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Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) and porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) are the two most prevalent swine enteric coronaviruses worldwide. They commonly cause natural coinfections, which worsen as the disease progresses and cause increased mortality in piglets. To better understand the transcriptomic changes after PEDV and PDCoV coinfection, we compared LLC porcine kidney (LLC-PK) cells infected with PEDV and/or PDCoV and evaluated the differential expression of genes by transcriptomic analysis and real-time qPCR. The antiviral efficacy of interferon-stimulated gene 20 (ISG20) against PDCoV and PEDV infections was also assessed. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were detected in PEDV-, PDCoV-, and PEDV + PDCoV-infected cells at 6, 12, and 24 h post-infection (hpi), and at 24 hpi, the number of DEGs was the highest. Furthermore, changes in the expression of interferons, which are mainly related to apoptosis and activation of the host innate immune pathway, were found in the PEDV and PDCoV infection and coinfection groups. Additionally, 43 ISGs, including GBP2, IRF1, ISG20, and IFIT2, were upregulated during PEDV or PDCoV infection. Furthermore, we found that ISG20 significantly inhibited PEDV and PDCoV infection in LLC-PK cells. The transcriptomic profiles of cells coinfected with PEDV and PDCoV were reported, providing reference data for understanding the host response to PEDV and PDCoV coinfection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We have developed a system for remote Raman spectra detection in hypersonic wind tunnel, which can be used in extreme environments such as ultra‐high temperature, high pressure, and complex airflow to measure in situ Raman spectra of ceramic matrix composites during oxidation, phase transformation or ablation. The designed system avoids stray light generated by windows and airflow through oblique incidence of excitation light. The time‐resolved method combined with pulsed laser and intensified charge‐coupled device (ICCD) was used to reduce the thermal emission background. An optical structure design based on fiber bundle is adopted to suppress the influence of aero‐optical effects and mechanical vibration on Raman spectrum acquisition. We demonstrated the feasibility of in situ Raman spectra detection in a Mach 5 combustion wind tunnel system. The design of anti‐interference prevents Raman spectra intensity from the influence of wind tunnel testing conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To solve the pollution problems that result from polypropylene (PP), suitable biopolymers such as poly (lactic acid) (PLA) were selected to blend with PP. Since PP/PLA blends are often exposed to the natural environment, it is necessary to study the photodegradation behavior of PP/PLA blends. In this paper, PP/PLA blends with different compositions were prepared by extrusion and subjected to the accelerated laboratory weathering equipment. The effects of compatibilizers on the degradation behavior of PP/PLA blends were also studied. The weatherability of PP/PLA blends was studied through weight loss, optical microscope, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The results revealed that PP is easy to degrade than PLA during accelerated laboratory weathering. PP/PLA blends are susceptible to the accelerated laboratory weathering process, and PP-rich and PLA-rich blends reduce the weathering resistance. Moreover, the results indicate that the initial degradation temperature, melting temperature, and crystallization temperature decrease after weathering related to the decreased thermal stability of PP/PLA blends. For instance, the initial degradation temperature of PP/PLA8.2 reduces from 332.2 °C to 320.2 °C. Moreover, the compatibilized sample is generally more resistant to weathering conditions than the uncompatibilized one due to the higher compatibility of PP and PLA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, a general and novel separation technique gas‐assisted three‐liquid‐phase extraction was established and applied in separating and concentrating isoflavonoids from the actual sample of puerariae extract by one step. For the gas‐assisted three‐liquid‐phase extraction method, optimal conditions were selected: polyethylene glycol 2000 and ethyl acetate as the flotation solvent, pH 5, (NH4)2SO4 concentration 350 g/L in aqueous phase, N2 flow rate 30 mL/min, flotation time 50 min, and flotation twice. Five isoflavonoids compounds puerarin, 3′‐methoxydaidzin, puerarinxyloside, daidzin and daidzein were separated with recoveries of 82, 84, 80, 88 and 89%, respectively. The separated products were purified by preparative high‐performance liquid chromatography, and the purity of the final products was >96%. The established general gas‐assisted three‐liquid‐phase extraction was used to separate anthraquinones from Cassiae Semen under the optimal conditions, and the recoveries were >75%. The experimental results showed that the established gas‐assisted three‐liquid‐phase extraction method is a general technique for separating active compounds from herb extract. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fluorescent silicon nanoparticles have attracted much attention in recent years due to their superior optical properties, strong photostability, low toxicity, and favorable biocompatibility. In this paper, we have prepared imidazolium ionic liquid-functionalized silicon nanoparticles (IL@SiNPs) via a simple one-pot hydrothermal route from 1-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride that was denoted as [SmIm]Cl and sodium citrate. The synthetic IL@SiNPs could be a novel label-free sensing probe for sensitive and selective detection of Hg2+ ions with energy transfer from IL@SiNPs to Hg2+. A good linear relationship was obtained from 0 to 40 μmol L−1 with a detection limit of 0.45 μM. Furthermore, the solubility of the IL@SiNPs can be facilely converted by anion exchange without complex chemical modification. The ionic liquid-modified SiNPs may show great promise in biological and environmental applications due to their excellent biocompatibility and optical performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]