The impact of social network embeddedness, TPB, and danwei system on residents' participation intention in old neighborhood regeneration.

Residents' participation is crucial for sustainable old neighborhood regeneration. Residents' intentions to participate in the regeneration are low in China, resulting in unsustainable neighborhood development problems. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the drivers of residents' participation.

Evaluation of orderliness of underground workplace system based on occupational ergonomics: A case study in Guangzhou and Chengdu metro depots.

Background: An underground workplace (UGW) is a complex system with multiple subsystems that interact with each other. However, the research on UGW from a systemic perspective has not received due attention.

Objective: This study constructs an evaluation approach to the orderliness of UGW and systematically evaluates the UGW with Guangzhou and Chengdu metro depots as case studies.

Who are the convoys of the happiness of Chinese urban residents? Research on social relations and subjective well-being based on the convoy model.

Introduction: While the rapid advancement of urbanization has driven the improvement of material living standards, it has also brought about rapid social changes and intensified competition. In this "involutive" environment characterized by highly competitive and strong pressure, urban residents tend to fall into a state of "mental exhaustion." Anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and other mental illnesses have seriously threatened public health in Chinese cities.

Aptasensors with palladium nanoparticle-modified hemin-containing metal-organic frameworks as the signal marker for detection of exosomes.

Zr-metal-organic frameworks (Zr-MOFs) have received increasing interest for their use as the signal marker in the development of sandwich-structured aptasensors for the detection of exosomes. However, Zr ions of the Zr-MOFs can interact with not only the exosomes, but also the aptamers, leading to possible false positives and a large background response. In the present study, we report for the first time aptasensors with Pd nanoparticle (NP)-decorated and hemin-embedded UiO-66 MOFs serving as the signal amplification marker to eliminate false positives and decrease the background response of aptasensors.

Destruction and defluorination of PFAS matrix in continuous-flow supercritical water oxidation reactor: Effect of operating temperature.

Cleanup and disposal of stockpiles and waste streams containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) require effective end-of-life destruction/mineralization technologies. Two classes of PFAS, perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs) and perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids (PFSAs), are commonly found in legacy stockpiles, industrial waste streams, and as environmental pollutants. Continuous flow supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) reactors have been shown to destroy several PFAS and aqueous film-forming foams.

Destruction of PFAS in AFFF-impacted fire training pit water, with a continuous hydrothermal alkaline treatment reactor.

As regulations are being established to limit the levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water and wastewater, effective treatment technologies are needed to remove or destroy PFAS in contaminated liquid matrices. Many military installations and airports have fire training ponds (FTPs) where PFAS-containing firefighting foams are discharged during training drills. FTP water disposal is expensive and challenging due to the high PFAS levels.

Supercritical water co-oxidation behavior in the different monohydric alcohol-ammonia reaction environment.

The degradation of ammonia is a key rate-limiting step during the supercritical water oxidation of nitrogen-containing organics. This paper studied the co-oxidation behavior between different ammonia-alcohol environments, including the influence of reaction parameters and the co-oxidation mechanism. The results showed that increasing temperature, oxidation coefficient, residence time, and alcohol concentration significantly promoted the degradation of NH-N and TOC, while rising the ammonia concentration enhanced the NH-N destruction but inhibited the TOC degradation.

Review: Hydrothermal treatment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

PER: and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a concerning and unique class of environmentally persistent contaminants with biotoxic effects. Decades of PFAS discharge into water and soil resulted in PFAS bioaccumulation in plants, animals, and humans. PFAS are very stable, and their treatment has become a global environmental challenge.

Tailorable antibacterial and cytotoxic chitosan derivatives by introducing quaternary ammonium salt and sulfobetaine.

Chitosan (CS) derivatives with improved water solubility, antibacterial activity and adequate biocompatibility are attracting increasingly interest in medical application. Herein, we have successfully synthesized isocyanate terminated quaternary ammonium salt (IQAS) and sulfopropylbetaine (ISB) to be readily covalently bounded to CS skeleton by selective reaction with amino and hydroxyl groups. And their molecular structures and crystallinity were confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance, and X-ray diffraction.

Non-Leaching, Rapid Bactericidal and Biocompatible Polyester Fabrics Finished with Benzophenone Terminated -halamine.

