Low compressive strength of fly ash-based geopolymer foam (FGF) severely limits its application in areas such as building thermal insulation, partition walls, and foundation backfill. In this study, triethanolamine (TEA) was examined as an additive with dual functions: acting as a foam stabilizer in the foam solution and enhancing the strength of FGF samples. The effects of TEA on the stability of preformed foam and the workability, bulk density, and compressive strength of FGF samples at room temperature were evaluated.
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February 2025
Accurately predicting carbon prices is crucial for effective government decision-making and maintenance the stable operation of carbon markets. However, the instability and nonlinearity of carbon prices, driven by the complex interaction between economic, environmental, and political factors, often result in inaccurate predictions. To confront this challenge, this paper proposed a carbon price prediction model that integrates dual decomposition integration and error correction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHemophilia A (HA) is an X-chromosome-linked recessive genetic disorder. Female carriers may have bleeding symptoms, but rarely have moderate or severe disease. We identified a female patient with moderate HA by pedigree tracking and genetic testing in a HA family involving consanguineous marriage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlbino mutation is among the most common phenomena that often causes a water imbalance and disturbs physiological functions in higher species of trees. Albinism frequently occurs in hybridized apples, but almost all seedlings die shortly after germination. In this study, a spontaneous albino mutant on Fuji apple trees was obtained.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUrological malignant tumors pose a significant threat to human health, with a high incidence rate each year. Prostate cancer, bladder cancer, and renal cell carcinoma are among the most prevalent and extensively researched urological malignancies. Despite advancements in research, the prognosis for these tumors remains unfavorable due to late detection, postoperative recurrence, and treatment resistance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGiven the background of significant Coal Mine gas disasters worldwide, the research and development of efficient gas control technologies have become critical to ensuring mining safety. CO gas fracturing (CO-Frac), an innovative technology for Coal Mine gas control, has demonstrated efficiency in various mining areas across China. However, its application in outburst-prone coal seams is not yet fully understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the result of multiple cycles of epithelial cell injury and fibroblast activation; currently, there is no clear etiology. Increasing evidence suggests that protein metabolism and amino acids play a crucial role in IPF, but the role of D-amino acids is not yet clear. The aim of this study was to identify novel mediators in order to test the hypothesis that D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of IPF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This study aims to examine the nutritional status of individuals diagnosed with esophageal cancer and compare the nutritional indicators and intestinal flora between malnourished and non-malnourished patients. The findings aim to contribute to the early prevention of malnutrition and the development of interventions targeting the intestinal flora to treat esophageal cancer.
Methods: An 80-patient sample of hospitalized individuals with esophageal cancer was selected from the radiotherapy department of our hospital between July 2021 and July 2022 to evaluate NRS2002 scores and PG-SGA scores.
Considering the alarming frequency of coal mine gas disasters globally, there is an urgent need to develop efficient gas control technologies to ensure mining safety. This study focuses on the problem of high peak gas emission restriction in the process of coal roadway tunneling in outburst coal seams, taking the No. 15 outburst coal seam of the Pingshu Coal Mine as the research object.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Zinc (Zn) is a vital micronutrient essential for plant growth and development. Transporter proteins of the ZRT/IRT-like protein (ZIP) family play crucial roles in maintaining Zn homeostasis. Although the acquisition, translocation, and intracellular transport of Zn are well understood in plant roots and leaves, the genes that regulate these pathways in fruits remain largely unexplored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFType 3 resistant starch from Canna edulis (Ce-RS3) is an insoluble dietary fiber which could improve blood lipids in animals, but clinically robust evidence is still lacking. We performed a double-blind randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of Ce-RS3 on lipids in mild hyperlipidemia. One hundred and fifteen patients were included followed the recruitment criteria, and were randomly allocated to receive Ce-RS3 or placebo (native starch from Canna edulis) for 12 weeks (20 g/day).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFqLA3.1, controlling leaf angle in tomato, was fine-mapped to an interval of 4.45 kb on chromosome A03, and one gene encoding auxin response factor was identified as a candidate gene.
