Electrosynthesis of hydrogen peroxide (HO) through the two-electron oxygen reduction reaction (2e-ORR) is environmentally friendly and sustainable. Transition-metal single-atom catalysts (SACs) have gained attention for this application due to their low cost, high atom utilization, adjustable coordination, and geometric isolation of active metal sites. Although various synthetic methods of SACs have been reported, the specific mechanism of the formation of active sites is still less studied.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNitrogen-coordinated metal sites (MN) in metal- and nitrogen-codoped carbon (M-N-C) catalysts offer promising electrocatalytic activity, but selective synthetic design of MN sites with specific coordination environments remains challenging. Here, we manipulate the formation statistics of MN sites by using sacrifice alkali metals (AM = Li, Na, and K) to form metal vacancy-N carbon (AM-MVN-C) templates, which are used to direct the solution-phase formation of CoN sites in Co-N-C catalysts. We build a probability weight function based on the embedding energy of M in MN sites as the descriptor for MN formation statistics, and we predict that the alkali metals are prone to induce the formation of MVN sites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Environmental therapy theory has been applied in the research of disease prevention, and the effectiveness of using color and graphic designs to assist patients with spatial orientation has been confirmed. Visual-spatial impairments are common symptoms associated with cognitive decline. However, the interaction and driving factors between these impairments and spatial color and graphic designs remain unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTraumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by external mechanical forces is a major health burden worldwide, but the underlying mechanism in glia remains largely unclear. We report herein that adults exhibit a defective blood-brain barrier, elevated innate immune responses, and astrocyte swelling upon consecutive strikes with a high-impact trauma device. RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) analysis of these astrocytes revealed upregulated expression of genes encoding PDGF and VEGF receptor-related (Pvr, a receptor tyrosine kinase), adaptor protein complex 1 (AP-1 a transcription factor complex of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway) composed of Jun-related antigen (Jra) and kayak (kay), and matrix metalloproteinase 1 (Mmp1) following TBI.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGene-edited animals are crucial for addressing fundamental questions in biology and medicine and hold promise for practical applications. In light of the rapid advancement of gene editing technologies over the past decade, a dramatically increased number of gene-edited animals have been generated. Genome editing at off-target sites can, however, introduce genomic variations, potentially leading to unintended functional consequences in these animals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing nurses' ability to respond to public health emergencies and understand the relationship between nurses' ability to respond to emergencies and workplace resilience.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of 361 nurses from military hospitals was conducted from January 18 to September 6, 2022, using an online survey. The Infectious Diseases Emergency Response Capacity (IDERC) questionnaire and the Workplace Resilience Scale (WRS) were utilized, and sociodemographic information was also collected.
Accumulating evidence shows that inflammation is essential for embryo implantation and decidualization. Histamine, a proinflammatory factor that is present in almost all mammalian tissues, is synthesized through decarboxylating histidine by histidine decarboxylase (HDC). Although histamine is known to be essential for decidualization, the underlying mechanism remains undefined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Endocrinol (Lausanne)
May 2024
Introduction: Nutritional deficiency occurs frequently during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid which is critical for protein synthesis, serves as the precursor for serotonin, melatonin, and kynurenine (Kyn). The imbalance between serotonin and kynurenine pathways in Trp metabolism is closely related to inflammation and depression.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hospital resilience is essential in responding to disasters, but current research focuses mainly on frameworks and models rather than the protection of resilience and analysis of risk factors during public health emergencies. This study aims to examine the development of resilience in Chinese frontline hospitals during the initial COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, providing insights for future disaster response efforts.
