Abstract Zinc powder is the key anode material for commercialization of aqueous Zn ion batteries (AZIBs), taking advantage its cost‐effectiveness and ease processing. However, they face challenges such as severe dendrite growth, side reactions, corrosion due to rough surface with high specific area. This paper proposes a low‐cost, simple, scalable method modify powder‐based anodes by incorporating nano‐Copper (NC) functional conductive agent, modified electrode denoted ZP‐NC. NC modification...

Heading Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis) is a significant dietary vegetable for its edible heading leaves in Asia countries. The new purple anthocyanin-rich pure line (11S91) was successfully bred, and the anthocyanins were mainly distributed 2–3 cell layers beneath leaf epidermis, whereas siliques stems accumulated only layer of anthocyanins. 11S91 more stable at pHs below 3.0 temperatures 45 °C. total antioxidant ability highly positive correlated with anthocyanin content...

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In nature, plants have evolved sophisticated defense mechanisms against the attack of pathogens and insect herbivores. Plant volatile-mediated plant-to-plant communication has been assessed in multitrophic systems different plant species pest species. β-ocimene is recognized as an herbivore-induced volatile that play important role chemical between pests. However, it still unclear whether can active mechanism Chinese cabbage Brassica pekinensis peach aphid Myzus persicae. this study, we...

Abstract The green peach aphid, Myzus persicae Sulzer, is a notorious pest on vegetables, which often aggregates in high densities crop leaves. In this study, we investigated whether M. could suppress the resistance level of Chinese cabbage Brassica pekinensis . performed better terms weight gain (~33% increase) and population growth (~110% when feeding previously infested (pre-infested) compared with those non-infested plants. However, given choice, 64% aphids preferred to settle leaves,...

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) production is seriously hampered by the infestation of sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MEAM 1 (Middle East-Asia Minor 1). The behavior whiteflies could be affected quantity plant released volatile organic compounds (VOCs) related to nitrogen concentrations plant. In this study, we determined B. tomato plants that produced different levels VOCs after application with a wind tunnel and an olfactometer. We also analyzed from nitrogen-treated using solid phase...

The non-protein amino acid β-aminobutyric (BABA) can induce plant resistance to a broad spectrum of biotic and abiotic stresses. However, BABA-induced insects is less well-studied, especially its underlying mechanism. In this research, we applied BABA wheat seedlings tested effects on Sitobion avenae (F.). When as soil drench, significantly reduced weights S. avenae, whereas foliar spray seed treatment had no such effects. BABA-mediated suppression growth was dose dependent lasted at least...

Plant leaves of different ages differ in nutrients and toxic metabolites thus exhibit various resistance levels against insect herbivores. However, little is known about the influence leaf ontogeny on plant to phloem-feeding insects. In this study, we found that green peach aphid, Myzus persicae, preferred settle young cabbage compared with mature or old leaves, although contained highest concentration glucosinolates. Furthermore, aphids feeding had higher glucosinolates their body, but...

Heterotopic ossification (HO) is a pathological condition involved in tendinopathy. Adipokines are known to play key role HO of Nesfatin-1, an 82-amino acid adipokine closely reportedly associated with diabetes mellitus (DM), which, turn, related In the present study, we aimed investigate effects nesfatin-1 on osteogenic differentiation tendon-derived stem cells (TDSCs) and pathogenesis tendinopathy rats. vitro , TDSCs were incubated induction medium for 14 days different concentration. vivo...

Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) have a critical role in preventing desiccation and penetration of xenobiotics insects. Previous studies shown that cytochrome P450 subfamily 4G (CYP4G) enzymes are oxidative decarbonylases, essential for CHC biosynthesis. However, it is unclear whether there functional differences between the two CYP4G genes most In Locusta migratoria, we identified (LmCYP4G62 LmCYP4G102). LmCYP4G102 plays synthesis CHCs, but function LmCYP4G62 unknown.We identified,...

In insects, male accessory gland proteins (ACPs) are important reproductive secreted by glands (MAGs) of the internal system. During mating, ACPs transferred along with sperms inside female bodies and have a significant impact on post-mating physiology changes females. Under sexual selection pressures, exhibit remarkably rapid divergent evolution vary from species to species. The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), is major insect pest cruciferous...

In order to investigate the differential expression of genes related cytoplasmic male sterility in Chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. ssp. Penkinsis), a modified RNA fingerprinting technique was developed compare difference total from flower bud among (CMS) lines, maintainer lines and F1 hybrids. Four stably fragments S47-412, S93-622, S176-343 S199-904 were amplified, cloned sequenced with primers selected 186 random primers. Based on nucleotide sequence four fragments, pairs specific...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory arthropathy. Immune dysregulation was implicated in pathogenesis of RA. Thus, aim research to determine immune related biomarkers RA.We downloaded gene expression data RA GSE89408 and GSE45291 from Gene Expression Omnibus public database (GEO). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified between control groups. Infiltrating cells obtained by ssGSEA weighted co-expression network analysis (WGCNA). We performed functional...

Cross-linked polyethylenimine–tripolyphosphate nanoparticles for gene delivery Xianzhang Huang,1 Sujing Shen,2 Zhanfeng Zhang,1 Junhua Zhuang1 1Department of Laboratory Science, Second Affiliated Hospital Guangzhou University Chinese Medicine, 2Department Guangdong Provincial Traditional Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou, People's Republic China Abstract: The high transfection efficiency polyethylenimine (PEI) makes it an attractive potential nonviral genetic vector and therapy. However, the...

In natural ecological systems, plants are often simultaneously attacked by both insects and pathogens, which can affect each other's performance the interactions be extended to higher trophic levels, such as parasitoids. The English grain aphid (Sitobion avenae) powdery mildew (Blumeria graminis f. sp. tritici) two common antagonists that pose a serious threat wheat production. Numerous studies have investigated effect of single factor (insect or pathogen) on However, investigation among...