Magnetic Field-Driven Ion Selectivity Boosts LiF-Rich SEI Formation for Enhanced Lithium Metal Battery Performance Across Temperatures.

Lithium metal anodes are considered highly promising electrode materials due to their exceptional theoretical capacity and low reduction potential. However, their path to large-scale commercialization has been obstructed by significant challenges such as uncontrolled volume expansion, severe side reactions, and dendrite formation. To tackle these issues, our study introduces a covalent modification of separators using tannic acid (TA) and Co, coupled with the application of an external magnetic field.

Residue Depletion and Withdrawal Interval Estimations of Sulfamonomethoxine or Doxycycline Residues in Chinese Taihe Black-Bone Silky Fowls.

Black-bone fowls are rich in melanin and regarded as being rich in nutritional value. However, the metabolism of antibiotics in black-bone fowls remains poorly understood. This study aimed to determine the tissue residue depletion kinetics of Sulfamonomethoxine (SMM) or Doxycycline in Taihe black-bone silky fowls.

Change in diffusion weighted imaging after induction chemotherapy outperforms RECIST guideline for long-term outcome prediction in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Purpose: To investigate change in diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) between pre-treatment (pre-) and after induction chemotherapy (post-IC) for long-term outcome prediction in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (adNPC).

Materials And Methods: Mean apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) of two DWIs (ADC and ADC) and changes in ADC between two scans (ΔADC%) were calculated from 64 eligible patients with adNPC and correlated with disease free survival (DFS), locoregional recurrence free survival (LRRFS), distant metastases free survival (DMFS), and overall survival (OS) using Cox regression analysis. C-indexes of the independent parameters for outcome were compared with that of RECIST response groups.

Activation of SIK2 inhibits gluconeogenesis and alleviates lipogenesis-induced inflammatory response by SIK2-CRTC2-ACC1 in hepatocytes of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea).

As an important kinase that maintains metabolic homeostasis, salt-induced kinase 2 (SIK2) inhibits adipogenesis in adipocytes and regulates mammalian glucose metabolism. Excessive lipid accumulation can lead to an inflammatory response, and SIK2 also controls the expression of inflammatory cytokines. However, the precise mechanisms and interconnections through which SIK2 modulates these processes remain incompletely understood.

Ginsenoside Rg1 alleviates chronic stress-induced depression in rats by targeting Cx43-YAP axis.

Although significant progress has been made in the development of antidepressants, a large subpopulation of individuals remains unresponsive to existing treatments. Ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1), a natural compound with well-defined antidepressant effects and low-cost administrations, holds therapeutic promise but requires mechanistic elucidation for clinical translation. Based on our previous finding that Rg1 rescued astrocytic connexin43 (Cx43) downregulation in depression models, we investigated its brain-wide effects and molecular mechanisms in chronic unpredictable stress (CUS)-induced rats.

Generative language reconstruction from brain recordings.

Language reconstruction from non-invasive brain recordings has been a long-standing challenge. Existing research has addressed this challenge with a classification setup, where a set of language candidates are pre-constructed and then matched with the representation decoded from brain recordings. Here, we propose a method that addresses language reconstruction through auto-regressive generation, which directly uses the representation decoded from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) as the input for a large language model (LLM), mitigating the need for pre-constructed candidates.

A novel deep learning model combining 3DCNN-CapsNet and hierarchical attention mechanism for EEG emotion recognition.

Emotion recognition plays a key role in the field of human-computer interaction. Classifying and predicting human emotions using electroencephalogram (EEG) signals has consistently been a challenging research area. Recently, with the increasing application of deep learning methods such as convolutional neural network (CNN) and channel attention mechanism (CA).

Electroacupuncture inhibits oxidative stress and improves cognitive function by downregulating the Ang II/AT1R/NOX axis in chronic cerebral ischemia rats.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the effects of Electroacupuncture (EA) on chronic cerebral ischemia (CCI).

Methods: A CCI rat model was established by blocking the common carotid arteries. Model rats were treated with EA at the "Baihui" (GV20) and "Dazhui" (GV14) acupoints and/or ARB.

Ultrasonic radiomics-based nomogram for preoperative prediction of residual tumor in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: a multicenter retrospective study.

Objectives: To identify radiomic features extracted from ultrasound images and to develop and externally validate a comprehensive model that combines clinical data with ultrasound radiomics features to predict the residual tumor status in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (OC).

Methods: The study included 112 patients with advanced epithelial OC who underwent preoperative transvaginal ultrasound. Of these, 78 patients were assigned to the development cohort and 34 to the external validation cohort.

Scalable production of muscle and adipose cell-laden microtissues using edible macroporous microcarriers for 3D printing of cultured fish fillets.

Cellular agriculture is a novel platform for addressing the issues of protein scarcity, environmental pressures, and food safety. However, expanding seed cells at a large scale remains a prerequisite for achieving industrial cultured meat production. We here propose the production of large-pore-sized edible porous microcarriers (EPMs) by using NaCl to precisely control ice crystal growth during cryogenic crosslinking.

Application of needle electrodes in resection of single bladder tumor.

Background: Transurethral resection of bladder tumor is associated with some limitations when used in the diagnosis and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.

Objectives: This study explored the application of needle electrodes in the transurethral resection of single bladder tumor (SBT) and highlighted the advantages of resection of bladder tumors.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 79 patients with SBT treated at the Department of Urology, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, from January to December 2023.

Identifying invasiveness to aid lung adenocarcinoma diagnosis using deep learning and pathomics.

