼100%, making it ideal for ferromagnetic electrodes to realize tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR). Because of the in-plane magnetic anisotropy of the ferromagnetic LSMO electrode, which leads to the density limit of memory, realizing perpendicular tunneling in manganite-based magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJ) ...
... Rust rot and root rot of ginseng are common soil-borne diseases with an annual incidence of 20–50%. Here, a strain of Streptomyces werraensis, F3, isolated from ginseng rhizosphere was evaluated for its antifungal activity against ginseng root rot and rust rot-causing pathogens and for its growth-promoting properties. To further assess the potential agricultural use of F3, a pot experiment was per ...
Betacoronavirus 1; Infectious bronchitis virus; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Murine hepatitis virus; Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; antiviral agents; chickens; diarrhea; drug therapy; gastroenteritis; humans; immunization; morbidity; mortality; public health; swine; vaccines; viruses
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... Coronaviruses, mainly including severe acute respiratory syndrome virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Middle East respiratory syndrome virus, human coronavirus OC43, chicken infectious bronchitis virus, porcine infectious gastroenteritis virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, and murine hepatitis virus, can cause severe diseases in humans and livestock. The severe acute respir ...
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; chemical structure; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; headspace analysis; heat treatment; solid phase microextraction; temperature; wood
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... With the increase in heat-treated rubberwood used in interior decoration materials, the odorous constituents have attracted people’s attention. In this study, a headspace solid-phase microextraction method coupled with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry was employed to analyze the odorous constituents released from heat-treated rubberwood and the gaseous components from the heat treatment proces ...
... Fumonisin B1 (FB1) is a harmful environmental pollutant that induces hepatotoxicity, but the mechanism is still poorly understood. Therefore, the aim of this work was to investigate the effects of FB1 on the liver of mice and discover the underlying molecular mechanisms. A total of 40 male mice were exposed to 0 or 5 mg/kg FB1 for 42 days, and then, they were sacrificed, and the liver and blood we ...
... With the gradual global standardization of carbon emission policies, the development of renewable resources to replace traditional fossil resources is assuming increasing importance. Lignin is the most abundant natural source of aromatic compounds and has the potential to replace petroleum-based aromatic hydrocarbons. In this work, the rigid benzene ring structure and excellent photothermal proper ...
... Twelve sampling sites from two basins of Lake Chaohu were studied seasonally from June 2020 to April 2021 in Hefei City (China) to better understand the effect of organic carbon (C) quantity and composition on nitrate (NO₃⁻-N) reduction pathways. Serious algal bloom in the west basin of Lake Chaohu (WLC) resulted in higher organic C accumulation and NO₃⁻-N deficiency in interstitial water compared ...
Bayesian theory; avian influenza; ecology; evolution; hemagglutinins; human health; phylogeography; poultry; poultry industry; public health; wild birds; China
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... The spread of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses poses serious threats to the poultry industry, wild bird ecology and human health. Circulation of H5 viruses between poultry and wild birds is a significant public health threat in China. Thus, viral migration networks in this region need to be urgently studied. Here, we conducted molecular genetic analyses of the hemagglutinin genes of H5 ...