Abstract In nature, plants are exposed to a fluctuating environment, and individuals contrasting environmental factors develop different histories. Whether histories alter plant responses current stress remains elusive. Here, we show that history modulates the response microbial pathogens. Arabidopsis thaliana repetitive heat, cold, or salt were more resistant virulent bacteria than grown in stable environment. By contrast, long-term exposure high concentrations of NaCl did not provide...

Abstract Nanoporous structures have proven as an effective way for enhanced electrochromic performance by providing a large surface area can get fast ion/electron transfer path, leading to larger optical modulation and response time. Herein, the first time, application of vacuum cathodic arc plasma (CAP) deposition technology synthesis WO 3 /NiO electrode films on ITO glass use in fabricating complementary devices (ECDs) with ITO/WO /LiClO 4 -Perchlorate solution/NiO/ITO structure. Our...

Carbon-based nanomaterials hold promise for eco-friendly alternatives to heavy-metal-containing quantum dots (QDs) in optoelectronic applications. Here, boric acid-functionalized graphene (B-GQDs) were prepared using bottom-up molecular fusion based on nitrated pyrenes and acid. Such B-GQDs with crystalline graphitic structures hydrogen-bonding functionalities would be suitable model systems unraveling the photoluminescence (PL) mechanism, while serving as versatile building blocks...

This study extensively explored the adsorption behavior of heavy metals (Pb

Recent studies indicate that milk from healthy mothers may harbor potential probiotics. Nonetheless, the distribution of bacterial profiles in human samples Taiwan is not fully understood. Therefore, with aim to address this question, study, were collected 33 (D1 D33) visiting our hospital during a 6-month period. The microbiota was analyzed by molecular approach (Illumina MiSeq sequencing). results have unique profile and patterns abundance levels. Moreover, colostrum transitional-milk...

Abstract Recent reports have shown that food‐borne or commensal bacteria can function as reservoirs of antibiotic resistance. However, the susceptibility bacterial isolates most milk samples total counts (TBC) in human from healthy donors, are not fully understood Taiwan. Thus, five mothers were randomly recruited each month, and totally 30 without any symptoms infection over 6 months. Milk then harvested analyzed immediately after collection. The was isolated using nine clinically relevant...

Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) can be used to concentrate direct and diffused sunlight, which are crucial ingredients for photovoltaic windows. Recently, efficient LSCs based on heavy-metal colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) have been demonstrated by designing their heterostructures. Eco-friendly thoilate-stabilized gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) with ligand–metal charge transfer states might greener alternatives large-Stokes-shift luminophores in LSCs. Unfortunately, low photoluminescence...

We evaluate the non-Markovian finite-temperature two-time correlation functions (CF's) of system operators a pure-dephasing spin-boson model in two different ways, one by direct exact operator technique and other recently derived evolution equations, valid to second order system-environment interaction Hamiltonian. This that is exactly solvable has been extensively studied as simple decoherence model. However, its CF's, our knowledge, have not presented literature. may be mainly due fact,...

This study investigated the impact of incorporating various inactivated probiotic formulations, with or without recombinant lactoferrin (LF) expression, into a standard chow diet on metabolic-related disorders in obese mice. After inducing obesity through 13-week high-fat followed by diet, mice received daily oral administrations different probiotics for 6 weeks using gavage approach. These formulations consisted placebo (MRS), heat-inactivated Lactobacillus gasseri HM1 (HK-HM1), heat-killed...

The occurrence of either the quantum Zeno effect (QZE) or anti-Zeno (AZE) resulting from short-time behavior environment-induced decoherence for Brownian motion (QBM) model has been discussed [S. Maniscalco, J. Piilo, and K. A. Suominen, Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 130402 (2006)]. We discuss here while shuttering time period (length) frequent observations is changed, system interest, i.e., a nanomechanical oscillator, will undergo QZE to AZE crossover. Instead interacting with an equilibrium...

We study the non-Markovian entanglement dynamics of two qubits in a common squeezed bath. see remarkable difference between and its Markovian counterpart. show that decoherence-free state is also decoherence free regime, but all states are not necessarily domain. extend our calculation from vacuum bath to thermal bath, where we effect finite temperatures on dynamics.

An extremely useful evolution equation that allows systematically calculating the two-time correlation functions (CF's) of system operators for non-Markovian open (dissipative) quantum systems is derived. The derivation based on perturbative master approach, so models are not exactly solvable can use our derived to easily obtain their CF's operators, valid second order in system–environment interaction. Since form and nature Hamiltonian specified equation, applicable bosonic and/or fermionic...

The occurrence of multidrug-resistant or meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become an important issue in clinics. This study evaluated a combinatorial treatment approach by using the well-documented antibacterial protein apo-bovine lactoferrin (apo-bLf) its hydrolysate and specific probiotic supernatants for controlling MRSA infection. Clinical strains were isolated from different patient specimens. Apo-bLf-hydrolysate possessed stronger anti-MRSA activity than complete...

Wearable sensors have the potential to revolutionize healthcare, sports, and overall well-being by offering personalized, continuous monitoring actionable insights. They empower individuals proactively manage their health, enhance clinical diagnostics, advance preventive precision healthcare. In this study, we developed conductive hydrogels containing acrylamide (AAM), polyacrylamide (PAAM), chemically modified poly(ethylene glycol) (DF-PEG), gelatin (Gel-ICM), imidazole (SBVI). The...