Gd-doped PtCo Nanoparticles Embedded in Hollow Mesoporous Carbon Derived From Space-Confined Polymerization of Indene Boosting Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

Developing suitable carbon supports and efficient Pt-based nanoparticles for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is crucial for accelerating the commercialization of proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In this study, indene-derived hollow mesoporous carbon spheres are synthesized for the first time using space-confined polymerization and subsequent annealing. The incorporation of Gd-doped PtCo nanoparticles into the hollow mesoporous carbon spheres (Gd-PtCo@HMS) resulted in catalysts with an impressive mass activity (MA) of 1.

DREAM-PCD: Deep Reconstruction and Enhancement of mmWave Radar Pointcloud.

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar pointcloud offers attractive potential for 3D sensing, thanks to its robustness in challenging conditions such as smoke and low illumination. However, existing methods failed to simultaneously address the three main challenges in mmWave radar pointcloud reconstruction: specular information lost, low angular resolution, and severe interference. In this paper, we propose DREAM-PCD, a novel framework specifically designed for real-time 3D environment sensing that combines signal processing and deep learning methods into three well-designed components to tackle all three challenges: Non-Coherent Accumulation for dense points, Synthetic Aperture Accumulation for improved angular resolution, and Real-Denoise Multiframe network for interference removal.

Mechanism of histone demethylase KDM5A in osteoporotic fracture healing through epigenetic regulation of the miR-495/SKP2/Runx2 axis.

Background: Osteoporosis represents a salient metabolic bone disorder. Histone demethylase plays a vital role in bone development and homeostasis. This study explored the mechanism of histone demethylase KDM5A affecting osteoporotic fracture healing via the miR-495/SKP2/Runx2 axis.

Engineering the Lewis Acidity of Fe Single-Atom Sites via Atomic-Level Tuning of Spatial Coordination Configuration for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction.

Nitrogen-doped carbon-supported Fe catalysts (Fe-N-C) with Fe-N active sites hold great promise for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, fine-tuning the structure of Fe-N active sites to enhance their performance remains a grand challenge. Herein, we report an innovative design strategy to promote the ORR activity and kinetics of Fe-N sites by engineering their Lewis acidity, which is achieved by tuning the spatial Fe coordination geometry.

Characterization of the Gene Family in Blueberry ( L.) and the Role of VcSWEET6 Related to Sugar Accumulation in Fruit Development.

Sugars will eventually be exported transporters (SWEETs) are essential transmembrane proteins involved in plant growth, stress responses, and plant-pathogen interactions. Despite their importance, systematic studies on SWEETs in blueberries ( L.) are limited.

Unveiling prognostic value of JAK/STAT signaling pathway related genes in colorectal cancer: a study of Mendelian randomization analysis.

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks among the frequently occurring malignant neoplasms affecting the gastrointestinal tract. This study aimed to explore JAK-STAT signaling pathway related genes in CRC and establish a new prognostic model.

Methods: The data set used in this study is from a public database.

An improved U-net and attention mechanism-based model for sugar beet and weed segmentation.

Introduction: Weeds are a major factor affecting crop yield and quality. Accurate identification and localization of crops and weeds are essential for achieving automated weed management in precision agriculture, especially given the challenges in recognition accuracy and real-time processing in complex field environments. To address this issue, this paper proposes an efficient crop-weed segmentation model based on an improved UNet architecture and attention mechanisms to enhance both recognition accuracy and processing speed.

A systematic study on composition and antioxidant of 6 varieties of highbush blueberries by 3 soil matrixes in China.

Blueberries are the most popular small berries, in order to solve the problem of unbalanced blueberry resources in different regions of China. In this study, 18 blueberries were analyzed by chromatography and mass spectrometry for 9 soil elements, 6 anthocyanins, 7 phenolic acids, 9 organic acids, and 12 flavonoids. The result showed that blueberry physico-chemical indicators were significantly variable across production regions by Wenn and volcano maps, chlorogenic acid, ascorbic acid, citric acid, catechin were the main antioxidant active components, soil pH was significantly correlated with low content of anthocyanins and organic acids, soil elements were not significantly correlated with fruits antioxidant activity by the network correlation analysis.

Ultralow Coordination Copper Sites Compartmentalized within Ordered Pores for Highly Efficient Electrosynthesis of -Propanol from CO.

