Lying flat to play on smartphone excessively: the role of self-esteem.

Introduction: With the rapid development of their countries, Chinese young people today face intense stress. Some cope by striving for high-quality resources (involution), while others adopt a passive approach, lowering their desires (lying flat). This study explores the relationship between lying flat and problematic smartphone use (PSU), focusing on the role of self-esteem.

Persistent Lymphopenia as a Poor Prognostic Factor in Patients With Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome in the Renal Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.

Purpose: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS), defined as two or more organ dysfunction during infection or following shock or trauma, correlates with poor outcomes. Clinical data, including MODS in the renal intensive care unit (ICU), are scarce. Therefore, we investigate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients with MODS in the renal ICU.

Clinical features and two-year outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with heart failure and reduced, mid-range and preserved ejection fractions.

Objective: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical features and prognosis of SLE patients with HF.

Methods: Patients with SLE and HF who were hospitalized in Jinling Hospital from January 2013 to May 2021 and followed up for 2 years after discharge were included. Risk factors for death and ESKD were analyzed.

The association between the change in severity score from baseline and the outcomes of critically ill patients was enhanced by integration of bioimpedance analysis parameters.

The study of the outcomes of critically ill patients has been a hard stuff in the field of intensive care. To explore the relationship between changes of severity scores, bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and outcomes of critically ill patients, we enrolled patients (n = 206) admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) in Jinling Hospital from 2018 to 2021 with records of BIA on the days 1- and 3- ICU. Collected BIA and clinical data including simplified acute physiology score II (SAPS II) and sequential organ failure assessment.

Regulation of Mitochondrial Respiration by Hydrogen Sulfide.

Hydrogen sulfide (HS), the third gasotransmitter, has positive roles in animals and plants. Mitochondria are the source and the target of HS and the regulatory hub in metabolism, stress, and disease. Mitochondrial bioenergetics is a vital process that produces ATP and provides energy to support the physiological and biochemical processes.

Nitric oxide modulates folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism and mitochondrial energy levels of peaches during cold storage.

Folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism (FOCM) is closely associated with postharvest preservation. This study investigated the effects of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) on FOCM, storage quality, energy metabolism, and mitochondrial membrane integrity in cold-storage peach fruit. In this experiment, peaches were soaked with 1.

Green and recyclable graphitic carbon nitride/chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol photocatalytic films with efficient antibacterial activity for fruit packaging.

Chitosan (CS) is an excellent raw material for the preparation of food packaging films due to its good film-forming properties, non-toxicity, and biodegradability. However, pure chitosan films have drawbacks such as weak mechanical properties and limited antimicrobial activity. In this work, novel food packaging films containing chitosan, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and porous graphitic carbon nitride (g-CN) were successfully prepared.

Clinical features of anemia in membranous nephropathy patients: a Chinese cohort study.

Background: Anemia is a common complication in patients with progressive chronic kidney disease. This cohort study evaluated the prevalence, clinical features and prognosis of membranous nephropathy (MN) with anemia.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed a cohort of MN patients diagnosed using renal biopsy between February 2012 and February 2018.

Biological Functions of Hydrogen Sulfide in Plants.

Hydrogen sulfide (HS), which is a gasotransmitter, can be biosynthesized and participates in various physiological and biochemical processes in plants. HS also positively affects plants' adaptation to abiotic stresses. Here, we summarize the specific ways in which HS is endogenously synthesized and metabolized in plants, along with the agents and methods used for HS research, and outline the progress of research on the regulation of HS on plant metabolism and morphogenesis, abiotic stress tolerance, and the series of different post-translational modifications (PTMs) in which HS is involved, to provide a reference for future research on the mechanism of HS action.

Effects of Exogenous Nitric Oxide Treatment on Grape Berries Against and Related Enzymes and Metabolites.

Postharvest losses of grape berries caused by the pathogenic fungi and have been widely reported, and nitric oxide (NO) as a plant signaling molecule to control postharvest diseases has recently become an active research topic. This study aimed to investigate the regulatory effect of NO on the interaction between grape berries and fungi. During interactions between grape berries and pathogenic fungi, treatment with 10 mM sodium nitroprusside (SNP, an NO donor) delayed the decline of the physiological quality of the grape berries and had positive effects on the weight loss rate, firmness, and respiration intensity.

Nitric oxide-mediated DNA methylation enhances cold resistance in postharvest peach fruit.

Low temperature can affect DNA methylation. Since exogenous use of NO can reduce cold damage in peach fruit during cold storage, this study investigated the roles of NO on DNA methylation of peaches suffering cold stress. The results showed that exogenous NO effectively alleviated the decrease in total DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) activity and transcript levels induced by cold stress, whereas c-PTIO exacerbated the decrease in total DNMT activity and transcript levels.

Nitric oxide promotes energy metabolism and protects mitochondrial DNA in peaches during cold storage.

The mitochondria are important organelles related to energy metabolism and are susceptible to oxidative damage. In this experiment, peaches () were treated with distilled water (as the control), 15 μmol L of nitric oxide (NO), and 20 μmol L of carboxy-PTIO (NO scavenger). The changes in mitochondrial physiological indicators, energy metabolism process, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) damage and repair were quantified.

Nitric Oxide Made a Major Contribution to the Improvement of Quality in Button Mushrooms () by the Combined Treatment of Nitric Oxide with 1-MCP.

