Enhancing Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation on WO via Electrochromic Modulation: Universal Effects and Mechanistic Insights.

Although WO exhibits both electrochromic and photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties, there is no research conducted to investigate the correlation between them. The study herein reports the electrochromic enhancement of PEC activity on WO. The electrochromic WO (e-WO) exhibits a significantly enhanced activity for PEC water oxidation compared to raw WO (r-WO), with a limiting photocurrent density three times that of r-WO.

Promoting the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction on NiCoO with infrared-thermal effect: A strategy to utilize the infrared solar energy to reduce activation energy during water splitting.

Utilization of the infrared (IR) solar energy remains a challenging task for traditional photo(electro)catalysis. Taking advantage of the IR-thermal effect to facilitate sluggish electrocatalytic reactions emerges as a promising way to utilize the IR band of the solar spectrum. In this work, nickel foam (NF) supported NiCoO nanoneedles (NF/NiCoO NNs) were prepared to promote the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) via the IR-thermal effect, with the NF/NiCoO NNs acting as both the IR absorbing antennae and the OER active anode.

Engineering Coupled NiS -WO Heterostructure as pH-Universal Electrocatalyst for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

Exploiting highly active and low-cost materials as pH-universal electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and achieving high-purity hydrogen fuel is highly desirable but remains challenging. Herein, a novel type of coupled heterostructure was designed by simple electrodeposition followed by a sulfurization treatment. This hierarchical structure was composed of nickel sulfides (NiS, NiS , denoted as NiS ) and oxygen-deficient tungsten oxide (WO ), which was directly grown on nickel foam (NF) as self-supporting electrodes (NiS -WO /NF) for HER over a wide pH range.

Improving the clinical workflow of a MR-Linac by dosimetric evaluation of synthetic CT.

Adaptive radiotherapy performed on the daily magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an option to improve the treatment quality. In the adapt-to-shape workflow of 1.5-T MR-Linac, the contours of structures are adjusted on the basis of patient daily MRI, and the adapted plan is recalculated on the MRI-based synthetic computed tomography (syCT) generated by bulk density assignment.

Local tuning of radiomics-based model for predicting pathological response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.

Purpose: This study aims to further enhance a validated radiomics-based model for predicting pathologic complete response (pCR) after chemo‑radiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) for use in clinical practice.

Methods: A generalized linear model (GLM) to predict pCR in LARC patients previously trained in Europe and validated with an external inter-continental cohort (59 patients), was first examined with further 88 intercontinental patient datasets to assess its reproducibility; then new radiomics and clinical features, and validation methods were investigated to build a new model for enhancing the pCR prediction for patients admitted to our department. The patients were divided into training group (75%) and validation group (25%) according to their demographic.

Local treatment in the setting of de novo metastatic rectal cancer: reappraisal of prognostic factors.

Background: This retrospective study was conducted to: (1) provide more modern data on real-life local management of metastatic rectal cancer; (2) compare therapeutic strategies; and (3) identify prognostic factors of local failure, overall survival and progression-free survival.

Methods: Data about efficacy and acute toxicity were collected. Patients were diagnosed with metastatic rectal cancer between 2004 and 2015, and were treated at least with radiotherapy.

Impact of Positioning Errors on the Dosimetry of Breath-Hold-Based Volumetric Arc Modulated and Tangential Field-in-Field Left-Sided Breast Treatments.

Heart diseases and cardiovascular events are well-known side effects in left-sided breast irradiation. Deep inspiration breath hold (BH) combined with fast delivery techniques such as volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) or tangential field-in-field (TFiF) can serve as a valuable solution to reduce the dose to the heart. This study aims to compare the impact of positioning errors in VMAT and TFiF plans for BH left-sided breast treatments.

Sulfur-Doped CoSe Porous Nanosheets as Efficient Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

The electrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), as a promising route for hydrogen production, demands efficient and robust noble-metal-free catalysts. Doping foreign atoms into an efficient catalyst such as CoSe could further enhance its activity toward the HER. Herein, we developed a solvothermal ion exchange approach to doping S into CoSe nanosheets (NSs).

Preoperative platelet-lymphocyte ratio is a superior prognostic biomarker to other systemic inflammatory response markers in non-small cell lung cancer.

Systemic inflammatory response markers are associated with poor survival in many types of malignances. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).We retrospectively evaluated 254 NSCLC patients who underwent radical surgery between January 2012 and April 2014 in the Sichuan Provincial Cancer Hospital.

Hybrids of iridium-cobalt phosphates as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction in neutral solution.

Hybrids of iridium-cobalt phosphates (IrCo-Pi) were prepared via a facile co-electrodeposition approach and employed as an electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). IrCo-Pi with an optimized Ir-to-Co ratio (RIr-to-Co) exhibited an intrinsic activity toward the OER superior to the two well-known catalysts: cobalt phosphate (Co-Pi) and iridium phosphate (Ir-Pi).

Outcomes of concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus chemotherapy alone for stage IV esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a retrospective controlled study.

Background: The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) versus chemotherapy alone for patients with stage IV esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC).

Methods: Eligible patients were retrospectively enrolled at the authors's institution from January 2010 to October 2015. Of the 141 patients enrolled, 55 (39.

