Mask-Enabled Topography Contrast on Aluminum Surfaces.

Patterned solid surfaces with wettability contrast can enhance liquid transport for applications such as electronics thermal management, self-cleaning, and anti-icing. However, prior work has not explored easy and scalable blade-cut masking to impart topography patterned wettability contrast on aluminum (Al), even though Al surfaces are widely used for thermal applications. Here, we demonstrate mask-enabled topography contrast patterning and quantify the resulting accuracy of the topographic pattern resolution, spatial variations in surface roughness, wettability, drop size distribution during dropwise condensation, and thermal emissivity of patterned Al surfaces.

Campylobacter fetus Adrenal Abscess.

A 69-year-old highly comorbid female patient presented to the emergency department with sepsis following a month of fevers, myalgias, and lethargy. Abdominal imaging revealed an adrenal abscess, an aspirate of which grew ). The patient was treated with meropenem and then azithromycin; however secondary infection of the abscess cavity with an extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing  () and failure of source control led to an extended clinical course.

Ultrasensitive detection of antimicrobial resistance genes using hybridization chain reaction employing carbon dots.

One of the top 10 global concerns include AntiMicrobial Resistance (AMR), which warrants the need to develop materials and methods for detection of AMR genes. Here, we propose a proof-of-concept approach for selective and ultrasensitive detection of AMR gene employing fluorescent carbon dots. Waste pistachio shell derived green emissive carbon dots (PCDs) with a high quantum yield of 24 were prepared hydrothermal carbonization process and characterised using microscopic and spectroscopic techniques.

Valorization of waste pistachio shells to bimetallic magnetic hydrochar for sustainable dual-action wastewater remediation: A comprehensive study with mechanistic insights and life cycle assessment.

This research outlines an integrated experimental and theoretical strategy for converting Pistachio-shells by hydrothermal carbonization into a bimetallic magnetic hydrochar (BMHC), for effective adsorptive-degradation of organic pollutants. Environmental sustainability of BMHC is supported by life cycle assessment(LCA). Adsorption experiments showed rapid and efficient dye (MB, CV) and antibiotic (TC) removal within 50 min, with >97% efficiency.

High Diagnostic Accuracy of Arterial Phase CT in Differentiating Pheochromocytoma in Good/Poor Washout Adrenal Masses.

Introduction: Differentiating pheochromocytomas from other adrenal masses based on computed tomography (CT) characteristics remains challenging, particularly in lipid-poor lesions with variable washout patterns. This study evaluated CT features for distinguishing pheochromocytomas in good and poor washout subcohorts.

Methods: We prospectively analyzed 72 patients with unilateral lipid-poor adrenal masses.