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April 2024
Formic acid, a safe and widely available organic compound, produces hydrogen under mild conditions, with the existence of Pd-based catalysts. Efficiently generating hydrogen via formic acid decomposition (FAD) is restricted by the cleavage of the C-H bond in adsorbed HCOO* and strong adsorption of hydrogen on the Pd surface. Herein, tetragonal-phase barium titanate (TBT) was in situ grown on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) to support Pd (Pd/TBT/rGO) for FAD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of short non-coding RNAs that play a crucial role in regulating gene expression across multiple levels. They are involved in a wide range of physiological processes, including proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and cell cycle control. In recent years, miRNAs have emerged as pivotal regulatory molecules in the development and progression of tumors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe fatty acyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase B (FATB ) gene, involved in the synthesis of saturated fatty acids, plays an important role in the content of fatty acid and composition of seed storage lipids. However, the role of FATB in soybeans (Glycine max ) has been poorly characterised. This paper presents a preliminary bioinformatics and molecular biological investigation of 10 hypothetical FATB members.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHydrogen energy is one of the most promising energy carriers to solve the increasingly severe energy crisis. Formic acid decomposition (FAD) solves the storage and transportation problems of hydrogen gas since hydrogen can be produced from aqueous formic acid under mild conditions. To efficiently convert formic acid to hydrogen gas, chemical and structural modification of Pd nanoparticles or supports have been carried out, especially introducing the strong metal support interaction (SMSI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUniversal stress proteins (USPs) play essential roles in plant development, hormonal regulation, and abiotic stress responses. However, the characteristics and functional divergence of USP family members have not been studied in blueberry (). In this study, we identified 72 genes from the Genome Database for .
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September 2023
Background: Esophageal gastric anastomosis is a common surgical technique used to treat patients with gastric cancer who undergo total gastrectomy. However, using simple anastomosis techniques alone may not meet the needs of patients in some cases and can lead to complications such as anastomotic stenosis and ulceration. In order to overcome these issues and improve patient prognosis, muscle flap reconstruction technique has emerged.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLiver metastasis is a common cause of death in progressive colorectal cancer patients, but the molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Here, it is reported that a conserved and oxidative pentose phosphate pathway-associated circular RNA, circNOLC1, plays a crucial role in colorectal cancer liver metastasis. It is found that circNOLC1 silencing reduces the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway-related intermediate metabolites and elevates NADP /NADPH ratio and intracellular ROS levels, thereby attenuating colorectal cancer cell proliferation, migration, and liver metastasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: B-box (BBX) proteins play important roles in regulating plant growth, development, and abiotic stress responses. BBX family genes have been identified and functionally characterized in many plant species, but little is known about the BBX family in blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum).
Result: In this study, we identified 23 VcBBX genes from the Genome Database for Vaccinium (GDV).
Change point detection for high-dimensional data is an important yet challenging problem for many applications. In this paper, we consider multiple change point detection in the context of high-dimensional generalized linear models, allowing the covariate dimension to grow exponentially with the sample size . The model considered is general and flexible in the sense that it covers various specific models as special cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe relationship between vitamin B levels and the development and progression of lung cancer remains inconclusive. We aimed to investigate the relationship between B vitamins and intrapulmonary lymph nodes as well as localized pleural metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This was a retrospective study including patients who underwent lung surgery for suspected NSCLC at our institution from January 2016 to December 2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInherited factor XIII (FXIII) deficiency is an extremely rare and under-diagnosed autosomal recessive inherited coagulopathy, which is caused by genetic defects in the F13A1 or F13B gene. More than 200 genetic mutations have been identified since the first case of inherited FXIII deficiency was reported. This study aimed to identify underlying gene mutations in a patient with inherited FXIII deficiency who presented with recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage.
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