Comestible and temperature effects on the biological traits of fall armyworms, Spodoptera frugiperda

Li Fen,Wang Likui,Lu Rongcai,Peng Zhengqiang,Malhat Farag,Lyu Baoqian,Wu Shaoying 한국곤충학회 2021 Entomological Research Vol.51 No.10

Spodoptera frugiperda is considered a serious pest for many crops throughout the world. Here, we develop an easy and quick-to-prepare solid medium with multiple benefits, including reductions in cost, post-rearing waste, storage space, and labor, for rearing S. frugiperda larvae. The body length and weight at each development stage showed no differences with those of the corn leaves treatment group (P > 0.05). The development time of F0 generation from the first to adults stage was 51.27 ± 4.62 days when the larvae were reared on artificial diet, which is slightly longer than the 50.69 ± 4.56 days for those reared on corn leaves diet (P > 0.05). The temperature changes have no effect on body length and weight when the fall armyworms are reared on artificial diet, however, the influence of temperature change on development was more obvious. The development time was significantly longer at 18°C and shorter at 35°C than that at 25°C (P < 0.05). Furthermore, in the age-specific two-sex life table method, the life table parameters (i.e., r, λ, R0, GRR) significantly decreased at 18°C and 35°C compared with those at 25°C. The age–stage survival rate of S. frugiperda was higher on artificial diet at 25°C than 18°C, 35°C, and on corn leaves at 25°C in all stages. The 35°C temperature change had more influence on the age–stage survival than the other temperatures. This study provided ideal indoor breeding conditions for fall armyworm and sufficient materials for further indoor and outdoor research.

Ginsenoside Rb1 attenuates intestinal ischemia-reperfusioninduced liver injury by inhibiting NF-κB activation

Jin Wang,Lifen Qiao,Yongsheng Li,Guangtian Yang 생화학분자생물학회 2008 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.40 No.6

Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is an important event in the pathogenesis of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). The aim of this study is to determine the effects of ginsenoside Rb1 on liver injury induced by intestinal I/R in rats. Adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups: (1) a control, sham-operated group (sham group); (2) an intestinal I/R group subjected to 1 h intestinal ischemia and 2 h reperfusion (I/R group); (3) a group treated with 20 mg/kg ginsenoside Rb1 before reperfusion (Rb1-20 group); and (4) a group treated with 40 mg/kg ginsenoside Rb1 before reperfusion (Rb1-40 group). Liver and intestinal histology was observed. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level in serum and malondialdehyde (MDA) level in intestinal tissues were measured. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), TNF-α, MDA level and immunohistochemical expression of NF-κB and intracellular adhesion molecale- 1 (ICAM-1) in liver tissues was assayed. In addition, a western blot analysis of liver NF-κB expression was performed. Results indicated intestinal I/R induced intestinal and liver injury, which was characterized by increase of AST and ALT in serum, MDA level in intestine, MPO, TNF-α and MDA level and ICAM-1 and NF-κB expression in the liver tissues. Ginsenoside Rb1 (20, 40 mg/kg) ameliorated liver injury, decreased MPO, TNF-α and MDA level, NF-κB and ICAM-1 expression in liver tissues. In conclusion, ginsenoside Rb1 ablated liver injury induced by intestinal I/R by inhibiting NF-κB activation. Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is an important event in the pathogenesis of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). The aim of this study is to determine the effects of ginsenoside Rb1 on liver injury induced by intestinal I/R in rats. Adult male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups: (1) a control, sham-operated group (sham group); (2) an intestinal I/R group subjected to 1 h intestinal ischemia and 2 h reperfusion (I/R group); (3) a group treated with 20 mg/kg ginsenoside Rb1 before reperfusion (Rb1-20 group); and (4) a group treated with 40 mg/kg ginsenoside Rb1 before reperfusion (Rb1-40 group). Liver and intestinal histology was observed. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level in serum and malondialdehyde (MDA) level in intestinal tissues were measured. Myeloperoxidase (MPO), TNF-α, MDA level and immunohistochemical expression of NF-κB and intracellular adhesion molecale- 1 (ICAM-1) in liver tissues was assayed. In addition, a western blot analysis of liver NF-κB expression was performed. Results indicated intestinal I/R induced intestinal and liver injury, which was characterized by increase of AST and ALT in serum, MDA level in intestine, MPO, TNF-α and MDA level and ICAM-1 and NF-κB expression in the liver tissues. Ginsenoside Rb1 (20, 40 mg/kg) ameliorated liver injury, decreased MPO, TNF-α and MDA level, NF-κB and ICAM-1 expression in liver tissues. In conclusion, ginsenoside Rb1 ablated liver injury induced by intestinal I/R by inhibiting NF-κB activation.

