The association between short-term exposure to ambient PM and hospitalization costs in patients with myocardial infarction: a hospital-based study.

Myocardial infarction (MI) ranks as one of the primary causes of global disabilities and disease deaths. The association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and MI has gained attention in recent years.

Spatial-division multiplexing self-homodyne coherent transmission over 19-/24-core fibers assisted by homemade fan-in/fan-out 3D photonic devices.

The self-homodyne detection (SHD) is a promising solution to achieve low-cost and low-power-consumption fiber-optic communications. In this work, we propose and demonstrate a high-capacity spatial-division multiplexing (SDM) system with SHD technology by employing single-mode multi-core fibers (SM-MCFs), where the fan-in/fan-out (FIFO) 3D photonic devices are designed and fabricated based on the femtosecond laser direct writing technique, enabling high-efficiency coupling between single-mode fibers (SMFs) and SM-MCFs. The FIFO 3D photonic devices, serving as the SDM (de)multiplexer, facilitate superior performance of low insertion loss and low inter-channel crosstalk.

Comparison of treatments for preventing lower urinary tract symptoms after BCG immunotherapy of bladder tumors : a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Background: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy is the standard adjuvant treatment for high-risk, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). However, BCG immunotherapy is commonly accompanied by significant lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) including symptoms such as urinary urgency, frequency, dysuria and pelvic pain. These symptoms can undermine treatment adherence and clinical outcomes.

Chinese herbal medicine-inspired construction of multi-component hydrogels with antibacterial and wound-healing-promoting functions.

Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has offered a great treasure and source of inspiration for developing innovative medicinal materials and therapy. In this work, inspired by the macroscopic compatibility of and in CHM, the puerarin (PUE) and CaSO (Ca) as the main constituents, respectively, from the two herbs are co-assembled into two-component molecular hydrogels. Such two-component gels exhibited enhanced mechanical properties compared with the single-component PUE gel due to the introduction of crosslinking hydrogen bonds between PUE and Ca.

Construction of a laccase/CeO/attapulgite nanocomposite for photoenzymatic catalytic CO reduction coupled with biomass oxidation.

Herein, a photoenzymatic synergistic catalytic material, laccase/CeO/attapulgite, was prepared for simultaneous CO conversion and biomass conversion. Based on the synergistic effect of the photoenzyme in the prepared composites, a remarkable CO (27.15 μmol g h) and CH (64.