Assessment of perineal body properties in women with stress urinary incontinence using Transperineal shear wave elastography.

Limited data on the correlation between the perineal body (PB) and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are available. The objectives of this study were to quantify the PB using shear wave elastography (SWE) technology with a high-frequency linear array probe to evaluate the relationship between the properties of PB and stress urinary incontinence (SUI). This study included 64 women with SUI and 70 female control participants.

van der Waals-bonded graphene clusters enhance thermal conductivity of phase-change materials for advanced thermal energy management.

Organic phase-change materials possess immense application potential, but their low thermal conductivity (≤0.5 W m K) severely limits the thermal energy charge/discharge rate, impeding their practical implementation in the field of advanced energy. While incorporating thermally conductive fillers into the phase-change matrix can address this issue, achieving a thermal conductivity exceeding 10 W m K at a filler content below 30 vol% remains challenging, attributed to the absence of a well-designed filler interface and structure.

Enhancement of triclocarban biodegradation: Metabolic division of labor in co-culture of Rhodococcus sp. BX2 and Pseudomonas sp. LY-1.

Triclocarban (TCC) and its metabolite, 3,4-dichloroaniline (DCA), are classified as emerging organic contaminants (EOCs). Significant concerns arise from water and soil contamination with TCC and its metabolites. These concerns are especially pronounced at high concentrations of up to approximately 20 mg/kg dry weight, as observed in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs).

Adsorption behavior and mechanism of modified Pinus massoniana pollen microcarriers for extremely efficient and rapid adsorption of cationic methylene blue dye.

Herein, a novel biosorbent was successfully fabricated through a two-step process employing Pinus massoniana pollen as raw material. The efficacy of this biosorbent in eliminating methylene blue (MB), a typical organic cationic dye, from highly concentrated industrial wastewater was investigated. The results demonstrated that by adjusting the wettability of pollen microcarriers, it is possible to significantly increase their adsorption capacity for cationic dyes, resulting in a remarkable 25-fold improvement.

High-quality nursing service system is superior to routine care in the care management of malignancies.

Purpose: To analyze the application value of the high-quality nursing service system in the care management of malignancies.

Methods: 116 patients with malignancies treated in the Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital between December 2019 and June 2022 were retrospectively enrolled. This included 56 patients who received routine care (regular group) and 60 patients treated by high-quality care (high-quality group).

Selective and Controllable Defluorophosphination and Defluorophosphorylation of Trifluoromethylated Enones: An Auxiliary Function of the Carbonyl Group.

The auxiliary function of a carbonyl group in the tunable defluorophosphination and defluorophosphorylation of trifluoromethylated enones with P(O)-containing compounds was demonstrated. Controlled replacement of one or two fluorine atoms in trifluoromethylated enones while maintaining high chemo- and stereoselectivity was achieved under mild conditions, thus enabling diversity-oriented synthesis of skeletally diverse organophosphorus libraries─()-difluoro-1,3-dien-1-yl phosphinates, (1,3)-4-phosphoryl-4-fluoro-buta-1,3-dien-1-yl phosphinates, and ()-4-phosphoryl-4-fluoro-1,3-but-3-en-1-ones─in good yields with excellent functional group tolerance.

A Hierarchically Structured Graphene/Ag Nanowires Paper as Thermal Interface Material.

With the increase in heat power density in modern integrating electronics, thermal interface materials (TIM) that can efficiently fill the gaps between the heat source and heat sinks and enhance heat dissipation are urgently needed owing to their high thermal conductivity and excellent mechanical durability. Among all the emerged TIMs, graphene-based TIMs have attracted increasing attention because of the ultrahigh intrinsic thermal conductivity of graphene nanosheets. Despite extensive efforts, developing high-performance graphene-based papers with high through-plane thermal conductivity remains challenging despite their high in-plane thermal conductivity.

Ultralow Interfacial Thermal Resistance of Graphene Thermal Interface Materials with Surface Metal Liquefaction.

Developing advanced thermal interface materials (TIMs) to bridge heat-generating chip and heat sink for constructing an efficient heat transfer interface is the key technology to solve the thermal management issue of high-power semiconductor devices. Based on the ultra-high basal-plane thermal conductivity, graphene is an ideal candidate for preparing high-performance TIMs, preferably to form a vertically aligned structure so that the basal-plane of graphene is consistent with the heat transfer direction of TIM. However, the actual interfacial heat transfer efficiency of currently reported vertically aligned graphene TIMs is far from satisfactory.

A benefit allocation model for the joint prevention and control of air pollution in China: In view of environmental justice.

The benefit allocation of fair and justice is an inevitable guarantee for the long-term operation of the joint prevention and control of air pollution (JPCAP). The ignorance of interest demands of various governance subjects in the existing benefit allocation mechanism results in the widespread "free rider" behavior in the joint control and unsatisfactory effects of JPCAP. Given this, it is imperative to build a reasonable benefit allocation model.

Terahertz multimode modulator based on tunable triple-plasmon-induced transparency in monolayer graphene metamaterials.

A simple monolayer graphene metamaterial based on silicon/silica substrates is proposed, and typical triple-plasmon-induced transparency (PIT) is realized in the terahertz band. The physical mechanism is analyzed by coupled mode theory (CMT), and the results of CMT agree well with the finite-difference time-domain simulation. A multimode electro-optical switch can be designed by dynamic tuning, and the modulation degrees of its resonant frequencies are 84.

Triple plasmon-induced transparency and dynamically tunable electro-optics switch based on a multilayer patterned graphene metamaterial.