Nanophase ZnV2O4 as stable and high capacity Li insertion electrode for Li-ion battery

Xiaoming Zhu,Xiaoyu Jiang,Lifen Xiao,Xinping Ai,Hanxi Yang,Yuliang Cao 한국물리학회 2015 Current Applied Physics Vol.15 No.4

Spinel ZnV2O4 nanoparticles are synthesized by a hydrothermal method and its properties are characterized using XRD, SEM, TEM, and electrochemical test. The structural and morphological characterizations show that ZnV2O4 sample has high purity and well crystallization with crystal size less than 20 nm. The as prepared electrode shows stable capacity over 660 mAh g-1 in the voltage range of 0.01-3.0 V at 50 mA g-1. The reaction mechanism with lithium ion is also investigated through ex-XRD and -TEM. It shows that the pristine ZnV2O4 is transformed to isostructural spinel LixV2O4 (x close to 7.6) and metal Zn phase during the first lithiation process. Then the spinel LixV2O4 seems to perform a topotactic intercalation reaction mechanism and that the in-situ formed LixV2O4 can still keep its spinel matrix while allowing more than 5.7 lithium reversibly into/out over 50 cycles.

Novel DQ transform and time delay module-based phase-locked loop

An, Dingguo,Yuan, Lifen,He, Yigang,Yin, Baiqiang,Li, Bing The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2022 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.22 No.10

The Phase-Locked-Loop (PLL) based on quadrature signal generation (QSG) is widely used in the synchronization units of power systems. Being one of the most popular QSG-PLLs, the time delay unit-based PLL (TD-PLL) is simple and easy to implement. However, when the frequency of the input signal deviates from its rated value, the orthogonality of the QSG output signal and the original input signal cannot be guaranteed, which leads to the generation of double frequency components. To solve this problem, this paper analyzes the generation mechanism for the double frequency component of the TD-PLL. Then, a quadrature signal generation and processing module is built based on a DQ transform and time delay unit to eliminate the double frequency component. This ability is the key part of the proposed PLL (DQ-TD-PLL). Finally, the performance of DQ-TD-PLL is evaluated with simulations and experiments. The obtained results show that the proposed DQ-TD-PLL can eliminate the influence of double frequency component. It can also be seen that the proposed method has better dynamic performance when compared with other methods in the literature.

Identification of microRNAs involved in drought stress responses in early-maturing cotton by high-throughput sequencing

Zhanghui Dong,Jianhong Zhang,Qingzhu Zhu,Lifen Zhao,Shuxiang Sui,Zengshu Li,Yanli Zhang,Hu Wang,Dongliang Tian,Yankun Zhao 한국유전학회 2018 Genes & Genomics Vol.40 No.3

