Reduction of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) in association with relapse in early-stage psychosis: a 7-Tesla MRS study.

Understanding the biological underpinning of relapse could improve the outcomes of patients with psychosis. Relapse is elicited by multiple reasons/triggers, but the consequence frequently accompanies deteriorations of brain function, leading to poor prognosis. Structural brain imaging studies have recently been pioneered to address this question, but a lack of molecular investigations is a knowledge gap.

The association of social support and hope with self-stigma and perceived recovery among people with schizophrenia: The serial mediation effect.

Background: It is essential to assist individuals with a mental illness who have achieved clinical recovery in their personal recovery. Understanding the relationship between self-stigma and social support and the effects on perceived recovery can be valuable for clinical professionals in helping patients lead meaningful lives.

Aim: To examine the serial mediating roles of social support and perceived hope in self-stigma and the effects on perceived recovery.

Metabolomics analysis reveals molecular linkages for the impact of vitamin D on childhood allergic airway diseases.

Background: Several studies have reported the relevance between serum vitamin D and allergic immunoglobulin E (IgE) responses and atopic diseases. However, a metabolomics-based approach to the impacts of vitamin D on allergic reactions remains unclear.

Methods: A total of 111 children completed a 3-year follow-up were enrolled and classified based on longitudinal vitamin D status (≥ 30 ng/ml, n = 54; 20-29.

Influence of different fluidization and gasification parameters on syngas composition and heavy metal retention in a two-stage fluidized bed gasification process.

Herein, we investigated the influence of gasification and fluidization parameters on the H content of syngas and the retention of heavy metals (Cu and Pb) in a bed material during a two-stage fluidized bed gasification process. The results indicated that a temperature of 900 °C in both stages resulted in the highest H content (32.4 mol%) in syngas.