Nanoscale Engineering of 3D Intragaps and Compositions in Multimetallic Hollow Superstructures for Enhanced Catalysis.

Designing and synthesizing multishelled metallic hollow nanostructures with intragaps and porous shells have received widespread attention for enhancing optical and catalytic properties. However, significant challenges remain in engineering these structures at the nanometer scale. Herein, we employed the galvanic replacement reaction (GRR) method to prepare multimetallic hollow superstructures with 3D cavities and distinct nanometer intragaps.

Evolution modeling and control of networked dynamic games with event-triggering mechanism.

This paper mainly focuses on investigating the discrete event dynamic decision-making process with two noncooperative intelligent agents, defined as event dynamic games (EDGs). We introduce a novel state space model and analyze the existence of its equilibrium solution. Additionally, we apply principles of network evolution to address the challenge of event dynamic game network modeling.

PTPN22 and the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis: Insights into T cell differentiation and the JAK/STAT signaling pathway.

70 % of the ulcerative colitis (UC) linked gene loci are associated with other autoimmune or immunodeficient diseases. The phosphatase activity of PTPN22 can regulate the development of T cells and contribute to regulate the level of inflammation in autoimmune diseases. We produced PTPN22-CS thymus-specific transgenic mice, which suppressed PTPN22 enzyme activity in the thymocytes.

ABO blood types and head and neck cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis of observational studies.

Objectives: This research aims to explore the correlation between ABO blood groups and neoplasms in the head and neck region, specifically investigating the susceptibility of different blood groups to tumours.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data Sources: CNKI, WANFANG DATA, PubMed, Web of Science and Embase databases were systematically searched from inception to January 2024.

Negatively Charged Carbon Dots Employed Symplastic and Apoplastic Pathways to Enable Better Plant Delivery than Positively Charged Carbon Dots.

Efficient delivery of nanoparticles (NPs) to plants is important for agricultural application. However, to date, we still lack knowledge about how NPs' charge matters for its translocation pathway, i.e.

Thalamic stimulation modulated neural oscillations in central post-stroke pain: A case report.

The characterization of neural signatures within the somatosensory pathway is essential for elucidating the pathogenic mechanisms of central post-stroke pain (CPSP) and developing more effective treatments such as deep brain stimulation (DBS). We explored the characteristics of thalamic neural oscillations in response to varying pain levels under multi-day local field potential (LFP) recordings and examined the influences of continuous DBS on these thalamic activities. We recorded LFPs from the left ventral posterolateral thalamus (VPL) of a patient with CPSP in the resting state under both off- and on-stimulation conditions.

Metainterface Heterostructure Enhances Sonodynamic Therapy for Disrupting Secondary Biofilms.

Implant-related secondary infections are a challenging clinical problem. Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) strategies are promising for secondary biofilm infections by nonsurgical therapy. However, the inefficiency of SDT in existing acoustic sensitization systems limits its application.

Anti-UV Microgel Based on Interfacial Polymerization to Decrease Skin Irritation of High Permeability UV Absorber Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate.

Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate (EHMC) is frequently employed as a photoprotective agent in sunscreen formulations. EHMC has been found to potentially contribute to health complications as a result of its propensity to produce irritation and permeate the skin. A microgel carrier, consisting of poly(ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) (pEDGMA), was synthesized using interfacial polymerization with the aim of reducing the irritation and penetration of EHMC.

Communication-efficient distributed cubic Newton with compressed lazy Hessian.

Recently, second-order distributed optimization algorithms have been becoming a research hot in distributed learning, due to their faster convergence rate than the first-order algorithms. However, second-order algorithms always suffer from serious communication bottleneck. To conquer such challenge, we propose communication-efficient second-order distributed optimization algorithms in the parameter-server framework, by incorporating cubic Newton methods with compressed lazy Hessian.

KAKU4 regulates leaf senescence through modulation of H3K27me3 deposition in the Arabidopsis genome.

Lamins are the major components of the nuclear lamina, which regulate chromatin structure and gene expression. KAKU4 is a unique nuclear lamina component in the nuclear periphery, modulates nuclear shape and size in Arabidopsis. The knowledge about the regulatory role of KAKU4 in leaf development remains limited.

Corrigendum: Fixed-life or rechargeable batteries for deep brain stimulation: preference and satisfaction among patients with hyperkinetic movement disorders.

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Neuronal and synaptic adaptations underlying the benefits of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established and effective treatment for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), yet its underlying mechanisms remain enigmatic. Optogenetics, primarily conducted in animal models, provides a unique approach that allows cell type- and projection-specific modulation that mirrors the frequency-dependent stimulus effects of DBS. Opto-DBS research in animal models plays a pivotal role in unraveling the neuronal and synaptic adaptations that contribute to the efficacy of DBS in PD treatment.

