Sludge gasification: Mineral behaviours and the high-value utilisation of gasification ash.

Gasification technology is one of the advantageous methods to dispose sewage sludge, and the sludge gasification ash has the potential to be reused as an auxiliary material for rock wool production. In this study, the mineral behaviour of two sludge samples (dyeing sludge and municipal sludge) in gasification process, as well as the impacts of sludge gasification ash on the properties and mineral behaviours of raw material of rock wool, were investigated through qualitative and quantitative analyses. Results show that the minerals in dyeing sludge are mainly Fe-oxides and Fe-silicates because of high Fe content, while that in municipal sludge are primarily silicates and phosphates containing Ca, Mg, Fe, and Al.

Performance Study of Catalysts for Dehydrochlorination Reaction of 1,1,2-TCE Using In Situ FTIR-MS.

Dichloroethylene is mainly used to prepare high polymer compounds such as vinyl chloride fibers and polyvinylidene chloride. It is also an important raw material for producing lithium-ion battery adhesives. The industrial method for producing dichloroethylene involves a saponification reaction between trichloroethane and sodium hydroxide, which can lead to high environmental pollution.

A skin explant model for studying UV-induced DNA damage and repair.

There is a growing need for a skin model that combines the natural physiology of skin while reducing reliance on mice. Natural physiology is achieved by using fresh, intact skin explants sourced from living organisms such as humans or mice. This study focused on the standardization and characterization of an in vitro mouse skin explant model for investigating solar ultraviolet (sUV)-induced skin damage.

Degradation mechanism of PGNa by the immobilized degrading enzymes from magnetic fermentation residue biochar.

The development of a method to efficiently remove high concentrations of penicillin G sodium (PGNa) from the environment is important for human and animal health and safety. In this study, the degradative enzymes were immobilized by adsorption using biochar from penicillin fermentation waste residue, which could efficiently remove PGNa (900 mg/L) from an aqueous solution, with a removal rate of 99.84 % within 20 min.

Habitat-based CT radiomics enhances the ability to predict spread through air spaces in stage T1 invasive lung adenocarcinoma.

Introduction: Spread through air spaces (STAS) represents a novel invasive pattern in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and is a risk factor for poor prognosis in stage T1 LUAD. This study aims to develop and validate a CT habitat imaging analysis model for predicting STAS in stage T1 invasive LUAD.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 217 patients with preoperative stage T1 invasive LUAD (115 STAS-positive and 102 STAS-negative cases, including 151 in the train set and 66 in the test set).

Associations between magnesium depletion score and depression among individuals aged 20 to 60 years.

Background: Magnesium is closely associated with depression. The study aims to explore the relationship between magnesium depletion score (MDS), used to evaluate the body's magnesium deficiency status, and depression.

Methods: This population-based cross-sectional study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2005-2018 and included adults aged 20 to 60 years.

Ultraviolet irradiation benefits left ventricular hypertrophy and mitochondrial morphology of cardiomyocytes in hypertensive rats.

Insufficient exposure to sunlight increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Hypertensive left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy exacerbates the risks of myocardial ischemia, ventricular arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, and heart failure. This study aimed to determine the effects of ultraviolet (UV) irradiation on LV hypertrophy and mitochondrial morphology.

Lateral Flow Assay Biotesting by Utilizing Plasmonic Nanoparticles Made of Inexpensive Metals─Replacing Colloidal Gold.

Nanoparticles (NPs) can be conjugated with diverse biomolecules and employed in biosensing to detect target analytes in biological samples. This proven concept was primarily used during the COVID-19 pandemic with gold-NP-based lateral flow assays (LFAs). Considering the gold price and its worldwide depletion, here we show that novel plasmonic NPs based on inexpensive metals, titanium nitride (TiN) and copper covered with a gold shell (Cu@Au), perform comparable to or even better than gold nanoparticles.

ZFP36L1 controls KLF16 mRNA stability in vascular smooth muscle cells during restenosis after vascular injury.

The RNA-binding zinc finger protein 36 (ZFP36) family participates in numerous physiological processes including transition and differentiation through post-transcriptional regulation. ZFP36L1 is a member of the ZFP36 family. This study aimed to evaluate the role of ZFP36L1 in restenosis.

Efficacy and Safety of Hepatic Arterial Infusion Therapy with Cinobufacini in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Macrovascular Invasion: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: The presence of macrovascular invasion (MVI) is associated with poor prognosis in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Cinobufacini therapy via hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) in advanced HCC patients with MVI.

Methods: The clinical records of 130 consecutive patients with unresectable advanced HCC and MVI who had received Cinobufacini or cisplatin plus 5-fluorouracil (CF) treatment via HAI were retrospectively analyzed.

Effect of MEP-oriented scalp acupuncture combined with transcranial magnetic stimulation on limb motor ability in patients with ischemic stroke hemiplegia.

Objectives: To observe the effect of motor evoked potential (MEP)-oriented scalp acupuncture combined with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on limb motor ability in patients with ischemic stroke hemiplegia.

Methods: A total of 60 patients with ischemic stroke hemiplegia were randomized into an observation group and a control group, 30 cases in each one. In addition to the medication treatment of internal medicine and comprehensive training of hemiplegic limbs, MEP-oriented scalp acupuncture combined with TMS was applied in the observation group, conventional scalp acupuncture at bilateral anterior oblique line of parietal and temporal regions combined with TMS was applied in the control group.

