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Front Plant Sci ; 15: 1445839, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39354936

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The black currant (Ribes nigrum L.), a member of the Saxifragaceae family's Ribes genus, has gained consumer and grower acceptance due to its high nutritional value and economic potential. However, powdery mildew, the primary leaf disease affecting black currants, significantly impacts growers and the industry. Developing varieties highly resistant to powdery mildew is currently considered the most scientifically sound solution. However, the black currant's physiological and disease resistance mechanisms post-infection by powdery mildew remain understudied, thereby impeding further breeding efforts. Therefore, this study aimed to elucidate the pathogenesis of powdery mildew in various susceptible varieties, post-infection physiological changes, and molecular mechanisms related to powdery mildew. This was achieved through phenotypic observation, physiological data analysis, transcriptomic analysis, and qRT-PCR-mediated gene expression analysis.

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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39270419

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OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the protective effect of oxymatrine (OMT) on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced hepatic fibrosis in mice and explored its possible targets and signaling pathways. METHODS: Male BALB/c mice were randomly divided into blank control, model, positive drug (silymarin), and OMT administration groups, respectively, with 10 mice in each group. Hepatic fibrosis was induced in mice using CCl4 and the corresponding drug intervention was given. After the final administration, ultrasonography tests, blood tests, and analysis of liver differential proteins using tandem mass tag labeling and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry were performed. RESULTS: OMT intervention ameliorated CCl4-induced hepatic fibrosis in mice, significantly reduced serum alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels, down-regulated the expression of fibrosis factors, such as type IV collagen IV, laminin, type III procollagen III, and alpha-smooth muscle actin, and improved liver function. The results of the proteomic analysis showed that the intervention of OMT significantly down-regulated 130 out of 440 up-regulated proteins and up-regulated 70 out of 294 down-regulated proteins, primarily involving the transient receptor potential (TRP) signaling pathway, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) signaling pathway, and the metabolic pathway of arachidonic acid. The main differential proteins involved were Cyp2c37, SCP-2, and Tbxas1. In addition, OMT intervention significantly reversed the expression of sterol carrier protein-2 (SCP2) and upregulated the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, Cyp2c37, and transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily V member 1 proteins. CONCLUSION: OMT inhibited the proliferative capacity of hepatic stellate cells, induced apoptotic properties, and suppressed the development of fibrosis by elevating Cyp2c37/TRP signaling axis activity and upregulating PPAR pathway activity by inhibiting SCP2.

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Orthop Surg ; 2024 Sep 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39311082

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This study aimed to investigate the application of the cup-on-cup technique in revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) and report clinical and radiographic outcomes from a series of case follow-ups. Retrospective analysis of 10 patients who underwent acetabular prosthesis revision with cup-on-cup technique. According to the Paprosky classification of acetabular bone defects, there were 2 cases of type II C, 3 cases of type III A, and 5 cases of type III B. The average follow-up was 54.8 ± 5.1 months, and the Harris score of the hip joint increased from 37.0 ± 9.9 preoperatively to 80.5 ± 3.1 postoperatively at the final follow-up (p < 0.001). Comparing the surgical side's hip center of rotation (COR) to the contralateral side, the preoperative average upward displacement was 33.8 ± 15.0 mm, while the postoperative average upward displacement was 0.2 ± 3.3 mm (p < 0.001). Similarly, the preoperative average inward displacement was 9.1 ± 5.1 mm, while the postoperative average outward displacement was 1.8 ± 1.6 mm (p < 0.001). There was no significant difference (p = 0.71) between the average density values of the contralateral and surgical sides at the final follow-up, which were 127.4 ± 13.7 and 125.0 ± 14.8, respectively. During the follow-up period, all patients achieved satisfactory radiographic outcomes, and no prosthetic loosening was observed. The cup-on-cup technique can reconstruct acetabular bone defects and restore hip COR in revision THA, with favorable clinical and radiographic outcomes.

