Hydrogen Bonding Polarization Strengthening the Peptide-Based Hydrogels.

Peptide-based hydrogels form a kind of promising material broadly used in biomedicine and biotechnology. However, the correlation between their hydrogen bonding dynamics and mechanical properties remains uncertain. In this study, we found that the adoption of β-sheet and α-helix secondary structures by ECF-5 and GFF-5 peptides, respectively, could further form fiber networks to immobilize water molecules into hydrogels.

Impact of Replacing Sedentary Behavior with Physical Activity and Sleep on Stroke Risk: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Objective: Our research explores how leisure-time sedentary behavior (SB) correlates with stroke risk. Additionally, we utilize the isotemporal substitution model (ISM) to examine how replacing brief durations of leisure-time SB with light physical activity (LPA), moderate physical activity (MPA), vigorous physical activity (VPA), and sleep might influence the risk of stroke.

Methods: This investigation tracked 478,198 participants from the UK Biobank.

[Study on characteristic chromatogram and content determination of Wuzhuyu Decoction reference sample].

In this study, the critical quality attributes of Wuzhuyu Decoction reference sample were explored by using characteristic chromatogram, index component content and dry extract rate as indexes.The dissemination relationship of quantity value between medicinal materials-decoction pieces-reference sample was investigated to preliminarily formulate the quality standard of the reference sample.The characteristic chromatogram of 15 batches of Wuzhuyu Decoction was established by high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) and the similarity analysis was conducted.

Integrative analysis of multi-omics data to detect the underlying molecular mechanisms for obesity in vivo in humans.

Background: Obesity is a complex, multifactorial condition in which genetic play an important role. Most of the systematic studies currently focuses on individual omics aspect and provide insightful yet limited knowledge about the comprehensive and complex crosstalk between various omics levels.

Subjects And Methods: Therefore, we performed a most comprehensive trans-omics study with various omics data from 104 subjects, to identify interactions/networks and particularly causal regulatory relationships within and especially those between omic molecules with the purpose to discover molecular genetic mechanisms underlying obesity etiology in vivo in humans.

Antibody response in COVID-19 patients with and without re-positive RT-PCR results during the convalescent phase.

Nucleic acid testing and antibody testing data from 143 recovered COVID-19 patients during the convalescent phase were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 23 (16.1%) recovered patients re-tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA by RT-PCR.

Urban-rural differences in catastrophic health expenditure among households with chronic non-communicable disease patients: evidence from China family panel studies.

Background: The prevalence of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) challenges the Chinese health system reform. Little is known for the differences in catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) between urban and rural households with NCD patients. This study aims to measure the differences above and quantify the contribution of each variable in explaining the urban-rural differences.

Clinical characteristics and follow-up analysis of 324 discharged COVID-19 patients in Shenzhen during the recovery period.

Research on recovering COVID-19 patients could be helpful for containing the pandemic and developing vaccines, but we still do not know much about the clinical features, recovery process, and antibody reactions during the recovery period. We retrospectively analysed the epidemiological information, discharge summaries, and laboratory results of 324 patients. In all, 15 (8.

Detecting potential causal relationship between multiple risk factors and Alzheimer's disease using multivariable Mendelian randomization.

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive brain disorder characterized by cognitive skills deterioration that affects many elderly individuals. The identified genetic loci for AD failed to explain the large variability in AD and very few causal factors have been identified so far.

Results: mvMR showed that increasing years of schooling (OR=0.

Inequity in inpatient services utilization: a longitudinal comparative analysis of middle-aged and elderly patients with the chronic non-communicable diseases in China.

Background: Aging and the chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) challenge the Chinese government in the process of providing hospitalization services fairly and reasonably. The Chinese government has developed the basic medical insurance system to solve the problem of "expensive medical cost and difficult medical services" for vulnerable groups and alleviate the unfair phenomenon. However, few studies have confirmed its effect through longitudinal comparison.

Improved detection of common variants in coronary artery disease and blood pressure using a pleiotropy cFDR method.

Plenty of genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for coronary artery disease (CAD) and blood pressure (BP). However, these SNPs only explain a small proportion of the heritability of two traits/diseases. Although high BP is a major risk factor for CAD, the genetic intercommunity between them remain largely unknown.

Additional common variants associated with type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease detected using a pleiotropic cFDR method.

Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been performed extensively in diverse populations to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with complex diseases or traits. However, to date, the SNPs identified fail to explain a large proportion of the variance of the traits/diseases. GWASs on type 2 diabetes (T2D) and coronary artery disease (CARD) are generally performed as single-trait studies, rather than analyzing the related traits simultaneously.

Age at menarche and osteoporosis: A Mendelian randomization study.

Purpose: Traditional epidemiological studies suggest that there is an association between age at menarche (years) (AAM) and bone mineral density (BMD) at the sites of the femoral neck and lumbar spine (FNK and LS BMD), indicating a potentially important relationship between AAM and the development of osteoporosis (OP). However, these findings may be influenced by unmeasured confounding factors that can obscure the true relationship between the phenotypic traits. Therefore, we performed Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses to determine whether there is a causal relationship between AAM and BMD (FNK and LS BMD), where late AAM may increase the risk of developing OP.

