[Simultaneous determination of six rare sugars in solid foods by high performance liquid chromatography-evaporative light-scattering detection].

Excessive sugar consumption is associated with metabolic health problems. Rare sugars are gradually being used as substitutes for sugar, and their consumption is increasing daily, raising food-safety issues such as false advertising, adulteration, and overdosing. The determination of rare-sugar compounds has attracted considerable attention in recent years.

Heterogeneous Structural Color Conductive Photonic Organohydrogel Fibers with Alternating Single and Dual Networks.

Intelligent interactive electronic devices can dynamically respond to and visualize various stimuli, promoting the rapid development of flexible electronics. In this paper, an alternating single- and dual-network design strategy was developed for ingeniously constructing an interactive electronic fiber sensor with heterogeneous structural color (HSCEF sensor). The resulting sensor can rapidly output the synchronous electrical and optical dual signals under strain by adjusting the transport distance of conductive ions and the lattice spacing of the photonic crystal (∼200 ms).

Role of argon plasma coagulation in treatment of esophageal varices.

With the development of endoscopic therapy, argon plasma coagulation (APC) has been widely used by endoscopists. It has many advantages, such as simple to operate, low cost, and minimal invasiveness. Because of its capability of lesion ablation and hemostasis, APC has several indications in the gastrointestinal tract.

Clinical significance of E-Cadherin and β-catenin in early gastric cancer: A protocol of systematic review.

Background: This study will summarize the clinical significance of E-Cadherin and β-catenin in early gastric cancer (EGC).

Methods: Eligible case-control studies were searched from Cochrane Library, PUBMED, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, CBM, and CNKI from inception to the present. In addition, we will also search other sources to avoid missing potential studies.

Zwitterionic pH-responsive hyaluronic acid polymer micelles for delivery of doxorubicin.

As zwitterionic polymers show great promise in drug delivery, hyaluronic acid (HA) was deacetylated and grafted with dodecylamine to prepare a pH-sensitive zwitterionic polymer dHAD used as a carrier for antitumor drugs. The polymer was negatively charged at pH 7.4 and became positive at pH 6.

Fabrication of Poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)@Ag Spheres with High Surface Charge Intensity and their Self-Assembly into Photonic Crystal Films.

Herein, we developed a method to prepare monodisperse poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride)@Ag (PSMA@Ag) core-shell microspheres with high surface charge intensity by using an in situ reduction method. In this method, ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid tetrasodium salt (NaEDTA) was used as a reducing agent to promote the growth of Ag, and at the same time endowed the PSMA@Ag spheres with a surface charge. The monodispersity of PSMA and PSMA@Ag and the ordered array of the photonic crystal films were characterized by using SEM.

eIF3a improve cisplatin sensitivity in ovarian cancer by regulating XPC and p27Kip1 translation.

The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3a (eIF3a) is one of the core subunits of the translation initiation complex eIF3, responsible for ribosomal subunit joining and mRNA recruitment to the ribosome. Our previous study identified that it was correlated with platinum response in lung cancer. The current study aims to test the hypothesis that eIF3a may affect the drug response and prognosis of ovarian cancer patients receiving platinum-based chemotherapy by regulating xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group C (XPC) and p27(Kip1).

Novel gemini cationic lipids with carbamate groups for gene delivery.

To obtain efficient non-viral vectors, a series of Gemini cationic lipids with carbamate linkers between headgroups and hydrophobic tails were synthesized. They have the hydrocarbon chains of 12, 14, 16 and 18 carbon atoms as tails, designated as G12, G14, G16 and G18, respectively. These Gemini cationic lipids were prepared into cationic liposomes for the study of the physicochemical properties and gene delivery.

[Study on the iodine status of pregnant women and thyroid function of neonate in high iodine area].

Objective: To reveal the iodine status of pregnant women and its impact on thyroid function of neonates in high iodine area.

Methods: A total of 210 pregnant women were chosen from a hospital in Haixing county, Hebei province. Pregnant women's random urinary and neonates' cord blood were collected.

A simple and practical solvent-free preparation of polymaleimide.

Polymaleimide (PMAI) was synthesized by reacting polymaleic anhydride (PMA) with urea via a solvent-free reaction at 180 °C. The conversion of PMA could reach 95%. This method is simple, practical and environmentally-friendly.

Metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene in peroxynitrite/Fe(III) porphyrin system.

The peroxynitrite/porphyrin biomimetic system was established to investigate the effects of peroxynitrite on benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) metabolism. Three model systems consisting of different iron porphyrins were compared, and the results showed that the peroxynitrite/T(p-Cl)PPFeCl system was the highest catalytic efficiency in the metabolism of B[a]P. We analyzed the B[a]P metabolites produced from this system by RP-HPLC method and firstly identified the formation of nitrobenzo[a]pyrenes which are the special metabolites of B[a]P induced by peroxynitrite.

Genetic analysis of oil content in Brassica napus L. using mixed model of major gene and polygene.

The joint segregation analysis of a mixed genetic model of major gene plus poly-gene was conducted to study the inheritance of oil content in Brassica napus L.. Five populations, i.

[Charge control and IR analysis of amine on diarylide yellow pigment PY14].

To study the reaction of amine with dairylide yellow pigment (PY14) used in electrophoretic display, especially the reaction mechanism between polyisobutylene imide (PIBI) and PY14, some amines were selected to react with PY14. At the same time, tetraethylene pentamine was treated with HCl. The zeta potential and IR of the above products were tested.

[Analysis of sucrose esters by thin-layer chromatography].

The thin-layer chromatographic method of sucrose esters was developed by the use of toluene-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (10:5:4.5:0.2 in volume ratio) as a mobile phase.

[Treating defective damage of facial nerve with great auricular nerve grafting covered by pediculated fascial tube].

Objective: To study the curative effect of grafting great auricular nerve with pediculated fascial tube in defective damage of facial nerve.

Methods: All the 7 patients in this study were treated by grafting great auricular nerve covered by pediculated fascial tube near facial nerve trunk.

Results: Four cases with otogenic facial paralysis had grade III - IV recovery of facial nerve function from two to two and half years after the nerve grafting operation.