Ecology and BehaviorDeveloping spectral indices and models for monitoring rice planthoppers (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) with hyperspectral data and machine learning.

Insect pests pose a significant threat to crop health including yield and quality, making population monitoring essential for effective pest management. Reflectance spectroscopy is a powerful tool for assessing crop health. Spectral characteristics of crops are closely linked to pest damage, yet it has not been widely used in pest monitoring.

Efficacy and safety of enhanced recovery after surgery protocol on liver transplantation: A meta-analysis.

Background: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS), a multidisciplinary and multimodal perioperative care protocol, has been widely used in several surgical fields. However, the effect of this care protocol on liver transplant recipients with end-stage liver disease remains unclear.

Aim: To compare the clinical outcomes of the ERAS protocol and standard care (SC) for liver transplant recipients with end-stage liver disease.

Study on rice mesocotyl elongation: germplasm mining, genetic mechanism and breeding prospect.

The elongation of the rice mesocotyl is a crucial determinant influencing seedling emergence and early vigor in dry-direct seeding rice, offering significant theoretical and practical implications for direct-seeding research. Mesocotyl elongation is a complex process that involves the regulation of genetic factors, plant hormones, signaling molecules, and environmental influences. These factors interact and jointly determine the elongation of the mesoderm.

Development and validation of a nomogram for in-stent restenosis within 2 years in patients after iliac or femoral artery stent placement.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the risk factors for in-stent restenosis (ISR) within 2 years after iliac or femoral artery stent placement.

Methods: Clinical data of 237 patients diagnosed with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and receiving iliac or femoral artery stent placement for the first time in the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2015 to December 2022 were analyzed. Patients were randomized into training and validation set (7:3).

Food nutrition and facultative endosymbiont modulate dietary breadth of a polyphagous aphid.

While host plants and endosymbionts have been implicated in influencing dietary breadth in polyphagous herbivores, the underlying mechanism remains vague. In this study, we focused on the food nutrition and nutrition provision of endosymbionts to elucidate the determination of dietary breadth in a polyphagous aphid Aphis gossypii. Our findings demonstrated that high sugar and riboflavin presence in food decreased aphid fitness, while Arsenophonus infections improved aphid performance.

Deep learning in assisting dermatologists in classifying basal cell carcinoma from seborrheic keratosis.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of deep learning model in assisting dermatologists in classifying basal cell carcinoma (BCC) from seborrheic keratosis (SK). The goal was to assess whether AI-assisted diagnostics could improve accuracy, reduce misdiagnoses, and potentially enhance clinical outcomes.

Methods: This prospective study included 707 patients with histopathologically confirmed BCC or SK as an internal dataset (validation cohort), along with 5572 patients from the ISIC public dataset as an external dataset (split into training and test cohort).

Tailoring Self-Organized Growth of Biomimetic Inorganic-Organic Multilayers with a Permeable Microcompartment.

Organisms such as marine glass sponges, molluscan animals, crustaceans, and mammals develop inorganic-organic multilayers in ambient conditions. This structural motif of inorganic-organic multilayers has a central function in reconciling strength and toughness, nacre being a well-studied example. Although biomimetic multilayers have been successfully processed through particle assembly and multistep deposition, the development of a self-organized approach to transforming molecular subunits into this macroscopic architecture remains a challenging task.

Differential diagnosis of gastric submucosal masses and external pressure lesions.

Lesions of the left triangular ligament of the liver are rare, and there are even fewer cases of vascular tumors misdiagnosed as gastrointestinal stromal tumors. We comment on the two cases reported in the article. The article did not include pictures of laparoscopic surgery, making it unconvincing.

Tendency to mate with short-winged partner of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae).

Wing dimorphism is a distinguishing characteristic of brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) populations, wherein adults exhibit 2 distinct morphs: long-winged and short-winged. The presence of long-winged individuals often heralds the onset of migration, while short-winged morphs signify high reproduction and can be associated with population outbreaks. This phenomenon underscores the adaptability of these insects in response to environmental cues and their impact on agricultural ecosystems.

Heat-stress memory enhances the acclimation of a migratory insect pest to global warming.

In the face of rising global temperatures, the mechanisms behind an organism's ability to acclimate to heat stress remain enigmatic. The rice leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, traditionally viewed as temperature-sensitive, paradoxically exhibits robust larval acclimation to heat stress. This study used the heat-acclimated strain HA39, developed through multigenerational exposure to 39°C during the larval stage, and the unacclimated strain HA27 reared at 27°C to unravel the transgenerational effects of heat acclimation and its regulatory mechanisms.

A retrospective study of occlusal reconstruction in patients with old jaw fractures and dentition defects.

Purpose: This study evaluated the methods and clinical effects of multidisciplinary collaborative treatment for occlusal reconstruction in patients with old jaw fractures and dentition defects.

Methods: Patients with old jaw fractures and dentition defects who underwent occlusal reconstruction at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Military Medical University from January 2018 to December 2022 were enrolled. Clinical treatment was classified into 3 phases.

