Trajectories of paternal self-efficacy for educational involvement in late childhood: Effects of fathers' time and energy.

Parental self-efficacy beliefs develop over time. Most research, however, has focused mainly on the trajectories and predictors of trajectories of maternal self-efficacy, while little is known about those of paternal self-efficacy. This study examined the change in paternal self-efficacy for educational involvement during children's elementary school period, analyzing whether the change is influenced by fathers' long working hours (i.

Testing (quizzing) boosts classroom learning: A systematic and meta-analytic review.

Over the last century hundreds of studies have demonstrated that testing is an effective intervention to enhance long-term retention of studied knowledge and facilitate mastery of new information, compared with restudying and many other learning strategies (e.g., concept mapping), a phenomenon termed the testing effect.

Based on a Self-Feeder Layer, a Novel 3D Culture Model of Human ADSCs Facilitates Trans-Differentiation of the Spheroid Cells into Neural Progenitor-Like Cells Using siEID3 with a Laminin/Poly-d-lysine Matrix.

Human adipose-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) are receiving unprecedented attention as a potential cellular source for regenerative medicine-based therapies against various diseases and conditions. However, there still have significant issues concerning the translational development of ADSC-based therapies, such as its heterogeneity and being prone to aging. We developed a new simple and economical 3D semi-suspended expansion method in which 3D spheroids reside on an ADSC-derived self-feeder cell layer, producing cells with increased population homogeneity and strong stemness and ensuring that the proliferation and differentiation potency of the cells does not become notably reduced after at least ten passages in culture.

Serum angiogenin as a potential biomarker for early detection of colorectal adenomas and colorectal cancer.

Although colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common causes of cancer mortality, early-stage detection dramatically improves survival rate. To explore the feasibility of serum angiogenin (ANG) as a biomarker for early detection of colorectal neoplasia, we collected serum samples from 781 participants, including 369 patients with CRC, 133 with colorectal adenoma and 279 healthy controls. We examined the levels of serum ANG by ELISA, calculated the diagnostic accuracy of ANG by plotted receiver operating characteristic curves (ROCs), and compared it with those obtained by carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9).

Use of data-independent acquisition mass spectrometry for comparative proteomics analyses of sera from pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

We used data-independent acquisition (DIA) proteomics technology followed by ELISAs and automated biochemical analyses to identify and validate protein expression levels in Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP) and healthy pregnant controls. We employed bioinformatics to identify metabolic processes associated with differentially expressed proteins.The expression levels of two proteins (S100-A9 and the L-lactate dehydrogenase A chain) were significantly higher in ICP patients than in controls; the areas under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves (AUCs) were 0.

PARP-1 and SIRT-1 are Interacted in Diabetic Nephropathy by Activating AMPK/PGC-1α Signaling Pathway.

Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a metabolic disorder characterized by the accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM). This study aims to investigate whether exists an interplay between poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP-1) and sirtuin 1 (SIRT-1) in DN via AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-α (PGC-1α) signaling pathway.

Methods: Eight-week-old male obese leptin-resistant (db/db) mice and nondiabetic control male C57BLKs/J (db/m) mice were used in this study.

Stressing State Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beam Strengthened by CFRP Sheet with Anchoring Device.

This paper investigates the working performance of reinforcement concrete (RC) beams strengthened by Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) with different anchoring under bending moment, based on the structural stressing state theory. The measured strain values of concrete and Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) sheet are modeled as generalized strain energy density (GSED), to characterize the RC beams' stressing state. Then the Mann-Kendall (M-K) criterion is applied to distinguish the characteristic loads of structural stressing state from the curve, updating the definition of structural failure load.

A light-induced phononic symmetry switch and giant dissipationless topological photocurrent in ZrTe.

