Molecular Synergistic Effects Mediate Efficient Interfacial Chemistry: Enabling Dendrite-Free Zinc Anode for Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries.

The primary cause of the accelerated battery failure in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) is the uncontrollable evolution of the zinc metal-electrolyte interface. In the present research on the development of multiadditives to ameliorate interfaces, it is challenging to elucidate the mechanisms of the various components. Additionally, the synergy among additive molecules is frequently disregarded, resulting in the combined efficacy of multiadditives that is unlikely to surpass the sum of each component.

Laparoscopic open radical resection in management of gallbladder carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Radical resection offers the only hope for the long-term survival of patients with gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) above the T1b stage. However, whether it should be performed under laparoscopy for GBC is still controversial.

Aim: To compare laparoscopic radical resection (LRR) with traditional open radical resection (ORR) in managing GBC.

Reshaping Inner Helmholtz Layer and Electrolyte Structure via Multifunctional Organic Molecule Enabling Dendrite-Free Zn Metal Anode.

The dendrite growth and parasitic reactions that occur on Zn metal anode (ZMA)/electrolyte interface hinder the development of aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) in next-generation renewable energy storage systems. Fortunately, reconstructing the inner Helmholtz layer (IHL) by introducing an electrolyte additive, is viewed as one of the most promising strategies to harvest the stable ZMA. Herein, (4-chloro-3-nitrophenyl) (pyridin-4-yl) methanone (CNPM) with quadruple functional groups is introduced into the ZnSO electrolyte to reshape the interface between ZMA and electrolyte and change the solvation structure of Zn .

Effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the human suboccipital region on hamstring muscle: A meta-analysis based on current evidence.

Background: Craniosacral therapy (CST) has remained controversial in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. To our knowledge, there is no larger sample size of research to demonstrate the effectiveness of craniosacral therapy in the human suboccipital region on hamstring muscle.

Methods: To study whether the CST in the human suboccipital region could have a remote effect on the flexibility of the hamstring muscles, the Cochrane Library, Medline/Pubmed, CNKI, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched.

Plastination of a sperm whale.

In 2016, two adult male sperm whales beached off of Yangkou Port in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China. The local government planned to preserve them as specimens, one was entrusted to Dalian Hoffen Biological Co., Ltd.

Architecture of the cancellous bone in human proximal tibia based on P45 sectional plastinated specimens.

Purpose: To reveal differences in the pattern of trabecular architecture in the epiphysis and metaphysis of the proximal tibia.

Methods: The trabecular architecture of the proximal tibia was observed in 27 P45 plastinated knee specimens.

Results: In the medial and lateral condyles, under the articular cartilage surrounded by the medial or lateral meniscus, the cancellous bone is formed by thick and dense trabecular bands, which run longitudinally in the epiphysis and then pass through the epiphyseal line to terminate on the slanted cortex of the metaphysis.

Anatomical basis of the support of fibula to tibial plateau and its clinical significance.

Background: The fibula is only indirectly involved in the composition of the human knee joint and has therefore been neglected in the research on knee osteoarthritis. Nonuniform settlement of the proximal tibia plateau is clinically defined as when the height of the medial tibial plateau is lower than that of the lateral side in medial compartment knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The non-uniform settlement of the proximal tibia plateau may be caused by fibular support on the lateral side.

Scanning Electron Microscopic Observation of Myodural Bridge in the Human Suboccipital Region.

Study Design: A scanning electron microscopic study performed on three cadaveric specimens focused on the human suboccipital region, specifically, myodural bridge (MDB).

Objective: This study showed the connection form of the MDB among the suboccipital muscles, the posterior atlanto-occipital membrane (PAOM) and the spinal dura mater (SDM), and provided an ultrastructural morphological basis for the functional studies of the MDB.

Summary Of Background Data: Since the myodural bridge was first discovered by Hack, researches on its morphology and functions had been progressing continuously.

