The new genus (Lepidoptera, Crambidae, Spilomelinae), with descriptions of two new species from China.

The male genitalia characters of four species, Walker, 1859, Yamanaka, 1998, Walker, 1859 and Singh et Ahmad, 2022, placed in the genus Moore, 1888 before the present study, do not conform to the diagnosis of . A new genus, , is established for these four species, and two new species, and are described based on their external morphology and genitalia characters. is designated as the type species of the new genus.

Computational Insights into the Radical Scavenging Activity and Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition of the Five Anthocyanins Derived from Grape Skin.

Anthocyanins, typical polyphenol compounds in grape skin, have attracted increasing interest due to their health-promoting properties. In this body of work, five representative anthocyanins (Cy-3--glc, Dp-3--glc, Pn-3--glc, Mv-3--glc, and Pt-3--glc) were studied using the density functional theory (DFT) to elucidate structure-radical scavenging activity in the relationship and the reaction path underlying the radical-trapping process. Based on thermodynamic parameters involved in HAT, SET-PT, and SPLET mechanisms, along with the structural attributes, it was found that the C4' hydroxyl group mainly contributes to the radical scavenging activities of the investigated compounds.

Comparison of patient-controlled analgesia and sedation (PCAS) with remifentanil and propofol versus total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) with midazolam, fentanyl, and propofol for colonoscopy.

Background: Colonoscopy is a commonly performed gastroenterological procedure in patients associated with anxiety and pain. Various approaches have been used to provide sedation and analgesia during colonoscopy, including patient-controlled analgesia and sedation (PCAS). This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and efficiency of PCAS administered with propofol and remifentanil for colonoscopy.

Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Chinese standardized outcomes in nephrology-hemodialysis fatigue (C-SONG-HD fatigue) scale: a study of Chinese patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Objective: This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the standardized outcomes in nephrology-hemodialysis fatigue (SONG-HD fatigue) scale and to assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SONG-HD fatigue (C-SONG-HD fatigue) scale.

Methods: Forward and back translations were used to translate the SONG-HD fatigue scale into Chinese. We used the C-SONG-HD fatigue scale to survey Chinese patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) in China.

Hsa_circ_0020134 promotes liver metastasis of colorectal cancer through the miR-183-5p-PFN2-TGF-β/Smad axis.

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a distinct class of non-coding RNAs that play regulatory roles in the initiation and progression of tumors. With advancements in transcriptome sequencing technology, numerous circRNAs that play significant roles in tumor-related genes have been identified. In this study, we used transcriptome sequencing to analyze the expression levels of circRNAs in normal adjacent tissues, primary colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues, and CRC tissues with liver metastasis.

[Feasibility of a three-sided encapsulation procedure based on fascia anatomy in laparoscopic lateral lymph node dissection for middle and low rectal cancer].

To explore the feasibility and value of performing a three-sided encapsulation procedure based on fascia anatomy in laparoscopic lateral lymph node dissection (LLND) for middle and low rectal cancer. This was a retrospective review. The study cohort comprised patients who met the diagnostic criteria for rectal cancer according to the Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer, had a short lymph node diameter of >5 mm on the lateral side within the 15 days before surgery, were evaluated as feasible candidates for laparoscopic total mesorectal excision+LLND surgery, had been diagnosed with low or intermediate level rectal cancer, and whose tumor was less than 8 cm away from the anal verge according to pathological examination of the operative specimen.

Serpin E1 mediates the induction of renal tubular degeneration and premature senescence upon diabetic insult.

As a leading cause of chronic kidney disease, diabetic kidney disease (DKD) involves insidious but progressive impairments of renal tubules, and is associated with premature renal aging. The underlying pathomechanisms remain elusive. Post hoc analyses of the publicly-available renal transcriptome revealed that TGFβ1 is overexpressed in renal tubulointerstitia in patients with DKD and positively correlated with kidney aging signaling.

Radical Scavenging Capability and Mechanism of Three Isoflavonoids Extracted from Radix Astragali: A Theoretical Study.

As a valuable traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Radix Astragali has attracted much attention due to its extensive pharmacological activities. In this study, density functional theory (DFT) was used thermodynamically and kinetically in detail to predict the antioxidant activity and reaction mechanisms involved in the free radical scavenging reactions of three representative isoflavonoids (formononetin, calycosin, and calycosin-7-glucoside) extracted from Radix Astragali. Three main mechanisms, including hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), proton transfer after electron transfer (SET-PT), and sequential proton loss electron transfer (SPLET) were examined by calculating the thermodynamic parameters.

