Haploids can be induced in knockout mutants of OsPLA1,but not OsDMP3 or OsDMP6,in rice

Doubled haploid(DH)technology is an important tool in crop breeding because it can significantly accelerate the breeding process.ZmPLA1/MATL/NLD and ZmDMP are two key genes controlling haploid induction(HI)in maize,exhibiting a synergistic effect.However,it is unknown whether knock out of ZmDMP orthologs can stimulate HI in rice.In this study,a ZmPLA1 ortholog(OsPLA1)and two ZmDMP orthologs(OsDMP3 and OsDMP6)were identified in rice.All three genes encode plasma membrane-localized proteins and were highly expressed in mature anthers.Knockout of OsPLA1 in both Minghui 63 and Nipponbare resulted in reduced seed setting rate(SSR)and caused HI.The osdmp3,osdmp6 and the double mutant failed to trigger HI independently,nor increased the haploid induction rate(HIR)when combined with ospla1.Repeated pollinations operations of QX654A with the ospla1 mutant significantly improve SSR,while reducing HIR.RNA-seq profiling of mature ospla1 mutant anthers indicated that a large number of differentially expressed genes(DEGs)were enriched in redox homeostasis and lipid metabolic GO terms,plant hormone signal transduction,and MAPK signaling pathways.These findings provide important insights towards construction of an efficient DH breeding technology and study of the molecular mechanism of HI in rice.

立体定向放疗在超中央型肺癌治疗中的应用进展

立体定向放射治疗(stereotactic body radiation therapy,SBRT)可实现不可手术超中央型肺癌(ultra-central lung cancer,UCLC)患者的靶区高剂量照射并较好保护危及器官,是目前临床治疗的探索热点。接受SBRT治疗后UCLC患者可获得较好的局部控制率、中位生存时间和总生存率,但是由于UCLC紧邻或侵犯纵隔内重要脏器,SBRT治疗会常伴有一定的不良反应风险。本文就SBRT应用于UCLC患者的临床实践及研究进展进行综述。

Modeling Price-Aware Session-Based Recommendation Based on Graph Neural Network

Session-based Recommendation(SBR)aims to accurately recom-mend a list of items to users based on anonymous historical session sequences.Existing methods for SBR suffer from several limitations:SBR based on Graph Neural Network often has information loss when constructing session graphs;Inadequate consideration is given to influencing factors,such as item price,and users’dynamic interest evolution is not taken into account.A new session recommendation model called Price-aware Session-based Recommendation(PASBR)is proposed to address these limitations.PASBR constructs session graphs by information lossless approaches to fully encode the original session information,then introduces item price as a new factor and models users’price tolerance for various items to influence users’preferences.In addition,PASBR proposes a new method to encode user intent at the item category level and tries to capture the dynamic interest of users over time.Finally,PASBR fuses the multi-perspective features to generate the global representation of users and make a prediction.Specifically,the intent,the short-term and long-term interests,and the dynamic interests of a user are combined.Experiments on two real-world datasets show that PASBR can outperform representative baselines for SBR.

Investigation of Resonator BWO-Based Spectroscopy of the Atmosphere in the THz Region

This paper intends to give a code about atmospheric propagation effects affecting terahertz (THz) communication system. The main focus is on attenuation caused by atmospheric gases with the radiation transmission theory and the empirical continuum absorption based on the HITRAN database. Theoretical aspects about them are presented, emphasizing on those which deserve special attention as frequency increases. Laboratory measurements of the absorption spectra of laboratory air and major atmospheric gases mixed with water vapor in the 250 - 350 GHz frequency range at atmospheric pressure and room temperature on a basis of backward wave oscillators (BWOs) are obtained. The results of experiments are compared with the calculations. It is found that the water vapor transmittance is greater than the calculation. Data of these measurements agree with the results of analysis of atmospheric spectra with in statistical accuracy of experiments. Accurate measurements are also needed for further studies of the physics of the molecules and their interactions. The investigation makes it significant for enhancing accuracy of models of radiation propagation in the atmosphere.

