CT-based radiomics features for the differential diagnosis of nodular goiter and papillary thyroid carcinoma: an analysis employing propensity score matching.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of CT-based radiomics features in discriminating between nodular goiter (NG) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Methods: A retrospective cohort comprising 228 patients with nodular goiter (NG) and 227 patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) diagnosed between January 2018 and December 2022 was consecutively enrolled. Propensity score matching (PSM) was applied to align patients with NG and PTC.

Manipulating p-π Resonance through Methoxy Group Engineering in Covalent Organic Frameworks for an Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution.

Kinetic factors frequently emerge as the primary constraints in photocatalysis, exerting a critical influence on the efficacy of polymeric photocatalysts. The diverse conjugation systems within covalent organic frameworks (COFs) can significantly impact photon absorption, energy level structures, charge separation and migration kinetics. Consequently, these limitations often manifest as unsatisfactory kinetic behavior, which adversely affects the photocatalytic activity of COFs.

Investigating the environmental dynamics of emerging pollutants in response to global climate change: Insights from bibliometrics-based visualization analysis.

The environmental dynamics of emerging pollutants were profoundly influenced by global climate change, attracting widespread attention to this complex interaction. However, single studies or reviews were insufficient to grasp, clarify, and predict the evolutionary characteristics and coupling patterns of emerging pollutants under global climate change. Here, 2389 research articles collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database for the period 2000-2023 were analyzed using systematic bibliometric visual analysis software.

Upcycling of Polyamide Wastes to Tertiary Amines Using Mo Single Atoms and Rh Nanoparticles.

The pursuit of sustainable practices through the chemical recycling of polyamide wastes holds significant potential, particularly in enabling the recovery of a range of nitrogen-containing compounds. Herein, we report a novel strategy to upcycle polyamide wastes to tertiary amines with the assistance of H in acetic acid under mild conditions (e.g.

Achieving over 90% Faradaic Efficiency in Cyclohexanone Oxime Electrosynthesis Using the Cu-Mo Dual-Site Catalyst.

Coupling with the nitrate electroreduction reaction (NitRR), the electrosynthesis of cyclohexanone oxime (CHO, the vital feedstock in the nylon-6 industry) from cyclohexanone provides a promising alternative to the traditional energy consumption process. However, it still suffers from low efficiency because selective production of *NHOH intermediate from NitRR under large current densities is challenging. We here report a CuMoO/nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) electrocatalyst with high-density Cu-Mo dual sites for NitRR to selectively produce and stabilize *NHOH, with the subsequent cyclohexanone oximation achieving the highest CHO Faradaic efficiency of 94.

Hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy combined with camrelizumab plus rivoceranib for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein tumor thrombosis: a multicenter propensity score-matching analysis.

Background: Portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT) signifies late-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with high-risk progression and poor prognosis. As a standard treatment, sorafenib monotherapy has limited the efficacy in managing HCC with PVTT. Currently, both hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) and the combination of camrelizumab and rivoceranib have shown favorable survival benefits for advanced HCC, surpassing the standard sorafenib treatment.

Vinyl-Group-Anchored Covalent Organic Framework for Promoting the Photocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide.

The artificial photosynthesis of HO from water and oxygen using semiconductor photocatalysts is attracting increasing levels of attention owing to its green, environmentally friendly, and energy-saving characteristics. Although covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are promising materials for promoting photocatalytic HO production owing to their structural and functional diversity, they typically suffer from low charge-generation and -transfer efficiencies as well as rapid charge recombination, which restricts their use as catalysts for photocatalytic HO production. Herein, we report a strategy for anchoring vinyl moieties to a COF skeleton to facilitate charge separation and migration, thereby promoting photocatalytic HO generation.

Alkyl sulfonate surfactant mediates electroreduction of carbon dioxide to ethylene or ethanol over hydroxide-derived copper catalysts.

For CO electroreduction (COER) to C compounds, it is generally accepted that the formation of ethylene and ethanol shares the same intermediate, *HCCOH. The majority of studies have achieved high faradaic efficiency (FE) towards ethylene, but faced challenges to get high ethanol FE. Herein, we present an alkyl sulfonate surfactant (, sodium dodecyl sulfonate, SDS) mediated COER to a C product over an generated Cu catalyst (Cu@SDS) from SDS-modified Cu(OH).

Polyarene Oxides with Tunable Quinone Units for Photocatalytic CO Reduction: A Simple Strategy toward Effective and Selective Catalysts.

The photocatalytic transformation of carbon dioxide (CO) into valuable chemicals is a challenging process that requires effective and selective catalysts. However, most polymer-based photocatalysts with electron donor-acceptor (D-A) structures are synthesized with a fixed D-A ratio by using expensive monomers. Herein, we report a simple strategy to prepare polyarene oxides (PAOs) with quinone structural units via oxidation treatment of polyarene (PA).

Development of macrophage-associated genes prognostic signature predicts clinical outcome and immune infiltration for sepsis.

Sepsis is a major global health problem, causing a significant burden of disease and death worldwide. Risk stratification of sepsis patients, identification of severe patients and timely initiation of treatment can effectively improve the prognosis of sepsis patients. We procured gene expression datasets for sepsis (GSE54514, GSE65682, GSE95233) from the Gene Expression Omnibus and performed normalization to mitigate batch effects.

A general strategy for recycling polyester wastes into carboxylic acids and hydrocarbons.

Chemical recycling of plastic wastes is of great significance for sustainable development, which also represents a largely untapped opportunity for the synthesis of value-added chemicals. Herein, we report a novel and general strategy to degrade polyesters via directly breaking the C-O bond by nucleophilic substitution of halide anion of ionic liquids under mild conditions. Combined with hydrogenation over Pd/C, 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium bromide can realize the deconstruction of various polyesters including aromatic and aliphatic ones, copolyesters and polyester mixtures into corresponding carboxylic acids and alkanes; meanwhile, tetrabutylphosphonium bromide can also achieve direct decomposition of the polyesters with β-H into carboxylic acids and alkenes under hydrogen- and metal-free conditions.

