Enhanced low-concentration phosphate adsorption using magnetic UiO-66@FeO composite with potential linker exchange.

A magnetic FeUiO-66 adsorbent was created to achieve high phosphate adsorption capacity. The incorporation of FeO facilitated the precipitation and growth of UiO-66 during crystallization, resulting in a shift towards a multilayer heterogeneous distribution of adsorption sites. The increased FeO content notably enhanced the magnetic properties of FeUiO-66, while negligibly affecting its adsorption performance.

Arbuscular mycorrhizae mitigate negative impacts of soil biodiversity loss on grassland productivity.

Grassland degradation decreases ecosystem productivity and diminishes soil biodiversity, leading to the loss of beneficial microorganisms. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) play a critical role in ecosystem functioning, being a key link between plant and microbial communities, soil, and vegetation. Here, we evaluated the potential of increasing the productivity of degraded grassland by AMF inoculation.

Correlations among the plasma concentrations of first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs and the physiological parameters influencing concentrations.

The plasma concentrations of the four most commonly used first-line anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs, isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RMP), ethambutol (EMB), and pyrazinamide (PZA), are often not within the therapeutic range. Insufficient drug exposure could lead to drug resistance and treatment failure, while excessive drug levels may lead to adverse reactions. The purpose of this study was to identify the physiological parameters influencing anti-TB drug concentrations.

Evaluation of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Southwest China.

The purpose of this study was to determine the diagnostic efficacy of Xpert MTB/RIF assay for rapid diagnosis of Tuberculosis (TB) and detection of rifampicin (RIF) resistance in patients suspected of having EPTB, assessing it against traditional culture and drug susceptibility test (DST) by proportional method, and the ability to predict multidrug resistance TB by Xpert MTB/RIF assay. In this study, the Xpert MTB/RIF assay was applied to 1,614 extrapulmonary specimens. Compared with TB culture and Composite Reference Standard (CRS), the Xpert MTB/RIF assay had a high sensitivity and specificity for detection of EPTB.

Metabolites Analysis on Water-Holding Capacity in Beef Muscle during Postmortem Aging.

Currently, the metabolomic research on water-holding capacity (WHC) of beef during postmortem aging is still insufficient. In this paper, the kit method was adopted for energy metabolites testing, the ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) system was used for sample separation, and the mass spectrometer was applied to collect the primary and secondary spectra of the samples. The results showed that lactic acid reached saturation at day 2 postmortem, while energy metabolites changed significantly within day 2 postmortem (p < 0.

Application of real-time simultaneous amplification and testing method to accurately and rapidly detect extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.

Background: This study aimed to establish and evaluate a simultaneous amplification and testing method for detection of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB).

Methods: From January 2016 and December 2017 the pus or surgical excision from the lesions of inpatients admitted from Chongqing Public Health Treatment Center were collected. According to the clinical diagnosis, the samples were divided into two groups including EPTB (Group A) and other diseases excluded from tuberculosis diseases (Group B).

Involvement of erbB4 and tumor marker genes in renal carcinoma regulatory network.

Background: Renal carcinoma is a common urologic tumor, and there is no ideal tumor marker for clinical diagnosis except for imaging diagnosis. This study aims to screen the serum tumor markers closely related with the benign and malignant of renal carcinoma out and chart out the regulatory network that involves renal carcinoma-related genes.

Methods: Based on 96 pathologically diagnosed renal cancer patients, factors strongly linked to renal carcinoma character were selected using Fisher discriminant analysis.