Romantic relationship status and internalized homophobia in LGB individuals: a parallel mediation model examining the roles of gender and coming out status.

Background: To examine the parallel mediating effects of social networking site use and self-esteem on the internalization of homophobia among LGB individuals, with a focus on variations across gender and coming out status.

Methods: A sample of 657 homosexual and bisexual individuals (mean age: 22.81 ± 6.

Decellularized tendon patch enhance biological and mechanical healing of large-to-massive rotator cuff tear in a rat chronic model: a comparison study of patch sterilization and storage methods.

Background: Large-to-massive rotator cuff tears (L-M RCTs) usually requires a patch to reconstruction. Decellularized tendon patch (DTP) was a biomimetic and effective material for reconstructing L-M RCTs. However, the protocol for DTP sterilization and storage is variable, which may influence their performance.

All-fiber focused optical vortex array generator based on a Dammann-Kinoform spiral zone plate.

An optical vortex array (OVA) provides more degrees of freedom for modulation by controlling the number and spatial distribution of optical vortices (OVs). However, traditional approaches such as spatial light modulation need to utilize numerous complex optical components to generate an OVA and bulky objective lenses to focus it. We reported a highly integrated all-fiber generator of the focused optical vortex array (FOVA) in this work.

Pulmonary Embolism Following Living Donor Hepatectomy: A Report of 4 Cases and Literature Review.

BACKGROUND Living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is an established treatment for end-stage liver disease, where donor safety remains a top priority. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an unpredictable but serious complication following liver donor hepatectomy (LDH), contributing significantly to postoperative morbidity and mortality. CASE REPORT This article reports 4 cases of PE in living donors following LDH, discussing their clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment, and reviewing the relevant literature.

BANCR-Containing Extracellular Vesicles Enhance Breast Cancer Resistance.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized particles secreted by many cell types, including tumor cells, and play key roles in cellular communication by transporting functional RNAs. This study aims to elucidate the role of lncRNA BANCR in EVs derived from breast cancer (BC) cells in trastuzumab resistance. Differentially expressed lncRNAs and downstream targets in BC-resistant samples were identified.

Minimum 24-Month Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Paratenon Protection Repair vs Open Giftbox Repair of Ruptured Achilles Tendon.

Background: The paratenon has been shown to promote Achilles tendon healing, but the evidence supporting the role of paratenon protection technique in Achilles tendon repair is sparse. We retrospectively assessed the results of a paratenon-sparing repair technique vs an open giftbox repair of Achilles tendon ruptures.

Methods: Patients with Achilles tendon rupture who underwent surgical treatment at our hospital between January 2015 and August 2021 were retrospectively reviewed.

GLNet: global-local feature network for wheat leaf disease image classification.

Addressing the issues with insufficient multi-scale feature perception and incomplete understanding of global information in traditional convolutional neural networks for image classification of wheat leaf disease, this paper proposes a global local feature network, i.e. GLNet, which adopts a unique global-local convolutional neural network architecture, realizes the comprehensive capturing of multi-scale features in an image by processing the global feature block and local feature block in parallel and integrating the information of both of them with the help of a feature fusion block.

Fuzhisan ameliorates cognitive ability in Alzheimer's disease by p62 and related autophagy regulatory pathways.

Background: Maintaining autophagic homeostasis has been proved to play an important role in Alzheimer's disease.

Object: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Fuzhisan(FZS) on autophagic function in Alzheimer's disease and to elucidate its potential mechanism through the P62 regulatory pathways.

Methods: FZS was extracted by water extraction-rotary evaporation method.

Supervisor-postgraduate relationship and perceived stress: the mediating role of self-efficacy and the moderating role of psychological resilience.

Background: Postgraduate studies often entail significant stress, which can profoundly affect students' well-being and academic performance. The supervisor-postgraduate relationship plays a pivotal role in shaping stress levels among postgraduate students. This study investigates the mediating role of self-efficacy and the moderating influence of psychological resilience in the link between supervisor-postgraduate relationships and perceived stress in postgraduate students.

Toward clearer recognition and easier usefulness: development of a cross-lingual atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease ontology.

Atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease could result in a great number of deaths and disabilities. However, it did not acquire enough attention. Less information, statistics, or data on the disease has been revealed.

