Factors impacting the behavior of phytoremediation in pesticide-contaminated environment: A meta-analysis.

Phytoremediation provides substantial advantages, including eco-friendliness, cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and visual appeal. However, the current knowledge of the factors influencing phytoremediation in pesticide-contaminated environments remains limited. It is critical to understand phytoremediation and the factors affecting the variation in removal efficiency.

Evaluation of Traumatic Subdural Hematoma Volume by Using Image Segmentation Assessment Based on Deep Learning.

Rapid and accurate evaluations of hematoma volume can guide the treatment of traumatic subdural hematoma. We aim to explore the consistency between the measurement results of traumatic subdural hematoma (TSDH) using a deep learn-based image segmentation algorithm. A retrospective study was conducted on 90 CT images of patients diagnosed with TSDH in our hospital from January 2019 to January 2022.

Tissue kallikrein: A potential serum biomarker to predict delayed cerebral ischemia in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Background: Delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is a severe complication after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH). Tissue kallikrein (TK), a subgroup of serine proteinases, is an important component of the kallikrein-kinin system. Exogenous TK attenuated cerebral vasospasm in a rabbit model of subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Serum lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 as a promising prognostic biomarker in association with 90-day outcome of acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

Background: Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) is reflective of vascular inflammation and plays a role in the pathophysiology of cerebrovascular disease. We determine usefulness of serum Lp-PLA2 as a prognostic biomarker for intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: In this prospective, observational study, serum Lp-PLA2 concentrations were detected among 164 patients with acute spontaneous basal ganglia hemorrhage and 164 healthy controls.

Toxicity Assessment of Cadinene Sesquiterpenes from Eupatorium adenophorum in Mice.

This study evaluated toxic efficacy of Eupatorium adenophorum extracts, against the Kunming mice. In acute study, we firstly tested median lethal dose (LD) in mice of three cadinene sesquiterpenes 2-deoxo-2-(acetyloxy)-9-oxoageraphorone (DAOA), 9-oxo-agerophorone (OA) and 9-oxo-10,11-dehydro-agerophorone (ODA) from Eupatorium adenophorum (Ea). DAOA (215-4640 mg/kg BW, given orally) showed lowest LD at 926 mg/kg BW for male mice in contrast with OA (1470 mg/kg BW) and ODA (1470 mg/kg BW).

Suppression of scinderin modulates epithelial‑mesenchymal transition markers in highly metastatic gastric cancer cell line SGC‑7901.

Scinderin is a Ca2+‑dependent filamentous actin (F‑actin) severing and capping protein, which has a key role in regulated secretion. However, little is known regarding the function and mechanism of scinderin in human carcinoma development and progression. In the present study, the biological function of scinderin was investigated using a cell proliferation assay, flow cytometric analysis and a Transwell assay in highly tumorigenic and the metastatic human gastric cancer cell line SGC‑7901 transfected with scinderin‑small hairpin RNA lentivirus.

Evaluation of the combination of 1,3-dichloropropene and dazomet as an efficient alternative to methyl bromide for cucumber production in China.

Background: The combination of 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D) and dazomet (DZ) offers a potential alternative to methyl bromide (MB) for soil disinfection. MB is scheduled to be withdrawn from routine use by 2015 in developing countries. Combination treatments of 1,3-D + DZ were evaluated in a laboratory study and in two commercial cucumber fields.