Coordinatively unsaturated copper (Cu) has been demonstrated to be effective for electrifying CO reduction into C products by adjusting the coupling of C-C intermediates. Nevertheless, the intuitive impacts of ultralow coordination Cu sites on C products are scarcely elucidated due to the lack of synthetic recipes for Cu with low coordination numbers and its vulnerability to aggregation under reductive potentials. Herein, computational predictions revealed that Cu sites with higher levels of coordinative unsaturation favored the adsorption of C and C intermediates.

Exploring the clinical value of procalcitonin, c-reactive protein, white blood cell count, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the early diagnosis of bloodstream infections in children.

Backgroud: In the diagnosis of bloodstream infections (BSI) in children, compared to the gold standard of blood culture, markers in the blood offer advantages such as rapid results and cost-effectiveness. Therefore, we investigated the clinical value of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell count (WBC), and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in the early diagnosis of BSI in children.

Methods: This study included a retrospective analysis of 309 suspected BSI cases and patients were categorized into 2 groups based on blood culture results: blood culture-positive group, and blood culture-negative group.

Transcriptome analysis provides insights into the role of TLP16 in Musa acuminata Resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense wilt.

Background: Thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) are crucial pathogenesis-related proteins that significantly contribute to plant defense rection. Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.

Modulation of RuO Nanocrystals with Facile Annealing Method for Enhancing the Electrocatalytic Activity on Overall Water Splitting in Acid Solution.

RuO-based materials are considered an important kind of electrocatalysts on oxygen evolution reaction and water electrolysis, but the reported discrepancies of activities exist among RuO electrocatalysts prepared via different processes. Herein, a highly efficient RuO catalysts via a facile hydrolysis-annealing approach is reported for water electrolysis. The RuO catalyst dealt with at 200 °C (RuO-200) performs the highest activities on both oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) in acid with overpotentials of 200 mV for OER and 66 mV for HER to reach a current density of 100 mA cm as well as stable operation for100 h.

Altered spontaneous brain activity in children with deprivation amblyopia: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

Background: To investigate the alterations in spontaneous brain activity and the similarities and differences between monocular deprivation amblyopia and binocular deprivation amblyopia.

Methods: Twenty children with binocular deprivation amblyopia, 26 children with monocular deprivation amblyopia and 20 healthy controls underwent resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging. The evaluation of altered spontaneous brain activity was conducted using fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF).

circPRMT10 regulated by QKI hypermethylation attenuates lung tumorigenesis induced by tobacco carcinogen NNK.

Chronic exposure to environmental carcinogens is a major cause of tumorigenesis. A potent tobacco-specific nitrosamine carcinogen, 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), exhibits high carcinogenicity to induce lung cancer. However, the function and mechanism of circular RNA (circRNA) in chemical carcinogenesis, especially the regulation of circRNA formation upon exposure to environmental chemicals, remain unclear.

Monitoring long-term cardiac activity with contactless radio frequency signals.

Cardiovascular diseases claim over 10 million lives annually, highlighting the critical need for long-term monitoring and early detection of cardiac abnormalities. Existing techniques like electrocardiograms (ECG) and Holter are accurate but suffer from discomfort caused by body-attached electrodes. While wearable devices using photoplethysmography offer more convenience, they sacrifice accuracy and are susceptible to environmental interference.

Recycling Sulfur-Poisoned Pd Catalysts via Thermal Atomization for Semi-Hydrogenation of Acetylene.

Palladium catalysts are highly efficient for a variety of chemical industrial processes but are prone to being affected by poisons during practical application. Sulfur is one of the major poisons in Pd-based catalysts. The recycling of deeply poisoned Pd species like Pd sulfides is challenging due to the strong Pd-S bond.

Photodegradation of Neonicotinoid Insecticides Nitenpyram, Thiacloprid, and Acetamiprid in Water and Soil Environments.

The photodegradations of three selected neonicotinoid insecticides nitenpyram, thiacloprid, and acetamiprid were investigated in both water and soil samples under natural sunlight, UVA light, and UVB light. The results indicate that these insecticides undergo significant degradations when subjected to sunlight, whether they are in deionized (DI) water, tap water, and DI water containing 100 mg/L humic acids or in soil. The degradation half-lives of nitenpyram, thiacloprid, and acetamiprid in tap water under sunlight were found to be 3.

Foliar spraying of carbon dots reduces cadmium accumulation in rice by regulating rhizosphere immobilization, root development, and subcellular distribution.

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal widespread in rice paddies and threatens food safety and human health. Foliar exposure represents a cost-effective, simple, and time-independent approach to enhance rice resistance and minimize Cd accumulation. Herein, foliar spraying of carbon dots (CDs) was found to significantly reduce Cd accumulation in rice roots and shoots by 31.