Performing visual search tasks requires optimal attention deployment to promote targets and inhibit distractors. Rejection templates based on the feature of the distractor can be built to constrain the search process. We measured electroencephalography (EEG) of human participants of both sexes when they performed a visual search task in conditions where the distractor cues were constant within a block (fixed cueing) or changed on a trial-by-trial basis (varied cueing).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Vascular calcification (VC) is a common comorbidity among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), indicating major cardiovascular events. This study aimed to evaluate the effects and safety of intravenous sodium thiosulphate (STS) for VC in CKD patients.
Methods: Electronic databases were searched for clinical trials that provided data comparing outcomes among patients treated with and without STS.
For human prostate cancer, the chromosome 8p21 locus, which contains NKX3.1 and the microRNA (miR)-3622 family (miR-3622a/b), is a frequently deleted region. Thus, miR-3622 is proposed as a suppressor for prostate cancer, but its role remains debatable.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetal nanoclusters (NCs) have recently emerged as a novel class of luminescent nanomaterials and held significant potential in analytical chemistry. In this work, novel polyethyleneimine stabilized palladium nanoclusters (PEI-Pd NCs) were synthesized by chemical reduction at 60 °C for 6 h, and used as a fluorescent nanosensor for the detection of oxytetracycline (OTC). The spectral characteristics, surface structure and morphology of the Pd NCs were studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA novel cathodic photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor was developed for the ultrasensitive detection of kanamycin sulfate (KAM) based on the g-CN coupled zirconium-based porphyrinic metal-organic framework (PCN-222). Photocathodes made by double n-type semiconductors, which was attributed to the transfer of electrons and holes from g-CN broad band to PCN-222 with narrow band gap. The photocurrent decreased when KAM was added, which was conducive to the construction of the PEC sensor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAutophagy is the main intracellular degradation system by which cytoplasmic materials are transported to and degraded in the vacuole/lysosome of eukaryotic cells, and it also controls cellular differentiation and virulence in a variety of filamentous fungi. However, the contribution of the autophagic pathway to fungal development and pathogenicity in the important maize pathogen and mycotoxigenic fungus is still unknown. In this study, we characterized two autophagy-related proteins, FvAtg4 and FvAtg8.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPests threaten worldwide food security by decreasing crop yields and damaging their quality. Natural product-based molecular design and structural optimization have been one of the most effective ways to innovate pesticides for integrated insect management. To continue our previous studies on the discovery of insecticidal lead, a series of evodiamine derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their insecticidal activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study examined the associations of language brokering stress intensity and exposure with Mexican-origin youths' cortisol responses when brokering for fathers and mothers, and the moderating role of youths' brokering efficacy in these relations. Participants were 289 adolescents (M = 17.38, SD = .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the search for novel more effective insecticides, natural products could be used as ideal template compounds due to their good environmental compatibility, various bioactivities, unique scaffolds and mode of action. We have found that natural product evodiamine, the main active component from the fruits of Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth, displayed obvious insecticidal activities against lepidoptera pests.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Iron oxide nanoparticles have been approved by food and drug administration for clinical application as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and are considered to be a biocompatible material. Large iron oxide nanoparticles are usually used as transversal (T) contrast agents to exhibit dark contrast in MRI. In contrast, ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles (USPIONs) (several nanometers) showed remarkable advantage in longitudinal (T)-weighted MRI due to the brighten effect.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnal Cell Pathol (Amst)
April 2022
Objective: This study is aimed at exploring the association between autophagy and tumor immune infiltration (TII) in colorectal cancer (CRC).
Methods And Materials: We downloaded the transcriptome profiling and clinical data for CRC from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and obtained the normal colon transcriptome profiling data from Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GTEx) database. The list of autophagy-related signatures was obtained from the Human Autophagy Database.
