Directly Unveiling the Energy Transfer Dynamics between Alq Molecules and Si by Ultrafast Optical Pump-Probe Spectroscopy.

The energy transfer (ET) between organic molecules and semiconductors is a crucial mechanism for enhancing the performance of semiconductor-based optoelectronic devices, but it remains undiscovered. Here, ultrafast optical pump-probe spectroscopy was utilized to directly reveal the ET between organic Alq molecules and Si semiconductors. Ultrathin SiO dielectric layers with a thickness of 3.

Deep learning based atomic defect detection framework for two-dimensional materials.

Defects to popular two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) seriously lower the efficiency of field-effect transistor (FET) and depress the development of 2D materials. These atomic defects are mainly identified and researched by scanning tunneling microscope (STM) because it can provide precise measurement without harming the samples. The long analysis time of STM for locating defects in images has been solved by combining feature detection with convolutional neural networks (CNN).

Roles of oral microbiota and oral-gut microbial transmission in hypertension.

Introduction: Considerable evidence has linked periodontitis (PD) to hypertension (HTN), but the nature behind this connection is unclear. Dysbiosis of oral microbiota leading to PD is known to aggravate different systematic diseases, but the alteration of oral microbiota in HTN and their impacts on blood pressure (BP) remains to be discovered.

Objectives: To characterize the alterations of oral and gut microbiota and their roles in HTN.

The Relationship Between Peritumoral Brain Edema and the Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Vestibular Schwannoma.

This study aimed to explore the potential mechanism of peritumoral brain edema (PTBE) formation in vestibular schwannoma (VS) by detecting intra-tumoral vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. Between January 2018 and May 2021, 15 patients with PTBE and 25 patients without PTBE were included in the analysis. All patients enrolled in our study underwent surgery in our institution.

Urinary Iodine and Genetic Predisposition to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis in a Chinese Han Population: A Case-Control Study.

We aimed to examine the association of urinary iodine concentration with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) risk, and particularly, to investigate whether the HT-related genetic variations might modify the effects of urinary iodine on HT in the Chinese Han population. We conducted a case-control study with 1723 Chinese (731 cases, 992 controls). The associations between urinary iodine concentration and HT risk were analyzed using logistic regression models.

Gray matter atrophy associated with mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease.

Objective: The underlying pathology of brain leading to cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease (PD) remains poorly understood. The aim of our study was to test the hypothesis that mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in PD may be related to atrophy of special gray matter regions.

Methods: High-resolution T1-weighted magnetic resonance images of the brains and comprehensive cognitive function tests were acquired in 37 PD patients and 21 healthy controls (HC) from September 2013 to October 2014.

Decreased expression of glutathione S-transferase pi correlates with poorly differentiated grade in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Background: Glutathione S transferase pi (GSTP1) is a member of phase II detoxification enzymes as a major regulator of cell signaling in response to stress, hypoxia, growth factors, and other stimuli. The clinical role of GSTP1 in cancer is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the serum GSTP1 level in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and the GSTP1 expression in tissue samples from patients with OSCC and OSCC lines.

[Atrophic glossitis is attributed to cobalamin deficiency].

Purpose: To analyze the causes of atrophic glossitis(AG) and to explore the relationship between AG and serum cobalamin, folate levels.

Methods: A total of 213 patients with AG treated from Jan.1979 to Jun.

Novel SLA class I alleles of Chinese pig strains and their significance in xenotransplantation.

To lay background for studying rejection mechanisms in xenotransplantation and developing the strategies for intervention, class I genes of swine leukocyte antigens (SLA) of three Chinese pig strains Bm, Gz and Yn were cloned and sequenced. The cDNA of the class I loci P1 and P14 were amplified by RT-PCR and subjected to insert into sequencing vectors. All six allelic sequences we examined, each two for one Chinese strain, are not identical to those reported, which allows these novel sequences receiving their accession numbers AY102467-AY102472 from GenBank.