Dissipationless currents from topologically protected states are promising for disorder-tolerant electronics and quantum computation. Here, we photogenerate giant anisotropic terahertz nonlinear currents with vanishing scattering, driven by laser-induced coherent phonons of broken inversion symmetry in a centrosymmetric Dirac material ZrTe. Our work suggests that this phononic terahertz symmetry switching leads to formation of Weyl points, whose chirality manifests in a transverse, helicity-dependent current, orthogonal to the dynamical inversion symmetry breaking axis, via circular photogalvanic effect.

Reversible magnetism transition at ferroelectric oxide heterointerface.

Oxide heterointerface is a platform to create unprecedented two-dimensional electron gas, superconductivity and ferromagnetism, arising from a polar discontinuity at the interface. In particular, the ability to tune these intriguing effects paves a way to elucidate their fundamental physics and to develop novel electronic/magnetic devices. In this work, we report for the first time that a ferroelectric polarization screening at SrTiO/PbTiO interface is able to drive an electronic construction of Ti atom, giving rise to room-temperature ferromagnetism.

P-Selectin-Based Dual-Model Nanoprobe Used for the Specific and Rapid Visualization of Early Detection toward Severe Acute Pancreatitis .

Identifying severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) as soon as possible is critical for achieving optimal outcomes and saving lives. In this study, a novel P-selectin-targeted, NIR fluorescent dye (Cy 5.5)-labeled dual-modal nanoprobe based on diethylenetriaminepentaacetic chelates (Gd-DTPA-Cy5.

Effect of -Coated Diets on the Growth, Digestive Enzyme Activity, and Intestinal Microbial Diversity of Songpu Mirror Carp Songpu.

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a -coated diet on growth performance, digestive enzymes, and intestinal microbial diversity in Songpu mirror carp ( Songpu). The fish were manually fed two diets (a control diet and a -coated diet) three times daily until apparent satiation for 56 days. Compared with the control group, supplementation with the -coated diet enhanced the fish growth and significantly reduced the feed conversion ratio ( < 0.

Parametric Analysis and Stiffness Investigation of Extended End-Plate Connection.

Extended end-plate (EP) bolted connections are widely used in steel structures as moment-resisting connections. Most of these connections are semi-rigid or in other words flexible. The paper aims to study the behavior of such connections under the effect of column top-side cyclic loading using the finite element (FE) method.

Clinical characteristics of asymptomatic carriers of novel coronavirus disease 2019: A multi-center study in Jiangsu Province.

Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals are thought to play major roles in virus transmission. This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of asymptomatic carriers with COVID-19 to control the spread of the virus. We retrospectively investigated the clinical characteristics of 648 consecutive subjects who were enrolled in the study and were divided into asymptomatic carriers, mild cases, ordinary cases, severe or critical cases, and evaluated their impact on disease severity by means of Spearman correlation and multiple regression analyses.

Prophylactic clips to reduce delayed polypectomy bleeding after resection of large colorectal polyps: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.

Background And Aims: Prophylactic clips to prevent delayed polypectomy bleeding (DPB) after endoscopic resection of large colorectal polyps remains controversial. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic clips for preventing DPB by synthesizing the results of randomized trials.

Methods: PubMed, Cochrane Library, and EMBASE were searched to October 2019 to identify randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of placing prophylactic clips to reduce DPB after resection of large (≥10 mm) colorectal polyps.

Difluoroisoxazolacetophenone: A Difluoroalkylation Reagent for Organocatalytic Vinylogous Nitroaldol Reactions of 1,2-Diketones.

Difluoroisoxazolacetophenone (DFIO) is developed as a new difluoroalkylation reagent that can be easily prepared from inexpensive starting materials. In situ remote C-C bond cleavage of DFIO affords -difluoroisoxazole nitronate that undergoes base-catalyzed vinylogous nitroaldol additions to isatins, benzothiophene-2,3-dione, unsaturated-α-ketoesters, and cyclic 1,2-diketones. This organocatalytic debenzoate vinylogous nitroaldol reaction provides a new and mild approach for the preparation of various difluoroisoxazole-substituted 3-hydroxy-2-oxindoles.

