Transfusion History Is More Predictive Than Serum Ferritin Level in Prediction of Hypothyroidism in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia.

Transfusion dependent thalassemia (TDT) patients require a regular blood transfusion to survive. Without adequate transfusion support, they suffer many complications, and have a short life span. Near about 200 milligrams of iron remains within a single Red cell concentrate (RCC) unit.

Alginate/organo-selenium composite hydrogel beads: Dye adsorption and bacterial deactivation.

Post-COVID-19, the risk and spread of germs, coupled with wastewater contamination, have become critical concerns. Wastewater contains waterborne bacteria and various contaminants like dye molecules, threatening water safety. Traditional adsorption methods address pollutant removal or pathogen inactivation separately, but a dual-action solution is increasingly essential.

A twist on a classic scaffold: rational design of a new bimetallic platform.

Herein, we report the synthesis of a modular family of novel bimetallic tetraamidodiamine (tada) ligands, Li-R-tada (R = MeSi, BuMeSi, and PrSi). These silylamido ligands display two distinct binding pockets whose steric profiles can be easily tuned by choice of the substituents on silicon. We also show that salt metathesis is a convenient route to install these new ligands on the early transition metals titanium(IV) and vanadium(III).

Upcycling Low-Quality Cotton Fibers into Mulch Gel Films in a Fast Closed Carbon Cycle.

Low-quality cotton fibers, often overlooked as low-value materials, constitute a marginalized waste stream in the cotton industry. This study endeavored to repurpose these fibers into mulch gel films, specifically exploring their efficacy in covering moisture-controlled soil beds. Through a meticulously designed series of processing methods, cellulose/glycerol film was successfully fabricated by regenerating cellulose hydrogels in N,N-dimethylacetamide/lithium chloride solutions, followed by plasticization in glycerol/water solutions and hot pressing.