Effects of different hydrogen concentrations on rhizosphere bacteria of soybean (Glycine max L.)

Effects of hydrogen concentrations on the diversity and changes of bacterial community structure, soybean rhizosphere soil samples were investigated. The high-throughput sequencing technology of illumina was adopted to determine the bacterial 16S rRNA V3+V4 region series. Data processing such as splicing, filtering, removing chimeric sequences, and cluster analysis was then performed based on the raw data, and the tax was annotated with OTU. When the air-treated soil samples were compared with the ones treated with hydrogen at a concentration of 1100 ppm and 1300 ppm, the abundance of Proteobacteria increased and Actinobacteria decreased for the later. In addition the Simpson index decreased and the Shannon index increased significantly for both hydrogen-treated samples. However, for the soil sample treated with 1500 ppm of hydrogen, the above-mentioned two indexes didnot vary obviously compared with the air-treated sample. The results demonstrated that the rhizosphere bacterial structure diversity of soybean was significantly increased after hydrogen treatment at the concentration of 1100 and 1300 ppm. Bangladesh J. Bot. 50(3): 775-780, 2021 (September) Special

The Atomic Rearrangement of GaN-Based Multiple Quantum Wells in H2/NH3 Mixed Gas for Improving Structural and Optical Properties

In this work, three GaN-based multiple quantum well (MQW) samples are grown to investigate the growth techniques of high-quality MQWs at low temperature (750 °C). Instead of conventional temperature ramp-up process, H2/NH3 gas mixture was introduced during the interruption after the growth of InGaN well layers. The influence of hydrogen flux was investigated. The cross-sectional images of MQW via transmission electron microscope show that a significant atomic rearrangement process happens during the hydrogen treatment. Both sharp interfaces of MQW and homogeneous indium distribution are achieved when a proper proportion of hydrogen was used. Moreover, the luminescence efficiency is improved strongly due to suppressed non-radiative recombination process and a better homogeneity of MQWs. Such kind of atomic rearrangement process is mainly caused by the larger diffusion rate of gallium and indium adatoms in H2/NH3 mixed gas, which leads to a lower potential barrier energy to achieve thermodynamic steady state. However, when excessive hydrogen flux is introduced, the MQW will be partly damaged, and the luminescence performance will deteriorate.

Hydrogen-Rich Water Improves Cognitive Ability and Induces Antioxidative, Antiapoptotic, and Anti-Inflammatory Effects in an Acute Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Mouse Model

Background. Cerebral ischemia and its reperfusion injury facilitate serious neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia due to cell death; however, there is currently no treatment for it. Reactive oxygen species is one of the many factors that induce and worsen the development of such diseases, and it can be targeted by hydrogen treatment. This study examined the effect of molecular hydrogen in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, which is emerging as a novel therapeutic agent for various diseases. Methods. Ischemia-reperfusion injury was generated through bilateral common carotid artery occlusion in C57BL/6 mice. The test group received hydrogen-rich water orally during the test period. To confirm model establishment and the effect of hydrogen treatment, behavioural tests, biochemical assays, immunofluorescence microscopy, and cytokine assays were conducted. Results. Open field and novel object recognition tests revealed that the hydrogen-treated group had improved cognitive function and anxiety levels compared to the nontreated group, while hematoxylin and eosin stain showed abundant pyknotic cells in a model mouse brain, and this was attenuated in the hydrogen-treated mouse brain. Total antioxidant capacity and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance assays revealed that hydrogen treatment induced antioxidative effects in the mouse brain. Immunofluorescence microscopy revealed attenuated apoptosis in the striatum, cerebral cortex, and hippocampus of hydrogen-treated mice. Western blotting showed that hydrogen treatment reduced Bax and TNFα levels. Finally, cytokine assays showed that IL-2 and IL-10 levels significantly differed between the hydrogen-treated and nontreated groups. Conclusion. Hydrogen treatment could potentially be a future therapeutic strategy for ischemia and its derived neurodegenerative diseases by improving cognitive abilities and inducing antioxidative and antiapoptotic effects. Hydrogen treatment also decreased Bax and TNFα levels and induced an anti-inflammatory response via regulation of IL-2 and IL-10. These results will serve as a milestone for future studies intended to reveal the mechanism of action of molecular hydrogen in neurodegenerative diseases.

التطورات العالمية في صناعة تصفية النفط مع التركيز على تجربة السعودية والصين

Global developments in the oil refining industry are related to the ability of the producing countries to raise the level of operational performance of the refineries by increasing the filtering capacities, raising the percentage of hydrogen treatment process capacity and raising the ratio of operations to improve the octane number to the distillation capacity, to diversify production with a variety of goods with high added value, and reach the level Productivity, which meets global environmental standards and enhances its competitiveness in global markets. Achieving this goal collides with a number of environmental, economic and technological difficulties and constraints. In order to discuss these topics, the research was divided into six axes, the first focused on introducing the oil industry and petroleum products. As for the second axis, it dealt with the importance of the oil refining industry, and the third dealt with developments in the oil refining industry in the world, the fourth discussed the operational performance of oil refineries in the world, the fifth reviewed the experience of Saudi Arabia, and the sixth discussed briefly the Chinese experience in the field of the refining industry. The study reached a number of conclusions, the most important of which is that there is a geographical shift in the global oil refining industry in favor of the Asia-Pacific region, and that the total filtering capacity will increase by about 7.8 million b / d during the period 2018-2023, and most of this increase will come from the Asia-Pacific and the Middle East regions, Especially in countries that produce points such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Iran, The research recommended the necessity of dealing with the refining industry as a strategic industry, by adopting strategies aimed at producing and exporting high-quality petroleum products that are compatible with international standards.