Artificial insemination (AI) with cryopreserved semen is still unreliable for extensive pig industry application. Adding seminal plasma (SP) could improve post-thawing quality, but its suitability could vary. We applied a simple cold-shock test (CST,...
In order to meet the latest requirements for sensor quality test in the industry, the sample sensor needs to be placed in the medium for the cold and hot shock test. However, the existing environmental test chamber cannot effectively control the temp...
Temperature plays a crucial role in shaping the biology of insects. Developmental temperature and acclimation temperatures influence their ability to cope with extreme thermal conditions. This study investigates the effects of developmental temperatu...
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an organelle important for several functions of cellular physiology. This study identified the giant river prawn’s glucose-regulated protein 78 (Mr-grp78), which is important for ER stress mechanisms. Nucleotide and...
The main objective of this study was to characterize using whole-genome sequencing analysis, a new variant of the qnrB gene (qnrB89) carried by a fluoroquinolone-susceptible bacterium isolated from mucus of farmed Salmo salar fingerling in Chile. Cit...
Somatic embryogenesis in Solanum betaceum (tamarillo) has proven to be an effective model system for studying morphogenesis, since optimized plant regeneration protocols are available, and embryogenic competent cell lines can be induced from differen...
Background/Objectives: RNA-binding motif protein 3 (RBM3) is a cold-shock protein associated with a favorable prognosis in various malignancies. However, its role in epithelial ovarian cancer (OC) remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the pro...
Many bacteria encode so-called cold shock proteins. These proteins are characterized by a conserved protein domain. Often, the bacteria have multiple cold shock proteins that are expressed either constitutively or at low temperatures. In the Gram-pos...
In Europe, very few studies are available regarding the diversity of Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) clonal complexes (CCs) and sequence types (ST) in poultry and on the related typing of isolates using whole genome sequencing (WGS). In thi...
The aim of the current work was to characterize disturbances in the hormonal balance and changes in the accumulation of the protective heat shock proteins (HSP) as a result of deacclimation in a few cultivars of oilseed rape. Samples for both analyse...
Hot dry rock is developed by injecting cold water into high-temperature rock mass. At the same time, cold water is heated in contact with the rock mass. With the continuous influx of cold water, the surrounding rock will undergo a rapid cooling proce...
Conditions that prevail during harsh winters and hot summers pose a serious challenge for machine designers building devices suitable for operation in extreme weather. It is essential for the designers and the users to define the principles and condi...
Shock resisting cold work tool steel is one of the most applicable steels for several applications such as cutting sheets, chisels, hammers, etc. It has been categorized according to its characteristic properties into different categories as hot and...
Galeruca daurica (Joannis) is a pest species with serious outbreaks in the Inner Mongolian grasslands in recent years, and its larvae and eggs are extremely cold-tolerant. To gain a deeper understanding of the molecular mechanism of its cold-tolerant...
In order to investigate the effect of a high temperature-water cooling cycle on the acoustic emission characteristics of the granite splitting process, Brazilian splitting tests were conducted on granite disc specimens treated with high temperature&n...
The suborder Notothenioidae is comprised of Antarctic fishes, several of which have lost their ability to rapidly upregulate heat shock proteins in response to thermal stress, instead adopting a pattern of expression resembling constitutive genes. Gi...
In human pre-mRNA splicing, infrequent errors occur resulting in erroneous splice products as shown in a genome-wide approach. One characteristic subgroup consists of products lacking one cassette exon. The noise in the splicing process, represented...
Plant viruses can cause substantial yield losses, yet disease severity often varies between seasons because plants frequently experience heat or cold episodes before infection. In this study, we tested whether such temperature conditions affect the p...
Low temperature stress adversely affects plant growth and development. Isolation and characterization of cold response genes from cold-tolerant plants help to understand the mechanism underlying low temperature tolerance. In this study, PsCor413pm2,...
Three-dimensionally printed fine-grained refractory ceramics ready for use in contact with liquid steel based on developed one-step thermal debindable ceramic filaments that do not require any chemical solvent pre-debinding are investigated. This wor...
During reservoir stimulation and long-term operation of Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGSs), repeated injection of cold fluids induces cyclic thermal shock in the surrounding rock mass, leading to progressive modification of mechanical properties and...
Chrome-containing corundum–spinel castables are the preferred materials for ladle purging plugs due to their excellent slag resistance, high mechanical strength, and good volume stability. However, their poor thermal shock resistance often lead...
Molecular chaperones, especially heat shock proteins (HSPs) have vital functions in cells’ responses to stress. Here, we cloned and sequenced the complete complementary DNA encoding HSP90 (MjHSP90) from the shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus. The Mj...
Cold-chain supply systems depend on a sequence of linked production and logistics decisions. In prepared-food cold chains, quality may deteriorate not because one visible failure occurs, but because testing, traceability records, temperature monitori...
