Breaking the Cycle: Perceived Control and Teacher-Student Relationships Shield Adolescents from Bullying Victimization over Time.

Background: Bullying victimization remains a grave issue in early adolescence. However, existing research often lacks a longitudinal perspective and sufficient attention to protective factors, particularly the dynamic role of teacher-student relationships.

Objective: This study explores the longitudinal protective mechanisms against bullying victimization, focusing on the roles of perceived control and teacher-student relationships.

Uniformly dispersing SbSe nanoparticles in porous carbon as an anode material for enhancing sodium storage capacity.

About 60 nm SbSe nanoparticles are uniformly embedded in a porous carbon substrate to prepare a SbSe/C composite through a combination of pyrolysis reduction and solid-phase selenization. The SbSe/C anode exhibits excellent sodium storage capacity. The initial discharge capacity is up to 420 mA h g at 0.

A novel method to enhance the efficiency of aldehyde tanning agents via collagen amination.

The utilization of chromium free tanning agents generates lots of pollutants such as chromium containing wastewater and sludge. Besides, trivalent chromium may be converted into carcinogenic hexavalent chromium under certain conditions, causing permanent harm to the human body. Therefore, the promotion of chromium free tanning technology is extremely significant.

Non-carbonization annealing toward regulation of cobalt-based organic-inorganic hybrids as advanced electrocatalysts for water splitting.

High-temperature carbonization typically used in the preparation of advanced electrocatalysts poses significant challenges in preserving abundant functional groups essential for reactant adsorption and component stabilization. To address this, a solvothermal synthesis followed by non-carbonization annealing approach is proposed to fabricate a series of cobalt-based organic-inorganic hybrids derived from cobalt-based glycerate nanospheres (GNs). Notably, annealing in phosphorous and inert atmospheres preserves the solid nanospherical structure, whereas treatment in sulfur-rich environments results in the formation of hollowed nanospheres.

Controllable Strategy of Metal-Organic Framework Structural Stability: Regulation of Ligand Electronegativity by Esterification.

Structural stability of metal-organic framework (MOF) is crucial for their application, and thus it is of great significance to construct MOFs with controllable structural stability. Herein, a strategy based on adjusting the electronic environment of ligands to regulate the structure stability of MOF is proposed. Briefly, a novel Zr-MOF (Zr-TA) with hydroxyl groups is synthesized.

Sb nanoparticles embedded uniformly on the surface of porous carbon fibres for high-efficiency sodium storage.

Sb nanoparticles (∼50 nm) are embedded uniformly on the surface of carbon fibers (Sb NPs-SCFs) without scattered Sb NPs. The Sb NPs-CNFs anode exhibits excellent sodium storage, delivering a second cycle discharge capacity of 455.7 mA h g at 1.

Coordination Regulation Strategy in Fabricating BiS@CNFs Composites with Uniform Dispersion for Robust Sodium Storage.

To solve large volume change and low conductivity of BiS-based anodes, a coordination regulation strategy is proposed to prepare BiS nanoparticles dispersed in carbon fiber (BiS@CNF) composites. It has been discovered that introducing trimesic acid as a ligand can significantly improve the loading and dispersion of Bi in polyacrylonitrile fibers. The results exhibit that BiS nanoparticles of 200-300 nm are uniformly anchored on the superficial surface layer of CNFs, and BiS nanoparticles of about 20 nm are evenly dispersed in the interior of CNFs.

CoP/CoP embedded in N, P, S triply-doped hollow carbon towards enhanced oxygen electrocatalysis.

Simultaneously dispersing phosphide crystallites and multiple heteroatoms in hollow carbon is a significant yet challenging task for achieving high-performance oxygen electrocatalysts of zinc-air batteries. Herein, a simple wrapping-pyrolysis strategy is proposed to prepare CoP/CoP embedded in N, P, S triply-doped hollow carbon (CoP/CoP@NPS-HC). CoP/CoP@NPS-HC composite features hollow polyhedral structure populated with numerous catalytically active CoP/CoP nanoparticles and N, P, S heteroatoms.

Knockdown of IGF2BP3 Down-Regulates PDCD4 Levels to Attenuate Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage.

Background: Hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) is a prevalent brain injury with high mortality and morbidity. It results from hypoxia and ischemia of the brain due to various perinatal factors. A previous study showed that knockdown of programmed cell death factor 4 (PDCD4) could reduce infarction injury resulting from ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Advances in Functional Organosulfur-Based Mediators for Regulating Performance of Lithium Metal Batteries.

Rechargeable lithium metal batteries (LMBs) are promising next-generation energy storage systems due to their high theoretical energy density. However, their practical applications are hindered by lithium dendrite growth and various intricate issues associated with the cathodes. These challenges can be mitigated by using organosulfur-based mediators (OSMs), which offer the advantages of abundance, tailorable structures, and unique functional adaptability.

Understanding and mitigating negative affect in preventive health behaviors: Evidence from the COVID-19 vaccination process.

The study investigated the willingness for vaccine uptake during the COVID-19 pandemic (April-June 2021), and explored the effect of both mindfulness and health education in managing negative affect post-vaccination. In study 1, a sample of 468 Chinese college students completed a one-time survey, assessing loneliness, stress, medical fear, and vaccination likelihood. Results showed that medical fear mediated the relationship between loneliness, stress and vaccination likelihood.

