Insights into highly effective catalytic persulfate activation on oxygen-functionalized mesoporous carbon for ciprofloxacin degradation.

Nanocarbons have been demonstrated as promising carbon catalysts for substituting metal-based catalysts for the green treatment of wastewater. In this study, oxygen-functionalized mesoporous carbon (OCMK-3) was prepared by wet oxidation and exhibited high catalytic performance against ciprofloxacin (CIP) by activation of persulfate. The effects of environmental parameters (pH, temperature, coexisting ions) and process parameters (temperature, sodium persulfate concentration, catalyst agent dosage, initial concentration) on the removal of CIP were investigated.

Comprehensive evaluation of microRNA-10b in digestive system cancers reveals prognostic implication and signaling pathways associated with tumor progression.

Digestive system cancers (DSCs) have been recognized to be linked with high morbidity and mortality. Recent studies have reported that microRNA-10b (miR-10b) is abnormally expressed in DSCs and associated with prognosis. However, the inconclusive results and unknown underlying mechanisms promoted us to perform this study.

Scanned Proton Beam Performance and Calibration of the Shanghai Advanced Proton Therapy Facility.

The Shanghai Advanced Proton Therapy facility (SAPT) is a hospital-based facility that began construction in December of 2014 with commissioning of the first scanned proton beam line starting in October of 2017. Proton beams are extracted from a synchrotron accelerator with energies between 70 and 235 MeV. Beam delivery uses the modulated scanning and energy stacking techniques to produce a maximal scanning area of 40 × 30 cm at the iso-center.

Protein stability in stored decellularized heart valve scaffolds and diffusion kinetics of protective molecules.

Decellularized tissues can be used as matrix implants. The aims of this study were to investigate protein stability and solvent accessibility in decellularized pulmonary heart valve tissues. Protein denaturation profiles of tissues were studied by differential scanning calorimetry.

[Growth and development of fruit and seed of Panax quinquefolium].

Objective: To understand the embryo after-ripening phenomenon of Panax quinquefolium, the growth and development process of fruit and seed was investigated in this study.

Method: The growth and development characteristics of fruit and seed were obtained by field observation, the morphological changes were measured with a vernier caliper, paraffin section was used as well.

Result And Conclusion: The plant reached the most flowering numbers in 5-8 d after initial blooming time and the lag phase of embryo occurred in about 70 d.

Effect of iron supplementation during pregnancy on birthweight: evidence from Zimbabwe.

Background: Iron deficiency in pregnant women has been shown to reduce the oxygen supply to the fetus, cause intrauterine growth retardation, and increase the risk of premature delivery and reduced birthweight. Yet the effects of iron supplementation programs on pregnancy outcomes are not well documented for developing countries.

Objective: To examine the relation between iron supplementation of mothers during pregnancy and children's birthweight using data from a national population-based survey in Zimbabwe.

Maternal exposure to biomass smoke and reduced birth weight in Zimbabwe.

Purpose: To examine the association between household use of biomass fuels for cooking and birth weight.

Methods: Analysis is based on 3559 childbirths in the 5 years preceding the 1999 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey. Birth weights, recorded by trained professionals at local health clinics, were derived from health cards at home or from mother's recall.