Kawasaki disease with shock as the primary manifestation: How to distinguish from toxic shock syndrome?: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis syndrome of small to medium-sized arteries that has typical clinical characteristics such as fever, rash, cervical lymphadenopathy, conjunctivitis, and mucosal changes. Cardiac manifestations, including coronary artery aneurysms, myocarditis, myocardial infarction, and sudden cardiac death, are the most serious complications observed in KD. On rare occasions, it may accompanied with reduced organ perfusion due to systolic hypotension, a condition known as Kawasaki disease shock syndrome (KDSS).

Eco-Friendly Spiking Approach Based on Microfluidics for Preparation of Matrix Reference Materials.

Medicated bath is the most common spiking method used in the development of matrix reference materials for aquatic products; however, the environmental issues caused by the treatment of waste liquid after medicated bath cannot be ignored. We proposed an environmentally friendly spiking method based on microfluidics, which significantly improved the drug utilization rate without the need for subsequent drug residue treatment. Finely processed minced fish samples were fully mixed with quinolone drugs, and minced fish gel microspheres were prepared by microfluidic technology, utilizing the gel's water-locking function to enhance the drug-loading capacity.

Ru-Doped NiFe-MIL-53 with Facilitated Reconstruction and Active Hydrogen Supplement for Enhanced Nitrate Reduction.

The Electrochemical reduction of nitrate to ammonia (NH) is a process of great significance to energy utilization and environmental protection. However, it suffers from sluggish multielectron/proton-involved steps involving coupling reactions between different reaction intermediates and active hydrogen species (H) produced by water decomposition. In this study, a Ru-doped NiFe-MIL-53 (NiFeRu-MIL-53) supported on Ni foam (NF) has been designed for the nitrate reduction reaction (NORR).

Improving and controlling the drug loading capacity of seven quinolones in minced fish matrix based on microfluidics.

Traditional spiking methods for preparing matrix reference material of aquatic products is difficult to control the drug content in the matrix, especially one matrix containing multiple drugs. Minced fish is commonly used for the preparation of matrix reference materials in aquatic products, which is a relatively complex matrix with stickiness and difficult handling. Drug loading capacity is a key factor affecting the effectiveness of matrix reference materials.

Ru-Doped Ultrasmall Cu Nanoparticles Decorated with Carbon for Electroreduction of Nitrate to Ammonia.

Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction offers a sustainable approach to treating wastewater and synthesizing high-value ammonia under ambient conditions. However, electrocatalysts with low faradaic efficiency and selectivity severely hinder the development of nitrate-to-ammonia conversion. Herein, Ru-doped ultrasmall copper nanoparticles loaded on a carbon substrate (Cu-Ru@C) were fabricated by the pyrolysis of Cu-BTC metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).

Performance and mechanism of La-Fe metal-organic framework as a highly efficient adsorbent for fluoride removal from mine water.

Water fluoride pollution has caused non-negligible harm to the environment and humans, and thus it is crucial to find a suitable treatment technology. In this study, La-Fe@PTA adsorbent was synthesized for the defluoridation of mine water. The results showed that the optimum conditions for defluoridation by La-Fe@PTA were pH close to 7.

Formation of dichloroacetic acid and dichloroacetamide from phenicol antibiotic abatement during ozonation and post-chlor(am)ination.

This study investigated the formation of dichloroacetamide (DCAM) and dichloroacetic acid (DCAA) from the abatement of three phenicol antibiotics (PABs, chloramphenicol, thiamphenicol, and florfenicol) during ozonation and post-chlor(am)ination. Results show that the three PABs have a low ozone reactivity (k = 0.11‒0.

Clarification of the role of singlet oxygen for pollutant abatement during persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes: CoO@CNTs activated peroxymonosulfate as an example.

Singlet oxygen (O) has often been identified by the popularly used quenching method as a more important reactive species (RS) than sulfate radicals (SO) and hydroxyl radicals (OH) for pollutant abatement during persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (PS-AOPs), especially those activated by carbon-based catalysts. However, latest studies have demonstrated that the quenching method actually can often mislead the interpretations of the role of RS for pollutant abatement during AOPs due to various confounding effects caused by adding high-concentration quenchers in the system. To clarify the role of O in PS-AOPs, this study developed a probe compound-based experimental and kinetic model to quantify the concentrations and exposures of O, SO, and OH, as well as their relative contributions to pollutant abatement during a cobalt oxide incorporated carbon nanotubes activated peroxymonosulfate (CoO@CNTs/PMS) process.

The mediating effect of math self-efficacy on the relationship between parenting style and math anxiety.

The present study aims to investigate the associations among math self-efficacy, parenting style, and math anxiety in primary school children. The sample comprised 400 participants, aged between 10 and 11 years old, from an elementary school in China. Participants completed three self-reported questionnaires on math anxiety, parenting styles and math self-efficacy.

A state-of-the-art review of CO enhanced oil recovery as a promising technology to achieve carbon neutrality in China.

Although there are some review papers on carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS), hardly any of these reviews are focused on the role of CO enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in accelerating carbon neutrality in China. In this review, strategies to achieve carbon neutrality is briefly but critically discussed, followed by a review of CO-EOR as a promising technology. Especially, data analysis, including the number of publications on China's carbon neutrality, per capita CO emissions, China's power generation, and the crude oil production of China's large oilfields, is carried out to make the discussion more comprehensive.

Novel application of ion exchange membranes for preparing effective silver and copper based antibacterial membranes.

Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) are widely used in water treatment applications such as electrodialysis. However, the exploration of IEMs as effective antibacterial food contact materials (e.g.

