Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with ventricular arrhythmias and major cardiovascular events in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.

Background: Patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are at risk for cardiovascular diseases. Less is known about the relationship between NAFLD, ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), and cardiovascular events.

Objective: We sought to evaluate the association between NAFLD and VAs and major cardiovascular events in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).

Chemical composition analysis and transcriptomics reveal the R2R3-MYB genes and phenol oxidases regulating the melanin formation in black radish.

Melanins are dark-brown to black-colored biomacromolecules which have been thoroughly studied in animals and microorganisms. However, the biochemical and molecular basis of plant melanins are poorly understood. We first characterized melanin from the black radish (Raphanus sativus var.

Identification and fine mapping of Brmmd1 gene controlling recessive genic male sterility in Brassica rapa L.

Recessive genic male sterility (RGMS) provides an effective approach for the commercial exploitation of heterosis, especially in Brassica crops. Although some artificial RGMS mutants have been reported in B. rapa, no causal genes derived from these natural mutants have been identified so far.

Construction of Ru Single-Atoms on Ceria to Reform the Products of CO Photoreduction.

Highly selective production of CH from photocatalytic CO reduction is still a great challenge which involves the kinetically unfavorable transfers of 8 protons and 8 electrons. Herein, CeO photocatalysts incorporated with isolated Ru single-atoms have been fabricated, which demonstrate dramatically elevated selectivity of CH from CO reduction. The introduced Ru single-atoms promote carrier separation and accelerate electron transfer, which efficiently enhances the photocatalytic activity.

Relationship between serum sodium level and sepsis-induced coagulopathy.

Purpose: A discussion about the correlation between the level of serum sodium and sepsis-induced coagulopathy (SIC).

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on sepsis patients who were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from January 2021 to December 2022. Based on the presence of coagulation disorders, the patients were divided into two groups: sepsis-induced coagulopathy (SIC) and non-sepsis-induced coagulopathy (non-SIC) groups.

Corrigendum: Acute gastrointestinal injury and altered gut microbiota are related to sepsis-induced cholestasis in patients with intra-abdominal infection: a retrospective and prospective observational study.

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Acute gastrointestinal injury and altered gut microbiota are related to sepsis-induced cholestasis in patients with intra-abdominal infection: a retrospective and prospective observational study.

Background: Sepsis-associated liver dysfunction (SALD) has high incidence and mortality in patients with intra-abdominal infection (IAI). The associations between acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI), gut microbiota, and SALD were evaluated in patients with IAI.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted to assess the relationship between AGI and SALD in patients with IAI.

mTORC2 acts as a gatekeeper for mTORC1 deficiency-mediated impairments in ILC3 development.

Group 3 innate lymphoid cells (ILC3s) are mediators of intestinal immunity and barrier function. Recent studies have investigated the role of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex (mTOR) in ILC3s, whereas the mTORC1-related mechanisms and crosstalk between mTORC1 and mTORC2 involved in regulating ILC3 homeostasis remain unknown. In this study, we found that mTORC1 but not mTORC2 was critical in ILC3 development, IL-22 production, and ILC3-mediated intestinal homeostasis.

Sex Differences in the Relationship between Abdominal Obesity and Cardiovascular Death in Elderly Patients with Permanent Pacemakers Implantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the association between waist circumference (WC) and cardiovascular death in patients with permanent pacemakers (PPMs).

Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study that enrolled patients who underwent PPM implantation in Fuwai Hospital from May 2010 to April 2014, according to the BIOTRONIK Home Monitoring database. The WC was treated as sex-specific quartiles, and patients were divided into three groups according to body mass index (BMI): normal (≤22.

Genetic Diversity Analysis and Core Germplasm Collection Construction of Radish Cultivars Based on Structure Variation Markers.

Radish is an economically important root vegetable worldwide. In this study, the 217 cultivated radish accessions were collected and genotyped. To detect the genotypes of these accessions, a total of 24 structure variation (SV) markers distributed on nine chromosomes were employed to analyze genetic diversity and construct a core germplasm collection of radish.

Interaction between electrical storm and left ventricular ejection fraction as predictors of mortality in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator: A Chinese cohort study.

Aims: To determine the interaction of electrical storm (ES) and impaired left ventircular ejection fraction (LVEF) on the mortality risk of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

Methods And Results: A total of 554 Chinese ICD recipients from 2010 to 2014 were retrospectively included and the mean follow-up was 58 months. The proportions of dilated cardiomyopathy and the hypertrophic cardiomyopathy were 26.

A high-resolution Orbitrap Mass spectral library for trace volatile compounds in fruit wines.

The overall aroma is an important factor of the sensory quality of fruit wines, which attributed to hundreds of volatile compounds. However, the qualitative determination of trace volatile compounds is considered to be very challenging work. GC-Orbitrap-MS with high resolution and high sensitivity provided more possibilities for the determination of volatile compounds, but without the high-resolution mass spectral library.