Browning is one of the major effects of shelf-life responsible for the reduction in the commercial value of the button mushrooms (). In this study, the individual and the combined effects of exogenous sodium nitroprusside (SNP, a nitric oxide donor) and 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) on the quality of button mushrooms were evaluated. The results demonstrated that mushrooms treated with SNP+1-MCP promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism thereby protecting cell membrane integrity, hindering polyphenol oxidase (PPO) binding to phenolic compounds, and downregulating the PPO activity.

Short-term hypobaric treatment alleviates chilling injury by regulating membrane fatty acids metabolism in peach fruit.

Short-term hypobaric treatment (SHT) on postharvest quality and membrane fatty acids metabolism were studied in peach fruit (Prunus persica [L.] Batsch., cv.

To Be Authentic, to Be Eco: Exploring the Link Between Authenticity and Pro-environmental Behavior.

Authentic self is believed to be morally good. The current research proposes that the authentic self is also environmentally good. Across two studies, we tested the link between authenticity and pro-environmental attitude and behavior.

Comparison of two mainstream endometrial preparation regimens in vitrified-warmed embryo transfers after PGT.

Research Question: Which of the two mainstream endometrial preparation regimens, assisted natural cycle (NC) or hormone replacement treatment cycle (HRT), help frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles after preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) achieve better clinical outcomes?

Design: This retrospective analysis included 3400 vitrified-warmed single blastocyst transfer cycles after PGT from January 2011 to November 2020, and involved 2332 patients with regular menstrual cycles. The decision to proceed with an assisted NC (n = 827) or HRT (n = 2573) before FET was reached based on a combination of patient preference and physician guidance. Clinical pregnancy rate, live birth rate, early miscarriage rate and obstetric outcomes were compared.

Combination of sodium alginate and nitric oxide reduces browning and retains the quality of fresh-cut peach during cold storage.

Fresh-cut peaches are susceptible to browning when exposed to air. Reducing the browning is important to maintain the quality of the fresh-cut peaches. Nitric oxide (NO) as the signal factor can improve the antioxidant capacity of organisms; sodium alginate (SA) is a natural polysaccharide with good antibacterial and film-forming properties.

Experimental and Numerical Study on the Compressive Failure of Composite Laminates with Fiber Waviness Defects.

Fiber waviness defects are found in the inner surface of the hat-shaped stringers manufactured by a process system. In order to establish the acceptance criterion for the stringers with the fiber waviness defects, experimental testing and numerical simulation were carried out in this study. Specially induced fiber waviness defects of four pre-defined severity levels were manufactured and tested.

Interplay Among Hydrogen Sulfide, Nitric Oxide, Reactive Oxygen Species, and Mitochondrial DNA Oxidative Damage.

Hydrogen sulfide (HS), nitric oxide (NO), and reactive oxygen species (ROS) play essential signaling roles in cells by oxidative post-translational modification within suitable ranges of concentration. All of them contribute to the balance of redox and are involved in the DNA damage and repair pathways. However, the damage and repair pathways of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are complicated, and the interactions among NO, HS, ROS, and mtDNA damage are also intricate.

Improvement in storage quality of postharvest tomato fruits by nitroxyl liposomes treatment.

Nitroxyl (HNO) has attracted much attention due to its unique biological activity. To investigate the preservation effect of HNO on fruits, a nitroxyl liposome based on 1-nitrosocyclohexyl acetate was prepared and characterized by infrared spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The optimal preparation conditions were explored, and then HNO liposomes were prepared under the optimal conditions to study the effect of HNO liposomes on postharvest quality of tomatoes.

Plasma and local expressions of CircRNA CDR1as are linked with disease severity in patients with non-traumatic osteonecrosis of femoral head.

Objective: To investigate the correlation of plasma and local expressions of Circ CDR1as with disease severity in patients with non-traumatic osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH).

Methods: Ninety-nine non-traumatic ONFH patients receiving surgery and 99 healthy individuals were enrolled in our study. Plasma and local Circ CDR1as were detected using real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR).

Exogenous Nitric Oxide Enhances Disease Resistance by Nitrosylation and Inhibition of -Nitrosoglutathione Reductase in Peach Fruit.

Nitric oxide (NO), a signaling molecule, participates in defense responses during plant-pathogen interactions. -Nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) is found to be an active intracellular NO storage center and regulated by -nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) in plants. However, the role of GSNOR in NO-induced disease resistance is not clear.

Interaction between nitric oxide and storage temperature on sphingolipid metabolism of postharvest peach fruit.

Both nitric oxide (NO) and cold storage have positive effects on the maintenance of fruit quality during storage. However, the roles of NO and storage temperatures in regulating the responses of sphingolipids metabolism to chilling injury of peach fruit during storage remain unknown. Peaches were treated by immersion in distilled water and 15 μmol L NO solution, then stored at 25 °C and 0 °C, respectively.

Regulation of the biosynthesis of endogenous nitric oxide and abscisic acid in stored peaches by exogenous nitric oxide and abscisic acid.

Background: Nitric oxide (NO) and abscisic acid (ABA) are important regulators of plant response to cold stress, and they interact in response to cold signals. The primary goal of this study was to determine the roles of exogenous NO and ABA on the synthesis of endogenous NO and ABA in cold-stored peach fruit.

Results: Exogenous NO and ABA maintained a relatively high content of NO, increased nitrate reductase (NR) activity, and inhibited the activity of NO synthase (NOS)-like and the levels of polyamine biosynthesis in peaches during cold storage.