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Plant-microbial fuel cell for electrical generation through living plants: an internal resistance insight into the plant species used

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Clean Energy 2024年第5期8卷 45-53页

作者： Raymond Daniel Rodriguez martinez Department of Industrial Production Faculty of EngineeringUniversidad Metropolitana1073 CaracasVenezuela

Climate change is a global threat,the presence of which has encouraged the development and implementation of renewable energies,including plant–microbial fuel cells,which could generate 6629568–33147840 MWh per year due to their large-scale *** of the main challenges associated with microbial cells is internal resistance—a parameter whose magnitude is influenced by sev-eral *** the case of plant–microbial fuel cells,adding a plant positively affects the mitigation of internal ***,the species employed is expected to play an important *** the present study,the objective was to determine as a general reference the internal resistance of cells using various plant species,among which were tomato(Solanum lycopersicum),black beans(Phaseolus vulgaris),aloe vera(Aloe vera),corn(Zea mays),and moss(Dicranidae).For this purpose,an experimental procedure was carried out to compare the manual voltage measurements with a free cell concerning the voltage obtained by adding an external resistor in *** internal resistance values were determined as a function of the measured voltage,obtaining 177,179,175,324,and 233 kΩfor aloe vera,corn,tomato,black beans,and moss,*** this,it was shown that the roots of the plants represent an essen-tial addition to the internal resistance of the cell in the short *** contrast,plants with a C4 photosynthetic metabolism are more favourable,while C3 plants can also benefit from internal resistance during a more extended period of rhizodeposition.

关键词： climate change energy microorganism renewable source voltage

MicroRNAs as potential biomarkers for diagnosis of schizophrenia and influence of antipsychotic treatment

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Neural Regeneration Research 2024年第7期19卷 1523-1531页

作者： Bridget martinez Philip V.Peplow Department of Pharmacology University of Nevada-RenoRenoNVUSA Department of Medicine University of Nevada-RenoRenoNVUSA Department of Anatomy University of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand

Chara cterized by positive symptoms(such as changes in behavior or thoughts,including delusions and hallu cinations),negative symptoms(such as apathy,anhedonia,and social withdrawal),and cognitive impairments,schizophrenia is a chro nic,severe,and disabling mental disorder with late adolescence or early adulthood onset,Antipsychotics are the most commonly used drugs to treat schizophrenia,but those currently in use do not fully reverse all three types of symptoms characte rizing this *** is frequently misdiagnosed,resulting in a delay of or inappropriate *** expression of microRNAs is connected to brain development and disease and could provide novel biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of *** recent studies reviewed included microRNA profiling in blood-and urine-based materials and nervous tissue mate *** the studies that had validated the preliminary findings,potential candidate biomarkers for schizophrenia in adults could be miR-22-3p,-30e-5p,-92a-3p,-148b-5p,-181a-3p,-181a-5p,-181b-5p,-199 b-5p,-137 in whole blood,and miR-130b,-193a-3p in blood *** treatment of schizophrenia patients was found to modulate the expression of certain microRNAs including miR-130b,-193a-3p,-132,-195,-30e,-432 in blood *** studies are warranted with adolescents and young adults having schizophrenia and consideration should be given to using animal models of the disorder to investigate the effect of suppressing or overexpressing specific microRNAs.

关键词： antipsychotics biomarkers blood exosomes blood plasma brain tissue exosomes brain tissues leukocytes microRNAs neural stem cells olfactory neuroepithelium schizophrenia whole blood

MicroRNAs as potential biomarkers for diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Neural Regeneration Research 2024年第3期19卷 557-562页

作者： Bridget martinez Philip V.Peplow Department of Pharmacology University of Nevada-RenoRenoUSA Department of Medicine University of Nevada-RenoRenoUSA Department of Anatomy University of OtagoDunedinNew Zealand