聚乳酸形状记忆材料研究进展

形状记忆聚合物可以对外界刺激做出响应,由初始形状转变为临时形状,最后回复到初始形状,在医疗卫生、电子通讯、航空航天等领域表现出广阔的应用前景。由于具有生物来源性、良好的生物降解性和生物相容性,聚乳酸基形状记忆材料有望替代传统合金材料应用于组织工程、手术缝合线和矫形外科等领域。文中介绍了热致形状记忆聚合物的形状记忆机理,重点阐述了聚乳酸的形状记忆特点和形状记忆性能调控方法进展,并对其应用前景进行了展望。

Boron modulating electronic structure of FeN4C to initiate high-efficiency oxygen reduction reaction and high-performance zinc-air battery

The biggest challenge is to develop a low cost and readily available catalyst to replace expensive commercial Pt/C for efficient electrochemical oxygen reduction reaction(ORR).In this research,closo-[B_(12)H_(12)]^(2−)and 1,10-phenanthroline-iron complexes were introduced into the porous metal-organic framework by impregnation method,and further annealing treatment achieved the successful anchoring of single-atom-Fe in B-doped CN Matrix(FeN4CB).The ORR activity of FeN4CB is comparable to the widely used commercial 20 wt%Pt/C.Where the half-wave potential(E_(1/2))in alkaline medium up to 0.84 V,and even in the face of challenging ORR in acidic medium,the E_(1/2)of ORR driven by FeN4CB is still as high as 0.81 V.When FeN4CB was used as air cathode,the open circuit voltage of Zn-air battery reaches 1.435 V,and the power density and specific capacity are as high as 177 mW cm^(−2)and 800 mAh g_(Zn)^(−1)(theoretical value:820 mAh g_(Zn)^(−1)),respectively.The dazzling point of FeN4CB also appears in the high ORR stability,whether in alkaline or acidic media,E_(1/2)and limiting current density are still close to the initial value after 5000 times cycles.After continuously running the charge-discharge test for 220 h,the charge voltage and discharge voltage of the rechargeable zinc-air battery with FeN4CB as the air cathode maintained the initial state.Density functional theory calculations reveals that introducing B atom to Fe–N4–C can adjust the electronic structure to easily break O=O bond and significantly reduce the energy barrier of the rate-determining step resulting in an improved ORR activity.

Recent advances in detoxification strategies for zearalenone contamination in food and feed

Zearalenone(ZEN)is a widely distributed mycotoxin that frequently contaminates crops and animal feed.ZEN can cause serious health problems in livestock and humans alike,leading to great economic losses in the food industry and livestock farming.Therefore,approaches for efficient ZEN decontamination in food and feed are urgently needed.Traditional physical and chemical methods may decrease the nutritional quality of food and palatability of feed,or leading to residues and safety concerns.By contrast,biological methods for the removal or degradation of ZEN overcome these problems,especially for biological degradation by microorganisms and specific enzymes extracted from strains that can convert ZEN to less toxic or even completely harmless products.In this review,we comprehensively describe methods for ZEN degradation,focusing especially on biological strategies.Finally,emerging strategies and advice on remaining challenges in biodegradation research are also briefly discussed.

