The use of constructed wetlands(CWs)is one of the best options to treat wastewater.In CWs,microorganisms play a major role in the degradation of organic pollutants but the concentration of nutrients,surfactant,and aer...The use of constructed wetlands(CWs)is one of the best options to treat wastewater.In CWs,microorganisms play a major role in the degradation of organic pollutants but the concentration of nutrients,surfactant,and aeration(NSA)in oil-contaminated water is one of the factors that affect the persistence and metabolic functioning of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms.In the present investigation,the influence of the addition of NSA on the persistence of the augmented bacteria,copy of(alkane hydroxylase gene)alkB gene,and its expression level in the water,soil,and plants of CWs were evaluated.The CWs mesocosms were developed by the vegetation of Typha latifolia and Cyperus laevigatus and inoculated with the bacterial consortium(Pseudomonas putida TYRI39,Acinetobacter junii TYRH47,Acinetobacter sp.CYRH17,Pseudomonas sp.CYSI27,and Pseudomonas sp.TYRH42).The mesocosms were provided with nutrients(20 mg l−1 N,2.6 mg l−1 P,and 16.4 mg l−1 K)in liquid form,surfactant Tween-20(0.2%,v/v)in liquid form,and aeration(≥7.0±1 mg l−1 DO)using aeration pump.The addition of NSA in CWs enhanced the persistence and metabolic functioning of the inoculated bacteria in the water,rhizospheric soil,and plants.The maximum hydrocarbon removal(97%)was observed in the water treated by CWs having C.laevigatus,bacteria,and NSA,and it is correlated with the copy numbers of alkB and its expression level.The application of NSA in CWs not only improved bacterial persistence and catabolic gene expression but also increased plant development and hydrocarbon removal.展开更多
Experimentation data of perspex glass sheet cutting, using CO2 laser, with missing values were modelled with semi-supervised artificial neural networks. Factorial design of experiment was selected for the verification...Experimentation data of perspex glass sheet cutting, using CO2 laser, with missing values were modelled with semi-supervised artificial neural networks. Factorial design of experiment was selected for the verification of orthogonal array based model prediction. It shows improvement in modelling of edge quality and kerf width by applying semi-supervised learning algorithm, based on novel error assessment on simulations. The results are expected to depict better prediction on average by utilizing the systematic randomized techniques to initialize the neural network weights and increase the number of initialization. Missing values handling is difficult with statistical tools and supervised learning techniques; on the other hand, semi-supervised learning generates better results with the smallest datasets even with missing values.展开更多
The combined use of plants and bacteria is a promising approach for the remediation of soil contaminated with organic pollutants. Different biotic and abiotie factors can affect the survival and activity of the applie...The combined use of plants and bacteria is a promising approach for the remediation of soil contaminated with organic pollutants. Different biotic and abiotie factors can affect the survival and activity of the applied bacteria and consequently plant growth and phy- toremediation efficiency. The effect of inoculum density on the abundance and expression of alkune-degrading genes in the rhizosphere of plant vegetated in hydrocarbon-contaminated soil has been rarely observed. In this study, an alkane-degrading bacterium （Pantoea sp. strain BTRH79）, at different inoculum densities （10^5 to 10^8 cells cm^-3 soil）, was inoculated to ryegrass （Lolium perenne） vegetated in diesel-contaminated soil to find the optimum inoculum density needed for its efficient colonization and hydrocarbon degradation activity. Bacterial inoculation improved plant growth and hydrocarbon degradation. Maximum plant growth and hydrocarbon degra- dation were observed with the inoculum having the highest cell density （10^8 cells cm^-3 soil）. Moreover, the inoculum with higher cell density exhibited more abundance and expression of alkane hydroxylase gene, CYP153. This study suggests that the inoculum density is one of the main factors that can affect bacterial colonization and activity during phytoremediation.展开更多
MICRONEEDLES:AMINIATURE INSTRUMENTFORAWORLDWIDE PROBLEM Crafted for transdermal drug delivery in humans,microneedles are tiny needle arrays that can gently pierce biological barriers.In medicine,their low invasive cha...MICRONEEDLES:AMINIATURE INSTRUMENTFORAWORLDWIDE PROBLEM Crafted for transdermal drug delivery in humans,microneedles are tiny needle arrays that can gently pierce biological barriers.In medicine,their low invasive characteristics,scalability,and high-throughput capability have transformed vaccine administration and biosensing(Ruan et al.,2021).展开更多
基金the Researchers Supporting Project number(RSP2024R437)King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi ArabiaThe authors are thankful to the Higher Education Commission(HEC)for the grant of IRSIP Fellowship to the lead author for research at Aarhus University Denmark and ALP Pakistan Agriculture Research Council(PARC)grant No.NR-086.
