Identification and Genetic Analysis of Downy Mildew Resistance in Intraspecific Hybrids of L.

Downy mildew caused by is an important disease in grape production, particularly in the highly susceptible, widely cultivated L. Breeding for disease resistance is an effective solution, and intraspecific crosses can yield progeny with both disease resistance and high quality. To assess the potential of intraspecific recurrent selection in (IRSV) in improving grapevine resistance to downy mildew and to analyze the pattern of disease resistance inheritance, the disease-resistant variety Ecolly was selected as one of the parents and crossed with Cabernet Sauvignon, Marselan, and Dunkelfelder, respectively, creating three reciprocal combinations, resulting in 1657 hybrid F1 progenies.

Significantly Large Negative Ion Formation in Grazing Scattering of Neutral Deuterium and Tritium Atoms from a CsI(100) Surface.

We present the theoretical evidence of the formation of significantly large fractions of negative ions during grazing scattering of deuterium (D) and tritium (T) atoms from a CsI(100) surface. The negative ion conversion efficiency increases to an impressive ≥50%, and the maximum value even reaches 86% and 82% within projectile velocity ranges of ∈ [0.15,0.

Disruption of Retriever Function Impacts Retrograde Trafficking From Endosomes.

Within endosomes cargo proteins are sorted and packaged into endosomal-transport carriers (ETCs) enabling their delivery to other intracellular compartments. Retromer, a conserved multimeric protein complex, has defined functions in sorting cargo mediating formation of ETCs for both retrograde trafficking back to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) and recycling of cargo to the cell surface. Recent studies have identified the retriever complex, which is structurally like retromer, that also can function in the recycling of cargo from endosomes.

Suprachoroidal hemorrhage associated with cataract surgery: A case series analysis.

This study aimed to identify risk factors, evaluate management strategies, and assess visual outcomes of suprachoroidal hemorrhage during cataract surgery through a retrospective analysis of five clinical cases and a literature review. We analyzed five cases of suprachoroidal hemorrhage occurring during phacoemulsification cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation or intrascleral fixation of intraocular lens haptics at our institution (January 2013-September 2024). Among 48,725 cataract surgeries, five cases of suprachoroidal hemorrhage were identified (incidence: 0.

Expediting genome synthesis of Corynebacterium glutamicum with an artificial chromosome vector.

Recent advances in genome synthesis have relied on scalable DNA assembly and delivery, and efficient recombination techniques. While these methods have enabled rapid progress for Escherichia coli and yeast, they are often inadequate for other microorganisms. Here, we devised a Corynebacterium glutamicum artificial chromosome (CAC), which combines a replicating system from a closely related strain with an innate partitioning system.

Subnuclear Phacoemulsification to Reduce Corneal Injury in Nuclear Cataract Surgery: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial.

To assess the safety and effectiveness of subnuclear phacoemulsification (SNP), a new technique for reducing corneal injury in nuclear cataract surgery. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) was designed in March 2020 and carried it out from April 1 to September 30, 2020, including a 3 months' follow-up. We recruited 256 age-related hard nucleus cataract patients and randomly assigned them to two groups: the experimental group receiving SNP, and the control group receiving conventional phacoemulsification (CP).

Negative Ion Conversion by Neutral Carbon Atoms Grazing Scattering from the KI(100) Surface.

In this work, we performed a theoretical calculation of the negative ion conversion by a neutral carbon atom beam grazing scattering from the KI(100) surface. The Madelung potential, image potential, and ML-polarization interaction contributions are included in the calculation of the electron capture energy defect of the valence band near surface anion sites along the projectile incidence direction. The loss of the formed negative ions does not originate from the electron loss to the unoccupied conduction band or neutral exciton states but results from the Coulomb barrier tunneling detachment of the loosely bound affinity electron to the vacuum level during the interaction with surface lattice anion sites.

