Compressors are important production equipment in the petrochemical industry, and the accuracy of their fault diagnosis is critical. In order to detect and diagnose compressor equipment faults in a timely manner, this paper constructs a deep residual shrinkage visual network (DRS-ViT). The network comprises a modified residual network (ResNet) and a vision transformer (ViT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCross conjugation, though prevalent in many organic compounds, is typically considered less effective for electron delocalization compared to linear conjugation. Consequently, it is rarely used as the backbone structure for semiconducting conjugated polymers. In this study, we designed and synthesized a novel building block, TIDP, which features a central cyclic dipeptide with cross conjugation characteristics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the clinical effect of magnetic stimulation combined with moxibustion on mild to moderate overactive bladder (OAB) and sexual function in women.
Methods: We enrolled 80 female patients with mild to moderate OAB in this study and equally randomized them into a control and an experimental group, the former treated by magnetic stimulation and the latter by magnetic stimulation combined with moxibustion, both for 8 weeks. We obtained from the patients their OAB syndrome scores (OABSS), 72-hour urination diary (72-h UD) scores, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Overactive Bladder (ICIQ-OAB) scores and female sexual function indexes (FSFI), and compared them between the two groups before and after intervention.
Poor operational stability is a crucial factor limiting the further application of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Organic semiconductor layers can be a powerful means for reinforcing interfaces and inhibiting ion migration. Herein, two hole-transporting molecules, pDPA-SFX and mDPA-SFX, are synthesized with tuned substituent connection sites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The understanding of bile acid (BA) and unsaturated fatty acid (UFA) profiles, as well as their dysregulation, remains elusive in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) coexisting with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Investigating these metabolites could offer valuable insights into the pathophy-siology of NAFLD in T2DM.
Aim: To identify potential metabolite biomarkers capable of distinguishing between NAFLD and T2DM.
Objectives: Darkening has been an issue of concern for foundation products. The secretion of sebum plays a significant role in the process of foundation darkening, but the underlying mechanisms and solutions have been rarely reported. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between sebum secretion and liquid foundation darkening and to provide possible solutions for reducing sebum-induced darkening in liquid foundation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol
February 2024
Diazepam (DZP) residue has been frequently detected in wastewater, surface water, and groundwater due to its extensive use over the decades. In this study, we exposed female Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) to environmentally relevant doses of DZP (800 and 8000 ng/L) for 4 weeks, aimed to investigate their behavioral responses and possible links with ocular and brain oxidative stress homeostasis. As a result, DZP exposure could significantly reduce swimming activity (800 ng/L) and anxiety (800 and 8000 ng/L), indicating a sedative effect on medaka.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPollution by diazepam (DZP) is increasingly recognized as a major threat to aquatic organisms, but knowledge about its potential risk to fish is still limited. In this study, we exposed female and male Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) to environmentally relevant DZP (0.8 and 8 µg/L) for 28 days and investigated variation in their behavior (on days 7, 14, and 28) and brain neurotransmitter levels (on day 28).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA highly enantioselective formal coupling of β-ketoesters with quinones was accomplished by a chiral bifunctional -heterocyclic olefin organocatalyst. With as low as 1 mol % catalyst loading, a number of enantioenriched quinone derivatives were afforded in good yields with high enantioselectivities and regioselectivities (up to 96% yield, 98% ee, and 19:1 rr). Gram-scale synthesis and the high inhibitory effect of several products on the viability of cancer cells demonstrate the potential utility of the current method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of this study is to propose a method for assessing the antiwear-ability (AW) or surface scratch-resistance (SR) efficacy of makeup products through in vitro experiments.
Materials And Method: The method primarily involves measuring the change in weight as a means of evaluating the overall effectiveness. AW/SR effects are evaluated by applying a fixed amount of makeup product on artificial fake skin and comparing the weight difference after simulated friction/scratch.
Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 nanoparticles (ZIF-8 NPs) are typical metal-organic framework (MOF) materials and have been intensively studied for their potential application in drug delivery and environmental remediation. However, knowledge of their potential risks to health and the environment is still limited. Therefore, this study exposed female and male zebrafish to ZIF-8 NPs (0, 9.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: We aimed to identify the ability of serum bile acids (BAs) and unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs) profiles to predict the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients.
Methods: We first used univariate and multivariate analysis to compare 15 serum BA and 11 UFA levels in healthy control (HC) group (n = 82), T2DM patients with DR (n = 58) and T2DM patients without DR (n = 60). Forty T2DM patients were considered for validation.