Sustainable Immunomodulatory via Macrophage P2Y12 Inhibition Mediated Bioactive Patche for Peritendinous Antiadhesion.

Persistent anti-inflammatory responses are critical for the prevention of peritendinous adhesion. Although modified anti-adhesion barriers have been studied extensively, the immune response induced by the implants and the unclear mechanism limits their application. In this research, the advantage of the multi-functionalities of CA (caffeic acid) is taken to synthesize biodegradable poly (ester urethane) urea elastomers with ester- and carbamate-bonded CA (PEUU-CA).

Balloon guide catheters for endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute ischaemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion in China (PROTECT-MT): a multicentre, open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised controlled trial.

Background: The effectiveness of using a balloon guide catheter during endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute ischaemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion of the anterior circulation remains uncertain. We aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of using a balloon guide catheter during endovascular thrombectomy, compared with using a conventional guide catheter, in this patient population.

Methods: We conducted a multicentre, open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomised controlled trial at 28 hospitals in China.

Light-Sheet Skew Ray-Based Microbubble Chemical Sensor for Pb Measurements.

A multimode fiber-based sensor is proposed and demonstrated for the detection of lead traces in contaminated water. The sensing mechanism involves using a light sheet to excite a specific group of skew rays that optimizes light absorption. The sensing region features an inline microbubble structure that funnels the skew rays into a tight ring, thereby intensifying the evanescent field.

Effects of anger and trigger identity on triggered displaced aggression among college students: based on the "kicking the barking dog effect".

Background: Drawing on the "kicking the barking dog effect", this study investigated the individual and group-level mechanisms underlying triggered displaced aggression (TDA).

Methods: Three experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of anger and hostile attribution on TDA, examining these factors at both the individual and group levels. The preliminary experiment investigated how emotions affect subsequent cognition at an individual level with the aim of understanding the underlying generative process of TDA.

Clinical Trial Study Protocol: A Prospective Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial Protocol to Assess the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Analgesia and Recovery Quality in Laparoscopic Donor Hepatectomy.

Introduction: Liver transplantation is considered an effective treatment for end-stage liver disease. Laparoscopic donor hepatectomy (LDH) has become a new standard procedure. And it is important to minimize the pain of the donor.

Design and Simulation of High-Performance D-Type Dual-Mode PCF-SPR Refractive Index Sensor Coated with Au-TiO Layer.

A novel surface plasmon resonance (SPR) refractive index (RI) sensor based on the D-type dual-mode photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is proposed. The sensor employs a side-polished few-mode PCF that facilitates the transmission of the fundamental and second-order modes, with an integrated microfluidic channel positioned directly above the fiber core. This design minimizes the distance to the analyte and maximizes the interaction between the optical field and the analyte, thereby enhancing the SPR effect and resonance loss for improved sensing performance.

Engineering of MnTe/MnO Heterostructures with Interfacial Electric Field Modulation for Efficient and Durable Li-O Batteries.

Design and synthesis of highly active and robust bifunctional cathode catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are of vital significance for practical applications of lithium-oxygen (Li-O) batteries. Herein, a built-in electric field (BIEF) strategy is reported to fabricate MnTe/MnO heterostructures with a large work function difference (ΔΦ) as a bifunctional cathode catalyst in Li-O batteries. The MnTe/MnO heterostructures with nanosheets and microporous structures result in an abundance of exposed active sites and facilitate mass transfer.

Adult attachment and love psychological stress among college students: the mediating role of core self-evaluation and the moderating role of meaning in life.

Background: With college students going into dating relationships, dating partners become their new attachment figures. We aimed to investigate the relationship between adult attachment, and love psychological stress among college students, which also explored the roles of core self-evaluation and meaning in life.

Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey on 813 college students using the adult attachment scale, core self-evaluation scale, meaning in life scale, and love psychological stress scale.

The Association Between Renal Desaturation Measured Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury: A Systematic Review.

Objectives: The objective of this systematic review was to clarify the status of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in monitoring perioperative renal regional tissue oxygen saturation (rSO) and determine whether there is evidence supporting its use in predicting postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI).

Design: A systematic search of electronic databases was conducted to identify all clinical studies that utilized NIRS to monitor renal rSO during the perioperative period to observe postoperative AKI.

Setting: Studies published online as of May 31, 2024, were included in the review.