Amine-functionalized cotton for the treatment of oily wastewater.

Common commercial demulsifiers are typically made from ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. The production process is dangerous and complex, with poor adaptability and high cost. In this work, cotton modified with polyethylene polyamine was utilized as a demulsifier for the treatment of oily wastewater.

Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: A bibliometric and knowledge-map analysis.

Background: In recent years, hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) has gained popularity in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Although several studies have been published, no bibliometric analysis have been conducted on this topic.

Objectives: To understand the development status and future trends in the application of HAIC, we conducted bibliometric analysis to examine the cooperation and influence among countries, institutions, authors, and journals.

Comprehensive germline and somatic genomic profiles of Chinese patients with biliary tract cancer.

Background: Biliary tract cancer (BTC) is an uncommon but highly lethal malignancy with poor clinical outcomes. To promote the development of precision medicine for BTC, uncovering its genomic profile becomes particularly important. However, studies on the genomic feature of Chinese BTC patients remain insufficient.

Comparative analysis of bile culture and blood culture in patients with malignant biliary obstruction complicated with biliary infection.

Objective: This study is aimed to provide a clinical basis for the identification and treatment of patients with malignant biliary obstruction (MBO) complicated with biliary infection by comparing pathogenic bacteria detected in bile and blood cultures from these patients.

Materials And Methods: A total of 380 patients with MBO who received percutaneous transhepatic cholangic drainage from January 2004 to January 2019 were included in the study. A total of 90 patients were diagnosed with having MBO complicated with biliary infection, and bile and blood culture were simultaneously performed on these patients.

Influences of shale gas well-pad development on land use and vegetation biomass in a shale gas mining area.

It is not clear how shale gas mining would affect land use change and vegetation biomass in the villages and farmlands where was substantially influenced by human activities around the well-pads of the shale gas mining areas in Sichuan Province. Using remote sensing and image interpretation in 2012 and 2017 and in situ vegetation investigation data in 2017, we analyzed the changes of land use and biomass in well-drilling fields and buffer zones and further examined the extent affected by well-drilling and subsequently vegetation biomass loss. The results showed that shale gas mining had converted 93.