Flue gas torrefaction of municipal solid waste: Fuel properties, combustion characterizations, and nitrogen /sulfur emissions.

Flue gas torrefaction (FGT) was proposed as the pretreatment of the municipal solid waste (MSW) combustion process to improve the fuel properties of MSW and achieve better combustion performance. The optimal FGT parameters were obtained at 300 ℃ and 30 min, with the energy-mass co-benefit index (EMCI) reaching the maximum of 23.38.

Flue gas torrefaction of distilled spirit lees and the effects on the combustion and nitrogen oxide emission.

Flue gas torrefaction (FGT) integrated with combustion was introduced for the clean treatment of distilled spirit lees (DSL). The effects of temperature, residence time, and volumetric flow rate of FGTs were investigated. The improvement in the physicochemical and combustion characteristics of the torrefied DSL and the reaction mechanisms were clarified by a tube furnace and the TG-MS device.

XPF -673C>T variation is associated with the susceptibility to breast cancer.

Purpose: XPF variations might decrease the DNA repair capacity and further contribute to cancer development. This study aimed to investigate the association of XPF polymorphisms with risk of developing breast cancer.

Methods: TCGA, the Human Protein Atlas and Kaplan-Meier plotter were used to analyze the expression of XPF in breast cancer tissues and its effect on the survival of breast cancer patients.

TRIP6 promotes tumorigenic capability through regulating FOXC1 in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive malignant tumor with poor prognosis that is characterized by high rates of postoperative recurrence and mortality. Understanding the molecular mechanism of this malignancy is of great significance for the development of new and effective strategies for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Thyroid hormone receptor-interacting protein 6 (TRIP6), also known as zyxin-related protein-1 or ZRP-1, is an adaptor protein that belongs to the zyxin family of LIM proteins.

Circulating miR-130b- and miR-21-based diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the histological types of primary liver cancer with high recurrence and mortality in the world. The purpose of this study was to explore the diagnostic and therapeutic value for HCC patients.

Methods: In this study, we investigated the circulating miR-130b-5p (miR-130b) and miR-21-5p (miR-21) expression levels in patients with HCC and their association with clinical parameters.

TRIP6 functions as a potential oncogene and facilitated proliferation and metastasis of gastric cancer.

Increasing evidence suggests that TRIP6 has been considered to be aberrantly regulated in several malignancies and involved in tumor growth and metastasis. However, the biological role and prognostic significance of TRIP6 in gastric cancer (GC) still remains unclear. TRIP6 expression was determined in matched GC tissues and adjacent normal tissues by western blot and real-time PCR.

Effect of blockage ratios on the characteristics of methane/air explosion suppressed by BC powder.

To investigate the effect of blockage ratios on the explosion suppression by powder suppressant, an experimental study was performed to suppress the methane-air explosion in a 5L duct with different blockage ratios and various concentrations of BC dry powder. The results indicate that flames experienced both the spherical and finger-shaped stages. Furthermore, the smoothness of flame front initially decreased and then increased.

[Variations of biological stability and disinfection byproduct in water distribution systems and their correlations].

Variations of assimilable organic carbon (AOC), trihalomethanes (THMs) and haloacetic acids (HAAs) in two different water distribution systems (DSs) were investigated in Shanghai, a eastern city of China. Correlations of drinking water biological stability and disinfection byproduct were analyzed. The results show that AOC and HAAs are varied based on chlorine residual and microbial activity.