Research progresses on the effects of light, temperature and water conditions on primary and secondary growth of trees.

Tree growth includes primary growth and secondary growth. The growth activity and dormancy cycle of trees can affect forest productivity and carbon sequestration capacity. Therefore, it is of great significance to examine the effects of environmental conditions (.

Efficacy of sexual stimulation in the treatment of distal ureteral stones: A meta-analysis.

Introduction: This study aimed to compare the clinical efficacy of sexual stimulation with that of placebo in the treatment of distal ureteral stones.

Methods: We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar from January 1, 2000 to December 31, 2022 for studies comparing the efficacy of sexual stimulus with that of placebo for the treatment of distal ureteral stones. RevMan 5.

Cytokine release syndrome triggered by programmed death 1 blockade (sintilimab) therapy in a psoriasis patient: A case report.

Background: In recent years, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have demonstrated remarkable efficacy across diverse malignancies. Notably, in patients with advanced gastric cancer, the use of programmed death 1 (PD-1) blockade has significantly prolonged overall survival, marking a pivotal advancement comparable to the impact of Herceptin over the past two decades. While the therapeutic benefits of ICIs are evident, the increasing use of immunotherapy has led to an increase in immune-related adverse events.

Classification and hemodynamic characteristics of delayed intracerebral hemorrhage following stent-assisted coil embolism in unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

Background And Objective: Stent-assisted coil (SAC) embolization is a commonly used endovascular treatment for unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) but can be associated with symptomatic delayed intracerebral hemorrhage (DICH). Our study aimed to investigate the hemodynamic risk factors contributing to DICH following SAC embolization and to establish a classification for DICH predicated on hemodynamic profiles.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients with UIAs located in the internal carotid artery (ICA) treated with SAC embolization at our institution from January 2021 to January 2022.

Studies on adsorption properties of magnetic composite prepared by one-pot method for Cd(II), Pb(II), Hg(II), and As(III): Mechanism and practical application in food.

A one-pot synthesis afforded a magnetic, crosslinked polymer adsorbent (m-P6) with a variety of functional groups to realize simultaneous adsorption of Cd, Pb, Hg, and As. The material was characterized by TEM-EDS, XRD, FT-IR, VSM, and XPS. Kinetic and isothermal analyses suggested mainly chemisorption processes of heavy metal ions that form multiple layers on heterogeneous surfaces.

PABPN1 functions as a predictive biomarker in colorectal carcinoma.

Purpose: PABPN1 acts as a modulator of poly(A) tail length and alternative polyadenylation. This research was aimed to explore the role of PABPN1 in colorectal cancer (CRC).

Methods: Public databases were performed to analyze expression, location, roles of prognosis and tumor immunity and interaction with RNAs and proteins of PABPN1.

Kinetin inhibits hepatic stellate cell activation and induces apoptosis via interactions with the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway.

Hepatic fibrosis is the pathological repair response of the liver to chronic injury; hepatic stellate cell (HSC) activation is the central link in the pathogenesis of hepatic fibrosis. Previously, we showed that kinetin, a plant cytokinin hormone, has a protective effect on CCl-induced liver injury in mice. However, the role of kinetin in liver fibrosis remains unclear.

PoDPBT, a BAHD acyltransferase, catalyses the benzoylation in paeoniflorin biosynthesis in Paeonia ostii.

PoDPBT, an O-benzoyltransferase belonging to the BAHD family, can catalyze the benzoylation of 8-debenzoylpaeoniflorin to paeoniflorin. PoDPBT is the first enzyme demonstrated to be involved in the modification stage of paeoniflorin biosynthesis. DFGGG, a new DFGWG-like motif, was revealed in the BAHD family.

Intraflagellar transport 20 cilia-dependent and cilia-independent signaling pathways in cell development and tissue homeostasis.

Intraflagellar transport (IFT) is an essential condition for ciliogenesis. The primary cilia protrude like antennae and act as chemical or mechanical sensory organelles that coordinate specific receptor localization and signal transduction. IFT20 is the smallest molecule in IFT complex B, which is located in both the cilia and the Golgi complex.

Interferon regulatory factor transcript levels correlate with clinical outcomes in human glioma.

Members of the interferon regulatory factor (IRF) gene family are crucial regulators of type I interferon signaling, which may play a role in the resistance of glioma to immune checkpoint blockade. However, the expression profiles, potential functions, and clinical significance of IRF family members remain largely unknown. Here, we examined IRF transcript levels and clinicopathological data from glioma patients using several bioinformatic databases, including ONCOMINE, GEPIA, TCGA, and cBioPortal.

Roles of eIF3m in the tumorigenesis of triple negative breast cancer.

Background: Without targets, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) has the worst prognosis in all subtypes of breast cancer (BC). Recently, eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 m (eIF3m) has been declared to be involved in the malignant progression of various neoplasms. The aim of this study is to explore biological functions of eIF3m in TNBC.

