The relationship between vocabulary depth knowledge, word reading, and reading comprehension in Chinese.

Although vocabulary depth (VD) is recognized as a crucial factor in reading comprehension, the investigation of its role in reading comprehension remains insufficient. This study aimed to address two significant research gaps in this domain. First, empirical evidence is needed to explore the construct of VD knowledge, particularly within the Chinese language.

New tools to study renal fibrogenesis.

Purpose Of Review: Kidney fibrosis is a key pathological aspect and outcome of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The advent of multiomic analyses using human kidney tissue, enabled by technological advances, marks a new chapter of discovery in fibrosis research of the kidney. This review highlights the rapid advancements of single-cell and spatial multiomic techniques that offer new avenues for exploring research questions related to human kidney fibrosis development.

Electromagnetic Detection System with Magnetic Dipole Source for Near-Surface Detection.

This paper proposes a nondestructive, separate transmitter-receiver (TX-RX) electromagnetic measurement system for near-surface detection. Different from the traditional dual-coil integrated design, the proposed transient electromagnetic (TEM) system performs shallow subsurface detection using independent TX coil and movable RX coils. This configuration requires a large primary field so that the far-away secondary field is able to generate reliably induced voltages.

Spatial multi-omic map of human myocardial infarction.

Myocardial infarction is a leading cause of death worldwide. Although advances have been made in acute treatment, an incomplete understanding of remodelling processes has limited the effectiveness of therapies to reduce late-stage mortality. Here we generate an integrative high-resolution map of human cardiac remodelling after myocardial infarction using single-cell gene expression, chromatin accessibility and spatial transcriptomic profiling of multiple physiological zones at distinct time points in myocardium from patients with myocardial infarction and controls.

Lexical Orthographic Knowledge Mediates the Relationship Between Character Reading and Reading Comprehension Among Learners With Chinese as a Second Language.

Reading in Chinese is complex because readers should not only recognize characters by basic units (i.e., characters) but also integrate characters into words when reading text.

Identification of C-glycosyl flavones and quality assessment in Dendrobium nobile.

Rationale: Flavones are significant indicators of quality in traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) and thus play a significant role in the quality control of TCMs in the pharmaceutical industry. Most flavones in Dendrobium nobile Lindl, a TCM with a long cultivation history and rich sources, have not been identified. This study was aimed at identifying the flavones in D.

Molecular Tweezers-like Calix[4]arene Based Alkaline Earth Metal Cation (Ca, Sr, and Ba) Chemosensor and Its Imaging in Living Cells and Zebrafish.

Although alkaline earth metal cations play an important role in our daily life, little attention has been paid to the field of fast quantitative analysis of their content due to a lack of satisfactory precision and a fast and convenient means of detection. In this study, we have designed a set of molecular tweezers based on the calix[4]arene chemosensor , which was found to exhibit high selectivity and sensitivity toward Ca, Sr, and Ba (by UV-vis and fluorescence methods) with low detection limits of the order of 10 to 10 M and high association constants (of the order of 10). More significantly, sensor not only can recognize Ca, Sr, and Ba but also can further discriminate between these three cations via the differing red shifts in their UV-vis spectra (560 nm for ·Ca, 570 nm for ·Sr, and 580 nm for ·Ba complex) which is attributed to their different atomic radii.

A Semi-Automatic Coupling Geophone for Tunnel Seismic Detection.

The tunnel seismic method allows for the detection of the geology in front of a tunnel face for the safety of tunnel construction. Conventional geophones have problems such as a narrow spectral width, low sensitivity, and poor coupling with the tunnel wall. To tackle issues above, we propose a semi-automatic coupling geophone equipped with a piezoelectric sensor with a spectral range of 10-5000 Hz and a sensitivity of 2.

Identification of -glycosyl flavones by high performance liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and quantification of five main -glycosyl flavones in .

is commonly applied in China as a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), however the quality control of it is incomplete. In this work, we aim to identify and quantify the structures of -glycosyl flavones in . High performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) and High performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-multiple stage tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-ESI-MS) methods were combined to identify -glycosyl flavones and determine their contents.

An efficient ICT-based ratio/colorimetric tripodal azobenzene probe for the recognition/discrimination of F, AcO and HPO anions.

The tripodal probe L was readily prepared via introducing rhodamine and azobenzene groups in a two-step procedure. Studies of the recognition properties indicated that probe L exhibited high sensitivity and selectivity towards F, AcO and HPO through a ratiometric colorimetric response with low detection limits of the order of 10 M. The complexation behaviour was fully investigated by spectral titration, H NMR spectroscopic titration and mass spectrometry.

Strategy Use in Oral Communication with Competent Synthesis and Complex Interaction.

Strategy use is a critical competence for academic achievement and problem solving in globalised and information-based knowledge economies. It involves skills such as synthesising information from task source materials and elaborating on interlocutors' viewpoints during integrated group discussions. However, evidence from empirical studies on this topic is scarce.

Suppressive effects of the supercritical-carbon dioxide fluid extract of Chrysanthemum indicum on chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depressive-like behavior in mice.

The aim of the present study was to explore whether the supercritical-carbon dioxide fluid extract from flowers and buds of Chrysanthemum indicum (SEC) exhibits antidepressant-like effects in a chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS)-induced mice model. Firstly, SEC was found to reverse a CUMS-induced decrease in the body weight gain in mice. Next, SEC was found to alleviate CUMS-induced depressive-like behavior, evidenced by the reversal of the decrease in the sucrose consumption in the sucrose preference test (SPT), the increase in the locomotor activity in the open field test (OPF), and the alleviation of immobility duration in both the forced swimming test (FST), and tail-suspension test (TST).

Add-On Therapy with Traditional Chinese Medicine Improves Outcomes and Reduces Adverse Events in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background And Aims: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TCM regimens in HCC treatment.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) up to June 1, 2016, of the TCM treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma were systematically identified in PubMed, CNKI, Ovid, Embase, Web of Science, Wanfang, VIP, CBM, AMED, and Cochrane Library databases.

Hybrid LPFG/MEFPI sensor for simultaneous measurement of high-temperature and strain.

A hybrid fiber-optic sensor consisting of a long-period fiber grating (LPFG) and a micro extrinsic Fabry-Perot (F-P) interferometric (MEFPI) sensor is proposed and demonstrated for simultaneous measurement of high-temperature and strain. The LPFG written by using high-frequency CO(3+) laser pulses is used for high-temperature measurement while the MEFPI sensor fabricated by using 157nm F(2) laser pulses is used for strain measurement under high temperature. The distinguishing feature of such a hybrid fiber-optic sensor is that it can stand for high temperature of up to 650 masculineC and achieve precise measurement of strain under high temperature conditions simultaneously.