Estimating the prevalence of six common respiratory viral infections in Zhangzhou, China using nasopharyngeal swabs in adults and throat swabs in Children.

Acute respiratory viral infections are a major public health concern worldwide, causing significant morbidity and economic burden. Understanding the epidemiological characteristics of these infections is crucial for effective control and prevention measures. The study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of six common respiratory viral infections in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China.

Good luck or bad luck? The influence of social comparison on risk-taking decision and the underlying neural mechanism.

The present study aimed to investigate the impact of social comparison on risk-taking behaviors and the neural underpinnings within a competitive context. Participants who thought they were playing against a stranger in a gambling task were actually playing against a programmed computer. Eighty-eight college students were assigned to one of three comparison conditions (downward, upward, and parallel) by varying the probability of gain.

Etiological surveillance of viral diarrhea from 2017 to 2019 in Zhangzhou city, Fujian province, China.

Background: Viral diarrhea is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in children. This study aimed to conduct etiological surveillance of viral diarrhea in Zhangzhou city, Fujian province, China, from 2017 to 2019 to identify the prevalence, distribution, and characteristics of viral pathogens causing gastrointestinal infections in the region.

Methods: Stool samples were collected from patients with acute diarrhea in Zhangzhou city, Fujian province, China, from 2017 to 2019.

Sandwich-type electrochemical immunosensing of CA125 by using nanoribbon-like TiCT MXenes and toluidine blue/UIO-66-NH.

CA125 (carbohydrate antigen 125) is an important biomarker of ovarian cancer, so developing effective method for its detection is of great significance. In the present work, a novel sandwich-like electrochemical immunosensor (STEM) of CA125 was constructed by preparing nanoribbon-like TiCT MXenes (TiCTNR) to immobilize primary antibody (PAb) of CA125 and UIO-66-NH MOFs structure to immobilize second antibody (SAb) and electroactive toluidine blue (Tb) probe. In this designed STEM assay, the as-prepared TiCTNR nanohybrid offers the advantages in large surface area and conductivity as carrier, and UIO-66-NH provided an ideal platform to accommodate SAb and a large number of Tb molecules as signal amplifier.

Ambient Electrochemical Ammonia Synthesis: From Theoretical Guidance to Catalyst Design.

Ammonia, a vital component in the synthesis of fertilizers, plastics, and explosives, is traditionally produced via the energy-intensive and environmentally detrimental Haber-Bosch process. Given its considerable energy consumption and significant greenhouse gas emissions, there is a growing shift toward electrocatalytic ammonia synthesis as an eco-friendly alternative. However, developing efficient electrocatalysts capable of achieving high selectivity, Faraday efficiency, and yield under ambient conditions remains a significant challenge.

Spatially Selective Solvation Structure by Electronegative Micro-Arrays for Stable Lithium-Metal Anode Interface.

For electrolytes with conventional lithium salt concentration, it is not easy to generate sufficient anion-derived beneficial inorganic components to stabilize the electrolyte-lithium metal anode interface due to the repulsion of the free-state anions by the anode. In this study, the above issues are solved through the strong interaction between electronegative materials and lithium ions (Li ). A locally high Li concentration strategy is proposed by preparing micro-arrays of electronegative nano-hydroxyapatite (nHA) on the Cu foil.

Hierarchical carbon hollow nanospheres coupled with ultra-small molybdenum carbide as sulfiphilic sulfur hosts for lithium-sulfur batteries.

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries are an attractive candidate to replace the current state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries due to their promising theoretical capacity of 1675 mA h g and energy density of 2500 W h kg. However, the lithium polysulfide (LiPS) shuttle effect and the slow sulfur redox kinetics seriously decrease the utilization of sulfur and deteriorate battery performance. Here, hierarchical carbon hollow nanospheres containing intimately coupled molybdenum carbide nanocrystals were synthesized as a sulfiphilic sulfur host.

Sex differences on the response to others' gains and losses under cooperation and competition.

Although previous studies have shown that task performance is affected by others' presence and (the consequences of) others' actions, it is unclear how task performance varies in different social situations and the role that sex plays in it. In the present study, we investigated sex differences in the evaluation processing of another person's outcomes in both cooperative and competitive contexts. We recorded the event-related potentials (ERPs) of 72 normal adults who played a gambling task with a partner or against an opponent.

Theoretical Progress of 2D Six-Membered-Ring Inorganic Materials as Anodes for Non-Lithium-Ion Batteries.

The use and storage of renewable and clean energy has become an important trend due to resource depletion, environmental pollution, and the rising price of refined fossil fuels. Confined by the limited resource and uneven distribution of lithium, non-lithium-ion batteries have become a new focus for energy storage. The six-membered-ring (SMR) is a common structural unit for numerous material systems.

Bi-Cation Electrolyte for a 1.7 V Aqueous Zn Ion Battery.

Rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are receiving increased attention because of their high safety and low cost. However, their practical application is plagued by their low energy density as a result of low output voltage and a narrow voltage window of aqueous electrolytes. Here, we explored a ZIB with a wider potential window using bication (1 M Al(CFSO)/1 M Zn(CFSO)) as the electrolyte and α-MnO as the cathode, obtaining a discharge voltage of 1.

Suppressing lithium dendrite formation by slowing its desolvation kinetics.