Introduction: Gut microbiome (GM) deregulation has been implicated in major conditions such as obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Our previous prospective study indicated that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) successfully improved patients with T2DM. We hypothesized that FMT may be a potential therapeutic method for T2DM, but its precise mechanisms in T2DM remains to be elucidated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBoth the ever-complex international and subnational supply chains could relocate health burdens and economic benefits across India, leading to the widening of regional inequality. Here, we simultaneously track the unequal distribution of fine particle matter (PM) pollution, health costs, and value-added embodied in inter- and intranational exports for Indian states in 2015 by integrating a nested multiregional input-output (MRIO) table constructed based on EXIOBASE and an Indian regional MRIO table, Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), the Community Multi-Scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model, and a concentration-response function. The results showed that the annual premature deaths associated with PM pollution embodied in inter- and intranational exports were 757,356 and 388,003 throughout India, accounting for 39% and 20% of the total premature deaths caused by PM pollution, respectively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBipolar host materials with high triplet energy are of great significance for highly efficient blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). In this work, three donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) type host materials with identical non-rigid diphenylsulfone center but differing in rotation degree of peripheral amino substituted derivatives from rotating freely diphenylamine (SODP) to rotating partially iminodibenzyl (SOId) and rotating restricted carbazole (SOCz) were designed and synthesized. It was demonstrated that the triplet energy (E ) level of the materials promoted by limiting the rotation degree of the peripheral groups, which was 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUtilizing the C4 reactive site of cyclopropyl ketones and a chiral N,N'-dioxide-scandium(iii) complex as a catalyst, a concise ring-opening/cyclization/thio-Michael cascade method was developed for the synthesis of chiral benzothiazole derivatives from a simple 2-aminothiophenol material. The kinetic resolution and the origin of stereoselectivity were elucidated via a possible catalytic model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Pulmonary nodules (PNs) are one of the imaging manifestations of early lung cancer screening, which should receive more attention. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that voice changes occur in patients with pulmonary diseases. The purpose of this study is to explore the differences in phonetic characteristics between patients with PNs and able-bodied persons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA highly atroposelective -acylation reaction of aniline-derived sulfonamides has been developed with chiral isothiourea as the catalyst. This approach provides a facile and efficient route to an array of atropoisomeric sulfonyl substituted anilide products in good yields with high to excellent enantioselectivities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo survive and thrive in harsh and ever-changing environments, intricate mechanisms have evolved for bacterial cells to monitor perturbations impacting the integrity of their envelope and to mount an appropriate response to contain or repair the damage. In this study, we report in Shewanella oneidensis a previously undescribed mechanism for the envelope defect resulting from the loss of Arc, a two-component transcriptional regulatory system crucial for respiration. We uncovered σ , a master regulator establishing and maintaining the integrity of the cell envelope in γ-proteobacteria, as the determining factor for the cell envelope defect of the arcA mutant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA novel and facile approach to synthesize arylazopyrroline scaffolds via metal-free cascade reactions of aziridines with arylalkynes and aryldiazoniums has been developed, providing access to a variety of 4-arylazo-2-pyrrolines in a highly concise fashion. This efficient process, which can be performed at the gram scale, enjoys operational simplicity and mild and metal-free conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn efficient kinetic resolution of propargyloxy dicarbonyl compounds via asymmetric [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement was achieved by using a chiral ,-dioxide/Ni complex catalyst. Various chiral α-allenyl alcohols were obtained in high enantioselectivities under mild conditions. The utility of this method was readily demonstrated in the asymmetric synthesis of the chiral 2,5-dihydrofuran derivative.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAppl Environ Microbiol
March 2020
The siderophore synthetic system in species is able to synthesize dozens of macrocyclic siderophores with synthetic precursors. , however, although three siderophores are produced naturally in B516, which carries a lysine decarboxylase (AvbA) specific for siderophore synthesis, only one siderophore can be detected from many other species. In this study, we examined a siderophore-overproducing mutant of which lacks an AvbA counterpart, and we found that it can also produce these three siderophores.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvid Based Complement Alternat Med
September 2018
Objective: We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of acupoint polyglactin 910 (PGLA) embedding in patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR).
Methods: A total of 102 CSR patients with neck and shoulder pain were recruited and assigned randomly into three groups: the sham acupoint embedding (SAE) group, the middle-layer acupoint PGLA embedding (MAPE) group, and the deep-layer acupoint PGLA embedding (DAPE) group. The primary outcomes were Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores showing the analgesic effects of treatment.
Appl Environ Microbiol
October 2018
is an extensively studied bacterium capable of respiring minerals, including a variety of iron ores, as terminal electron acceptors (EAs). Although iron plays an essential and special role in iron respiration of , little has been done to date to investigate the characteristics of iron transport in this bacterium. In this study, we found that all proteins encoded by the cluster for putrebactin ( native siderophore) synthesis (PubABC), recognition-transport of Fe-putrebactin across the outer membrane (PutA), and reduction of ferric putrebactin (PutB) are essential to putrebactin-mediated iron uptake.
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