Unlabelled: Pathogenic bacteria can proliferate rapidly on porous fabrics to form bacterial plaques/biofilms, resulting in potential sources of cross-transmissions of diseases and increasing cross-infection in public environments. Many works on antibacterial modification of cotton fabrics have been reported, while very few works were reported to endow poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fabrics with non-leaching antibacterial function without compromising their innate physicochemical properties though PET is the most widely used fabric. Therefore, it is urgent to impart the PET fabrics with non-leaching antibacterial activity.

TiCT@nonwoven Fabric Composite: Promising MXene-Coated Fabric for Wearable Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors.

Although TiCT MXene/fabric composites have shown promise as flexible pressure sensors, the effects of MXene composition and structure on piezoresistive properties and the effects of the textile structure on sensitivity have not been systematically studied. Herein, impregnation at room temperature was used as a cost-effective and scalable method to prepare composite materials using different fabrics [plain-woven fabric, twill-woven fabric, weft plain-knitted fabric, jersey cross-tuck fabric, and nonwoven fabric (NWF)] and MXene nanosheets (TiCT, TiCT, TiCNT, MoCT, NbCT, and MoTiCT). The MXene nanosheets adhered to the fabric surface through hydrogen bonding, resulting in a conductive network structure.

A Novel Strategy Conjugating PD-L1 Polypeptide With Doxorubicin Alleviates Chemotherapeutic Resistance and Enhances Immune Response in Colon Cancer.

Background: Modifying the structure of anti-tumor chemotherapy drug is of significance to enhance the specificity and efficacy of drug-delivery. A novel proteolysis resistant PD-L1-targeted peptide (PPA1) has been reported to bind to PD-L1 and disrupt the PD-1/PD-L1 interaction, thus appearing as an outstanding tumor-targeting modification of synergistic drug conjugate for effective anti-tumor treatment. However, the combination regimen of coupling PD-L1 polypeptide with chemotherapeutic drug in tumoricidal treatment has not been reported thus far.

Review of the destruction of organic radioactive wastes by supercritical water oxidation.

Organic materials, such as ion exchange resins, plastic, oils, and solvents, are widely used in the operation and decommission of nuclear facilities. The generated radioactive organic wastes are both radioactive and organic; therefore, the degradation of such wastes becomes more difficult. Due to delays in the disposal of radioactive organic wastes, potential safety risks are increasing.

Supercritical water oxidation and process enhancement of nitrogen-containing organics and ammonia.

Supercritical water oxidation (SCWO), as a promising technology for treating organic wastewater and sludge, has attracted the attention of many scholars. Nitrogen-containing organics are refractory substances that widely exist in industrial waste, and their effective degradation is of great significance to the environment. In this paper, the treatment effects, reaction kinetics, and migration and transformation pathways of various nitrogen-containing organics (amino group, nitro group, mixed group, and nitrogen heteroatom) under SCWO conditions are summarized, and the influences of the reaction temperature, oxidant type and concentration, residence time, and initial concentration of organics on the degradation of organics are also discussed.

Supercritical water oxidation of semi-coke wastewater: Effects of operating parameters, reaction mechanism and process enhancement.

Semi-coke wastewater is a kind of industrial wastewater with complex composition, high concentration of organic pollutants and high chroma, seriously threatening the ecological environment and requiring to be effectively degraded. Supercritical water oxidation (SCWO), as for a promising environmental technology, was applied to treat semi-coke wastewater in this work. The influences of key operating parameters such as reaction temperature (400-600 °C), oxidation coefficient (1.

Experimental Study on Bi-Axial Mechanical Properties of Warp-knitted Meshes with and without Initial Notches.

Warp-knitted meshes have been widely used for structural reinforcement of rigid, semi-rigid, and flexible composite materials. In order to meet the performance requirements of different engineering applications, four typical warp-knitted meshes (rectangular, square, circular, and diamond) were designed and developed. The mechanical behaviors of these meshes under mono-axial and multi-axial tensile loads were compared.

Cytocompatible chitosan based multi-network hydrogels with antimicrobial, cell anti-adhesive and mechanical properties.