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Signal Transduct Target Ther ; 9(1): 247, 2024 Sep 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39307879

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Liver metastasis remains the primary cause of mortality in patients with colon cancer. Identifying specific driver gene mutations that contribute to metastasis may offer viable therapeutic targets. To explore clonal evolution and genetic heterogeneity within the metastasis, we conducted single-cell exome sequencing on 150 single cells isolated from the primary tumor, liver metastasis, and lymphatic metastasis from a stage IV colon cancer patient. The genetic landscape of the tumor samples revealed that both lymphatic and liver metastases originated from the same region of the primary tumor. Notably, the liver metastasis was derived directly from the primary tumor, bypassing the lymph nodes. Comparative analysis of the sequencing data for individual cell pairs within different tumors demonstrated that the genetic heterogeneity of both liver and lymphatic metastases was also greater than that of the primary tumor. This finding indicates that liver and lymphatic metastases arose from clusters of circulating tumor cell (CTC) of a polyclonal origin, rather than from a single cell from the primary tumor. Single-cell transcriptome analysis suggested that higher EMT score and CNV scores were associated with more polyclonal metastasis. Additionally, a mutation in the TRPS1 (Transcriptional repressor GATA binding 1) gene, TRPS1 R544Q, was enriched in the single cells from the liver metastasis. The mutation significantly increased CRC invasion and migration both in vitro and in vivo through the TRPS1R544Q/ZEB1 axis. Further TRPS1 mutations were detected in additional colon cancer cases, correlating with advanced-stage disease and inferior prognosis. These results reveal polyclonal seeding and TRPS1 mutation as potential mechanisms driving the development of liver metastases in colon cancer.


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Neoplasias do Colo , Sequenciamento do Exoma , Neoplasias Hepáticas , Proteínas Repressoras , Análise de Célula Única , Humanos , Neoplasias do Colo/genética , Neoplasias do Colo/patologia , Proteínas Repressoras/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/genética , Neoplasias Hepáticas/secundário , Neoplasias Hepáticas/patologia , Mutação , Metástase Linfática/genética , Metástase Neoplásica , Masculino , Células Neoplásicas Circulantes/patologia , Células Neoplásicas Circulantes/metabolismo , Proteínas de Neoplasias/genética , Proteínas de Neoplasias/metabolismo
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Mol Neurobiol ; 2024 Sep 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39292338

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease pathologically characterized by selective degeneration of motor neurons resulting in a catastrophic loss of motor function. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of copper (Cu) exposure on progression of ALS and explore the therapeutic effect and mechanism of Urolithin A (UA) on ALS. 0.13 PPM copper chloride drinking water was administrated in SOD1G93A transgenic mice at 6 weeks, UA at a dosage of 50 mg/kg/day was given for 6 weeks after a 7-week Cu exposure. Motor ability was assessed before terminal anesthesia. Muscle atrophy and fibrosis, motor neurons, astrocytes and microglia in the spinal cord were evaluated by H&E, Masson, Sirius Red, Nissl and Immunohistochemistry Staining. Proteomics analysis, Western blotting and ELISA were conducted to detect protein expression. Mitochondrial adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were measured using an assay kit. Cu-exposure worsened motor function, promoted muscle fibrosis, loss of motor neurons, and astrocyte and microglial activation. It also induced abnormal changes in mitochondria-related biological processes, leading to a significant reduction in ATP levels and an increase in MDA levels. Upregulation of P62 and downregulation of Parkin, PINK1, and LAMP1 were revealed in SOD1G93A mice with Cu exposure. Administration of UA activated mitophagy, modulated mitochondria dysfunction, reduced neuroinflammation, and improved gastrocnemius muscle atrophy and motor dysfunction in SOD1G93A mice with Cu exposure. Mitophagy plays critical role in ALS exacerbated by Cu exposure. UA administration may be a promising treatment strategy for ALS.