Autotetraploid rice: challenges and opportunities.

Autotetraploid rice is a type of germplasm developed from the whole genome duplication of diploid rice, leading to large grains, high nutrient content, and resistance. However, its low fertility has reduced yield and hampered commercialization. To address this issue, a new type of high fertility tetraploid rice was developed, which may serve as a useful germplasm for polyploid rice breeding.

A foot structure study of new arch flexibility grading system based on three-dimensional arch volume.

Purpose: Different arch structures may cause different foot function injuries. In the past, the arch structure and flexibility of the foot were often defined by the height of the arch, and there was no three-dimensional (3D) structure classification method. In order to form a more complete 3D description, we propose a new classification system of arch volume flexibility (AVF), and then use this new classification system to investigate the relationship between the AVF and arch index (AI), and the arch height flexibility (AHF) and AI, respectively.

Estimating insect pest density using the physiological index of crop leaf.

Estimating population density is a fundamental study in ecology and crop pest management. The density estimation of small-scale animals, such as insects, is a challenging task due to the large quantity and low visibility. An herbivorous insect is the big enemy of crops, which often causes serious losses.

The Addition of an Ultra-Small Amount of Black Phosphorous Quantum Dots Endow Self-Healing Polyurethane with a Biomimetic Intelligent Response.

This study explores new applications of black phosphorus quantum dots (BPQDs) by adding them to self-healing material systems for the first time. Self-healing polyurethane with an ultra-small amount of BPQDs has biomimetic intelligent responsiveness and achieves balance between its mechanical and self-healing properties. By adding 0.

Glucose Dehydrogenases-Mediated Acclimation of an Important Rice Pest to Global Warming.

Global warming is posing a threat to animals. As a large group of widely distributed poikilothermal animals, insects are liable to heat stress. How insects deal with heat stress is worth highlighting.

Clinical Efficacy and Imaging Observation of Three Surgical Approaches in Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fractures.

Objective: To observe the efficacy and imaging of surgical treatment of thoracolumbar fractures via the paravertebral muscle space approach.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients with thoracolumbar fractures receiving surgery in Baoding First Central Hospital from January 2019 to December 2020. According to different surgical approaches, they were divided into paravertebral approach group, posterior median approach group and minimally invasive percutaneous approach group.

Interacts with to Improve Growth Performance of Aphids under Amino Acid Stress.

Amino acids play a crucial role in the growth and development of insects. Aphids cannot ingest enough amino acids in plant phloem to meet their requirements, and therefore, they are mainly dependent on the obligate symbiont Buchnera aphidicola to synthesize essential amino acids. Besides , aphids may harbor another facultative symbiont, , which alters the requirement of the cotton-melon aphid Aphis gossypii for amino acid.

TRAF6 promotes osteogenesis in ADSCs through Raf-Erk-Merk-Hif1-a pathway.

Critical-size defects (CSDs) are challenging oral clinical issues that need to be solved. Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADSCs) and gene therapy offer a new target to solve these issues. Consequently, ADSCs attract more and more attention because of advantages such as easy obtainability and no ethical concerns.

TREM-1 Modulates Dendritic Cells Maturation and Dendritic Cell-Mediated T-Cell Activation Induced by ox-LDL.

Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease. The triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) plays a crucial role in inflammatory diseases; recently, it was identified as a major upstream proatherogenic receptor, but its mechanism is still unclear. In this study, we explore the role of TREM-1 on dendritic cells maturation and inflammatory responses induced by ox-LDL and its possible mechanism.

Cuticular protein genes involve heat acclimation of insect larvae under global warming.

Cuticular proteins (CPs) play important roles in insect growth and development. However, it is unknown whether CPs are related to heat tolerance. Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, a serious pest of rice, occurs in summer and exhibits strong adaptability to high temperature, but the underlying mechanism is unclear.

Relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to determination of wing morphs of the brown planthopper Nilaparvata lugens.

Wing dimorphism is a fascinating feature of the ability of insects to adapt to environments. The brown planthopper (BPH) Nilaparvata lugens, a serious pest of rice, can switch between the long- and short-winged morphs. It has been known that environmental factors can affect the wing morph of BPH.

Primary tuberculous granuloma in the falciform ligament of liver.

Isolated tuberculous granuloma in the falciform ligament of the liver has never been reported. Here, we report a case of tuberculous granuloma in the falciform ligament of the liver of a 45-year-old woman who complained only of persistent right upper abdominal pain. On abdominal contrast-enhanced CT and MRI, it is difficult to distinguish benign from malignant masses.

Plant secondary metabolite and temperature determine the prevalence of Arsenophonus endosymbionts in aphid populations.

Transmission rate and role in hosts contribute to the prevalence of an endosymbiont. However, factors affecting transmission and role of facultative endosymbionts are still not well understood. Here, we illustrated that host plants and environmental temperatures affected the transmission, relative abundance and role of Arsenophonus in the cotton aphid Aphis gossypii.