Rare-Earth Pretreatment Improves Performance of Reactive Dye Argazol Navy Blue on Banana-Fiber Fabric.

At present, the use of conventional reactive dyes on banana-fiber fabric leads to the problem of excessive salt consumption, which is not conducive to environmental protection. In this experimental study, rare-earth-pretreated banana-fiber fabric was dyed with the reactive dye Argazol Navy Blue. The rare-earth pretreatment was carried out to reduce the level of salt consumption, improve dyeing and fixation rates, and reduce the treatment burden of printing and dyeing wastewater.

Effects of Aminooxyacetic Acid on Learning and Memory Function and Neurochemical Changes in Chronic Alcoholism.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of aminooxyacetic acid (AOAA) on cognitive function, particularly learning and memory, in a rat model of chronic alcoholism. Additionally, the study explored changes in cystathionine β-synthase (CBS), hydrogen sulfide (H₂S), and serotonin (5-HT) levels in the prefrontal cortex to understand the potential neurochemical mechanisms involved.

Methods: Sixty-four male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups, with 16 rats in each: Con, Con + AOAA, Model, and Model + AOAA.

Bioequivalence Study of 2 Formulations of Fluticasone Nasal Spray in Healthy Chinese Volunteers.

This study aimed to evaluate the pharmacokinetic characteristics, safety, and bioequivalence of 2 formulations of fluticasone nasal spray in healthy Chinese subjects. A single-center, randomized, open-label, single-dose, 2-formulation, 2-sequence, 2-period crossover bioequivalence study was conducted under fasting conditions. A total of 120 healthy male and female subjects were enrolled, of which 119 subjects completed the entire study.

Study protocol for a hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation trial of a team-based implementation strategy to support educators' use of a social engagement intervention.

Background: Remaking Recess (RR) is a school-based evidence-based peer social engagement intervention for autistic students. RR involves direct training and coaching with educators; however, educators face several barriers to implementation at both the individual- and organizational-levels. This protocol paper describes a multi-site study that will test whether an educator-level implementation strategy, coaching, with or without a school-level implementation strategy, school-based teams, will maximize educators' use (fidelity and sustainment) of RR for autistic students and their peers who are socially-isolated, rejected, or peripheral and may need additional support during recess.

Intermittent Fasting Enhances Motor Coordination Through Myelin Preservation in Aged Mice.

Integrating dietary interventions have been extensively studied for their health benefits, such as Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, and aging. However, it is necessary to fully understand the mechanisms of long-term effects and practical applications of these dietary interventions for health. A 10-week intermittent fasting (IMF) regimen was implemented on the aging animals in the current study.

The spin-wave energy spectrum and transition temperature of the two-dimensional VSe2-like: A retarded Green's function method study.

Based on the recent discovery of intrinsic magnetism in monolayer films VSe2, we have constructed a two-dimensional (2D) Heisenberg model incorporating the 1T and 2H structures. These configurations consist of three layers: the upper and lower surface layers and a middle layer. Using the retarded Green's function method, we investigate the spin-wave energy spectrum, spin-wave density of states, and transition temperature of the system.

Staged microsurgical treatment of a complex scalp arteriovenous fistula combined with type C sAVF and cirsoid aneurysm: a case report and literature review.

Scalp arteriovenous fistula (sAVF) is a rare disease caused by a congenital defect or exogenous injury, but no standard treatment exists. In this article, we report a rare case of sAVF combined with type C sAVF and cirsoid aneurysm (CA), which was successfully treated by staging microsurgery. Individualized surgical incisions were designed based on the size and range of the sAVF, and then staging microsurgery was performed.

Investigation of the anti-Huanglongbing effects using antimicrobial lipopeptide and phytohormone complex powder prepared from MG-2 fermentation.

Global citrus production has been severely affected by citrus Huanglongbing (HLB) disease, caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Clas), and the development of effective control methods are crucial. This study employed antimicrobial lipopeptide and phytohormone complex powder (L1) prepared from the fermentation broth of the endophytic plant growth promoting bacterium (PGPB) of strain MG-2 to treat Liberibacter asiaticus (Las)-infected ' 'Chun Jian' plants. Real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and PCR were employed for disease detection.

Crops3D: a diverse 3D crop dataset for realistic perception and segmentation toward agricultural applications.

Point cloud analysis is a crucial task in computer vision. Despite significant advances over the past decade, the developments in agricultural domain have faced challenges due to a scarcity of datasets. To facilitate 3D point cloud research in agriculture community, we introduce Crops3D, the diverse real-world dataset derived from authentic agricultural scenarios.

