Synergistic removal of Hg, HCl, and SO from flue gas in municipal solid waste incineration by mechanically modified fly ash.

The emissions of flue gas components (such as Hg, SO, HCl) and the generation of hazardous waste fly ash from municipal waste incineration pose a significant threat to environmental integrity. In this study, a mechanochemical method combined with a modifier is innovatively proposed for the modification of fly ash to remove Hg. In the fixed bed adsorption experiment, the removal efficiency of up to 60 percent can be achieved by ball milling (700rap,30min) alone.

Novel insights into post-marketing AEs associated with leuprorelin: A comprehensive analysis utilizing the FAERS database.

Purpose: This research focused on meticulously tracking and identifying adverse reactions associated with leuprorelin, a drug prescribed for conditions such as prostate cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, and early-onset puberty. The main objective was to enhance patient safety and offer informed guidance on the appropriate use of this treatment.

Methods: From the first quarter of 2004 to the fourth quarter of 2023, a comprehensive analysis was conducted on a significant number of adverse event reports (AERs) from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database.

Genetic insights of blood lipid metabolites on polycystic ovary syndrome risk: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Background: Pathologically, metabolic disorder plays a crucial role in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). However, there is no conclusive evidence lipid metabolite levels to PCOS risk.

Methods: In this study, genome-wide association study (GWAS) genetic data for 122 lipid metabolites were used to assign instrumental variables (IVs).

Safety assessment of tranexamic acid: real-world adverse event analysis from the FAERS database.

Background: In recent years, with the continuous expansion of the application scope of Tranexamic acid (TXA), its usage has surged. Despite numerous studies demonstrating its powerful efficacy, concerns regarding its adverse reactions persist, necessitating comprehensive safety assessment. This study analyzed real-world data from the U.

Parallel CNN-Deep Learning Clinical-Imaging Signature for Assessing Pathologic Grade and Prognosis of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients.

Background: Traditional biopsies pose risks and may not accurately reflect soft tissue sarcoma (STS) heterogeneity. MRI provides a noninvasive, comprehensive alternative.

Purpose: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of histological grading and prognosis in STS patients when integrating clinical-imaging parameters with deep learning (DL) features from preoperative MR images.

An unusually high prevalence of allergic rhinitis at high altitudes in 6-7 year old children - An epidemiological study.

Objectives: To compare the epidemiology and disease patterns of allergic rhinitis (AR) at 2 different altitudes in children aged 6-7 years, and subsequently to compare with and augment data from international studies.

Materials And Methods: This is a multistage, clustered and stratified random sample study. The study area comprises 2 distinct areas within Yunnan Province, China.

Association between triglyceride glucose index and total bone mineral density: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2011-2018.

The Homeostatic Model Assessment for Triglyceride Glucose Index (TyG) and its related indices, including triglyceride glucose-waist circumference (TyG-WC), triglyceride glucose-waist-to-height ratio (TyG-WHtR) and triglyceride glucose-body mass index (TyG-BMI), has emerged as a practical tool for assessing insulin resistance in metabolic disorders. However, limited studies have explored the connection between TyG, TyG-related indices and osteoporosis. This population-based study, utilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2018, involved 5456 participants.

Catalpol attenuates osteoporosis in ovariectomized rats through promoting osteoclast apoptosis via the Sirt6-ERα-FasL axis.

Background: Catalpol, a major active component of the Chinese herb Rehmannia glutinosa, possesses various pharmacological benefits, including anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and antitumor properties. Recent studies have reported that catalpol can attenuate bone loss and enhance bone formation. Nevertheless, the molecular mechanisms underlying its effects on osteoporosis pathogenesis remain unclear.

Causal effects of specific gut microbiota on musculoskeletal diseases: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Background: Recent observational studies and clinical trials demonstrated an association between gut microbiota and musculoskeletal (MSK) diseases. Nonetheless, whether the gut microbiota composition has a causal effect on the risk of MSK diseases remains unclear.

Methods: Based on large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWAS), we performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to investigate the causal relationship between gut microbiota and six MSK diseases, namely osteoporosis (OP), fracture, sarcopenia, low back pain (LBP), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Causal effects of specific gut microbiota on bone mineral density: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Background: Recent studies have reported that the gut microbiota is essential for preventing and delaying the progression of osteoporosis. Nonetheless, the causal relationship between the gut microbiota and the risk of osteoporosis has not been fully revealed.

Methods: A two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis based on a large-scale genome-wide association study (GWAS) was conducted to investigate the causal relationship between the gut microbiota and bone mineral density (BMD).

Osteoarthritis and sarcopenia-related traits: the cross-sectional study from NHANES 2011-2014 and Mendelian randomization study.

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) and sarcopenia are common musculoskeletal disorders in the aged population, and a growing body of evidence indicated that they mutually influence one another. Nevertheless, there was still substantial controversy and uncertainty about the causal relationship between sarcopenia and OA. We explored the complex association between sarcopenia-related traits and OA using cross-sectional analysis and Mendelian randomization (MR).

Association of the composite dietary antioxidant index with bone mineral density in the United States general population: data from NHANES 2005-2010.

Introduction: There is evidence that individual antioxidants may increase bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with low BMD. However, the association between overall dietary antioxidant intake and BMD is unclear. The objective of this study was to examine how overall dietary antioxidant intake is related to BMD.

Body Fat Distribution and Female Infertility: a Cross-Sectional Analysis Among US Women.

At present, the effect of body fat distribution on female reproductive health is still inconclusive. The purpose of our study was to analyze the correlation between female infertility rates and the fat mass portion of the android region to the gynoid region (the A/G ratio) among US women of reproductive age. Female infertility is defined as a failure to get pregnant after 12 months of unprotected sexual activity.

Association between muscle strength and mass and bone mineral density in the US general population: data from NHANES 1999-2002.

Purpose: It is known that muscle strength and muscle mass play a crucial role in maintaining bone mineral density (BMD). Despite this, there are uncertainties about how muscle mass, lower extremity muscular strength, and BMD are related. We examined the impact of lower extremity muscle strength and mass on BMD in the general American population using cross-sectional analysis.

Vibration and Damping Analysis of Pipeline System Based on Partially Piezoelectric Active Constrained Layer Damping Treatment.

Pipelines work in serious vibration environments caused by mechanical-based excitation, and it is thus challenging to put forward effective methods to reduce the vibration of pipelines. The common vibration control technique mainly uses the installation of dampers, constrained layer damping materials, and an optimized layout to control the vibration of pipelines. However, the passive damping treatment has little influence on the low frequency range of a pipeline system.

A New Network Feature Affects the Intervention Performance on Public Opinion Dynamic Networks.

The neighborhood network structure plays an important role in the collective opinion of an opinion dynamic system. Does it also affect the intervention performance? To answer this question, we apply three intervention methods on an opinion dynamic model, the weighted DeGroot model, to change the convergent opinion value [Formula: see text]. And we define a new network feature Ω, called 'network differential degree', to measure how node degrees couple with influential values in the network, i.

Special agents can promote cooperation in the population.

Cooperation is ubiquitous in our real life but everyone would like to maximize her own profits. How does cooperation occur in the group of self-interested agents without centralized control? Furthermore, in a hostile scenario, for example, cooperation is unlikely to emerge. Is there any mechanism to promote cooperation if populations are given and play rules are not allowed to change? In this paper, numerical experiments show that complete population interaction is unfriendly to cooperation in the finite but end-unknown Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma (RPD).