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Study on the coupling characteristics of traditional village protection and development in North China Open

Fan Lai, Dayu Zhang · 2025

China boasts a total of 8,155 traditional villages, collectively forming the world’s largest, most content-rich and valuable, best-preserved, and living heritage cluster of agricultural civilization. Amidst the dual challenges posed by urb…

A machine-learning approach to optimize nutritional properties and organic wastes recycling efficiency conversed by black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) Open

Shasha Feng, Hongyan Ma, Chuan Wu, Vimalanathan Arunprasanna, Xinran Liang , et al. · 2025

Suboptimal nutrition in organic waste limits the growth of black soldier fly (BSF) larvae, thereby reducing biowaste recycling efficiency. In this study, weight gain data from BSF larvae fed diets with distinct nutrient compositions were u…

Mentha spp. Essential Oils: A Potential Toxic Fumigant with Inhibition of Acetylcholinesterase Activity on Reticulitermes dabieshanensis Open

Ziwei Wu, Chunzhe Jin, Yiyang Chen, Shimeng Yang, Xi Yang , et al. · 2023

In this study, we analyzed the components of Mentha spp. essential oils (EOs) and evaluated their major constituents and binary combinations against Reticulitermes dabieshanensis. We also determined the activities of esterases (ESTs), glut…

A Wireless System for Monitoring Termite Activity Using Electromagnetic Induction with Non-Looping Method Open

Zheng Fang, Hongyue Li, Yuanfei Ma, Zhang Mei, Siwei Gao , et al. · 2023

Termites can cause severe economic damage in households, reservoirs, agriculture, and forests. Monitoring termite activity plays an important role in integrated termite management. A device for the automatic monitoring of termites with hig…

Suppression of epithelial proliferation and tumourigenesis by immunoglobulin A Open

Gregory P. Donaldson, Gabriella Lima dos Reis, Marwa Saad, Christopher Wichmann, Izabela Mamede , et al. · 2023

Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is the most abundant antibody isotype produced across mammals and plays a specialized role in mucosal homeostasis 1 . Constantly secreted into the lumen of the intestine, IgA binds commensal microbiota to regulate th…

An Acyl Carrier Protein Gene Affects Fatty Acid Synthesis and Growth of Hermetia illucens Open

Xiaoyan Peng, Jiawen Liu, Baoling Li, Shengyin Wang, Bosheng Chen , et al. · 2023

Acyl carrier protein (ACP) is an acyl carrier in fatty acid synthesis and is an important cofactor of fatty acid synthetase. Little is known about ACP in insects and how this protein may modulate the composition and storage of fatty acids.…

Toxicity and Physiological Effects of Nine Lamiaceae Essential Oils and Their Major Compounds on Reticulitermes dabieshanensis Open

Xi Yang, Chunzhe Jin, Ziwei Wu, Hui Han, Zhilin Zhang , et al. · 2023

The volatile metabolites of Salvia sclarea, Rosmarinus officinalis, Thymus serpyllum, Mentha spicata, Melissa officinalis, Origanum majorana, Mentha piperita, Ocimum basilicum and Lavandula angustifolia were determined by gas chromatograph…

The complete mitochondrial genome of Nasutitermes tiantongensis Zhou et Xu, 1993 (Isoptera: Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) Open

Kexin Qian, Haihong Chen, Jiaojuan Qian, Qijuan Gu, Dayu Zhang · 2023

Nasutitermes tiantongensis belongs to Nasutitermitinae and its mitochondrial genome was determined in this study. It consisted of 13 PCGs, 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, and an A + T-rich control region, and its length was 15824 bp. The phyloge…

Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Traditional Villages in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Open

Meiyan Li, Wen Ouyang, Dayu Zhang · 2022

This study comprises 669 national and local traditional villages in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Using the ArcGIS software platform, the nearest neighbor index, coefficient of variation, and kernel density tools are used to descri…

Toxicity, Behavioral Effects, and Chitin Structural Chemistry of Reticulitermes flaviceps Exposed to Cymbopogon citratus EO and Its Major Constituent Citral Open

Chunzhe Jin, Hui Han, Yongjian Xie, Baoling Li, Zhilin Zhang , et al. · 2022

Botanical pesticides are considered the most promising alternative to synthetic pesticides, considering their less negative impacts on the environment and human health. Here, we analyzed the components of lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus ess…

Evaluation of Tung Oil (Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.)) for Controlling Termites Open

Hangtian Li, Siying Li, Hui Lü, Jingjing Zhang, Xi Yang , et al. · 2022

In worldwide, the use of chemical pesticides to protect wood has been greatly restricted. In recent years, a large number of researchers devoted to the search for natural, safe and non-polluting bioactive chemical compounds from plants as …

A new testing platform using fingerstick blood for quantitative antibody response evaluation after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination Open

Jinwei Du, Dayu Zhang, Joseph A. Pathakamuri, Daniel Kuebler, Ying Yang , et al. · 2021

Testing and vaccination have been major components of the strategy for combating the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we have developed a quantitative anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike (S1) IgG antibody assay using a fingerstick dried blood s…

Multiple Mating of Aphelinus asychis Enhance the Number of Female Progeny but Shorten the Longevity Open

Shengyin Wang, Libo Wang, Jiawen Liu, Dayu Zhang, Tong‐Xian Liu · 2021

The Aphelinus asychis female adult is an important arrhenotocous parthenogenesis parasitoid of Myzus persicae, and its reproductive mode is beneficial for the population continuation of A. asychis by way of multiple mating and backcross. T…

A high-throughput microsphere-based immunoassay of anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM testing for COVID-19 diagnostics Open

Dayu Zhang, Tianyang Xu, Eric Chun‐Pu Chu, Aiguo Zhang, Jinwei Du , et al. · 2021

