World J Psychiatry
December 2024
Background: Eating disorders (EDs) have increasingly become a public health problem globally, especially among children and adolescents.
Aim: To estimate the burden of EDs in children and adolescents (ages 5-19 years) at the global, regional, and national levels.
Methods: Retrieved from Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 for EDs, including anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, we extracted the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and prevalence rates with 95% uncertainty intervals between 1990-2019.
An effective and economical copper-catalyzed approach for the synthesis of phosphorylated 1-isochromenes is reported. This method is the first example of focus on ketone phosphonylation to establish a C-P bond and 6-- cyclization to construct a C-O bond between aryl- and alkyl-substituted alkynylketones and H-phosphinate esters, H-phosphites, and H-phosphine oxides, resulting in chemo- and regioselective phosphorylated 1-isochromenes with moderate to excellent yields under smooth reaction conditions.
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October 2024
Background: Fast-track surgery (FTS) is a modern nursing approach that has gained popularity in the perioperative phase of surgery.
Aim: To investigate the impact of FTS on perioperative care for hepatobiliary surgery.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 98 patients who underwent hepatobiliary surgery and were admitted to our hospital from August 2021 to October 2023.
An efficient method for phosphine-catalyzed sulfophosphinoylation of α,β-unsaturated ketones for synthesis allylic organophosphorus compounds has been reported, in which α,β-unsaturated compounds acting as zwitterions react with electrophiles and nucleophiles to form a C-P bond and a C-O bond and obtain allylic organophosphorus with high regio- and stereoselectivity in moderate to excellent yields.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhytochrome interacting factors (PIFs) serve as crucial regulators in the light signal transduction pathway and also mediate light signals to regulate secondary metabolite synthesis in plants. However, the regulator role of PIFs in secondary metabolites often varies among different plants. Isorhynchophylline (IRN), an iconic secondary metabolite of Uncaria rhynchophylla, holds significant medicinal value.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe examined the metabolic response of microbial respiration to glucose addition with the topsoil (0-10 cm) from five plantation types, including , , , , and plantations, in the Sanming Forest Ecosystem National Field Observation and Research Station in Fujian Province. The results showed that glucose addition significantly increased microbial respiration by 82.4%-349.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Endometriosis (EM) is a prevalent gynecological disorder frequently associated with irregular menstruation and infertility. Programmed cell death (PCD) is pivotal in the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying EM. Despite this, the precise pathogenesis of EM remains poorly understood, leading to diagnostic delays.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBacteria dysbiosis and its accompanying inflammation or compromised mucosal integrity is associated with an increased risk of HIV-1 transmission. However, HIV-1 may also bind bacteria or bacterial products to impact infectivity and transmissibility. This study evaluated HIV-1 interactions with bacteria through glycan-binding lectins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCellular mechanical force plays a crucial role in numerous biological processes, including wound healing, cell development, and metastasis. To enable imaging of intercellular tension, molecular tension probes were designed, which offer a simple and efficient method for preparing Au-DNA intercellular tension probes with universal applicability. The proposed approach utilizes gold nanoparticles linked to DNA hairpins, enabling sensitive visualization of cellular force .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn effective multicomponent reaction for the synthesis of 4-phosphorylated 4-chromenes via a tandem phosphorylation/alkylation/cyclization/dehydration sequence with water as the only byproduct was developed. Extensive mechanistic investigations involving in situ NMR experiments, time control experiments, and in situ HRMS experiment allowed us to elucidate the order of each subreaction to arrive at a complete understanding of the underlying mechanism of this multicomponent reaction. Mechanistic data confirm that the reaction begins with a phospha-aldol-elimination, followed by addition of a ketone enolate, intermolecular alkylation, intramolecular cyclization, and dehydration under acidic conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: In comparison to the subjects without diabetes, a greater concentration of serum carbohydrate antigen 19 - 9 (CA 19 - 9) was observed in the subjects with diabetes. Nevertheless, since the occurrence of abnormal CA 19 - 9 is not widespread among the whole diabetic population, this phenomenon has not attracted enough attention. The prevalence of abnormal CA 19 - 9 in hospitalized patients with diabetes was the focus of our research.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn efficient method has been developed for reacting dialkyl H-phosphonates or diarylphosphine oxides with alcohols for constructing C-P bonds. This reaction was catalyzed by Lewis acid and involved nucleophilic substitution. A series of diphenylphosphonates and diphenylphosphine oxides were obtained, from the phosphorylation of alcohols, with good-to-excellent yields.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedicine (Baltimore)
January 2024
Invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) of the breast represents a rare subtype of breast cancer, accounting for 1% to 2% of all breast cancers worldwide. Although clinically asymptomatic, they are usually detected during routine breast screenings. The common symptoms include breast lumps, skin or nipple changes, and nipple discharge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To report the planning benchmark case results of the POTENTIAL trial-a multicenter, randomized, phase 3 trial-to evaluate the value of internal mammary nodal (IMN) irradiation for patients with high-risk breast cancer.
Methods: All participating institutions were provided the outlines of one benchmark case, and they generated radiation therapy plans per protocol. The plans were evaluated by a quality assurance team, after which the institutions resubmitted their revised plans.
Objective: Gender differences are prevalent in major depressive disorder (MDD), but the gender differences in the relationship between comorbid anxiety and thyroid hormones in young first-episode and drug-naive (FEND) MDD patients are unknown.
Methods: A total of 1,289 young outpatients with FEDN MDD were recruited. Demographic and clinical data were collected for each patient.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
September 2023
Unlabelled: In mammals, mitofusin 2 (MFN2) is involved in mitochondrial fusion, and suppresses the virus-induced RIG-I-like receptor (RLR) signaling pathway. However, little is known about the function of MFN2 in non-mammalian species. In the present study, we cloned an MFN2 ortholog (MFN2) in large yellow croaker ().
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo understand leaf litter stoichiometry in a subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest, we measured the contents of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in leaf litters of 62 main woody species in a natural forest of Nature Reserve in Sanming, Fujian Province. Differences in leaf litter stoichiometry were analyzed across leaf forms (evergreen, deciduous), life forms (tree, semi-tree or shrub), and main families. Additionally, the phylogenetic signal was measured by Blomberg's to explore the correlation between family level differentiation time and litter stoichiometry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDeveloping MOF-based catalysts with superior catalytic properties for the thermal decomposition of cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) is significant for the application of novel and efficient combustion catalysts oriented to RDX-based propellants with excellent combustion performance. Herein, micro-sized Co-ZIF-L with a star-like morphology (SL-Co-ZIF-L) was found to exhibit unprecedented catalytic capability for the decomposition of RDX, which can lower the decomposition temperature of RDX by 42.9 °C and boost the heat release by 50.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate and compare the outcomes of supraclavicular lymph node dissection plus radiotherapy (RT) and RT alone for patients with synchronous ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph node metastasis.
Methods: In all, 293 patients with synchronous ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph node metastasis across three centers were included. Of these, 85 (29.
The initial interaction mechanism is very important for the design and safety of nano-scale composite energetic materials composed of ammonium dinitramide (ADN) and nitrocellulose (NC). The thermal behaviors of ADN, NC and an NC/ADN mixture under different conditions were studied by using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) with sealed crucibles, an accelerating rate calorimeter (ARC), a self-developed gas pressure measurement instrument and a DSC-thermogravimetry (TG)-quadrupole mass spectroscopy (MS)-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) combined technique. The results show that the exothermic peak temperature of the NC/ADN mixture shifted forward greatly in both open and closed circumstances compared to those of NC or ADN.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBacteria dysbiosis has been associated with an increased risk of HIV-1 transmission and acquisition. The prevalent idea is that bacteria dysbiosis compromises mucosal integrity and promotes inflammatory conditions to cause recruitment and activation of immune cells that harbor or are targeted by HIV-1. However, it is also possible that HIV-1 directly binds bacteria or bacterial products to impact virus infectivity and transmissibility.
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