Changes in liver function, fluctuations in blood glucose, insulin secretion and gender differences in patients with hyperthyroidism after treatment with propranolol hydrochloride tablets coalition with methimazole tablets.

To investigate liver function changes, blood glucose fluctuation, insulin secretion and gender differences in hyperthyroidism patients before and after propranolol with methimazole. Clinical data 110 hyperthyroidism patients admitted to Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University from February 2023 to February 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. They were categorized into the methimazole group (methimazole, n = 55) and the coalition medication group (Methimazole with propranolol, n = 55).

Establishment and comparison of piecewise linear regression models to measure thyroid volume by 2D and 3D ultrasound.

Objective: Compared thyroid volumes measured by 2-D and 3-D US with those of resected specimens and proposed new models to improve measurement accuracy.

Methods: This study included 80 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy. One 2D_model and one 3D_model were developed using piecewise linear regression analysis.

Immunogenicity and safety of a live attenuated varicella vaccine in children 1-12 years of age: A randomized, blinded, controlled, non-inferiority phase 3 clinical trial.

Objectives: To evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of a live attenuated varicella vaccine produced using a cell factory process.

Methods: In this randomized, blinded, controlled, non-inferiority phase 3 clinical trial conducted in Guizhou, healthy children aged 1-12 years were randomly assigned in a 2: 1 ratio to receive one dose of experimental or control vaccine. Physical examination and first blood collection were performed preimmunization on day 0.

Three-Dimensional and In Situ-Activated Spinel Oxide Nanoporous Clusters Derived from Stainless Steel for Efficient and Durable Water Oxidation.

Developing cost-effective and highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts based on earth-abundant elements is vital to hydrogen production from electrocatalytic water splitting. Herein, a three-dimensional and in situ-activated electrocatalyst derived from stainless steel is successfully fabricated via a two-step laser direct writing strategy. The electrocatalyst appears in the form of nanoparticle-stacked porous clusters on the multiscale stainless steel with irregular microcone arrays and microspheres, which exposes more active sites and facilitates the mass transport.

Laser-Assisted Doping and Architecture Engineering of Fe O Nanoparticles for Highly Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

The design and synthesis of cost-effective and highperformance oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts for water splitting based on earth-abundant elements is urgent but challenging. A synergistic doping and architecture engineering strategy by nanosecond laser ablation is used to generate a unique kind of highly disordered Ni-doped Fe O nanoparticle clusters. Ni dopant and increased oxygen vacancies are simultaneously incorporated into Fe O frameworks and thereby modulate the electronic configuration for an optimal binding affinity towards OER intermediates.

An integrative bioinspired venation network with ultra-contrasting wettability for large-scale strongly self-driven and efficient water collection.

Collection of water from the atmosphere is a potential route to alleviate the global water shortage. However, it is still difficult to find a strategy to collect sufficient water on a large surface and transport it all off the surface without additional energy input. Inspired by redbud leaves, herein, we proposed a new water-collecting configuration.

Response of vegetation to water balance conditions at different time scales across the karst area of southwestern China-A remote sensing approach.

This work identifies the vegetation communities, landform types and seasons in which vegetation is most sensitive to water imbalance in the karst area of southwestern China. The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and standardized precipitation and evapotranspiration index (SPEI) were used to evaluate the effects of water balance conditions on vegetation in different seasons and at different time scales. During the growing seasons from 1982 to 2013, the vegetation growth in 79% of the study area was statistically significantly sensitive to the water balance condition (p < 0.

Comprehensively durable superhydrophobic metallic hierarchical surfaces tunable micro-cone design to protect functional nanostructures.

Superhydrophobic surfaces have been intensively investigated in recent years. However, their durability remains a major challenge before superhydrophobic surfaces can be employed in practice. Although various works have focused on overcoming this bottleneck, no single surface has ever been able to achieve the comprehensive durability (including tangential abrasion durability, dynamic impact durability and adhesive durability) required by stringent industrial requirements.

Insight into runoff characteristics using hydrological modeling in the data-scarce southern Tibetan Plateau: Past, present, and future.

Regional hydrological modeling in ungauged regions has attracted growing attention in water resources research. The southern Tibetan Plateau often suffers from data scarcity in watershed hydrological simulation and water resources assessment. This hinders further research characterizing the water cycle and solving international water resource issues in the area.

Large-Scale Tunable 3D Self-Supporting WO Micro-Nano Architectures as Direct Photoanodes for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting.

Hydrogen production from water based on photoelectrochemical (PEC) reactions is feasible to solve the urgent energy crisis. Herein, hierarchical 3D self-supporting WO micro-nano architectures in situ grown on W plates are successfully fabricated via ultrafast laser processing hybrid with thermal oxidation. Owing to the large surface area and efficient interface charge transfer, the W plate with hierarchical porous WO nanoparticle aggregates has been directly employed as the photoanode for excellent PEC performance, which exhibits a high photocurrent density of 1.

[Research on spatial characteristic of non-point source pollution in Liaohe River basin].

The spatial characteristic of non-point source pollution in the Liaohe River was studied. Coupling the remote sensing data and non-point source (NPS) models, a method of assessing NPS pollution by pixel unit was developed, aiming to analyse the NPS pollution characteristic of Liaohe River basin in 2010, in turn to identify the main polluted areas and prevention measures. The work will provide technical supports for pollution prevention in Liaohe River basin.