Drought stress is one of the most important abiotic stresses. Cotton is classified as drought tolerant crop but the regulatory mechanism is unknown. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated important roles in stress responses in many plants. However, the study of miRNAs in cotton responsive to drought stress is limited, especially in early-maturing cotton. In this study, we performed deep sequencing of small RNAs to identify known and novel miRNAs involved in the regulation of drought stress and understand the expression profile of miRNAs in early-maturing cotton. Three cotton small RNA libraries: non-stressed Shizao1 (early-maturing cotton variety) library (NSS), drought-stressed Shizao1 library (DSS) and non-stressed Jimian958 (medium-maturing cotton variety) library (NSJ) were constructed for deep sequencing. As a result, we identified a total of 64 known and 67 novel miRNAs in the 3 libraries and 88 of them were dramatically differentially expressed (greater than twofold) during drought stress. In addition, we found the expression of 41 miRNAs increased or reduced more than twofold in early-maturing cotton variety compared with that in medium-maturing cotton variety. Our results significantly increased the number of miRNAs in cotton and revealed for the first time the expression profile of miRNAs for early-maturing cotton.

Effect of Raw Fly Ash on Water Holding Capacity of Different Sizes Distributed Soil and Cellulose Treatment of Fly Ash

( Mengzhu Song ),( Shenglei Lin ),( Yun Li ),( Lifen Liu ),( Fumitake Takahashi ) 한국폐기물자원순환학회(구 한국폐기물학회) 2015 한국폐기물자원순환학회 3RINCs초록집 Vol.2015 No.-

Environmental pollution caused by huge amount of generated coal fly ash (FA) without utilization and the deterioration of desertification in arid areas are big social problems. This study investigated the effect of raw coal fly ash amending on water holding capacity (WHC) of decomposed granite soil (DGS) and Akatama soil (AS) with different size distribution. Cellulose treated FA was also tested in the experiment, as an investigation on the polymer grafting method of FA modification, to try to increase the positive effect on WHC of soil. The test soil was dried at room temperature and 40 ºC respectively, and its moisture loss was monitored per hour. The particle size has an effect on WHC, and the relationship between the particle size and WHC is not a leaner relationship. It shows there WHC has the dependency on soil particle size and there are peak points of the WHC curve at certain ranges of particle size. In general, raw FA has a positive effect on the WHC of DGS and AS. However, cellulose-treated didn’t have a significant positive effect on WHC of DGS. This study shows that the impact of FA on WHC is complex, and many factors can influence WHC such as particle sizes, drying temperature, soil type, mixing ratio of FA, and FA treatment type.

Starter Culture Design to Overcome Phage Infection During Yogurt Fermentation

Chengjie Ma,Zhengjun Chen,Guangyu Gong,Lifen Huang,Sha Li,Aimin Ma 한국식품과학회 2015 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.24 No.2

Streptococcus thermophilus phages present hazards for yogurt processing. In order to avoid adverse effects, different component yogurt starters were designed. For 2-component yogurt starters consisting of an S. thermophilus sensitive and a Lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus strain, phage infection was destructive. Phages resulted in increased fermentation time, unbalanced cocci to rod ratios, decreased viscosity values, and varied sensory properties. For 3-component yogurt starters consisting of S. thermophilus sensitive, S. thermophilus insensitive, and L. bulgaricus strains, phage invasion did not result in the undesirable effects of slow acidification, decreased viscosity values, and unbalanced cocci to rod ratios. The 3- component yogurt starter stabilized fermentation and improved the practical fermentation performance in the presence of phages. Combinations of different S. thermophilus strains in the design and use of yogurt starters should be considered.

Preparation and Study on Thermal Conductive Composites of Chlorinated Polyethylene Rubber Reinforced by Boron Nitride Particles

Junjie Shu,Ru Xia,Jiasheng Qian,JIBIN MIAO,LIFEN SU,Ming Cao,Hongyun Lin,Peng Chen,Jinyang Chen 한국고분자학회 2016 Macromolecular Research Vol.24 No.7

The composites of chlorinated polyethylene rubber (CM) filled with boron nitride (BN) were prepared and examined systematically. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to observe microscopic morphology of composites. Mechanical properties of composites were analyzed by a rubber process analyzer (RPA) and dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer (DMTA). Thermal conductivity as well as thermo stability of composites was improved by adding BN particles into the CM rubber. It was found that BN particles can reinforce the rubber matrix while they also break down the network of polymer chains and ruin the physical properties of the rubber matrix. During the dynamic compressing process, BN particles can transfer heat from the matrix and alleviate the heat build-up phenomenon. The BN/CM composites (volume content CBN=18%) with thermal conductivity 1.179 W/(m·K) and good flexibility (Elongation at break=320%) were prepared, which may be used as thermal interface materials in a dynamic compressing process.