[Progress in preparation of hollow nanomaterials and their application to sample pretreatment].

Sample pretreatment technology plays a vital role in the analysis of complex samples and is key to the entire analytical process. Its main purpose is to separate the substance to be measured from the sample matrix or interfering substances in the sample and to achieve a state in which the instrument can be analyzed and detected. Traditional sample pretreatment techniques include liquid-liquid extraction, liquid-solid extraction, precipitation separation, solvent volatilization-rotary evaporation, filtration, and centrifugation.

Sc@B, Ti@B, V@B, and V@B: Spherically Aromatic Endohedral Seashell-like Metallo-Borospherenes.

Transition-metal-doped boron nanoclusters exhibit unique structures and bonding in chemistry. Using the experimentally observed seashell-like borospherenes B and B as ligands and based on extensive first-principles theory calculations, we predict herein a series of novel transition-metal-centered endohedral seashell-like metallo-borospherenes Sc@B (), Ti@B (), V@B (), and V@B () which, as the global minima of the complex systems, turn out to be the boron analogues of dibenzenechromium Cr(CH) with two B ligands on the top and bottom interconnected by four or five corner boron atoms on the waist and one transition-metal "pearl" sandwiched at the center in between. Detailed molecular orbital, adaptive natural density partitioning (AdNDP), and iso-chemical shielding surface (ICSS) analyses indicate that, similar to Cr(CH), these endohedral seashell-like complexes follow the 18-electron rule in bonding patterns (1S1P1D), rendering spherical aromaticity and extra stability to the systems.

Gasotransmitter ammonia accelerates seed germination, seedling growth, and thermotolerance acquirement in maize.

Ammonia (NH), as an intermediate product of nitrogen metabolism, is recognized as a novel gasotransmitter (namely gaseous signaling molecule), its signaling role being revealed in plants. NH exists in two different chemical forms, namely the weak base (free molecule: NH) and the weak acid (ammonium: NH), which are generally in equilibrium with each other in plants. However, the effect of NH on seed germination, seedling growth, and thermotolerance acquirement in maize remains unclear.

Primary Care Physicians' and Patients' Perspectives on Equity and Health Security of Infectious Disease Digital Surveillance.

Purpose: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic facilitated the rapid development of digital detection surveillance (DDS) for outbreaks. This qualitative study examined how DDS for infectious diseases (ID) was perceived and experienced by primary care physicians and patients in order to highlight ethical considerations for promoting patients' autonomy and health care rights.

Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with a purposefully selected group of 16 primary care physicians and 24 of their patients.

Schottky diodes based on blue phosphorene nanoribbon homojunctions.

Diodes have been widely studied as one of the most commonly used electronic components in circuits, and it is important to find diodes with an excellent rectification performance. Herein, we investigate the electronic and transport properties of Schottky contact diodes based on zigzag hydrogenated blue phosphorene nanoribbons, by employing density functional theory combined with the non-equilibrium Green's function. It is found that the adsorption of transition metal atoms Sc/Cr/Ti and Ni on the top site of blue phosphorene nanoribbons leads to metallic and semiconducting properties, respectively.

Combined clinical and research training in medical physics in a multi-institutional setting: 13-year experience of Harvard Medical Physics Residency Program.

Purpose: This manuscript describes the structure, management and outcomes of a multi-institutional clinical and research medical physics residency program (Harvard Medical Physics Residency Program, or HMPRP) to provide potentially useful information to the centers considering a multi-institutional approach for their training programs.

Methods: Data from the program documents and public records was used to describe HMPRP and obtain statistics about participating faculty, enrolled residents, and graduates. Challenges associated with forming and managing a multi-institutional program and developed solutions for effective coordination between several clinical centers are described.

Lanthanide/actinide boride nanoclusters and nanomaterials based on boron frameworks consisting of conjoined B rings ( = 7-9).

