Dimeric 1,3,5-triazinane-based derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for Q235 carbon steel in 1.0 mol per L HCl.

In this work, 5,5'-(propane-1,3-diyl)bis-(1,3,5-triazinane-2-thione) (PBT) was successfully prepared by a three-component condensation method using thiourea, formaldehyde and 1,3-diaminopropane. The inhibition properties of PBT in 1.0 mol per L HCl were investigated by gravimetric measurement, electrochemical analysis, surface analysis and quantum chemical methods.

Effect of quantitative consciousness index on seizure parameters during electroconvulsive therapy in patients with major depressive disorder.

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is both an effective treatment for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and a noxious stimulus. Although some studies have explored the effect of sedation depth on seizure parameters in ECT, there is little research on the noxious stimulation response to ECT. In this study, we used two electroencephalography (EEG)-derived indices, the quantitative consciousness (qCON) index and quantitative nociceptive (qNOX) index, to monitor sedation, hypnosis, and noxious stimulation response in patients with MDD undergoing acute ECT.

Optimal extent of lymphadenectomy improves prognosis and guides adjuvant chemotherapy in esophageal cancer: A propensity score-matched analysis.

Background: The optimal extent of lymphadenectomy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients remained debatable.

Aim: To explore the ideal number of cleared lymph nodes in ESCC patients undergoing upfront surgery.

Methods: In this retrospective, propensity score-matched study, we included 1042 ESCC patients who underwent esophagectomy from November 2008 and October 2019.

Sublobectomy and lymph node sampling are adequate for patients with invasive lung adenocarcinoma presenting as pure ground glass nodules.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to investigate the prognosis of invasive lung adenocarcinoma that manifests as pure ground glass nodules (pGGNs) and confirm the effectiveness of sublobectomy and lymph node sampling in patients with pGGN-featured invasive adenocarcinoma (IAC).

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively enrolled 139 patients with pGGN-featured IAC, who underwent complete resection in two medical institutions between January 2011 and May 2022. Stratification analysis was conducted to ensure balanced baseline characteristics among the patients.

Clinical efficacy of adjunctive esketamine anesthesia in electroconvulsive therapy for major depressive disorders: A pragmatic, randomized, controlled trial.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective treatment for depression, and esketamine has been shown to have antidepressant effects. However, it is currently unclear whether adjunctive esketamine can enhance the clinical efficacy of ECT in real-world clinical practice. In this pragmatic clinical trial, patients with major depression were randomly assigned into two groups: patients received 0.

Detecting tea tree pests in complex backgrounds using a hybrid architecture guided by transformers and multi-scale attention mechanism.

Background: Tea pests pose a significant threat to tea leaf yield and quality, necessitating fast and accurate detection methods to improve pest control efficiency and reduce economic losses for tea farmers. However, in real tea gardens, some tea pests are small in size and easily camouflaged by complex backgrounds, making it challenging for farmers to promptly and accurately identify them.

Results: To address this issue, we propose a real-time detection method based on TP-YOLOX for monitoring tea pests in complex backgrounds.

Whole genome sequencing provides evidence for Bacillus velezensis SH-1471 as a beneficial rhizosphere bacterium in plants.

Bacillus is widely used in agriculture due to its diverse biological activities. We isolated a Bacillus velezensis SH-1471 from the rhizosphere soil of healthy tobacco, which has broad-spectrum antagonistic activity against a variety of plant pathogenic fungi such as Fusarium oxysporum, and can be colonized in the rhizosphere of a variety of plants. This study will further explore its mechanism by combining biological and molecular biology methods.

Trajectories and risk factors of persistent cough after pulmonary resection: A prospective two-center study.

Background: Persistent cough is one of the most frequent complications following lung cancer surgery. To promote optimal recovery, we conducted a study to investigate the trajectories of coughing symptoms and their impact on quality of life (QOL), as well as to identify potential risk factors of persistent cough after pulmonary resection (CAP).

Methods: This prospective observational study assessed patients who underwent pulmonary resection for lung tumor at two medical centers in China.

Clinical Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Adductor Block on Postoperative Analgesia After Total Knee Replacement.

Objective: To explore the clinical effects of ultrasound-guided adductor block (UGAB) on postoperative analgesia after total knee replacement.

Methods: From March 2022 to June 2022, 60 patients in the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University were included. They were divided into control (n = 30) and ultrasonic groups (n = 30).

Differential Responses of Bacterial and Fungal Communities to Siderophore Supplementation in Soil Affected by Tobacco Bacterial Wilt ().

Siderophores secreted by microorganisms can promote ecological efficiency and could be used to regulate the unbalanced microbial community structure. The influence of the siderophore activity of Trichoderma yunnanense strain 2-14F2 and Beauveria pseudobassiana strain (2-8F2) on the physiological/biochemical functions and community structure of soil microbes affected by tobacco bacterial wilt (TBW) was studied. DNS Colorimetry and Biolog-eco plates were used to quantify the impacts of strain siderophores on soil enzyme activities and microbial metabolism.

Enhanced Insecticidal Effect and Interface Behavior of Nicotine Hydrochloride Solution by a Vesicle Surfactant.

Nicotine hydrochloride (NCT) has a good control effect on hemiptera pests, but its poor interfacial behavior on the hydrophobic leaf leads to few practical applications. In this study, a vesicle solution by the eco-friendly surfactant, sodium diisooctyl succinate sulfonate (AOT), was prepared as the pesticide carrier for NCT. The physical chemical properties of NCT-loaded AOT vesicles (NCT/AOT) were investigated by techniques such as dynamic light scattering (DLS), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and cryogenic transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM).

