A Controlled Clinical Study of Accelerated High-Dose Theta Burst Stimulation in Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is frequently treated using a combination of counseling, drugs, and, more recently various transcranial stimulation protocols, but all require several weeks to months for clinically significant improvement, so there is a need for treatments with faster onset. This study investigated whether an accelerated high-dose theta burst stimulation (ahTBS) protocol significantly improves the efficacy of OCD compared to traditional 1-Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in the routine clinical setting.

Method: Forty-five patients with OCD were randomized into two groups and treated with ahTBS or 1-Hz rTMS for 5 days.

Isolation of cadmium-resistant microbial strains and their immobilisation of cadmium in soil.

Six cadmium (Cd)-resistant microbial strains were isolated and their ability to immobilise Cd in soil investigated. Cd-1, Cd-2, Cd-5, and Cd-6 were identified as Stenotrophomonas sp., Cd-3 as Achromobacter sp.

Preparation and Characterization of Intracellular and Exopolysaccharides during Cycle Cultivation of .

The dried cell weight (DCW) of gradually decreased from 1.52 g/L to 1.18 g/L after five cultivation cycles.

Nutritional risk screening in malignant tumors: a study of 375 cancer inpatients.

Malnutrition is a common complication in cancer patients. It often accelerates disease progression and affects treatment outcomes. Thus, in the early census of cancer patients, examination for possible nutritional risks and correcting potential causes of malnutrition are needed to improve patients' quality of life.

Mechanism of bio-electrokinetic remediation of pyrene contaminated soil: Effects of an electric field on the degradation pathway and microbial metabolic processes.

In this study, the mechanism of bio-electrokinetic (BIO-EK) remediation to improve the degradation of pyrene was evaluated based on an analysis of the intermediate products and the microbial community. The results show that BIO-EK remediation has a higher pyrene degradation efficiency on pyrene and its intermediate products than the bioremediation and electrokinetic (EK) remediation processes. A series of intermediate products were detected.

The anti-cancer effect of metoclopramide on triple-negative breast cancer cells.

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive type of breast cancers. Chemotherapy is the most important therapeutic option for TNBC, and chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is inevitable. Metoclopramide is a good and cost-effective therapeutic option for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Microbial community responses to soil parameters and their effects on petroleum degradation during bio-electrokinetic remediation.

This study evaluated the interactions among total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), soil parameters, and microbial communities during the bio-electrokinetic (BIO-EK) remediation process. The study was conducted on a petroleum-contaminated saline-alkali soil inoculated with petroleum-degrading bacteria with a high saline-alkali resistance. The results showed that the degradation of TPH was better explained by second-order kinetics, and the efficacy and sustainability of the BIO-EK were closely related to soil micro-environmental factors and microbial community structures.

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Electrochemical Properties of Spherical α-MnO2 for Supercapacitors.

In the present work, spherical α-MnO2 with a high specific capacitance was synthesized by a two-step hydrothermal route. MnCO3 precursors were first prepared by a common hydrothermal method, and then converted to α-MnO2 via a hydrothermal reaction between the precursors and KMnO4 solutions. The effects of hydrothermal temperature on the morphology, crystal structure and specific area of the MnO2 were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and BET measurements.

Synergistic effects of bioremediation and electrokinetics in the remediation of petroleum-contaminated soil.

The present study evaluated the coupling interactions between bioremediation (BIO) and electrokinetics (EK) in the remediation of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) by using bio-electrokinetics (BIO-EK) with a rotatory 2-D electric field. The results demonstrated an obvious positive correlation between the degradation extents of TPH and electric intensity both in the EK and BIO-EK tests. The use of BIO-EK showed a significant improvement in degradation of TPH as compared to BIO or EK alone.