Near-Infrared AIE Dots with Chemiluminescence for Deep-Tissue Imaging.

Near-infrared (NIR) chemiluminescence (CL) emission is highly favorable for deep-tissue imaging, but chemically conjugated NIR CL emitters with the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) property for biotechnology are seldom reported. Herein, an AIE-active NIR CL emitter, TBL, is synthesized by conjugating luminol unit with electron-accepting benzothiadiazole and an electron-donating triphenylamine, and subsequently TBL dots are prepared by using F127 as the surfactant. The CL emission of TBL dots can last continuously for over 60 min and can be employed for quantitative (in vitro) and qualitative (in vivo) detection of O .

Tuning Fe-Se Tetrahedral Frameworks by a Combination of [Fe(en)] Cations and Cl Anions.

A one-dimensional (1D) chain compound ( = ethylenediamine), featuring tetrahedral FeSe chains separated by [Fe(en)] cations and Cl anions, has been synthesized by a low temperature solvothermal method using simple starting materials. The degree of distortion in the Fe-Se backbone is similar to previously reported compounds with isolated 1D FeSe chains. Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy reveals the mixed-valent nature of [Fe(en)](FeSe)Cl with Fe centers in the [FeSe] chains and Fe centers in the [Fe(en)] complexes.

Understanding of Dynamic Contacting Behaviors of Underwater Gas Bubbles on Solid Surfaces.

Understanding of dynamic behaviors of gas bubbles on solid surfaces has significant impacts on gas-involving electrochemical reactions, mineral flotation, and so on in industry. Contact angle (θ) is widely employed to characterize the wetting behaviors of bubbles on solid surfaces; however, it usually fluctuates within the bubble's advancing (θ) and receding (θ) range. Although the term of most-stable contact angle (θ) was defined previously as the closest valuable approximation for thermodynamically meaningful contact angle for a droplet on a solid surface, it has not been widely studied; and the precise θ measurement methods are inadequate to describe bubbles' wetting behaviors on solid surfaces.

Angiogenin maintains gut microbe homeostasis by balancing α-Proteobacteria and Lachnospiraceae.

Objective: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) play essential roles in maintaining gut health and are associated with IBD. This study is to elucidate the effect of angiogenin (ANG), an intestine-secreted AMP, on gut microbiota and its relevance with IBD.

Design: The effect of ANG on microbiota and its contribution to colitis were evaluated in different colitis models with co-housing and faecal microbiota transplantation.

Development of Chromosome Segment Substitution Lines (CSSLs) Derived from Guangxi Wild Rice ( Griff.) under Rice ( L.) Background and the Identification of QTLs for Plant Architecture, Agronomic Traits and Cold Tolerance.

Common wild rice contains valuable resources of novel alleles for rice improvement. It is well known that genetic populations provide the basis for a wide range of genetic and genomic studies. In particular, chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) ais a powerful tool for fine mapping of quantitative traits, new gene discovery and marker-assisted breeding.

Seismic Behavior of Extended End-Plate Connections Subjected to Cyclic Loading on the Top-Side of the Column.

The extended end-plate connections provide excellent performance in resisting seismic loads in high-risk areas. Most scholars' experiments and finite element studies on this type of joint are focused on the method of applying displacement loads on the beam tip, while the method of applying displacement on the column side has not been the subject of further study. However, the load transmission mechanism of this type of connection is not completely consistent in actual engineering, as the design concept of "strong column weak beam" does not apply to all joints.

Hypoxic preconditioning combined with curcumin promotes cell survival and mitochondrial quality of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, and accelerates cutaneous wound healing via PGC-1α/SIRT3/HIF-1α signaling.

Restrained survival and function of relocated bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) is a major impediment to BMSCs-mediated tissue repair. Accumulating evidences have indicated that hypoxic preconditioning of BMSCs could enhance BMSCs' adaptability after transplantation and thus improve their therapeutic properties. Curcumin, a natural dietary product, is known to exert profound protective effects on various cellular processes.