Green Strong Cornstalk Rind-Based Cellulose-PVA Aerogel for Oil Adsorption and Thermal Insulation.

Cellulose-based aerogel has attracted considerable attention for its excellent adsorption capacity, biodegradability, and renewability. However, it is considered eco-unfriendly due to defibrillation of agriculture waste and requires harmful/expensive chemical agents. In this study, cornstalk rind-based aerogel was obtained via the following steps: green HO/HAc delignification of cornstalk rind to obtain cellulose fibers, binding with carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and freeze-drying treatment, and hydrophobic modification with stearic acid.

A survey on the willingness of outpatients to participate in fundus examination procedures conducted by ophthalmology training residents in China: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Aims: The National Standardized Training for Resident Doctors (STRD) in mainland China encounters many challenges in its implementation. To investigate whether outpatients are willing to undergo indirect ophthalmoscopy examination conducted by ophthalmology residents in the ophthalmology STRD program in China.

Methods: This study conducted a cross-sectional survey at the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University between September 2021 and September 2023.

protective effect of recombinant prominin-1 combined with microRNA-29b on N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced excitotoxicity in retinal ganglion cells.

Aim: To determine the protective effect of recombinant prominin-1 (Prominin-1)+microRNA-29b (P1M29) on N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-induced excitotoxicity in retinal ganglion cells (RGCs).

Methods: RGC-5 cells were cultured, and NMDA-induced excitotoxicity at the range of 100-800 µmol/L was assessed using the MTT assay. NMDA (800 µmol/L) was selected as the appropriate concentration for preparing the cell model.

Single-Atom Cu Stabilized on Ultrathin WO Nanowire for Highly Selective and Ultrasensitive ppb-Level Toluene Detection.

Various catalysts are developed to improve the performance of metal oxide semiconductor gas sensors, but achieving high selectivity and response intensity in chemiresistive gas sensors (CGSs) remains a significant challenge. In this study, an in situ-annealing approach to synthesize Cu catalytic sites on ultrathin WO nanowires for detecting toluene at ultralow concentrations (R /R = 1.9 at 10 ppb) with high selectivity is developed.

Hollow-Out FeO-Loaded NiO Heterojunction Nanorods Enable Real-Time Exhaled Ethanol Monitoring under High Humidity.

The analysis of exhaled breath has opened up new exciting avenues in medical diagnostics, sleep monitoring, and drunk driving detection. Nevertheless, the detection accuracy is greatly affected due to high humidity in the exhaled breath. Here, we propose a regulation method to solve the problem of humidity adaptability in the ethanol-monitoring process by building a heterojunction and hollow-out nanostructure.

Metagenomic profiling of ocular surface microbiome changes in blepharitis patients.

Purpose: To compare the ocular surface and meibum microbial communities of humans with Blepharitis (DB) and healthy controls.

Methods: Conjunctival sac and meibum samples from 25 DB patients and 11 healthy controls were analyzed using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS).

Results: The alpha-diversity of the conjunctival sac microbiome of the group (observed, Chao1, ACE) was lower than that of the control group, whereas all meibum diversity indicators were similar.

Clinical outcomes of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy and off-flap epipolis-laser in situ keratomileusis in moderate to high myopia: 12-month follow-up.

Background: To compare the quantitative and qualitative optical outcomes of single-step transepithelial photorefractive keratectomy (TPRK) and off-flap epipolis-laser in situ keratomileusis (Epi-LASIK) in moderate to high myopia.

Methods: In this prospective self-control study, we included patients with moderate to high myopia who were randomized to undergo TPRK in one eye and Epi-LASIK in the other eye. Twelve-month follow-up results for visual acuity, refraction, ocular high-order aberrations, contrast sensitivity, postoperative pain, epithelial healing, and haze grade were assessed.

Mutation analysis of the TGFBI gene in pedigrees of lattice corneal dystrophy in Eastern China.

Background: To delineate the mutations of the TGFBI gene in Eastern China by whole-exome sequencing (WES) in eight Chinese families with lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included eight families with LCD from Eastern China. Clinical features were examined using slit-lamp examination, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, and in vivo confocal microscopy.

Changes in circumpapillary retinal vessel density after acute primary angle closure episode via OCT angiography.

Purpose: To investigate the changes and evaluate the diagnosis value of circumpapillary vessel density (VD) in cases of acute primary angle closure (APAC).

Design: Case-control study.

Methods: APAC patients with a history of unilateral acute attack were enrolled.

A Framework of Industrialized Building Assessment in China Based on the Structural Equation Model.

Compared with the conventional building, the industrialized building (IB) promotes the sustainable development of the construction industry, which will become a growth trend in the future. Nevertheless, the progress of industrialized building is intimately affected through the scientific evaluating mechanism, which still requires more research. Thus, this study establishes a conceptual framework of industrialized building assessment (IBA), which is validated through exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).