The recent rise in whole blood usage for traumatic hemorrhagic shock has renewed interest in the impact of leukocytes on hemostatic function during cold storage. This study investigated whether tissue factor (TF)-bearing extracellular vesicles (EVs)...
Mussel meal (species Perna perna) was evaluated as a potential feed additive for whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) diets to improve growth and cold resistance. Five experimental diets (0, 1, 2, 3 and 4% of mussel meal inclusion) were tested in q...
Taylor impact tests involving the collision of a cylindrical sample with an anvil are widely used to study the dynamic properties of materials and to test numerical methods. We apply a combined experimental-numerical approach to study the dynamic pla...
This study compared the mechanical properties of the NAB (Ni-Al-bronze) material fabricated using wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) technology with those of the cast NAB. Using a CMT (cold metal transfer) welding process, this study analyzed the...
Wood residues from forestry industries can be potential raw materials for specialty and edible mushroom production. The aim of this study was to evaluate the suitability of wood residues for the cultivation of Ganoderma lucidum originating from borea...
Butterfly wing color patterns are modified by various treatments, such as temperature shock, injection of chemical inducers, and covering materials on pupal wing tissue. Their mechanisms of action have been enigmatic. Here, we investigated the mechan...
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...
Powerplants frequently use river water for cooling, subsequently discharging warm effluent. Some of these plants can cycle on and off rapidly based on electricity demand, resulting in dramatic temperature fluctuations in the receiving waters. To unde...
Reactive metals (RMs) are a new class of material that can withstand mechanical loads and chemically react to release large amounts of heat under strong impact loading. They are gradually becoming widely used in defense and military fields, including...
Shale gas is a promising new energy source stored in shale. This research aims to study the laws of rock crack initiation and propagation under the low-temperature fracturing of liquid nitrogen, explore the influencing factors of the shale reservoir...
Low-temperature conditioning is a key procedure in the flexibility evaluation of waterproofing membranes and directly affects the reliability of subsequent performance assessments. However, the internal unsteady-state heat transfer kinetics and the t...
This article deals with the effect of strain-assisted tempering (SAT) on the fatigue properties of 54SiCr6 steel used for spring steel wires in a wide variety of automotive applications, including coil springs. This steel spring wire is extremely str...
We present an overview of the results obtained from the study of the resolved distribution of molecular gas around eight young (
Cavitation-induced degradation of metallic materials presents a significant challenge for engineers and users of equipment operating with high-velocity fluids. For any metallic material, the mechanical strength and ductility characteristics are contr...
The aims of this research were to perform molecular characterization and biofunctional analyses of giant river prawn Hsp40 and Hsp90 genes (Mr-hsp40 and Mr-hsp90) under various stress conditions. Comparisons of the nucleotide and amino acid sequences...
Introduction: Heart transplantation (HT) remains the gold-standard treatment but is conditioned by organ shortage. This study aimed to evaluate the value of Forrester classification and determine which congestion criteria had the best prognostic valu...
Global climate change with the cyclicity of natural and climatic processes in the growing season of berry plants, causes weakening at the defense system to (a)biotic stressors, which actualize the need for accelerated cultivar-improving breeding. A n...
Quince ‘Eline’ (Cydonia oblonga L.) is a cold-hardy rootstock for pear (Pyrus communis L.) that could potentially be adopted by the U.S. pear industry if it can be shown to perform under conditions that have prevented prior quince rootsto...
Considering the requirement for a reduction of refractory consumption, the present work investigated the fabrication of Al2O3-MgO-CaO-based refractory with BaO addition by means of solid-state reaction sintering. The effect of BaO addition on densifi...
Local freezing may affect subsequent discharge when a cold fluid enters a water-containing passage in an overboard discharge valve. Compressed-air functional tests assessed prototype opening and discharge performance. A volume-of-fluid (VOF) model co...
Nowadays, there are few options of low or no added sugar drinks offering health benefits and oriented to consumers with a special health condition, such as overweight and obesity. The objective of this work was to develop and characterize a low-calor...
Heat shock protein 70 kDa (Hsp70) is a highly conserved heat stress protein that is important in biotic processes and responses to abiotic stress. Hsp70 genes may be important in Sebastiscus marmoratus, for it is a kind of nearshore reef fish, and ha...
The current research focuses on the analysis of fly ash cenospheres (FACs), a waste generated in coal-fired power plants, and the possibilities of using them in refractory castables. Cenospheres are micro-scale (~50–400 µm) spherical stru...
Most freeze-sensitive vaccines are stored between 2 °C and 8 °C upon manufacturing and until they are eventually administered in intermediate vaccine stores and health facilities. This so-called “cold chain” of vaccine distributio...
Understanding the mechanism of high-temperature tolerance in cold-freshwater fish is crucial for predicting how certain species will cope with global warming. In this study, we investigated temperature tolerance in masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou, kn...
The bacterium Yersinia pestis has developed various strategies to sense and respond to the complex stresses encountered during its transmission and pathogenic processes. PurR is a common transcriptional regulator of purine biosynthesis among microorg...
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