Exploring the Impact of Niacin Intake on Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Comprehensive Analysis Using NHANES Data (2003-2018).

Background: The relationship between cardiovascular outcomes and niacin consumption levels remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the correlation between niacin intake and the incidence of cardiovascular disease, as well as the mortality rates associated with cardiovascular disease and other causes.

Methods: From 2003 to 2018, we continually investigated updated information from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

promotes esophageal carcinoma through regulating signaling.

To investigate function of somatostatin receptor 5 antisense RNA 1 (SSTR5-AS1) in esophageal carcinoma (ESCA). The cellular function was assessed using EdU staining and Transwell assay. The localization of SSTR5-AS1 was measured using fluorescence hybridization staining.

Study on the Performance Mechanism of Polyformaldehyde Glycol Ether Polymer for Crude Oil Recovery Enhancement.

The demand for energy continues to increase as the global economy continues to grow. The role of oilfield chemicals in the process of oil and gas exploration, development, and production is becoming more and more important, and the demand is rising year by year. The support of national policies and the formulation of environmental protection regulations have put forward higher requirements for oilfield chemical products, which has promoted the innovative research and development and market application of oilfield chemicals.

Synthesis and Application of a Novel Multi-Branched Block Polyether Low-Temperature Demulsifier.

In this paper, a low-temperature thick oil demulsifier with high polarity was prepared by introducing ethylene oxide, propylene oxide block, and butylene oxide using m-diphenol as a starting agent. The main reasons for the difficulty involved in the low-temperature emulsification of extractive fluids were explained by analyzing the synthetic influencing factors and infrared spectra of the star comb polymer (PR-D2) and by analyzing the four fractions, interfacial energies, and zeta potentials of crude oils from the Chun and Gao fields. The effects of PR-D2 surfactant on the emulsification performance of crude oil recovery fluids were investigated via indoor and field experiments.

Efficient Demulsification Performance of Emulsified Condensate Oil by Hyperbranched Low-Temperature Demulsifiers.

Focusing on the problem of poor demulsification performance of light crude oil emulsions in low-permeability oilfields at low temperatures, the composition of the emulsion samples, clay particle size distribution, and the viscosity-temperature relationship curve of samples were analyzed. Based on the results of emulsion composition analysis and characteristics, the bottle test method was used to analyze the demulsifying effect of different commercial types of demulsifiers, revealing the demulsification mechanism. The field tests confirm the demulsification capabilities of Polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene quaternized polyoxyolefins surfactants (PR demulsifiers).

miR-370 impacts the biological behavior of lung cancer cells by targeting the SMAD1 signaling pathway.

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been identified to play a role in the development and progression of lung cancer (LC). As of now, the expression and function of miR-370 in LC are still under investigation. Accordingly, this study explores the role and mechanism of miR-370 in LC.

Integrative Analysis of Pyroptosis-Related Prognostic Signature and Immunological Infiltration in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Background: Lung cancer is one of leading causes of human health threatening with approximately 2.09 million initially diagnosed cases and 1.76 million deaths worldwide annually.

A Detailed Study to Discover the Trade between Left Atrial Blood Flow, Expression of Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels and Valvular Atrial Fibrillation.

Background: The present study aimed to explore the correlation between calcium-activated potassium channels, left atrial flow field mechanics, valvular atrial fibrillation (VAF), and thrombosis. The process of transforming mechanical signals into biological signals has been revealed, which offers new insights into the study of VAF. Methods: Computational fluid dynamics simulations use numeric analysis and algorithms to compute flow parameters, including turbulent shear stress (TSS) and wall pressure in the left atrium (LA).

Reduction in stray radiation dose using a body-shielding device during external radiation therapy.

With the purpose of reducing stray radiation dose (SRD) in out-of-field region (OFR) during radiotherapy with 6 MV intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), a body-shielding device (BSD) was prepared according to the measurements obtained in experimental testing. In experimental testing, optimal shielding conditions, such as 1 mm lead, 2 mm lead, and 1 mm lead plus 10 mm bolus, were investigated along the medial axis of a phantom using thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs). The SRDs at distances from field edge were then measured and analyzed for a clinical IMRT treatment plan for nasopharyngeal carcinoma before and after shielding using the BSD.

Enhancement of Natural Convection by Carbon Nanotube Films Covered Microchannel-Surface for Passive Electronic Cooling Devices.

Owing to the outstanding properties of thermal conduction, lightweight, and chemical durability, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have revealed promising applications in thermal management materials. Meanwhile, the increasingly popular portable electronics and the rapid development of space technology need lighter weight, smaller size, and more effective thermal management devices. Here, a novel kind of heat dissipation devices based on the superaligned CNT films and underlying microchannels is proposed, and the heat dissipation properties are measured at the natural condition.

Analysis of setup error based on CTVision for nasopharyngeal carcinoma during IGRT.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of CTVision in interfractional setup errors during intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in 12 nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. The trend of setup errors as a function of time during a fractionated radiotherapy course was investigated, and the influence of reconstructive thickness on image reconstruction for setup errors was analyzed. The appropriate planning target volume (PTV) margin and planning risk volume (PRV) margin were defined to provide a reference for the design of IMRT for NPC.

A heat flux modulator from carbon nanotubes.

For a heat flux modulator, the most difficult problem is that the main carriers named 'phonons' have little response to external fields. Of the existing studies on heat flux modulators, most were theoretical work and the materials systems for the theoretical calculations were artificial lattices. In this paper, we made a heat modulator with ultrathin buckypaper which was made of multi-layer carbon nanotube sheets overlapped together, and achieved an on/off ratio whose value was 1.

Efficient natural-convective heat transfer properties of carbon nanotube sheets and their roles on the thermal dissipation.

In this work, we report our studies related to the natural-convective heat transfer properties of carbon nanotube (CNT) sheets. We theoretically derived the formulas and experimentally measured the natural-convective heat transfer coefficients (H) via electrical heating method. The H values of the CNT sheets containing different layers (1, 2, 3, and 1000) were measured.