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J Neurosci Methods ; 411: 110276, 2024 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39237038

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BACKGROUND: Emotion is an important area in neuroscience. Cross-subject emotion recognition based on electroencephalogram (EEG) data is challenging due to physiological differences between subjects. Domain gap, which refers to the different distributions of EEG data at different subjects, has attracted great attention for cross-subject emotion recognition. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING METHODS: This study focuses on narrowing the domain gap between subjects through the emotional frequency bands and the relationship information between EEG channels. Emotional frequency band features represent the energy distribution of EEG data in different frequency ranges, while relationship information between EEG channels provides spatial distribution information about EEG data. NEW METHOD: To achieve this, this paper proposes a model called the Frequency Band Attention Graph convolutional Adversarial neural Network (FBAGAN). This model includes three components: a feature extractor, a classifier, and a discriminator. The feature extractor consists of a layer with a frequency band attention mechanism and a graph convolutional neural network. The mechanism effectively extracts frequency band information by assigning weights and Graph Convolutional Networks can extract relationship information between EEG channels by modeling the graph structure. The discriminator then helps minimize the gap in the frequency information and relationship information between the source and target domains, improving the model's ability to generalize. RESULTS: The FBAGAN model is extensively tested on the SEED, SEED-IV, and DEAP datasets. The accuracy and standard deviation scores are 88.17% and 4.88, respectively, on the SEED dataset, and 77.35% and 3.72 on the SEED-IV dataset. On the DEAP dataset, the model achieves 69.64% for Arousal and 65.18% for Valence. These results outperform most existing models. CONCLUSIONS: The experiments indicate that FBAGAN effectively addresses the challenges of transferring EEG channel domain and frequency band domain, leading to improved performance.


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Interfaces Cérebro-Computador , Eletroencefalografia , Emoções , Redes Neurais de Computação , Humanos , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Emoções/fisiologia , Encéfalo/fisiologia , Processamento de Sinais Assistido por Computador
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Appetite ; 203: 107694, 2024 Sep 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39341080

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The human brain works as a hierarchical organization that is a continuous axis spanning sensorimotor cortex to transmodal cortex (referring to cortex that integrates multimodal sensory information and participates in complex cognitive functions). Previous studies have demonstrated abnormalities in several specific networks that may account for their multiple behavioral deficits in patients with bulimia nervosa (BN), but whether and how the network hierarchical organization changes in BN remain unknown. This study aimed to investigate alterations of the hierarchy organization in BN network and their clinical relevance. Connectome gradient analyses were applied to depict the network hierarchy patterns of fifty-nine patients with BN and thirty-nine healthy controls (HCs). Then, we evaluated the network- and voxel-level gradient alterations of BN by comparing gradient values in each network and each voxel between patients with BN and HCs. Finally, the association between altered gradient values and clinical variables was explored. In the principal gradient, patients with BN exhibited reduced gradient values in dorsal attention network and increased gradient values in subcortical regions compared to HCs. In the secondary gradient, patients with BN showed decreased gradient values in ventral attention network and increased gradient values in limbic network. Regionally, the areas with altered principal or secondary gradient values in BN group were mainly located in transmodal networks, i.e., the default-mode and frontoparietal network. In BN group, the principal gradient values of right inferior frontal gyrus were negatively associated with external eating behavior. This study revealed the disordered network hierarchy patterns in patients with BN, which suggested a disturbance of brain information integration from attention network and subcortical regions to transmodal networks in these patients. These findings may provide insight into the neurobiological underpinnings of BN.

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Plant Genome ; : e20514, 2024 Sep 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39344040

