Research on the timing for subsequent water flooding in Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer flooding in Daqing Oilfield based on automated machine learning.

Determining the optimal timing for subsequent water flooding in Alkali-Surfactant-Polymer (ASP) flooding is essential to maximizing both the technical and economic outcomes of oilfield blocks. This study identified eight critical parameters that influence the benefits of ASP flooding and established parameter ranges based on data from completed blocks and actual field measurements. The optimal timing for subsequent water flooding was determined by evaluating cumulative net profit variations throughout the ASP flooding lifecycle.

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 exaggerates multiple organ injury, inflammation, and immune cell imbalance by activating the NF-κB pathway in sepsis.

Objective: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma translocation protein 1 (MALT1) modulates the inflammatory immune response and organ dysfunction, which are closely implicated in sepsis pathogenesis and progression. This study aimed to explore the role of MALT1 in sepsis-induced organ injury, immune cell dysregulation, and inflammatory storms.

Methods: Septic mice were constructed by intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide, followed by overexpression or knockdown of MALT1 by tail vein injection of the corresponding lentivirus.

Characteristics and prognosis of acute basilar artery occlusion in minor to moderate stroke and severe stroke after endovascular treatment: A multicenter retrospective study.

Objective: We aimed to investigate characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving mechanical thrombectomy (MT) between minor to moderate stroke and severe stroke caused by acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO).

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of all patients with BAO who underwent MT from three stroke centers between January 2016 and January 2020. The patients were dichotomized as minor to moderate or severe stroke group according to their admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score <21and ≥21.

Effect of sodium hyaluronate-arboxycellulose membrane (Seprafilm®) on postoperative small bowel obstruction: A meta-analysis.

Background: This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the effect of Seprafilm® on postoperative small bowel obstruction.

Methods: A literature search was conducted in the PubMed and EMBASE databases through August 2020. The pooled risk ratios as well as the corresponding 95% confidence intervals were calculated using RevMan 5.

Doxorubicin loaded liposomes for lung tumor targeting: in vivo cell line study in human lung cancer.

Purpose: In the present investigation the hydrophilic drug doxorubicin (DOX) was successfully incorporated with the drug carrier GE11 which serves as marker for tumor cells in non small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) to form the liposomal formulation.

Methods: The formulation was fabricated in two steps: one being the preparation of liposomal formulation using reverse phase evaporation method and second is synthesis of DSPE-PEG 2000 - GE 11complex.

Results: Thus prepared liposomes when evaluated via scanning electron spectroscopy showed smooth and spherical surface with particle size ranging between 102±0.

An integrated process to produce prebiotic xylooligosaccharides by autohydrolysis, nanofiltration and endo-xylanase from alkali-extracted xylan.

Alkali-extracted xylan from lignocellulosics is a promising feedstock for production of prebiotic xylooligosaccharides (XOS). An integrated process was established combining autohydrolysis, nanofiltration and xylanase hydrolysis. Results show that after autohydrolysis 48.

Asymptotic profile of endemic equilibrium to a diffusive epidemic model with saturated incidence rate.

We study the existence and asymptotic profile of endemic equilibrium (EE) of a diffusive SIS epidemic model with saturated incidence rate. By introducing the basic reproduction number R, the existence of EE is established when R > 1. The effects of diffusion rates and the saturated coefficient on asymptotic profile of EE are investigated.

Long non-coding RNA THRIL predicts increased acute respiratory distress syndrome risk and positively correlates with disease severity, inflammation, and mortality in sepsis patients.

Background: This present study aimed to investigate the correlation of long non-coding RNA THRIL (lnc-THRIL) with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) risk, disease severity, inflammation, and mortality in sepsis patients.

Methods: A total of 109 sepsis patients admitted to intensive care units were consecutively recruited, and their blood samples were collected. After admission, patients were supervised and screened daily to identify the occurrence of ARDS.

Coexistence and bistability of a competition model in open advective environments.

The community composition in open advective environments, where individuals are exposed to unidirectional flow, is formed by the complex interplays of hydrological and biological factors. We investigate the coexistence mechanism of species by a reaction-diffusion-advection competition model proposed by Lutscher et al. in [19].

Giant circular dichroism of large-area extrinsic chiral metal nanocrecents.

In this work, we demonstrate the strong extrinsic chirality of the larger-area metal nanocrescents by experiments and simulations. Our results show that the metal nanocrescent exhibits giant and tunable circular dichroism (CD) effect, which is intensively dependent on the incident angle of light. We attribute the giant extrinsic chirality of the metal nanocrescent to the excitation efficiencies difference of localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) modes for two kinds of circularly polarized light at a non-zero incident angle.

Long-term prognosis of patients with acute non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing different treatment strategies.

Background: In cardiology, it is controversial whether different therapy strategies influence prognosis after acute coronary syndrome. We examined and compared the long-term outcomes of invasive and conservative strategies in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and characterized the patients selected for an invasive approach.

Methods: A total of 976 patients with acute NSTEMI were collected from December 2006 to October 2012 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University Hospital.

A meta-analysis of the clinical remission rate and long-term efficacy of tonsillectomy in patients with IgA nephropathy.

Background: We wished to evaluate the clinical remission rate and long-term efficacy of tonsillectomy for patients with IgA nephropathy.

Methods: We searched a number of databases, including PubMed, CNKI, Wanfang and others, for clinical case-control studies of tonsillectomy in patients with IgA nephropathy. We then performed a meta-analysis of these studies.