Experimental and DFT calculation study on the efficient removal of high fluoride wastewater from metallurgical wastewater by kaolinite.

Fluoride pollution and water scarcity are urgent issues. Reducing fluoride concentration in water is crucial. Kaolinite has been used to study adsorption and fluoride removal in water and to characterize material properties.

ZFHX3 acts as a tumor suppressor in prostate cancer by targeting FTO-mediated mA demethylation.

Zinc-finger homeobox 3 (ZFHX3, also known as ATBF1) suppresses prostatic tumorigenesis. ZFHX3 is frequently found to have numerous deletions in human prostate cancer (PCa). However, the underlying molecular function of ZFHX3 during prostatic tumorigenesis is not well understood.

Corrigendum: Expression profiling of ALOG family genes during inflorescence development and abiotic stress responses in rice ().

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Expression profiling of ALOG family genes during inflorescence development and abiotic stress responses in rice ( L.).

The ALOG ( LSH1 and G1) family proteins, namely, DUF640 domain-containing proteins, have been reported to function as transcription factors in various plants. However, the understanding of the response and function of ALOG family genes during reproductive development and under abiotic stress is still largely limited. In this study, we comprehensively analyzed the structural characteristics of ALOG family proteins and their expression profiles during inflorescence development and under abiotic stress in rice.

Applying Rasch analysis in refinement and validation of interpersonal skills measure for gifted children.

Background: Interpersonal characteristics of gifted adolescents is important because of the potential influence on individuals' psychological health and future professional success. Understanding the interpersonal characteristics requires valid and reliable measures. This study attempted to explicitly describe the application of Rasch analysis in the validation and development process of an existing measure of interpersonal skills among gifted adolescent in Ohio.

The latest edition of WHO and ELN guidance and a new risk model for Chinese acute myeloid leukemia patients.

Objective: Diagnosis classification and risk stratification are crucial in the prognosis prediction and treatment selection of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Here, we used a database of 536 AML patients to compare the 4th and 5th WHO classifications and the 2017 and 2022 versions of ELN guidance.

Methods: AML patients were classified according to the 4th and 5th WHO classifications, as well as the 2017 and 2022 versions of the European LeukemiaNet (ELN) guidance.

A novel 5-gene prognostic signature to improve risk stratification of cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia.

Purpose: Prognostic prediction is a challenging task in cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia (CN-AML) patients. In this study, we aimed at developing a novel prognostic signature to predict and stratify the survival of CN-AML patients.

Methods: Using a training dataset (GSE12417), 5-gene prognostic signature was established to predict survival of CN-AML patients.

Approaches to Learning of Preschool Children in China: A Comparison between Only Children and Non-Only Children.

Preschool children are at the initial stage of individual development and at a critical period in cultivating their approaches to learning. In the context of China's frequently adjusted birth policies, further research is necessary on children's approaches to learning in families of different sizes. A questionnaire survey was administered to 5454 only child and 4632 non-only child parents from the east, middle, and west of China.

Type of Family Support for Infant and Toddler Care That Relieves Parenting Stress: Does the Number of Children Matter?

The present study aimed to investigate the status and relationships between family support for infant and toddler care and parenting stress, and to explore differences related to the number of children in the families. We conducted a survey among 13,390 Chinese parents who were randomly sampled from six provinces of China. Descriptive analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, and regression analysis indicated that (1) current family support for infant and toddler care in China is insufficient; (2) most Chinese parents reported moderate parenting stress, with the highest scores given for parental distress, followed by difficult child, and parent-child dysfunctional interaction; (3) the larger the number of children in the family, the less the family support for infant and toddler care, the greater the parenting stress; (4) there was a difference between the effects of family support for infant and toddler care on relieving parenting stress among families with different numbers of children.

Unusual Experience in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Young Children's Readjustment from Home to Preschool following School Closures in Different Risk Regions.

Children's readjustment to preschool following long-term school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic merits special attention. This study examined children's preschool readjustment using a survey of 1008 teachers in a high-risk region and 1399 teachers in a fluctuating-risk region of China. Results found are as follows.

[Construction and application of lentivirus overexpression vector with two labeling genes fused with CopGFP and Puro].

