Mesoporous carbon nanotubes (mCNTs) hold great promise interests, owing to their superior nano-platform properties for biomedicine. To fully utilize this potential, the toxicity and biodistribution of pristine and surface-modified mCNTs (-OH/-COOH) should preferentially be addressed. The results of cell viability suggested that pristine mCNTs induced cell death in a concentration-dependent manner. As evidence of reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), pristine mCNTs induced noticeable redox imbalance. 99mTc tracing data suggested that...

Prolonged infection and possible evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in patients living with uncontrolled HIV-1 infection highlight the importance of an effective vaccination regimen, yet the immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines and predictive immune biomarkers have not been well investigated. Herein, we report that the magnitude and persistence of antibody and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) elicited by an Ad5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine are impaired in SIV-infected macaques with high viral loads (> 105 genome copies per ml plasma, SIVhi) but...

The lawn cutworm, Spodoptera depravata, is one of the most important pests that causes economic damage to grass crops. This study reports the complete mitochondrial genome of an S. depravata sample collected in China. The genome is a circular molecule 15,460 bp in length with an overall A + T content of 81.6%. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes. The gene content and organization of the mitogenome...

Really Interesting New Gene (RING) proteins are referred to as CHY zinc and ring finger protein (CHYR) members because they have the CHY domain, a type of protein that responds to abiotic stress. However, there are scant data on CHYR members in Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean). This study identified eight CHYR members (PvCHYRs) in the reference genome. A comprehensive analysis was performed to determine function, location, basic information, evolution, motifs, gene structure, cis-acting elements, collinearity,...

Really Interesting New Gene (RING) proteins are referred to as CHY zinc and ring finger protein (CHYR) members because they have the CHY domain, a type of protein that responds to abiotic stress. However, there are scant data on CHYR members in Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean). This study identified eight CHYR members (PvCHYRs) in the reference genome. A comprehensive analysis was performed to determine function, location, basic information, evolution, motifs, gene structure, cis-acting elements, collinearity,...

Understanding the effects of diversity on ecosystem stability in the context of global change has become an important goal of recent ecological research. However, the effects of diversity at multiple scales and trophic levels on ecosystem stability across environmental gradients remain unclear. Here, we conducted a field survey of α-, β-, and γ-diversity of plants and soil biota (bacteria, fungi, and nematodes) and estimated the temporal ecosystem stability of NDVI in 132 plots on the...

Silica aerogels are advanced materials with outstanding properties, including high specific surface area and porosity, low thermal conductivity, density, dielectric constant, and refractive index. However, the excellent properties of silica aerogels have shown limited utility in industrial applications, primarily as thermal insulation materials, where they hold only a small (1.1–2.6%) market share. The emergence of clean energy technologies stimulated renewed interest in silica and other aerogels. Here the recent advances in the production and applications...

Silica aerogels are advanced materials with outstanding properties, including high specific surface area and porosity, low thermal conductivity, density, dielectric constant, and refractive index. However, the excellent properties of silica aerogels have shown limited utility in industrial applications, primarily as thermal insulation materials, where they hold only a small (1.1–2.6%) market share. The emergence of clean energy technologies stimulated renewed interest in silica and other aerogels. Here the recent advances in the production and applications...

Plantago asiatica L. is a representative individual species of Plantaginaceae, whose high reputation is owed to its edible and medicinal values. However, the phylogeny and genes of the P. asiatica chloroplast have not yet been well described. Here we report the findings of a comprehensive analysis of the P. asiatica chloroplast genome. The P. asiatica chloroplast genome is 164,992 bp, circular, and has a GC content of 37.98%. The circular genome contains 141 genes, including...

We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Cell Cycle, have retracted the following article: Ganghua Yang, Lijing Zhou, Qinhong Xu, Fandi Meng, Yong Wan, Xiankui Meng, Lin Wang, and Lei Zhang. LncRNA KCNQ1OT1 inhibits the radiosensitivity and promotes the tumorigenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma via the miR-146a-5p/ACER3 axis. Cell Cycle. 2020;19(19):2519-2529. doi:10.1080/15384101.2020.1809259. Since publication, significant concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data and reported results in the article. When approached for an...

Rickettsia heilongjiangensis, a tick-borne obligate intracellular bacterium and causative agent of spotted fever in China, has attracted increasing concern regarding its capability in causing human rickettsiosis. Here, we conducted a genomic analysis of a new R. heilongjiangensis strain B8 (B8) isolated from the serum of a patient who had been bitten by a Haemaphysalis longicornis tick in Anhui Province, China. The present study sought to identify exclusive genes that might be associated with the pathogenicity...

