This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of the BCO2 genotype and dietary supplementation with marigold flower extract on the expression of BCO1, BCO2, LRAT, and TTPA genes in the adipose tissue and brain of rabbits. The concentrations of lut...
Carotenoids are essential nutrients for humans and animals, and carotenoid coloration represents an important meat quality parameter for many farmed animals. Increasingly, studies have demonstrated that vertebrate carotenoid cleavage oxygenases (CCOs...
This study investigated the effect of the BCO2 genotype and the addition of Aztec marigold flower extract to rabbit diets on the expression of BCO1, BCO2, LRAT, and TTPA genes in the liver. The levels of lutein, zeaxanthin, β-carotene, retinol,...
To obtain new high-temperature resistant composites that can meet the requirements of aircraft development for thermal insulation and mechanical properties, SiBCO aerogel composites were prepared by sol-gel, supercritical drying and high-temperature...
Cherry shrimp (Neocaridina denticulata sinensis) is one of the main ornamental shrimp because of its bright body color. β, β-carotene 9′,10′-dioxygenase (BCO2) is closely related to the body color produced by carotenoids. In ord...
Complex disease states, like bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO), not only result in physiological symptoms, such as lameness, but also a complex systemic reaction involving immune and growth factor responses. For the modern broiler (m...
Carotenoids are isoprenoid pigments, and sources of vitamin A in humans. The first metabolic pathway for their synthesis is mediated by the enzymes β,β-carotene-15,15′-dioxygenase (BCO1) and β,β-carotene-9′,10′-d...
A large drilled single domain SmBa2Cu3O7−δ (SmBCO) bulk superconductor with a diameter of 32 mm and different hole sizes was successfully fabricated using the modified top-seeded infiltration and growth (TSIG) process. The morphology, superconducting...
Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) infection causes significant economic loss to the dairy and beef industries worldwide. BCoV exhibits dual tropism, infecting the respiratory and enteric tracts of cattle. The enteric BCoV isolates could also induce respirato...
Carotenoid-based coloration significantly influences the ornamental appeal and market value of aquatic species. This study identifies the genetic basis of yellow body coloration in the large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea), a commercially import...
The performance of critical current density of GdBa2Cu3O7−δ (GdBCO or Gd123) superconductor bulk has an important influence on its practical applications. In this work, four single-domain GdBCO superconductor bulks were successfully proce...
Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) exhibits dual tissue tropism, infecting both the respiratory and enteric tracts of cattle. Viral entry into host cells requires a coordinated interaction between viral and host proteins. However, the specific cellular recept...
The multiseeding technique is a method to grow large-sized REBa2Cu3O7−δ (REBCO, where RE is a rare earth element) high temperature superconducting bulks. However, due to the existence of grain boundaries between seed crystals, the superco...
High dietary intake of β-cryptoxanthin (BCX, an oxygenated provitamin A carotenoid) is associated with a lower risk of lung disease in smokers. BCX can be cleaved by β-carotene-15,15′-oxygenase (BCO1) and β-carotene-9′,10&p...
Epidemiological studies have reported that the Mexican population is highly susceptible to dyslipidemia. The MARC1, ADCY5, and BCO1 genes have recently been involved in lipidic abnormalities. This study aimed to analyze the association of single nucl...
Coronaviruses (CoV) are widely distributed pathogens of human and animals and can cause mild or severe respiratory and gastrointestinal disease. Antigenic and genetic similarity of some CoVs within the Betacoronavirus genus is evident. Therefore, for...
In this study, the effect of the pre-infiltration temperature (Ti) on the liquid-phase infiltration characteristics and its effect on the magnetic properties of single-domain GdBCO bulks prepared by the top-seeded infiltration growth (TSIG) method ar...
Carotenoid consumption decreases the risk of cancer, osteoporosis, or neurodegenerative diseases through interrupting the formation of free radicals. The deposition of carotenoids in chicken skin makes the skin color turn from white into yellow. The...
Bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) is a major cause of lameness in broiler chickens. This condition arises when bacteria from the gastrointestinal or aerosol tract migrate to infect bone microfractures, often exacerbated by rapid grow...
In sub-Saharan Africa, vitamin A deficiency constitutes a severe health problem despite various supplementation and food fortification programs. Given that the intake of preformed vitamin A from animal products remains low in these countries, an effi...
Background/Objectives: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Staphylococcus spp. associated with poultry production is an emerging concern with implications for animal and public health. This study aimed to characterize antimicrobial susceptibility patte...
Bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) is a septic necrosis of the skeletal system of unknown origin and an important cause of lameness in broiler chickens. Epithelial inflammation has been proposed as an avenue for bacterial translocatio...
Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) is one of the major viral pathogens of cattle, responsible for economic losses and causing a substantial impact on animal welfare. Several in vitro 2D models have been used to investigate BCoV infection and its pathogenesis....
An extensive body of work has documented the antioxidant role of xanthophylls (lutein and zeaxanthin) in human health and specifically how they provide photoprotection in human vision. More recently, evidence is emerging for the transcriptional regul...
The important factors in obtaining a high-quality superconducting joint were investigated for the superconducting joint of a GdBa2Cu3Ox (GdBCO) bulk superconductor with sintered ErBa2Cu3Ox (ErBCO) using the local melt-growth method. REBCO (RE: rare e...