Roles and correlation of FOXA1 and ZIC1 in breast cancer.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic role of Forkhead box A1 (FOXA1) in breast cancer and determine the relationship between FOXA1 and zinc finger of the cerebellum 1 (ZIC1). BCIP, GEPIA, and Oncomine databases were used to detect expression of FOXA1 and assess prognostic roles of FOXA1 and ZIC1 in invasive breast tumors. A total of 113 female invasive breast cancer cases were collected to investigate FOXA1 and ZIC1 expression via immunohistochemistry.

High expression of eukaryotic initiation factor 3M predicts poor prognosis in colon adenocarcinoma patients.

Eukaryotic initiation factor 3 subunit M (EIF3M) is required for key steps in the initiation of protein synthesis, and dysregulation of EIF3M is associated with tumorigenesis. This study aimed to explore the clinicopathological and prognostic role of EIF3M in patients with colon adenocarcinoma. A total of 82 pathology specimens, 20 freeze-thawed tumors and 80 healthy controls were used to investigate the expression of EIF3M in colon adenocarcinoma through immunohistochemistry, western blotting, RT-qPCR and ELISA.

Intraflagellar transport 20: New target for the treatment of ciliopathies.

Cilia are ubiquitous in mammalian cells. The formation and assembly of cilia depend on the normal functioning of the ciliary transport system. In recent years, various proteins involved in the intracellular transport of the cilium have attracted attention, as many diseases are caused by disorders in cilia formation.

A rapid on-site analysis method for the simultaneous extraction and determination of Pb and Cd in cereals.

In order to achieve rapid on-site screening and solve the problem of rapid pretreatment for the determination of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in cereals by a portable electrochemical analyzer with disposable screen-printed electrodes (SPEs), a new reliable and simple extraction method for Pb and Cd in cereals was developed. The Pb and Cd in cereals were purified by a mixed solution of 1 mol L potassium iodide (KI)/5% vitamin C (VC)/ethyl acetate after being extracted by 10% HNO, which transfers the Pb and Cd into ethyl acetate after a reaction with KI-VC. Then, the Pb and Cd were eluted from ethyl acetate with 5% HNO and were determined by an electrochemical analyzer with screen printed electrodes.

New Policy and Implementation of Municipal Solid Waste Classification in Shanghai, China.

To promote sustainable development, the Chinese government launched a new municipal solid waste (MSW) classification strategy in 2017. Shanghai was selected as one of the first pilot cities for MSW classification. The Shanghai municipal government first established the new MSW classification policy in 2017.

fast analysis of cadmium in rice by diluted acid extraction-anodic stripping voltammetry.

In China, the production has not realized intensive cultivation and the problem of cadmium (Cd)-contaminated rice is salient, so it is important to classify rice with different degrees of Cd pollution by rapid detection method . This paper established a method with a combination of dilute acid extraction pretreatment and electrochemical devices. Cd was extracted from rice using 3% HCl for 5 min.

[3 + 2] Cycloaddition of Azaoxyallyl Cations with Cyclic Ketones: Access to Spiro-4-oxazolidinones.

The first formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of in situ generated azaoxyallyl cation with cyclic ketones has been developed using mild reaction conditions. A variety of spiro-4-oxazolidinones was obtained in excellent yields (up to 99%). The high efficiency of this process, coupled with the operational simplicity, makes it an attractive method for the synthesis of spiro-4-oxazolidinones.

Controllable synthesis of tetrapod gold nanocrystals with precisely tunable near-infrared plasmon resonance towards highly efficient surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy bioimaging.

Tetrapod gold nanocrystals, to be the core of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) nanoprobes, with tunable localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) from 650 nm to 785 nm in the Vis-NIR region have been successfully prepared by a facile seeded growth approach. The local electromagnetic field distribution and the huge extinction cross section of the tetrapod gold nanocrystals were simulated by a finite-difference time-domain method. Both the calculated and experimental results reveal that the LSPR property of the tetrapod gold nanocrystals is closely dependent on the morphology features of their tips, where a strong field enhancement appears.

Effect of WNT5A on epithelial-mesenchymal transition and its correlation with tumor invasion and metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Objective: To investigate the correlation between nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell WNT5A and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (emt)/metastasis, and investigate its possible mechanisms.

Methods: RT-PCR and gene transfection were used to detect the expression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell strains WNT5A and EMT related factor 5-8F. Transient transfection of NPC cell line 5-8F was determined by liposome of plasmid with WNT5A gene.

[Simultaneous determination of Cr, Cd, Br, Pb, and Hg of regulated substances in electrotechnical products by XRF spectrometry].

The objective of the present research was to develop a nondestructive technique for the analysis of heavy elements of regulated substances in electrotechnical products using an XRF spectrometer. Reference samples were prepared within-house reference materials containing the elements Cr, Cd, Br, Pb, and Hg, and calibration curves of all elements exhibited a good linearity from 100 to 1 500 mg x kg(-1). Thus, the calibration curve method was effective in the determination of heavy elements in electrotechnical products.