Slowing the dendrite formation process is one way to alleviate the fast capacity fade and safety issues in lithium metal battery systems. We used tetraethylene glycol dimethyl ether (TEGDME) as a complementary solvent to increase the desolvation activation energy of Li+, reduce the speed of lithium electrodeposition kinetics, and suppress dendrite formation. Density functional theory calculations combined with Raman spectroscopy indicate that a stronger coordination interaction is obtained between Li+ and TEGDME than between Li+ and 1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) or 1,3-dioxolane (DOL).

The Rechargeable Aluminum Battery: Opportunities and Challenges.

Aluminum battery systems are considered as a system that could supplement current lithium batteries due to the low cost and high volumetric capacity of aluminum metal, and the high safety of the whole battery system. However, first the use of ionic liquid electrolytes leading to AlCl instead of Al , the different intercalation reagents, the sluggish solid diffusion process and the fast capacity fading during cycling in aluminum batteries all need to be thoroughly explored. To provide a good understanding of the opportunities and challenges of the newly emerging aluminum batteries, this Review discusses the reaction mechanisms and the difficulties caused by the trivalent reaction medium in electrolytes, electrodes, and electrode-electrolyte interfaces.

An Aluminum-Sulfur Battery with a Fast Kinetic Response.

The electrochemical performance of the aluminum-sulfur (Al-S) battery has very poor reversibility and a low charge/discharge current density owing to slow kinetic processes determined by an inevitable dissociation reaction from Al Cl to free Al . Al Cl Br was used instead of Al Cl as the dissociation reaction reagent. A 15-fold faster reaction rate of Al Cl Br dissociation than that of Al Cl was confirmed by density function theory calculations and the Arrhenius equation.

Synergistic effects of phenylhexyl isothiocyanate and LY294002 on the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in HL-60 cells.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the synergistic effect of phenylhexyl isothiocyanate (PHI) and LY294002 [an inhibitor of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)] on the PI3K/protein kinase B (Akt) signaling pathway, modulating histone acetylation, inhibiting cell viability and inducing apoptosis in HL-60 cells. The inhibition of HL-60 cell viability was monitored using an MTT assay. Cell apoptosis was measured using flow cytometry.

[Effective Prevention of Acute Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction again by Blood Matching of in vitro Hemolytic Test].

Objective: To screen out the suitable erythrocytes compatible to the results from the routine blood matching for the patients suffered from the relapse of acute hemolytic transfusion reaction.

Methods: The in vitro hemolysis test was used to screen out the erythrocytes from the non-hemolytic donors for the transfusion of erythrocytes into the patients.

Results: Three U of the non-hemolytic erythrocytes were obtained by using hemolytic test in vitro, the post-transfusion effects were good, and the hemolytic reaction will not occure once more.

Kinetically Enhanced Electrochemical Redox of Polysulfides on Polymeric Carbon Nitrides for Improved Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

The kinetics and stability of the redox of lithium polysulfides (LiPSs) fundamentally determine the overall performance of lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Inspired by theoretical predictions, we herein validated the existence of a strong electrostatic affinity between polymeric carbon nitride (p-C3N4) and LiPSs, that can not only stabilize the redox cycling of LiPSs, but also enhance their redox kinetics. As a result, utilization of p-C3N4 in a Li-S battery has brought much improved performance in the aspects of high capacity and low capacity fading over prolonged cycling.

The Transcriptome Study of Subtype M2 Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia.

Our objective is to explore the tumor-specific mutated genes by transcriptome sequencing of patients with acute myeloblastic leukemia. 96 patients with subtype M2 acute myeloid leukemia (AML), admitted during January 2007 to January 2012, were selected. Bone marrow and peripheral blood samples from the patients after the first visit and the patients who were improved or alleviated, were subjected to high-throughput sequencing to compare the gene expression.

The Relationship Between Gene Polymorphism of Leptin and Leptin Receptor and Growth Hormone Deficiency.

BACKGROUND Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a major cause of congenital short stature. GHD patients have significantly decreased serum leptin levels, which are regulated by gene polymorphism of leptin and leptin receptor. This study thus investigated the relationship between gene polymorphism and susceptibility to GHD.

[Blood matching and transfusion for 12 acute autoimmune hemolytic anemia patients by extracorporal hemolysis test].

In order to screen the compatible red cells by using extracorporal hemolysis test for acute autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) patients who were difficult to be matched by automatic microcolumn gel indirect antiglobulin test. Twenty-six cases of AIHA were chosen as control group, to whom the same type of donor red blood cells were infused with the weakest blood agglutination; 12 cases of acute AIHA patients were chosen as test group, these patients were difficult to be matched by automatic microcolumn gel indirect antiglobulin test, and the donor red cells without hemolysis by extracoral hemolysis test were transfused for them. The results showed that compared with the control group,the effect of transfusion was better in test group (P < 0.

[Clinical application of blood matching with hemolytic test in vitro for transfusion treatment of crisis puerpera with acute hemolytic anemia].

This study was aimed to establish the matching method of hemolytic test in vitro, and to guide the transfusion treatment for puerpera with acute hemolytic disease. The donor's erythrocytes were sensibilized by all the antibodies in plasma of patient in vitro and were added with complement, after incubation for 6.5 hours at 38 °C, the hemolysis or no hemolysis were observed.