MicroRNA-18a-5p functions as an oncogene by directly targeting IRF2 in lung cancer.

Lung cancer is the major form of cancer resulting in cancer-related mortality around the world. MicroRNAs are endogenous small non-coding single-stranded RNAs, which can engage in the regulation of gene expression. In this study, miR-18a-5p significantly upregulated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues and NSCLC cell lines, suggesting an oncogenic function in lung cancer.

Effect of carbonate on anaerobic acidogenesis and fermentative hydrogen production from glucose using leachate as supplementary culture under alkaline conditions.

Carbonate was added into a co-culture of glucose and fresh leachate under alkaline condition to enhance batched acidogenesis and fermentative hydrogen production simultaneously. Results indicated carbonate has positive effect on both H(2) production and acetic acid generation. The highest hydrogen yield (about 1.

Flash fixation of heavy metals from two industrial wastes into ferrite by microwave hydrothermal co-treatment.

Flash fixation of heavy metals from electroplating wastewater (EPW) and pickling waste liquor (PWL) into ferrite lattice can be investigated by microwave hydrothermal process. The toxicity of wastewater may be reduced by the redox reaction between Cr(VI) in electroplating wastewater and Fe(II) in pickling waste liquor. Box-Behnken design (BBD) experiment gives optimal process condition of ferrite formation as follows: wastewater volume ratio (V(PWL):V(EPW) = 0.

Effective self-purification of polynary metal electroplating wastewaters through formation of layered double hydroxides.

Heavy metal ions (Ni(2+), Zn(2+), and Cr(3+)) can be effectively removed from real polynary metal ions-bearing electroplating wastewaters by a carbonation process, with ∼99% of metal ions removed in most cases. The synchronous formation of layered double hydroxide (LDH) precipitates containing these metal ions was responsible for the self-purification of wastewaters. The constituents of formed polynary metals-LDHs mainly depended on the Ni(2+):Zn(2+):Cr(3+) molar ratio in wastewaters.

[Start-up of EGSB for biohydrogen production from compost leachate].

An expanded granular sludge bed reactor (EGSB) was employed to evaluate the start-up process of fermentative biohydrogen production from compost leachate. The removal performance of COD, total nitrogen, total phosphorus in leachate as well as the hydrogen production ability of EGSB was investigated. The results showed that at 35 degrees C +/- 1 degrees C, organic loading rate of 1.

[Distribution character of synthetic musks in urban sewage sludges].

The characteristics of occurrence and distribution of 8 synthetic musks in 15 sewage sludges in Shanghai were studied. The results indicated that HHCB and AHTN were the two main components in all sludges, with the mean concentration of 2.92 mg x kg(-1) (0.

[Removal of odors from fermentation process of MSW biological mechanical treatment using compost biofilter].

For the odour from fermentation processing of municipal solid waste biological mechanical treatment, a compost biofilter was established to investigate its performance and the characteristics change of compost. The component and TVOC concentration in odors, removal efficiency of biofilter, and total carbon (TC), total nitrogen (TN), total phosphorus (TP), organic matter (OM), pH value and bacterial colony in compost media were measured respectively. SPME-GC-MS analysis showed that the main components of odors were BTEX, terpenes and alkane.

[Modification of MSWI fly ash by using anionic chelating surfactant].

This paper aims at the reutilization and stabilization of municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) fly ash to produce a high value added product. The effects of anionic chelating surfactants on the surface modification and fixing capacity of MSWI fly ash were primarily explored. Based on the indexes of active ratio and analysis of IR-spectrometer, the active ratio of ACS1 modified fly ash can be found higher than 95% under the condition of surfactant dosage at 7.