Environment and food safety: a novel integrative review.

Environment protection and food safety are two critical issues in the world. In this review, a novel approach which integrates statistical study and subjective discussion was adopted to review recent advances on environment and food safety. Firstly, a scientometric-based statistical study was conducted based on 4904 publications collected from the Web of Science Core Collection database.

Emotion-movement relationship: A study using functional brain network and cortico-muscular coupling.

Background: Emotions play a crucial role in human communication and affect all aspects of human life. However, to date, there have been few studies conducted on how movements under different emotions influence human brain activity and cortico-muscular coupling (CMC).

New Methods: In this study, for the first time, electroencephalogram (EEG) and electromyogram physiological electrical signals were used to explore this relationship.

Corticomuscular coupling analysis based on improved LSTM and transfer entropy.

The study of functional corticomuscular coupling can reflect the interaction between the cerebral cortex and muscle tissue, thereby helping to understand how the brain controls muscle tissue and the effect of muscle movement on brain function. This study proposes a detection model of the coupling strength between the cortex and muscles. The detection model uses an adaptive selector to choose the optimal long short-term memory network, uses this network to extract the features of electroencephalography and electromyography, and finally transforms time characteristics into the frequency domain.

A comprehensive review on the synthesis and applications of ion exchange membranes.

Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) are undergoing prosperous development in recent years. More than 30,000 papers which are indexed by Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) have been published on IEMs during the past twenty years (2001-2020). Especially, more than 3000 papers are published in the year of 2020, revealing researchers' great interest in this area.

A novel method based on membrane distillation for treating acid mine drainage: Recovery of water and utilization of iron.

Rapid and highly efficient treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD) is still challenging due to the low pH and high metal concentrations in it. This research focuses on a novel treatment method of AMD using direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) and photocatalysis to recover water and utilize iron. In the DCMD process without pretreatment, the flux decreased by 93.

Effect of muscle fatigue on the cortical-muscle network: A combined electroencephalogram and electromyogram study.

Electroencephalogram (EEG) and electromyogram (EMG) signals during motion control reflect the interaction between the cortex and muscle. Therefore, dynamic information regarding the cortical-muscle system is of significance for the evaluation of muscle fatigue. We treated the cortex and muscle as a whole system and then applied graph theory and symbolic transfer entropy to establish an effective cortical-muscle network in the beta band (12-30 Hz) and the gamma band (30-45 Hz).

Effects of coagulation-sedimentation-filtration pretreatment on micropollutant abatement by the electro-peroxone process.

The electro-peroxone (EP) process has been considered an attractive alternative to conventional ozonation for micropollutant abatement in water treatment. However, how to integrate the EP process into the water treatment trains in water utilities has yet to be investigated. This study compared micropollutant abatement during the EP treatment of potable source water with and without pretreatment of biological oxidation, flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration.

Removal of micropollutants by an electrochemically driven UV/chlorine process for decentralized water treatment.

The ultraviolet/chlorine (UV/Cl) process is an emerging advanced oxidation technology for micropollutant abatement in water and wastewater treatment. However, the application of the conventional UV/Cl process in decentralized systems is limited by the transport and management of liquid chlorine. To overcome this limitation, this study evaluated an electrochemically driven UV/Cl (E-UV/Cl) process for micropollutant abatement under conditions simulating decentralized water treatment.

Kinetics and mechanism of thiamethoxam abatement by ozonation and ozone-based advanced oxidation processes.

In this study, the abatement of neonicotinoid insecticide, thiamethoxam, by single ozonation, ozone/ultraviolet (O/UV) and electro-peroxone (EP) process was evaluated. The second-order rate constants for the reaction of thiamethoxam with O and hydroxyl radical (OH) at pH 7 were determined to be 15.4 M s and 3.

Consensus via event-triggered strategy of nonlinear multi-agent systems with Markovian switching topologies.

The consensus problem via event-triggered strategy of nonlinear multi-agent systems (MASs) with Markovian switching topologies is addressed in this paper. To simplify information transmission, a distributed event-triggered mechanism (ETM) is designed. By combining the Markovian switching topologies and ETM, an appropriate consensus control protocol is presented.

Ozonation of the algaecide irgarol: Kinetics, transformation products, and toxicity.

The degradation of irgarol, a frequently detected algaecide in the aquatic environment, by ozonation was investigated in this study. The second-order rate constants for the reaction of irgarol with ozone (O) and hydroxyl radical (OH) were determined to be 505 M s and 4.96 × 10 M s, respectively.

Optimization of the Electro-Peroxone Process for Micropollutant Abatement Using Chemical Kinetic Approaches.

The electro-peroxone (E-peroxone) process is an emerging electrocatalytic ozonation process that is enabled by in situ producing hydrogen peroxide (HO) from cathodic oxygen reduction during ozonation. The in situ-generated HO can then promote ozone (O) transformation to hydroxyl radicals (•OH), and thus enhance the abatement of ozone-refractory pollutants compared to conventional ozonation. In this study, a chemical kinetic model was employed to simulate micropollutant abatement during the E-peroxone treatment of various water matrices (surface water, secondary wastewater effluent, and groundwater).

Oxidation of emerging biocides and antibiotics in wastewater by ozonation and the electro-peroxone process.

This study investigated the abatement of a number of antimicrobials frequently detected in municipal wastewater by conventional ozonation and a recently developed ozone-based advanced oxidation process, the electro-peroxone (E-peroxone) process. A synthetic water and a real secondary wastewater effluent were spiked with fourteen antimicrobials, including antibiotics and biocides, and then treated by the two processes. The results show that most of the antibiotics investigated (e.