Electrochemical exfoliation of graphite using aqueous ammonium hydrogen carbonate solution and the ability of the exfoliated product as a hydrogen production electrocatalyst support.

Electrochemical exfoliation of graphite has attracted much attention as a practical mass production of two-dimensional graphene-like materials. There is an increasing desire to find new and improved methods to create unique exfoliated products with excellent functionality. We used aqueous ammonium hydrogen carbonate solution as a new electrolyte for anodic oxidative exfoliation of graphite.

Usefulness of a new anthropomorphic phantom simulating the chest and abdomen regions in PET tests.

Objective: To investigate the clinical utility of a new anthropomorphic phantom that reproduces the chest and abdomen better than the conventional National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) body phantom, count rates and image quality of PET images obtained from patients were evaluated.

Methods: Anthropomorphic phantoms were used to include radioactivity in the lung, liver, kidney, and background regions. Two NEMA body phantoms were used for chest and abdominal assessments.

Focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound with intraoperative prostate compression for patients with localized prostate cancer: a multi-center prospective study with 7 year experience.

Background: To evaluate clinical outcomes of focal therapy using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) with intraoperative prostate compression for patients with localized prostate cancer (PC).

Methods: Patients were included if they had prostate specific antigen levels of ≤20 ng/mL and clinically significant PC (CSPC) within the left or right half, or upper or lower half of the prostate. CSPC was detected using magnetic resonance imaging-transrectal ultrasound fusion image-guided target biopsy and a 12-core systematic biopsy.

BglaTNB6, a tailocin produced by a plant-associated nonpathogenic bacterium, prevents rice seed-borne bacterial diseases.

Rice seed-borne diseases caused by the bacterial pathogens Burkholderia glumae and B. plantarii pose a major threat to rice production worldwide. To manage these diseases in a sustainable manner, a biocontrol strategy is crucial.