Hydrogel with good mechanical and biological properties has great potential and promise for biomedical applications. Here we fabricated a series of novel cytocompatible chitosan (CS) based double-network (DN) and triple-network (TN) hydrogels by physically-chemically crosslinking methods. Natural polysaccharide CS with abundant resources was chosen as the first network due to its good antimicrobial activity, biocompatibility and easy cross-linking reaction.

Genetic effects on hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype: polymorphisms and the interactions between them and behavior risk factors.

Backgrounds: We aimed to evaluate the association of SNPs in , and genes confirmed in previous studies and hapertriglyceridemic waist (HTGW) in Han Chinese, and assess the interactions between genes and behavior risk factors.

Methods: We genotyped the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for , and gene were genotyped in 373 patients with HTGW and 466 normal healthy subjects. We used logistic regression to investigate the gene-gene, gene-behavior interactions for the risk of HTGW.

Interactions between genetic polymorphisms of glucose metabolizing genes and smoking and alcohol consumption in the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The impact of gene-environment interaction on diabetes remains largely unknown. We aimed to investigate if interaction between glucose metabolizing genes and lifestyle factors is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Interactions between genotypes of 4 glucose metabolizing genes (MTNR1B, KCNQ1, KLF14, and GCKR) and lifestyle factors were estimated in 722 T2DM patients and 759 controls, using multiple logistic regression.

Experimental study on evaluation and optimization of tilt angle of parallel-plate electrodes using electrocoagulation device for oily water demulsification.

Tilt angle of parallel-plate electrodes (APE) is very important as it improves the economy of diffusion controlled Electrocoagulation (EC) processes. This study aimed to evaluate and optimize APE of a self-made EC device including integrally rotary electrodes, at a fixed current density of 120 Am. The APEs investigated in this study were selected at 0°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 90°, and a special value (α) which was defined as a special orientation of electrode when the upper end of anode and the lower end of cathode is in a line vertical to the bottom of reactor.

Durable Antibacterial and Nonfouling Cotton Textiles with Enhanced Comfort via Zwitterionic Sulfopropylbetaine Coating.

A rapid, environment-friendly, and cost-effective finishing method has been developed for cotton textiles by using zwitterionic NCO-sulfopropylbetaine as the antibacterial finishing agent through covalent bond. The sulfopropylbetaine-finished cotton textile exhibits durable broad-spectrum antibacterial and nonfouling activity, improved mechanical properties, and enhanced comfort.

Enhanced water-solubility, antibacterial activity and biocompatibility upon introducing sulfobetaine and quaternary ammonium to chitosan.

Chitosan (CS) has attracted much attention due to its good antibacterial activity and biocompatibility. However, CS is insoluble in neutral and alkaline aqueous solution, limiting its biomedical application to some extent. To circumvent this drawback, we have synthesized a novel N-quaternary ammonium-O-sulfobetaine-chitosan (Q3BCS) by introducing quaternary ammonium compound (QAC) and sulfobetaine, and its water-solubility, antibacterial activity and biocompatibility were evaluated compare to N-quaternary ammonium chitosan and native CS.

Polymorphisms in Four Genes (KCNQ1 rs151290, KLF14 rs972283, GCKR rs780094 and MTNR1B rs10830963) and Their Correlation with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Han Chinese in Henan Province, China.

Genetic variants at KCNQ1 rs151290, KLF14 rs972283, GCKR rs780094 and MTNR1B rs10830963 have been associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but the results are contradictory in Chinese populations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association of these four SNPs with T2DM in a large population of Han Chinese at Henan province, China. Seven-hundred-thirty-six patients with T2DM (cases) and Seven-hundred-sixty-eight healthy glucose-tolerant controls were genotyped for KCNQ1 rs151290, KLF14 rs972283, GCKR rs780094 and MTNR1B rs10830963.

Enhanced water-solubility and antibacterial activity of novel chitosan derivatives modified with quaternary phosphonium salt.

Chitosan (CS) has been widely recognized as an important biomaterial due to its good antimicrobial activity, biocompatibility and biodegradability. However, CS is insoluble in water in neutral and alkaline aqueous solution due to the linear aggregation of chain molecules and the formation of crystallinity. This is one of the key factors that limit its practical applications.