The Combination of Super-Active Platelet Lysate and Acellular Amniotic Membrane Enhances Endometrial Receptivity, While Simultaneously Facilitating Endometrial Repair in Rats.

Purpose: To investigate the combined effects of super-active platelet lysate (sPL) and acellular amniotic membrane (AAM) in promoting endometrial repair and enhancing endometrial receptivity in rats.

Methods: The characteristics of sPL-AAM were examined through scanning electron microscopy, contact angle tester, and release experiments. We aimed to establish a rat model for endometrial injury.

Multifunctional all-dielectric quarter-wave plate metasurfaces for generating focused vector beams of Bell-like states.

The generation of vector beams using metasurfaces is crucial for the manipulation of light fields and has significant application potential, ranging from classical physics to quantum science. This paper introduces a novel dielectric metasurface composed of quarter-wave plate (QWP) meta-atoms, known as a QWP metasurface, designed to generate focused vector beams (VBs) of Bell-like states under right circularly polarized illumination. The propagation phase imparted on both the co- and cross-polarized components of the output field constructs hyperbolic and helical phase profiles with topological charge , whereas the Pancharatnam-Berry (PB) phase acts only on the cross-polarized component to construct another helical phase profile with topological charge .

Studies on the genus Sinochlora Tinkham, 1945 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae), I. Establishment of species groups and description of three new species.

The genus Sinochlora Tinkham, 1945 is a diverse Phaneropterinae genus in the Oriental region. Previously, the genus included 16 species, distributed in East Asia region; most species are distributed in China. After examining numerous specimens of all known species of Sinochlora, we propose that the genus Sinochlora be divided into four species groups.

A new species of the genus Paraxantia Liu & Kang, 2009-the first record from Hainan Island, China (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae).

A new species: Paraxantia jianyuni sp. nov., is described based on six specimens collected in Hainan Island, China, representing the first record of this genus for this large island in southern China.

Multichannel focused higher-order Poincaré sphere beam generation based on a dielectric geometric metasurface.

Focused vector beams (VBs) are important topic in the areas of light field manipulation. Geometric metasurfaces provide a convenient platform to facilitate the generation of focused VBs. In this study, we propose a dielectric geometric metasurface to generate multichannel focused higher-order Poincaré sphere (HOP) beams.

MiR-378 Inhibits Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiomyocyte Hypertrophy by Targeting AKT2.

Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy plays a crucial role in heart failure development, potentially leading to sudden cardiac arrest and death. Previous studies suggest that micro-ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) show promise for the early diagnosis and treatment of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.To investigate the miR-378 expression in the cardiomyocyte hypertrophy model, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), Western blot, and immunofluorescence tests were conducted in angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced H9c2 cells and Ang II-induced mouse model of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.

The Role of Gut Microbiota in Male Erectile Dysfunction of Rats.

Purpose: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common male sexual dysfunction. Gut microbiota plays an important role in various diseases. To investigate the effects and mechanisms of intestinal flora dysregulation induced by high-fat diet (HFD) on erectile function.

Association of dietary inflammatory index with constipation: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

The association of dietary inflammatory index (DII) with constipation has not been well studied in general population. Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether DII is associated with constipation in a large representative sample of the US population. Data were obtained from the 2005-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Comparing overall survival between pediatric and adult retinoblastoma with the construction of nomogram for adult retinoblastoma: A SEER population-based analysis.

Background: Retinoblastoma (RB) is a rare primary malignant tumor primarily affecting children. Our study aims to compare the overall survival (OS) between pediatric and adult RB patients and establish a predictive model for adult RB patients' OS to assist clinical decision-making.

Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed data from 1938 RB patients in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, covering the period from 2000 to 2015.

Quarter-Wave Plate Metasurfaces for Generating Multi-Channel Vortex Beams.

Metasurfaces of quarter-wave plate (QWP) meta-atoms have exhibited high flexibility and versatile functionalities in the manipulation of light fields. However, the generation of multi-channel vortex beams with the QWP meta-atom metasurfaces presents a significant challenge. In this study, we propose dielectric metasurfaces composed of QWP meta-atoms to manipulate multi-channel vortex beams.

Traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic prediction model for holistic syndrome differentiation based on deep learning.

Background: With the development of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndrome knowledge accumulation and artificial intelligence (AI), this study proposes a holistic TCM syndrome differentiation model for the classification prediction of multiple TCM syndromes based on deep learning and accelerates the construction of modern foundational TCM equipment.

