A transcriptomic resource for the northern krill Meganyctiphanes norvegica based on a short-term temperature exposure experiment

The Colorado potato beetle is a serious pest of Solanaceae in China. In early summer, cold spells in later spring may occur for brief periods in the field environmental conditions, and temperatures often deviate far below the normal temperature for short periods, such as sudden short-term low temperature, may affect the development of Colorado potato beetle eggs. This paper studies the effects of low temperature stress at 8 °C for 0 d, 1 d, 3 d, 5 d, 7 d, and 10 d on the development of Colorado potato beetle eggs. Our results show that egg survival is significantly affected by short-term low temperature exposure. The percentage of eggs hatched is significantly affected by different treatment times (p = 0.000)—the percentage of eggs hatched decreases with increased treatment time, and Colorado potato beetles will extend the wintering time of their soil to resist the effects of lower temperatures. Thus, exposure of Colorado potato beetles to a short-term low temperature affects their emergence and population growth; this study could provide information for the occurrence, monitoring, and early warning of Colorado potato beetle during short-term temperature.

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Photosynthetic and metabolic responses of eelgrass Zostera marina L. to short-term high-temperature exposure

Journal of Oceanology and Limnology ◽

10.1007/s00343-019-7319-6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 199-209

Author(s):

Yaping Gao ◽

Zengjie Jiang ◽

Meirong Du ◽

Jinghui Fang ◽

Weiwei Jiang ◽

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Keyword(s):

High Temperature ◽

Zostera Marina ◽

Metabolic Responses ◽

Short Term ◽

High Temperature Exposure ◽

Temperature Exposure

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A natural exposure experiment on short-term species-selective aerobic degradation of dinoflagellate cysts

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology ◽

10.1016/j.revpalbo.2008.04.002 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 152 (1-2) ◽

pp. 32-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Monika Kodrans-Nsiah ◽

Gert J. de Lange ◽

Karin A.F. Zonneveld

Keyword(s):

Aerobic Degradation ◽

Dinoflagellate Cysts ◽

Short Term ◽

Natural Exposure ◽

Exposure Experiment

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Association between ambient temperature and cognitive function in a community-dwelling elderly population: a repeated measurement study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049160 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (12) ◽

pp. e049160

Author(s):

Yuan-Ting C Lo ◽

Wei-Peng Su ◽

Shu-Hsuan Mei ◽

Yann-Yuh Jou ◽

Han-Bin Huang

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Ambient Temperature ◽

Air Temperature ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Secondary Outcome ◽

Short Term ◽

Temperature Exposure

ObjectivesEvidence on the associations between short-term and long-term air temperature exposure and cognitive function in older adults, particularly those in Asia, is limited. We explored the relationships of short-term and long-term air temperature exposure with cognitive function in Taiwanese older adults through a repeated measures survey.Design and settingWe used data the ongoing Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging, a multiple-wave nationwide survey.ParticipantsWe identified 1956, 1700, 1248 and 876 older adults in 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007, respectively.Primary and secondary outcome measuresParticipants’ cognitive function assessment was based on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire. We calculated the temperature moving average (TMA) for temperature exposure windows between 1993 and 2007 using data from air quality monitoring stations, depending on the administrative zone of each participant’s residence. Generalised linear mixed models were used to examine the effects of short-term and long-term temperature changes on cognitive function.ResultsShort-term and long-term temperature exposure was significantly and positively associated with moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment, with the greatest increase in ORs found for 3-year TMAs (OR 1.247; 95% CI 1.107 to 1.404). The higher the quintiles of temperature exposure were, the higher were the ORs. The strongest association found was in long-term TMA exposure (OR 3.674; 95% CI 2.103 to 6.417) after covariates were controlled for.ConclusionsThe risk of mild cognitive impairment increased with ambient temperature in community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan.

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Blastocystis Colonization Alters the Gut Microbiome and, in Some Cases, Promotes Faster Recovery From Induced Colitis

Frontiers in Microbiology ◽

10.3389/fmicb.2021.641483 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Vincent Billy ◽

Zuzana Lhotská ◽

Milan Jirků ◽

Oldřiška Kadlecová ◽

Lucia Frgelecová ◽

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Keyword(s):

Intestinal Inflammation ◽

Clinical Symptoms ◽

Normal Component ◽

Control Group ◽

Short Term ◽

Necrosis Factor Alpha ◽

Gut Inflammation ◽

Short Term Exposure ◽

Exposure Experiment

Protists are a normal component of mammalian intestinal ecosystems that live alongside, and interact with, bacterial microbiota. Blastocystis, one of the most common intestinal eukaryotes, is reported as a pathogen that causes inflammation and disease, though health consequences likely vary depending on host health, the gut ecosystem, and genetic diversity. Accumulating evidence suggests that Blastocystis is by and large commensal. Blastocystis is more common in healthy individuals than those with immune mediated diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD). Blastocystis presence is also associated with altered composition and higher richness of the bacterial gut microbiota. It is not clear whether Blastocystis directly promotes a healthy gut and microbiome or is more likely to colonize and persist in a healthy gut environment. We test this hypothesis by measuring the effect of Blastocystis ST3 colonization on the health and microbiota in a rat experimental model of intestinal inflammation using the haptenizing agent dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (DNBS). We experimentally colonized rats with Blastocystis ST3 obtained from a healthy, asymptomatic human donor and then induced colitis after 3 weeks (short term exposure experiment) or after 13 weeks (long term exposure experiment) and compared these colonized rats to a colitis-only control group. Across experiments Blastocystis ST3 colonization alters microbiome composition, but not richness, and induces only mild gut inflammation but no clinical symptoms. Our results showed no effect of short-term exposure to Blastocystis ST3 on gut inflammation following colitis induction. In contrast, long-term Blastocystis exposure appears to promote a faster recovery from colitis. There was a significant reduction in inflammatory markers, pathology 2 days after colitis induction in the colonized group, and clinical scores also improved in this group. Blastocystis colonization resulted in a significant reduction in tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) and IL-1β relative gene expression, while expression of IFNγ and IL17re/17C were elevated. We obtained similar results in a previous pilot study. We further found that bacterial richness rebounded in rats colonized by Blastocystis ST3. These results suggest that Blastocystis sp. may alter the gut ecosystem in a protective manner and promote faster recovery from disturbance.

