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Environmental Sciences
Boze Huang, Bo Hong, Yu Tian, Tingting Yuan, Meifang Su
Summary: The study found that ambient temperature and material surface temperature play a crucial role in children's thermal sensation. Suitable thermal benchmarks for children and bioclimatic design strategies were proposed, providing guidelines for urban planners and landscape architects to create age-appropriate open spaces in China's cold region.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Construction & Building Technology
Qing Yin, Yuhui Cao, Cheng Sun
Summary: The study found that in high-density central areas of Harbin, air temperature and environmental temperature have a significant impact on outdoor thermal comfort, with preferred temperatures of 24.8 degrees Celsius in summer and 23.5 degrees Celsius in the transition season. Residents in severe cold areas have psychologically adapted to the cold environment and are less sensitive to low temperatures due to long-term exposure.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Xue Wang, Wen-Cheng Liu, Xue-Wei Zeng, Sa Yan, Yi-Min Qiu, Jin-Bo Wang, Xi Huang, Hong-Mei Yuan
Summary: The study identifies HbSnRK2.6 as a key component in the cold stress response of rubber trees, showing its role in enhancing cold tolerance by regulating the transcriptional activity of HbICE2.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Chemistry, Applied
Leandro A. Castro, Nerilson M. Lima, Gracimerio J. Guarneire, Gabriela P. Carli, Allyne Aparecida S. Castro, Teresinha de Jesus A. S. Andrade, Sandra B. R. Castro, Boniek Gontijo Vaz, Caio Cesar S. Alves, Alessandra P. Carli
Summary: This study developed a method to extract bioactive compounds from S. brasiliensis leaves and evaluated their anti-inflammatory potential. The results showed that the extract can effectively inhibit inflammation without causing harm to cells.
NATURAL PRODUCT RESEARCH
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yi-Min Qiu, Jing Guo, Wei-Zeng Jiang, Jia-Hui Ding, Ru-Feng Song, Jian-Long Zhang, Xi Huang, Hong-Mei Yuan
Summary: Cold stress has significant effects on the growth and latex yield of rubber trees. This study identified the HbBIN2 gene in Hevea brasiliensis and found that it functions as a suppressor of cold stress resistance by modulating the transcriptional activity of HbICE1 and ROS homeostasis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Agricultural Engineering
Youxing Lin, Yiping Zhang, Wei Zhao, Liguo Zhou, Jing Li, Xuehai Fei, Jinbo Gao, Liqing Sha, Qinghai Song
Summary: The study investigated the carbon-water coupling of rubber trees and found significant changes in WUE during different seasons and under the influence of cold stress and hail events. Cold stress caused a decrease in the strength of carbon-water coupling in rubber trees, while hail events severely disrupted the WUE pattern.
INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jelena Muncan, Balasooriya Mudiyanselage Siriwijaya Jinendra, Shinichiro Kuroki, Roumiana Tsenkova
Summary: The development of non-destructive methods for early detection of cold stress of plants and the identification of cold-tolerant cultivars is highly needed in crop breeding programs. In this study, soybean leaves' spectra were obtained to understand the role of the water molecular system in the early cold stress response of all cultivars. The results showed major changes in the water molecular structure of the soybean leaves, altered carbohydrate and oxidative metabolism, and differences in the cold stress response of different cultivars.
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Plant Sciences
Shahbaz Khan, Danish Ibrar, Saqib Bashir, Nabila Rashid, Zuhair Hasnain, Muhammad Nawaz, Abdullah Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed S. Elshikh, Helena Dvorackova, Jan Dvoracek
Summary: Seed priming with moringa leaf extract has been shown to improve the speed and spread of emergence of rice seedlings, particularly with the extract from the Faisalabad landrace. This study highlights the potential of moringa leaf extract as a seed priming agent for enhancing the establishment and growth of rice under both normal and water deficit conditions.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Prakash Chaudhary, Seung Joo Kim, Sadan Dahal, Shambhu Joshi, Sung Bum Son, Soo Young Kim, Sung-Hwan Eom, Kyung Tae Kim, Jung-Ae Kim
Summary: The cold-water extract of Hizikia fusiformis (HF-C) demonstrated a strong anti-inflammatory effect and may be used as an adjunct therapy for inflammatory bowel disease.
JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL FOODS
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Victoria Seiml-Buchinger, Elena Reifschneider, Andras Bittner, Margarete Baier
Summary: Exposure of Arabidopsis to cold temperature imprints a memory that modulates gene expression in response to subsequent stress. This memory is associated with the downregulation of NADPH dehydrogenase and ATP synthase, which is mediated by thylakoid ascorbate peroxidase.
Article
Parasitology
Fernando Almeida-Silva, Andrea Reis Bernardes-Engemann, Ana Luiza Rangel Berenger, Vagner Pereira da Silva, Maria Raquel Figueiredo, Dayvison Francis Saraiva Freitas
Summary: Through experiments, it was found that Schinus terebinthifolius has antibacterial effects against Sporothrix brasiliensis, making it a potential drug for treating sporotrichosis caused by S. brasiliensis.
MEMORIAS DO INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ
(2022)
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Astronomy & Astrophysics
Lynnae C. Quick, Aki Roberge, Guadalupe Tovar Mendoza, Elisa V. Quintana, Allison A. Youngblood
Summary: This study estimates the internal heating rates and depths to possible subsurface oceans for 17 cold ocean planets. It also investigates the potential for tidally driven cryovolcanism and exosphere formation on these planets. The results show that all the planets in the study may have subsurface oceans and their geological activity rates may exceed those of Jupiter's moon Europa. Proxima Cen b and LHS 1140 b are the most favorable candidates for telescopic detection of explosive, tidally driven cryovolcanism.
ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Eun-Jung Park, Ah Jin Jung, Sung-Hyen Lee, Seong-Kyu Kang, Hae-Jeung Lee
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the immune-enhancing effects of red Platycodon grandiflorus root extract (RPGE) in healthy subjects. The results showed that RPGE increased NK cell activity and IFN-gamma level, suggesting its efficacy and safety in enhancing immune function. Additionally, the study did not find any clinically significant changes or serious adverse events in the safety assessment.
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Plant Sciences
Clarice Noussi Djouwoug, Raceline Kamkumo Gounoue, Florence Tsofack Ngueguim, Jaures Marius NankapTsakem, Clemence Donfack Gouni, Antoine Cavaye Kandeda, Silvere Ngouela, Bruno Ndjakou Lenta, Nobert Sewald, Fabrice Boyom Fekam, Theophile Dimo
Summary: The hydroethanolic extract of Bridelia atroviridis demonstrated good antiplasmodial activity with low toxicity, preventing anemia, leukocytosis, and organ impairment. It also showed potential anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Parasitology
Aldilene da Silva Lima, Ana Paula Soares Rocha, Rafaela Silva Serejo, Graziela Domingues de Almeida Lima, Jose de Sousa Lima Neto, Maria Clara Machado Ferreira, Luis O. Viteri Jumbo, Livio Martins Costa-Junior, Eugenio Eduardo de Oliveira, Claudia Quintino da Rocha
Summary: This study characterized the chemical profile of Lithraea brasiliensis extract and its compound against acaricide-resistant and acaricide-susceptible R. microplus strains. The extract and the compound exhibited significant acaricidal activity, indicating their potential as natural acaricides.
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
(2021)
