The METTL3/m6A Reader Protein YTHDF1 Regulates Endothelial Cell Pyroptosis by Enhancing NLRP3 Expression to Affect Soft Tissue Injury.

Background: Pyroptosis is inflammation-associated programmed cell death triggered by activation of the NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, which plays a crucial role in acute soft tissue injury (ASTI). This study aimed to explore whether methyltransferase-like 3 (METTL3) can regulate NLRP3 expression through N6-methyladenosine (m6A) modification to mediate endothelial cell pyroptosis and thus affect soft tissue injury.

Methods: An experimental ASTI rat model was created by inducing muscle injury through striking the rat muscle.

Water quality constrained adjustment planning for regional breeding management with nonlinear programming model under uncertainty in Wenchang City, China.

Basin water pollution caused by livestock, poultry and fish breeding is still a serious problem for remote villages, however, reliable regional breeding management programming have the potentials to improve pollution status. This paper focuses on the optimal model design and water quality analysis of the livestock, poultry and fish breeding system for Wenchang City, China. Methods of multi-objective programming (MOP), interval parameter programming (IPP), fuzzy-stochastic parameter programming (FSPP), and chance constrained programming (CCP) were incorporated into the developed model to tackle multi uncertainties described by interval values, probability distributions, fuzzy membership function.

Multi-objective optimisation model of a low-cost path to peaking carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality in China.

A low-cost path system for achieving carbon neutrality in China was modelled using multi-objective programming by integrating industrial production, electric power, heating, transportation, and forest carbon sequestration. We aimed to minimise the total system cost, CO emissions, and air pollutants. The constraints included China's targets of peaking CO emissions before 2030; achieving carbon neutrality before 2060; ensuring industry, power, heating, and transportation supplies; promoting green energy; and implementing emission control.

Complex resistivity spectrum of pollutant soils with low-concentration heavy metals.

Soil contamination by heavy metals occurs globally, with varying degrees of severity, especially in agricultural fields. Investigating the frequency response characteristics of different types of heavy metal pollutants through induced polarization can provide valuable evidence for surveys based on this method. Soil specimens with varying low concentrations of copper (Cu), chromium (Cr), cadmium (Cd), and lead (Pb) heavy metals were prepared for this study, and parameters including complex resistivity, amplitude-frequency, and resistivity phase were measured.

Triple-function Hydrated Eutectic Electrolyte for Enhanced Aqueous Zinc Batteries.

Aqueous rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ARZBs) are impeded by the mutual problems of unstable cathode, electrolyte parasitic reactions, and dendritic growth of zinc (Zn) anode. Herein, a triple-functional strategy by introducing the tetramethylene sulfone (TMS) to form a hydrated eutectic electrolyte is reported to ameliorate these issues. The activity of H O is inhibited by reconstructing hydrogen bonds due to the strong interaction between TMS and H O.

Exopolysaccharide-producing bacteria enhanced Pb immobilization and influenced the microbiome composition in rhizosphere soil of pakchoi ( L.).

Lead (Pb) contamination of planting soils is increasingly serious, leading to harmful effects on soil microflora and food safety. Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are carbohydrate polymers produced and secreted by microorganisms, which are efficient biosorbent materials and has been widely used in wastewater treatment to remove heavy metals. However, the effects and underlying mechanism of EPS-producing marine bacteria on soil metal immobilization, plant growth and health remain unclear.

Biocompatible zinc battery with programmable electro-cross-linked electrolyte.

Aqueous zinc batteries (ZBs) attract increasing attention for potential applications in modern wearable and implantable devices due to their safety and stability. However, challenges associated with biosafety designs and the intrinsic electrochemistry of ZBs emerge when moving to practice, especially for biomedical devices. Here, we propose a green and programmable electro-cross-linking strategy to prepare a multi-layer hierarchical Zn-alginate polymer electrolyte (Zn-Alg) via the superionic binds between the carboxylate groups and Zn.

Measurement of Tourism-Related CO Emission and the Factors Influencing Low-Carbon Behavior of Tourists: Evidence from Protected Areas in China.

In the fight against climate change, future policy directions in the transition toward a green travel- and tourism-based economy include improving tourism-derived CO emission levels and guiding individual low-carbon behavior. In China, people tend to engage in outdoor adventure travel and cultural tourism in natural areas. However, limited information is available on the empirical evaluation of energy use and the CO emissions associated with tourism in protected areas.

Tuning Zn coordination tunnel by hierarchical gel electrolyte for dendrite-free zinc anode.

Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are perceived as one of the most upcoming grid-scale storage systems. However, the issues of electrode dissolution, dendrite formation, and corrosion in traditional liquid electrolytes have plagued its progress. In this work, Zn dendrite growth and side reactions are effectively suppressed by a highly-confined tannic acid (TA) modified sodium alginate (SA) composite gel electrolyte (TA-SA).

Zincophilic Electrode Interphase with Appended Proton Reservoir Ability Stabilizes Zn Metal Anodes.

The rampant dendrites and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) resulting from the turbulent interfacial evolution at the anode/electrolyte are the main culprits of short lifespan and low Coulombic efficiency of Zn metal batteries. In this work, a versatile protective coating with excellent zincophilic and amphoteric features is constructed on the surface of Zn metal (ZP@Zn) as dendrite-free anodes. This kind of protective coating possesses the advantages of reversible proton storage and rapid desolvation kinetics, thereby mitigating the HER and facilitating homogeneous nucleation concomitantly.