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Short- and Long-Term Exposure to Higher Temperatures is Linked to Cognitive Impairment in Taiwanese Older Adults

10.21203/rs.3.rs-79335/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Wei-Peng Su ◽

Yuan-Ting C. Lo ◽

Shu-Hsuan Mei ◽

Yu-Hung Chang ◽

Han-Bin Huang

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Cognitive Impairment ◽

Cognitive Function ◽

Air Temperature ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Short Term ◽

Multiple Wave ◽

Temperature Exposure

Abstract Background: Evidence on the associations between short-term and long-term air temperature exposure and cognitive function in older adults, particularly those in Asia, is limited. Therefore, we explored the relationships of short-term and long-term air temperature exposure with cognitive function in Taiwanese older adults through a repeated measures survey.Methods: We used data from between 1996 and 2007 from the ongoing Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Aging (N = 1956), a multiple-wave nationwide survey. Participants’ cognitive function assessment was based on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire. We calculated the temperature moving average (TMA) for temperature exposure windows between 1993 and 2007 using data from air quality monitoring stations, depending on the administrative zone of each participant’s residence. Generalized linear mixed models were used to examine the effects of short-term and long-term temperature changes on cognitive function.Results: Short-term and long-term temperature exposure was significantly and positively associated with moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment, with the greatest increase in odds ratios (ORs) found for 3-year TMAs (OR = 1.247; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.107, 1.404). The higher the quintiles of temperature exposure were, the higher were the ORs. The strongest association found was in long-term TMA exposure (OR = 3.674; 95% CI: 2.103, 6.417) after covariates were controlled for.Conclusions: The risk of mild cognitive impairment increased with ambient temperature in community-dwelling older adults in Taiwan.

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Coral Bleaching Susceptibility Is Decreased following Short-Term (1–3 Year) Prior Temperature Exposure and Evolutionary History

Journal of Marine Biology ◽

10.1155/2011/406812 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2011 ◽

pp. 1-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Joshua A. Haslun ◽

Kevin B. Strychar ◽

Gregory Buck ◽

Paul W. Sammarco

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Global Warming ◽

Evolutionary History ◽

Acute Stress ◽

Florida Keys ◽

Thermal Exposure ◽

Temperature Sensitive ◽

Short Term ◽

Montastraea Cavernosa ◽

Temperature Exposure

Coral exposed to short periods of temperature stress (≥1.0°C above mean monthly maximum) and/or increased frequencies of high temperatures may bolster resilience to global warming associated with climate change. We comparedMontastraea cavernosa(Linnaeus, 1767; Cnidaria, Scleractinia, Faviidae) from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) and the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS). Thermal stress has been reported frequently within the FKNMS; however, corals in the FGBNMS experience nominal exposures to similar stressors. Corals were exposed to three temperatures (27°C, 31°C, and 35°C) for 72 h. Colonies from the FKNMS lost significantly fewer viable and necrotic zooxanthellae under conditions of acute stress (35°C) than the FGBNMS colonies. This indicates that the FKNMS corals are less temperature-sensitive than those in the FGBNMS. The observed differences point to greater prior temperature exposure and adaptation in the former versus the latter site when correlated to previous years of thermal exposure.

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Characterization of Short-Term Temperature, Exposure, and Solubilization Effects on Library Compound Quality

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10.1177/1087057111416237 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 16 (9) ◽

pp. 1112-1118 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John W. Eschelbach ◽

Dorothy Zhuomei ◽

Breanne Grady ◽

Wolfgang Goetzinger

Keyword(s):

High Performance ◽

Room Temperature ◽

Elevated Temperatures ◽

High Demand ◽

Short Term ◽

Time Period ◽

Temperature Exposure ◽

Time Required ◽

Storage Times ◽

The Impact

Many compound collections are stored under the same temperature conditions, which can limit flexibility by increasing the processing time required for high-demand compounds. In this study, the authors wanted to evaluate the impact of a hybrid-storage approach where high-demand compounds are stored for a shortened time period at room temperature to expedite processing operations. The use of a Covaris adaptive-focused acoustics platform was also characterized as a potential enhancement or alternative to storage at elevated temperatures. This study evaluated the impact of temperature, exposure, and solubilization on overall compound quality for short-term storage. A small library of 25 representative compounds was evaluated over an 18-week period to monitor the change in purity and concentration by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. The authors concluded that temperature had a significant impact on compound concentration, and the effects due to exposure cycles were minimal. A storage time of 12 weeks at room temperature resulted in minimal compound loss, but storage times beyond this would be unacceptable because of a >20% decrease in concentration. Finally, the acoustic solubilization protocol also increased the number of compounds at the target concentration with no impact on overall purity, leading to a potential for increased storage times at frozen temperatures.

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