NS1结合蛋白通过转录抑制c-Myc增强食管鳞状细胞癌的放疗敏感性

背景与目的基于顺铂的化疗联合放疗是晚期食管鳞状细胞癌(esophageal squamous cell carcinoma,ESCC)的标准疗法。NS1结合蛋白(NS1-binding protein,NS1-BP)是BTB-kelch蛋白家族中的一员,已被证明可通过抑制c-Myc进而抑制HeLa细胞增殖。在本研究中,我们检测NS1-BP表达在ESCC中的潜在作用,特别是其在ESCC放疗敏感性方面的作用。方法对于两组接受基于顺铂化疗且联合放疗的ESCC患者(研究组n=98;验证组n=46),采用免疫组化方法分别检测NS1-BP表达。使用正常食管黏膜组织块作为对照。我们也进行了一系列体外和体内实验来检测过表达NS1-BP对ESCC细胞各方面的潜在影响,尤其关注的是对电离辐射的敏感性方面的影响。结果在研究组中,59%(85/144)的ESCC样本观察到了NS1-BP下调。在研究组和验证组中,NS1-BP下调与放化疗抵抗和较短的疾病特异生存期(disease-specific survival,DSS)均具有相关性。体内和体外培养条件下过表达NS1-BP均能大幅度提高ECSS细胞对放疗的敏感性。NS1-BP也显著增强IR诱导的凋亡,阻断IR诱导的G2/M细胞周期阻滞和ATM/Chk1磷酸化。免疫沉淀反应显示NS1-BP可以与c-Myc启动子区相互作用从而抑制其转录。在ESCC组织中,c-Myc表达与NS1-BP水平负相关,与较短的疾病特异生存期相关。结论我们的研究结果显示了NS1-BP在ESCC放疗敏感性中的作用和重要性。以NS1-BP/c-Myc通路为靶标有望开发一种新的ESCC治疗策略。

Effect of thinning intensity on understory herbaceous diversity and biomass in mixed coniferous and broad-leaved forests of Changbai Mountain

Background:Herbs are an important part of the forest ecosystem,and their diversity and biomass can reflect the restoration of vegetation after forest thinning disturbances.Based on the near-mature secondary coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest in Jilin Province Forestry Experimental Zone,this study analyzed seasonal changes of species diversity and biomass of the understory herb layer after different intensities of thinning.Results:The results showed that although the composition of herbaceous species and the ranking of importance values were affected by thinning intensity,they were mainly determined by seasonal changes.Across the entire growing season,the species with the highest importance values in thinning treatments included Carex pilosa,Aegopodium alpestre,Meehania urticifolia,and Filipendula palmata,which dominated the herb layer of the coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forest.The number of species,Margalef index,Shannon-Wiener index and Simpson index all had their highest values in May,and gradually decreased with months.Pielou index was roughly inverted“N”throughout the growing season.Thinning did not increase the species diversity.Thinning can promote the total biomass,above-and below-ground biomass.The number of plants per unit area and coverage were related to the total biomass,above-and below-ground biomass.The average height had a significantly positive correlation with herb biomass in May but not in July.However,it exerted a significantly negative correlation with herb biomass in September.The biomass in the same month increased with increasing thinning intensity.Total herb biomass,above-and below-ground biomass showed positive correlations with Shannon-Winner index,Simpson index and Pielou evenness index in May.Conclusions:Thinning mainly changed the light environment in the forest,which would improve the plant diversity and biomass of herb layer in a short time.And different thinning intensity had different effects on the diversity of understory herb layer.The findings provide theoretical basis and reference for reasonable thinning and tending in coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests.

THE METRIC GENERALIZED INVERSE AND ITS SINGLE-VALUE SELECTION IN THE PRICING OF CONTINGENT CLAIMS IN AN INCOMPLETE FINANCIAL MARKET

This article continues to study the research suggestions in depth made by M.Z.Nashed and G.F.Votruba in the journal"Bull.Amer.Math.Soc."in 1974.Concerned with the pricing of non-reachable"contingent claims"in an incomplete financial market,when constructing a specific bounded linear operator A:l_(1)^(n)→l_(2) from a non-reflexive Banach space l_(1)^(n) to a Hilbert space l_(2),the problem of non-reachable"contingent claims"pricing is reduced to researching the(single-valued)selection of the(set-valued)metric generalized inverse A■ of the operator A.In this paper,by using the Banach space structure theory and the generalized inverse method of operators,we obtain a bounded linear single-valued selection A^(σ)=A+of A■.