Extensive global minimum searches augmented with first-principles theory calculations performed in this work indicate that the experimentally observed perfect inverse sandwich lanthanide boride complexes LaB (1), LaB (3), LaB (7) can be extended to their actinide counterparts AcB (1'), AcB (3'), AcB (7') with a B monocyclic ring ( = 7-9) sandwiched by two Ac dopants. Such MB inverse sandwiches (1/1', 3/3', 7/7') can be used as building blocks to generate the ground-state LaB (2)/AcB (2'), LaB (4)/AcB (4'), / LaB (5)/AcB (5'), AcB (6'), AcB, AcB (8'), LaB (9)/AcB (9'), and AcB (10') which are based on boron frameworks consisting of multiple conjoined B rings ( = 7-9). Detailed bonding analyses show that effective (d-p)σ, (d-p)π and (d-p)δ coordination bonds are formed between the B rings and metal doping centers, conferring three-dimensional aromaticity and extra stability to the systems.

Hysterectomy by Transvaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery versus Transumbilical Laparoscopic Single-Site Surgery: A Single-Center Experience from East China.

Objective: To compare hysterectomy by transvaginal natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (VNOTES) versus transumbilical laparoscopic single-site surgery (LESS) as a minimal invasive technique. . The women undergoing hysterectomy for benign diseases by VNOTES and LESS from January 2020 to June 2021 in a tertiary hospital in Shanghai were retrospectively analyzed.

Exploiting Unreduced Gametes for Improving Ornamental Plants.

The formation of gametes with somatic chromosome number or unreduced gametes (2 gametes) is an important process involved in the origin of polyploid plants in nature. Unreduced gametes are the result of meiotic mutations occurring during micro- and mega-sporogenesis. 2 gametes have been identified or artificially induced in a large number of plant species.

Metagenomic insights into the influence of mobile genetic elements on ARGs along typical wastewater treatment system on pig farms in China.

The wastewater treatment processes (WTP) on pig farms are heavily contaminated by antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs) play an important role in shaping ARG profiles. Here we first employed metagenomic sequencing to follow the diversities and shifts of ARG associated mobile genetic elements (AAMGEs) including insertion sequences (ISs) and plasmids along the WTP for three pig farms in southeast China. The IS average relative abundance rose from the initial pig feces source to the wastewater storage lagoon (WSL) but decreased in the influent and rose in the effluent of the anaerobic digestor (AD).

Stereotactic body radiotherapy plus transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma patients with portal vein tumour thrombus: A meta-analysis.

Background: The efficacy and safety of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) plus transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) versus SBRT or TACE alone(monotherapy) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with portal vein tumour thrombus (PVTT) remains controversial. This meta-analysis was performed to provide more powerful evidence for clinical strategies in inoperable HCC with PVTT.

Methods: We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, China Biology Medicine (CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP Journal Integration Platform (VIP), and WanFang databases for eligible studies.

Metal-centered monocyclic carbon wheel clusters with record coordination numbers in planar species.

The highest coordination number identified to date in planar species is CN = 10 in metal-centered monocyclic boron wheel clusters M©B (M = Ta and Nb) (Galeev , , 2012, , 2101). Extensive global minimum searches and first-principles theory calculations performed herein indicate that the experimentally observed LaC and LaC possess the well-defined global minima of perfect metal-centered monocyclic carbon wheel La©C (1) and slightly off-centered La©C (4) (A) with record coordination numbers of CN = 13 and 11 in planar structures, respectively, further pushing the boundary of our understanding of chemical structures and bonding. Detailed molecular orbital, nucleus-independent chemical shift, and ring current analyses indicate that La©C (1) is σ + π dually aromatic in nature, with 14 totally delocalized in-plane σ electrons and 14 totally delocalized out-of-plane π electrons each matching the 4 + 2 aromatic rule ( = = 3).

La@[La&B]: endohedral trihedral metallo-borospherenes with spherical aromaticity.

It is well-known that transition-metal-doping induces dramatic changes in the structures and bonding of small boron clusters, as demonstrated by the newly observed perfect inverse sandwich [La(η-B)La] and [La(η-B)La]. Based on extensive global minimum searches and first-principles theory calculations, we predict herein the possibility of perfect endohedral trihedral metallo-borospherene La@[La&B] (1, A') and its monoanion La@[La&B] (2, A') and dianion La@[La&B] (3, A'). These La-doped boron clusters are composed of three inverse sandwich La(η-B)La on the waist and two inverse sandwich La(η-B)La on the top and bottom which share one apex La atom at the center and six periphery B units between neighboring η-B and η-B rings, with three octo-coordinate La atoms and two nona-coordinate La atoms as integrated parts of the cage surface.