The application of plasma technology for the preparation of supercapacitor electrode materials.

With the rapidly growing demand for clean energy and energy interconnection, there is an urgent need for rapid and high-capacity energy storage technologies to realize large-scale energy storage, transfer energy, and establish the energy internet. Supercapacitors, which have advantages such as high specific capacitance, fast charging and discharging rates, and long cycle lifetimes, are being widely used in electric vehicles, information technology, aerospace, and other fields. The performance of supercapacitors is crucially dependent on electrode materials.

NKG2D Enhances Double-Negative T Cell Regulation of B Cells.

Numerous studies reported a small subpopulation of TCRαβCD4CD8 (double-negative) T cells that exert regulatory functions in the peripheral lymphocyte population. However, the origin of these double-negative T (DNT) cells is controversial. Some researchers reported that DNT cells originated from the thymus, and others argued that these cells are derived from peripheral immune induction.

Overexpression of anillin is related to poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: Anillin (ANLN) is required for tumor growth. It has been proven that knockdown of ANLN effectively reduces the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in transgenic mice. However, the functional role of ANLN in HCC patients remains to be elucidated.

Prediction of cervical lymph node metastasis with contrast-enhanced ultrasound and association between presence of BRAF and extrathyroidal extension in papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the correlation between cervical lymph node metastasis (CLNM) and each of the ultrasound features, immunohistochemical factors, and B-type Raf (BRAF) mutation.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 405 patients with single papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) nodules, all of whom underwent preoperative sonographic examinations, including gray-scale ultrasound, color Doppler ultrasound, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS). All PTC patients were evaluated using 14 clinical and sonographic features, eight immunohistochemical factors, and BRAF.

Use of erlotinib and thalidomide in advanced NSCLC patients with acquired resistance to erlotinib: A pilot study.

Evidences suggested that combined blockade of the VEGF and EGFR pathways can improve the treatment efficacy of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In our previously clinical practice, we observed that thalidomide, a potent VEGF inhibitor, can significantly decrease the tumor size of one EGFR-TKI resistance patient with lung cancer cachexia. In this pilot study, we tried to assess the efficacy and toxicity of the combination therapy of erlotinib and thalidomide in advanced NSCLC patients with acquired resistance to erlotinib.

[Distribution patterns and pollution assessments of heavy metals in the Spartina alterniflora salt-marsh wetland of Rudong, Jiangsu province].

To understand the ecological impact of Spartina alterniflora on the coastal wetland environment, field survey was carried out in July, 2010, over the intertidal areas of Rudong coast, Jiangsu province; sediment samples were collected from a series of stations with different conditions of vegetation cover and S. alterniflora growth. The contents of eight heavy metals, together with sediment composition and total organic carbon were analyzed to reveal the distribution patterns of the heavy metals.

[Relationship between clinical features and prognosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 infection in humans in mainland China].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between clinical features of patients with A/H5N1 infection and their prognosis in mainland China.

Methods: This study included 28 human cases with A/H5N1 infection in mainland China from October 2005 to May 2008. Data were collected and reviewed from hospital medical records and publishied papers.