Variation characteristics of acid rain in Zhuzhou,Central China over the period 2011-2020

Zhuzhou was one of the most polluted cities in China with the serious acid rain.Due to the implementation of air pollution control measures from 2016 to 2018,the acid rain pollution in this city has reduced.In order to understand the recent situation,a comprehensive study on the acid rain was carried out from January 2011 to December 2020.The pH values during the study period varied from 3.3 to 7.5,with a volume-weighted mean value of 4.7.The predominant acidic components of the precipitation were SO_(4)^(2-)and NO_(3)^(-),accounting for 89.3% of the total anions.The ratio of non-sea-salt SO_(4)^(2-)to NO_(3)^(-)showed a decreasing trend,revealing that the pollution type of acid rain changed from sulfuric acid type to sulfuric acid and nitric acid compound type.The correlation analysis(p<0.05)showed that SO_(4)^(2-)was positively correlated with NH_(4)^(+),Ca^(2+),and Mg^(2+);hence,it predominated in precipitation as(NH_(4))_(2)SO_(4),NH_(4)HSO_(4),CaSO_(4),and MgSO_(4).Significant positive correlation of Ca^(2+)with Mg^(2+)shows that they may originated mainly from crust.Significant positive correlation between SO_(4)^(2-)and F^(-)and Cl^(-)indicate that their source may be related to the non-ferrous metal smelting industry in Zhuzhou.Further correlation analysis shows that emissions from the non-ferrous metal smelting industry in the area have a large significant on SO_(4)^(2-)and F^(-)in precipitation,while Cl^(-)may still be emitted from other anthropogenic sources.

Mechano-responsive hydrogel for direct stem cell manufacturing to therapy

Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell(MSC)is one of the most actively studied cell types due to its regenerative potential and immunomodulatory properties.Conventional cell expansion methods using 2D tissue culture plates and 2.5D microcarriers in bioreactors can generate large cell numbers,but they compromise stem cell potency and lack mechanical preconditioning to prepare MSC for physiological loading expected in vivo.To overcome these challenges,in this work,we describe a 3D dynamic hydrogel using magneto-stimulation for direct MSC manufacturing to therapy.With our technology,we found that dynamic mechanical stimulation(DMS)enhanced matrix-integrinβ1 interactions which induced MSCs spreading and proliferation.In addition,DMS could modulate MSC biofunctions including directing MSC differentiation into specific lineages and boosting paracrine activities(e.g.,growth factor secretion)through YAP nuclear localization and FAK-ERK pathway.With our magnetic hydrogel,complex procedures from MSC manufacturing to final clinical use,can be integrated into one single platform,and we believe this‘all-in-one’technology could offer a paradigm shift to existing standards in MSC therapy.

Anthocyanins/chitosan films doped by nano zinc oxide for active and intelligent packaging:comparison of anthocyanins source from purple tomato or black wolfberry

The multifunctional films was prepared by blending chitosan and nano-ZnO with purple tomato anthocyanins or black wolfberry anthocyanins.The properties of films functioned by anthocyanins source and nano-ZnO content were studied.It was found purple tomato anthocyanins showed more significant color change against pH than black wolfberry anthocyanins.The nano-ZnO were widely dispersed in matrix and enhanced the compatibility of anthocyanins with chitosan.However,the anthocyanins source influenced the properties of the films more slightly than nano-ZnO addition.The tensile strength,antioxidant and antibacterial effects of the chitosan films dramatically increased after cooperated by nano-ZnO and anthocyanins,which also enhanced with increase of nano-ZnO content,whereas the elongation at break of the composite films decreased.Especially,the anthocyanin and nano-ZnO promoted the antibacterial activity of films synergistically.Composite films made from black wolfberry anthocyanins exhibited higher mechanical performance than those made from purple tomato anthocyanins but weaker antibacterial effects.The purple tomato anthocyanins/chitosan and nano-ZnO/purple tomato anthocyanins/chitosan films effectively reflected pork spoilage,changing their colors from dark green to brown,indicating the potential for applications in active and intelligent food packaging.