A terahertz-band metamaterial composed of multilayer patterned graphene is proposed and triple plasmon-induced transparency is excited by coupling three bright modes with one dark mode. The Lorentz curve calculated by the coupled-mode theory agrees well with the finite-difference time-domain results. Dynamic tuning is investigated by changing the Fermi level.

A Factor Analysis Model for Rapid Evaluation of the Semen Quality of Fertile Men in China.

Objective: The objective of this study is to reduce the dimension of several indicators with a strong correlation when conducting semen quality analysis in a small number of comprehensive variables that could retain most of the information in the original variables.

Methods: A total of 1132 subjects were recruited from the Maternal and Child Health Institutions of seven provinces in mainland China. They completed the questionnaire and provided semen samples.

Regioselective synthesis of 6-nitroindole derivatives from enaminones and nitroaromatic compounds transition metal-free C-C and C-N bond formation.

Few methods are known for the synthesis of nitroindole derivatives. A simple and practical CsCO-promoted method for the synthesis of 6-nitroindole derivatives from enaminones and nitroaromatic compounds has been developed. Two new C-C and C-N bonds were formed in a highly regioselective manner under transition metal-free conditions.

Reflection on the joint prevention and control of air pollution from the perspective of environmental justice-insights from a two-stage dynamic game model.

The practices of the joint prevention and control of air pollution (JPCAP) present two disadvantages: the low enthusiasm of governance subjects and an unsatisfactory governance effect. Revealing the existing problems and exploring their causes has been a key issue for promoting JPCAP. Given this, we especially establish a two-stage dynamic game model for air pollution control to explore the advantages and dilemmas of JPCAP by analyzing changes in environmental tax rate and social welfare.

Ambient gaseous pollutants and emergency ambulance calls for all-cause and cause-specific diseases in China: a multicity time-series study.

Much attention has been paid to the health effects of ambient particulate matter pollution; the effects of gaseous air pollutants have not been well studied. Emergency ambulance calls (EACs) may provide a better indicator of the acute health effects than the widely used health indicators, such as mortality and hospital admission. We estimated the short-term associations between gaseous air pollutants [nitrogen dioxide (NO), sulfur dioxide (SO), and ozone (O)] and EACs for all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases in seven Chinese cities from 2014 to 2019.

Downregulation of SOX2-OT Prevents Hepatocellular Carcinoma Progression Through miR-143-3p/MSI2.

Objective: LncRNA SOX2-OT is involved in a variety of cancers. This study explored the effect of lncRNA SOX2-OT on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells.

Methods: SOX2-OT expressions were detected in HCC tissues and normal tissues, normal cells, and HCC cells.

Different sized particles associated with all-cause and cause-specific emergency ambulance calls: A multicity time-series analysis in China.

Background: Compared with mortality and hospital admission, emergency ambulance calls (EACs) could be a more accurate outcome indicator to reflect the health effects of short-term air pollution exposure. However, such studies have been scarce, especially on a multicity scale in China.

Methods: We estimated the associations of different diameter particles [i.

A new method for dividing the scopes and priorities of air pollution control based on environmental justice.

Joint prevention and control of air pollution (JPCAP) is an inevitable choice for controlling air pollution in the future. The existing air pollution prevention and control methods pay less attention to environmental justice, which results in poor treatment effects; hence, a more reasonable method is imperative. The innovation of this work is to construct a new method for dividing the scope and priorities of JPCAP by introducing environmental justice.

Global characteristics and trends of research on industrial structure and carbon emissions: a bibliometric analysis.

The relationship between industrial structure and carbon emissions has been widely identified as a critical research topic by international organizations and academics. Using bibliometrics analysis, this study aimed at dissecting the global characteristics and trends of research on industrial structure and carbon emissions. Based on the 806 documents from 2004 to 2019 in Web of Science, this work was implemented from four aspects, including basic characteristics analysis, country/territory and institution analysis, category and journal analysis, and reference and keyword analysis.

A ClO-mediated photoelectrochemical filtration system for highly-efficient and complete ammonia conversion.

The ability to convert excess ammonia in water into harmless N is highly desirable for environmental remediation. We present a chlorine-oxygen radical (ClO)-mediated photoelectrochemical filtration system for highly efficient and complete ammonia removal from water. The customized photochemical device comprised a Ag-functionalized TiOnanotube array mesh photoanode and a Pd-Cu co-modified nickel foam (Pd-Cu/NF) cathode.

Ginsenosides, potent inhibitors of sialyltransferase.

The overexpression of sialic acids and sialyltransferases (STs) during malignant transformation and progression could result in the aberrant sialylation of cancer cells. Therefore, interfering the sialic acid synthesis might be an effective pathway in cancer therapy. In this study, we assessed that the antitumor inhibitors of 20(S)-ginsenosides Rg3, 20(R)-ginsenosides Rg3, 20(S)-ginsenosides Rh2, and 20(R)-ginsenosides Rh2 could block the sialoglycans in liver cancer cells HepG2.

lncRNA RMRP knockdown suppress hepatocellular carcinoma biological activities via regulation miRNA-206/TACR1.

Long noncoding RNA, RNA component of mitochondrial RNA processing endoribonuclease (RMRP) plays an important role in cancer development and is closely correlated with prognosis in cancer patients. However, whether RMRP affects prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression level of RMRP in HCC and its correlation with prognosis in patients with HCC and explain the effects and associated mechanisms by conducting an in vitro study.

Investigation of the effect for bisphenol A on oxidative stress in human hepatocytes and its interaction with catalase.

Bisphenol A (BPA) as a chemical raw material, is widely used in the manufacturing process of daily necessities. It was reported that BPA could induce oxidative stress, and catalase (CAT) can protect the body from oxidative stress. In this paper, the effect of BPA on CAT was carried out in vitro and in vivo.