Sex Differences in the Antidepressant and Neurocognitive Effects of Nonconvulsive Electrotherapy in Patients with Treatment-Refractory Depression.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine sex differences in the antidepressant and neurocognitive effects of adjunctive nonconvulsive electrotherapy (NET) in patients with treatment-refractory depression (TRD), which has not yet been thoroughly investigated.

Methods: The study enrolled 20 patients with TRD, comprising 11 males and 9 females, who underwent a series of 6 NET sessions. The 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD-17) was used to assess depressive symptoms, response, and remission at baseline and after the first, third, and sixth NET sessions.

Stanford neuromodulation therapy for treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review.

Objective: This systematic review of randomized controlled studies (RCTs) and observational studies evaluated the efficacy and safety of stanford neuromodulation therapy (SNT) for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Methods: A systematic search (up to 25 September, 2023) of RCTs and single-arm prospective studies was conducted.

Results: One RCT ( = 29) and three single-arm prospective studies ( = 34) met the study entry criteria.

Synthesis of AgPO/Ag/g-CN Composite for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Methyl Orange.

In this study, we have successfully constructed AgPO/Ag/g-CN heterojunctions via the hydrothermal method, which displays a wide photo-absorption range. The higher photocurrent intensity of AgPO/Ag/g-CN indicates that the separation efficiency of the photogenerated electron-hole pairs is higher than that of both AgPO and Ag/g-CN pure substances. It is confirmed that the efficient separation of photogenerated electron-hole pairs is attributed to the heterojunction of the material.

Efficacy and safety of intermittent theta burst stimulation versus high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for patients with treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review.

Objective: Intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS), which is a form of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), can produce 600 pulses to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in a stimulation time of just over 3 min. The objective of this systematic review was to compare the safety and efficacy of iTBS and high-frequency (≥ 5 Hz) rTMS (HF-rTMS) for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the efficacy and safety of iTBS and HF-rTMS were identified by searching English and Chinese databases.

Accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation for major depressive disorder or bipolar depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

We aimed to systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (aiTBS) for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar depression (BD). A random-effects model was adopted to analyze the primary and secondary outcomes using the Review Manager, Version 5.3 software.

New Insights into Adsorption Properties of the Tubular Au from AIMD Simulations and Electronic Interactions.

Recently, we revealed the electronic nature of the tubular Au based on spherical aromaticity. The peculiar structure of the Au could be an ideal catalyst model for studying the adsorptions of the Au nanotubes. However, through Google Scholar, we found that no one has reported connections between the structure and reactivity properties of Au.

Planar σ-Aromaticity in Ga-Doped Au Clusters.

Recently, the first example of Au-Ga clusters is synthesized and characterized, which can be described by the jellium model as a superatom with 8 valence electrons that come from the joint contribution of Au and Ga atoms, opening a whole new field for further research. Here, the structure features and stability of one Ga-doped Au cluster with magic number electrons (6 and 8) are analyzed in detail. Moreover, the valence electron fillings and chemical bonding of them are also further explored.

The nature of stability and adsorption interactions of binary Au-Li clusters with bridge adsorption structures.

Earlier findings have confirmed that CO molecules have propensities to adsorb on low-coordinated gold atoms (top sites) of Au-based clusters, which can be treated by the Blyholder model wherein the donation and π-back donation take place. Here, the structural features and stability of (AuLi) ( = 1-9) clusters were first analyzed using the GA-DFT method. The new adsorption modes, vibration frequencies and electronic interactions for Au-Li clusters with CO were investigated in detail.

Adsorption properties of pyramidal superatomic molecules based on the structural framework of the Au cluster.

The pyramidal Au cluster is a highly inert and stable superatomic molecule, but it is not suitable as a potential catalyst for covalent bond activations, , CO oxidation reaction. Herein, the adsorption and electronic properties of CO molecules on various pyramidal clusters based on the structural framework of Au are investigated using density functional theory. According to the SVB model, we constructed isoelectronic superatomic molecules with different pyramid configurations by replacing the vertex atoms of the Au using metal M atoms (M = Li, Be, Ni, Cu, and Zn group atoms).

Superatomic and adsorption properties of Ni atom doped Au clusters.

Due to their strong relativistic effects, Au clusters exhibit many unusual geometric structures. Among them, Au7-, Au8 and Au9+ have 18 valence electrons satisfying the magic numbers in the jellium model, respectively, but these three non-spherical clusters are not superatoms. In general, a single dopant atom can drastically change the structural and electronic properties of Au clusters.

Prediction of the AuS crystal via a superatom network model: from clusters to solids.

Owing to their unique properties, thiolate-protected gold clusters (denoted as Au(SR)) have attracted intense research interest both experimentally and theoretically. The superatom complex (SAC) and superatom network (SAN) models are significantly well-known concepts to explain the electronic stability of Au(SR). Based on the structural characters of Au(SR), the tetrahedral Au unit was found to be an elementary building block and used to design a series of tetrahedron-network clusters.

Electronic shells of a tubular Au cluster: a cage-cage superatomic molecule based on spherical aromaticity.

Gold clusters, which display a variety of unusual geometric structures due to their strong relativistic effects, have attracted much attention. Among them, Au has a high-symmetry tubular structure (D) with a large HOMO-LUMO energy gap, but its electronic stability still remains unclear. In this paper, the electronic nature of the Au cluster is investigated using the density functional theory method.