Aquaporin-3 Inhibition Reduces the Growth of NSCLC Cells Induced by Hypoxia.

Background/aims: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Although aquaporin-3 (AQP3) is widely distributed in mammalian tissues and over-expressed in NSCLC cells, there are limited studies on the effects of AQP3 knockdown on NSCLC cells under hypoxic conditions.

Methods: The CCK-8 assay was used to calculate cell viability.

Fabrication of high-power piezoelectric transformers using lead-free ceramics for application in electronic ballasts.

CuO is doped into (Na(0.5)K(0.5))NbO(3) (NKN) ceramics to improve the piezoelectric properties and thus obtain a piezoelectric transformer (PT) with high output power.

Effects of improved process for CuO-doped NKN lead-free ceramics on high-power piezoelectric transformers.

In this paper, the effects of the electrical proper- ties of CuO-doped (Na(0.5)K(0.5))NbO(3) (NKN) ceramics prepared separately using the B-site oxide precursor method (BO method) and conventional mixed-oxide method (MO method) on high-power piezoelectric transformers (PTs) were investigated.

Syntheses, crystal and electronic structures of compounds AM(PO4)2 (A = Sr, M = Ti, Sn; A = Ba, M = Sn).

Three ternary metal diorthophosphates (V), AM(PO(4))(2) (A = Sr, M = Ti, Sn; A = Ba, M = Sn), have been prepared by high-temperature solution growth (HTSG) method and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis for the first time. The structure of BaSn(PO(4))(2) features the yavapaiite-type structure, with space group C2/m and a = 8.214(2), b = 5.