Most classification efforts for primary subtypes of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) have not yet been integrated into clinical practice. This study explores the feasibility of combining deep learning and pathomics to identify tumor invasiveness in LUAD patients, highlighting its potential clinical value in assisting junior and intermediate pathologists. We retrospectively analyzed whole slide image (WSI) data from 289 patients with surgically resected ground-glass nodules (GGNs).

Development, validity, and reliability testing of a research readiness self-evaluation scale with nurses: A cross-sectional study.

Nurse research readiness determines research outcomes. Understanding of nurse knowledge, attitude, and behaviors on research preparation can better prepare them for medical search. To develop a nurse research readiness self-evaluation scale and test its validity and reliability.

Estimation of Species Abundance Based on the Number of Segregating Sites Using Environmental DNA (eDNA).

The advance of environmental DNA (eDNA) has enabled rapid and non-invasive species detection in aquatic environments. While most studies focus on species detection, recent works explored using eDNA concentration to quantify species abundance. However, the differential individual DNA contribution to eDNA samples could easily obscure the eDNA concentration-species abundance relationship.

Oral administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus MP108 ameliorates hemolytic jaundice in rats.

Accumulating evidence suggests that specific probiotic strains exert effects on hemolytic jaundice (HJ), and probiotic strains of Lactobacillus rhamnosus exhibit potential beneficial effects against HJ. This study aimed to determine the effects of L. rhamnosus MP108 (MP108) on rats with acetylphenylhydrazine (APH)-induced HJ.

Sensitive Electrochemical Immunosensor for Procymidone Detection Based on a Supramolecular Amplification Strategy.

A sensitive electrochemical immunosensor for procymidone detection was developed based on a supramolecular amplification strategy. β-Cyclodextrin (β-CD)-based nanomaterials were employed to immobilize ferrocene derivative (FC)-functionalized antibodies/antigens through host-guest interactions. With the presence of procymidone, the formed β-CD-labeled bioconjugates were immobilized on the antibody-modified electrode after the immunoreaction, indicating fabrication of the immunosensor.

Polarity-sensitive pyrene fluorescent probes for multi-organelle imaging in living cells.

Polarity-sensitive probes (PAS) were synthesized through the attachment of azetidine and sulfonyl substituents to the pyrene fluorescent core. The emission peaks and fluorescence lifetimes of these PAS probes exhibit high sensitivity to polarity, enabling the visualization of microenvironmental characteristics and dynamics across multiple organelles.

No microorganism was detected in amniotic fluid of healthy pregnancies from the second trimester to the delivery.

Background: The early colonization and establishment of the microbiome in newborns is a crucial step in the development of the immune system and host metabolism. However, the exact timing of initial microbial colonization remains a subject of ongoing debate. While numerous studies have attempted to determine the presence or absence of intrauterine bacteria, the majority of them have drawn conclusions based on sequencing data from maternal or infant samples taken at a single time point.

Dietary phytosterols increased the rate of weight gain, antioxidant capacity and growth of beneficial strains of bacteria in the gut and suppressed the population of potentially pathogenic bacteria in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides).

This study was to evaluate the effects of dietary adding of phytosterol (PS) on growth, antioxidant capacity, tissue morphology and gut microbiota of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides). A total of 540 largemouth bass (13.75 ± 0.

Schedule optimization for chemical library synthesis.

Automated chemistry platforms hold the potential to enable large-scale organic synthesis campaigns, such as producing a library of compounds for biological evaluation. The efficiency of such platforms will depend on the schedule according to which the synthesis operations are executed. In this work, we study the scheduling problem for chemical library synthesis, where operations from interdependent synthetic routes are scheduled to minimize the makespan-the total duration of the synthesis campaign.

Visible-Light-Driven Fluorescence Turn-on Photoswitches With Near Quantitative Photocyclization Yield.

Photoswitchable fluorescent materials have gained significant attention for their potential in advanced information encryption and anti-counterfeiting applications. However, the common use of UV light to trigger the isomerization processes leads to photobleaching and poor fatigue resistance. Visible-light-driven fluorescent photoswitches are highly desirable, but achieving high cyclization yield remains challenging.

Observing quantum coherent oscillations in a three-level atom via electromagnetically induced transparency by two-dimensional spectroscopy.

Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) has high spectral resolution and is a useful tool for studying atomic dynamics. In this paper, we show a smallest unit of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) for 2DES, i.e.

Aquatic high iron induces hepatic ferroptosis in zebrafish (Danio rerio) via interleukin-22 signaling pathway.

Iron is one of the indispensable trace elements in living organisms. However, excessive iron deposition in organisms is prone to induce dysfunction of the liver and other vital organs. The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism how aquatic high iron affects iron transport and induces hepatic injury in zebrafish.

Magnetic Field-Driven NiCo-3DOMC Modified Separators for Effective Lithium Polysulfide Mitigation and Catalysis.

Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) face challenges from the shuttle effect of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) and slow redox kinetics. In this study, a NiCo-Doped 3D Ordered Mesoporous Carbon (NiCo-3DOMC) composite material is synthesized using a gel-crystalline template and sol-gel method to modify polypropylene separators in LSBs. Density Functional Theory calculations and experiment results demonstrate that under a magnetic field, the NiCo-3DOMC enhances adsorption and catalyzes the conversion of LiPSs, effectively mitigating the shuttle effect and boosting redox kinetics.

High-performance 2D electronic devices enabled by strong and tough two-dimensional polymer with ultra-low dielectric constant.

As the feature size of microelectronic circuits is scaling down to nanometer order, the increasing interconnect crosstalk, resistance-capacitance (RC) delay and power consumption can limit the chip performance and reliability. To address these challenges, new low-k dielectric (k < 2) materials need to be developed to replace current silicon dioxide (k = 3.9) or SiCOH, etc.