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Starch is the main component of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) flour, and its quality directly affects the processing quality of the final product. To investigate the genetic basis of starch, this study assessed the starch quality traits of 341 winter wheat varieties/lines grown in Emin and Qitai during the years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. A genome-wide association study was conducted with the genotype data obtained from wheat 40K breeding chips using the mixed linear model. Wheat starch quality traits exhibited coefficients of variation ranging from 1.43% to 23.66% and broad-sense heritabilities between 0.37 and 0.87. All traits followed an approximately normal distribution, except for T. There were highly significant correlations among starch quality traits, with the strongest correlation observed between final viscosity (FV) and trough viscosity (TV) (r = 0.748), followed by peak viscosity and breakdown (BD) (r = 0.679). Thirty-four single-nucleotide polymorphism markers significantly and stably associated with starch quality traits were identified, clustering in 31 genetic loci. These included one locus for TV, six loci for BD, three loci for FV, two loci for peak time (PT), 12 loci for T, five loci for falling number, and two loci for damaged starch. One PT-related block of 410 kb was identified in the region of 596 Mb on chromosome 5A, where significant phenotypic differences were observed between different haplotypes. One Kompetitive allele-specific PCR (KASP) marker for T was developed on chromosome 7B, and two KASP markers for BD were developed on chromosome 7A. Four candidate genes possibly affecting BD during grain development were identified on chromosome 7A, including TraesCS7A02G225100.1, TraesCS7A02G225900.1, TraesCS7A02G226400.1, and TraesCS7A02G257100.1. The results have significant implications for utilizing marker-assisted selection in breeding to improve wheat starch quality.

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Adv Mater ; 36(40): e2405492, 2024 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39177200

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Superhydrophobic surfaces applying on concrete can greatly improve the durability of concrete by preventing the damage from water. However, traditional design of superhydrophobic concrete surfaces by external coating encounters to problems of flaking and poor surface robustness, while that by adding hydrophobic agents or particles faces the challenges of strength damage of concrete. Drawing inspiration from the carbonation phenomenon of concrete, here a new design of in situ growing superhydrophobic structures on concrete is proposed: The concrete sample is impregnated into Mg2+-containing silane-water system with continuous CO2 injection. The contact angle of the concrete surface achieves 171.9° without obvious strength decrease after 120 min, which are mainly attributed to the formation of CaxMg1-xCO3 crystals with micro-nano-structures and the reduction of carbonates surface energy by silane. This superhydrophobic concrete structure can be divided into a superhydrophobic-hydrophobic-hydrophilic three layers structure, providing the stable water-proof protection under mechanical fatigue, capillary water absorption, UV aging, sulfate attack, and impurity water impact tests due to the in situ growing robust superhydrophobic structures. Furthermore, it captures 29.80 g m-2 CO2 during the reaction process, providing new insights for the design and preparation of eco-friendly superhydrophobic concrete.

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Front Neurosci ; 18: 1424316, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39148521

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Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST) is a technique that uses specific off-resonance saturation pulses to pre-saturate targeted substances. This process influences the signal intensity of free water, thereby indirectly providing information about the pre-saturated substance. Among the clinical applications of CEST, Amide Proton Transfer (APT) is currently the most well-established. APT can be utilized for the preoperative grading of gliomas. Tumors with higher APTw signals generally indicate a higher likelihood of malignancy. In predicting preoperative molecular typing, APTw values are typically lower in tumors with favorable molecular phenotypes, such as isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations, compared to IDH wild-type tumors. For differential diagnosis, the average APTw values of meningiomas are significantly lower than those of high-grade gliomas. Various APTw measurement indices assist in distinguishing central nervous system lesions with similar imaging features, such as progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, central nervous system lymphoma, solitary brain metastases, and glioblastoma. Regarding prognosis, APT effectively differentiates between tumor recurrence and treatment effects, and also possesses predictive capabilities for overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).

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Front Immunol ; 15: 1408415, 2024.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39148736

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Exosomes play a crucial role in various biological processes, such as human development, immune responses, and disease occurrence. The membrane proteins on exosomes are pivotal factors for their biological functionality. Currently, numerous membrane proteins have been identified on exosome membranes, participating in intercellular communication, mediating target cell recognition, and regulating immune processes. Furthermore, membrane proteins from exosomes derived from cancer cells can serve as relevant biomarkers for early cancer diagnosis. This article provides a comprehensive review of the composition of exosome membrane proteins and their diverse functions in the organism's biological processes. Through in-depth exploration of exosome membrane proteins, it is expected to offer essential foundations for the future development of novel biomedical diagnostics and therapies.


