Bioinspired Superwettable Surfaces and Materials for Liquid Motion Control.

Directional fluid dynamics has garnered increasing attention because of its extensive applications in diverse fields including water harvesting, anti-icing, and microfluidic manipulation. Natural organisms have evolved a myriad of surfaces with specialized functions that manipulate liquids by virtue of their surface structure and chemical composition. These surfaces provide an extremely rich source of inspiration for controlled fluid transfer.

Electrochemical Synthesis and Conductivity Fine Tuning of the 2D Iron-Quinoid Metal-Organic Framework.

Electrically conducting 2D metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with hexagonal 2D lattices like other 2D van der Waals stacked materials are attracting increasing interest. The conductivity can be effectively regulated through electronic structure adjustment thanks to the chemical and physical flexibility and adjustability of MOFs. In this regard, through a simple and rapid electrochemical method, 2D conductive iron-quinoid MOFs were synthesized.

Strong metal-support interactions of TiO interface-loaded Pt constructed under different atmospheres for adjusting the hydrogen storage reaction performance of -ethylcarbazole.

In this study, two series of samples (r-Pt/TiO prepared with a hydrogen pretreatment and r-Pt/TiO prepared with an oxygen pretreatment) were prepared by treating commercial TiO supports in different atmospheres to establish different TiO interfacial structures, followed by the addition of platinum nanoparticles (NPs) for the catalyzed hydrogenation/dehydrogenation cycle of -ethylcarbazole (NEC). The kinetic analysis and reaction mechanism were investigated by combining XRD, Raman, CO-DRIFT, HRTEM, XPS, H-TPD and DFT calculations. It was found that the performance of the samples for the NEC system's cyclic hydrogen storage could be modulated by treating the TiO interfacial structure with different atmospheres varying the extent of strong metal-support interaction (SMSI).

Combining bioinformatics and multiomics strategies to investigate the key microbiota and active components of Liupao tea ameliorating hyperlipidemia.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Hyperlipidemia as a major health issue has attracted much public attention. As a geographical indication product of China, Liupao tea (LPT) is a typical representative of traditional Chinese dark tea that has shown good potential in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism. LPT has important medicinal value in hyperlipidemia prevention.

Transcriptomic atlas for hypoxia and following re-oxygenation in heart and brain tissues: insights into gene expression, alternative splicing, and signaling pathways.

Hypoxia is a mounting problem that affects the world's freshwaters, with severe consequence for many species, including death and large economical loss. The hypoxia problem has increased recently due to the combined effects of water eutrophication and global warming. In this study, we investigated the transcriptome atlas for the bony fish under hypoxia for 1.

A Novel Induction-Type Pressure Sensor based on Magneto-Stress Impedance and Magnetoelastic Coupling Effect for Monitoring Hand Rehabilitation.

Visualization of training effectiveness is critical to patients' confidence and eventual rehabilitation. Here, an innovative magnetoinductive pressure sensor is proposed for monitoring hand rehabilitation in stroke hemiplegic patients. It couples the giant magneto and stress-impedance effects of a square spiral amorphous wire with the giant magnetoelastic effect of a polymer magnet (NdFeB@PDMS).

Ultra high b-value diffusion weighted imaging enables better molecular grading stratification over histological grading in adult-type diffuse glioma.

Purpose: Accurate preoperative radiological staging of adult-type diffuse glioma is crucial for effective prognostic stratification and selection of appropriate therapeutic interventions. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps generated from ultrahigh b-value diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for molecular grading with that for histological grading of adult-type diffuse glioma, and to evaluate the correlation between these ADC maps and molecular and histological biomarkers.

Methods: This study retrospectively enrolled forty adult-type diffuse glioma patients, diagnosed using the 2021 WHO classification criteria.

Boosting Interfacial Polarization Through Heterointerface Engineering in MXene/Graphene Intercalated-Based Microspheres for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption.

Multi-layer 2D material assemblies provide a great number of interfaces beneficial for electromagnetic wave absorption. However, avoiding agglomeration and achieving layer-by-layer ordered intercalation remain challenging. Here, 3D reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/MXene/TiO/FeC lightweight porous microspheres with periodical intercalated structures and pronounced interfacial effects were constructed by spray-freeze-drying and microwave irradiation based on the Maxwell-Wagner effect.

Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Derivatives as Promising Chemiresistive Gas Sensing Materials: A Review.

The emission of harmful gases has seriously exceeded relative standards with the rapid development of modern industry, which has shown various negative impacts on human health and the natural environment. Recently, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-based materials have been widely used as chemiresistive gas sensing materials for the sensitive detection and monitoring of harmful gases such as NO, HS, and many volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In particular, the derivatives of MOFs, which are usually semiconducting metal oxides and oxide-carbon composites, hold great potential to prompt the surface reactions with analytes and thus output amplified resistance changing signals of the chemiresistors, due to their high specific surface areas, versatile structural tunability, diversified surface architectures, as well as their superior selectivity.

Establishment and validation of a prediction model for self-absorption probability of chronic subdural hematoma.

Background: Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is common in elderly people with a clear or occult traumatic brain injury history. Surgery is a traditional method to remove the hematomas, but it carries a significant risk of recurrence and poor outcomes. Non-surgical treatment has been recently considered effective and safe for some patients with CSDH.

DNA Methylation Difference between Female and Male Ussuri Catfish () in Brain and Gonad Tissues.