Inappropriate levels of hyperactivity,impulsivity,and inattention characterize attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,a common childhood-onset neuropsychiatric *** cognitive function and learning ability of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are affected,and these symptoms may persist to adulthood if they are not *** diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is only based on symptoms and objective tests for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are *** for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children include medications,behavior therapy,counseling,and education services which can relieve many of the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder but cannot cure *** is a need for a molecular biomarker to distinguish attention deficit hyperactivity disorder from healthy subjects and other neurological conditions,which would allow for an earlier and more accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment to be *** expression of microRNAs is connected to brain development and disease and could provide novel biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of attention deficit hyperactivity *** recent studies reviewed had performed microRNA profiling in whole blood,white blood cells,blood plasma,and blood serum of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.A large number of microRNAs were dysregulated when compared to healthy controls and with some overlap between individual *** the studies that had included a validation set of patients and controls,potential candidate biomarkers for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children could be miR-140-3p,let-7g-5p,-30e-5p,-223-3p,-142-5p,-486-5p,-151a-3p,-151a-5p,and-126-5p in total white blood cells,and miR-4516,-6090,-4763-3p,-4281,-4466,-101-3p,-130a-3p,-138-5p,-195-5p,and-106b-5p in blood *** studies are warranted with children and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,and

关键词： adults attention deficit hyperactivity disorder biomarkers blood plasma blood serum children microRNA total white blood cells whole blood

Early Phases of Star Formation: Testing Chemical Tools

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Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics 2024年第1期24卷 96-118页

作者： N.C.martinez S.Paron CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires.Instituto de Astronomía y Física del Espacio Ciudad Universitaria(C1428EGA)Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos AiresArgentina

Star-forming processes strongly influence the ISM ***,many high-quality databases are available at millimeter *** them,it is possible to carry out studies that review and deepen previous *** these studies involve large samples of sources,it is preferred to use direct tools to study the molecular *** the aim of testing these tools such as the use of the HCN/HNC ratio as a thermometer,and the use of H^(13)CO^(+),HC_(3)N,N_(2)H^(+) and C_(2)H as "chemical clocks," we present a molecular line study toward 55 sources representing massive young stellar objects at different evolutionary stages:infrared dark clouds(IRDCs),highmass protostellar objects(HMPOs),hot molecular cores(HMCs) and ultracompact H II *** found that the use of the HCN/HNC ratio as a universal thermometer in the ISM should be taken with care because the HCN optical depth is a big issue that can affect the ***,this tool should be utilized only after a careful analysis of the HCN spectrum,checking that no line,neither the main nor the hyperfine ones,presents absorption *** point out that the analysis of the emission of H^(13)CO^(+),HC_(3)N,N_(2)H^(+) and C_(2)H could be useful to trace and distinguish regions among IRDCs,HMPOs and *** molecular line widths of these four species increase from the IRDC to the HMC stage,which can be a consequence of the gas dynamics related to the starforming processes taking place in the molecular *** results not only contribute with more statistics,acting as a probe of such chemical tools,useful to obtain information in large samples of sources,but also complement previous works through the analysis of other types of sources.

关键词： stars:formation ISM:molecules ISM:clouds

In‑depth proteome characterization of endometrium and extraembryonic membranes during implantation in pig

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Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 2024年第3期15卷 1027-1055页

作者： Maria A.Gil Josep M.Cambra Heriberto Rodriguez‑martinez Cristina Cuello Inmaculada Parrilla Emilio A.martinez Department of Medicine and Animal Surgery International Excellence Campus for Higher Education and Research“Campus Mare Nostrum”University of MurciaMurciaSpain Institute for Biomedical Research of Murcia(IMIB-Pascual Parrilla) MurciaSpain Technical University of Munich MunichGermany Department of Biomedical&Clinical Sciences(BKV) BKH/Obstetrics&GynaecologyLinkoping UniversityLinkopingSweden

