Comprehensive financial health assessment using Advanced machine learning techniques: Evidence based on private companies listed on ChiNext.

This study develops a specific and measurable framework for assessing the financial health (FH) of privately-owned companies listed on ChiNext, aimed at identifying financially sound enterprises and helping investors avoid losses caused by financial fraud or earnings management. The research proposes and tests four hypotheses related to key financial indicators and one overarching hypothesis regarding the model's performance. Using gradient boosting machines and random forests, the model achieves high accuracy and robustness against overfitting through iterative learning.

Molten salt synthesized Tb, Pr or Dy single doped CaTaO with persistent luminescence.

A series of Tb, Pr and Dy monodoped CaTaO(CTO) persistent luminescence (PersL) phosphors have been successfully synthesized using the molten salt method with KCl flux. The PersL color is green and orange for Tb and Pr or Dy doped samples, respectively. The trap depth of Tb, Pr and Dy monodoped CTO is 0.

Melatonin treatment maintains the quality properties and storability of carambola fruit by modulating energy metabolism.

The influences of 150 μmol/L melatonin treatment on the quality properties, storability, and energy metabolism in carambola fruit were explored. The results showed that, compared to the control, melatonin treatment significantly retained higher rate of commercially acceptable fruit, and retarded the development of fruit browning and yellowing. Additionally, melatonin treatment displayed higher levels of chromaticity L and h values, titratable acid, total soluble solids, total soluble sugars, sucrose, and vitamin C, but lower respiration rate, chromaticity a and b values, and reducing sugar content.

Ferulic Acid in the Treatment of Papulopustular Rosacea: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Background: Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by flushing, erythema, papules, and pustules on the central face. It affects patient appearance and is noted for its chronicity, recurrence, and resistance to treatment. Effective rosacea treatment requires repairing the skin barrier, reducing inflammation, and promoting vasoconstriction.

Photocatalytic CO reduction to CO catalysed by lanthanide complexes.

Here we demonstrate the efficient CO reduction to CO catalysed by lanthanide-based complexes under light irradiation, by which the highest CO evolution rate can reach 78 ± 8 μmol g h in 4 h. This work provides an economic and environmentally friendly route for CO conversion.

Interfacial charge demulsification endowed dual-network photocatalytic hydrogen-bonded PVA@agarose membranes for oil-water separation.

Hydrogel materials with hydrophilic cross-linked network exhibit remarkable super-wettability, enabling their widespread application in oily wastewater treatment. However, the single and loose structure lacks sufficient strength and porosity to resist long-term degradation. Herein, a structural synergistic molecular strategy was reported to introduce reinforcing phase structures and interfacial active sites into the polymer networks for long-term oil-water emulsion separation.

Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase is a potential tumor suppressor and predictive marker for hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major cause of cancer mortality worldwide, and metastasis is the main cause of early recurrence and poor prognosis. However, the mechanism of metastasis remains poorly understood.

Aim: To determine the possible mechanism affecting HCC metastasis and provide a possible theoretical basis for HCC treatment.

Slightly acidic electrolyzed water treatment enhances the quality attributes and the storability of postharvest litchis through regulating the metabolism of reactive oxygen species.

Effects of slightly acidic electrolyzed water (SAEW) on the storability, quality attributes, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism of litchis were investigated. Results showed that SAEW-treated litchis presented better quality attributes and storability than control litchis. On storage day 5, the commercially acceptable fruit rate of control litchis was 42%, while SAEW-treated litchis displayed 59% higher rate of commercially acceptable fruit, 21% lower pericarp browning index, and 13% lower weight loss percentage than control litchis.

Highly Selective Production of C Oxygenates from CO in Strongly Acidic Condition by Rough Ag-Cu Electrocatalyst.

The acidic electrocatalytic conversion of CO to multi-carbon (C) oxygenates is of great importance in view of enhancing carbon utilization efficiency and generating products with high energy densities, but suffering from low selectivity and activity. Herein, we synthesized Ag-Cu alloy catalyst with highly rough surface, by which the selectivity to C oxygenates can be greatly improved. In a strongly acidic condition (pH=0.

Gut microbiota, skin microbiota, and alopecia areata: A Mendelian randomization study.

Background: Observational studies have shown an association between skin microbiota and alopecia areata (AA), but the causal connection remains ambiguous.

Methods: We obtained data on skin microbiota and AA from summary statistics of Genome-Wide Association Studies and applied statistical methods from Mendelian randomization (MR) to assess causal relationships. Additionally, we investigated whether the skin microbiota acts as a mediator in the pathway from gut microbiota to AA.