Maspin inhibits MCF-7 cell invasion and proliferation by downregulating miR-21 and increasing the expression of its target genes.

Maspin has been identified as a tumor suppressor gene in breast cancer, but the underlying regulatory mechanisms remain unclear. In the present study, maspin pcDNA was transfected into MCF-7 cells. microRNA (miR) microarray and reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used for analysis; the results demonstrated that maspin may inhibit miR-10b, miR-21 and miR-451 expression in MCF-7 cells.

Effect of CXCL12/CXCR4 on migration of decidua-derived mesenchymal stem cells from pregnancies with preeclampsia.

Problem: Systemic immuno-inflammatory response caused by maternal immune imbalance is central to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE). We hypothesized that changes in the number of decidual mesenchymal stem cells (dMSCs) may be associated with maternal immune imbalance. We aimed to evaluate the expression of CXCL12/CXCR4 axis in patients with PE and its influence on the migration behavior of dMSCs, to further clarify the pathogenesis of PE.

Baicalin protects H9c2 cardiomyocytes against hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced apoptosis and oxidative stress through activation of mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2.

Baicalin, a flavonoid glycoside separated from Scutellaria baicalensis, has cardioprotection against ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Mitochondrial aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is considered as an endogenous protective mechanism against I/R injury depending on its anti-oxidant and anti-apoptotic characteristics. The present study demonstrates whether ALDH2 contributes to the cardioprotection of baicalin against hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-inudced H9c2 cardiomyocytes injury.

Blunt Dissection: A Solution to Prevent Bile Duct Injury in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has been a standard operation and replaced the open cholecystectomy (OC) rapidly because the technique resulted in less pain, smaller incision, and faster recovery. This study was to evaluate the value of blunt dissection in preventing bile duct injury (BDI) in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).

Methods: From 2003 to 2015, LC was performed on 21,497 patients, 7470 males and 14,027 females, age 50.

Purification and characterization of cholecystokinin from the skin of salamander Tylototriton verrucosus.

As a group of intestinal hormones and neurotransmitters, cholecystokinins (CCKs) regulate and affect pancreatic enzyme secretion, gastrointestinal motility, pain hypersensitivity, digestion and satiety, and generally contain a DYMGWMDFG sequence at the C-terminus. Many CCKs have been reported in mammals. However, only a few have been reported in amphibians, such as Hyla nigrovittata, Xenopus laevis, and Rana catesbeiana, with none reported in urodele amphibians like newts and salamanders.

[Effects of gender on treatment strategies for elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome].

Objective: To explore the effects of gender on treatment strategies for elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Methods: March 2009 to March 2012, consecutive 619 aged ACS patients undergoing coronary angiography (CA) were screened at our hospital. There were 273 females and 346 males.

Simultaneous determination of ten steroid hormones in animal origin food by matrix solid-phase dispersion and liquid chromatography-electrospray tandem mass spectrometry.

An UPLC-MS/MS method for determination of ten steroid hormones in animal origin food has been developed with pretreatment of the samples by matrix solid-phase dispersion (MSPD). The MSPD conditions, including the dispersing sorbents, elution solvents, ratio of sorbent to sample and the volume of the elution solvent have been investigated and optimised, and the method has been evaluated and validated. The results showed that the developed method has satisfactory linearity between the MS/MS responses of the analytes and the concentration of the steroid hormones, and the limits of the detection can reach 0.

Multi-slice three-dimensional spiral CT cholangiography: a new technique for diagnosis of biliary diseases.

Objective: To validate multi-slice three-dimensional spiral CT cholangiography (3-D CTC) in clinical diagnosis of biliary diseases.

Methods: This study included 146 patients with biliary diseases, involving 73 cases of biliary tumor, 87 cases of radioparent calculus, 12 cases of post cholangio-jejunostomy and one case of congenital choledochocyst. The data of thin-slice volumetric CT scan were sent to the workstation (GE Advantage Windows 3.