Novel N-doped biomass carbon spheres loaded with In-Situ grown FeCo layered double hydroxide for oxygen evolution reaction.

To improve the efficiency of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) while minimizing energy consumption and costs, we propose a novel design strategy. Oatmeal, an abundant and inexpensive feedstock rich in carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and oxygen (O), serves as an ideal precursor for biochar synthesis. By utilizing N-doped carbon spheres (NCS) as carriers, we achieved uniform growth of ZIF-67 on their surface through polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) activation.

Preparation of unique corn-stalk-like MnO₂/CoNi nanowires via in situ epitaxial attachment growth for monitoring environmental pollutant hydrazine.

This paper presents the synthesis of a novel corn-stalk-like MnO₂/CoNi oxide composite using an in situ epitaxial attachment growth strategy, in which CoNi oxide nanosheets are anchored onto MnO₂ nanowires. The one-dimensional MnO₂ nanowires, with their large specific surface area, serve as a support to enhance the electronic conductivity of the CoNi oxides. Hexamethylenetetramine (HMTA) is employed as an alkaline linking agent, playing a key role in shaping the CoNi oxide nanosheets and ensuring their successful growth on the MnO₂ nanowires.

Vocal nodules in children: Laryngoscopic morphological classification aids prognostic judgment.

Objective: Vocal fold nodules (VFNs) are benign lesions, occurring at the junction of the anterior and middle thirds of bilateral vocal cords, for which pediatric prognosis and treatment remains controversial. There is a requirement for a correlation indicator to assess the prognosis by pediatric otolaryngologists.

Materials And Methods: Patients with VFNs, who were admitted to the department of otolaryngology, were enrolled.

[Compound porcine cerebroside and ganglioside relieves brain injury and promotes expression of cerebellin 4 in neonatal mice with intrauterine hypoxia].

Objective To study the effects of compound porcine cerebroside and ganglioside injection (CPCGI) on brain injury and expression of cerebellin 4 (CBLN4) in neonatal mice after intrauterine hypoxia. Methods A total of 15 healthy adult pregnant mice were randomly divided into 3 groups: control group with 3 mice, model group and CPCGI treatment group with 6 mice in each group. From the 14th day of pregnancy, the pregnant mice in the CPCGI treatment group and model group were put into the animal hypoxia box to produce the intrauterine hypoxia fetal mouse models.

Efficacy of Folic Acid Therapy on the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: The Renal Substudy of the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial.

Importance: The efficacy of folic acid therapy on renal outcomes has not been previously investigated in populations without folic acid fortification.

Objective: To test whether treatment with enalapril and folic acid is more effective in slowing renal function decline than enalapril alone across a spectrum of renal function at baseline from normal to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD) among Chinese adults with hypertension.

Design, Setting, And Participants: In this substudy of eligible China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial (CSPPT), 15 104 participants with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 30 mL/min/1.

[Epidemiology of acute kidney injury in Chinese critical patients].

Objective: To investigate the epidemiological profile of acute kidney injury (AKI) in the Chinese critical patients.

Methods: The hospitalization data and serum creatinine data of critically ill adult patients were collected from 9 regional central hospitals across China in 2013. Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO 2012) criteria was used to define and stage AKI.

[Effect of curcumin on calcitionin gene related peptide expression after spinal cord injury in rats].

Objective: To investigate the effect of curcumin on calcitionin gene related peptide (CGRP) expression after spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats.

Methods: A total of 200 rats, weighing 250-300 g, were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 50): sham-operation group, normal saline (NS) group, low-dose curcumin group (30 mg/kg), and high-dose curcumin group (100 mg/kg). In sham-operation group, only vertebral lamina excision was performed without SCI; the SCI model was established in the other 3 groups.

[Inhibitory effect of chondroitinase ABC on ephrin A4 expression after spinal cord injury in rats].

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) on ephrin A4 (EphA4) expression after spinal cord impairment (SCI) in rats. Adult female SD rats were randomly divided into three groups: ChABC group, normal saline (NS) group and sham group. In the ChABC and NS group, the SCI model was produced by the spinal cord hemisection.

[Effect of chondroitinase ABC on growth associate protein 43 and glial fibrillary acidic protein after spinal cord injury in rats].

Objective: To investigate the effect of chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) on the expression of growth associated protein 43 (GAP-43) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) after spinal cord injury (SCI) in rats.

Methods: A total of 150 adult female SD rats, weighing 250-300 g, were randomly divided into ChABC treatment group (group A), saline treatment group (group B), and sham operation group (group C) with 50 rats in each group. In groups A and B, the rats were made the SCI models and were treated by subarachnoid injection of ChABC and saline; in group C, the rats were not treated as a control.