Synthesis of full concentration gradient cathode studied by high energy X-ray diffraction

Li, Yan,Xu, Rui,Ren, Yang,Lu, Jun,Wu, Huiming,Wang, Lifen,Miller, Dean J.,Sun, Yang-Kook,Amine, Khalil,Chen, Zonghai Elsevier 2016 Nano energy Vol.19 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Nickel-rich metal oxides have been widely pursued as promising cathode materials for high energy-density lithium-ion batteries. Nickel-rich lithium transition metal oxides can deliver a high specific capacity during cycling, but can react with non-aqueous electrolytes. In this work, we have employed a full concentration gradient (FCG) design to provide a nickel-rich core to deliver high capacity and a manganese-rich outer layer to provide enhanced stability and cycle life. <I>In situ</I> high-energy X-ray diffraction was utilized to study the structural evolution of oxides during the solid-state synthesis of FCG lithium transition metal oxide with a nominal composition of LiNi<SUB>0.6</SUB>Mn<SUB>0.2</SUB>Co<SUB>0.2</SUB>O<SUB>2</SUB>. We found that both the pre-heating step and the sintering temperature were critical in controlling phase separation of the transition metal oxides and minimizing the content of Li<SUB>2</SUB>CO<SUB>3</SUB> and NiO, both of which deteriorate the electrochemical performance of the final material. The insights revealed in this work can also be utilized for the design of other nickel-rich high energy-density cathode materials.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Solid-state synthesis of FCG cathode is investigated by <I>in situ</I> XRD. </LI> <LI> Covariance analysis and Rietveld refinement are used to analyze the HEXRD data. </LI> <LI> Synthetic optimization of FCG cathode with excellent electrochemical performance. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>Benefit from the covariance analysis and Rietveld refinement of <I>in situ</I> HEXRD data during the solid state synthesis, we can optimized the solid state synthesis conditions in a short time. And the full concentration gradient cathode composites (nickel-rich core and manganese-rich outer layer) with excellent electrochemical performance are obtained.</P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>

EFFECT OF MACROMOLECULAR COUPLING AGENT PMMA-b-PVTES ON STABILIZING NANO-Si3N4

HUI ZHU,Jiasheng Qian,Peng Chen,JIBIN MIAO,RU XIA,Bin Yang,LIFEN SU 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2014 NANO Vol.9 No.8

Poly(methyl methacrylate)-b-poly(vinyltriethoxysilane) (PMMA-b-PVTES) are synthesized using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and used as macromolecular coupling agents to modify silicon nitride nanoparticles (nano-Si3N4). The chemical composition of copolymers PMMA-b-PVTES and modified nano-Si3N4 are confirmed by various characterization techniques. The modified nano-Si3N4 shows excellent hydrophobic nature, which make nanoparticles (NPs) stably disperse in organic solvent. Transmission electron microscope (TEM), particle size testing, contact angle measuring and sedimentation experiment are employed to examine the dispersion of modified nano-Si3N4 in chloroform. By comparing the effects of copolymers with varied number-average molecular weight (Mn) and block length ratio on stabilizing nano-Si3N4, we discussed the mechanism of macromolecular coupling agent stabilizing NPs. In our experiments, the copolymer PMMA88-b-PVTES17 is found to be the most effective macromolecular coupling agent for stabilizing nano-Si3N4.