Design of an Oxide Monolayer with High by a Strong Anharmonicity Unit.

In this paper, a new strategy to obtain a transition-metal oxide (TMO) thermoelectric monolayer is demonstrated. We show that the TMO thermoelectric monolayer can be achieved by the replacement of a transition-metal atom with a cluster, which is composed of heavy transition atoms with abundant valence electrons. Specifically, the transition-metal atom in the XO (X = Ti, Zr, Hf) monolayer is replaced by the [Ag] cluster and a stable structure AgO is achieved.

Efficient degradation of organics by ultrasonic piezoelectric effect on CuO-BTO/AFC composite.

The recombination of photoexcited electron-hole pairs greatly limits the degradation performance of photocatalysts. Ultrasonic cavitation and internal electric field induced by the piezoelectric effect are helpful for the separation of electron-hole pairs and degradation efficiency. The activated foam carbon (AFC) owing to its high surface area is often used as the substrate to grow catalysts to provide more reactive active sites.

Boosting thermoelectric performance of HfSe monolayer by selectivity chemical adsorption.

In this work, a strategy to boosting thermoelectric (TE) performance of 2D materials is explored. We find that, appropriate chemical adsorption of atoms can effectively increase the TE performance of HfSe monolayer. Our results show that the adsorption of Ni atom on HfSe monolayer (Ni-HfSe) can improve the optimal power factor PF and ZT at 300 K, increased by more than ∼67% and ∼340%, respectively.

Strain Tunable Thermoelectric Material: Janus ZrSSe Monolayer.

Thermoelectric (TE) performance of the Janus ZrSSe monolayer under biaxial strain is systematically explored by the first-principles approach and Boltzmann transport theory. Our results show that the Janus ZrSSe monolayer has excellent chemical, dynamical, thermal, and mechanical stabilities, which provide a reliable platform for strain tuning. The electronic structure and TE transport parameters of the Janus ZrSSe monolayer can be obviously tuned by biaxial strain.

First-principle study of neutron irradiation induced performance degradation of amorphous porous silica.

Neutron irradiation induced degradation of porous silica film is studied by Molecular Dynamics and Density-Functional theory-based methods. The degradation of microscopic structure, thermal property, and optical property of porous silica film are systematically investigated. Low-energy recoil is used to simulate the neutron irradiation effect.

Strong UV laser absorption source near 355 nm in fused silica and its origination.

As a high-performance optical material, fused silica is widely applied in high-power laser and photoelectric systems. However, laser induced damage (LID) of fused silica severely limits the output power and performance of these systems. Due to the values in strong field physics and improving the load capacity and performance of high power systems at UV laser, LID at 355 nm of fused silica has attracted much attention.

The Clinical Effects of Febuxostat Alone or Combined with Arthroscopic Surgery for Gout: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to retrospectively analyze the effects of febuxostat combined with arthroscopic debridement of monosodium urate crystal deposition and febuxostat treatment alone on uric acid levels and acute flares in gout patients.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed gout patients who were treated from February 2016 to December 2020. Patients were divided into a control group (febuxostat treatment alone) or a combined group (febuxostat combined with arthroscopic surgery).

Effects of Se substitution and transition metal doping on the electronic and magnetic properties of a MoSSe/h-BN heterostructure.

The van der Waals heterostructures created by stacking two monolayer semiconductors have been rapidly developed experimentally and exhibit various unique physical properties. In this work, we investigate the effects of Se atom substitution and 3d-TM atom doping on the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of the MoSe2/h-BN heterostructure, by using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). It is found that Se atom substitution could considerably enhance the band gaps of MoSe2/h-BN heterostructures.

Arg972 insulin receptor substrate-1 enhances tumor necrosis factor-α-induced apoptosis in osteoblasts.

The presence of Arg972 insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) is associated with impaired insulin/IRS-1 signaling to activate phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K). Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), an inflammatory cytokine with a central role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), induces apoptosis in osteoblasts, which are the principal cell type responsible for bone loss in RA. In our previous study, an association between Arg972 IRS-1 and a high risk and severity of RA was identified.

Arg972 insulin receptor substrate-1 polymorphism and risk and severity of rheumatoid arthritis.

Aim: To explore the association between the Arg(972) insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1 polymorphism (rs1801278) and the risk and disease activity/severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Method: We genotyped the Arg(972) IRS-1 polymorphism in 871 pairs of age-, sex-, body mass index-, residence area- and current smoking status-matched RA patients and controls. We assessed RA severity using the disease activity score of 28 joints (DAS28).

[Clinical study of invasive fungal infection secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus].

Objective: To study the clinical characteristics of invasive fungal infection secondary to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Methods: We observed the clinical features and experimental examination in 91 patients treated in Xiangya Hospital in recent years, of which 48 patients with invasive fungal infection and 41 patients without invasive fungal infection.

Results: The invasive fungal infection secondary to SLE mainly occurred in the lungs, nervous system, and urinary system.

[Effects of starvation and re-feeding on carbohydrate metabolism of Marsupenaeus japonicus].

This paper studied the variations of glucose concentration in haemolymph and glycogen concentration in hepatopancreas and muscle of Marsupenaeus japonicus under starvation and re-feeding. Groups C, S1, S2 and S3 were deprived of food for 0, 10, 15 and 25 days, respectively, and then re-fed for 10 days. Under starvation, the glucose concentration in haemolymph and glycogen concentration in hepatopancreas decreased rapidly at the beginning, and the glycogen concentration in muscle was the lowest after 10-day fasting.