Recent Advances in Dopamine-Based Membrane Surface Modification and Its Membrane Distillation Applications.

Surface modification of membranes is essential for improving flux and resistance to contamination for membranes. This is of great significance for membrane distillation, which relies on the vapor pressure difference across the membrane as the driving force. In recent years, biomimetic mussel-inspired substances have become the research hotspots.

Nomograms combining computed tomography-based body composition changes with clinical prognostic factors to predict survival in locally advanced cervical cancer patients.

Objective: To explore the value of body composition changes (BCC) measured by quantitative computed tomography (QCT) for evaluating the survival of patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) underwent concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT), nomograms combined BCC with clinical prognostic factors (CPF) were constructed to predict overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).

Methods: Eighty-eight patients with LACC were retrospectively selected. All patients underwent QCT scans before and after CCRT, bone mineral density (BMD), subcutaneous fat area (SFA), visceral fat area (VFA), total fat area (TFA), paravertebral muscle area (PMA) were measured from two sets of computed tomography (CT) images, and change rates of these were calculated.

Development of a nomogram based on body composition analysis of quantitative computed tomography combined with clinical prognostic factors to predict disease-free survival after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer.

Background: Patients with gastric cancer (GC) have a high recurrence rate after surgery. To predict disease-free survival (DFS), we investigated the value of body composition changes (BCCs) measured by quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in assessing the prognosis of patients with GC undergoing resection combined with adjuvant chemotherapy and to construct a nomogram model in combination with clinical prognostic factors (CPFs).

Methods: A retrospective study of 60 patients with GC between February 2015 and June 2019 was conducted.

Recent Progress on Creep Properties of ODS FeCrAl Alloys for Advanced Reactors.

In order to meet the growing energy demand, more environmentally friendly and efficient GEN-IV reactors have emerged. Additionally, nuclear structural materials need larger more safety margins for accident scenarios as a result of the Fukushima accident. In order to extend the failure time and lessen the effect of accidents, this design method for accident-tolerant fuel materials calls for cladding materials to maintain good corrosion resistance and mechanical properties during a beyond design basis accident (BDBA).

Comparison of Corrosion Behavior of T91, 9Cr and 9CrAl ODS Steels in Liquid Pb.

It is important to improve the liquid lead corrosion resistance of fuel cladding alloy for promoting the development of lead-based reactors. The corrosion behaviors of traditional T91 steel and similar oxide dispersion strengthen ODS-type steels with or without the addition of Al, and were examined and compared at 600 °C in static oxygen-controlled liquid Pb in this research. High-temperature liquid lead corrosion tests were carried out for 120 h, 240 h, 500 h, 1000 h, and 2000 h, respectively, for three prepared samples.

Nomograms Combining Clinical and Imaging Parameters to Predict Recurrence and Disease-free Survival After Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer.

Purposes: To investigate the value of nomograms based on clinical prognostic factors (CPF), intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and MRI-derived radiomics in predicting recurrence and disease-free survival (DFS) after concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC).

Methods: Retrospective analysis of data from 115 patients with ⅠB-ⅣA cervical cancer who underwent CCRT and had been followed up consistently. All patients were randomized 2:1 into training and validation groups.

Preoperative Prediction Value of Pelvic Lymph Node Metastasis of Endometrial Cancer: Combining of ADC Value and Radiomics Features of the Primary Lesion and Clinical Parameters.

Objective: To investigate the value of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of endometrial cancer (EC) primary lesion and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) three-dimensional (3D) radiomics features combined with clinical parameters for preoperative prediction of pelvic lymph node metastasis (PLNM).

Methods: A total of 136 patients with EC confirmed by postoperative pathology were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. Patients were randomly divided into training set ( = 95) and test set ( = 41) at a ratio of 7 : 3.

Combining Clinicopathology, IVIM-DWI and Texture Parameters for a Nomogram to Predict Treatment Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients.

Objectives: This study aimed to create a nomogram for the risk prediction of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) resistance in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC).

Methods: Clinical data in this retrospective study were collected from a total of 135 LARC patients admitted to our hospital from June 2016 to December 2020. After screening by inclusion and exclusion criteria, 62 patients were included in the study.

IVIM-DWI and MRI-based radiomics in cervical cancer: Prediction of concurrent chemoradiotherapy sensitivity in combination with clinical prognostic factors.

Purpose: To identify the feasibility and value of intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based radiomics combined with clinical prognostic factors (CPF) in predicting concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) sensitivity of locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC).

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 163 patients (assigned to training or test groups) who underwent conventional MRI and IVIM-DWI before CCRT were divided into sensitive and resistant groups according to their efficacy at 6 months after CCRT. Per-treatment IVIM-DWI parameters (ADC, D, D and f value), 3D texture features (from axial TWI) and CPF were measured, analyzed and screened.

The Feasibility of Combining ADC Value With Texture Analysis of TWI, DWI and CE-TWI to Preoperatively Predict the Expression Levels of Ki-67 and p53 of Endometrial Carcinoma.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value combined with texture analysis (TA) in preoperatively predicting the expression levels of Ki-67 and p53 in endometrial carcinoma (EC) patients.

Methods: Clinical, pathological and MRI findings of 110 EC patients were analyzed retrospectively. The expression levels of Ki-67 and p53 in EC tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry.

A Nomogram of Combining IVIM-DWI and MRI Radiomics From the Primary Lesion of Rectal Adenocarcinoma to Assess Nonenlarged Lymph Node Metastasis Preoperatively.

Background: Lymph node (LN) staging plays an important role in treatment decision-making. Current problem is that preoperative detection of LN involvement is always highly challenging for radiologists.

Purpose: To explore the value of the nomogram model combining intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and radiomics features from the primary lesion of rectal adenocarcinoma in assessing the non-enlarged lymph node metastasis (N-LNM) preoperatively.

Feasibility of Predicting Pelvic Lymph Node Metastasis Based on IVIM-DWI and Texture Parameters of the Primary Lesion and Lymph Nodes in Patients with Cervical Cancer.

Rationale And Objectives: To investigate the feasibility and value of intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) and texture parameters of primary lesions and lymph nodes for predicting pelvic lymph node metastasis in patients with cervical cancer.

Materials And Methods: A total of 143 patients with cervical cancer confirmed by surgical pathology were analyzed retrospectively and 125 patients were enrolled in primary lesions study, 83 patients and 134 lymph nodes were enrolled in lymph nodes study. Patients and lymph nodes were randomly divided into training group and test group at a ratio of 2: 1.