Background: Cervical cancer (CC) is a disease that affects female health; therefore, timely prevention and diagnosis of CC are crucial to decrease its mortality. Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of non-apoptotic cell death, is involved in tumor progression. However, the role of ferroptosis-related genes (FRGs) in the immune microenvironment of cervical squamous cell carcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma (CESC) remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransl Lung Cancer Res
February 2022
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features, immunohistochemistry (IHC), compound mutation, and prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring exon 19 deletion-insertion mutations.
Methods: This retrospective analysis included 4,666 NSCLC patients harboring epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in a multi-center study from January 2017 to December 2020, and 69 patients with EGFR exon 19 deletion-insertions were taken to account. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was used to detect the subtype of EGFR exon 19 deletion-insertions.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
November 2022
Purpose: To report the surgical effects of a combination treatment comprising the lateral rectus belly transposition (LRBT) procedure, without muscle splitting or disinsertion, and ipsilateral antagonist recession for vertical rectus palsy.
Methods: The medical records of consecutive patients who underwent the LRBT procedure between 2017 and 2020 were reviewed. Preoperative and postoperative deviation in primary position, preoperative and postoperative scale of duction of the palsied muscle, any induced horizontal or torsional deviation, and other complications were collected.
Although Mexican-origin youth with first-generation immigrant parents are relatively good at retaining their heritage language of Spanish, limited research has been conducted on their Spanish language development during adolescence. From three-wave longitudinal data across six years (N = 604, M = 12.91, 54% female), distinct groups of adolescents with consistently high, improved, declined, and consistently low Spanish proficiencies were identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlcohol exposure during pregnancy is harmful to the fetus and causes a wide range of long-lasting physiological and neurocognitive impairments, collectively referred to as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The neurobehavioral deficits observed in FASD result from structural and functional damages in the brain, with neurodegeneration being the most destructive consequence. Currently, there are no therapies for FASD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This study is aimed at investigating the association between the metabolic score for insulin resistance (METS-IR) index and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the nonobese population and its predictive value.
Methods: 10730 nonobese subjects were selected from longitudinal cohort research conducted from January 2010 to December 2014. Cox proportional hazards models were employed to assess the relationship between METS-IR and new-onset NAFLD.
Solid electrolytes (SEs) with superionic conductivity and interfacial stability are highly desirable for stable all-solid-state Li-metal batteries (ASSLMBs). Here, we employ neural network potential to simulate materials composed of Li, Zr/Hf, and Cl using stochastic surface walking method and identify two potential unique layered halide SEs, named LiZrCl and LiHfCl, for stable ASSLMBs. The predicted halide SEs possess high Li conductivity and outstanding compatibility with Li metal anodes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc
May 2022
Raman spectra and X-ray diffraction patterns of MgPO polymorphs (α- and β-phase) were investigated at various temperatures up to 1073 K at ambient pressure. Typical Raman spectra and X-ray diffraction patterns were observed for the reversible phase transition between low-temperature α-MgPO and high- temperature β-MgPO during heating and cooling. The effect of temperature on the Raman vibrations for the two MgPO polymorphs was quantitatively analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA concise synthesis of (±)-herbertenolide has been accomplished herein. The strategy relies on a HO-mediated oxidative ring contraction of all-substituted cyclic α-formyl ketones for the stereospecific construction of contiguous quaternary carbon centers (CQCCs). Furthermore, a Sc(OTf)/chiral ,'-dioxide catalyzed asymmetric Michael addition of benzofuranone to MVK has been optimized for forging a chiral aromatic quaternary carbon center, which enables the formal synthesis of (+)--herbertenolide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe mechanisms underlying the regulation of neurogenesis in the adult brain remain unclear. Mesencephalic astrocyte-derived neurotrophic factor (MANF) is a neurotrophic factor that has been implicated in various neuropathological processes and endoplasmic reticulum stress. However, the role of MANF in neurogenesis has not been investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: We aimed to investigate the relationship between the Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) and the risk of new-onset myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with hypertension and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and to inspect possible modifiers of the effect.
Methods: The Cox regression model was used to evaluate the relationship between baseline CVAI and risk of new-onset MI. A generalized additive model was used to identify the nonlinear relationship.