Cell Wall Pectin Content Refers to Favored Delivery of Negatively Charged Carbon Dots in Leaf Cells.

In this work, we systematically investigated how cell wall and cell wall components affect the delivery of charged carbon quantum dots (CDs, from -34 to +41 mV) to leaf cells of cucumber and plants. Four different types of leaf cells in cucumber and were used, i.e.

Distributed inertial online game algorithm for tracking generalized Nash equilibria.

This paper is concerned with the distributed generalized Nash equilibrium (GNE) tracking problem of noncooperative games in dynamic environments, where the cost function and/or the coupled constraint function are time-varying and revealed to each agent after it makes a decision. We first consider the case without coupled constraints and propose a distributed inertial online game (D-IOG) algorithm based on the mirror descent method. The proposed algorithm is capable of tracking Nash equilibrium (NE) through a time-varying communication graph and has the potential of achieving a low average regret.

Decentralized ADMM with compressed and event-triggered communication.

This paper considers the decentralized optimization problem, where agents in a network cooperate to minimize the sum of their local objective functions by communication and local computation. We propose a decentralized second-order communication-efficient algorithm called communication-censored and communication-compressed quadratically approximated alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM), termed as CC-DQM, by combining event-triggered communication with compressed communication. In CC-DQM, agents are allowed to transmit the compressed message only when the current primal variables have changed greatly compared to its last estimate.

Long-Run Behavior Estimation of Temporal Boolean Networks With Multiple Data Losses.

This brief devotes to investigating the long-run behavior estimation of temporal Boolean networks (TBNs) with multiple data losses, especially the asymptotical stability. The information transmission is modeled by Bernoulli variables, based on which an augmented system is constructed to facilitate the analysis. A theorem guarantees that the asymptotical stability of the original system can be converted to that of the augmented system.

Genome-Wide Investigation and Co-Expression Network Analysis of SBT Family Gene in .

Subtilases (SBTs), which belong to the serine peptidases, control plant development by regulating cell wall properties and the activity of extracellular signaling molecules, and affect all stages of the life cycle, such as seed development and germination, and responses to biotic and abiotic environments. In this study, 146 , 138 , 89 and 84 SBTs were identified and divided into six subfamilies. Cotton SBTs are unevenly distributed on chromosomes.

Microemulsion of Cinnamon Essential Oil Formulated with Tea Polyphenols, Gallic Acid, and Tween 80: Antimicrobial Properties, Stability and Mechanism of Action.

The objective of this article was to combine tea polyphenols, gallic acid, and cinnamon essential oil to construct a natural extract-complex microemulsion system (NMs) with good antibacterial activity, antioxidant activity, and stability, as well as low irritation. NMs were characterized by particle size distribution, electrical conductivity, and light transmittance. The stability, as well as the antimicrobial, antioxidant, irritation, and antimicrobial mechanisms, of NMs were also studied.

CW198 acts as a genetic insulator to block enhancer-promoter interaction in plants.

Insulators in vertebrates play a role in genome architecture and orchestrate temporo-spatial enhancer-promoter interactions. In plants, insulators and their associated binding factors have not been documented as of yet, largely as a result of a lack of characterized insulators. In this study, we took a comprehensive strategy to identify and validate the enhancer-blocking insulator CW198.

CT Imaging Features and Clinical Characteristics of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (COVID-19) During Rehabilitation.

This study aims to explore the clinical characteristics of the patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) during rehabilitation. One hundred and twelve confirmed patients were enrolled, while 72 were females (64.3%) and 40 were males (35.

Privacy-Preserving Distributed ADMM With Event-Triggered Communication.

This article addresses distributed optimization problems, in which a group of agents cooperatively minimize the sum of their private objective functions via information exchanging. Building on alternating direction method of multipliers (ADMM), we propose a privacy-preserving and communication-efficient decentralized quadratically approximated ADMM algorithm, termed PC-DQM, for solving such type of problems under the scenario of limited communication. In PC-DQM, an event-triggered mechanism is designed to schedule the communication instants for reducing communication cost.

Subthalamic deep brain stimulation for refractory Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome: clinical outcome and functional connectivity.

Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a promising novel approach for managing refractory Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome (GTS). The subthalamic nucleus (STN) is the most common DBS target for treating movement disorders, and smaller case studies have reported the efficacy of bilateral STN-DBS treatment for relieving tic symptoms. However, management of GTS and treatment mechanism of STN-DBS in GTS remain to be elucidated.