The complete chloroplast genome of <i>Hedychium flavum</i> Roxb., an ornamental, edible and medicinal plant

Hedychium flavum Roxb. 1820 is a perennial herb mainly distributed in China, India, Myanmar and Thailand with ornamental, edible and medicinal value. It is extensively cultivated as a source of aromatic essential oils, ornamental plant, food flavorings and vegetables, and folk medicine. In this study, we sequence the complete chloroplast genome of H. flavum by de novo assembly. The assembled genome has a typical quadripartite circular structure with 163,909 bp in length, containing a large single-copy region (LSC, 88,589 bp), a small single-copy region (SSC, 15,762 bp), and two inverted repeat regions (IRs, 29,779 bp). The cp genome contains 133 genes, including 87 protein-coding genes, 38 tRNA genes and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete cp genome shows a close affinity of H. flavum and H. neocarneum with 100% bootstrap support. This study will provide useful genetic resource for further phylogenetic analysis of the genus Hedychium and Zingiberaceae.</p

Effect of defoliation and competition on the above-ground (a), below-ground (b), total biomass (c) and root/shoot ratio (d) of invasive <i>Mikania micrantha.</i>

<p>Values are means ±standard deviation. The different lowercase and uppercase letters indicate significant differences (<i>p</i><0.05) among the defoliation intensities of invasive <i>Mikania micrantha</i> growing with and without a native competitor, respectively. * indicates a significant difference (<i>p</i><0.05) between the treatments with or without the competitor.</p

<i>F</i> values of the two-way ANOVAs for testing the effects of defoliation (different intensities) and competition (with or without) on the growth and physiological traits of <i>Mikania</i> micrantha.

<p>Figures in bold are significant at <i>p</i><0.05; Significance levels: *<i>p</i><0.05, **<i>p</i><0.01, ***<i>p</i><0.001.</p

Log-transformed response values of <i>Mikania micrantha</i> to competition at different intensities of defoliation.

<p><b>Values are means±standard deviation.</b> Different lower case letters indicate significant differences between the defoliation intensities at <i>p</i><0.05.</p

Log-transformed total predicted and observed response values to defoliation and competition of invasive <i>Mikania micrantha</i> defoliated at different intensities.

<p>Values are means±standard deviation. The different lowercase letters indicate a significant difference between the defoliation intensities at <i>p</i><0.05. * indicates significant differences (<i>p</i><0.05) between the treatments with or without competitor.</p

Log-transformed response values of <i>Mikania micrantha</i> with and without competition to defoliation intensities. Values are means±standard deviation. The different lowercase and uppercase letters indicate significant differences (<i>p</i><0.05) among the defoliation intensities of invasive <i>Mikania</i> micrantha growing with and without native competitor, respectively. * indicates significant differences (<i>p</i><0.05) between the treatments with or without competitor.

<p>Log-transformed response values of <i>Mikania micrantha</i> with and without competition to defoliation intensities. Values are means±standard deviation. The different lowercase and uppercase letters indicate significant differences (<i>p</i><0.05) among the defoliation intensities of invasive <i>Mikania</i> micrantha growing with and without native competitor, respectively. * indicates significant differences (<i>p</i><0.05) between the treatments with or without competitor.</p

Effect of defoliation and competition on the net photosynthetic rate (a), light use efficiency (b) and water use efficiency (c) of invasive <i>Mikania micrantha</i>.

<p>Values are means ±standard deviation. The different lowercase and uppercase letters indicate significant differences (<i>p<0.05</i>) among the different intensities of defoliation of invasive <i>Mikania</i> micrantha growing with and without native competitor, respectively. * indicates significant differences (<i>p</i><0.05) between the treatments with or without competitor.</p

Allele Frequencies of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Polymorphisms.

a<p>p = 0.001, ^bp<0.001, ^cp = 0.059, ^dp = 0.127, ^ep = 0.037, ^fp = 0.042, ^gp = 0.390, ^hp = 0.465 <i>vs.</i> health control.</p

Table_1_Heart rate variability status at rest in adult depressed patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.docx

PurposesA meta-analysis was conducted to examine the differences in heart rate variability (HRV) between depressed patients and healthy individuals, with the purpose of providing a theoretical basis for the diagnosis of depression and the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.MethodsTo search China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang, VIP, PubMed, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Cochrane Library databases to collect case–control studies on HRV in depressed patients, the retrieval date is from the establishment of the database to December 2022. Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) scale was used to evaluate literature quality, and Stata14.0 software was used for meta-analysis.ResultsThis study comprised of 43 papers, 22 written in Chinese and 21 in English, that included 2,359 subjects in the depression group and 3,547 in the healthy control group. Meta-analysis results showed that compared with the healthy control group, patients with depression had lower SDNN [Hedges’ g = −0.87, 95% CI (−1.14, −0.60), Z = −6.254, p ConclusionThis research revealed that HRV measures of depressed individuals were lower than those of the healthy population, except for LF/HF, suggesting that people with depression may be more at risk of cardiovascular diseases than the healthy population.</p

eNOS gene polymorphism analysis.

<p>A) PCR-RFLP analysis of exon 7 PCR product. B) Allele b/b of eNOS intron 4. C) Allele a/b of eNOS intron 4. D) Allele a/a of eNOS intron 4.</p