The development of Belt and Road has seen a boom of imported fresh agri-products in China. This stimulates the growth of refrigerated transport, which accounts for much more carbon emissions than traditional transport. Designing a sustainable cold ch...
It is well known that the chicken gene pools have high adaptive abilities, including adaptation to cold environments. This research aimed to study the genomic distribution of runs of homozygosity (ROH) in a population of Russian White (RW) chickens a...
The optimization of cutting parameters is critical for improving machining efficiency and extending tool life. Colding’s equation is one such tool life prediction equation that can be used to optimize the machining parameters. However, the equa...
Plant growth and development can be adversely affected by cold stress, limiting productivity. The glutathione S-transferase (GST) family comprises important detoxifying enzymes, which play major roles in biotic and abiotic stress responses by reducin...
To identify superior eucalyptus genotypes adapted to the cold-prone northern margin of Guangdong Province and to elucidate the genetic basis underlying growth, cold tolerance, and heterosis, this study evaluated 51 eucalyptus genetic materials with d...
Rye (Secale cereale), a cereal crop with high cold tolerance, serves as an ideal model for investigating plant cold adaptation mechanisms. Despite recent progress in identifying numerous genes and metabolic changes associated with cold tolerance, the...
Alfalfa species Medicago sativa L. (MS) and Medicago falcata L. (MF), globally prominent perennial leguminous forages, hold substantial economic value. However, our comprehension of the molecular mechanisms governing their resistance to cold stress r...
Grass carp is an economically important cultured species in China. Triploid embryo production is widely applied in aquaculture to achieve reproductive sterility, improve somatic growth, and reduce ecological risks associated with uncontrolled breedin...
The industrial and economic expansion of China, particularly its rapid urbanization, has resulted in dramatic increased consumption of energy resources and the resulting environmental impacts at local, regional and global levels. Although a national...
Aimed at the high cost of cold chain distribution of fresh agricultural products within a specified time window, a joint optimization method based on a bi-level programming model for cold chain logistics is proposed for the location of front warehous...
Low temperature is a major environmental stressor that severely affects the physiology and survival of marine fish. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying cold stress responses in spotted sea bass Lateolabrax maculatus remain poorly understood,...
Owing to the high altitude and short frost-free period of the Tibetan Plateau, potato plants are frequently exposed to cold stress (CS), which severely restricts their growth and productivity. Thus, understanding the mechanisms underlying cold tolera...
In temperate regions, early sowing of high nutritive genotypes could support maize production sustainability by avoiding warming-related unfavorable environment conditions during flowering. Seven standard maize (SM) lines and their nine quality prote...
Mungbean or greengram (Vigna radiata) is an important legume crop well known for its high protein with nitrogen-fixing abilities. However, the severe yield loss in mungbean occurs due to susceptibility to low temperatures at all stages of plant growt...
The NAC gene family is one of the largest families of transcriptional regulators in plants, and it plays important roles in the regulation of growth and development as well as in stress responses. Genome-wide analyses have been performed in diverse p...
One of the unresolved questions in stress-response biology is how plants coordinate expression levels between the response and adaptation. In this work, we proposed a two-level analysis that examines both transcriptional and translational profiles of...
Low temperature (LT) is an important abiotic factor affecting plant survival, growth and distribution. The response of Cryptomeria fortunei (Chinese cedar) to LT is not well known, limiting its application in production and ornamental value. In this...
Over the last decade, monoclonal antibodies to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), also known as immune checkpoint blockers (ICB), have been the most successful approach for cancer therapy. Starting with mAb to cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-...
The finite element was used to temperature changes with time to Au-AgPd alloy and porcelain crowns in three dimensional models of average maxillary second premolar. Temperature changes some critical nodes were calculated as a result of hot/cold liqui...
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Farmers worldwide have to deal with increasing climate variability and weather extremes. Most of the previous research has focused on impacts on agricultural production, but little is known about the related social and economic impacts on farmers. In...
Heavily loaded structural elements operating in a corrosive environment are usually quickly destroyed. An example of such an element is a ship propeller operating in a seawater environment. This research presents a fatigue resistance test performed o...
During diapause, a state of temporarily arrested development, insects require low winter temperatures to suppress their metabolism, conserve energy stores and acquire cold hardiness. A warmer winter could, thus, reduce diapause incidence and duration...
Background/Objectives: Globally, coverage of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 h of birth is 45 percent, far below the WHO target of 90 percent by 2030. For newborns delivered in out-of-facility settings, delayed contact with health workers, transpor...
Composite structures are increasingly being utilized in modern construction. This computational analysis focuses on the structural performance of composite beams formed by thin-walled, cold-formed steel channel sections strengthened with concrete. Th...
Groundwaters circulating in Upper Mesozoic carbonates are of great interest for geothermal heat production and storage applications in the Geneva area. This study aims at providing new insights and proposing new interpretations about the mineral-wate...
