Diagnosing Balamuthia mandrillaris amebic meningoencephalitis in a 64-year-old woman from the Southwest of China.

Balamuthia mandrillaris amebic encephalitis (BAE) can cause a fatal condition if diagnosis is delayed or effective treatment is lacking. Patients with BAE have been previously reported in 12 provinces of China, with skin lesions being the primary symptom and encephalitis developing after several years. However, a significantly lower number of cases has been reported in Southwest China.

Facile synthesis of bimodal macroporous g-CN/SnO nanohybrids with enhanced photocatalytic activity.

It is of vital importance to construct highly interconnected, macroporous photocatalyst to improve its efficiency and applicability in solar energy conversion and environment remediation. Graphitic-like CN (g-CN), as an analogy to two-dimensional (2D) graphene, is highly identified as a visible-light-responsive polymeric semiconductor. Moreover, the feasibility of g-CN in making porous structures has been well established.