To construct the lentivirus overexpression vector with two label genes fused with CopGFP and Puro and to detect the emission of green fluorescence as well as resistance to puromycin in liver cancer cells infected with lentivirus packaged with the above vector. Firstly, two fragments containing copGFP and Puro coding sequences were amplified from pCDH-CMV-MCS-copGFP and pLKO.1 respectively; secondly, the two amplified regions were fused with each other by recombinant PCR; thirdly, the fusion DNA fragment was cut and inserted into pCDH-CMV-MCS-copGFP vector, which was linearized with the same restriction endonuclease as used to digest fusion DNA fragment: BamH Ⅰ and Sal Ⅰ.

EEAM 10B Strengthens Nutrient Metabolic Process in Black Soldier Fly Larvae () Changing Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Pathways.

Insects are a potential alternative protein source to solve the food shortage crisis. Previous studies have illustrated that probiotics can improve the substrate conversion efficiency of insects and increase insect protein content. However, the effects of probiotics on insect physiology and nutrient metabolism are still not well understood.

Cinnamaldehyde prevents intergenerational effect of paternal depression in mice via regulating GR/miR-190b/BDNF pathway.

Paternal stress exposure-induced high corticosterone (CORT) levels may contribute to depression in offspring. Clinical studies disclose the association of depressive symptoms in fathers with their adolescent offspring. However, there is limited information regarding the intervention for intergenerational inheritance of depression.

Effect of different phosphate binders on fibroblast growth factor 23 levels in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: Serum intact fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) levels are progressively increased in relation to the severity of kidney dysfunction. High serum intact FGF23 concentration is associated with the increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Clinically, phosphate binders are commonly used to reduce serum intact FGF23 levels in CKD patients by lowering serum phosphate levels.

Atractylodis rhizoma water extract attenuates fructose-induced glomerular injury in rats through anti-oxidation to inhibit TRPC6/p-CaMK4 signaling.

Background: Atractylodis rhizoma, an aromatic herb for resolving dampness, is used to treat Kidney-related edema in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands years. This herb possesses antioxidant effect. However, it is not yet clear how Atractylodis rhizoma prevents glomerular injury through its anti-oxidation.

Fabrication of supramolecular star-shaped amphiphilic copolymers for ROS-triggered drug release.

Star-shaped copolymers with branched structures can form unimolecular micelles with better stability than the micelles self-assembled from conventional linear copolymers. However, the synthesis of star-shaped copolymers with precisely controlled degree of branching (DB) suffers from complicated sequential polymerizations and multi-step purification procedures, as well as repeated optimizations of polymer compositions. The use of a supramolecular host-guest pair as the block junction would significantly simplify the preparation.

A comparison study to investigate the effect of the drug-loading site on its delivery efficacy using double hydrophilic block copolymer-based prodrugs.

Polymeric delivery vehicles can improve the safety and efficacy of chemotherapy drugs by facilitating preferential tumor delivery. Double hydrophilic block copolymer (DHBC)-based prodrugs are considered as ideal candidates for drug delivery due to the elegant integration of benefits from both structures including polymeric prodrugs' superior protection and minimal premature drug release using covalent links and a DHBC-based "green" self-assembly strategy by a simple stimulus in a pure aqueous phase without the use of any organic solvent. Clearly, the location of drug molecules in the polymeric prodrugs has exerted a significant effect on their therapeutic efficiency.

Ring reconstruction on a trichalcogenasumanene buckybowl: a facile approach to donor-acceptor-type [5-6-7] fused planar polyheterocycles.

The transformation of trichalcogenasumanene buckybowls into donor-acceptor-type [5-6-7] fused polyheterocycles is disclosed. The strategy involves a highly efficient ring-opening of the flanking benzene upon oxidation at room temperature, and facile ring closure by functional-group transformation. Crystallographic studies indicate that the resulting [5-6-7] fused polyheterocycles possess a planar conformation owing to the release of ring strain by expansion of one of the six-membered flanking rings to the seven-membered one.

[Effect of CCL3 on osteoblast in myeloma bone disease].

Objective: To culture osteoblast in vitro and evaluate CCL3 receptor CCR1 expression in patients with multiple myeloma (MM).

Methods: Bone marrow osteoblasts from MM patients were cultured in vitro with dexamethasone, β-sodium glycerophosphate and vitamin C, which were identified by alkaline phosphatase staining, Von Kossa's staining. The CCL3 receptor expression was evaluated by flow cytometry.