KCeIO: a novel potassium cerium(iv) iodate with enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic activity resulting from polar zero dimensional [Ce(IO)] units.

Hydrothermally grown iodate, KCeIO, featuring polar 0D [Ce(IO)] units, has shown the highest visible light driven (VLD) photocatalytic activity in metal iodates reported before. The enhanced VLD photocatalytic property results from a synergistic effect between the narrow band gap and polar 0D [Ce(IO)] units, as confirmed using first principles calculations.

Independent Association between Hyperuricemia and Histopathological Parameters in Chinese Patients with Henöch-Schönlein Purpura Nephritis.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the role of hyperuricemia in the development of histopathological changes in HSPN.

Methods: Clinical and laboratory data pertaining to 139 adult HSPN patients with and without elevated serum uric acid levels were retrospectively evaluated. There was a 14.

Abnormal regional homogeneity and functional connectivity in adjustment disorder of new recruits: a resting-state fMRI study.

Purpose: To explore the regional spontaneous neural activity and functional connectivity alterations of adjustment disorder (AD) in new recruits with in vivo resting-state functional MR (rs-fMRI).

Materials And Methods: Resting-state fMRI was performed in 31 recruits with AD and in 31 control recruits. Regional homogeneity (ReHo) was used to detect the regional synchronizing features of neuronal activations.

Systemic activation of Toll-like receptor 2 suppresses mitochondrial respiration and exacerbates hypoxic-ischemic injury in the developing brain.

Infection and inflammation are known risk factors for neonatal brain injury. Mycoplasma and Gram-positive bacteria, for which Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) plays a key role in recognition and inflammatory response, are among the most common pathogens in the perinatal period. Here, we report that systemic activation of TLR2 by Pam3CSK4 (P3C) increases neural tissue loss and demyelination induced by subsequent hypoxia-ischemia (HI) in neonatal mice.

Lead adsorption, anticoagulation and in vivo toxicity studies on the new magnetic nanomaterial FeO@SiO@DMSA as a hemoperfusion adsorbent.

This project aimed to develop and characterize a new nanoadsorbent for hemoperfusion. FeO nanoparticles synthesized by a facile solvothermal method were coated with SO and further modified by DMSA. TEM, XRD, FTIR, XPS and SEM were performed before and after lead adsorption to reveal the general performance and adsorption mechanism.

Hierarchical Context Modeling for Video Event Recognition.

Current video event recognition research remains largely target-centered. For real-world surveillance videos, targetcentered event recognition faces great challenges due to large intra-class target variation, limited image resolution, and poor detection and tracking results. To mitigate these challenges, we introduced a context-augmented video event recognition approach.

Gestational and lactational exposure to di-isobutyl phthalate via diet in maternal mice decreases testosterone levels in male offspring.

Phthalates are a large family of ubiquitous environmental chemicals suspected of being endocrine disruptors, with exposure to these chemicals during prenatal and postnatal development possibly resulting in reproductive disorders. Di-isobutyl phthalate (DiBP) is widely used in consumer and industrial products, and although its exposure in the general population has increased in recent years, the mechanisms behind DiBP-induced reproductive disorders in male offspring remain unclear. Here, pregnant mice were exposed to 0 or 450 mg/kg bw/day DiBP via diet from gestation day (GD) 0 to GD21.

Dispersion relations of refractive indices suitable for KBeBOF crystal deep-ultraviolet applications.

KBeBOF (KBBF) is the only nonlinear optical crystal available to generate deep-ultraviolet (DUV) laser output by direct harmonic generation. High-precision refractive indices, including in the DUV region, were measured, and starting from a double resonance model of polarizability, new dispersion relations of the refractive indices were deduced from the measured data. The predicted phase matching angles for second-harmonic generation down to 165 nm from the new relations agree well with the previous reported values.

Data on taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship of tits.

The data in this paper are related to the research article entitled "Taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship of tits based on mitogenomes and nuclear segments" (X.J. Li et al.

Beryllium-Free KBBF Family of Nonlinear-Optical Crystals: AZnBOX (A = Na, K, Rb; X = Cl, Br).

A series of a novel beryllium-free KBBF family of nonlinear-optical materials AZnBOX (A = K, Rb and X = Cl; A = Na, K, Rb and X = Br) were successfully synthesized through molecular engineering design, and single crystals of AZnBOCl (A = K, Rb) were grown by a spontaneous nucleation technique from self-flux systems. As a representative for the halogen KBBF family of crystals, KZnBOCl features the infinite lattice layer [ZnBOCl] made up of BO and ZnOCl anionic groups, and the in-layer BO groups are completely coplanar and well-aligned. Besides, KZnBOCl exhibits high transmittance in the range of 300-2000 nm with a UV-transmission cutoff of around 200 nm according to transmission spectra.

Immune responses in perinatal brain injury.

The perinatal period has often been described as immune deficient. However, it has become clear that immune responses in the neonate following exposure to microbes or as a result of tissue injury may be substantial and play a role in perinatal brain injury. In this article we will review the immune cell composition under normal physiological conditions in the perinatal period, both in the human and rodent.

The Correlation Between Serum Vitamin D Deficiency and Preterm Birth.

BACKGROUND Preterm birth is an important cause of death and developmental disorder in neonates. Vitamin D deficiency has been shown to regulate body inflammatory factor levels that stimulate elevation of uterine contraction hormones, such as prostaglandin, thus causing preterm birth. However, current observations regarding the relationship between vitamin D and preterm birth are inconsistent.

