Publications by authors named "Wen-zhong Li"

In China, both vanadium(V) and chromium(VI) are present in wastewater resulting from vanadate precipitation (AVP wastewater) and from leaching vanadium-chromium reduction slag. Addressing environmental preservation and the comprehensive utilization of metal resources necessitates the extraction and separation of V(V) and Cr(VI) from these mixed solutions. However, their separation is complicated by very similar physicochemical properties.

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Objective: To explore the plasma metabolomic characteristics of children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT), and reveal the changes of metabolic pattern in children with TDT.

Methods: 23 children with TDT who received regular blood transfusion in Ganzhou Women and Children's Health Care Hospital in 2021 were selected, and 11 healthy children who underwent physical examination during the same period were selected as the control group. The routine indexes between children with TDT and the control group were compared, and then the metabolic composition of plasma samples from children with TDT and the control group was detected by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.

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Since nonmetal (NM)-doped two-dimensional (2D) materials can effectively modulate their physical properties and chemical activities, they have received a lot of attention from researchers. Therefore, the stability, electronic properties, and electrocatalytic water splitting activity of precious-metal (PM)-adsorbed silicene doped with two NM atoms are investigated based on density functional theory (DFT) in this paper. The results show that NM doping can effectively improve the stability of PM-adsorbed silicene and exhibit rich electronic properties.

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Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an important pathogen that causes huge economic losses to the swine industry worldwide. Here, a novel variant of PRRSV strain named TJnh2021 was isolated from nursery piglets with morbidity rate (75%) and mortality rate (40%) in Tianjin Province of China in 2021. Phylogenetic and molecular evolutionary analyses revealed that TJnh2021 was highly similar to NADC34-like (lineage 1.

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In this study, methanofullerenes and 2',3'-dihydrofuran C derivatives were selectively synthesized in high yields the reactions of C with β-keto esters under mild conditions by controlling the addition sequence and molar ratio of iodine and base. The structures of the products were determined by spectroscopic characterization. Moreover, a possible reaction mechanism for the selective formation of fullerene derivatives was proposed.

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Planar bismuthene grown on SiC substrate provides a promising candidate to engineer van der Waals double-layer (DL) made of two dimensional (2D) topological insulators. We perform systematical calculations in DL hydrogenated bismuthene (H-Bi) that can be used to simulate the experimentally grown planar bismuthene to explore realizable 2D topological insulator van der Waals DL. Two possible geometry configurations of AA- and AB-stacked DL H-Bi are investigated.

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Objectives: To investigate the effects of early enteral immunonutrition on postoperative immune function and rehabilitation of gastric cancer patients with nutritional risk.

Methods: New hospitalized patients with gastric cancer were evaluated the nutrient status based on NRS 2002. The patients who scored between 3 to 5 points were randomized into two groups(30 cases for each group), and those in experimental group were given 7-d early postoperative enteral immune nutrition, those in control group were given normal nutrition.

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Nanog safeguards pluripotency in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs). Insight into the regulation of Nanog is important for a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms that control pluripotency of mESCs. In a silico analysis, we identify four GATA-1 putative binding sites in Nanog proximal promoter.

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Hesx1, a homeobox gene expressed in embryonic stem cells (ESCs), has been implicated in the core transcription factors governing the pluripotent state. However, data about the underlying mechanism of how Hesx1 is involved in maintaining pluripotency is still scarce. In this study, we find Hesx1 responds to multiple pluripotency-related pathway inhibitors as well as LIF stimulation.

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Article Synopsis
  • The end-Permian mass extinction marked the largest loss of biodiversity in Earth's history, with key data collected from sedimentary sections in South China to understand its timing and causes.
  • High-precision U-Pb dating indicates the extinction peak occurred just before 252.28 million years ago, following a notable decline in carbon isotopes and correlated with significant δ(13)C changes.
  • The extinction event, lasting under 200,000 years, affected both marine and terrestrial environments and was possibly triggered by a large release of carbon dioxide and/or methane, contributing to widespread wildfires.
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Objective: To analyze the trends of case detection and other indicators of leprosy in China during 1985-2002.

Methods: Data reported by each province were collected by China National Leprosy Database in Nanjing P.R.

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Objective: To assess the association between polymorphisms within the interferon-Gamma receptor gene(IFN-GammaR) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in Chinese people.

Methods: The IFN-GammaR genotypes of 94 SLE patients and 80 healthy subjects were examined by the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) method, RT-PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method and DNA sequencing.

Results: There was no statistically significant difference in the IFN-GammaR genotype frequencies between the two groups.

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Background & Objective: Treating metastatic vertebral tumor is a common difficulty. Conservative treatment can't efficiently release the pain, and establish the spinal column; while operation may destroy normal tissue, and cause many complications, which would prolong the time of in-hospital, and delay the treatment of primary disease, at the same time, operation is not suitable for multiple metastatic spinal tumors. This study was designed to investigate the efficacy of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) on metastatic spinal tumor under the guidance of digital subtraction angiography (DSA).

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