The neutron imaging instrument CONRAD was operated as a part of the user program of the research reactor BER-II at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) from 2005 to 2020. The instrument was designed to use the neutron flux from the cold source of the react...
Maize is a cold-sensitive crop, and it exhibits severe retardation of growth and development when exposed to cold snaps during and right after seedling emergence. Although different agronomic, physiological, and molecular approaches have been tried t...
The cold tolerance studies were carried out in a bi-parental F2 population of a cross between tolerant and susceptible parents (SKUA-529 and HEERA, respectively). The purpose was to screen the individuals of a population for primary cold-tolerance-re...
Modern food production-distribution processes represent a critical stressor for the environment and for natural ecosystems. The rising flows of food across growing and consumption areas couple with the higher expectations of consumers for the quality...
Cold temperature storage (lower than 10 °C) has been used as a management strategy to extend marketability and reduce potato storage losses. However, cold temperatures may result in dark-colored chips through a process known as cold-induced sweet...
This paper introduces a simultaneous optimization approach to synthesizing work and heat exchange networks (WHENs). The proposed work and heat integration (WHI) superstructure enables different thermodynamic paths of pressure and temperature-changing...
NAC transcription factors (TFs) participate in multiple biological processes, including biotic and abiotic stress responses, signal transduction and development. Cold stress can adversely impact plant growth and development, thereby limiting agricult...
A correct cold room heat load calculation ensures that the refrigeration system operates efficiently, reducing operating costs while maintaining a constant temperature to prevent stored goods from spoiling. Refrigeration engineers typically use softw...
Countries around the world established immunization programs over 40 years ago to reach all infants. The maturity of these preventive health programs offers some useful learning on the importance of, and components needed for, population-based servic...
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Aim: To analyze the characteristics of multicomponent interventions to reduce childhood overweight and obesity in territories with an extremely cold climate. Methods: A systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA statement. MEDLINE, PsycNet,...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a key indicator of hygienic and operational deficiencies in swimming pools, particularly in tourist facilities with high and variable user loads. This study reports the results of a four-year regulatory surveillance program...
Background and Objectives: To assess the effect of continuous cold flow (CCF) therapy on pain reduction, opioid consumption, fast recovery, less perioperative bleeding and patient satisfaction in patients undergoing a total knee arthroplasty. Materia...
At the Institute of Horticulture, Lithuanian Research Centre of Agriculture, Babtai, Lithuania, 27 fruit cultivars and 25 vegetable cultivars suitable for organic production were included in the National Plant Variety List and into the European Union...
Open atrium spaces in university libraries have emerged as a prevalent architectural trend. While increasing daylighting through enlarged glazing areas enhances the indoor environment, it simultaneously introduces significant thermal challenges in co...
Winter rapeseed is susceptible to freezing stress during winter, making it difficult to overwinter safely and resulting in a reduction of yield and quality. DNA methylation, the main epigenetic modification, can regulate plant responses to various st...
The integrated energy system coupling multi-type energy production terminal to realize multi-energy complementarity and energy ladder utilization is of great significance to alleviate the existing energy production crisis and reduce environmental pol...
Ambient temperature is a continuous environmental input that affects energy homeostasis through integrated physiological programs. In mammals, thermal cues detected by cutaneous and visceral sensors are conveyed through spinal, vagal, and sympathetic...
Low temperature is a major limiting factor for the growth and reproduction of some plant species, such as tomato. So far, few studies have been conducted on the effects of low temperature, and the mechanisms of plants’ response to this type of stress...
A multifaceted, participatory, open program based on a qualitative and quantitative approach was developed in the Region of Murcia (Spain) aimed to reduce antibiotic use in children under 3 years of age diagnosed with upper respiratory tract infectio...
The world has faced pandemics throughout its history. The most recent, COVID-19, took lives and disrupted healthcare and economies. COVID-19 vaccine programs were launched worldwide; however, the record time in which vaccines were developed raises qu...
Cold-water coral reefs are hotspots of biological diversity and play an important role as carbonate factories in the global carbon cycle. Reef-building corals can be found in cold oceanic waters around the world. Detailed knowledge on the spatial loc...
We recently demonstrated that the sympathetic nervous system can be voluntarily activated following a training program consisting of cold exposure, breathing exercises, and meditation. This resulted in profound attenuation of the systemic inflammator...
This paper presents a numerical parametric study on cold-formed steel built-up beams subjected to bending. The cold-formed steel built-up elements are efficient structural elements that are easy to assemble during the construction process, ensuring m...
In regions where natural gas is used for both power generation and heating buildings, extreme cold weather events can place the electrical system under enormous stress and challenge the ability to meet residential heating and electric demands. Reside...
White adipose tissue (WAT) regulates energy balance through energy storage, adipokines secretion and the thermogenesis process. Beige adipocytes are responsible for WAT thermogenesis. They are generated by adipogenesis or transdifferentiation during...
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