In this study, CuO-CoO/SBA-15 catalysts were successfully synthesized via ultrasonic impregnation, and their performance in degrading nitrobenzene within a Fenton-like system was investigated. The catalyst materials were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscope(TEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). The CuO-CoO/SBA-15 catalysts featured well-distributed CuO-CoO nanoparticles within the mesoporous SBA-15 support.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Incretin-based therapies, including glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, are essential treatments in diabetes management due to their efficacy in glycemic control and the additional benefits of GLP-1 RAs, which include cardiovascular and renal protection. However, concerns about potential associations with biliary disorders necessitate ongoing pharmacovigilance. This study analyzes the link between these drugs and biliary adverse events (AEs) using the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) to enhance clinical safety.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with ablation has better clinical outcomes than monotherapy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, prolonged time intervals can lead to recanalization and neoangiogenesis, which may interfere with the synergistic effects of combination therapy. This study aimed to investigate whether TACE simultaneously combined with microwave ablation (MWA) is more effective than sequential therapy in patients with HCC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLipid oxidation hinders the development of water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions. This work aimed to determine the impact of soybean phosphatidylethanolamine (SP)/tamarind gum (TG) ratios on interface activity and anti-oxidant capacity of Maillard conjugates (MCs) in W/O emulsions. Results showed that grafting degree of MCs reached maximum with SP/TG ratio at 1:1 (43.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Guangyuan kiln, located in the Sichuan Province, Southwest China during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.), is renowned for its high-temperature iron-series glazed wares, including pure black glazed ware, hare's fur glazed ware, glossy brown glazed ware, and matte brown glazed ware.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGout is a disease caused by hyperuricemia, characterized by inflammation reactions triggered by macrophage polarization. Colchicine is a commonly used drug for gout treatment, but its mechanism of action remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the regulatory effect of colchicine on macrophage polarization to enhance the therapeutic effectiveness against gout inflammation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWith the rising trend of consumers opting for healthier food items with low oil content, it is imperative to reduce the oil uptake of fried products. The inefficiencies of traditional technologies, including a low heat utilization rate and poor processing efficiency, have been increasingly exposed in industrial production of fried products. This review offers an extensive analysis of the effects of innovative pretreatment techniques (pulsed electric field, ultrasound, high-pressure processing, microwave, radiofrequency, and combined processes) and various novel frying processes (vacuum frying, high pressure frying, microwave frying, infrared frying, ultrasonic-assisted frying and their combinations) on the microstructure modifications and oil uptake of fried foods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Myrmecophytes, characterized by specialized structures like hollow stems that facilitate mutualistic relationships with ants, serve as an important system for studying ant-plant interactions and the adaptation mechanisms. Caularthron and Myrmecophila are exemplary myrmecophytes within Orchidaceae. Previous studies suggested a genetic relationship between these two genera, placing them within Laeliinae (Epidendreae), yet the precise phylogenetic positioning remained uncertain.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEdible nonaqueous foam has emerged as a novel direction for the development of fat-reducing products in recent years. This review critically summarizes the current progress of research on this foam mainly over the past decade. Initially, destabilization mechanisms that hinder its rational design are highlighted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlants are important ecological factors and food resources, which can significantly affect the occurrence and distribution of insects. The metabolites in host plants can affect the feeding, spawning, and avoidance behaviors of herbivorous insects. (Joannis) is a phytophagous pest that has seriously occurred in the desert steppe of Inner Mongolia in recent years, only infesting the leaves of plants.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHerein, we extracted proteins from four microalgae: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (CHR), Euglena gracilis (EUG), Spirulina platensis (SPP), and Spirulina maxima (SPM). Subsequently, their physicochemical and functional properties, as well as air-water interface adsorption behavior were investigated. Results demonstrated that the solubility and emulsifying properties of these proteins were significantly affected by pH, with minimum values observed near their isoelectric point (3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) are important markers of glioma prognosis. However, few studies have examined the gene expression regulatory network (GRN) in IDH-mutant and wild-type gliomas. In this study, single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptome sequencing were used to analyze the GRN of cell subsets in patients with IDH-mutant and wild-type gliomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTriphenylmethyl-based compounds such as rhodamines and fluoresceine representing an old and well-known class of triphenylmethane dyes, are widely used in fluorescent labeling of bioimaging. Inspired by ultralong room temperature phosphorescence of triphenylphosphine derivatives, herein we report a methoxy substituted triarylmethanol ((4-methoxyphenyl)diphenylmethanol, LJW-1) exhibits ultralong room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) under ambient condition with afterglows of about 7 seconds. Its multiple C-H ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ π intermolecular interactions, C-H ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ O intermolecular interactions, hydrogen bond and π-π interactions are beneficial for forming rigid environment in the aggregated state which is evidently an important factor in the appearance of excellent RTP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInflammatory osteolysis poses a significant worldwide threat to public health. However, current monotherapies, which target either the prevention of the inflammatory response or the attenuation of osteoclast (OC) formation, have limited efficacy due to the complexity of the bone immune system being overlooked. Herein, by means of modifying salmon calcitonin (sCT), a multifunctional nano-system (AuNDs-sCT) was designed to synergistically inhibit OC differentiation and reverse the inflammatory microenvironment against inflammatory osteolysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSuperelastic shape memory alloys with an integration of large elastocaloric response and good cyclability are crucially demanded for the advancement of solid-state elastocaloric cooling technology. In this study, we demonstrate a giant elastocaloric effect with improved cyclic stability in a <001> textured polycrystalline (NiMnTi)B alloy developed through directional solidification. It is shown that large adiabatic temperature variation (|Δ|) values more than 15 K are obtained across the temperature range from 283 K to 373 K.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpilepsy is one of the most common symptoms in patients with gliomas; however, the mechanisms underlying its interaction are not yet clear. Moreover, epidemiological studies have not accurately identified patients with glioma-related epilepsy (GRE), and there is an urgent need to identify the molecular mechanisms and markers of its occurrence. We analyzed the demographics, transcriptome, whole-genome, and methylation sequences of 997 patients with glioma, to determine the genetic differences between glioma and GRE patients and to determine the upregulated molecular function, cellular composition, biological processes involved, signaling pathways, and immune cell infiltration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe structural features of reconstituted doughs play a crucial role in determining the oil uptake properties of fried potato crisps. Wheat starch (WS), corn starch (CS), potato starch (PS), or tapioca starch (TS) and tea polyphenols (TPs) complexes were prepared, and their effects on the physicochemical and structural properties of reconstituted dough and oil uptake of potato crisps were investigated. A denser and consistent network structure was observed in the reconstituted dough produced by PS-TPs and TS-TPs complexes.
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