Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play crucial roles in the immune and inflammatory responses of many diseases by acting as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs). However, the role of circRNAs as ceRNAs in the immune and inflammatory processes of coronary atherosclerosis heart disease (CHD) remains unclear. This study aimed to identify and validate the potential immune-related circRNAs as biomarkers for CHD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are greatly limited in their practical application because of their poor cycle performance, low conductivity and volume expansion. Herein, molten salts (MSs) FeCl·6HO-NMP with low temperature simple preparation are used as the anode material of LIBs for the first time to break through the bottleneck of LIBs. The good fluidity and high self-healing of FeCl·6HO-NMP effectively avoid the collapse and breakage of the structure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the advent of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), the selection and application of electrode materials have been the subject of much discussion and study. Among them, graphite has been widely investigated for use as electrode materials in LIBs due to its abundant resources, low cost, safety and electrochemical diversity. While it is commonly recognized that conventional graphite materials utilized for commercial purposes have a limited theoretical capacity, there has been a steady emergence of new and improved carbonaceous materials for use as anodes in light of the progressive development of LIBs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSodium-ion batteries (SIBs), as the next-generation high-performance electrochemical energy storage devices, have attracted widespread attention due to their cost-effectiveness and wide geographical distribution of sodium. As a crucial component of the structure of SIBs, the anode material plays a crucial role in determining its electrochemical performance. Significantly, metal phosphide exhibits remarkable application prospects as an anode material for SIBs because of its low redox potential and high theoretical capacity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExopolysaccharides (EPS) are macromolecular substances with environmentally beneficial properties. At present, some reports have focused on the effects of EPS on plants salt stress; however, few studies have carried out a deeper characterization of the EPS components involved in Na binding. We investigated the mechanism of Na adsorption by MHR6 EPS and the regulation of ion homeostasis in maize under salt stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrassinosteroids (BRs), the sixth major phytohormone, can regulate plant salt tolerance. Many studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of BRs on plant salt tolerance, generating a large amount of research data. However, a meta-analysis on regulating plant salt tolerance by BRs has not been reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSignificant advances in sensor technology and virtual reality (VR) offer new possibilities for early and effective detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and this wealth of data can improve the early detection and monitoring of patients. In this study, we proposed a non-invasive and effective MCI detection protocol based on electroencephalogram (EEG), speech, and digitized cognitive parameters. The EEG data, speech data, and digitized cognitive parameters of 86 participants (44 MCI patients and 42 healthy individuals) were monitored using a wearable EEG device and a VR device during the resting state and task (the VR-based language task we designed).
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January 2023
Subtle changes in fine motor control and quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are important in screening for early dementia in primary care populations. In this study, an automated, non-invasive and rapid detection protocol for mild cognitive impairment based on handwriting kinetics and quantitative EEG analysis was proposed, and a classification model based on a dual fusion of feature and decision layers was designed for clinical decision-marking. Seventy-nine volunteers (39 healthy elderly controls and 40 patients with mild cognitive impairment) were recruited for this study, and the handwritten data and the EEG signals were performed using a tablet and MUSE under four designed handwriting tasks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLithium-ion batteries with a stable circulation capacity, high energy density and good safety are widely used in automobiles, mobile phones, manufacturing and other fields. MOs due to their large theoretical capacity, simple processing and abundant reserves, and used as anode materials for LIBs, have attracted much attention. Three electrochemical mechanisms of MOs are reviewed in this paper.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith a high specific capacity, MoP has been identified as an ideal electrode material for LIBs. However, the specific capacity is negatively affected due to its poor conductivity and severe volume expansion during insertion and extraction of Li. In this paper, MoP-C synthesized by using a Mo-MOF as a precursor, with the generation of C, can effectively solve the agglomeration problem in the synthesis process and alleviate serious volume changes during cycling.
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