The sword of damocles: Understanding the carbon abatement effects of top-down environmental management practices -- insights from China's campaign-style governance.

Inspection, standing for top-down environmental management practices, also known as campaign-style governance, is used by central governments to lessen local environmental pollution. However, there is no causal evidence for carbon abatement. Employing staggered difference-in-differences (DiD), I find that inspected cities mitigate carbon intensity and carbon emissions by 3.

Cortical activity associated with focal muscle vibration applied directly to the affected forearm flexor muscle in post-stroke patients: an fNIRS study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to utilize functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to identify changes in cortical activity caused by focal muscle vibration (FMV), which was directly administered to the affected forearm flexor muscles of hemiplegic stroke patients. Additionally, the study aimed to investigate the correlation between these changes and the clinical characteristics of the patients, thereby expanding the understanding of potential neurophysiological mechanisms linked to these effects.

Methods: Twenty-two stroke patients with right hemiplegia who were admitted to our ward for rehabilitation were selected for this study.

Effectively enhancing perceptions of cultural ecosystem services: A case study of a karst cultural ecosystem.

The role of cultural ecosystem services (CES) is vital to consider when developing ecological sustainable development policies that can improve the well-being of humans. Research on CES has increased in recent years; however, few studies have explored the complex mechanisms driving perceptions of CES and the factors influencing those perceptions. In areas with unique landforms and fragile ecological environments, this type of research is difficult and rare.

Is the "pollution haven hypothesis" valid for China's carbon trading system? A re-examination based on inter-provincial carbon emission transfer.

In recent years, China had released various environmental regulations in order to respond climate change and corresponding environmental issues. However, due to imbalanced economic development and industrial structure, different Chinese regions had different enforcement levels on environmental regulations, which led to the regional transfer of pollution-intensive industries. To study the regional disparities on carbon emission transfer, this paper used the propensity score matching-difference in differences method (hereinafter abbreviated as "PSM-DID") to evaluate the mechanism between carbon trading pilot policies and the transfer of pollution-intensive industries.

Dendrobium officinale polysaccharide-induced neuron-like cells from bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells improve neuronal function a rat stroke model.

Various methods have been used to induce the neuronal differentiation of marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). However, the limited induction efficiency of cells in vitro has restricted their use. Therefore, identifying a simple and efficient treatment method is necessary.

Rehabilitation training improves nerve injuries by affecting Notch1 and SYN.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of rehabilitation training on Notch1 and synaptophysin (SYN) levels in brain tissues of rats with chronic cerebral ischemia.

Methods: Eighty-one male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into nine groups: three Sham groups, three Model groups, and three training groups. There were nine rats in each group.

Early transcranial direct current stimulation treatment exerts neuroprotective effects on 6-OHDA-induced Parkinsonism in rats.

Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been proven to be able to modulate motor cortical plasticity might have potential as an alternative, adjunctive therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the efficacy of tDCS in PD is still uncertain. A disease animal model may be useful to clarify the existence of a treatment effect and to explore an effective therapeutic strategy using tDCS protocols.

Efficacy of comprehensive rehabilitation therapy for checkrein deformity: A case report.

Background: In clinical practice, checkrein deformity is usually found in patients with calf injuries after ankle fracture or distal tibial fracture. The patients with checkrein deformity mainly report distending pain in toe tips, pain when walking or wearing shoes, and gait instability. Previous studies have mainly reported surgical treatments for checkrein deformity, while few studies have reported using comprehensive rehabilitation alone to improve the checkrein deformity.

A highly selective and sensitive fluorescent sensor for relay recognition of Zn and HSO/HPO with "on-off" fluorescent responses.

A simple and effective fluorescent sensor bearing pyridine units was designed and synthesized. The sensor can detect Zn with high selectivity accompanied by a distinct fluorescence turn-on response, inducing the fluorescent color markedly changed from darkness to bright green. The limit of detection (LOD) was calculated as 8.

Plasma Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-α) Levels Correlate with Disease Severity in Spastic Diplegia, Triplegia, and Quadriplegia in Children with Cerebral Palsy.

BACKGROUND Inflammatory responses in utero and in neonates have been involved in the development of white matter lesions. This study aimed to investigate the role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) in spastic cerebral palsy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Plasma TNF-α was measured by ELISA in 54 children with spastic cerebral palsy and 28 aged-matched controls.

The link between impaired theory of mind and executive function in children with cerebral palsy.

The aim of the study was to explore the relationship between theory of mind (ToM) deficits and executive function (EF) impairments in children with cerebral palsy (CP), 42 CP with children and 42 typically developing (TD) children, acting as controls, were assessed on the tasks of ToM (false belief and faux pas) and EF (inhibition, updating and shifting). Results showed that CP children had deficits both in ToM and EF tasks. The correlation analyses showed that two EF components (inhibition and updating) were strongly related to false belief and faux pas in both two groups.

miR-29b and miR-29c are involved in Toll-like receptor control of glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis in human plasmacytoid dendritic cells.

Glucocorticoids (GCs) are frequently used to treat many of the acute disease manifestations associated with inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. However, Toll-like receptor (TLR) pathway-activated plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are resistant to GC-induced apoptosis, which leads to the inefficiency of GCs in the treatment of type I interferon-related autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Therefore, compounds promoting pDC apoptosis may be helpful for improving the efficacy of GCs.