A smelting-rolling strategy for ZnIn bulk phase alloy anodes.

Reversibility and stability are considered as the key indicators for Zn metal anodes in aqueous Zn-ion batteries, yet they are severely hindered by uncontrolled Zn stripping/plating and side reactions. Herein, we fabricate a bulk phase ZnIn alloy anode containing trace indium by a typical smelting-rolling process. A uniformly dispersed bulk phase of the whole Zn anode is constructed rather than only a protective layer on the surface.

Spontaneous Construction of Nucleophilic Carbonyl-Containing Interphase toward Ultrastable Zinc-Metal Anodes.

Multifunctional interfacial engineering on the Zn anode to conquer dendrite growth, hydrogen evolution, and the sluggish kinetics associated with Zn deposition is highly desirable for boosting the commercialization of aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Herein, a spontaneous construction of carbonyl-containing layer on a Zn anode (Zn@ZCO) is rationally designed as an ion redistributor and functional protective interphase. It has strong zincphilicity and dendrite suppression ability due to the significant interaction of the highly electronegative and highly nucleophilic carbonyl oxygen, favoring ion transport and homogenizing Zn deposition effectively.

Integrated 'all-in-one' strategy to stabilize zinc anodes for high-performance zinc-ion batteries.

Many optimization strategies have been employed to stabilize zinc anodes of zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs). Although these commonly used strategies can improve anode performance, they simultaneously induce specific issues. In this study, through the combination of structural design, interface modification, and electrolyte optimization, an 'all-in-one' (AIO) electrode was developed.

Synergetic stability enhancement with magnesium and calcium ion substitution for Ni/Mn-based P2-type sodium-ion battery cathodes.

The conventional P2-type cathode material NaNiMnO suffers from an irreversible P2-O2 phase transition and serious capacity fading during cycling. Here, we successfully carry out magnesium and calcium ion doping into the transition-metal layers (TM layers) and the alkali-metal layers (AM layers), respectively, of NaNiMnO. Both Mg and Ca doping can reduce O-type stacking in the high-voltage region, leading to enhanced cycling endurance, however, this is associated with a decrease in capacity.

ZnSe Modified Zinc Metal Anodes: Toward Enhanced Zincophilicity and Ionic Diffusion.

Zinc metal is an ideal candidate for aqueous rechargeable batteries due to its high theoretical capacity and natural abundance. However, its commercialization is inevitably challenged by several critical factors such as dendrite growth and parasitic side-reactions, leading to low coulombic efficiency and a limited lifespan. Herein, a modified Zn foil with a zincophilic ZnSe layer deposited by a simple selenization process is proposed.

Inorganic Colloidal Electrolyte for Highly Robust Zinc-Ion Batteries.

Zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) is a promising electrical energy storage candidate due to its eco-friendliness, low cost, and intrinsic safety, but on the cathode the element dissolution and the formation of irreversible products, and on the anode the growth of dendrite as well as irreversible products hinder its practical application. Herein, we propose a new type of the inorganic highly concentrated colloidal electrolytes (HCCE) for ZIBs promoting simultaneous robust protection of both cathode/anode leading to an effective suppression of element dissolution, dendrite, and irreversible products growth. The new HCCE has high Zn ion transference number (0.

Anode Materials for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries: Mechanisms, Properties, and Perspectives.

Aqueous Zn-ion batteries (ZIBs) are promising safe energy storage systems that have received considerable attention in recent years. Based on the electrochemical behavior of Zn in the charging and discharging process, herein we review the research progress on anode materials for use in aqueous ZIBs based on two aspects: Zn deposition and Zn intercalation. To date, Zn dendrite, corrosion, and passivation issues have restricted the development of aqueous ZIBs.

Facilitating Phase Evolution for a High-Energy-Efficiency, Low-Cost O3-Type NaCuFeMnO Sodium Ion Battery Cathode.

The phase transition and lattice parameter evolution of O3 structure commonly occurs in O3-type sodium ion battery (SIB) cathodes, which might enlarge the voltage hysteresis and lower the energy efficiency. Given that the cost is one of the issues discouraging the application of SIBs in large-scale energy storage, here we focus on Co/Ni-free NaCuFeMnO ( = 0.8, 0.

Oxygen Defects in β-MnO Enabling High-Performance Rechargeable Aqueous Zinc/Manganese Dioxide Battery.

Rechargeable aqueous Zn/manganese dioxide (Zn/MnO) batteries are attractive energy storage technology owing to their merits of low cost, high safety, and environmental friendliness. However, the β-MnO cathode is still plagued by the sluggish ion insertion kinetics due to the relatively narrow tunneled pathway. Furthermore, the energy storage mechanism is under debate as well.

[Development of polyaxial locking plate screw system of sacroiliac joint].

Objective: To develop an instrument for sacroiliac joint fixation with less injury and less complications.

Methods: Firstly, 18 adult pelvic specimens (8 males and 10 females) were used to measure the anatomical data related to the locking plates and locking screws on the sacrum and ilium, and the polyaxial locking plate screw system of the sacroiliac joint was designed according to the anatomic data. This system was made of medical titanium alloy.