Preparation and Luminescence Properties of Broadband Orange-Emitting Persistent ScBaZnGaO:Bi Phosphor.

This article describes a new kind of afterglow material, ScBaZnGaO:Bi, which was synthesized through a high-temperature solid-phase method. Its crystal structure, photoluminescent characteristics, and afterglow characteristics were studied and analyzed. Upon excitation at 344 nm, ScBaZnGaO:Bi exhibits broadband emission with a central wavelength located at 571 nm (fwhm = 172.

The prevalence and outcomes of α- and β-thalassemia among pregnant women in Hubei Province, Central China: An observational study.

There is no information concerning the prevalence of thalassemia among pregnant women in Hubei Province currently. This study is aimed to explore the prevalence of α- and β-thalassemia genotypes among pregnant women in Hubei Province, and to explore the clinically applicable screening approach, as well as to investigate the pregnancy outcomes of α- and β-thalassemia carriers.Pregnant participants were recruited from 4 hospitals for the screening of α- and β-thalassemia mutations in Hubei Province.

[Association of polymorphisms of NAPE-PLD and FAAH genes with schizophrenia in Chinese Han population].

Objective: To assess the association of polymorphisms of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine-phospholipase D (DAPE-PLD) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) genes, as well as their interaction, with schizophrenia.

Methods: Polymorphisms of NAPE-PLD rs12540583 and FAAH rs324420, rs2295633, and rs6429600 were determined with PCR - restriction fragment length polymorphism assay and Sanger sequencing. The genotypes of 345 subjects of Han Chinese origin diagnosed with schizophrenia and a 403 controls were compared.