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopic Study of Key Intermediates in Electrochemical Ammonia Decomposition.

Ammonia is an alternative hydrogen storage material and a promising source of sustainable clean energy. The lack of a mechanistic understanding of ammonia electrooxidation hinders the efforts to overcome the slow kinetics of the anode reaction in direct ammonia fuel cells. Herein, we use surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy to study the electro-decomposition of ammonia on the Au surface.

Edge-Induced Synergy of Ni-Ni Defects in NiFe Layered-Double-Hydroxide for Electrocatalytic Water Oxidation Reaction.

Defect engineering is widely regarded as a promising strategy to enhance the performance of electrocatalysts for water splitting. In this work, defective NiFe layered double hydroxide (NiFe LDH) with a high density of edge sites (edge-rich NiFe LDH) is synthesized via a simple reduction process during the early stages of nucleation. The introduction of edges into oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts modulates the electronic structure of the active sites.

Development of a pH-Responsive Antimicrobial and Potent Antioxidant Hydrogel for Accelerated Wound Healing: A Game Changer in Drug Delivery.

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels have the capability to alter their state in response to changes in physiological signals within their application environment, providing distinct benefits in drug delivery applications. Here, the acidic pH typically found in acutely infected wounds can be effectively managed by incorporating a pH-responsive Ag loaded system within the hydrogel, thereby ensuring efficient drug use and preventing potential toxicity from the sudden release of silver ions. The antimicrobial composite hydrogel HAMA/GelMA-CA/Ag provides some tissue adhesion and accelerates wound healing.

An anoikis-related gene signature predicts prognosis in patients with acute myeloid leukemia and immunotherapy.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a malignant blood disorder and the most common type of acute leukemia in adults. Notwithstanding the plethora of therapeutic modalities, a significant cohort of patients fail to respond to treatment and experience relapse. Anoikis, a distinct modality of programmed cell death, has been linked to cancer progression.

Comparison of therapeutic effects of 0.05% Cyclosporine A versus 0.1% Fluorometholone in Chinese patients with mild dry eye unresponsive to artificial tears: a randomized control study.

Background: To assess and compare the therapeutic outcomes of 0.05% Cyclosporine A (CsA) ophthalmic solution versus 0.1% Fluorometholone (FML) eyedrops in Chinese patients with mild dry eye disease (DED) unresponsive to conventional artificial tears (AT).

Text-Enhanced Graph Attention Hashing for Cross-Modal Retrieval.

Deep hashing technology, known for its low-cost storage and rapid retrieval, has become a focal point in cross-modal retrieval research as multimodal data continue to grow. However, existing supervised methods often overlook noisy labels and multiscale features in different modal datasets, leading to higher information entropy in the generated hash codes and features, which reduces retrieval performance. The variation in text annotation information across datasets further increases the information entropy during text feature extraction, resulting in suboptimal outcomes.

The quantum anomalous Hall effect and strong robustness in two-dimensional p-state Dirac half-metals YX (Y = Li, Na; X = Se, Te).

Based on first-principles calculations, we have predicted a novel group of 2D p-state Dirac half-metal (DHM) materials, YX (Y = Li, Na; X = Se, Te) monolayers. All the monolayers exhibit intrinsic ferromagnetism. Among them, LiTe and NaSe open topologically nontrivial band gaps of 4.

Prediction of perovskite oxygen vacancies for oxygen electrocatalysis at different temperatures.

Efficient catalysts are imperative to accelerate the slow oxygen reaction kinetics for the development of emerging electrochemical energy systems ranging from room-temperature alkaline water electrolysis to high-temperature ceramic fuel cells. In this work, we reveal the role of cationic inductive interactions in predetermining the oxygen vacancy concentrations of 235 cobalt-based and 200 iron-based perovskite catalysts at different temperatures, and this trend can be well predicted from machine learning techniques based on the cationic lattice environment, requiring no heavy computational and experimental inputs. Our results further show that the catalytic activity of the perovskites is strongly correlated with their oxygen vacancy concentration and operating temperatures.

Second-shell modulation on porphyrin-like Pt single atom catalysts for boosting oxygen reduction reaction.

The first coordination shell is considered crucial in determining the performance of single atom catalysts (SACs), but the significance of the second coordination shell has been overlooked. In this study, we developed a post-doping strategy to realize predictable and controlled modulation on the second coordination shell. By incorporating a P atom into the second coordination shell of a porphyrin-like Pt SAC, the charge density at the Fermi level of Pt single atom increases, enhancing its intrinsic activity.