Comparison of Eversion Carotid Endarterectomy and Patch Carotid Endarterectomy: A Retrospective Study of 6 Years of Experience.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare early and long-term results of eversion carotid endarterectomy (e-CEA) and patch carotid endarterectomy (p-CEA). MATERIAL AND METHODS In a retrospective study, we collected data on 441 patients who underwent CEA (e-CEA=211 vs. p-CEA=230) between October 2009 and October 2015 at our institute.

Outcome and prognostic factors in 593 non-metastatic rectal cancer patients: a mono-institutional survey.

This retrospective study was undertaken to provide more modern data of real-life management of non-metastatic rectal cancer, to compare therapeutic strategies, and to identify prognostic factors of overall survival (OS) in a large cohort of patients. Data on efficacy and on acute/late toxicity were retrospectively collected. Patients were diagnosed a non-metastatic rectal cancer between 2004 and 2015, and were treated at least with radiotherapy.

Outcomes prediction in pre-operative radiotherapy locally advanced rectal cancer: leucocyte assessment as immune biomarker.

Objective: Leukocytes are hypothesized to reflect the inflammatory tumor microenvironment. We aimed to validate their prognostic significance in a large cohort of patients treated with pre-operative radiation for locally advanced rectal cancer (RC).

Results: From 2004 to 2015, 257 RC patients with available biological data underwent a pre-operative radiotherapy, with a median age of 66 years.

Nickel-foam-supported β-Ni(OH) as a green anodic catalyst for energy efficient electrooxidative degradation of azo-dye wastewater.

Electrochemical oxidative degradation (EOD) is a particularly promising technique for removing organic pollutants from wastewater. However, due to the high overpotential of EOD in conventional anode materials, the energy cost of EOD is usually very high, which greatly promotes the search for highly active, stable, and energy-efficient anodic catalysts. Herein, we demonstrated that nickel-foam-supported (NF-supported) β-Ni(OH) (NF/β-Ni(OH)) prepared a facile hydrothermal method could be used as an energy efficient anode for EOD.

Chemoradiotherapy in combination with radical surgery is associated with better outcome in cervical cancer patients.

Objectives: To retrospectively assess the influence of radical surgery following concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) on outcomes in cervical cancer (CC) patients.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with cervical squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma (FIGO stages IB2 to IIB) at the Yinbin Second People's Hospital between September 2008 and September 2013, were included in this study. Patients were classified into 2 groups based on the treatment received: surgery group (CCRT plus radical surgery) and non-surgery groups (CCRT only).

Radiotherapy of rectal cancer in elderly patients: Real-world data assessment in a decade.

Background And Purpose: There is paucity of data on the efficacy and toxicity of radiotherapy in rectal cancer (RC) elderly patients. The objective was to identify management strategies and resulting outcomes in RC patients ≥70 years undergoing radiotherapy.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study included consecutive RC patients ≥70 years undergoing rectal radiotherapy.

Comparison of the clinical efficacy between single-agent and dual-agent concurrent chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of unresectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective analysis.

Background: Some Chinese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinomaare often treated with single-agent concurrent chemoradiotherapy. However, no results have been reported from randomized controlled clinical trials comparing single-agent with double-agent concurrent chemoradiotherapy. It therefore remains unclear whether these regimens are equally clinically effective.

Brain metastases from non-small cell lung carcinoma: Changing concepts for improving patients' outcome.

The management of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) brain metastases is challenging, as this frequent complication negatively impacts patients' quality of life, and can be a life-threatening event. Through a review of the literature, we discuss the main therapeutic options and the recent developments that improved (and complicated) the management of NSCLC brain metastases patients. Most current validated approaches are local with exclusive or combined surgery, whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) and stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT).

Photo-catalyzed surface hydrolysis of iridium(iii) ions on semiconductors: a facile method for the preparation of semiconductor/IrO composite photoanodes toward oxygen evolution reaction.

We previously reported that the hydrolysis of Ir in homogeneous solution could be triggered by irradiation with light whose energy was larger than a threshold value. In this work, we demonstrated that, by introducing FeO particles into solution, the incident light energy-restriction for the photo-catalyzed hydrolysis could be broken and the hydrolysis occurred at the FeO/solution interface. The photo-generated holes on the FeO surface played a key role in oxidizing Ir(iii) to Ir(iv) species and triggered the deposition of IrO.

CuO/CuO Bilayered Composite as a High-Efficiency Photocathode for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution Reaction.

Solar powered hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is one of the key reactions in solar-to-chemical energy conversion. It is desirable to develop photocathodic materials that exhibit high activity toward photoelectrochemical (PEC) HER at more positive potentials because a higher potential means a lower overpotential for HER. In this work, the CuO/CuO bilayered composites were prepared by a facile method that involved an electrodeposition and a subsequent thermal oxidation.

[Prognosis prediction of febrile neutropenia by MASCC score: A retrospective study].

Introduction: The score of the MASCC, by means of clinical criteria, estimates the risk of serious complications in patients with neutropenic fever induced by chemotherapy.

Methods: We retrospectively studied a cohort of patients hospitalized for a neutropenic fever and analyzed complications according to the criteria defined by the MASCC.

Results: Eighty-one neutropenic fevers in 71 patients were identified.