The relationship between ambient temperature and acute respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in Shenyang, China.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the acute effect of ambient temperature on hospitalization due to acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), stroke, and myocardial infarction (MI) in Shenyang, China. We used the distributed delayed nonlinear model to evaluate the impact of ambient temperature on respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. The study population was divided into four groups: < 65 group and ≥ 65 age groups, female and male groups.

Reference-frame-independent measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution with mismatched-basis statistics.

The source flaw associated with the basis vector in the reference-frame-independent measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution (RFI-MDI-QKD) has not been systematically studied. As a result, it is often assumed that bit error is equal to phase error, which is not theoretically rigorous. Here, we propose a postprocessing method to estimate the phase error rate from the discarded mismatched-basis statistics, where the qubit source does not need to be characterized in detail.

Effect of air pollution on hospitalization for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, and myocardial infarction.

This study aims to analyze the acute effects of PM, PM, SO, NO, and O on hospitalizations for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), stroke, and myocardial infarction (MI) from 2014 to 2017 in Shenyang, China. Hospitalization records for AECOPD (17,655), stroke (276,736) and MI (26,235) and air pollutions concentration data (PM, PM, SO, NO, and O) were collected. A generalized additive model (GAM) was utilized to determine the impact of air pollutants on the relative risk (RR) of hospitalization for AECOPD, stroke, and MI.

Risk of temperature, humidity and concentrations of air pollutants on the hospitalization of AECOPD.

Aim: To investigate the effect of temperature, humidity and the concentration of ambient air pollution on the hospitalization of AECOPD.

Method: Hospitalization record was obtained from Shenyang Medical Insurance Bureau, concluding patient's age, gender, income hospital time, outcome hospital; Generalized additive model was used to analyze the relationship between temperature, humidity, the concentration of ambient air pollution and the hospitalization of AECOPD.

Result: The effect of ozone on admission rate in male group was higher than that in female group.

Ozone-induced enhancement of airway hyperreactivity in rhesus macaques: Effects of antioxidant treatment.

Background: Ozone (O) inhalation elicits airway inflammation and impairs treatment responsiveness in asthmatic patients. The underlying immune mechanisms have been difficult to study because of the lack of relevant experimental models. Rhesus macaques spontaneously have asthma and have a similar immune system to human subjects.

Uniform cobalt nanoparticles embedded in hexagonal mesoporous nanoplates as a magnetically separable, recyclable adsorbent.

Novel hexagonal nanoplates (NPLs) comprised of mesoporous carbon containing imbedded magnetic Co nanoparticles (CoAlO phase) are prepared through direct carbonization of polydopamine (PDA)-coated CoAl layered double hydroxide (LDH). A uniform PDA coating initially covers the surface of LDH by dopamine self-polymerization under mild conditions. Well-dispersed Co nanoparticles are formed in the NPLs by the partial reduction of cobalt from Co to Co with surface carbon during the heat treatment process.

Block Copolymer as a Surface Modifier to Monodisperse Patchy Silica Nanoparticles for Superhydrophobic Surfaces.

Monodisperse patchy silica nanoparticles (PSNPs) less than 100 nm are prepared based on the seed-regrowth method using a poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)-poly(propylene oxide) (PPO)-PEO-type block copolymer as a surface modifier. Well-defined patches are controllably synthesized through area-selective deposition of silica onto the surface of seeds. After colloidal PSNPs are further modified with trimethylchlorosilane, the advancing and receding contact angles of water for PSNPs are 168 ± 2° and 167 ± 2°, respectively.

Block copolymer-assisted synthesis of monodisperse colloidal patchy nanoparticles.

Amphiphilic block copolymers are able to assemble into spherical micelles in an aqueous solution. Spherical micelles are expected to adsorb on the surface of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) through hydrogen-bonding interaction. Hence, it should be possible to guide the area-selective deposition of precursors onto the exposed surface of colloidal seeds, where no micelles are adsorbed.

Fabrication of nano copper oxide evenly patched on cubic sodium tantalate for oriented photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide.

A synthetic process was exploited to fabricate patchy CuO evenly planted on cubic NaTaO for photocatalytically reducing CO in isopropanol. The nano patches of CuO with about 15 nm in size were uniformly distributed on the surface of NaTaO via a phase-transfer protocol and solvothermal synthesis. The crystal phase, morphology, composition, optical absorption and charge separation of as-prepared CuO-NaTaO were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, EDX, XPS, UV-Vis and PL.

[Retrospective analysis of related factors for patients with weaning difficulties in medical intensive care unit].

Objective: To explore the related factors of difficult-to-wean patients in medical intensive care unit (MICU).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed for 112 patients placed on mechanical ventilation. There were 63 males and 49 females with a mean age of (58 ± 26) years.