A mutli-scale spatial-temporal convolutional neural network with contrastive learning for motor imagery EEG classification

Motor imagery(MI)based Brain-computer interfaces(BCIs)have a wide range of applications in the stroke rehabilitation field.However,due to the low signal-to-noise ratio and high cross-subject variation of the electroencephalogram(EEG)signals generated by motor imagery,the classification performance of the existing methods still needs to be improved to meet the need of real practice.To overcome this problem,we propose a multi-scale spatial-temporal convolutional neural network called MSCNet.We introduce the contrastive learning into a multi-temporal convolution scale backbone to further improve the robustness and discrimination of embedding vectors.Experimental results of binary classification show that MSCNet outperforms the state-of-theart methods,achieving accuracy improvement of 6.04%,3.98%,and 8.15%on BCIC IV 2a,SMR-BCI,and OpenBMI datasets in subject-dependent manner,respectively.The results show that the contrastive learning method can significantly improve the classification accuracy of motor imagery EEG signals,which provides an important reference for the design of motor imagery classification algorithms.

Microfluidic thermotaxic selection of highlymotile sperm and in vitro fertilization

The selection of the most motile and functionally competent sperm is an essential basis for in vitro fertilization(IVF)and normal embryonic development.Widely adopted clinical approaches for sperm sample processing intensely rely on centrifugation and wash steps that may induce mechanical damage and oxidative stress to sperm.Although a few microfluidic sperm sorting devices may avoid these adverse effects by exploiting intrinsic guidance mechanisms of sperm swimming,none of these approaches have been fully validated by clinical-grade assessment criteria.In this study,a microfluidic sperm sorting device that enables the selection of highly motile and functional sperm via their intrinsic thermotaxis is presented.Bioinspired by the temperature microenvironment in the fallopian tube during natural sperm selection,a microfluidic device with controllable temperature gradients along the sperm separation channel was designed and fabricated.This study investigated the optimal temperature conditions for human sperm selection and fully characterized thermotaxis-selected sperm with 45 human sperm samples.Results indicated that a temperature range of 35–36.5℃along the separation channel significantly improves human sperm motility rate((85.25±6.28)%vs.(60.72±1.37)%;P=0.0484),increases normal sperm morphology rate((16.42±1.43)%vs.(12.55±0.88)%;P<0.0001),and reduces DNA fragmentation((7.44±0.79)%vs.(10.36±0.72)%;P=0.0485)compared to the nonthermotaxis group.Sperm thermotaxis is species-specific,and selected mouse sperm displayed the highest motility in response to a temperature range of 36–37.5℃ along the separation channel.Furthermore,IVF experiments indicated that the selected sperm permitted an increased fertilization rate and improved embryonic development from zygote to blastocyst.This microfluidic thermotaxic selection approach will be translated into clinical practice to improve the IVF success rate for patients with oligozoospermia and asthenozoospermia.

Establishment of a dmp based maternal haploid induction system for polyploid Brassica napus and Nicotiana tabacum

Doubled haploid(DH) technology is used to obtain homozygous lines in a single generation, a technique that significantly accelerates the crop breeding trajectory. Traditionally, in vitro culture is used to generate DHs, but this technique is limited by species and genotype recalcitrance. In vivo haploid induction(HI) through seed is widely and efficiently used in maize and was recently extended to several other crops. Here we show that in vivo HI can be triggered by mutation of DMP maternal haploid inducer genes in allopolyploid(allotetraploid) Brassica napus and Nicotiana tabacum. We developed a pipeline for selection of DMP orthologs for clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats mutagenesis and demonstrated average amphihaploid induction rates of2.4% and 1.2% in multiple B. napus and N. tabacum genotypes, respectively. These results further confirmed the HI ability of DMP gene in polyploid dicot crops. The DMP-HI system offers a novel DH technology to facilitate breeding in these crops. The success of this approach and the conservation of DMP genes in dicots suggest the broad applicability of this technique in other dicot crops.

