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In terms of the embryos that were judged to be alive after 48 h of IVC, quality grade 1 was observed in 7/8 (88%) and 4/12 (33%) of the SF and VIT embryos, respectively (P less then 0.05). After time-lapse analysis, the IVC embryo area as well as growth percentage were statistically higher in the SF than the VIT embryos (P less then 0.05). In conclusion, no difference in survival rates was found between the two cryopreservation procedures, although embryo quality was more negatively affected by vitrification.Mithun (Bos frontalis) is a unique domestic free-range bovine species available in North Eastern hilly (NEH) regions of India and is reared for its protein rich meat. Although, mithun suffers from severe non-cyclical population fluctuations, it is not yet declared as endangered. Therefore, present study was conducted to assess the effect of slow release subcutaneous exogenous melatonin (MT) implant on sexual behaviour, scrotal circumference (SC) and testicular parameters, endocrinological profiles and antioxidant and oxidative stress profiles in mithun during different seasons (winter, spring, summer and autumn) to improve its reproductive efficiency. Experimental mithun bulls (5-6 years of age) were selected and divided randomly into two groups, Gr I Control (n = 6) and Gr II Treatment (n = 6; melatonin implant @ 18mg/50 kg B. Wt). Scrotal circumference and testicular parameters [total testicular volume and weight], endocrinological profiles [follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone/interstitias lower in MT treated than in untreated control group and in winter and spring than in summer season. The study concluded that exogenous slow-release melatonin implantation and spring and winter seasons had significant beneficial effects in improvement of the antioxidant profiles, minimization of oxidative stress with cascading beneficial effects on endocrinological profiles, SC, testicular parameters and libido, which will improve the semen production, higher sperm cryo-survivability and fertility rate in mithun species.Highly flexible supercapacitors (SCs) have attracted significant attention in modern electronics. However, it has been found that flexible, metal sulfide-based electrodes usually suffer from corrosion, instability and low conductivity, which significantly limits their large scale application. Herein, we report on an electrode comprised of highly stable, free-standing carbon fiber/trinickel disulphide covered with polyaniline (CF/Ni3S2@PANI). This electrode was prepared and then employed in a high-performance of flexible asymmetric SCs (FASC). The coating layer of polyaniline served as both a protector and conducting shell for the Ni3S2 due to the nature of the highly stable N-Ni bonds that formed between the polyaniline and Ni3S2. In addition, the lightweight carbon fiber support served as both a current collector and flexible support. The prepared CF/Ni3S2@PANI electrode exhibited a significantly enhanced specific capacity (715.3 F·g-1 at 1 A·g-1) compared with the carbon fiber/Ni3S2 electrode (318 F·g-1 at 1 A·g-1). More importantly, the assembled FASC device delivered an impressive energy density of 35.7 Wh·kg-1 at a power density of 850 W·kg-1. The FASC device benefited from the interconnected flexible microstructure and the stable bond bridges, so that it could be bent into various angles without noticeably impairing its performance. This effective protective strategy may further inspire the design and manufacture of metallic oxide or sulfide electrode with ultrahigh-stability interbond bridges for high-performance flexible supercapacitors.Constructing p-n heterojunction is considered as an effective approach to improve gas-sensing performance of nanomaterials, and the general focus is that the formation of a p-n junction can effectively broaden the electron-depletion layer, enhancing the amount of the adsorption oxygen, and being beneficial to the improvement of the gas-sensing performance. However the widening of the depletion layer can only contribute to the improvement of the sensitivity, the effect of p-n junction on other sensing parameters is still not well understood. Herein, the In2O3/Co3O4 core/shell hierarchical heterostructures (In2O3/Co3O4 HHS) are investigated to discern how p-n junction alters the sensing process. The construction of p-n junction can effectively adjust Fermi level, influence the oxidation ability of the adsorbed oxygen and significantly heighten the selectivity of sensing materials, resulting in superior sensing activity. Especially, In2O3/Co3O4 HHS exhibits obviously enhanced gas sensing performance toward formaldehyde at 180 °C with high response and good selectivity. Our findings promote the recognition of the important role of electronic structure on gas sensing performance and provide a new strategy to design sensing materials for gas detection.In recent decades, redox-active electrolytes have been used in energy storage systems due to high specific capacitance originated from the Faraday reaction of electrode/electrolyte surface. Here, we provide an effective strategy that using H2SO4 as electrolyte with VOSO4 as redox additives to improve the electrochemical performances of the carbon felt (CF) electrode. The function of VOSO4 is that it can serve as a redox-active electrolyte to provide additional specific capacitance. CT99021 mw The specific capacitance of 3.30 F cm-2 at 1 mV s-1 can be achieved, which is about 100 times of improved specific capacitance higher than that of the CF electrode tested in pure H2SO4. In addition, it also exhibits unexceptionable cycling stability without any specific capacitance loss after 2000 cycles at 5 mA cm-2. What's more, a novel all-solid-state supercapacitor is assembled using CF, gel electrolyte and membrane. The as-fabricated supercapacitor delivers a high specific capacitance of 234 mF cm-2 and fabulous cycle stability after 1200 cycles at the current density of 2 mA cm-2. Interestingly, three charged supercapacitors connected in series can light a red light-emitting diode effectively for about 24 min. Hence, such mixed electrolyte and electrode materials will hold great potential for high performance supercapacitor applications.
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