Price volatility is a significant risk factor affecting the income of farmers in the agriculture sector, especially for international trade in products such as coffee in Thailand. This study proposes an alternative model to analyze the major factors...
The pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) suggests that, in genetically susceptible subjects, T lymphocytes undergo activation in the peripheral compartment, pass through the BBB, and cause damage in the CNS. They produce pro-inflammatory cytokines...
This work describes a versatile and readily-deployable sensitivity analysis of an ordinary least squares (OLS) inference with respect to possible endogeneity in the explanatory variables of the usual k-variate linear multiple regression model. This s...
Extreme drought weather has occurred frequently in recent years, resulting in serious yield loss in tea plantations. The study of drought in tea plantations is becoming more and more intensive, but there are fewer studies on drought-resistant measure...
Our knowledge about the consumption of cannabinoids during pregnancy lacks consistent evidence to determine whether it compromises neurodevelopment. Addressing this task is challenging and complex since pregnant women display multiple confounding fac...
Environmental RNAi (eRNAi) is a sequence-specific regulation of endogenous gene expression in a responsive organism by exogenous RNA. While exogenous RNA transfer between organisms of different kingdoms of life have been unambiguously identified in n...
Glomalin, a glycoprotein secreted by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMFs), exhibits multiple beneficial functions in regard to plant growth. However, the roles and regulatory mechanisms of exogenous easily extractable glomalin-related soil protein (EE...
As an important medicinal plant, we still do not know the effect of exogenous hormones on absorption of elements and accumulation of secondary metabolites in Artemisia argyi leaves. In this work, we analyzed the difference in 21 elements absorbed by...
In the present work, we examined the effects of exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) under ultraviolet B (UV-B) exposure on gibberellin (GA) production, signaling, and antioxidant-related genes in Rhododendron chrysanthum Pall (R. chrysanthum). Using transc...
Exogenously applied double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can induce potent host specific gene knockdown and mortality in insects. The deployment of RNA-interference (RNAi) technologies for pest suppression is gaining traction in both agriculture and horticult...
Apple juice is one of the world’s most widely consumed fruit juices and is therefore a common target for economically motivated adulteration (EMA). Such adulteration may involve dilution with water, substitution with other juices, or the additi...
In this paper, for the first time, a simultaneous design of a model predictive control plan and persistent dwell-time switching signal utilizing the conventional multiple Lyapunov–Krasovskii functional is proposed for linear delayed switched sy...
To provide a theoretical basis for the application of ALA in pear production, the effects of exogenous 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) treatment on leaf photosynthetic gas exchange parameters, chlorophyll fast fluorescence properties, and relative expres...
Drought stress severely limits crop growth and yield. With the atmospheric CO2 constantly increasing, plants will be affected by multiple effects of drought and increased CO2 in the future. Abscisic acid (ABA) plays vital roles in plant stress tolera...
The glutathione S-transferase (GST) is a complex family of phase II detoxification enzymes, known for their ability to catalyze the conjugation of the reduced form of glutathione (GSH) to a wide variety of endogenous and exogenous electrophilic compo...
Background/Objectives: Ketone bodies are increasingly studied for their potential therapeutic effects, particularly through exogenous ketosis, in a variety of diseases. This systematic review aimed to rigorously assess the clinical efficacy of exogen...
The non-essential amino acid cysteine is used within cells for multiple processes that rely on the chemistry of its thiol group. Under physiological conditions, many non-transformed tissues rely on glutathione, circulating cysteine, and the de novo c...
Antioxidant mechanisms are constituted of enzymes, endogenous, and non-enzymatic, exogenous, which have the role of counterbalancing oxidative stress. Intake of these compounds occurs in the diet. Vegetables, plants, and fruits contain a wide range o...
The ability of various pests and diseases to adapt to a single plant resistance gene over time leads to loss of resistance in transgenic rice. Therefore, introduction of different pest and disease resistance genes is critical for successful cultivati...
Half of the world’s population depends on rice plant cultivation, yet environmental stresses continue to substantially impact the production of one of our most valuable staple foods. The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in the t...
DNA adductomics is the global study of all DNA adducts and was first proposed in 2006 by the Matsuda group. Its development has been greatly credited to the advances in mass spectrometric techniques, particularly tandem and multiple-stage mass spectr...
Gibberellin (GA3) plays a crucial role in regulating the flowering time of tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa Andr.). However, its function on flower opening after dormancy release remains unclear, and its molecular mechanism need further study. We inv...
Chronic sleep restriction (SR) impairs multiple organs. Although exogenous melatonin counteracts SR-induced gut microbiota disruption, its role in protecting renal function and the involvement of gut microbiota remain unclear. To this end, we subject...
This study aimed to investigate the effects of exogenous melatonin on grain yield and quality of brewing wheat grown under reduced nitrogen (N) fertilizer application. Field experiments were performed using two brewing wheat cultivars, Yunong 901 and...
With the depletion of the ozone layer, the intensity of ultraviolet B (UV-B) radiation reaching the Earth’s surface increases, which in turn causes significant stress to plants and affects all aspects of plant growth and development. The aim of...