聚散参数对集合不足患者视疲劳症状的影响

目的:探讨视功能参数对集合不足患者视疲劳症状的影响,以期找到能反映集合不足患者视疲劳程度的相关指标。方法:回顾性研究。从2013年7月至2017年7月温州医科大学附属眼视光医院就诊的集合不足患者中,随机抽取58例,年龄为(22.7±9.3)岁,排除斜视、眼部疾病、外伤史、屈光参差以及调节功能障碍。根据视疲劳症状问卷(CISS)总分按疲劳程度由重到轻分为重度组、中度组、轻度或无症状组3组,其中重度组20例,中度组19例,轻度或无症状组19例,分析其远/近隐斜量(PD/PN)、近距BO侧模糊点(PB)、恢复点(PR)与视疲劳程度的关系。使用Sheard法则PSheard=2/3PN-1/3PB以及隐斜与恢复点差值PR-N=PR-PN(PD/PN为外隐斜,计算用正数)进行计算。PSheard大于0说明不满足Sheard法则,PR-N小于0说明恢复点小于隐斜。使用方差分析进行数据比较。结果:视疲劳重度组(-9.5△±4.1△),中度组(-5.0△±3.1△),轻度或无症状组(-13.6△±5.4△)的PN比较差异有统计学意义(F=19.458,P<0.001)。3组间PB、PR差异均无统计学意义。3组PSheard值(重度组为1.9△±3.0△,中度组为-2.1△±3.0△,轻度或无症状组为3.4△±3.1△)差异有统计学意义(F=16.670,P<0.001),中度组与轻度或无症状组、重度组之间差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。中度组PSheard小于0,说明满足Sheard法则。轻度或无症状组和重度组PSheard大于0,不满足Sheard法则。重度组PR-N值为-5.6△±3.2△(95%CI:-7.4△,-4.3△),中度组为0.6△±4.6△(95%CI:-1.6△,2.9△),轻度或无症状组为-11.6△±6.5△(95%CI:-14.8△,-8.5△),3组间差异有统计学意义(F=29.127,P<0.001),组间两两比较差异均有统计学意义(均P<0.05)。结论:隐斜和恢复点的关系对集合不足患者的视疲劳症状有影响,当恢复点小于或略大于隐斜量,即PR-N<2.86△(中度组95%CI),容易出现视疲劳。当PR-N<-8.49△(轻度或无症状组95%CI),可能发生近距的间歇性抑制,症状反而减轻。

NS1-binding protein radiosensitizes esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by transcriptionally suppressing c-Myc

Background:Cisplatin-based chemotherapy with concurrent radiotherapy is a standard treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC).NS1-binding protein(NS1-BP),a member of the BTB-kelch protein fam-ily,has been shown to inhibit the proliferation of Hela cells by suppressing c-Myc.In the present study,we examined the potential function role of NS1-BP expression in ESCC,and particularly,the sensitivity of ESCC to radiotherapy.Methods:NS1-BP expression was examined using immunohistochemistry in two cohorts(n=98 for the training cohort;n=46 for independent validation cohort)of ESCC patients receiving cisplatin-based chemotherapy and con-current radiotherapy.Normal esophageal mucosal tissue blocks were used as a control.We also conducted a series of in vitro and in vivo experiments to examine the potential effects of over-expressing NS1-BP on ESCC cells,and particu-larly their sensitivity to ionizing irradiation.Results:In the training cohort,NS1-BP downregulation was observed in 59%(85/144)of the ESCC specimens.NS1-BP downregulation was associated with chemoradiotherapeutic resistance and shorter disease-specific survival(DSS)in both the training and validation cohorts.Over-expressing NS1-BP in cultured ESCC cells substantially increased the cellular response to irradiation both in vitro and in vivo.NS1-BP also significantly enhanced IR-induced apoptosis,and abrogated IR-induced G2/M cell-cycle arrest and ATM/Chk1 phosphorylation.Immunoprecipitation assays indicated that NS1-BP could interact with c-Myc promoter regions to inhibit its transcription.In ESCC tissues,c-Myc expression was inversely correlated with NS1-BP levels,and was associated with a shorter DSS.Conclusions:Our findings highlight the role and importance of NS1-BP in radiosensitivity of ESCC.Targeting the NS1-BP/c-Myc pathway may provide a novel therapeutic strategy for ESCC.