Background Proteome characterization of the porcine endometrium and extraembryonic membranes is important to understand mother-embryo *** this study,the proteome of the endometrium and cho-rioallantoic membrane was characterized in pregnant sows(PS)during early gestation(d 18 and 24 of gestation)and in the endometrium of non-pregnant sows(NPS)during the same days using LC-MS/MS *** UniProtKB database and ClueGO were used to obtain functional Gene Ontology annotations and biological and functional networks,*** Our analysis yielded 3,254 and 3,457 proteins identified in the endometrium of PS and NPS,respectively;of these,1,753 being common while 1,501 and 1,704 were exclusive to PS and NPS,*** addition,we iden-tified 3,968 proteins in the extraembryonic membranes of *** analyses of function revealed some proteins had relevance for the immune system process and biological adhesion in endometrium while the embryonic chorion displayed abundance of proteins related to cell adhesion and cytoskeletal organization,suggesting they dominated the moment of endometrial remodeling,implantation and adhesion of the lining *** are available via Pro-teomeXchange with identifier *** This is the first in-depth proteomic characterization of the endometrium and extraembryonic mem-branes during weeks 3 to 4 of gestation;data that contribute to the molecular understanding of the dynamic environ-ment during this critical period,associated with the majority of pregnancy losses.

关键词： Endometrium Extraembryonic membranes Implantation Pig Proteome

Use of infrared thermography to detect reactions to stressful events:does animal personality matter?

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Integrative Zoology 2024年第2期19卷 224-239页

作者： Maria Vittoria MAZZAMUTO Marina MORANDINI William LAMPMAN Lucas armand.WAUTERS Damiano PREATONI John Lad KOPROWSKI Adriano MARTINOLI School of Natural Resources and Environment College of Agriculture and Life ScienceUniversity of ArizonaArizonaUSA Unitàdi Analisi e Gestione delle Risorse Ambientali Dipartimento di Scienze Teoriche e ApplicateGuido Tosi Research GroupUniversitàdegli Studi dell’InsubriaVareseItaly Haub School of Environment and Natural Resources University of WyomingWyomingUSA

The study of the relationship between animal stress and personality for free-ranging animals is limited and provides contrasting *** perception of stressors by an individual may vary due to its personality,and certain personality traits may help individuals to better cope with *** non-invasive infrared thermography(IRT),we investigated the link between physiological and behavioral components expressed during an acute stress event by free-ranging Fremont’s squirrels(Tamiasciurus fremonti).We expected that,during the acute stress event of being approached by the researcher,individuals that showed a fast pace-of-life syndrome(bolder,more active,and less social/more aggressive)based on an arena test would exhibit stronger sympathetic-adrenal-medullary system reactivity showing a more intense stress-induced hyperthermia(high core body temperature and low peripheral temperature)than individuals with a slow pace of life(shy,less active,and more social).We successfully employed IRT technology to images of Fremont’s squirrels with identification of the individuals’body parts(eye,nose,ear,hind foot).However,we found no support for our ***’body surface temperatures told us more about a squirrel’s external environment and less about the thermal state of the body in that environment following a stressful *** studies need to assess how to make IRT effective and efficient in the field and improve its performance in studying the relationships between physiology and personality in wildlife.

关键词： non-invasive method open field test physiology stress-induced hyperthermia Tamiasciurus fremonti

Critical evaluation of transit policies in Lima,Peru;resilience of rail rapid transit(Metro)in a developing country

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Green Energy and Intelligent Transportation 2024年第5期3卷 23-33页

作者： Manuel Jose martinez Representante Legal Instituto de Avance del Transporte Peruano EIRLCalle Schrader 179dpto.202Lima 41San BorjaLimaPeru

This paper evaluates rail transit within the context of the transit policies implemented in Lima,*** it reviews the implementation of rapid transit,and bus ***,it evaluates the outcomes of such policies by using Total Factor Productivity for policy effectiveness,Data Envelopment Analysis for rapid transit performance,and Generalized Cost of Travel for *** paper finds that implementation failed in enforcing key requirements for rail transit regarding penetration of CBD and short transfers to bus transit;and that the basic assumptions of bus reform did not hold regarding bus oversupply,bus congestion or bus *** paper also finds that outcomes of policies failed dramatically in achieving the planning goals;however,rail transit(Metro)shows high level of resilience in serving large ridership at high *** the other hand,bus reform was associated with a disproportionate increase of motorization,well over the effect of income growth or car attractiveness,and more related to the excessive reduction of bus transit capacity ill-advised from unproved bus reform *** paper recommends expanding rail rapid transit due to its intensive use of green renewable energy and its potential of demand growth if combined with modern Intelligent Transportation services,but this opportunity can be wasted without the proposed policy constraint to achieve lower Generalized Cost of Travel at any governmental intervention for bus reform,instead of just reducing bus transit capacity as ***,this paper recommends government to government contracts to build rail transit and to enforce proper planning.