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Exossomos , Proteínas de Membrana , Exossomos/metabolismo , Humanos , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Animais , Neoplasias/imunologia , Neoplasias/metabolismo , Comunicação Celular , Biomarcadores Tumorais/metabolismo , Biomarcadores
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Water Sci Technol ; 89(12): 3163-3177, 2024 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39150418

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Anaerobic co-digestion was conducted on the solid residues after three-phase separation of kitchen waste (KWS) and waste-activated sludge (WAS), the synergistic effects and process performance were studied during co-digestion at different ratios of KWS to WAS. KWS and WAS mix ratios of 0:1, 1:4, 1:3, 1:2, 1:1, 2:1, 3:1, 4:1 and 1:0 (based on TS). The results showed that a ratio of KWS to WAS of 1:1 got a very high methane recovery with a methane yield of 310.45 ± 30.05 mL/g VSadded. The highest concentration of free ammonia among all reaction systems was only 70.23 ± 5.53 mg/L, which was not enough to produce ammonia inhibition in the anaerobic co-digestion system. However, when the KWS content exceeded 50%, methane inhibition and prolongation of the lag phase were observed due to the accumulation of volatile fatty acids (VFAs), and during the lag phase. Microbial community analysis showed that various bacterial groups involved in acid production and hydrolysis were mainly dominated by phylum Firmicutes, Chloroflexi, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes. Hydrogenotrophic methanogen was found to dominate all archaeal communities in the digesters. Co-digestion of KWS with WAS significantly increased the relative abundance of Methanobacterium compared with anaerobic digestion of WAS alone.


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Reatores Biológicos , Metano , Esgotos , Esgotos/microbiologia , Anaerobiose , Metano/metabolismo , Bactérias/metabolismo , Bactérias/classificação , Amônia/metabolismo , Eliminação de Resíduos/métodos , Resíduos Sólidos , Eliminação de Resíduos Líquidos/métodos , Resíduos de Alimentos
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Chem Res Toxicol ; 37(9): 1535-1548, 2024 Sep 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39196814

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Cytochromes P450 (P450s or CYPs) are the most important phase I metabolic enzymes in the human body and are responsible for metabolizing ∼75% of the clinically used drugs. P450-mediated metabolism is also closely associated with the formation of toxic metabolites and drug-drug interactions. Therefore, it is of high importance to predict if a compound is the substrate of a given P450 in the early stage of drug development. In this study, we built the multitask learning models to simultaneously predict the substrates of five major drug-metabolizing P450 enzymes, namely, CYP3A4, 2C9, 2C19, 2D6, and 1A2, based on the collected substrate data sets. Compared to the single-task model and conventional machine learning models, the multitask fingerprints and graph neural networks model achieved superior performance with the average AUC values of 90.8% on the test set. Notably, the multitask model demonstrated its good performance on the small amount of substrate data sets such as CYP1A2, 2C9, and 2C19. In addition, the Shapley additive explanation and the attention mechanism were used to reveal specific substructures associated with P450 substrates, which were further confirmed and complemented by the substructure mining tool and the literature.


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Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450 , Aprendizado Profundo , Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450/metabolismo , Humanos , Especificidade por Substrato
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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 6581, 2024 Aug 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39097587

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Despite being predicted to be a thermodynamically equilibrium structure, the absence of direct experimental evidence of hexagonally close-packed spherical phase in single-component block copolymers raises uncomfortable concerns regarding the existing fundamental phase principles. This work presents a robust approach to regulate the phase behavior of linear block copolymers by deliberately breaking molecular symmetry, and the hexagonally close-packed lattice is captured in a rigorous single-component system. A collection of discrete A1BA2 triblock copolymers is designed and prepared through an iterative growth method. The precise chemical composition and uniform chain length eliminates inherent size distribution and other molecular defects. Simply by tuning the relative chain length of two end A blocks, a rich array of ordered nanostructures, including Frank-Kasper A15 and σ phases, are fabricated without changing the overall chemistry or composition. More interestingly, hexagonally close-packed spherical phase becomes thermodynamically stable and experimentally accessible attributed to the synergistic contribution of the two end blocks. The shorter A blocks are pulled out from the core domain into the matrix to release packing frustration, while the longer ones stabilize the ordered spherical phase against composition fluctuation that tends to disrupt the lattice. This study adds a missing puzzle piece to the block copolymer phase diagram and provides a robust approach for rational structural engineering.