Partially Nitrided Ni Nanoclusters Achieve Energy-Efficient Electrocatalytic CO Reduction to CO at Ultralow Overpotential.

Electrocatalytic CO reduction reaction (CO RR) offers a promising strategy to lower CO emission while producing value-added chemicals. A great challenge facing CO RR is how to improve energy efficiency by reducing overpotentials. Herein, partially nitrided Ni nanoclusters (NiN ) immobilized on N-doped carbon nanotubes (NCNT) for CO RR are reported, which achieves the lowest onset overpotential of 16 mV for CO -to-CO and the highest cathode energy efficiency of 86.

Tuning d-Band Structure of Cu in Coordinated Polymer via d-π Conjugation for Improving CO Electroreduction Selectivity toward C Products.

Copper-coordinated catalysts are reported to be effective for electrocatalytic CO reduction reaction (CO RR) to C products but suffer from low selectivity. Herein a strategy was developed to tune the d-band structure of Cu via coordinating with aromatic ligands to form Cu-based conjugated polymers for CO RR to C chemicals. The catalysts derived from copper chloride coordinating with tetraminobenzoquinone (TABQ) and with 1,2,4,5-benzenetetramine possessed high-density and compact Cu single-atom sites and displayed high activity for CO RR to C products.

Carbazolic Conjugated Organic Polymers for Visible-Light-Driven CO Photoreduction with H O to CO with High Efficiency and Selectivity.

Visible-light-driven CO photoreduction with H O to value-added chemicals in high efficiency and selectivity is significant but challenging. Herein, a series of carbazolic conjugated organic polymers (CB-COPs) with electron donor-acceptor (D-A) structures were prepared, which showed high efficiency for visible-light-driven photocatalytic reduction of CO with H O in a solid-gas mode, affording CO as the exclusive carbonaceous product. Especially, CB-COP-mpd derived from 3,5-di(9H-carbazol-9-yl)pyridine exhibited the highest CO evolution rate up to 191.

Screening and Identification of Strains isolated from Natural Habitats in China with Potential Agricultural Applications.

spp. are widely distributed in natural habitats and have been evaluated as a potential biocontrol agent (BCA) for disease control and plant growth promotion. In this study, 1308 strains were obtained from the plant rhizosphere soil, above-ground plants, and decaying wood from natural habitats in China.

Interface engineered Co, Ni, Fe, Cu oxide hybrids with biphasic structures for water splitting with enhanced activity.

Developing high-performance catalysts for water splitting via renewable electricity is of great significance for the clean production of hydrogen. This work reports rational design and controllable fabrication of metal oxide hybrid catalyst CoNiFeO·2CuO with unique biphasic microstructures for electrochemical water splitting. Benefited from the presence of CuO nanoparticles as the second phase, more defects and active sites were formed around the interfaces of CoNiFeO and CuO, which led to excellent performances for electrocatalytic water splitting.

Cobalt Carbonate-Coated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes with a Sea-Cucumber Morphology for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting.

Herein, we report CoCO-coated nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (NCNTs) with a sea cucumber-like morphology for water splitting. The sample with a CoCO content of 26.8 wt % (CoCO/NCNT-1) exhibits excellent performance for the hydrogen evolution reaction in 1.

Amide-bridged conjugated organic polymers: efficient metal-free catalysts for visible-light-driven CO reduction with HO to CO.

The visible-light-driven photoreduction of CO to value-added chemicals over metal-free photocatalysts without sacrificial reagents is very interesting, but challenging. Herein, we present amide-bridged conjugated organic polymers (amide-COPs) prepared self-condensation of amino nitriles in combination with hydrolysis, for the photoreduction of CO with HO without any photosensitizers or sacrificial reagents under visible light irradiation. These catalysts can afford CO as the sole carbonaceous product without H generation.

Highly Perfluorinated Covalent Triazine Frameworks Derived from a Low-Temperature Ionothermal Approach Towards Enhanced CO Electroreduction.

Perfluorinated covalent triazine frameworks (F-CTFs) have shown unique features and attractive performance in separation and catalysis. However, state-of-the-art F-CTFs synthesized via the ZnCl -promoted procedure have quite low fluorine contents due to C-F bond cleavage induced by chloride (a Lewis base) and the harsh conditions deployed (400-700 °C). Fabricating F-CTFs with high fluorine contents (>30 wt %) remains challenging.

Hydrogen bonding-catalysed alcoholysis of propylene oxide at room temperature.

Alcoholysis of propylene oxide (PO) is achieved over azolate ionic liquids (IL, e.g., 1-hydroxyethyl-3-methyl imidazolium imidazolate) at room temperature, accessing glycol ethers in high yields with excellent selectivity (e.

Hydrogen-bond donor and acceptor cooperative catalysis strategy for cyclic dehydration of diols to access O-heterocycles.

Dehydrative cyclization of diols to O-heterocycles is attractive, but acid and/or metal-based catalysts are generally required. Here, we present a hydrogen-bond donor and acceptor cooperative catalysis strategy for the synthesis of O-heterocycles from diols in ionic liquids [ILs; e.g.

Photocatalytic Reduction of CO to CO over Quinacridone/BiVO Nanocomposites.

Solar energy-driven photoreduction of CO to energy-rich chemicals is of significance for sustainable development but challenging. Herein, quinacridone (QA)/nBiVO (n=0.2-20, in which n stands for the mass ratio of BiVO to QA) nanocomposites were developed for photoreduction of CO .