Supplemental material, sj-xls-7-tct-10.1177_15330338221147772 for Identification and Development of a 4-Gene Ferroptosis Signature Predicting Overall Survival for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma by Huitao Wu, Junyan Zhang, Li Fu, Rilige Wu, Zhenyang Gu, Chengliang Yin and Kunlun He in Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment

Supplemental material, sj-xlsx-8-tct-10.1177_15330338221147772 for Identification and Development of a 4-Gene Ferroptosis Signature Predicting Overall Survival for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma by Huitao Wu, Junyan Zhang, Li Fu, Rilige Wu, Zhenyang Gu, Chengliang Yin and Kunlun He in Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment

Raw data and codes for the development of predictive models for the differential diagnosis of AOSD and sepsis

The leaves of Morus alba Linn., which is also known as white mulberry, have been commonly used in many of traditional systems of medicine for centuries. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), mulberry leaf is mainly used for anti-diabetic purpose due to its enrichment in bioactive compounds such as alkaloids, flavonoids and polysaccharides. However, these components are variable due to the different habitats of the mulberry plant. Therefore, geographic origin is an important feature because it...

Abstract Introduction Allergic rhinitis is a form of IgE mediated inflammation of the nasal mucosa in response to specific allergens, resulting in typical symptoms. Objectives This study was designed with the primary goal of comparing the clinical efficacy of posterior nasal neurectomy with or without pharyngeal neurectomy for the treatment of moderate-to-severe perennial allergic rhinitis. Secondary study aims included a comparison of the severity of comorbidities, including chronic cough and asthma, between patients in these...

sj-xlsx-7-hpq-10.1177_13591053221144442 for Social support profiles correlate with depressive symptoms among Chinese parents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis by Yashuang Bai, Fan Yang, Minglong Chen, Bo Zhang, Xiaohan Liu, Ning Huang, Madelon ME Riem and Jing Guo in Journal of Health Psychology

sj-xlsx-7-hpq-10.1177_13591053221144442 for Social support profiles correlate with depressive symptoms among Chinese parents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis by Yashuang Bai, Fan Yang, Minglong Chen, Bo Zhang, Xiaohan Liu, Ning Huang, Madelon ME Riem and Jing Guo in Journal of Health Psychology

sj-sav-5-hpq-10.1177_13591053221144442 for Social support profiles correlate with depressive symptoms among Chinese parents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A latent profile analysis by Yashuang Bai, Fan Yang, Minglong Chen, Bo Zhang, Xiaohan Liu, Ning Huang, Madelon ME Riem and Jing Guo in Journal of Health Psychology

Aim: This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the clinical value of calprotectin in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Methods: The data regarding blood calprotectin levels in RA patients were retrieved from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane databases. Results: Thirty-one eligible articles were included. Calprotectin was increased in RA patients compared with healthy controls (mean difference [MD] = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.16–1.79). Calprotectin was positively associated with C-reactive protein (correlation coefficient [CC] = 0.58, 95% CI:...

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Distributional data analysis, concerned with the statistical analysis of data objects consisting of random probability distributions in the framework of functional data analysis (FDA), has received considerable interest in recent years and is increasingly applied in various fields including engineering. Outlier detection and robustness are of great practical interest; however, these aspects remain unexplored for distributional data. To this end, this study focuses on density-valued outlier detection and its application in robust distributional regression. Specifically,...

Abstract A simple and selective liquid chromatography tandem with mass spectrometry (LC-MS/ MS) method for quantification of lobetyolin in rat plasma was developed and validated. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a Thermo ODS C18 reversed-phase column using 0.1% aqueous formic acid-methanol (50:50, v/v) in an isocratic elution mode at a flow rate of 0.4 mL.min-1. LC/MS performance was done in a positive ion ESI mode and the MS/MS transitions were monitored at m/z 419.3 [M+Na]+...

Supplemental material, sj-rar-1-tct-10.1177_15330338221145141 for A Novel Online Nomogram Established with Five Features before Surgical Resection for Predicating Prognosis of Neuroblastoma Children: A Population-Based Study by Yu Zhou and Jing Gao in Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment

Supplemental material, sj-rar-1-tct-10.1177_15330338221145141 for A Novel Online Nomogram Established with Five Features before Surgical Resection for Predicating Prognosis of Neuroblastoma Children: A Population-Based Study by Yu Zhou and Jing Gao in Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment