The silicon active sites driven by oxygen vacancies in iron silicate for activating peroxymonosulfate.

Most metal sites and some non-metallic sites such as carbon and nitrogen are usually considered to be traditional active sites during peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation. However, as an important non-metallic element, the actual role of silicon (Si) in PMS activation still remains unclear. In this work, taking iron silicate (FeSi) as an example, the role of the Si region in PMS activation was clearly revealed.

Various Strategies of Transsphenoidal Pseudocapsule-Based Extracapsular Resection in Noninvasive Functional Pituitary Adenomas and their Effectiveness and Safety.

Introduction: Increasing attention has been paid to the pseudocapsule-based extracapsular resection in transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary adenomas. Prior reports focused more on Cushing disease or nonfunctional pituitary adenomas. In this study we present systematic research, especially concerning all kinds of noninvasive functional pituitary adenomas (NIFPAs) adopting various strategies of extracapsular resection, in order to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of these surgical methods for NIFPAs.

Disappearance of the blood supply to a giant uterine myoma due to childbirth: A CARE-compliant article.

Rationale: Giant uterine myomas may be life-threatening due to pressure effects on the lungs and other contiguous organs.

Patient Concerns: A 32-year-old pregnant Asian woman was admitted to our hospital early in her pregnancy with a pre-pregnancy history of multiple uterine myomas.

Diagnosis: She was diagnosed with multiple giant uterine myomas in pregnancy.

Role of Lung Ultrasound in Adjusting Ultrafiltration Volume in Hemodialysis Patients.

Chronic fluid over-hydration is common in dialysis patients. It is associated with mortality and cardiovascular events. Optimal methods for adjusting fluid volume status and ideal dry weight remain uncertain.

Characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM emitted from different cooking activities in China.

Nineteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in PM emitted from five different cooking activities were characterized, and their influencing factors were determined. The total quantified particle-bounded PAH concentrations (ΣPAHs) in the airs from the cooking activities were 4.2-36.

Chemical characteristics of rainwater in Sichuan basin, a case study of Ya'an.

Rainwater chemistry was investigated at a semi-rural site in Ya'an, Sichuan basin with rain samples collected from May 2013 to July 2014. The rainwater pH values ranged from 3.25 to 6.

BSA-stabilized Au clusters as peroxidase mimetics for use in xanthine detection.

In this paper, we demonstrated that bovine serum albumin (BSA) stabilized Au clusters exhibited highly intrinsic peroxidase-like activity. Unlike nature enzymes, the BSA-Au clusters have strong robustness and can be used over a wide range of pH and temperature. Because of ultra-small size, good stability and high biocompatibility in water solution compare with other kinds of nanoparticles as peroxidase mimetics, such as Fe(3)O(4), FeS or graphene oxide, it is more competent for bioanalysis.

[Analysis of long-term treatment outcome and related factors in 95 chronic myeloid leukemia patients treated with imatinib].

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of imatinib in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) and analyse the treatment outcome and related factors.

Methods: Ninety five CML patients were treated with imatinib in our hospital from May 2002 to May 2006. The outcomes and related factors were analysed.