Objectives: We conducted interviews with 26 hospital staff members who were involved in the initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak in China.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
January 2024
Understanding the complex solvent effects on the microstructures of ink and catalyst layer (CL) is crucial for the development of high-performance anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). Herein, we study the solvent effects within the binary solvent ink system composed of water, isopropyl alcohol (IPA), commercial anion exchange ionomer, and Pt/C catalyst. The results show that the Pt/C particles and ionomer tend to form large aggregates wrapped with a thick ionomer layer in IPA-rich ink and promote the formation of large mesopores within the CL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDue to the features of high porosity, high water content, and tunable viscoelasticity, hydrogels have attracted numerous attentions in the promotion of wound closure. However, the lack of abilities to adapt the wounds of complex shapes and prevent postoperative adhesion limits their therapeutic outcomes in wound healing. To address the above challenges, the supramolecular chitin-based (SMCT) hydrogels are created via the host-guest pre-assembly strategy of β-cyclodextrin (βCD) and adamantane (Ad).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeveloping high-performance electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) is crucial for the commercialization of anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). Here, boron interstitially inserted ruthenium (B-Ru/C) is synthesized and used as an anode catalyst for AEMFC, achieving a peak power density of 1.37 W cm , close to the state-of-the-art commercial PtRu catalyst.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAngew Chem Int Ed Engl
September 2023
The development of heterogeneous asymmetric catalysts has attracted increasing interest in synthetic chemistry but mostly relies on the immobilization of homogeneous chiral catalysts. Herein, a series of chiral metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have been fabricated by anchoring similar chiral hydroxylated molecules (catalytically inactive) with different lengths onto Zr-oxo clusters in achiral PCN-222(Cu). The resulting chiral MOFs exhibit regulated enantioselectivity up to 83 % ee in the asymmetric ring-opening of cyclohexene oxide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMetastasis and resistance are main causes to affect the outcome of the current anticancer therapies. Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) as an ATP-dependent molecular chaperone takes important role in the tumor metastasis and resistance. Targeting Hsp90 and downregulating its expression show promising in inhibiting tumor metastasis and resistance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDecidualization is a process in which endometrial stromal fibroblasts differentiate into specialized secretory decidual cells and essential for the successful establishment of pregnancy. The underlying mechanism during decidualization still remains poorly defined. Because decidualization and fibroblast activation share similar characteristics, this study was to examine whether fibroblast activation is involved in decidualization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlutathionylation is a posttranslational modification involved in various molecular and cellular processes. However, it remains unknown whether and how glutathionylation regulates nervous system development. To identify critical regulators of synapse growth and development, we performed an RNAi screen and found that postsynaptic knockdown of glutathione transferase omega 1 (GstO1) caused significantly more synaptic boutons at the Drosophila neuromuscular junctions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA photoacoustic imaging (Au@PDA-WL NPs) probe was successfully prepared for monitoring the early degeneration of articular cartilage. WYRGRL immobilized on the surface of Au@PDA NPs could target the collagen II peptide, which is expressed on chondrocytes and , and the enrichment of this nano-probe on cartilage tissue further resulted in the localized plasmon resonance coupling effect, inducing an enhancement in photothermal conversion capacity after the formation of aggregates. Besides, the catechol structure in the PDA shell could eliminate ROS to effectively delay the development of osteoarthrosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Impulsivity has been defined as a tendency to respond with little forethought, often with disregard to the negative consequences to the impulsive individual or others. Problem gambling patients are characterized with impulse control and absent inhibition control, a tendency to react to stimuli in a rapid and unplanned fashion without complete processing of information.
Method: Based on the information processing theory and the dual-systems model of self-control, 208 moderate-risk gambling were investigated by questionnaire to explore the moderating effect of self-control in the process of cognitive bias and cognitive style affecting the gambling impulse of moderate-risk gambling.
Biosensors (Basel)
December 2022
As one of the most important parameters of biochemical analysis and detection, the pH value plays a very important role in cell function, food preservation and production, soil and water sources, and other applications. This makes it increasingly important to explore pH detection methods in depth. In this paper, a pH-responsive SERS probe based on the cyano Raman Tag was designed to realize pH sensing detection through the influence of the pH value of analytes on the displacement of the cyano Raman peak in the SERS probe.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPublic Health Pract (Oxf)
December 2022
Objectives: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks occurred on ships during the global pandemic of COVID-19. Investigation of the management and outcomes of these outbreaks will help guide future prevention and control strategies for respiratory infectious diseases on ships.
Study Design: Non-systematic narrative review.
Objective: Vasovagal reaction (VVR) is an adverse reaction to blood donation. Applied muscle tension (AMT) has been reported to reduce the probability of VVR during blood donation; however, the results have been controversial. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis to systematically evaluate the effect of AMT in reducing VVR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Health Behav
June 2022
In this study, we explored the occurrence and process of gambling addiction among sports lottery players. We used a case study approach. Three gamblers participated in this study and completed in-depth interviews and questionnaires.
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