A Novel Signal-Amplified Immunoassay for the Detection of C-Reactive Protein Using HRP-Doped Magnetic Nanoparticles as Labels with the Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance as a Detector by Ning Gan, Ping Xiong, Ji Wang, Tianhua Li, Futao Hu, Yuting Cao, Lei Zheng

“…A novel horseradish peroxidase- (HPR-) doped magnetic core-shell Fe3O4@SiO2@Au nanocomposites (Fe-Au MNPs) were employed on immunoassay for the determination of C-reactive protein (CRP) based on a electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance detector (EQCM). …”
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High-Salt Enhances the Inflammatory Response by Retina Pigment Epithelium Cells following Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation by Dike Zhang, Chaokui Wang, Shuang Cao, Zi Ye, Bolin Deng, Aize Kijlstra, Peizeng Yang

“…ARPE-19 cells were cultured with LPS in DMEM to which extra NaCl had been added (20 mM and 40 mM). NaCl had no influence on the apoptosis and proliferation of ARPE-19. …”
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Effects of retaining different number of mother bamboo on the growth and NSCs allocation of new-born seedlings in Phyllostachys edulis at different age by Binao Zhou, Xu Zhang, Hanjiao Zhang, Wenjing Yao, Long Li, Shuyan Lin, Fuliang Cao

“…Pruning mother bamboo in a clump can significantly affect the NSCs allocation of new shoots, thereby affecting their growth. …”
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Seasonal Trophic Shift of Littoral Consumers in Eutrophic Lake Taihu (China) Revealed by a Two-Source Mixing Model by Qiong Zhou, Ping Xie, Jun Xu, Xufang Liang, Jianhui Qin, Te Cao, Feizhou Chen

“…Seasonal fluctuations in consumer σ13C and σ15N were attributed to the combined impacts of temporal variation in isotopic signatures of basal resources and the diet shift of fishes. …”
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Evolution Characteristics of a High-Level Asymmetric Fracture-Seepage Community and Precise Coalbed Methane Drainage Technology during Mining of Outburst-Prone Coal Seam Groups by Hongbing Wang, Zhiheng Cheng, Tie Li, Liang Chen, Quanle Zou, Shengli Yang, Jialin Cao

“…Moreover, the intervals favorable for CBM drainage for pressure relief on both sides of the fracture development zone in overlying strata of 4305 rear working face in the mine were separately determined as xaj ≤ 22.68 m and 24 m ≤ xβj ≤ 37.8 m. …”
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Editorial: The role of dietary interventions in the regulation of host-microbe interactions, volume II by Xinyi Zhang, Xinyi Zhang, Xinyi Zhang, Yujie Cai, Xia He, Tingtao Chen, Tingtao Chen

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An Infrared Small Moving Target Detection Method in Complex Scenes Based on Dual-Region Search by Huazhao Cao, Yuxin Hu, Ziming Wang, Jianwei Yang, Guangyao Zhou, Wenzhi Wang, Yuhan Liu

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Effect of thermal stress on the life of DC link capacitors for smart grid by Xiao-Wu Sun, Ying Qiao, Yin-Da Li, Chong-Feng Cao, Xiang-Ming Guo

“…With an increase in HST by 5 °C, a step-increase in the withstand voltage capability of DCLC from 7,000 V to 7,200 V was observed that demonstrated an enhancement of 2.86% in the breakdown strength performance. …”
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Electroacupuncture Improves Baroreflex and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type B Receptor-Mediated Responses in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii of Hypertensive Rats by Qi Zhang, Ying-Ying Tan, Xiao-hua Liu, Fan-Rong Yao, Dong-Yuan Cao

“…In the present study, the long-term effect of EA on GABA receptor function and expression was examined in the NTS of two-kidney, one-clip (2K1C) renovascular hypertensive rats. EA (0.1–0.4 mA, 2 and 15 Hz) was applied at Zusanli (ST36) acupoints overlying the deep fibular nerve for 30 min once a day for two weeks. …”
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Radiation Pneumonitis after Radiotherapy of Neck Lymphoma by Min Wei, Jun Cai, Tao Tong, Shihua Yu, Yonghua Yang, Weijia Zhang, Jiyuan Yang