DNA methylation has been found to be involved in sex determination and differentiation in many aquaculture species. The Ussuri catfish () is a popular aquaculture fish in China with high economic value in which male-biased sex dimorphism was observed in terms of body size and body weight. In this study, DNA methylation-sensitive RAD sequencing (Methyl-RAD) was used to explore the epigenetic difference between adult male and female samples in brain and gonad tissues.

The circ_FAM53B-miR-183-5p-CCDC6 axis modulates the malignant behaviors of papillary thyroid carcinoma cells.

Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a common thyroid malignancy. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been implicated in the development of PTC. Here, we explored the function and mechanism of circRNA family with sequence similarity 53, member B (circ_FAM53B) in PTC pathogenesis.

Risk Factor Analysis of the Conservative Treatment in Chronic Subdural Hematomas: A Substudy of the ATOCH Trial.

Introduction: The objective of the study was to analyze the risk factors for worsening of the disease progression in patients with chronic subdural hematomas (CSDH) during wait-and-observation treatment regimen and conservative treatment with atorvastatin.

Methods: A total of 196 patients with CSDH were recruited (98 in the atorvastatin group and 98 in the blank placebo group). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to identify the optimal cutoff for the hematoma volume by testing surgical and nonsurgical outcomes.

Tissue-Specific Expression Pattern in , a Sexually Size Dimorphic Fish.

Certain members of the Actinopterygii class are known to exhibit sexual dimorphism (SD) that results in major phenotypic differences between male and female fishes of a species. One of the most common differences between the two sexes is in body weight, a factor with a high economic value in aquaculture. In this study, we used RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to study the liver and brain transcriptomes of , a fish exhibiting SD.

Material-structure integrated design for ultra-broadband all-dielectric metamaterial absorber.

Material and structure are the essential elements of all-dielectric metamaterials. Structure design for specific dielectric materials has been studied while the contribution of material and synergistic effect of material and structure have been overlooked in the past years. Herein, we propose a material-structure integrated design (MSID) methodology for all-dielectric metamaterials, increasing the degree of freedom in the metamaterial design, to comprehensively optimize microwave absorption performance and further investigate the contribution of material and structure to absorption.

Atorvastatin combined with dexamethasone promote hematoma absorption in an optimized rat model of chronic subdural hematoma.

Previous studies found that atorvastatin and dexamethasone were effective in promoting the absorption of chronic subdural hematoma. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of pharmacotherapy in an optimized rat model of chronic subdural hematoma. Rat model of chronic subdural hematoma via a bEnd.

A Protective Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Superfamily-15 in Intracerebral Hemorrhage-Induced Secondary Brain Injury.

Destabilization of blood vessels by the activities of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been considered the main causes of aggravated secondary brain injury. Here, we show that tumor necrosis factor superfamily-15 (TNFSF15; also known as vascular endothelial growth inhibitor), an inhibitor of VEGF-induced vascular hyper-permeability, when overexpressed in transgenic mice, exhibits a neuroprotective function post-ICH. In this study, we set-up a collagenase-induced ICH model with TNFSF15-transgenic mice and their transgene-negative littermates.

Risk Factors for Atorvastatin as a Monotherapy for Chronic Subdural Hematoma: A Retrospective Multifactor Analysis.

Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common form of intracranial hemorrhage in the aging population. We aimed to investigate the predictive factors for atorvastatin efficacy as a monotherapy for moderate CSDH. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients who were diagnosed with moderate CSDH and received atorvastatin monotherapy between February 5, 2014, and November 7, 2015, in multiple neurosurgical departments.

The sirtuin 1 activator SRT1720 alleviated endotoxin-induced fulminant hepatitis in mice.

The metabolic sensor sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) also functions as a checkpoint in inflammation, and SRT1720 is a highly active and selective SIRT1 activator shown to alleviate inflammatory injury in several recent experimental studies. In the present study, the potential effects and underlying mechanisms of SRT1720 on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced fulminant hepatitis in D-galactosamine (D-Gal)-sensitized mice were investigated. The results indicated that treatment with SRT1720 inhibited LPS/D-Gal-induced elevation of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alleviated the histological abnormalities, suppressed the induction of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and IL-6, mitigated the phosphorylation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), downregulated the activities of caspase 8, caspase 9 and caspase 3, decreased the level of cleaved caspase 3, reduced the TUNEL-positive cells, and improved the survival rate of the LPS/D-Gal-exposed mice.

Unraveling How the H Treatment Helps Improve the Performances of Cu and Ag Loaded Y Zeolites for Adsorptive Desulfurization.

This work seeks for a better understanding on how the gas treatment process affected the structure of metal loaded zeolite Y (MY, M = Ag, Cu) adsorbants and how the structural changes affected the performances of the adsorbents for adsorptive desulfurization. A series of characterization tools including solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance were employed. Compared to the N treatment, the H treatment on the MY adsorbents led to the reduction of the loaded M components to their metallic state and, consequently, brought several structural changes to the zeolitic framework.

The Electromagnetic Absorption of a Na-Ethylenediamine Graphite Intercalation Compound.

A sodium-ethylenediamine graphite intercalation compound (Na(ethylenediamine)C: "GIC") made from graphite flakes was used to study the microwave absorption performance of a GIC for the first time. Compared with the pristine graphite flakes, the neighboring layers in this GIC are pillared by Na(ethylenediamine) and possess a larger layer distance and improved electrical conductivity. Owing to the electrical conductivity of this GIC, only half of the loading content, compared to graphite flakes, is needed to achieve an outstanding absorption of -75.