Improvement of immune responses to influenza vaccine (H5N1) by sulfated yeast beta-glucan.

In this study, the adjuvant activity of sulfated glucan from saccharomyces cerevisiae (GSC) was investigated. sGSC had molecular weight of 12.9kDa and degrees of sulfation of 0.

Opportunities for biodiversity gains under the world's largest reforestation programme.

Reforestation is a critical means of addressing the environmental and social problems of deforestation. China's Grain-for-Green Program (GFGP) is the world's largest reforestation scheme. Here we provide the first nationwide assessment of the tree composition of GFGP forests and the first combined ecological and economic study aimed at understanding GFGP's biodiversity implications.

Effect of electrical stimulation on the fate of sulfamethoxazole and tetracycline with their corresponding resistance genes in three-dimensional biofilm-electrode reactors.

Three-dimensional biofilm-electrode reactors (3D-BERs), which possess a large effective area to drive the reductive degradation of contaminants, have recently attracted attention for wastewater treatment. There have been few studies of the potential and risks of the application of this system on the removal of antibiotics. Here four 3D-BERs were designed to initially assess the potential for electrical stimulation to remove sulfamethoxazole (SMX), tetracycline (TC) and chemical oxygen demand, and to study the fate of the corresponding antibiotic resistance genes.

Conversion of Simple Cyclohexanones into Catechols.

A novel I2-catalyzed direct conversion of cyclohexanones to substituted catechols under mild and simple conditions has been described. This novel transformation is remarkable with the multiple oxygenation and dehydrogenative aromatization processes enabled just by using DMSO as the solvent, oxidant, and oxygen source. This metal-free and simple system demonstrates a versatile protocol for the synthesis of highly valuable substituted catechols and therefore streamlines the synthesis and modification of biologically important molecules for drug discovery.

Protective effect of mycophenolate mofetil on residual renal function in peritoneal dialysis patients: An open label feasibility study.

Aim: This study aims to evaluate the safety of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and its effect on residual renal function (RRF) during peritoneal dialysis (PD).

Methods: This is a prospective, randomized study comprising 60 PD patients. The patients were assigned either to the MMF group (MMF dosage: 1.

Higher fungal diversity is correlated with lower CO2 emissions from dead wood in a natural forest.

Wood decomposition releases almost as much CO2 to the atmosphere as does fossil-fuel combustion, so the factors regulating wood decomposition can affect global carbon cycling. We used metabarcoding to estimate the fungal species diversities of naturally colonized decomposing wood in subtropical China and, for the first time, compared them to concurrent measures of CO2 emissions. Wood hosting more diverse fungal communities emitted less CO2, with Shannon diversity explaining 26 to 44% of emissions variation.

Plant diversity accurately predicts insect diversity in two tropical landscapes.

Plant diversity surely determines arthropod diversity, but only moderate correlations between arthropod and plant species richness had been observed until Basset et al. (Science, 338, 2012 and 1481) finally undertook an unprecedentedly comprehensive sampling of a tropical forest and demonstrated that plant species richness could indeed accurately predict arthropod species richness. We now require a high-throughput pipeline to operationalize this result so that we can (i) test competing explanations for tropical arthropod megadiversity, (ii) improve estimates of global eukaryotic species diversity, and (iii) use plant and arthropod communities as efficient proxies for each other, thus improving the efficiency of conservation planning and of detecting forest degradation and recovery.

[Chinese herbal medicine enhances sexual function and c-Fos/nNOS expression in the nucleus accumbens of orchidectomized rats].

Results: There was a decrease in accessory genital organ weight, plasma testosterone, and sexual behavior, as well as a low number of c-Fos-positive cells and a large nNOS-positive cell area in orchidectomized rats. Administration of the herbal medicine increased accessory genital organ weight, testosterone level, mating behavior, and c-Fos-positive cell number, while it decreased the nNOS-positive cell area in orchidectomized rats.

Conclusion: An increase of plasma testosterone after administration of "kidney-nourishing" herbal medicine might contribute to the elevated sexual function and activity in orchidectomized rats.

Phase-matched frequency conversion below 150 nm in KBeBOF.

Sum frequency mixing has been demonstrated below 150 nm in KBeBOF by using the fundamental with its fourth harmonic of a 6 kHz Ti: sapphire laser system. The wavelength of 149.8 nm is the shortest ever obtained to our knowledge by phase matching in nonlinear crystals.

Taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationship of tits based on mitogenomes and nuclear segments.

The phylogeny of tits has been studied using various molecular markers, but their phylogenetic relationships remain controversial. To further investigate their taxonomic status and phylogenetic relationships, the entire mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) and five nuclear segments were sequenced from 10 species of tits and two outgroups (Sylviparus modestus and Remiz consobrinus), followed by the comparison of mitogenomic characteristics and reconstruction of phylogenetic relationship based on the different datasets. The results revealed the following: the mitogenomes of 10 ingroup tits, each 16,758-16,799bp in length, displayed typical mitogenome organization and the gene order found in most previously determined Passeriformes mitogenomes; close relationships existed between Parus major and P.

High average power third harmonic generation at 355 nm with KBOBr crystal.

We demonstrate a nanosecond 355 nm laser by third harmonic generation of an Nd: YAG laser with a 4 × 4 × 13.3 mm type I cut KBOBr crystal for the first time. The maximum average power of 19.