Enhanced Stability and Brightness through Co-Substitution: Promoting Plant Growth with Green-Excited Deep Red Phosphor CaSrLiMgAlN:yEu.

The research utilized a strategy of chemical unit co-substitution, successfully developing a novel blue-green to green excited, deep red-emitting phosphor, CaSrLiMgAlN:yEu (CLA-2xM-zS:yEu, 0≤x≤0.8, 0.003≤y≤0.

Enhanced Quantum Efficiency via Co-Substitution in Red-Emitting Phosphor Sr[MgAlN] : Eu for Advanced Spectroscopic Applications Including Laser Displays with Ultra-High Luminescence Saturation Threshold.

In order to obtain novel and more efficient red light-emitting materials, a series of Sr[MgLiAlSiN] : 0.01Eu (SMAN-xLS, 0≤x≤0.5) red phosphors were devised and successfully synthesized via the high temperature solid state reaction and the effects of the co-substitution of [Mg-Al] by [Li-Si] on structural and luminescence properties is investigated in detail.

Impact of Cd and Pb on the photosynthetic and antioxidant systems of Hemerocallis citrina Baroni as revealed by physiological and transcriptomic analyses.

Cd induces photosynthetic inhibition and oxidative stress damage in H. citrina, which mobilizes the antioxidant system and regulates the expression of corresponding genes to adapt to Cd and Pb stress. Cd and Pb are heavy metals that cause severe pollution and are highly hazardous to organisms.

Flexible Printed Ultraviolet-to-Near-Infrared Broadband Optoelectronic Carbon Nanotube Synaptic Transistors for Fast and Energy-Efficient Neuromorphic Vision Systems.

To simulate biological visual systems and surpass their functions and performance, it is essential to develop high-performance optoelectronic neuromorphic electronics with broadband response, low power consumption, and fast response speed. Among these, optoelectronic synaptic transistors have emerged as promising candidates for constructing neuromorphic visual systems. In this work, flexible printed broadband (from 275 to 1050 nm) optoelectronic carbon nanotube synaptic transistors with good stability, high response speed (3.

MMG-Based Knee Dynamic Extension Force Estimation Using Cross-Talk and IGWO-LSTM.

Mechanomyography (MMG) is an important muscle physiological activity signal that can reflect the amount of motor units recruited as well as the contraction frequency. As a result, MMG can be utilized to estimate the force produced by skeletal muscle. However, cross-talk and time-series correlation severely affect MMG signal recognition in the real world.

JMJD3 regulate H3K27me3 modification via interacting directly with TET1 to affect spermatogonia self-renewal and proliferation.

Background: In epigenetic modification, histone modification and DNA methylation coordinate the regulation of spermatogonium. Not only can methylcytosine dioxygenase 1 (TET1) function as a DNA demethylase, converting 5-methylcytosine to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, it can also form complexes with other proteins to regulate gene expression. H3K27me3, one of the common histone modifications, is involved in the regulation of stem cell maintenance and tumorigenesis by inhibiting gene transcription.

Efficient cocrystal coformer screening based on a Machine learning Strategy: A case study for the preparation of imatinib cocrystal with enhanced physicochemical properties.

Cocrystal engineering, which involves the self-assembly of two or more components into a solid-state supramolecular structure through non-covalent interactions, has emerged as a promising approach to tailor the physicochemical properties of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API). Efficient coformer screening for cocrystal remains a challenge. Herein, a prediction strategy based on machine learning algorithms was employed to predict cocrystal formation and seven reliable models with accuracy over 0.

Polar Organic Charge-Transfer Complex of the Asymmetrical Component for Flexible Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Wearable Sensors.

Organic piezomaterials have attracted much attention because of their easy processing, lightweight, and mechanic flexibility properties. Developing new smart organic piezomaterials is highly required for new-generation electronic applications. Here, we found a novel organic piezomaterial of organic charge-transfer complex (CTC) consisting of dibenzcarbazole analogue (DBCz) and tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) in the molecular-level heterojunction stacking mode.