Gentiopicroside ameliorates the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response and hypertrophy in chondrocytes.

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the protective effects of gentiopicroside against lipopolysaccharide-induced chondrocyte inflammation.

Methods: SW 1353 chondrosarcoma cells were stimulated with LPS (5 μg/ml) for 24 h and treated with different concentrations of gentiopicroside (GPS) for 24 h. The toxic effects of GPS on chondrocytes were determined using a CCK-8 assay and EdU staining.

Dose-dependent physiological effects of UV-C radiation on seashore paspalum.

Positive effects of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) radiation on plants have been documented in previous literature with a focus on extending shelf life and reducing disease development. However, its effect on plant growth habits has been scarcely explored, especially in turfgrass where a compact shoot growth is a desirable trait. Seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum) is a warm-season perennial turfgrass requiring low fertilizer and pesticide inputs.

Constructing Deep Traps to Achieve Excellent Dielectric Properties in Crystal-Based HfO/PEI Nanocomposite Films with Ultralow Filler Loadings.

Mixing fillers featured with wide band gaps in polymers can effectively meet the requirement of higher energy storage densities. However, the fundamental relationship between the crystal structures of fillers and the dielectric properties of the corresponding nanocomposites is still unclear. Accordingly, we introduced ultralow contents of the synthesized cubic Hafnium dioxide (c-HfO) or monoclinic Hafnium dioxide (m-HfO) as deep traps into poly(ether imide) (PEI) to explore their effects on dielectric properties and the charge-blocking mechanism.

A Fluorous Peptide Amphiphile with Potent Antimicrobial Activity for the Treatment of MRSA-induced Sepsis and Chronic Wound Infection.

The rising prevalence of global antibiotic resistance evokes the urgent need for novel antimicrobial candidates. Cationic lipopeptides have attracted much attention due to their strong antimicrobial activity, broad-spectrum and low resistance tendency. Herein, a library of fluoro-lipopeptide amphiphiles was synthesized by tagging a series of cationic oligopeptides with a fluoroalkyl tail via a disulfide spacer.

RNA-Seq Analysis Reveals Potential Neuroprotective Mechanisms of Pachymic Acid Toward Iron-Induced Oxidative Stress and Cell Death.

Iron dysregulation is a crucial factor in the development of neurological diseases, leading to the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress, triggering inflammatory responses, and ultimately causing neurological impairment. Pachymic acid (PA) is an active ingredient extracted from the medicinal fungus Poria cocos, which has been reported with multiple pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory, anti-ischemia/reperfusion, and anticancer actions. In this study, we test whether PA have neuroprotection effect aganist ferrous ions induced toxicity in SH-SY5Y cells.

Association between postoperative nadir platelet count and postoperative cardiovascular complications following septal myectomy in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Platelet count is associated with cardiovascular risk and mortality in several cardiovascular diseases, but the association of the nadir platelet counts post-septal myectomy with the cardiovascular complication risk in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy patients remains unclear.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study reviewed all adult patients who underwent septal myectomy at a single tertiary referral center over a 5-year period. Postoperative nadir platelet count was defined as the lowest platelet count in the first 4 postoperative days or until hospital discharge.

Gait and sEMG characteristics of lower limbs in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy during walking.

Background: Children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (USCP) have muscle hypertonia, balance, and coordination defects that affect gross motor skills, especially walking. Understanding the gait characteristics and lower limb muscle activation patterns of USCP children can provide an objective and quantitative basis for patient assessment and treatment plan formulation.

Objective: This study compared the gait and lower limb muscle activation characteristics of children with USCP and with typical development (TD) during walking.

Myeloid deletion attenuates CFA-induced inflammation and pain in mice via ameliorating macrophage infiltration and inflammatory cytokine production.

Persistent inflammation and associated pain significantly impact individuals' quality of life, posing substantial healthcare challenges. Proinflammatory cytokines, released by activated macrophages, play crucial roles in the development of chronic inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. To identify and evaluate potential therapeutic interventions targeting this process for mitigating inflammation and pain, we created myeloid cell-specific knockout of (vesicle-associated membrane protein 3) mice ( ) by crossing mice with newly engineered mice.

Correction of Arterial-Phase Motion Artifacts in Gadoxetic Acid-Enhanced Liver MRI Using an Innovative Unsupervised Network.

This study aims to propose and evaluate DR-CycleGAN, a disentangled unsupervised network by introducing a novel content-consistency loss, for removing arterial-phase motion artifacts in gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver MRI examinations. From June 2020 to July 2021, gadoxetic acid-enhanced liver MRI data were retrospectively collected in this center to establish training and testing datasets. Motion artifacts were semi-quantitatively assessed using a five-point Likert scale (1 = no artifact, 2 = mild, 3 = moderate, 4 = severe, and 5 = non-diagnostic) and quantitatively evaluated using the structural similarity index (SSIM) and peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR).

Effects of trunk training using motor imagery on trunk control ability and balance function in patients with stroke.

Objective: To explore the effects of trunk training using motor imagery on trunk control and balance function in patients with stroke.

Methods: One hundred eligible stroke patients were randomly divided into a control group and trial group. The control group was given routine rehabilitation therapy, while the trial group was given routine rehabilitation therapy and trunk training using motor imagery.