关键词： Public transportation Bus rapid transit Rail transportation Bus transit Developing countries Resilient

On the Use of Monotonicity-Preserving Interpolatory Techniques in Multilevel Schemes for Balance Laws

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Communications on Applied Mathematics and Computation 2024年第2期6卷 1319-1341页

作者： Antonio Baeza Rosa Donat Anna martinez-Gavara Department de Matematiques Universitat de ValenciaDr.Moliner5046100 BurjassotValenciaSpain Department d'Estadistica i Investigacio Operativa Universitat de ValenciaDr.Moliner5046100BurjassotValenciaSpain

Cost-effective multilevel techniques for homogeneous hyperbolic conservation laws are very successful in reducing the computational cost associated to high resolution shock capturing numerical *** they do not involve any special data structure,and do not induce savings in memory requirements,they are easily implemented on existing codes and are recommended for 1D and 2D simulations when intensive testing is *** multilevel technique can also be applied to balance laws,but in this case,numerical errors may be induced by the *** present a series of numerical tests that point out that the use of monotonicity-preserving interpolatory techniques eliminates the numerical errors observed when using the usual 4-point centered Lagrange interpolation,and leads to a more robust multilevel code for balance laws,while maintaining the efficiency rates observed forhyperbolic conservation laws.

关键词： Hyperbolic balance laws Well-balanced schemes Multilevel schemes Harten's multiresolution

Effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy vs chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of esophageal adenocarcinoma:A systematic review and meta-analysis

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World Journal of Gastroenterology 2024年第11期30卷 1621-1635页

作者： armand.Csontos Alíz Fazekas Lajos Szakó Nelli Farkas Csenge Papp Szilárd Ferenczi Szabolcs Bellyei Péter Hegyi András Papp Department of Surgery University of PécsMedical SchoolClinical CenterPécs H-7624BaranyaHungary Institute of Bioanalysis University of PécsMedical SchoolPécs H-7624BaranyaHungary Institute for Translational Medicine University of PécsMedical SchoolPécs H-7624BaranyaHungary Department of Emergency Medicine Clinical CenterUniversity of PécsMedical SchoolPécs 7624BaranyaHungary Department of Oncotherapy University of PécsMedical SchoolClinical CenterPécs H-7624BaranyaHungary Centre for Translational Medicine Semmelweis UniversityBudapest 1085Hungary Institute of Pancreatic Diseases Semmelweis UniversityBudapest H-1083Hungary

BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant therapy is an essential modality for reducing the clinical stage of esophageal cancer;however,the superiority of neoadjuvant chemotherapy(nCT)or neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy(nCRT)is ***,a discussion of these two modalities is *** To investigate the benefits and complications of neoadjuvant *** To address this concern,predefined criteria were established using the PICO *** independent authors performed comprehensive searches using predetermined *** analyses were performed to identify significant differences between *** publication bias was visualized using funnel *** quality of the data was evaluated using the Risk of Bias Tool 2(RoB2)and the GRADE *** Ten articles,including 1928 patients,were included for the *** difference was detected in pathological complete response(pCR)[P<0.001;odds ratio(OR):0.27;95%CI:0.16-0.46],30-d mortality(P=0.015;OR:0.4;95%CI:0.22-0.71)favoring the nCRT,and renal failure(P=0.039;OR:1.04;95%CI:0.66-1.64)favoring the *** significant differences were observed in terms of survival,local or distal recurrence,or other clinical or surgical *** result of RoB2 was moderate,and that of the GRADE approach was low or very low in almost all *** Although nCRT may have a higher pCR rate,it does not translate to greater long-term ***,nCRT is associated with higher 30-d mortality,although the specific cause for postoperative complications could not be *** the case of nCT,toxic side effects are suspected,which can reduce the quality of *** the quality of available studies,further randomized trials are required.

关键词： Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Chemoradiotherapy Esophageal cancer Adenocarcinoma