Analysis of anterior corneal surface shape after replacing orthokeratology lenses carrying a small base curve diameter.

Purpose: The study analyzed the changes in corneal surface shape after replacing orthokeratology lenses carrying a small base curve (BC) diameter.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we included ~54 right eyes belonging to 54 myopic children who insisted on wearing an orthokeratology (ortho-k BC 6.0 mm) lens for more than 12 months and then replaced the second ortho-k (BC 6.

Ultra-fast photoelectron transfer in bimetallic porphyrin optoelectrode for single neuron modulation.

Shrinking the size of photoelectrodes into the nanoscale will enable the precise modulation of cellular and subcellular behaviors of a single neuron and neural circuits. However, compared to photovoltaic devices, the reduced size causes the compromised efficiencies. Here, we present a highly efficient nanoelectrode based on bimetallic zinc and gold porphyrin (ZnAuPN).

Corneal asymmetry contributes decentration in both spherical and toric orthokeratology lenses.

Purpose: To discuss the characteristics of anterior corneal elevation asymmetry in myopic eyes and clarify which kind of asymmetry most influenced lens position.

Methods: In this retrospective study of 199 consecutive myopic participants, corneal topography was used to analyse asymmetry in anterior corneal elevation. Amongst them, 65 participants (65 eyes) who underwent orthokeratology (31 and 34 with spherical and toric lenses, respectively) were re-evaluated.

Climate change favors expansion of three species in China.

has become one of the most widely planted species in tropical and subtropical regions in China, with important economic, ecological, and social values. However, it is currently unclear how climate change will affect different species. Therefore, it is urgent to investigate the potential distribution and dynamics of under current and future climate scenarios.

Analysis of corneal surface shape following overnight orthokeratology with different optical zone diameters.

Purpose: This study analyzed the corneal surface shape following overnight orthokeratology with different optical zone diameters.

Methods: A total of 82 eyes belonging to 41 myopic children who completed 1 month of the orthokeratology (ortho-k) lens wear at the Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from January 2022 to January 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the size of the base curve (BC) of ortho-k lens, patients were divided into BC 5.

Gene of Chinese White Pine Beetle (): Function and Response to Environmental Treatments.

(Tsai and Li) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) is regarded as the most destructive forest pest in the Qinling and Bashan Mountains of China. The sex determination of plays a significant role in the reproduction of its population. In recent years, the role of the gene in sex determination in other insects has been reported.

Reconstructing the biological invasion of noxious invasive weed and invasion risk assessment in China.

Invasive alien plants (IAPs) present a severe threat to native ecosystems and biodiversity. Comprehending the potential distribution patterns of these plant invaders and their responses to climate change is essential. , native to the Americas, has become an aggressively invasive species since its introduction to China in the 1930s.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and exogenous Ca application synergistically enhance salt and alkali resistance in perennial ryegrass through diverse adaptive strategies.

The challenge of soil salinization and alkalization, with its significant impact on crop productivity, has raised growing concerns with global population growth and enhanced environmental degradation. Although arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and calcium ions (Ca) are known to enhance plant resistance to stress, their combined effects on perennial ryegrass' tolerance to salt and alkali stress and the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study aimed to elucidate the roles of Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus Rhizophagus irregularis and exogenous Ca application in molecular and physiological responses to salt-alkali stress.

Mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal perennial ryegrass roots exhibit differential regulation of lipid and Ca signaling pathways in response to low and high temperature stresses.

Lipids and Ca are involved as intermediate messengers in temperature-sensing signaling pathways. Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is a mutualistic symbiosis between fungi and terrestrial plants that helps host plants cope with adverse environmental conditions. Nonetheless, the regulatory mechanisms of lipid- and Ca-mediated signaling pathways in mycorrhizal plants under cold and heat stress have not been determined.

Response of growth and physiological enzyme activities in to various host plants.

Morphological attributes and chemical composition of host plants shape growth and development of phytophagous insects via influences on their behavior and physiological processes. This research delves into the relationship between and various host plants through studuying how feeding on different host tree species affect growth, development, and physiological enzyme activities. We examined response to three distinct host plants: , and .

Cultivation, cryopreservation, and transcriptomic studies of host-adapted and using enteroids.

and are major causes of severe diarrhea. Comparative studies of them are hampered by the lack of effective cultivation and cryopreservation methods, especially for . Here, we describe adapted murine enteroids for the cultivation and complete development of host-adapted and subtypes, producing oocysts infectious to mice.

Reduced contrast sensitivity function is correlated with changes to cone photoreceptors in simple high myopia.

Purpose: To investigate the contrast sensitivity function (CSF) changes in simple high myopia (SHM) and evaluate the correlations between these changes with the early changes in the retinal microstructure.

Methods: This prospective study comprised 81 subjects, 20 with emmetropia (EM), 26 with low myopia and moderate myopia (LM/MM), and 35 with SHM. The area under the log CSF curve (AULCSF) and the cut-off spatial frequency (Cut-off SF) were employed as measures of CSF.

Appropriate addition power for aphakic infants determined by a smart wearable device Clouclip.

