Hydrothermal reduction and phase transformation of Fe(III) minerals induced by rice straw to improve the heterogeneous Fenton degradation of metolachlor.

Heterogeneous Fenton technology is effective in degrading residual pesticides in soil, but the reduction of Fe(III) in the mineral structure presents a bottleneck. This study combined rice straw with Schwertmannite (Sch), ferrihydrite (Fh), and magnetite (Mag) via a hydrothermal process to obtain iron oxides-hydrothermal carbon composites (Sch@HTC, Fh@HTC, and Mag@HTC). Poor-crystallized Sch and Fh, which were more capable of accepting electrons compared to well-crystallized Mag, exhibited obvious phase transformation to highly active Fe(II)-mineral (humboldtine) via the combination of oxalic acid, an intermediate product, with reduced Fe(II), while Mag was hard to achieve.

Predicting Synergistic Drug Combinations Based on Fusion of Cell and Drug Molecular Structures.

Drug combination therapy has shown improved efficacy and decreased adverse effects, making it a practical approach for conditions like cancer. However, discovering all potential synergistic drug combinations requires extensive experimentation, which can be challenging. Recent research utilizing deep learning techniques has shown promise in reducing the number of experiments and overall workload by predicting synergistic drug combinations.

Fabrication of a Bionic Superhydrophobic Surface with Photothermal and Electrothermal Performance for All-Weather Anti-Icing.

All-weather anti-icing/deicing materials with photothermal and electrothermal functionalities are of substantial significance to solve the problem of ice accumulation. In this work, polypropylene with bionic rose petal micro-/nanostructures and conductive carbon black (CB) (Bionic PP/CB) is fabricated by a template method. The template is obtained by replicating fresh rose petals with phenolic resin and spraying conductive CB.

Domestic water hardness, genetic risk, and distinct phenotypes of cardiovascular disease.

Aims: The study aimed to investigate the association between domestic water hardness and the incidence of AF and the interaction effects between water hardness and genetic susceptibility to incident AF risk. As a secondary objective, its associations with incident heart failure (HF), coronary heart disease (CHD), and stroke were measured.

Methods: The UK Biobank is a prospective cohort study comprising over 500,000 participants recruited in the United Kingdom between 2006 and 2010, aged 37 to 73 years.

Integration analysis of miRNA-mRNA uncovers the mechanisms of ochratoxin A-induced hepatotoxicity.

Ochratoxin A (OTA), the most toxic member of the ochratoxin family, is frequently detected in contaminated food and beverages, posing substantial health risks to both humans and animals, particularly due to its hepatotoxic effects. Although OTA is known to cause liver damage, the precise molecular mechanisms driving its toxicity remain poorly understood. In this study, we explored the hepatotoxic effects of OTA using LO2 cells and zebrafish models, combining miRNA and mRNA analyses to uncover the underlying mechanisms.