Xiaohu You, Cheng‐Xiang Wang, Jie Huang, Xiqi Gao et al.
Abstract The fifth generation (5G) wireless communication networks are being deployed worldwide from 2020 and more capabilities are in the process of being standardized, such as mass connectivity, ultra-reliability, and guaranteed low latency. However, 5G will not meet all requirements of the future...
Hafiz Athar Hussain, Shengnan Men, Saddam Hussain, Yinglong Chen et al.
Abstract Maize is a sensitive crop to drought and heat stresses, particularly at the reproductive stages of development. The present study investigated the individual and interactive effects of drought (50% field capacity) and heat (38 °C/30 °C) stresses on morpho-physiological growth, yield, nutrie...
Chuanfang Zhang, Yonglu Ma, Xuetao Zhang, Sina Abdolhosseinzadeh et al.
A family of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides known as MXenes has received increasing attention since the discovery of Ti 3 C 2 in 2011. To date, about 30 different MXenes with well‐defined structures and properties have been synthesized, and many more are theoretically predicted to exist. D...
Yue Chen, Zemin Fang, Xin Yi, Xiang Wei et al.
Ferroptosis is an iron-dependent regulated cell death driven by excessive lipid peroxidation. Inflammation is one common and effective physiological event that protects against various stimuli to maintain tissue homeostasis. However, the dysregulation of inflammatory responses can cause imbalance of...
Shengxiong Huang, Yongfeng Gao, Ji‐Kai Liu, Xiaoli Peng et al.
The WRKY transcription factors have been implicated in multiple biological processes in plants, especially in regulating defense against biotic and abiotic stresses. However, little information is available about the WRKYs in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). The recent release of the whole-genome sequ...
Shengjie Peng, Guorui Jin, Linlin Li, Kai Li et al.
Tissue regeneration, energy conversion & storage, and water treatment are some of the most critical challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. In order to address such challenges, one-dimensional (1D) materials are projected to play a key role in developing emerging solutions for the increasing...
Mariafe Calingacion, Alice G. Laborte, Andrew Nelson, Adoracion P. Resurreccion et al.
With the ever-increasing global demand for high quality rice in both local production regions and with Western consumers, we have a strong desire to understand better the importance of the different traits that make up the quality of the rice grain and obtain a full picture of rice quality demograph...
Kunli Goh, Wenchao Jiang, H. Enis Karahan, Shengli Zhai et al.
The application of graphene‐based membranes is hindered by their poor stability under practical hydrodynamic conditions. Here, nanocarbon architectures are designed by intercalating surface‐functionalized, small‐diameter, multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) into reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheet...
Mingshan Wang, Mukesh Thakur, Min‐Sheng Peng, Yu Jiang et al.
Despite the substantial role that chickens have played in human societies across the world, both the geographic and temporal origins of their domestication remain controversial. To address this issue, we analyzed 863 genomes from a worldwide sampling of chickens and representatives of all four speci...
Zheng Fan, Yuan Tao, Piao Liu, Lu-Yu Wang et al.
BACKGROUND: The spider Trichonephila antipodiana (Araneidae), commonly known as the batik golden web spider, preys on arthropods with body sizes ranging from ∼2 mm in length to insects larger than itself (>20‒50 mm), indicating its polyphagy and strong dietary detoxification abilities. Although it h...
Mohammad Shah Jahan, Sheng Shu, Yu Wang, Zheng Chen et al.
BACKGROUND: Melatonin is a pleiotropic signaling molecule that plays multifarious roles in plants stress tolerance. The polyamine (PAs) metabolic pathway has been suggested to eliminate the effects of environmental stresses. However, the underlying mechanism of how melatonin and PAs function togethe...
Shengnan Li, Yang Cong, Jun Fu
Flexible bioelectronics have promising applications in electronic skin, wearable devices, biomedical electronics, etc. Hydrogels have unique advantages for bioelectronics due to their tissue-like mechanical properties and excellent biocompatibility. Particularly, conductive and tissue adhesive hydro...
Dong‐Dong Wu, Xiangdong Ding, Sheng Wang, Jan M. Wójcik et al.
Species of the Bos genus, including taurine cattle, zebu, gayal, gaur, banteng, yak, wisent and bison, have been domesticated at least four times and have been an important source of meat, milk and power for many human cultures. We sequence the genomes of gayal, gaur, banteng, wisent and bison, and ...
Kuan Zhang, Chao‐Sheng Tang, Ning‐Jun Jiang, Xiaohua Pan et al.
The microbial‑induced carbonate precipitation (MICP), as an emerging biomineralization technology mediated by specific bacteria, has been a popular research focus for scientists and engineers through the previous two decades as an interdisciplinary approach. It provides cutting-edge solutions for va...
Shenghui Wu, Zhong Liu, Suzanne C. Ho
To synthesize the available data on the association between metabolic syndrome and all-cause mortality, we conducted a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. We performed a literature search using Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane Library from 2001 to December 2009, with no restrictions. We include...
Mohammad Shah Jahan, Yu Wang, Sheng Shu, Min Zhong et al.
Heat stress seriously inhibits plant growth and development through damage the photosynthetic components and antioxidant enzymes functions. Salicylic acid (SA) is an important growth hormone regulator for combating heat stress, but its roles in response to high temperature in tomato are largely unkn...
Mohammad Omar Faruque, Shaikh Bokhtear Uddin, James W. Barlow, Sheng Hu et al.
This study documents information on significant ethnomedicinal plants, which was collected from the traditional healers of three indigenous communities of Bangladesh. The documented data were quantitatively analyzed for the first time in this area. The information was obtained through open-ended, se...
Sheng Yang, Yanping Cheng, Zaozao Chen, Tong Liu et al.
Nanoplastics, including polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs), are widely existed in the atmosphere, which can be directly and continuously inhaled into the human body, posing a serious threat to the respiratory system. Therefore, it is urgent to estimate the potential pulmonary toxicity of airborne NPs...
Dongliang Wang, Sheng‐Dan Jiang, Li‐Yang Dai
STUDY DESIGN: This study attempts to determine the biologic response of the intervertebral disc to static and dynamic compression in vitro. OBJECTIVE: To quantitate and compare the changes of histology, Type I and II collagens, aggrecan, interleukin (IL)-1beta, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha ...
Mohammad Shah Jahan, Sheng Shu, Yu Wang, Md. Mahadi Hasan et al.
Heat stress and abscisic acid (ABA) induce leaf senescence, whereas melatonin (MT) and gibberellins (GA) play critical roles in inhibiting leaf senescence. Recent research findings confirm that plant tolerance to diverse stresses is closely associated with foliage lifespan. However, the molecular me...