Synthesis of Co O /Carbon Heteroaerogels with Ultrahigh Capacitance via Polyethyleneimine Intercalation of Co BIM Nanosheets.

The development of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-based supercapacitors have attracted intense concentration in recent years due to their regularly arranged porous and tunable pore sizes. However, the performance of the MOFs-derived supercapacitors is also low because of their poor electrical conductivity and rarely accessible active sites. In the present work, we developed a Co-MOF (namely Co BIM , BIM=benzimidazole) nanosheets derived Co O /nitrogen-doped carbon (Co BIM -Co O /NC) heteroaerogel as a novel supercapacitor electrode.

Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework UiO-66-NH-BQB for Selective Detection of Hydrogen Sulfide and Cysteine.

Hydrogen sulfide (HS) is an important signaling molecule related to many diseases. Thus, HS has a great impact on the pathological and physiological processes in biological systems. Cysteine (l-Cys) is a building block for proteins and important metabolites.

EDTA-Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework for the Removal of Heavy-Metal Ions.

The removal of heavy-metal ions from wastewater has drawn intense attention, because of their toxicity, bioaccumulation tendency, and persistency in nature. Adsorption is regarded as one of the most promising methods, because of its simplicity and efficiency. In the present work, we report the preparation of a novel EDTA-functionalized covalent organic framework (COF) for the removal of heavy-metal ions.

Contribution of sex‑based immunological differences to the enhanced immune response in female mice following vaccination with hepatitis B vaccine.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination is regarded as the most economical and effective method for the prevention and control of HBV infection, a major global health problem. Previous studies have suggested that there may be sex‑specific differences regarding the immune response to the HBV vaccine in humans; however, the mechanisms associated with these sex‑specific differences are yet to be elucidated. In the present study, sex‑based immunological differences in mice following HBV vaccination were investigated to determine the mechanisms underlying sexual dimorphism, with the aim of identifying potential targets for clinical intervention.

Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Accelerated DNA Methylation Aging.

Background: Aging is related to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality and is affected by environmental factors. Exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is associated with adverse health outcomes; but the association of such exposure with DNA methylation aging, a novel aging marker, is unclear.

Objectives: Our aim was to investigate the association of PAH exposure with methylation aging.

Preliminary comparison of the registration effect of 4D-CBCT and 3D-CBCT in image-guided radiotherapy of Stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer.

In this study, we compared the registration effectiveness of 4D cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and 3D-CBCT for image-guided radiotherapy in 20 Stage IA non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Patients underwent 4D-CBCT and 3D-CBCT immediately before radiotherapy, and the X-ray Volume Imaging software system was used for image registration. We performed automatic bone registration and soft tissue registration between 4D-CBCT or 3D-CBCT and 4D-CT images; the regions of interest (ROIs) were the vertebral body on the layer corresponding to the tumor and the internal target volume region.

Aging with higher fractional exhaled nitric oxide levels are associated with increased urinary 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2'-deoxyguanosine concentrations in elder females.

Indoor air pollutants from environmental tobacco smoke and cooking fume can induce oxidative stress and inflammatory response, which generate oxidatively damaged DNA in human body. Among 2224 adults, levels of FENO and urinary 8-oxodG were measured using a nano coulomb nitric oxide analyzer and a high performance liquid chromatography system with electrochemical detector, respectively. Association between aging with higher FENO levels and urinary 8-oxodG levels were analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis.

A superhydrophobic zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-90) with high steam stability for efficient recovery of bioalcohols.

A superhydrophobic zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-90) with high steam stability is prepared through post-functionalization via an amine condensation reaction. The developed superhydrophobic ZIF-90 is highly promising as an effective and reusable adsorbent for bio-alcohol recovery.

Genome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation and Cigarette Smoking in a Chinese Population.

Background: Smoking is a risk factor for many human diseases. DNA methylation has been related to smoking, but genome-wide methylation data for smoking in Chinese populations is limited.

Objectives: We aimed to investigate epigenome-wide methylation in relation to smoking in a Chinese population.

Association of Adiposity Indices with Platelet Distribution Width and Mean Platelet Volume in Chinese Adults.

Hypoxia is a prominent characteristic of inflammatory tissue lesions. It can affect platelet function. While mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) are sample platelet indices, they may reflect subcinical platelet activation.

The dose-response association of urinary metals with altered pulmonary function and risks of restrictive and obstructive lung diseases: a population-based study in China.

Objective: Reduced pulmonary function is an important predictor of environment-related pulmonary diseases; however, evidence of an association between exposures to various metals from all possible routes and altered pulmonary function is limited. We aimed to investigate the association of various metals in urine with pulmonary function, restrictive lung disease (RLD) and obstructive lung disease (OLD) risks in the general Chinese population.

Design: A cross-sectional investigation in the Wuhan cohort population.

Association of urinary metal profiles with altered glucose levels and diabetes risk: a population-based study in China.

Background: Elevated heavy metals and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels were both associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. However, studies on the associations of heavy metals and essential elements with altered FPG and diabetes risk were limited or conflicting. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential associations of heavy metals and essential trace elements with FPG and diabetes risk among general Chinese population.

Framingham risk score modifies the effect of PM10 on heart rate variability.

Health conditions may greatly modify the association between particulate matter (PM) and heart rate variability (HRV), but whether the modification of PM effect by coronary artery disease (CAD) risk status depends on the PM levels remains unknown. We investigated the associations between personal exposures to PM with aerodynamic diameter of ≤10μm (PM10) and ≤2.5μm (PM2.

Urinary metals and heart rate variability: a cross-sectional study of urban adults in Wuhan, China.

Background: Epidemiological studies have suggested an association between external estimates of exposure to metals in air particles and altered heart rate variability (HRV). However, studies on the association between internal assessments of metals exposure and HRV are limited.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the potential association between urinary metals and HRV among residents of an urban community in Wuhan, China.

Housing characteristics in relation to exhaled nitric oxide in China.

Objective: To investigate indoor factors affecting fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in community residents.

Methods: A total of 2404 adults (865 men, 1539 women, mean age 51.7 ± 13.

Dose-response relationship between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites and risk of diabetes in the general Chinese population.

The incidence of diabetes is increasing rapidly in Chinese population, and it has been postulated that environmental factors may play a role in the etiology of diabetes. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the association between PAHs exposure and risk of diabetes in a community-based population of 2824 participants with completed questionnaires, measurements of biochemical indices, and urinary PAHs metabolites. We found that elevated urinary PAHs metabolites were associated, in a dose-dependent manner, with increased risk of diabetes.

Passive smoke exposure was related to mean platelet volume in never-smokers.

Objective: To investigate the effect of passive smoking on the changes in mean platelet volume (MPV) in healthy adults.

Methods: Participants (N = 17,825) were drawn from the Dongfeng-Tongji cohort. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to examine relationships between MPV and selected variables among subgroups of MPV clarified by the MPV reference range for Chinese adults.

Activation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway promotes DEHP-induced Hep3B cell proliferation.

Hep3B cells were treated with DEHP at various concentrations (62.5, 125.0, 250.