Background: Bronchiectasis-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) overlap (BCO) is a neglected area of trials, and it is not covered by guidelines for clinical practice. Methods: Using the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan,...
Lameness associated with bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) continues to be an important topic of great interest to global poultry production. Caused by bacterial infection of susceptible necrotic bone tissue, the disease severely aff...
Modern day broilers have a great genetic potential to gain heavy bodyweights with a huge metabolic demand prior to their fully mature ages. Moreover, this made the broilers prone to opportunistic pathogens which may enter the locomotory organs under...
In Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), an efficient clustering technique is critical in optimizing the energy level of networked sensors and prolonging the network lifetime. While the traditional bee colony optimization technique has been widely used as...
Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) and bovine coronavirus (BCoV) affect dairy herds worldwide. In this study, effects on herd health, morbidity, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) were assessed. Herds were considered free of infection (FREE),...
The term ionone is derived from “iona” (Greek for violet) which refers to the violet scent and “ketone” due to its structure. Ionones can either be chemically synthesized or endogenously produced via asymmetric cleavage of &be...
The bovine coronavirus (BCoV) KBR-1 strain, obtained from calf diarrhea samples collected in 2017, belongs to group GIIa. To attenuate this strain, it was subcultured continuously (up to 79 times) in HRT-18 cells, followed by 80–120 passages in...
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the scientific community to prioritize the discovery of preventive methods and new therapeutics, including the investigation of natural compounds with antiviral potential. Fungal secondary metabolites (SMs) r...
During infection in vitro with the strain 438/06 of bovine coronavirus (BCoV), a β-coronavirus similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) CoV-2, treatment with 6-pentyl-α-pyrone (6PP), a fungal metabolite obtained from Trichoderma...
Second-generation high-temperature superconducting tapes (2G HTS; SuperPower Inc., Glenville, NY, USA) based on GdBCO (GdBa2Cu3O7−δ, where δ denotes oxygen deficiency) were aged at −26.4 °C, +2 °C, and room temperature...
Hairy root disease (HRD) caused by rhizogenic Agrobacterium biovar 1 strains affect tomato, cucumber, eggplant, and bell pepper grown in hydroponic greenhouses and can cause considerable yield losses worldwide. Recently, Paenibacillus xylanexedens st...
Bovine coronavirus (BCoV) causes severe diarrhea in neonatal calves, winter dysentery in adult cattle, and respiratory disease in feedlot cattle, resulting in economic losses. A total of 16/140 calf diarrheic feces samples collected in South Korea be...
SmBa2Cu3O7-δ (SmBCO) films have been prepared by chemical solution deposition starting from extremely-low-fluorine solutions (7% fluorine with respect to standard full trifluoroacetate solutions). Smooth and homogeneous SmBCO films could be ach...
Bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO) is caused by several bacteria, including Salmonella, Staphylococcus spp., Escherichia coli, Enterococcus spp., and Mycoplasma spp., and BCO is a significant animal health and welfare issue in broiler...
Staphylococcus species are saprophytic, opportunistic, and nosocomial pathogens that frequently co-infect with other microorganisms, causing severe infections in birds. Some of the notable examples include bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis...
Bacterial chondronecrosis with osteomyelitis (BCO), and its associated lameness, is one of the most common and devastating issues the poultry industry constantly faces, both globally and domestically. Leveraging the currently accepted “leaky gu...
First-principles calculations were employed to study the mechanical properties for the recently proposed tetragonal B4CO4 (t-B4CO4). The calculated structural parameters and elastic constants of t-B4CO4 are in excellent agreement with the previous re...
Bovine coronavirus(BCoV) is a significant pathogen causing substantial economic losses in the cattle industry through increased calf mortality, reduced growth performance, and decreased milk yield. Rapid and accurate diagnostic methods are therefore...
Cattle and water buffalo are the main livestock species that are raised in the Campania region, southern Italy, and they contribute significantly to the regional rural economy. Currently there are limited data on the prevalence of relevant impact inf...
The structural, stability, mechanical, elastic anisotropy and electronic properties of two ternary light element compounds, B2CO2 and B6C2O5, are systematically investigated. The elastic constants and phonon calculations reveal that B2CO2 and B6C2O5...
Blockchain technology is increasingly being used in the internet of things (BCoT: Blockchain for IoT) to ensure the security and reliability of data exchanged between connected devices. There are several generic blockchain architectures for IoT that...
Reliable low resistance joints are required for the practical application of second generation high temperature superconducting (2G HTS)
It has been proven that visible light with a wavelength of about 405 nm exhibits an antimicrobial effect on bacteria and fungi if the irradiation doses are high enough. Hence, the question arises as to whether this violet light would also be suitable...
Carotenoid cleavage oxygenases can cleave carotenoids into a range of biologically important products. Carotenoid isomerooxygenase (NinaB) and β, β-carotene 15, 15′-monooxygenase (BCO1) are two important oxygenases. In order to unders...
Background: Bacterial Chondronecrosis with Osteomyelitis (BCO) is a significant issue affecting the welfare and economy of the broiler industry, causing substantial revenue losses annually. This disease is frequently associated with Staphylococcus sp...
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