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Materials (Basel) ; 17(15)2024 Jul 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39124422

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High toxicity is the main reason for the limited application of traditional corrosion inhibitors. Herein, it is critical to find a green, efficient, and long-term stable alternative substitute for the hazardous and conventional corrosion inhibitor. Ambrosia trifida L is widely distributed in fields and riverside wetlands as an invasive plant in China. According to the concept of turning waste into treasure, the extract of Ambrosia trifida L leaves (ATL) has the potential to address this issue due to its natural origin and abundant presence of heterocyclic organics. Therefore, ATL, as a green corrosion inhibitor, is prepared for the first time via a simple water-based extraction method. FT-IR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) and UV-Vis (UV-visible) indicate that ATL extract contains abundant heterocyclic organics with conjugated structures, which exhibit the potential to become a high-efficiency inhibitor. Notably, the active sites of ATL molecules and their interaction with Q235 steel at the molecular/atomic level are revealed via theoretical calculations. The highest Ebinding value observed for the major components in the ATL extract is 259.66 kcal/mol, implying a significant adsorption capacity. The electrochemical results verify that microdose ATL extract can prominently inhibit steel corrosion, and the highest inhibition efficiency (η) is 97.5% (1000 mg/L). Following immersion for 24 h, the η value is enhanced to 99.0%, indicating a reliable and long-term ATL extract protection film is formed on the steel surface in harsh acidic solutions. The results of the weight loss, SEM (scanning electron microscope), and LSCM (laser scanning confocal microscopy) are consistent with the above conclusions. Finally, this study anticipates providing theoretical support for developing novel green plant extract inhibitors and aiding in their application in industrial pickling environments.

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Adv Mater ; : e2409173, 2024 Aug 29.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39210650

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Magnetic soft grippers have attracted intensive interest due to their untethered controllability, rapid response, and biological safety. However, manipulating living objects requires a simultaneous increase in shape adaptability and gripping force, which are typically mutually exclusive. Increasing the magnetic particle content enhances the magnetic strength but also increases the elastic modulus, leading to low adaptability and high impact force. Here, a porous magnetic soft gripper (PMSG) is developed by integrating a porous structure into a magnetic silicone elastomer. The design of porous hard magnetic composite is characterized by high magnetization, low modulus, and rough surface. It offers the PMSG good compliance, high gripping force, and low impact force at fast gripping. The PMSG is capable of performing a variety of tasks, including the fast and gentle grasping of delicate living objects. The study provides insight into the design of novel magnetic grippers and may offer a promising outlook for biomedical or scientific applications in the manipulation of delicate organisms.

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Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc ; 325: 125064, 2024 Aug 27.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39213805

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To overcome the complicated pretreatment, low selectivity and low sensitivity detection associated with the detection of dimethyl phthalate (DMP), this study synthesized ferromagnetic nanomaterials that coupled with surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and molecular imprinting polymers (MIPs). The pretreatment process can be simplified by ferromagnetic nanomaterials, then Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag@MIPs selectively adsorbing DMP can be achieved, and SERS can be applied for DMP detection with high sensitivity. As a control, the non-imprinted polymers (NIPs) Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag@NIPs were synthesized. Adsorption experiments results showed that the saturation adsorption amounts of Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag@MIPs is 36.74 mg/g with 40 mg/L DMP and Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag@NIPs is 17.45 mg/g. For DMP, Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag@MIPs have a greater affinity. In addition, after seven adsorption-desorption cycles the Fe3O4@SiO2@Ag@MIPs are reusable with approximately a 9.8 % loss in adsorption capacity. With an 8.7 × 10-9 M detection limit, DMP detection was performed by SERS, which revealed that the Raman intensities of the associated characteristic peak were linearly proportional to the DMP concentrations. As a result, the recovery rate of the testing artificial water varied from 87.9 % to 117 %. These outcomes show that the suggested technique for finding DMP in actual water samples is practical.