文摘The use of constructed wetlands(CWs)is one of the best options to treat wastewater.In CWs,microorganisms play a major role in the degradation of organic pollutants but the concentration of nutrients,surfactant,and aeration(NSA)in oil-contaminated water is one of the factors that affect the persistence and metabolic functioning of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms.In the present investigation,the influence of the addition of NSA on the persistence of the augmented bacteria,copy of(alkane hydroxylase gene)alkB gene,and its expression level in the water,soil,and plants of CWs were evaluated.The CWs mesocosms were developed by the vegetation of Typha latifolia and Cyperus laevigatus and inoculated with the bacterial consortium(Pseudomonas putida TYRI39,Acinetobacter junii TYRH47,Acinetobacter sp.CYRH17,Pseudomonas sp.CYSI27,and Pseudomonas sp.TYRH42).The mesocosms were provided with nutrients(20 mg l−1 N,2.6 mg l−1 P,and 16.4 mg l−1 K)in liquid form,surfactant Tween-20(0.2%,v/v)in liquid form,and aeration(≥7.0±1 mg l−1 DO)using aeration pump.The addition of NSA in CWs enhanced the persistence and metabolic functioning of the inoculated bacteria in the water,rhizospheric soil,and plants.The maximum hydrocarbon removal(97%)was observed in the water treated by CWs having C.laevigatus,bacteria,and NSA,and it is correlated with the copy numbers of alkB and its expression level.The application of NSA in CWs not only improved bacterial persistence and catabolic gene expression but also increased plant development and hydrocarbon removal.
文摘Experimentation data of perspex glass sheet cutting, using CO2 laser, with missing values were modelled with semi-supervised artificial neural networks. Factorial design of experiment was selected for the verification of orthogonal array based model prediction. It shows improvement in modelling of edge quality and kerf width by applying semi-supervised learning algorithm, based on novel error assessment on simulations. The results are expected to depict better prediction on average by utilizing the systematic randomized techniques to initialize the neural network weights and increase the number of initialization. Missing values handling is difficult with statistical tools and supervised learning techniques; on the other hand, semi-supervised learning generates better results with the smallest datasets even with missing values.
基金supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan (No. 20-2011-1997)
文摘The combined use of plants and bacteria is a promising approach for the remediation of soil contaminated with organic pollutants. Different biotic and abiotie factors can affect the survival and activity of the applied bacteria and consequently plant growth and phy- toremediation efficiency. The effect of inoculum density on the abundance and expression of alkune-degrading genes in the rhizosphere of plant vegetated in hydrocarbon-contaminated soil has been rarely observed. In this study, an alkane-degrading bacterium （Pantoea sp. strain BTRH79）, at different inoculum densities （10^5 to 10^8 cells cm^-3 soil）, was inoculated to ryegrass （Lolium perenne） vegetated in diesel-contaminated soil to find the optimum inoculum density needed for its efficient colonization and hydrocarbon degradation activity. Bacterial inoculation improved plant growth and hydrocarbon degradation. Maximum plant growth and hydrocarbon degra- dation were observed with the inoculum having the highest cell density （10^8 cells cm^-3 soil）. Moreover, the inoculum with higher cell density exhibited more abundance and expression of alkane hydroxylase gene, CYP153. This study suggests that the inoculum density is one of the main factors that can affect bacterial colonization and activity during phytoremediation.
文摘MICRONEEDLES:AMINIATURE INSTRUMENTFORAWORLDWIDE PROBLEM Crafted for transdermal drug delivery in humans,microneedles are tiny needle arrays that can gently pierce biological barriers.In medicine,their low invasive characteristics,scalability,and high-throughput capability have transformed vaccine administration and biosensing(Ruan et al.,2021).
