Resting-state degree centrality and Granger causality analysis in relation to facial working memory in patients with first-episode schizophrenia.

Background: This study focused on the relationship between facial working memory and resting-state brain function abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia.

Methods: Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) data were collected from 28 first-episode schizophrenia (FSZ) patients and 33 healthy controls (HCs). Degree centrality (DC) and Granger causality analysis (GCA) were used to assess brain region connectivity.

Regulation of Interface Compatibility and Performance in Soft Magnetic Composites with Inorganic Insulation Layers by FePO Intermediate Transition Layer.

In the fabrication of soft magnetic composites, the lattice mismatch between the inorganic insulation layer and the iron matrix often leads to the formation of cracks during the molding process, which significantly impairs the operational performance of the materials. Consequently, it is imperative to develop novel strategies for inorganic insulation coatings that offer high electrical resistivity and thermal stability and are less susceptible to cracking during formation. This paper presents a new structure for soft magnetic composites that incorporates FePO as an intermediate transition layer between the iron-based soft magnetic particles and the inorganic ceramic insulation layer.

Synthesis of FeO/TiO Photocatalytic Composites for Methylene Blue Degradation as a Novel Strategy for High-Value Utilisation of Iron Scales.

In this study, novel FeO/TiO photocatalytic composites were synthesised by combining traditional oxidation roasting with the sol-gel method, using low-cost metallurgical waste (iron scales) as the raw material. The characterisation results revealed that the oxidised iron scales could be transformed into high-purity and porous FeO particles through oxidation roasting, thereby providing additional sites for the adsorption process and thus serving as an effective carrier for TiO-based photocatalytic materials. During the sol-gel process, TiO was loaded onto the synthesised FeO particles, generating core-shell heterostructure FeO/TiO photocatalytic composites.