The effects and predictive value of calcium and magnesium concentrations on nutritional improvement, inflammatory response and diagnosis in patients with Crohn's disease.

Background: Crohn's disease (CD) is a progressive inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract associated with malnutrition, high levels of inflammation and calcium and magnesium deficiencies. However, the relationships between these symptoms are poorly defined.

Method: Seventy-six adult CD patients who had not yet started treatment and 83 healthy volunteers were recruited.

A study of targeted mutation of l-rhamnose isomerase to improve the conversion efficiency of D-allose.

D-Allose is a rare cis-caprose with a wide range of physiological functions, which has a wide range of applications in medicine, food, and other industries. L-Rhamnose isomerase (L-Rhi) is the earliest enzyme found to catalyze the production of D-allose from D-psicose. This catalyst has a high conversion rate, but its specificity for substrates is limited; thus, it cannot fulfill the requirements of industrial production of D-allose.

SrBNCl:Eu-Based Narrow-Band Blue-Emitting Phosphor: A Potential Color Converter for Illumination and Displays.

Due to the wide range of uses for phosphors in lighting and displays, research on narrow-band luminescent phosphors has recently received significant interest. In this work, Eu-activated SrBNCl phosphor has been successfully synthesized. SrBNCl:Eu shows a wide absorption band in the UV region and exhibits a narrow-band emission peaking at 450 nm with a full width at half-maximum of ∼60 nm.

Multifaceted Roles of Retromer in EGFR Trafficking and Signaling Activation.

Mammalian retromer complex contributes to multiple early endosome-associated trafficking pathways whose origins are dependent on which sorting nexin (SNX) they are complexed with. In an attempt to dissect out the contribution of individual retromer-SNX complexes, we examined the trafficking of EGFR in detail within a series of KO cell line models. We demonstrated that the depletion of retromer subunit Vps35 leads to decreased EGFR protein levels in resting cells with enhanced association of EGFR with lysosomal compartments.

TEM Investigation of Asymmetric Deposition-Driven Crystalline-to-Amorphous Transition in Silicon Nanowires.

Controlling the shape and internal strain of nanowires (NWs) is critical for their safe and reliable use and for the exploration of novel functionalities of nanodevices. In this work, transmission electron microscopy was employed to examine bent Si NWs prepared by asymmetric electron-beam evaporation. The asymmetric deposition of Cr caused the formation of nanosized amorphous-Si domains; the non-crystallinity of the Si NWs was controlled by the bending radius.

A comparison of contributions of individual muscle and combination muscles to interaction force prediction using KPCA-DRSN model.

Rapid and accurate prediction of interaction force is an effective way to enhance the compliant control performance. However, whether individual muscles or a combination of muscles is more suitable for interaction force prediction under different contraction tasks is of great importance in the compliant control of the wearable assisted robot. In this article, a novel algorithm that is based on sEMG and KPCA-DRSN is proposed to explore the relationship between interaction force prediction and sEMG signals.

Estimation of Knee Extension Force Using Mechanomyography Signals Based on GRA and ICS-SVR.

During lower-extremity rehabilitation training, muscle activity status needs to be monitored in real time to adjust the assisted force appropriately, but it is a challenging task to obtain muscle force noninvasively. Mechanomyography (MMG) signals offer unparalleled advantages over sEMG, reflecting the intention of human movement while being noninvasive. Therefore, in this paper, based on MMG, a combined scheme of gray relational analysis (GRA) and support vector regression optimized by an improved cuckoo search algorithm (ICS-SVR) is proposed to estimate the knee joint extension force.

High glucose inhibits the osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament stem cells in periodontitis by activating endoplasmic reticulum stress.

Background: Periodontitis is a highly prevalent dental disease which is associated with diabetes and is challenging to cure in diabetic patients. However, the mechanism of comorbid diabetes and periodontitis is still unclear. This study aimed to uncover the role of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in high glucose-associated periodontitis.