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Brief Bioinform ; 25(5)2024 Jul 25.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39129362

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Influenza viruses rapidly evolve to evade previously acquired human immunity. Maintaining vaccine efficacy necessitates continuous monitoring of antigenic differences among strains. Traditional serological methods for assessing these differences are labor-intensive and time-consuming, highlighting the need for efficient computational approaches. This paper proposes MetaFluAD, a meta-learning-based method designed to predict quantitative antigenic distances among strains. This method models antigenic relationships between strains, represented by their hemagglutinin (HA) sequences, as a weighted attributed network. Employing a graph neural network (GNN)-based encoder combined with a robust meta-learning framework, MetaFluAD learns comprehensive strain representations within a unified space encompassing both antigenic and genetic features. Furthermore, the meta-learning framework enables knowledge transfer across different influenza subtypes, allowing MetaFluAD to achieve remarkable performance with limited data. MetaFluAD demonstrates excellent performance and overall robustness across various influenza subtypes, including A/H3N2, A/H1N1, A/H5N1, B/Victoria, and B/Yamagata. MetaFluAD synthesizes the strengths of GNN-based encoding and meta-learning to offer a promising approach for accurate antigenic distance prediction. Additionally, MetaFluAD can effectively identify dominant antigenic clusters within seasonal influenza viruses, aiding in the development of effective vaccines and efficient monitoring of viral evolution.


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Antígenos Virais , Humanos , Antígenos Virais/genética , Antígenos Virais/imunologia , Redes Neurais de Computação , Influenza Humana/imunologia , Influenza Humana/virologia , Influenza Humana/prevenção & controle , Biologia Computacional/métodos , Orthomyxoviridae/imunologia , Orthomyxoviridae/genética , Glicoproteínas de Hemaglutininação de Vírus da Influenza/genética , Glicoproteínas de Hemaglutininação de Vírus da Influenza/imunologia , Aprendizado de Máquina
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J Hazard Mater ; 478: 135479, 2024 Oct 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39141943

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The growth in municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) has resulted in a substantial rise in the production of fly ash in China. It is anticipated that during the "14th Five-Year Plan", the accumulated amount of fly ash stocked and disposed of at landfills will surpass 100 million tons. With the development of the economy and the implementation of garbage classification relevant policies, the pollution characteristics of heavy metal change in spatiotemporal distribution. Solidification/stabilization (S/S) pre-treatment coupled with landfill disposal is the mainstream method for fly ash. This study provides a systematic overview and comparison of the current application status and research on the mechanism of S/S technology, and the long-term stability of solidified/stabilized fly ash is a crucial factor in controlling the risks of landfills. Subsequently, it examines the influencing factors and mechanisms associated with heavy metals leaching under different environmental scenarios (meteorological factors, leachate and acid rain erosion, and carbonation, etc.), and concludes that single stabilization technology is difficult to meet long-term landfill requirements. Finally, the limits of heavy metal leaching toxicity evaluation methods and landfilled fly ash supervision were discussed, and relevant suggestions for future development were proposed. This study can provide theoretical instruction and technical support for the risk control of potential environmental risks of heavy metals in solidified/stabilized fly ash from landfills in China.

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ACS Macro Lett ; 13(8): 987-993, 2024 Aug 20.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39042468

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Block copolymers with different architectures can possibly generate innumerable stable or metastable structures and thus provide an irreplaceable platform for theoretically exploring novel structures. Self-consistent field theory (SCFT) is a powerful tool to predict the ordered structures of block copolymers; however, it is sensitively dependent on its initial condition. Here we propose to use multiple symmetry-adapted basis functions to generate the initial conditions of SCFT and then apply Bayesian optimization to search for ordered structures by navigating the coefficient space of these basis functions. Without any prior knowledge, our scheme can automatically recover hundreds of ordered structures for two simple block copolymers, including most of the common structures and complex Frank-Kasper structures, together with many novel structures. By applying the automated scheme to various block copolymers, a huge number of novel structures can be obtained to expand the structural library, which may create new opportunities for the scientific community.

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