Methods: We searched publicly available TCM guidelines and textbooks for expert knowledge and validated these sources using ten-fold cross-validation. Based on the BERT and CNN models, with the classification constraints from TCM holistic syndrome differentiation, the TCM-BERT-CNN model was constructed, which completes the end-to-end TCM holistic syndrome text classification task through symptom input and syndrome output.

Structure characterization of polysaccharides from Cistanche deserticola and their neuroprotective effects against oxidative stress in slow transit constipation mice.

Oxidative stress-induced enteric neuropathy is an important factor in slow transit constipation (STC). Cistanche deserticola crude polysaccharides (CDCP) are natural antioxidants with various biological activities. We prepared CDCP through water-extract and alcohol-precipitation methods.

A new species of Elimaea (Poaefoliana) Ingrisch (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) from China.

One new species of leaf katydids, Elimaea (Poaefoliana) kiukiangensis sp. nov. from the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains region, is described, based on recently collected material.

Burning and plume flow behaviors of annular pool fires: with and without air entrainment through the pool center.

Annular pool fires, frequently happened in chemical industries, have a significant influence on environmental pollution. Air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, water pollution, and soil contamination are general ways of environmental hazards caused by the annular pool fires. This study built upon our previous study (Environ.

Post-marketing safety surveillance and re-evaluaiton of Shu-Xue-Ning injection: a real-world study based on 30,122 cases.

This study aims to investigate the safety of Shu-Xue-Ning injection (SXNI) in real-world clinical applications. A prospective, multi-center, large-sample intensive monitoring method was used to monitor the use of SXNI in several medical institutions across China while collecting patients' dosing and adverse event information. Patients who suspected as adverse reactions made comparisons with patients who did not report adverse reactions to calculate the correlation between relevant risk factors and suspected adverse reactions.

Metasurfaces for generating higher-order Poincaré beams by polarization-selective focusing and overall elimination of co-polarization components.

Focused higher-order Poincaré (HOP) beams are of particular interest because they facilitate understanding the exotic properties of structured light and their applications in classical physics and quantum information. However, generating focused HOP beams using metasurfaces is challenging. In this study, we proposed a metasurface design comprising two sets of metal nanoslits for generating coaxially focused HOP beams.

PCBM as Morphology Regulator for Highly Efficient Ternary Organic Solar Cells with Bulk Heterojunction or Layer-by-Layer Configuration.

The ternary strategy is one of the effective methods to regulate the morphology of the active layer in organic solar cells (OSCs). In this work, the ternary OSCs with bulk heterojunction (BHJ) or layer-by-layer (LbL) active layers are prepared by using the polymer donor PM6 and the non-fullerene acceptor L8-BO as the main system and the fullerene acceptor PCBM as the third component. The power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) of BHJ OSCs and LbL OSCs are increased from 17.

The genus Paraxantia Liu & Kang (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae: Vosiini) in Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains, revealing high diversity of species.

The genus Paraxantia was recorded to be distributed in south of China, previously including 11 species. After examining numerous specimens of Paraxantia, here, we first propose that the genus Paraxantia could be divided into three species groups, and describe two new species from Himalaya-Hengduan Mountains: P. angustipennis sp.

Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy of Deoxyribonucleic Acid and Deoxyribonucleic Acid Polymerase Activity Impacted by Alkylating Agents.

DNA alkylating agents are widely used in anticancer pharmacology. Although shown to induce cross-linking and/or methylation of DNA, how they affect the mechanical properties of DNA and activity of DNA enzymes remains to be elucidated. Here, we perform single-molecule optical tweezer experiments on DNA treated with alkylating agents, including melphalan, cisplatin, and dacarbazine.

Effect of megarectum on postoperative defecation of female patients with congenital rectovestibular fistula or rectoperineal fistula.

Background: To assess the effect of megarectum on postoperative defecation of female patients with congenital rectovestibular fistula or rectoperineal fistula.

Methods: From March 2013 to February 2021, 74 female patients with congenital rectovestibular fistula or rectoperineal fistula were treated. The age of patients ranged from 3 months to 1 year.

New record genus and a new species of Himertula Uvarov, 1940 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Phaneropterinae) from China.

Previously 47 genera of the subfamily Phaneropterinae were recorded from China, not including the genus Himertula Uvarov, 1940. Here, Himertula Uvarov, 1940 is reported in China for the first time, adding a new species H. gyirongensis sp.