Medication in arthritis therapies is complex because the inflammatory progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) is intertwined and influenced by one another. To address this problem, drug delivery systems (DDS) are composed of...
Cutaneous tuberculosis (TB) is still a major public health problem worldwide. Tuberculosis verrucosa cutis (TBVC) is a cutaneous form of exogenous TB caused by exogenous reinfection in previously sensitized individuals. TBVC typically presents as a u...
As a ubiquitous molecule, melatonin plays a crucial role in tolerance to multiple stresses in plants. In the present work, we report the role of exogenous melatonin in relieving oxidative stress induced by methyl viologen (MV) in poplar (Populus alba...
Interleukin (IL)-33, a member of the IL-1 family of cytokines, is involved in innate and adaptive immune responses. IL-33 triggers pleiotropic immune functions in multiple types of immune cells, which express the IL-33 receptor, ST2. Recent studies h...
The relentless spread of photovoltaic production drives searches of smart approaches to mitigate unbalances in power demand and supply, instability on the grid and ensuring stable revenues to the producer. Because of the development of energy markets...
Multiple abiotic stress is known as a type of environmental unfavourable condition maximizing the yield and growth gap of crops compared with the optimal condition in both natural and cultivated environments. Rice is the world’s most important...
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Background: Whilst the ergogenic effects of carbohydrate intake during prolonged exercise are well-documented, few investigations have studied the effects of carbohydrate ingestion during cross-country skiing, a mode of exercise that presents unique...
The accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) triggers oxidative stress in cells by oxidizing and modifying various cellular components, preventing them from performing their inherent functions, ultimately leading to apoptosis and autophagy. Glut...
Plants communicate underground by secreting multiple amino acids (AAs) through their roots, triggering defense mechanisms against cadmium (Cd) stress. However, the specific roles of the individual AAs in Cd translocation and detoxification remain unc...
Plasmids are commonly used tools in microbiology and molecular biology and have important and wide-ranging applications in the study of gene function, protein expression, and compound synthesis. The complex relationship between necessary antibiotic a...
The Mar Menor, Europe’s largest saline lagoon, has experienced significant eutrophication. The concentration of chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) in the water is used as a critical indicator of this eutrophication process and can alert us to possible ecosy...
Overnight forecasting is a crucial challenge for revenue managers because of the uncertainty associated between demand and supply. However, there is limited research that focuses on predicting daily hotel demand. Hence, this paper evaluates various m...
Lipoid pneumonia (LP) is a chronic inflammation of the lung parenchyma with interstitial involvement due to the accumulation of endoge- nous or exogenous lipids. Exogenous LP (ELP) is associated with the aspiration or inhalation of oil present in foo...
Plant surface treatment with double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) has gained recognition as a promising method for inducing gene silencing and combating plant pathogens. However, the regulation of endogenous plant genes by external dsRNAs has not been suffi...
Food security and human health are directly related to the condition of agricultural soils. Soil contamination by heavy metals is a global environmental problem. Lead (Pb) is a toxic and non-biodegradable element posing a significant risk to ecosyste...
Exogenous RNA polymerase III (pol III) promoters are commonly used to express short hairpin RNA (shRNA). Previous studies have indicated that expression of shRNAs using standard pol III promoters can cause toxicity in vivo due to saturation of the na...
Porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) is an emerging swine enteric coronavirus that causes severe diarrhea in piglets, leading to extensive economic losses in the global swine industry. Previous studies have reported that PDCoV can experimentally infect m...
In this study, processing tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) ‘Ligeer 87-5’ was hydroponically cultivated under 100 mM NaCl to simulate salt stress. To investigate the impacts on ion homeostasis, osmotic regulation, and redox status in tomat...
The aryl-hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand-activated transcription factor that mediates numerous cellular responses. Originally investigated in toxicology because of its ability to bind environmental contaminants, AhR has attracted enormous atte...
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a non-protein amino acid that accumulates in many plant species in response to environmental stress. A number of reverse-genetic experiments and omics analyses have revealed positive relationships between GABA leve...
Tumor cell lysates (TCLs) are a good immunogenic source of tumor-associated antigens. Since whole necrotic TCLs can enhance the maturation and antigen-presenting ability of dendritic cells (DCs), multiple strategies for the exogenous delivery of TCLs...
An online algebraic estimation technique for natural and forcing frequencies for a class of uncertain and lumped-parameter vibrating mechanical systems with n degrees of freedom is described. In general, realistic vibrating systems can be affected by...
Increased demand for engineering propositions to forecast rainfall events in an area or region has resulted in developing different rainfall prediction models. Interestingly, rainfall is a very complicated natural system that requires consideration o...
Melatonin “N-Acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine” (MT) has recently been considered as a new plant growth regulator with multiple physiological functions. Although many previous studies have confirmed that exogenous applied-MT can alleviate the de...
China actively promotes cross-regional low-carbon technology cooperation to improve low-carbon technologies and remove technological barriers to sustainable development. In this process, a cross-regional low-carbon technology cooperation network (LCT...
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