Comparison of the effects of different calorie amounts of enteral nutrition in hypercatabolism associated with ghrelin-POMC in endotoxemic rats.

Background: Hypercatabolism often occurs in critically ill patients, and it increases infection rates and mortality in these patients. Enteral nutrition (EN) is commonly used in case of hypercatabolism. However, the effect of amount of calories in EN on hypercatabolism remains unexplored.

A distinctive semiconductor-metalloid heterojunction: unique electronic structure and enhanced CO photoreduction activity.

Increasing the concentration and separation ability of charge carriers in photocatalysts has still been a crucial issue and challenge to achieve high CO photoreduction performance. Here, we construct a distinctive heterojunction between semiconductor (CeO) and metalloid (CuS). It has been discovered that, different from conventional semiconductor and Schottky heterojunctions, in this system, electrons (e) located at the conduction band (CB) of CeO will transfer to the Fermi level in partially occupied band (CB) of CuS and accumulate there.

Implantable device measured objective daily physical activity as a predictor of long-term all-cause mortality and cardiac death in patients with age > 75 years and high risk of sudden cardiac death: a cohort study : Physical activity and patients over 75 years old.

Background: To study the relationship between objective daily physical activity (PA), as measured by implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs)/cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRTDs), and long-term prognoses in patients with age > 75 years at high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD).

Methods: In total, 133 patients with age > 75 years old (age 79.52 ± 3.

Vulnerable Narcissism in Social Networking Sites: The Role of Upward and Downward Social Comparisons.

Social networking sites (SNSs) have provided a new platform for people to present their narcissism. The objective of the current study was to investigate the underlying mechanisms between active and passive SNS use and vulnerable narcissism among college students. In achieving this, the study based its method on the media effect and social comparative theory and recruited 529 participants to complete the Surveillance Use Scale, Iowa-Netherlands Comparison Orientation Measure, and Hypersensitivity Narcissistic Scale.

Safety and Efficacy Using the Second-Generation Cryoballoon in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and a Common Ostium of Inferior Pulmonary Veins.

Common ostium of inferior pulmonary veins (COIPV) is a kind of pulmonary vein variation. The safety and efficacy of COIPV isolation using the second-generation cryoballoon (CB) ablation remain unknown. A total of 10 patients with COIPV from a consecutive series of 1,751 patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) were included.

Digenic Inheritance and Gene-Environment Interaction in a Patient With Hypertriglyceridemia and Acute Pancreatitis.

The etiology of hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) and acute pancreatitis (AP) is complex. Herein, we dissected the underlying etiology in a patient with HTG and AP. The patient had a 20-year history of heavy alcohol consumption and an 8-year history of mild HTG.

Robot-assisted thoracic surgery versus video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung lobectomy or segmentectomy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis.

Background: It remains no clear conclusion about which is better between robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Therefore, this meta-analysis aimed to compare the short-term and long-term efficacy between RATS and VATS for NSCLC.

Methods: Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Embase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Medline, and Web of Science databases were comprehensively searched for studies published before December 2020.

Sex Differences in Physical Activity and Its Association With Cardiac Death and All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators.

To clarify the impact of sex on physical activity (PA) levels among patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators/cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (ICD/CRT-D) and its association with cardiac death and all-cause mortality. Overall, data of 820 patients with ICD/CRT-D from the SUMMIT registry were retrospectively analyzed. Baseline PA from 30 to 60 days after device implantation was measured using Biotronik accelerometer sensors.

Robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: To date, robotic surgery has been widely used worldwide. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate short-term and long-term outcomes of robotic gastrectomy (RG) in gastric cancer patients to determine whether RG can replace laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG).

Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement was applied to perform the study.

Regulating Electron-Hole Separation to Promote Photocatalytic H Evolution Activity of Nanoconfined Ru/MXene/TiO Catalysts.

A facile strategy for the preparation of a nanoconfined TiC/Ru cocatalyst by direct reduction of Ru ions without an additional reductant was developed. The formation of TiO nanosheets on the TiC/Ru surface ensures the separation of the semiconductor and cocatalyst (TiO-TiC/Ru), resulting in charge segregation and migration more effective than those achieved by traditionally prepared Ru-TiO-TiC. Owing to its low Fermi level, the self-assembled TiC/Ru cocatalyst accepted the photogenerated electrons and promoted H evolution without an induction period, while exhibiting high surface structure stability.

Dose-response association of implantable device-measured physical activity with long-term cardiac death and all-cause mortality in patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death: a cohort study.

Background: Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) with physical activity (PA) recording function can continuously and automatically collect patients' long-term PA data. The dose-response association of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRTD)-measured PA with cardiovascular outcomes in patients at high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) was investigated.

Methods: In total, 822 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were included and divided into three groups according to baseline PA tertiles: tertile 1 (< 8.