Sorption-based atmospheric water-harvesting (AWH) could help to solve global freshwater scarcity. The search for adsorbents with high water-uptake capacity at low relative humidity, rapid adsorption-desorption kinetics and high thermal conductivity is a critical challenge in AWH. Herein, we report a MAF-4 (aka ZIF-8)-derived nanoporous carbon (NPC-800) with multiple N-doped sites, considerable micropore characteristics and inherent photothermal properties, for efficient water production in a relatively arid climate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Fibrosis is a heavy burden on the global healthcare system. Recently, an increasing number of studies have demonstrated that Extracellular vesicles play an important role in intercellular communication under both physiological and pathological conditions. This study aimed to explore the role of extracellular vesicles' in fibrosis using bibliometric methods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent research has revealed that aerobic glycolysis has a strong correlation with sepsis-associated pulmonary fibrosis (PF). However, at present, the mechanism and pathogenesis remain unclear. We aimed to test the hypothesis that the adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation and suppression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α)-induced aerobic glycolysis play a central role in septic pulmonary fibrogenesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale: Eosinophilic granuloma (EG) - the most common form of Langerhans cell histiocytosis - occurs rarely, and manifestations with only rib and clavicle involvement are extremely rare. EG symptoms often include pain, swelling, and soft tissue mass. The clinical diagnosis of bone EG is complex, and the differential diagnosis includes Ewing sarcoma, tuberculosis, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, primary bone malignancy, and other osteolytic lesions.
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October 2022
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) becomes a worldwide public health threat. Increasing evidence proves that COVID-19-induced acute injuries could be reversed by a couple of therapies. After that, post-COVID-19 fibrosis (PCF), a sequela of "Long COVID," earns rapidly emerging concerns.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This case report describes a novel genotypic and phenotypic presentation of Alazami-Yuan syndrome, and contributes to the current knowledge on the condition.
Case Summary: We report an 11-year-old boy with Alazami-Yuan syndrome. The main clinical manifestations were rapid development of puberty, typical facial features of Cornelia de Lange syndrome, and normal intelligence.
Sichuan Da Xue Xue Bao Yi Xue Ban
July 2019
Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect and rehabilitation benefit of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) model in perioperative management of total hip arthroplasty (THA).
Methods: A retrospective study were conducted in THA patients from the database of big data Research Center of Biomedicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University from 2013 to 2016. The differences of rehabilitation quality, rehabilitation efficiency and hospitalization cost between ERAS model (ERAS group) and traditional model (traditional group) were compared.
Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao
January 2017
Objective: To compared the early outcomes of patients undergoing elective surgeries for colon cancer with and without preoperative mechanical bowel preparation.
Methods: Between July, 2014 and February, 2016, patients undergoing elective surgery for colon cancer with primary anastomosis were randomly assigned into control group with mechanical bowel preparation 12 h before surgery and treatment group without mechanical bowel preparation. Baseline data collection was completed within 12 h after the operation.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence and clinical features of human rhinovirus (HRV) infection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory (ARI) in eastern areas of Guangdong province from 2008 to 2010.
Methods: From Oct. 2008 through Sep.
Di Yi Jun Yi Da Xue Xue Bao
September 2003
Objective: To observe the changes in the activity of platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor following the occurrence of no-reflow after myocardial reperfusion, to explore the measures for clinical management of this condition.
Methods: Nine canine models of no-reflow following myocardial ischemia verified by reperfusion myocardial contrast echocardiography were used in this investigation. The peripheral venous blood (PVB) and sinus venous blood (SVB) were sampled before myocardial reperfusion (after a 3-hour myocardial ischemia) and after a 3-hour reperfusion for determinating GP IIb/IIIa receptor activities by means of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
Objective: To evaluate the effects of different treatments on the prognosis of aortic dissection.
Method: Different treatment modalities including drug therapy, surgical resection and stent implantation were performed in 37, 9, and 5 cases of aortic dissection (AD) respectively, and the clinical outcome of the patients was observed during the follow-up study.
Results: The survival rate in drug therapy group was 70.
Objective: To investigate the hemodynamic changes in the epicardial coronary blood flow (ECBF) and myocardial microcirculation (MMC) during reactive hyperemia (RH) in response to reperfusion following 2-min ischemia in the left anterior descending coronary artery of canines.
Methods: Twelve adult mongrel dogs were used, whose left anterior descending coronary artery was separated and ligated for 2 min twice below the first branch. The heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, mean blood pressure, ECBF and MMC were measured respectively before and after the ligation and at 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 s after reperfusion.