Characteristics of PM and PAHs emitted from a coal-fired boiler and the efficiencies of its air pollution control devices.

Sampling and analysis of filterable particulate matter (FPM), FPM, condensable particulate matter (CPM), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), sulfur oxides (SO), and nitrogen oxides (NO) emitted from a coal-fired boiler equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR)+ electrostatic precipitator (ESP) + wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) + wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP) as air pollution control devices (APCDs) are conducted. The results show that NO concentration emitted from the coal-fired boiler is 56 ± 2.17 ppm (with the NO removal efficiency of 47.

Early electroacupuncture treatment ameliorates neuroinflammation in rats with traumatic brain injury.

Background: Neuroinflammation is the leading cause of neurological sequelae after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the neuroprotective effects of electroacupuncture (EA) are mediated by anti-neuroinflammatory effects in a rat model of TBI.

Methods: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: sham-operated, TBI control, and EA-treated.

Diagnostic Accuracy of Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein as Biomarker for Sepsis in Adult Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) is widely reported as a biomarker to differentiate infected from non-infected patients. The diagnostic use of LBP for sepsis remains a matter of debate. We aimed to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the diagnostic accuracy of serum LBP for sepsis in adult patients.