Clinical Relevance: It is particularly important to perform reasonable and effective optical correction to enable visual development after primary lens removal surgery for congenital cataracts. Aphakic infants need a suitable addition power of prescription (ADD) to help them focus on close visual objects.

Background: It is challenging to obtain appropriate ADD power for infants due to poor cooperation and lack of subjective feedback.

BRG1 mediates protective ability of spermidine to ameliorate osteoarthritic cartilage by Nrf2/KEAP1 and STAT3 signaling pathway.

Background: Spermidine (SPD) is a natural polyamine that shows beneficial effects on osteoarthritis (OA). However, the effect of SPD on cartilage inflammation remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the potential mechanisms underlying the protective effect of SPD against OA-induced articular cartilage degradation.

Choroidal Circulation in 8- to 30-Year-Old Chinese, Measured by SS-OCT/OCTA: Relations to Age, Axial Length, and Choroidal Thickness.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and explore the determinants of choroidal vascularity and choriocapillaris perfusion in a Chinese population aged 8 to 30 years old.

Methods: Three hundred eighty eyes from 380 subjects aged 8 to 30 years were included in this cross-sectional study. Submacular choroidal thickness (ChT), total choroidal area (TCA), luminal area (LA), stromal area (SA), choroidal vascularity index (CVI), and choriocapillaris flow deficit (CcFD) were estimated using images obtained from optical coherence tomography (OCT).

Spermidine protects intestinal mucosal barrier function in mice colitis via the AhR/Nrf2 and AhR/STAT3 signaling pathways.

Background: Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activation promotes intestinal barrier repair and enhances the gut mucosal barrier function in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Spermidine is beneficial in several murine models of IBD and may affect AhR activity. However, the precise effects of spermidine on the intestinal barrier and AhR remain unclear.

One-year myopia control efficacy of cylindrical annular refractive element spectacle lenses.

Purpose: To evaluate the 1-year myopia control efficacy of a spectacle lens with annular cylindrical microstructures.

Methods: A total of 118 consecutive eligible children aged 8-12 years with -1.00 D to -4.

Characteristics of the optic disc in young people with high myopia.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of the optic disc in adolescents and young adults with high myopia by applying optical coherence tomography angiography.

Methods: A total of 112 patients with high myopia (spherical equivalent refraction (SER) ≤ -6.00 D) aged 12 to 30 years old were enrolled in this cross-sectional study.

The Effect of Corneal Refractive Power Area Changes on Myopia Progression during Orthokeratology.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of corneal refractive power area changes on myopia progression during orthokeratology.

Methods: One hundred and sixteen children who met the inclusion criteria and insisted on wearing orthokeratology lenses for two years were retrospectively assessed. Seventy-two children with the orthokeratology lens decentration distance more than 0.

Contrast Sensitivity Is Associated With Chorioretinal Thickness and Vascular Density of Eyes in Simple Early-Stage High Myopia.

Objective: To evaluate the contrast sensitivity function (CSF), chorioretinal thickness and vascular density as well as their relationships in subjects with simple early-stage high myopia.

Methods: Eighty-one young subjects were enrolled in this study. They were categorized into the simple high myopia group (sHM, = 51) and the low-moderate myopia group (control group, = 30).

Comparison of peripheral refraction and higher-order aberrations between orthokeratology and multifocal soft contact lens designed with highly addition.

Purpose: To compare peripheral defocus, higher-order aberrations (HOAs), and contrast visual acuity (CVA) in myopic children wearing orthokeratology (OK) lenses and multifocal soft contact lenses (MSCLs) designed with highly addition.

Methods: This is a prospective, nonrandomized, controlled study. Subjects at 8 to 13 years of age with spherical equivalent refraction from - 1.

Efficacy of combined orthokeratology and 0.01% atropine for myopia control: the study protocol for a randomized, controlled, double-blind, and multicenter trial.

Background: The prevalence of myopia is increasing worldwide and is presently recognized as a major public health issue. Researchers and clinicians have been devoted in exploring appropriate clinical interventions to slow its progression in children. Mounting publications have proven that both orthokeratology (OK lens) and 0.

CoCrMo-Nanoparticles induced peri-implant osteolysis by promoting osteoblast ferroptosis via regulating Nrf2-ARE signalling pathway.

Objectives: Aseptic loosening (AL) is the most common reason of total hip arthroplasty (THA) failure and revision surgery. Osteolysis, caused by wear particles released from implant surfaces, has a vital role in AL. Although previous studies suggest that wear particles always lead to osteoblast programmed death in the process of AL, the specific mechanism remains incompletely understood and osteoblast ferroptosis maybe a new mechanism of AL.

An investigation into the effects of ocular nebulization combined with meibomian gland massage on ocular surface status and corneal higher-order aberrations for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction.

Purpose: To evaluate ocular surface status and corneal higher-order aberrations after a new ocular nebulization therapy combined with meibomian gland massage for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).

Patients And Methods: This prospective randomized study involved 38 patients diagnosed with MGD. Subjects were classified into two groups: the nebulization and meibomian gland massage group (or NB group, 14 patients, 28 eyes) and the eye drop group (or ED group, 24 patients, 48 eyes).