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Clinicopathological Characteristics, Treatment, and Prognosis of 21 Patients with Primary Gastric Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Yang Chen, Hong Zhu, Feng Xu, Yidan Cao, Xingting Gu, Yuming Wan, Hongfeng Gou

“…We performed a retrospective analysis of 21 patients with primary gastric squamous cell carcinoma (PGSCC) who were admitted to our hospital from October 2008 to October 2014. The median age was 67 years and male predominance was observed, the most common tumor locations were the upper third of the stomach, most of the clinical manifestations were identical to those of other types of gastric tumors, and the tumor cells had positive immunoreactivity for p63 and CK5/6. …”
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Dietary guanidinoacetic acid supplementation improves rumen metabolism, duodenal nutrient flux, and growth performance in lambs by Shiqi Zhang, Mireguli Yimamu, Chen Ma, Jun Pan, Caidie Wang, Wenjie Cai, Kailun Yang

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Protocol for measuring the auxin-induced changes of m6A modification by Bin Li, Yixing Li, Lei Li, Linjun Cai, Lan Li, Li Li, Chongsheng He

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Increased Expression of TLR10 in B Cell Subsets Correlates with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Ying Zhang, Rong Cao, Haijian Ying, Juping Du, Shuaishuai Chen, Na Wang, Bo Shen

“…TLR10 levels in B cells and B cell subsets (CD19+CD27+, CD19+CD27−, CD27+IgD−, CD27+IgD+, CD27−IgD+, D27−IgD−, CD19+CD5+, and CD19+CD5−) and inflammatory biomarker concentrations in peripheral blood (PB) obtained from RA subjects and HCs were detected by flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), respectively. …”
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Planar Nonlinear Galloping of Iced Transmission Lines under Forced Self-Excitation Conditions by Xiaohui Liu, Shuguang Yang, Chuan Wu, Ming Zou, Guangyun Min, Ceshi Sun, Mengqi Cai

“…The control parameters can be used as a reference for engineering design. …”
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Unraveling the microbial mysteries: gut microbiota’s role in ulcerative colitis by Keyu Ren, Chunming Yong, Yanchun Jin, Shanwei Rong, Kuijin Xue, Bin Cao, Hongyun Wei

“…The influence of gut microbiota on the efficacy of biological immunotherapy for UC is also examined, highlighting how microbial composition can influence treatment outcomes. Furthermore, we review microbiota transplantation, and their potential benefits in UC management. …”
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A Study on the Evaluation Method for the Operating Status of Overhead Transmission Lines Based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) by Qingbin Wang, Liang Wang, Rui Tian, Shuangpeng Cao, Shuai Zuo, Di Che, Lantao Jing

“…This demonstrates that the AHP‐based evaluation method can effectively enable dynamic assessment of the operating status of overhead transmission lines.…”
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The histone demethylase KDM5C enhances the sensitivity of acute myeloid leukemia cells to lenalidomide by stabilizing cereblon by Lu Zou, Dan Cao, Qing Sun, Wenjun Yu, Bingzong Li, Guoqiang Xu, Liang Zhou

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Kupffer Cells Promote the Differentiation of Adult Liver Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells into Lymphocytes via ICAM-1 and LFA-1 Interaction by Deping Meng, Yuhong Qin, Nan Lu, Keke Fang, Yuan Hu, Zhigang Tian, Cai Zhang

“…We then demonstrated that kupffer cells can also promote HSPC expansion. A blockade of intercellular cell adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in a liver HSPC and kupffer cell coculture system impaired the adhesion, expansion, and differentiation of HSPCs. …”
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Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds and Microwave Regeneration on Self-prepared High-surface-area Beaded Activated Carbon by Shih-Ying Hsiao, Shu-Wen You, Can Wang, Ji-Guang Deng, Hsing-Cheng Hsi

“…Abstract Self-prepared beaded activated carbons (SBAC) were derived from carbonized phenolic formaldehyde (PF) resins through an optimal activation procedure (900°C for 4 h) using CO2 and compared with a commercial BAC (termed KBAC) over physicochemical properties, adsorption performance against methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and toluene (TOL), and their regenerability. …”
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