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Microbes transformed PPD into more toxic metabolites, which then significantly reduced plant growth, thereby having a direct bearing on ecosystem services. 7ACC2 Based on the findings, we argue that stricter regulatory controls on hair dye wastewater are necessary, particularly in newly industrialising Asian countries where the expansion of commercial practice is most prevalent. Biomass valorization is emerging as a new trend for the synthesis of materials for various environmental applications. In this connection, a biochar resulting from pyrolysis of rice straw was employed as a catalytic material for the conversion of hemicellulose-derived furan into value-added platform chemicals such as 1,4-butanediol (1,4-BD) and tetrahydrofuran (THF). The biochar was used as catalyst support of bifunctional Ru-Re catalyst. Two different catalysts were prepared a conventional activated carbon (AC)-supported Ru-Re catalyst (Ru-Re/AC) and a biochar-supported Ru-Re catalyst (Ru-Re/biochar). The Ru-Re/biochar had a different form of Re species from the Ru-Re/AC, resulting in different reducibility. The difference of reducibility between the two was attributed to alkali metal present in the biochar such as potassium. The Ru-Re/biochar had a 17 times lower metal dispersion on the surface than the Ru-Re/AC, ascribed to a lower surface area of the biochar than the AC. Catalytic activities of the catalysts with regard to reaction rate per available surface active site for transforming furan to 1,4-BD and THF were measured. The Ru-Re/AC was 3 times less active than the Ru-Re/biochar. This study not only provides a way to efficiently use biomass both for environmental catalysts and for feedstock of producing value-added platform chemicals, but also shows potential of biochar for the replacement of typical catalysts employed in biorefinery. Environmental factors are one of the important factors affecting the occurrence of lung cancer. However, few studies have been done on the relationship between hot environment and lung cancer. In the present study, we demonstrated that heat stress leads to anchorage-independent proliferation, mitochondrial apoptosis, and autophagy of Beas-2B cells, which are normal lung bronchial epithelial cells. Heat shock protein 27 (HSP27) promoted heat stress-induced anchorage-independent proliferation and autophagy, but suppressed mitochondrial apoptosis, indicating that HSP27 might act as an oncogene in the malignant transformation of lung epithelial cells. We also showed that HSP27 promoted autophagy of these cells under heat stress via autophagy related 7 (ATG7) and ETS Transcription Factor ELK1 (ELK1), a transcription factor of ATG7, under heat stress. In addition, we showed that HSP27 translation could be repressed by microRNA miR-541, and the biological effects of miR-541 were the opposite to HSP27, suggesting that HSP27 is a downstream target of miR-541. In this study, we characterized a new mechanism whereby HSP27 promotes cell transformation during the onset of lung cancer. Our studies provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the lung carcinogenic effect of heat exposure. Specifically, heat stress promotes translation of HSP27 by inhibiting miR-541 accumulation, ultimately resulting in activation of autophagy, inhibition of mitochondrial apoptotic pathway and malignant transformation of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells. This study identifies miR-541 as a potential prognostic biomarker or therapeutic target to improve theory of environmental carcinogenesis. Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTK) are transmembrane kinases that receive signals for intercellular communication to help organize body plan and sustain tissue homeostasis. These signals converge into the major signaling module of ERK, which transduces signals to the cytoplasm and nucleus. How this module responds to multiple RTK signals, and specifies unique outcomes in each cell, is still poorly understood. Recent technological advances in the quantitative imaging of ERK activity and its manipulation have yielded significant information on the cellular logic behind ERK activation and its readout in the context of Drosophila development. While in the pregastrulation stage, ERK plays a decisive on/off switch; its role changes to modulatory functions of morphogenesis and tissue quality control in the late embryonic stages. Vegetables are easily contaminated by phthalate esters (PAEs) from the environment, agricultural films and fertilizers, affecting human health. In this paper, titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanotube arrays were prepared by electrochemical anodic oxidation on the surface of titanium wire. Covalent organic framework of TpBD was in situ bonded to the titanium wire via TiO2 nanotube arrays using monomers of 1,3,5-trimethylphloroglucinol (Tp) and benzidine (BD). The fabricated TpBD-TiO2 coated titanium wire was used as the solid-phase microextraction fiber to extract 11 PAEs in vegetable samples. Coupled with gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS), the limits of detection for PAEs were from 0.001 (di-n-butyl phthalate) to 0.430 (butyl benzyl phthalate) μg/L (S/N = 3) and enrichment factors were between 226 (dimethyl phthalate) and 2154 (di-n-butyl phthalate). Our fabricated TpBD-TiO2 fiber can be used at least 150 times without significant loss of extraction efficiency ( less then 4.8%). Quantitative determination of PAEs in vegetable samples (tomato, lettuce, cucumber) was achieved by standard addition. We have examined the trans-resveratrol/lipase interaction by quantitative and qualitative analyses of fluorescence spectra, molecular docking and quantum-chemical calculations at DFT level. Interactions of CpLIP2 from C. parapsilosis CBS 604 and trans-resveratrol were confirmed with a major contribution of tryptophan residues to fluorescence quenching. A thermodynamic study across a wide temperature range was consistent with the presence of a single binding site with a binding free energy of -24 kJ/mol. Nevertheless, trans-resveratrol competitively inhibited CpLIP2 activity. Molecular docking and quantum-chemical calculations were consistent with a strong binding of trans-resveratrol to the CpLIP2 catalytic site via electrostatic and hydrophobic forces. The structural analysis quantitatively revealed an energy transfer from W51 and W350 to trans-resveratrol with a distance of 32 Å. Precise understanding of trans-resveratrol/CpLIP2 interactions has important implications on lipases for screening of stilbenoid.