The pandemic of novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 is rapidly expanding across the world. A positive result of antibody tests suggests that the individual has potentially been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, thus allowing to identify asymptomatic i…

A Single Drop of Fingerstick Blood for Quantitative Antibody Response Evaluation After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Open

Jinwei Du, Dayu Zhang, Hannah May, Yulia Loginova, Eric Chun‐Pu Chu , et al. · 2021

Among several COVID vaccines that have been approved, the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are mRNA vaccines that are safe and highly effective at preventing COVID-19 illness. Studies have demonstrated that neutralizing antibody respon…

The complete mitochondrial genome of Reticulitermes ovatilabrum (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Open

Tong Chen, Jiaojun Qian, Qingfeng Dai, Chengyuan Pan, Baoling Li , et al. · 2021

The mitochondrial genome of the Reticulitermes ovatilabrum is 15,913 bp in length and encodes 37 genes including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNA), 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA), and a non-coding control re…

A High-throughput Microsphere-based Immunoassay of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgM Testing for COVID-19 Diagnostics Open

Dayu Zhang, Tianyang Xu, Eric Chun‐Pu Chu, Aiguo Zhang, Jinwei Du , et al. · 2021

The pandemic of novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 is rapidly expanding across the world. A positive result of antibody tests suggests that the individual has potentially been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, thus allowing to identify asymptomatic i…

A high-throughput Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG testing platform for COVID-19 Open

Jinwei Du, Eric Chun‐Pu Chu, Dayu Zhang, Chuanyi M. Lu, Aiguo Zhang , et al. · 2020

A High-throughput Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Testing Platform for COVID-19 Open

Jinwei Du, Eric Chun‐Pu Chu, Dayu Zhang, Chuanyi M. Lu, Aiguo Zhang , et al. · 2020

Background Serology tests for detecting the antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can identify previous infection and help to confirm the presence of current infection. Objective The aim of this study w…

Corrigendum to “Epidemiological features of four human plague cases in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China in 2019” [Biosafety and Health 2 (2020) 44–48] Open

Yilan Feng, Mengguang Fan, Yulong Gao, Jianyun Li, Dayu Zhang , et al. · 2020

Epidemiological features of four human plague cases in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China in 2019 Open

Yilan Feng, Mengguang Fan, Yulong Gao, Jianyun Li, Dayu Zhang , et al. · 2020

This study aims to investigate cases of human plague in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (IMAR), China, and to inform the development of plague prevention and control strategies. On 12th of November 2019, two herdsmen from Sunitezuo Ba…

Epidemiological Characteristics of Plague in the Meriones unguiculatus Plague Focus — Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, 1950−2019 Open

Boxi Liu, Dayu Zhang, Yuhuang Chen, Zhaokai He, Jun Liu , et al. · 2020

In the inaugural issue of the Weekly, we published an Outbreak Report on isolated cases of plague that occurred in Inner Mongolia and were transferred to Beijing.In this one-year anniversary issue, we have asked experts on plague research …

NlCYP4G76 and NlCYP4G115 Modulate Susceptibility to Desiccation and Insecticide Penetration Through Affecting Cuticular Hydrocarbon Biosynthesis in Nilaparvata lugens (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) Open

Shengyin Wang, Baoling Li, Dayu Zhang · 2019

The functions of cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are varied in insects, but one example is to reduce water loss. Previous work has suggested that biosynthesis of CHCs is strongly related to the CYP4G sub-family. Targeting these genes in the …

The complete mitochondrial genome of Reticulitermes periflaviceps (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Open

Xin Ye, Yin Hu, Haihong Chen, Yiyuan Liao, Tong Chen , et al. · 2019

The mitochondrial genome of the Reticulitermes periflaviceps contains 15,925 bp of nucleotide in length including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transport RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and a non-coding region. The overall A + T among the gen…

Correction to: DNA copy number evolution in Drosophila cell lines Open

Hangnoh Lee, C. Joel McManus, Dong-Yeon Cho, Matthew L. Eaton, Fioranna Renda , et al. · 2019

The complete mitochondrial genome of Reticulitermes leptomandibularis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) Open

Xueyao Liu, Yin Hu, Yiyuan Liao, Baoling Li, Dayu Zhang · 2019

The complete mitochondrial genome of a lower termite, Reticulitermes leptomandibularis is a typical circular DNA molecule of 15,920 bp in length. The genome contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, 2 ribosomal…

Additional file 3: of Correction to: DNA copy number evolution in Drosophila cell lines Open

Hangnoh Lee, C. McManus, Dong-Yeon Cho, Matthew L. Eaton, Fioranna Renda , et al. · 2019

Genome-wide copy number in cell lines and copy number breakpoints. (XLSX 21852 kb)

The complete mitochondrial genome of Pericapritermes nitobei (Isoptera: Termitidae) Open

Yiyuan Liao, Shengli Lu, Haihong Chen, Dayu Zhang · 2018

The complete circular mitochondrial genome of a higher termite Pericapritermes nitobei has a length of 15,224bp and encodes 37 genes including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA), 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and a non-…

The complete mitochondrial genome of drywood termite,Incisitermes minor(Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) Open

Yiyuan Liao, Haihong Chen, Shengli Lu, Yongjian Xie, Dayu Zhang · 2018

The complete mitochondrial genome of drywood termite, Incisitermes minor, is reported in this study. The circular mitogenome has a length of 15,970 bp and encodes 37 genes including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (t…

Functional Characterization of Two Elongases of Very Long-Chain Fatty Acid from Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Open

Tianxiang Zheng, Hongshuang Li, Na Han, Shengyin Wang, Jennifer Hackney Price , et al. · 2017

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