Life course weight transitions from birth to childhood to midlife and risk of cardiovascular diseases and its subtypes.

Background And Aims: Evidence on weight transitions across life stages and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is limited. We aimed to explore weight transition patterns from birth to childhood to midlife and risk of incident CVDs.

Methods: A total of 193,905 participants from the UK Biobank were included.

The relationship between male and female endogenous reproductive hormones levels and subjective cognitive decline score: A cross-sectional analysis of the Pingyin cohort study.

Objective: Reproductive hormones might impact disease course in cognitive decline. We examined the association between male and female endogenous reproductive hormones and subjective cognitive decline (SCD) score.

Design, Patients And Measurements: A cross-sectional study design was used with baseline data from the Pingyin cohort study, involving 1943 participants aged 45-70 years.

Functional Connectivity of the Auditory Cortex in Women With Trauma-Related Disorders Who Hear Voices.

Background: Voice hearing (VH) is a transdiagnostic experience that is common in trauma-related disorders. However, the neural substrates that underlie trauma-related VH remain largely unexplored. While auditory perceptual dysfunction is among the abnormalities implicated in VH in schizophrenia, whether VH in trauma-related disorders also involves auditory perceptual alterations is unknown.

Comprehensive pan-cancer investigation of carnosine dipeptidase 1 and its prospective prognostic significance in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Carnosine dipeptidase 1 (CNDP1), an enzyme integral to the hydrolysis of dipeptides containing histidine, plays an indispensable role in myriad physiological processes, including hydrolysis of proteins, maturation of specific biochemical functionalities within proteins, tissue regeneration, and regulation of cell cycle. However, the implications of CNDP1 in oncogenesis and its prognostic value are not yet fully elucidated. Initially, we procured the GSE40367 dataset from the Gene Expression Omnibus and established a protein-protein interaction network.

Association of healthy and unhealthy plant-based diets with telomere length.

Background & Aims: Previous studies have shown that plant-rich dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, are associated with longer telomeres. However, no association has been found between vegetarian diet and telomere length. We hypothesized that the quality of plant-based diets plays an important role in telomere length.

High-Efficiency Photocatalytic Oxidation of Benzyl Alcohol by NH-UiO-66-(Indole-2,3-Dione)-Fe.

The photocatalytic oxidation of biomass-derived benzyl alcohol provides a promising way for the synthesis of benzoic acid, which is an important intermediate with wide applications. To improve the efficiency of photocatalytic benzyl alcohol oxidation to benzoic acid is of great interest. In this work, we propose the utilization of NH-UiO-66-ID-Fe catalyst for photocatalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol to benzoic acid, where NH-UiO-66 is a typically used metal-organic framework, ID is indole-2,3-dione (ID) that has biocompatibility, light absorption property and can be covalently combined with amino-functionalized substances.

TNFAIP1 promotes macrophage lipid accumulation and accelerates the development of atherosclerosis through the LEENE/FoxO1/ABCA1 pathway.

Macrophage lipid accumulation is a critical contributor to foam cell formation and atherosclerosis. Tumor necrosis factor-α-induced protein 1 (TNFAIP1) is closely associated with cardiovascular disease. However, its role and molecular mechanisms in atherogenesis remain unclear.

Association between ABO genotypes and risk of dementia and neuroimaging markers: roles of sex and APOE status.

Background: Whether the relationships between ABO blood genotypes (AA, AO, BB, BO, AB, and OO) and dementia are modified by gender and APOE status has been unclear.

Methods: We used data from the UK Biobank, a population-based cohort study of 487,425 individuals. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) between ABO genotypes and risk of dementia.

Minor (≤ 10%) Ground-Glass Opacity Component in Clinical Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Associations With Pathologic Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes.

The presence of a ground-glass opacity (GGO) component is a favorable prognostic factor in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), although the prognostic impact of a very small GGO component remains poorly investigated. The purpose of this article is to investigate the impact of a minor (≤ 10%) GGO component on the prognosis of clinical stage I NSCLC in comparison with pure-solid nodules. This retrospective study included 382 patients (mean age, 60.

Nomogram for preoperative estimation of microvascular invasion risk in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Microvascular invasion (MVI) is an adverse prognostic indicator of tumor recurrence after surgery for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Therefore, developing a nomogram for estimating the presence of MVI before liver resection is necessary. We retrospectively included 260 patients with pathologically confirmed HCC at the Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital between January 2021 and April 2024.