The Efficacy and Tolerability of Electroconvulsive Therapy in Psychiatric Patients with Arachnoid Cysts: A Retrospective Chart Study.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an effective therapy for many psychiatric illnesses. However, intracranial occupying lesions are a relative contraindication to ECT. Arachnoid cysts are benign, congenital, and space-occupying lesions.

Isovitexin restores sevoflurane‑induced cognitive dysfunction by mediating autophagy through activation of the PGC‑1α/FNDC5 signaling pathway.

Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is a severe neurological complication. How to improve the cognitive impairment caused by sevoflurane, a most common inhaled anesthetic, remains a question worthy of studying. Isovitexin (IVX) is a trihydroxyl flavonoid that is a naturally bioactive ingredient found in various medicinal plants and has antioxidant, anti‑inflammatory and neuroprotective properties.

Focal points of preanesthesia evaluations for electroconvulsive therapy in patients with depression: a retrospective analysis of clinical characteristics in nonremission.

Background: This study explored the patient clinical characteristics that may affect electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) efficacy to enable improved focus during evaluations and preparation for ECT.

Methods: Patients were enrolled for ECT at the Department of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from December 2017 to January 2019. The primary outcome in our study was defined as the development of nonremission.

Set of Cytochrome P450s Cooperatively Catalyzes the Synthesis of a Highly Oxidized and Rearranged Diterpene-Class Sordarinane Architecture.

Cytochrome P450s are one of the most versatile oxidases that catalyze significant and unique chemical transformations for the construction of complex structural frameworks during natural product biosynthesis. Here, we discovered a set of P450s, including SdnB, SdnH, SdnF, and SdnE, that cooperatively catalyzes the reshaping of the inert cycloaraneosene framework to form a highly oxidized and rearranged sordarinane architecture. Among them, SdnB is confirmed to be the first P450 (or oxidase) that cleaves the C-C bond of the epoxy residue to yield formyl groups in pairs.

Long-term follow-up in quality of life before and after endoscopic thoracic sympathicotomy in 367 patients with palmar hyperhidrosis.

Background: Palmar hyperhidrosis (PH) hinders daily activities and deteriorates quality of life (QOL). Endoscopic thoracic sympathicotomy (ETS) is safe and efficient as the gold standard treatment for PH. So far, the long-term change of QOL after surgery has not been fully characterized, which is important to evaluate clinical benefits and helped to identify the true beneficiaries.

Parecoxib ameliorates renal toxicity and injury in sepsis-induced mouse model and LPS-induced HK-2 cells.

Parecoxib is a selective COX-2-specific inhibitor, which has been demonstrated to inhibit sepsis-induced systemic inflammation, but its role in sepsis-induced acute kidney injury has not been studied. This study was designed to investigate the effects of Parecoxib on sepsis-induced acute kidney injury. In this study, the mice sepsis model was established using an internationally recognized cecal ligation and puncture (CLP).

Labor Analgesia reduces the risk of postpartum depression: A cohort study.

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a frequent mental disorder after delivery. In China, most parturients give birth with the assistance of labor analgesia (LA) or by cesarean section (CS); however, it is still unclear whether these two approaches reveal different effects on PPD.

Methods: One hundred and ninety-eight patients with single pregnancy at full term were allocated to receive either group LA or group CS.

Perioperative Exercise Intention and Influencing Factors: A Multi-Centered Cross-Sectional Study.

This study aimed to evaluate the level and factors affecting the perioperative exercise intention in China. This study was a cross-sectional survey in Southwest China. Four hundred and ninety nine participants were randomly sampled in eight medical centers from November 23, 2020 to November 27, 2020.

Reduced Synaptic Plasticity Contributes to Resistance Against Constant-Stimulus Electroconvulsive Treatment in a Rat Model of Stress-Induced Depression.

Purpose: Depression is a common mood disorder in humans worldwide. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) remains the most effective treatment for patients with drug-resistant or severe depression; however, during ECT, electrical resistance can occur, antagonizing ECT efficacy. We aimed to investigate how depressed patients develop resistance to electric shocks during ECT.

Perioperative Anaphylaxis from a Perspective of Temperature.

Perioperative anaphylaxis poses a special challenge due to its unique condition with the additive effects of surgery and anesthesia, which tends to be more difficult to recognize, diagnose, and manage, resulting in potentially fatal outcomes. Appropriate prevention and treatment benefits patients and reduces mortality and morbidity. Significant body temperature changes occur during anaphylaxis and/or anesthesia, which correlates with the outcomes.

Prevalence and predictors of chronic postsurgical pain after colorectal surgery: A prospective study.

Aim: The aim was to investigate the incidence, characteristics and the potential predictors of chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) after colorectal surgery.

Method: Patients who underwent colorectal surgery at our institution from July 2014 to December 2016 were prospectively enrolled in this study. Perioperative potential demographic, clinical and psychological predictors for CPSP were collected.

Subanesthetic dose of ketamine for the antidepressant effects and the associated cognitive impairments of electroconvulsive therapy in elderly patients-A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical study.

Objectives: We previously confirmed that low-dose ketamine, as an adjunctive anesthetic for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in adult patients with depression, accelerates the effects of ECT and reduces the ECT-induced learning and memory deficits. This study explored the efficacy and safety of low-dose ketamine in elderly patients with depression.

Methods: Elderly patients with depression (N = 157) were randomly divided into two groups: propofol anesthesia group (group P) and propofol combined with ketamine anesthesia group (group KP).