Biodegradation of penicillin G sodium by Sphingobacterium sp. SQW1: Performance, degradation mechanism, and key enzymes.

Biodegradation is an efficient and cost-effective approach to remove residual penicillin G sodium (PGNa) from the environment. In this study, the effective PGNa-degrading strain SQW1 (Sphingobacterium sp.) was screened from contaminated soil using enrichment technique.

Lateral Flow Assays Biotesting by Utilizing Plasmonic Nanoparticles Made of Inexpensive Metals - Replacing Colloidal Gold.

Nanoparticles (NPs) can be conjugated with diverse biomolecules and employed in biosensing to detect target analytes in biological samples. This proven concept was primarily used during the COVID-19 pandemic with gold NPs-based lateral flow assays (LFAs). Considering the gold price and its worldwide depletion, here we show that novel plasmonic nanoparticles (NPs) based on inexpensive metals, titanium nitride (TiN) and copper covered with a gold shell (Cu@Au), perform comparable or even better than gold nanoparticles.

Growth hormone and radiation therapy: friend, foe, or both?

Radiotherapy is one of the major options currently for cancer treatment. Radiotherapy causes cellular damage inducing cell death, which is expected to be selective for tumor cells. However, side effects that alter the surrounding normal tissue are often hard to be avoided.

Associations Between Life's Essential 8 and Abdominal Aortic Calcification Among Middle-Aged and Elderly Populations.

Background: Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. We aim to examine the associations between Life's Essential 8 (LE8), the recently updated measurement of cardiovascular health (CVH), and AAC among participants aged ≥40 years.

Methods And Results: This population-based cross-sectional study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2013 to 2014.

Effect of Zr on the Microstructure and High-Temperature Phase Separation Evolution of SiOC Aerogels.

SiZrOC aerogels were synthesized through the pyrolysis of the zirconium source-doped SiOC system using zirconyl chloride octahydrate (ZrOCl·8HO) at temperatures ranging from 900 to 1300 °C. This study investigates the microstructure evolution and phase separation of SiOC and SiZrOC aerogels during the pyrolysis process. Upon pyrolysis, both aerogels exhibited a Si-O-C structure with a high thermal stability.

SARS-CoV-2 viral genes Nsp6, Nsp8, and M compromise cellular ATP levels to impair survival and function of human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes.

Background: Cardiovascular complications significantly augment the overall COVID-19 mortality, largely due to the susceptibility of human cardiomyocytes (CMs) to SARS-CoV-2 virus. SARS-CoV-2 virus encodes 27 genes, whose specific impacts on CM health are not fully understood. This study elucidates the deleterious effects of SARS-CoV-2 genes Nsp6, M, and Nsp8 on human CMs.

Molecular subtyping of acute myeloid leukemia through ferroptosis signatures predicts prognosis and deciphers the immune microenvironment.

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most aggressive hematological malignancies with a low 5-year survival rate and high rate of relapse. Developing more efficient therapies is an urgent need for AML treatment. Accumulating evidence showed that ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of programmed cell death, is closely correlated with cancer initiation and clinical outcome through reshaping the tumor microenvironment.

Trends in health service needs, utilization, and non-communicable chronic diseases burden of older adults in China: evidence from the 1993 to 2018 National Health Service Survey.

Background: Aging is associated with an increased prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs), functional impairments, and diverse demands for health services. This study analyzed the trends in older adults' needs and utilization of health services from 1993 to 2018 in China, as well as chronic disease-related economic burdens.

Methods: The research data were collected from the six cross-sectional National Health Service Survey (NHSS), implemented every 5 years from 1993 to 2018.

Trends and regional variations in chronic diseases and their risk factors in China: an observational study based on National Health Service Surveys.

Background: Over the past 25 years, the spectrum of diseases in China has rapidly changed from infectious to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aimed to identify the prevalence of chronic diseases over the past 25 years in China and estimate the trends and changes in risk factors related to NCDs.

Methods: We conducted a descriptive analysis based on the National Health Service Survey (NHSS) from 1993 to 2018.

Lipid droplet-associated lncRNA LIPTER preserves cardiac lipid metabolism.

Lipid droplets (LDs) are cellular organelles critical for lipid homeostasis, with intramyocyte LD accumulation implicated in metabolic disorder-associated heart diseases. Here we identify a human long non-coding RNA, Lipid-Droplet Transporter (LIPTER), essential for LD transport in human cardiomyocytes. LIPTER binds phosphatidic acid and phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate on LD surface membranes and the MYH10 protein, connecting LDs to the MYH10-ACTIN cytoskeleton and facilitating LD transport.

Changes of equality of medical service utilization in China between 1993 and 2018: findings from six waves of nationwide household interview survey.

Background: Changes in China's health care system in the last three decades was remarkable. The current study aims on examine the change of equality of health care utilization in mainland China based on a nationwide household interview survey.

Methods: We used household interview data extracted from six waves of National Health Service Survey between 1993 and 2018.

Healthy Lifestyles and Chronic Pain with New-Onset Metabolic-Related Multimorbidity among Older Adults - China, 2011-2018.

What Is Already Known About This Topic?: Chronic pain has been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Evidence shows that adopting a healthy lifestyle can help reduce the cardiometabolic risks associated with chronic pain.

What Is Added By This Report?: Results from this cohort study suggest a positive association between chronic pain and the development of new-onset metabolic-related multimorbidity, specifically metabolic multimorbidity and cardiometabolic comorbidity, within middle-aged and older Chinese adults.