Enhanced photocatalytic performance in seawater of donor-acceptor type conjugated polymers through introduction of alkoxy groups in the side chain.

Previous studies have demonstrated that the donor (D)-acceptor (A) structure enables conjugated polymers (CPs) to effectively inhibit charge recombination, reduce exciton binding energy to a minimum, and broaden the light absorption spectrum, ultimately enhancing photocatalytic activity. Besides, side chain engineering is an effective approach to enhance photocatalytic performance by regulating surface chemistry and energy band structure of CPs. Herein, three D-A type CPs, namely TPD-T, TPD-MOT and TPD-DOT, were designed and synthesized using thieno[3,4-c]pyrrole-4,6-dione (TPD) as A units and thiophene with different alkyl/alkoxy groups side chain (as 3-octylthiophene (T), 3-methoxythiophene (MOT) and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (DOT)) as D units, via an atom- and step-economic CH/CH cross-coupling polycondensation.

Removal of BPA by Pseudomonas asiatica P1: Synergistic response mechanism of toxicity resistance and biodegradation.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a globally concerning toxic pollutant, and microbial degradation is considered an effective method to treat BPA contamination. However, the inherent microbial toxicity of BPA is often overlooked, particularly the microbial mechanisms of resistance and detoxification against BPA. This study found that under the toxic stress of BPA, cbb3-type cytochrome c oxidase (cbb3-Cox) in the cells of Pseudomonas asiatica P1 (P.

Multi-omics analysis reveals the mechanisms by which C6-HSL enhances the resistance of typical functional bacteria in activated sludge to low-temperature stress.

Signaling molecules, particularly acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs), can enhance microbial activity under low-temperature stress. However, the specific mechanisms underlying this effect remain unclear. This study identified a typical activated sludge functional bacterium that is sensitive to low temperatures and regulated by hexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (C6-HSL), a representative of AHLs.

Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Ligament Tissue Transport Interleukin-17A to Mediate Ligament-To-Bone Crosstalk in Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Pathological new bone formation is a critical feature of the progression of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and spine ankylosis is a distinctive feature of this condition. Ligaments are the primary regions of pathological new bone formation in AS. Here, it is demonstrated that ligament tissue-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) and their interleukin-17A (IL-17A) cargo mediate the communication between the tissue and other cells.

Electrophysiological functional connectivity and complexity reflecting cognitive processing speed heterogeneity in young children with ADHD.

Early intervention is imperative for young children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who manifest heterogeneous neurocognitive deficits. The study investigated the functional connectivity and complexity of brain activity among young children with ADHD exhibiting a fast cognitive processing speed (ADHD-F, n = 26), with ADHD exhibiting a slow cognitive processing speed (ADHD-S, n = 17), and typically developing children (n = 35) using wireless electroencephalography (EEG) during rest and task conditions. During rest, compared with the typically developing group, the ADHD-F group displayed lower long-range intra-hemispheric connectivity, while the ADHD-S group had lower frontal beta inter-hemispheric connectivity.

The Utility of a Novel Neuropsychological Measurement to Analyze Event-Related Attentional Behaviors among Young Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-a Pilot Study.

Objective: The identification and diagnosis of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits is challenging during the preschool stage. Neuropsychological measures may be useful in early assessments. Furthermore, analysis of event-related behavior appears to be an unmet need for clinical treatment planning.

Alfalfa confers tolerance to cadmium stress through activating the iron deficiency response in .

Cadmium (Cd) pollution severely affects plant growth and development, posing risks to human health throughout the food chain. Improved iron (Fe) nutrients could mitigate Cd toxicity in plants, but the regulatory network involving Cd and Fe interplay remains unresolved. Here, a transcription factor gene of alfalfa, was verified to respond to iron deficiency and Cd stress.

Dietary supplementation with short- and long-chain structured lipids alleviates obesity via regulating hepatic lipid metabolism, inflammation and gut microbiota in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice.

Background: Obesity is closely associated with lipid accumulation, inflammation and intestinal microbiota dysbiosis. Short- and long-chain type structured lipids (SLCTs) are kinds of low-calorie structured lipids and demonstrate anti-obesity and hypolipidemia bioactivity. The objective of this study is to investigate the potential effects of dietary supplementation of SLCTs rich in short-chain fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids on high-fat-diet-induced obesity and gut microbiota modulation in C57BL/6J mice.

Bacterial transformation of lignin: key enzymes and high-value products.

