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Developing a cost-effective and simple micro-analysis tool has long been an important objective in the toxicological detection of fluorene. In this study, a disposable paper-based micro-analysis device (μ-PAD) was designed using graphite doped with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to hand draw the electrode (MWCNTs/μ-PAD). We investigated the feasibility of the designed MWCNTs/μ-PAD as a cell-sensing platform using voltammetry measurements. Its application for evaluating the cytotoxicity of fluorene was studied based on the electrochemical determination of human breast cancer cells induced by fluorene. The results showed a dose-dependent toxicity effect of fluorene on cellular activity. The measurements were comparable with those obtained using a methyl-thiazolyl-tetrazolium assay. The detection limit of the MWCNTs/μ-PAD for human breast cancer cells was as low as 4.00 × 103 cells·mL-1 owing to the enhanced catalytic activity of the MWCNTs. Notably, the MWCNTs/μ-PAD-which had a diameter of 7.00 mm-allowed a sampling volume of 10.0 μL, which is 50.0 times less than the sampling volume required with a conventional electrode (500 μL). Advantages such as the simplicity of manufacture, low consumption, low cost, rapid detection, and disposability, suggest that the MWCNTs/μ-PAD could provide new opportunities and directions for in vitro microanalysis.This study aimed to gain more in-depth knowledge of the mechanisms involved in microbial inactivation by pulsed electric fields (PEF) to understand the tailing observed in survival curves of Salmonella Typhimurium (STCC 878). The comparison of the inactivation achieved by the application of one train of pulses with those obtained with pulses applied in two trains shows that the tail of the survival curves was a consequence of a transient increment of the microbial resistance to the effect of the electric field in a proportion of the cells. After some time following the application of the first pulse train, cells became again sensitive to the second train, and tailing tended to disappear. The required time was highly dependent on the characteristics of the incubation medium. Similar effects were observed when the treatments were validated on whole milk and orange juice. This study has demonstrated by the first time on microbial cells the benefits of splitting the delivered PEF treatment in two trains with a period of delay between them. Therefore, this insight opens up the possibility of developing new strategies to achieve the required inactivation levels to guarantee food safety by moderate PEF treatments.MYB/c-MYB is a proto-oncogene encoding a helix-turn-helix transcription factor that plays a critical role in controlling proliferation and multilineage differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor and stem cells. Deregulation of MYB expression is associated with several types of leukemias and lymphomas. In an attempt to explore the role of the gene in the early human hematopoiesis, we have achieved bi-allelic targeting of MYB in human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) by TALEN-mediated homologous recombination. Furthermore, the gene targeting introduced eYFP Venus reporter gene into the MYB locus to delineate the expression pattern of MYB. The resulting two cell lines, WAe001-A-45 and WAe001-A-46, passed the standard assays for human pluripotent stem cells. Hematopoietic differentiation of these cell lines provides a model to study the role of MYB in human hematopoietic development.Background Our previous work demonstrates that adults with ADHD produce more force at the fingertips compared to adults without ADHD. One possibility is that somatosensation is impaired in ADHD. However, ADHD is often comorbid with anxiety, and anxiety influences sensory responsivity. Aims The goal of the current work was to evaluate differences in the self-report of sensory experiences in adults with and without ADHD, while controlling for internalizing behaviors. Methods and procedures Forty-five adults (23 with ADHD) completed a semi-structured interview for the diagnosis of ADHD, the Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile (AASP), and the Achenbach Adult Self Report (ASR). Outcomes and results Adults with ADHD reported more hyper- and hypo- sensitivity compared to adults without ADHD, even when controlling for internalizing behaviors. Specifically, between group differences were found for low registration, sensation seeking, and sensory sensitivity scores, but not for sensation avoiding, and for movement, visual, touch, activity, audition, or taste/smell. Conclusions and implications These findings demonstrate that sensory hyper- and hypo- sensitivity may be features of ADHD in adults. Further, they demonstrate that internalizing behaviors influence the perception of sensory experiences and thus should be accounted for in studies of sensory processing, integration, and modulation in adults with ADHD.China harbors 56 ethnic groups and Han is the largest population. It is informative and useful to explore the available population genetic characteristics of Chinese Han population from Fujian Province, Southeast China. In our study, we explored the genetic characteristics of 20 autosomal Short tandem repeat (STR) loci in 1555 unrelated Chinese Han individuals from Zhangzhou City, Southeastern China using the SureID® 21G Human STR Identification Kit. Moreover, phylogenetic analysis was performed between the Zhangzhou Han population and other relevant populations based on the shared autosomal STR genotyping. The neighbor-joining tree and multidimensional scaling analysis were analyzed based on the Nei's standard genetic distance. Sorafenib D3 chemical structure We found 262 alleles among 1555 unrelated individuals and the corresponding allele frequencies ranged from 0.5521 to 0.0003. The combined power of discrimination and exclusion of the 20 autosomal STR loci were 0.99999999999999999999999943 and 0.999999996166537, respectively. Population comparison revealed that the Zhangzhou Han population were lining up together with the southern Han populations in China while showed significant differences from other China populations. Our results found that the 20 autosomal STR loci in Zhangzhou Han population are meaningful for forensic medicine and human genetic. The genetics characteristic of Zhangzhou Han population is similar with the southern Han population in China.