Systemic air embolism associated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A case report.

Background: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a key procedure for diagnosing and treating biliary and pancreatic disorders. Although effective, it carries risks, including rare but severe complications such as air embolism.

Case Summary: We report a case of a 58-year-old man who developed extensive air embolism during ERCP.

PSPN: Pseudo-Siamese Pyramid Network for multimodal emotion analysis.

Emotion recognition plays an important role in human life and healthcare. The EEG has been extensively researched as an objective indicator of intense emotions. However, current existing methods lack sufficient analysis of shallow and deep EEG features.

Sulfurized Composite Interphase Enables a Highly Reversible Zn Anode.

The stability and reversibility of Zn anode can be greatly improved by in situ construction of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on Zn surface via a low-cost design strategy of ZnSO electrolyte. However, the role of hydrogen bond acceptor -SO accompanying ZnS formation during SEI reconstruction is overlooked. In this work, we have explored and revealed the new role of -SO and ZnS in the in situ formed sulfide composite SEI (SCSEI) on Zn anode electrochemistry in ZnSO aqueous electrolytes.

Carbon Adsorbent Properties Impact Hydrated Electron Activity and Perfluorocarboxylic Acid (PFCA) Destruction.

Carbon-based adsorbents used to remove recalcitrant water contaminants, including perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), are often regenerated using energy-intensive treatments that can form harmful byproducts. We explore mechanisms for sorbent regeneration using hydrated electrons (e ) from sulfite ultraviolet photolysis (UV/sulfite) in water. We studied the UV/sulfite treatment on three carbon-based sorbents with varying material properties: granular activated carbon (GAC), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and polyethylenimine-modified lignin (lignin).

Study on the relationship between net primary productivity and site quality in Japanese larch plantations in mountainous areas of eastern Liaoning.

Plantation forests enhance carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems in China. (Lamb.) Carrière (Lamb.

A signal smoothness-based approach to prescribed performance control of strict-feedback nonlinear systems with quantization.

This paper investigates the prescribed performance control problems of strict-feedback nonlinear systems with state quantization, input quantization, unknown disturbances and unknown nonlinear functions. Since the quantized states are discontinuous, the differentiability of the stabilizing functions in the backstepping technique cannot be guaranteed. To this end, a smooth approximation of the quantized states is first obtained by introducing a class of functions.

Immune cell senescence and exhaustion promote the occurrence of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer by regulating epithelial-mesenchymal transition.

Background: Liver metastasis (LM) stands as a primary cause of mortality in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), posing a significant impediment to long-term survival benefits from targeted therapy and immunotherapy. However, there is currently a lack of comprehensive investigation into how senescent and exhausted immune cells contribute to LM.

Methods: We gathered single-cell sequencing data from primary colorectal cancer (pCRC) and their corresponding matched LM tissues from 16 mCRC patients.

A Multi-Streamline Approach for Upcycling PET into a Biodiesel and Asphalt Modifier.

The non-degradable nature of petroleum-based plastics and the dependence on petroleum-based products in daily life and production are dilemmas of human development today. We hereby developed a plastic waste upcycling process to address these challenges. A multi-stream fraction strategy was developed to process poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) plastics into soluble and insoluble fractions.

Subtypes of Blastocystis in Tibetan Antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii).

Blastocystis is a protist that is distributed in the gut tract of humans and animals. However, the reports about Blastocystis infection in Tibetan antelope are scarce. We collected 173 Tibetan antelope feces samples from Xinjiang, Qinghai and Xizang, and amplified the SSU rRNA gene of 600 bp region of Blastocystis in our research.

Artificial Hydrophilic Organic and Dendrite-Suppressed Inorganic Hybrid Solid Electrolyte Interface Layer for Highly Stable Zinc Anodes.

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) have gained significant attentions for their inherent safety and cost-effectiveness. However, challenges, such as dendrite growth and anodic corrosion at the Zn anode, hinder their commercial viability. In this paper, an organic-inorganic coating layer (Nafion-TiO) was introduced to protect the Zn anode and electrolyte interface.

Single-cell RNA-Seq Elucidates the Crosstalk Between Cancer Stem Cells and the Tumor Microenvironment in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

The challenge of systemic treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) stems from the development of drug resistance, primarily driven by the interplay between cancer stem cells (CSCs) and the tumor microenvironment (TME). However, there is a notable dearth of comprehensive research investigating the crosstalk between CSCs and stromal cells or immune cells within the TME of HCC. We procured single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-Seq) data from 16 patients diagnosed with HCC.

Oxeiptosis core genes and their multi-omics analysis in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Oxeiptosis is a recently discovered caspase-independent, non-inflammatory programmed cell death modality. Current studies suggest that oxeiptosis has crucial effects on biological processes in a variety of diseases. However, the mechanism of oxeiptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear and no relevant studies have been published.

A novel quorum sensing regulator LuxT contributes to the virulence of .

is a waterborne bacterium that primarily infects the human intestine and causes cholera fatality. Quorum sensing (QS) negatively regulates the expression of virulence gene. However, the primary associated mechanisms remain undetermined.

Transcriptome Analysis Reveals the Effect of PdhR in .

The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex regulator (PdhR) was originally identified as a repressor of the operon, which encodes the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHc) and PdhR itself. According to previous reports, PdhR plays a regulatory role in the physiological and metabolic pathways of bacteria. At present, the function of PdhR in is still poorly understood.

Karst study of Jinfo Mountain based on image analysis.

The KDR (karst development rate) of rocks and their PCR(porosity of carbonate rocks) are common research topics in Jinfo Mountain. The use of traditional carbonate research methods (TCRMs) for karst studies has been shown to be costly and time-consuming. Therefore, this study attempted to find a new, reliable, low-cost, and time-saving method for karst research.

Long wavelength mid-infrared multi-gases spectroscopy using tunable single-mode slot waveguide quantum cascade laser.

Single-mode tunable quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) are promising for high-resolution and highly sensitive trace gases sensing across the mid-infrared (MIR) region. We report on the development of a tunable single-mode slot waveguide QCL array in the long wavelength part of the MIR regime (>12 µm). This laser array exhibits a tuning range of around 12 cm, from 735.

The Response Regulator VC1795 of Pathogenicity Island-2 Contributes to Intestinal Colonization by .

is an intestinal pathogen that can cause severe diarrheal disease. The disease has afflicted millions of people since the 19th century and has aroused global concern. The Pathogenicity Island-2 (VPI-2) is a 57.

Effect of different rice transplanting patterns on microbial community in water, sediment, and intestine in rice-crayfish system.

Although the microbial ecology of integrated rice-crayfish farming systems is receiving increasing attention with the expanding application area in China, the effects of rice transplanting patterns on the microbial community of water, sediment and intestine in rice-crayfish system has yet to be determined. This study explored the microbial community present in water, sediment and intestine samples from three transplant patterns (rice crayfish with wide-narrow row transplanting, rice-crayfish with normal transplanting and pond-crayfish, abbreviated as RC-W, RC, and PC, respectively) using high-throughput sequencing. The results showed that the dominant microbial taxa from sediment, surrounding water, and intestine at phylum level were Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Cyanobacteria, Actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes.

Astragaloside IV ameliorates experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis by regulating CD4 + T cells and altering gut microbiota.

Background: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an antibody-mediated autoimmune disease and its pathogenesis is closely related to CD4 + T cells. In recent years, gut microbiota is considered to play an important role in the pathogenesis of MG. Astragaloside IV (AS-IV) is one of the main active components extracted from Astragalus membranaceus and has immunomodulatory effects.