Lignin, a natural organic polymer that is recyclable and inexpensive, serves as one of the most abundant green resources in nature. With the increasing consumption of fossil fuels and the deterioration of the environment, the development and utilization of renewable resources have attracted considerable attention. Therefore, the effective and comprehensive utilization of lignin has become an important global research topic, with the goal of environmental protection and economic development.

, A Metal Transporter Gene of Alfalfa, Increases Iron Accumulation and Benefits Cadmium Resistance.

Iron (Fe) is necessary for plant growth and development. The mechanism of uptake and translocation in Cadmium (Cd) is similar to iron, which shares iron transporters. Yellow stripe-like transporter (YSL) plays a pivotal role in transporting iron and other metal ions in plants.

Accurate Thrombin Monitoring Based on Proximity Ligation Assay-Assisted Rolling Circle Amplification (RCA).

Due to the fact that the expression level of thrombin affects the coagulation function of the injured tissue after trauma, it is considered as a very promising biomarker for the diagnosis and treatment of trauma. Nonetheless, sensitive, simple, and accurate thrombin detection continue to be extremely difficult. Here, using the two domains of thrombin as detection targets, we build a unique, accurate, isothermal thrombin analysis method.

Mechanism of 17β-estradiol degradation by Rhodococcus equi via the 4,5-seco pathway and its key genes.

Steroid estrogens have been detected in oceans, rivers, lakes, groundwaters, soils, and even urban water supply systems, thereby inevitably imposing serious impacts on human health and ecological safety. Indeed, many estrogen-degrading bacterial strains and degradation pathways have been reported, with the 4,5-seco pathway being particularly important. However, few studies have evaluated the use of the 4,5-seco pathway by actinomycetes to degrade 17β-estradiol (E2).

Atypical functional connectivity during rest and task-related dynamic alteration in young children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: An analysis using the phase-locking value.

Aim: The study investigated the electroencephalography (EEG) functional connectivity (FC) profiles during rest and tasks of young children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and typical development (TD).

Methods: In total, 78 children (aged 5-7 years) were enrolled in this study; 43 of them were diagnosed with ADHD and 35 exhibited TD. Four FC metrics, coherence, phase-locking value (PLV), pairwise phase consistency, and phase lag index, were computed for feature selection to discriminate ADHD from TD.

Sensitive osteosarcoma diagnosis through five-base telomerase product-triggered CRISPR-Cas12a enhanced rolling circle amplification.

Osteosarcoma is the most frequent primary malignant bone tumor, composed of mesenchymal cells producing osteoid and immature bone. The sensitive detection of telomerase plays a pivotal role in the early diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of osteosarcoma. We report here an strategy for sensitive telomerase activity detection through the integration of rolling circle amplification (RCA) and a clustered regularly spaced short palindrome repeats (CRISPR)-Cas12a system.

LAG-3 Represents a Marker of CD4+ T Cells with Regulatory Activity in Patients with Bone Fracture.

The lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG-3) is a CD4 homolog with binding affinity to MHC class II molecules. It is thought that LAG-3 exerts a bimodal function, such that co-ligation of LAG-3 and CD3 could deliver an inhibitory signal in conventional T cells, whereas, on regulatory T cells, LAG-3 expression could promote their inhibitory function. In this study, we investigated the role of LAG-3 expression on CD4 T cells in patients with long bone fracture.

Downregulation of regulatory T cell function in patients with delayed fracture healing.

Bone fracture healing is a multistage regenerative process that requires the collaboration of various cell types, with approximately 5%-10% of fractures not healing properly. Accumulating evidence suggests that dysregulations in the immune system are associated with defective healing. In a cohort of 30 bone fracture patients between 50 and 62 years of age, 8 patients displayed delayed healing.

Bidirectional Association Between Depression and Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study.

Several cross-sectional studies have reported a common comorbidity between depression and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). However, a bidirectional temporal association between these 2 distinct diseases has rarely been investigated. Using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, 25,969 patients with FMS and without any psychiatric disorder and 17,142 patients with depression and without FMS between 2000 and 2008 were enrolled and separately compared with age- and sex-matched (1:4) control groups.

Polydipsia, hyponatremia and rhabdomyolysis in schizophrenia: A case report.

The prevalence of polydipsia among patients with schizophrenia is 6%-20%. Around 10%-20% of patients with polydipsia may develop hyponatremia and even complicated with rhabdomyolysis. Here we presented a 40-year-old man with schizophrenia, who had received paliperidone 15 mg/d for more than one year, and polydipsia was noted.