Electrical Kinetic Model of a Hydroxylated Graphene FET Gas Sensor.

Graphene transistor sensors, with advantages such as facile surface functionalization and high sensitivity, have gained extensive research interest in gas detection applications. This study fabricated back-gated graphene transistors and employed a hydroxylation scheme for the surface functionalization of graphene. On the basis of the interaction mechanisms between gas molecules and graphene's electrical properties, a compact electrical kinetics model considering the gas-solid surface reaction of graphene transistors is proposed.

Causal relationship between immune cells and epilepsy mediated by metabolites analyzed through Mendelian randomization.

Our study investigated the causal relationship between immune cells, metabolites, and epilepsy using two-sample Mendelian Randomization (MR) and mediation MR analysis of 731 immune cell traits and 1400 metabolites. Our core methodology centered on inverse-variance weighted MR, supplemented by other methods. This approach was crucial in clarifying the potential intermediary functions of metabolites in the genetic links between traits of immune cells and epilepsy.

Comprehensive analysis of genetic associations and single-cell expression profiles reveals potential links between migraine and multiple diseases: a phenome-wide association study.

Migraine is a common neurological disorder that affects more than one billion people worldwide. Recent genome-wide association studies have identified 123 genetic loci associated with migraine risk. However, the biological mechanisms underlying migraine and its relationships with other complex diseases remain unclear.

Feasibility and Clinical Outcome Predictors of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Distal Arterial Occlusion Causing Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Monocentric Retrospective Study.

Background: The feasibility and clinical outcome predictors of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for strokes caused by distal arterial occlusion (DAO) remain the subject of debate.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of patients with consecutive acute ischemic stroke treated using MT. Clinical and procedural-associated factors were studied to compare the efficacy, safety, and short-term and long-term outcomes of MT between the proximal arterial occlusion (PAO) and DAO groups.

Retraction: Construction of a temperature-responsive terpolymer coating with recyclable bactericidal and self-cleaning antimicrobial properties.

Retraction of 'Construction of a temperature-responsive terpolymer coating with recyclable bactericidal and self-cleaning antimicrobial properties' by Bailiang Wang , , 2016, , 1731-1741, https://doi.org/10.1039/C6BM00587J.

Retraction: A self-defensive antibacterial coating acting through the bacteria-triggered release of a hydrophobic antibiotic from layer-by-layer films.

Retraction of 'A self-defensive antibacterial coating acting through the bacteria-triggered release of a hydrophobic antibiotic from layer-by-layer films' by Bailiang Wang , , 2017, , 1498-1506, https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TB02614A.

Expression of concern: and evaluation of xanthan gum-succinic anhydride hydrogels for the ionic strength-sensitive release of antibacterial agents.

Expression of concern for ' and evaluation of xanthan gum-succinic anhydride hydrogels for the ionic strength-sensitive release of antibacterial agents' by Bailiang Wang , , 2016, , 1853-1861, https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TB02046H.

First Report of Calystegia hederacea as a new host of sweet potato leaf curl Hubei virus.

Calystegia hederacea (Convolvulaceae) is one of the most problematic perennial weeds widely distributed around or in crop fields. Our previous studies showed that C. hederacea is natural reservoir of sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus isolate CH (SPCSV-CH) and sweet potato latent virus (SPLV) (Liu et al.

Genomic characterization of two new viruses infecting Ageratum conyzoides in China.

Two new RNA viruses were identified in Ageratum conyzoides in China using high-throughput sequencing, and their genome sequences were determined using PCR and rapid amplification of cDNA ends. The new viruses, which have positive-sense, single-stranded RNA genomes, were provisionally named "ageratum virus 1" (AgV1) and "ageratum virus 2" (AgV2). AgV1 has a genome of 3,526 nucleotides with three open reading frames (ORFs) and shares 49.

The bs-YHEDA peptide protects the brains of senile mice and thus recovers intelligence by reducing iron and free radicals.

Iron accumulates in the brain with age and catalyzes free radical damage to neurons, thus playing a pathogenic role in Alzheimer's disease (AD). To decrease the incidence of AD, we synthesized the iron-affinitive peptide 5YHEDA to scavenge the excess iron in the senile brain. However, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) blocks the entrance of macromolecules into the brain, thus decreasing the therapeutic effects.

Calystegia hederacea: a new natural host of Sweet potato latent virus in China.

Sweet potato is a global root crop, with a worldwide production of 91.5 million tons in 2019 (FAOSTAT, 2019). However, virus diseases cause significant yield losses and quality decline in sweet potato.

Efficacy of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Patients With Minimally Conscious State.

Background: The treatment of patients in a minimally conscious state (MCS) remains challenging. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive therapeutic method in treating neurologic diseases by regulating the cortical excitability. The aim is to investigate the effect of tDCS in patients with MCS in this study.

Long-Term Motor Cortical Electrical Stimulation Ameliorates 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Motor Dysfunctions and Exerts Neuroprotective Effects in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease.

Objective: Cortical electrical stimulation (CES) can modulate cortical excitability through a plasticity-like mechanism and is considered to have therapeutic potentials in Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the precise therapeutic value of such approach for PD remains unclear. Accordingly, we adopted a PD rat model to determine the therapeutic effects of CES.

Early Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Exerts Neuroprotective Effects and Improves Motor Functions in Hemiparkinsonian Rats.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a popular noninvasive technique for modulating motor cortical plasticity and has therapeutic potential for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the therapeutic benefits and related mechanisms of rTMS in PD are still uncertain. Accordingly, preclinical animal research is helpful for enabling translational research to explore an effective therapeutic strategy and for better understanding the underlying mechanisms.

Identification and effective connections of core networks in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy and cognitive impairment: Granger causality analysis and multivariate pattern analysis.

Objective: This study aimed to explore effective connectivity (EC) of the core networks in cognition impairment associated with temporal lobe epilepsy (CI-TLE) by applying resting state and Granger causality analysis (REST-GCA). The specific brain regions that played a critical role in classification were assessed using multivariate pattern analysis (MVPA).

Methods: Thirty-two patients with CI-TLE and 29 healthy controls who were matched based on age and gender underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Complete genome sequence of a novel varicosavirus infecting tall morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea).

A novel varicosa-like virus was identified in a tall morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) plant by high-throughput sequencing and tentatively named "morning glory varicosavirus" (MGVV). The complete genome of MGVV contains two segments of negative-sense single-stranded RNA of 6409 (RNA1) and 5288 (RNA2) nucleotides. RNA1 encodes a 224.

Investigating the Stroke- and Aging-Related Changes in Global and Instantaneous Intermuscular Coupling Using Cross-Fuzzy Entropy.

Intermuscular coupling is essential in the coordination of agonist and antagonist muscles. However, its dynamic characteristics are not fully understood, especially the alterations of intermuscular coupling induced by stroke and aging. This study aimed to investigate the aging- and stroke-related changes in the global and instantaneous intermuscular coupling between agonist and antagonist muscles.