Defect Engineering Enhancing Piezoelectric Catalytic Activity of Covalent Organic Framework Matrix Composites for Uranium Removal.

Piezoelectric catalysis is an emerging green strategy, but the existing piezoelectric heterostructures are not sufficient in performance for catalytic reduction of low-reduction potential uranium under harsh conditions. This study innovatively employs a defect heterogeneous engineering strategy, wherein covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are grown in situ on the surface of zinc oxide (ZnO) via Schiff base reactions, and defects are introduced into the COF shell layer via imine exchange reactions to construct D-COF@ZnO for piezoelectric catalytic uranium removal. The comprehensive study shows that defect heterogeneous engineering increases the asymmetry induced polarization of the material to promote charge redistribution, and thus significantly improves the activity of piezoelectric catalysis.

Treatment of acute dacryocystitis by translacrimal canalicular drainage and D-silicone intubation.

Aim: To demonstrate the outcomes of translacrimal canalicular drainage using a lacrimal probe and intranasal drainage by D-silicone intubation for acute dacryocystitis (AD).

Methods: This retrospective study included 23 patients with AD and had undergone abscess decompression with the use of lacrimal probe and intranasal drainage by D-silicone intubation between January 2019 and December 2022. Patients received abscess decompression and systemic antibiotic-corticosteroid from the time of diagnosis.

bat STING attenuates aging-related inflammation in female mice.

Bats, notable as the only flying mammals, serve as natural reservoir hosts for various highly pathogenic viruses in humans (e.g., SARS-CoV and Ebola virus).

[Rapid identification and differential markers of Curcumae Radix decoction pieces of different sources based on Heracles Neo ultra-fast gas phase electronic nose].

Since Curcumae Radix decoction pieces have multiple sources, it is difficult to distinguish depending on traditional cha-racters, and the mixed use of multi-source Curcumae Radix will affect its clinical efficacy. Heracles Neo ultra-fast gas phase electronic nose was used in this study to quickly identify and analyze the odor components of 40 batches of Curcumae Radix samples from Sichuan, Zhejiang, and Guangxi. Based on the odor fingerprints established for Curcumae Radix decoction pieces of multiple sources, the odor components was identified and analyzed, and the chromatographic peaks were processed and analyzed to establish a rapid identification method.

CRHR1 mediates the transcriptional expression of pituitary hormones and their receptors under hypoxia.

Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays critical roles in stress responses under challenging conditions such as hypoxia, regulating gene expression and integrating activities of hypothalamus-pituitary-targets cells. However, the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms and signaling pathways of hypoxic stress in the pituitary remain to be defined. Here, we report that hypoxia induced dynamic changes in the transcription factors, hormones, and their receptors in the adult rat pituitary.

Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the determination of DPHB in rat plasma and its application in pharmacokinetic studies.

The aim of the present study was to develop a rapid, specific and sensitive LC-MS/MS method for the determination of DPHB [7-(4″-hydroxy-3″-methoxyphenyl)-1-phenyl-4-hepten-3-one] in rat plasma using yakuchinone A as an internal standard (IS). n-Hexane was used for the extraction of DPHB from rat plasma. Chromatographic separation of DPHB was achieved using a Kinetex XB-C column (2.

Self-made cryopreservative fibrin glue applied in pterygium surgery: a novel practical technique.

Purpose: To introduce a novel practical technique of self-made cryopreservative fibrin glue (SMC) applied in pterygium surgery and to assess its safety and efficacy.

Methods: Forty-eight eyes of 48 patients with nasal primary pterygium were enrolled. The patients were equally assigned to 6 groups.

[Study of the visual deficits pattern in strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia].

Objective: To elucidate the difference in the pathogenesis between strabismic and anisometropic amblyopia.

Methods: It was a case-control study.We used psychophysical methods, including grating acuity, edge contrast sensitivity, contrast sensitivity function tests, and examined the visual functions of 150 cases from 8 to 40-year-old.

Electrochemical treatment of residual ammonia nitrogen in biologically pretreated coking wastewater with three-dimensional electrodes.

The electrochemical oxidation of the residual ammonia nitrogen contained in biologically pretreated coking wastewater using three-dimensional electrode system was studied. The results show the Ti/RuO2/IrO2 anode plates and the coke have good surface characteristics for the purpose of this study. In addition, studies also show that the three-dimensional electrode system should be able to give a satisfied solution to the residual bio-refractory ammonia nitrogen in biologically pretreated coking wastewater in comparison to conventional two-dimensional electrodes.