The Band-Gap Modulation of Graphyne Nanoribbons by Edge Quantum Entrapment.

Using ab initio calculation coupled with the bond-order-length-strength (BOLS) approximation, we investigate the configurations and electronic properties of (, )-graphyne nanoribbons (GYNRs) with armchair (AGYNRs) and zigzag (ZGYNRs) edges. Our investigation shows that the armchair-edged -GYNRs and all -GYNRs are semiconductors with suitable band-gaps, and that their band-gaps increase as the widths of nanoribbons decrease; on the other hand, zigzag-edged -GYNRs appear to be zero-band-gap materials. Observation results suggest that (i) atomic undercoordination shortens and stiffens the C-C bond, which contributes to the Hamiltonian and hence widens the band-gap intrinsically; (ii) zigzag-edged -GYNRs lack a band-gap due to the edge-undercoordinated atoms lacking the energy to open the -graphyne gap; and (iii) the edge-undercoordination of atoms occurs during charge entrapment.

Novel Common Variants Associated with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Detected Using a cFDR Method.

Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have been performed extensively in diverse populations to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with complex diseases or traits. However, to date, the SNPs identified fail to explain a large proportion of the variance of the traits/diseases. GWASs on type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are generally focused on individual traits independently, and genetic intercommunity (common genetic contributions or the product of over correlated phenotypic world) between them are largely unknown, despite extensive data showing that these two phenotypes share both genetic and environmental risk factors.

Composition- and Temperature-Resolved Raman Shift of Silicon.

We formulated the composition and temperature dependence of the Si and SiGe Raman shift from the perspectives of bond order-length-strength correlation and local bond average approach. It is verified that the Raman shift Δω varies in the form of Δω ∝ zE/ d, with inclusion of bond length d and energy E changing with temperature and composition. Numerical reproduction of the thermally induced SiGe phonon softening indicates that bond thermal expansion and energy loss dictate the frequency redshift, which resulted in quantitative information on the bond energy and the reference frequencies from which the Raman shifts proceed.

Novel common variants associated with body mass index and coronary artery disease detected using a pleiotropic cFDR method.

Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been successfully applied in identifying single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with body mass index (BMI) and coronary heart disease (CAD). However, the SNPs to date can only explain a small percentage of the genetic variances of traits. Here, we applied a genetic pleiotropic conditional false discovery rate (cFDR) method that combines summary statistic p values from different multi-center GWAS datasets, to detect common genetic variants associated with these two traits.

Isolation, identification, and biocontrol of antagonistic bacterium against Botrytis cinerea after tomato harvest.

Tomato is one of the most important vegetables in the world. Decay after harvest is a major issue in the development of tomato industry. Currently, the most effective method for controlling decay after harvest is storage of tomato at low temperature combined with usage of chemical bactericide; however, long-term usage of chemical bactericide not only causes pathogen resistance but also is harmful for human health and environment.

Elevated Type II Secretory Phospholipase A2 Increases the Risk of Early Atherosclerosis in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Metabolic Syndrome.

A critical association between type II secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2-IIa) and established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has been demonstrated. However, the contribution of sPLA2-IIa to early atherosclerosis remains unknown. This study investigated the association between early-stage atherosclerosis and sPLA2-IIa in metabolic syndrome (MetS) patients.

Potential Paths for the Hydrogen-Bond Relaxing With (HO) Cluster Size.

Relaxation of the inter- and intra-molecular interactions for the hydrogen bond (O:H-O) between undercoordinated molecules determines the unusual behavior of water nanodroplets and nanobubbles. However, probing such potentials remains unreality. Here we show that the Lagrangian solution [Huang et al.

Behind the Mpemba paradox.

Mpemba paradox results from hydrogen-bond anomalous relaxation. Heating stretches the O:H nonbond and shortens the H-O bond via Coulomb coupling; cooling reverses this process to emit heat at a rate depending on its initial storage. Skin ultra-low mass density raises the thermal diffusivity and favors outward heat flow from the liquid.

Resting heart rate as a marker for identifying the risk of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional survey.

Background: Fast resting heart rate might increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, it is unclear whether resting heart rate could be used to predict the risk of undiagnosed T2DM. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to examine the association between resting heart rate and undiagnosed T2DM, and evaluate the feasibility of using resting heart rate as a marker for identifying the risk of undiagnosed T2DM.

A population-based case-control study on risk factors for gastric cardia cancer in rural areas of Linzhou.

Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the world. Although certain dietary factors and lifestyles have been suggested to be associated with gastric carcinogenesis, there have been few investigations focusing on rural areas. A case-control study was therefore carried out to investigate the risk factors of gastric cardia cancer (GCC) in rural areas of Linzhou.

[Cognitive-behavior of HIV-positive women of fertility age regarding AIDS in three counties of Henan Province].

Objective: To investigate the demographic characteristics of HIV-positive women of fertility age in Henan province and their knowledge and behavior in relation to AIDS.

Methods: A questionnaire survey was administered to 686 HIV-positive women of fertility age through face to face interview. The demographic characteristics of the respondents and their association with AIDS-related knowledge and behavior were analysed.