Crystallographic Reorientation Induced by Gradient Solid-Electrolyte Interphase for Highly Stable Zinc Anode.

Oriented zinc (Zn) electrodeposition is critical for the long-term performance of aqueous Zn metal batteries. However, the intricate interfacial reactions between the Zn anode and electrolytes hinder a comprehensive understanding of Zn metal deposition. Here, the reaction pathways of Zn deposition and report the preferential formation of Zn single-crystalline nuclei followed by dense Zn(002) deposition is elucidated, which is induced by a gradient solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI).

The role of CD83 in the pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia.

Background: CD83 are closely related to the pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), but the exact mechanism remains unclear.

Aim: To explore the relationship between CD83 and CD4 T cell subsets and clarify the role of CD83 in the pathogenesis of ITP.

Methods: RT-qPCR and Flow cytometry were used to illustrate CD83 expression.

Synergistic effect of adsorption-photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) in wastewater with biochar/TiO composite under simulated sunlight illumination.

Photocatalysis, which is an alternative technology to conventional methods, utilizes solar energy as the driving force to address environmental concerns and has attracted widespread attention from chemists worldwide. In this study, a series of photocatalytic materials composed of agricultural waste and titanium dioxide (TiO) nanomaterial was prepared for the synergistic adsorption-photocatalytic reduction of hexavalent chromium in wastewater under mild conditions. The results showed that the TiO nanomaterial exhibited a higher photogenerated carrier separation efficiency and performance for the adsorption-photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) after loading straw biochar (BC).

Adsorption Characteristics of Ball Milling-Modified Chinese Medicine Residue Biochar Toward Quercetin.

Using traditional Chinese medicine residues as raw materials, different biochars (BC) were prepared through oxygen-limited pyrolysis at 300 °C, 500 °C, and 700 °C, and BC was ball-milled to produce ball-milled biochar (BMC). Using these adsorbents to adsorb the allelopathic autotoxic substance quercetin. The physical and chemical properties of various biochars derived from traditional Chinese medicine residues were characterized using the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller-N2 surface areas (BET), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform IR spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman spectroscopy (Raman).

Feasibility study on cardiac resynchronization in the treatment of heart failure by single left bundle branch pacing.

To examine the feasibility of single left bundle branch pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) by carrying out a frequency adaptive atrioventricular delay (RAAVD) algorithm and automatic optimization of the single left bundle branch pacing atrioventricular interval (AVI) based on the right atrioventricular interval (RAS-RVS). Thirty-six patients with CRT class Ia indications according to the European Society of Cardiology 2016 guidelines and implanted with RAAVD functional three-chamber pacemakers were prospectively enrolled in this study. Patients were divided into a single left bundle branch pacing group (n = 21) and a standard biventricular pacing group (n = 15).

Efficacy and safety of high dose recombinant human thrombopoietin in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia.

The conventional dose of recombinant human thrombopoietin (rhTPO) in the treatment of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is 300 U/kg per day, but the clinical reaction rate is not satisfactory. Accordingly, we explored the efficacy and safety of increasing rhTPO dose in the treatment of ITP. A retrospective study was conducted to collect the clinical data of 105 ITP patients who were divided into two groups, a low-dose group (15 000 U/day) and a high-dose group (30 000 U/day) according to the dose of rhTPO.

Optimized HPLC extraction method of quercetin and berberine based on response surface analysis.

In order to establish a method for simultaneous determination and extraction of quercetin and berberine in soil, HPLC-PDA multi-wavelength method was used to detect the content of berberine and quercetin in soil solution. The detection wavelength was 210 nm and 347 nm. The column temperature was 30 °C, the mobile phase A was acetonitrile, the mobile phase B was 0.

Energy-saving and product-oriented hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis enabled by electrochemistry pairing and product engineering.

Hydrogen peroxide (HO) electrosynthesis through oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is drawing worldwide attention, whereas suffering seriously from the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the difficult extraction of thermodynamically unstable HO. Herein, we present an electrosynthesis protocol involving coupling ORR-to-HO with waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) upcycling and the first HO conversion strategy. Ni-Mn bimetal- and onion carbon-based catalysts are designed to catalyze ORR-to-HO and ethylene glycol electrooxidation with the Faradaic efficiency of 97.

A new method for simultaneous determination of 14 phenolic acids in agricultural soils by multiwavelength HPLC-PDA analysis.

There are phenolic acids with allelopathy in the rhizosphere soil of plants. At present, the identification and quantification of phenolic acids in different matrix mixtures is usually analysed by high performance liquid chromatography, but the detection of phenolic acids in soil has rarely been studied. As well as, previous studies have evaluated a limited number of target compounds.

Adjunctive interleukin-2 for the treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis: a randomized control trial in China.

Purpose: Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of IL-2 in the treatment of drug-susceptible tuberculosis.

Methods: First, the cases of diagnosed drug-susceptible tuberculosis were randomized into two groups-the control group that received the background regimen of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol, and the experimental group that received the background regimen plus IL-2. The efficacy and safety evaluations were performed throughout the therapy process as well as 12 months after the treatment completion.

Catalysis Preparation of Biodiesel from Waste Seed Oil with the Ionic Liquid Immobilized in a Magnetic Catalyst: FeO@SiO@[C4mim]HSO.

The purpose of this study was to synthesize a magnetic material that could be easily separated by a magnetic field and combined the catalytic function of an acid/base ionic liquid with silicon for biodiesel preparation. A kind of magnetic catalyst-immobilized ionic liquid was synthesized by a three-step method. The synthesis conditions in each step were optimized by single-factor analysis.

Value of serum cytokine biomarkers TNF-α, IL-4, sIL-2R and IFN-γ for use in monitoring bacterial load and anti-tuberculosis treatment progress.

Tuberculosis (TB) patient serum cytokine levels may be predictive of anti-tuberculosis treatment progress. Here, serum levels of cytokines TNF-α, IL-4, sIL-2R and IFN-γ were measured then correlated to clinical TB manifestations, bacterial burden, chest imaging findings and clinical course. Study subjects included 67 newly diagnosed pulmonary TB (PTB) patients with active disease admitted to Beijing Chest Hospital for anti-TB chemotherapeutic treatment.

Effect of interval between food intake and drug administration at fasting condition on the plasma concentrations of first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in Chinese population.

We aimed to investigate the effect of interval between food intake and drug administration at fasting condition on the plasma concentrations of first-line anti- tuberculosis (TB) drugs in Chinese population. Newly diagnosed TB patients administered the anti-TB drugs under fasting conditions orally, and then had prepared breakfast at 30 minutes and 120 min after dosing, respectively. Blood sampling was also performed 120  minutes after dosing for the detection of Cmax purpose.

Treatment Outcome of a Shorter Regimen Containing Clofazimine for Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis: A Randomized Control Trial in China.

Background: The emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) poses a serious obstacle to global TB control programs.

Methods: We carried out a prospective, randomized, multicenter study in China that was focused on the potential of a shorter regimen containing clofazimine (CFZ) for the treatment of MDR-TB. There were 135 MDR-TB cases that met eligibility requirements and were randomly stratified into either the control group or experimental group.

Clofazimine for Treatment of Extensively Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in China.

We performed a multicenter, prospective, randomized study to investigate the efficacy and safety of clofazimine (CLO) for treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) in China. Forty-nine patients infected with XDR-TB were randomly assigned to either the control group or the CLO group, both of which received 36 months of individually customized treatment. The primary endpoint was the time to sputum culture conversion on solid medium.