Boosting effect of ultrasonication on the oxygen evolution reaction during zinc electrowinning.

In this study, the electrochemical and anodic behaviors of Pb-Ag anodes during ultrasound-assisted zinc electrowinning were meticulously examined. The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) occurring at the Pb-Ag anodes in a 150 g L aqueous HSO solution was studied in the absence (silent) and presence of ultrasonication (40 kHz, 100 % acoustic amplitude). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), and zinc electrowinning tests were conducted to analyze the electrochemical behavior of the Pb-Ag anodes during zinc electrowinning.

Correlation between ethical sensitivity and humanistic care ability among undergraduate nursing students: a cross-sectional study.

Background: In nursing practice, a high level of ethical sensitivity and humanistic care ability must always be maintained. A limited number of studies have investigated the correlation between the level of ethical sensitivity and humanistic care ability of nursing students.

Methods: A survey study was conducted from November 2023 to January 2024 among 656 undergraduate nursing students using the General Information Questionnaire, Ethical Sensitivity Questionnaire For Nursing Students, and Humanistic Care Ability Inventory.

The Effect of Self-Management on Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Chronic diseases significantly impact global morbidity and mortality, affecting millions. Self-management interventions are crucial for improving patient health outcomes. This study explores the effects of self-management interventions on the quality of life (QOL), self-efficacy, depression, and anxiety of patients with chronic diseases.

EDB-FN-targeted probes for near infrared fluorescent imaging and positron emission tomography imaging of breast cancer in mice.

The extra domain B splice variant of fibronectin (EDB-FN), which is overexpressed in several cancers, is an approved diagnostic and therapeutic target of cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the EDB-FN-targeting peptide EDBp as a noninvasive imaging modality for molecular imaging of breast cancer in mice. Western blot, flow cytometry and immunofluorescence were used to assess the expression level of EDB-FN and its binding to EDRp in MCF7, SKBR3, 4T1, EMT6, MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-453 cells.

Anti-inflammatory diet reduces risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease among US adults: a nationwide survey.

Background: While dietary intervention was an important public health strategy for the prevention and intervention of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), the effect of diet-induced inflammation on MAFLD has not been studied in detail. Therefore, we aimed to analyze the relationship between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and MAFLD.

Methods: This study included data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2017-2018.

Therapeutic Effect of Liquiritin Carbomer Gel on Topical Glucocorticoid-Induced Skin Inflammation in Mice.

Glucocorticoids are often used and highly effective anti-inflammatory medications, but prolonged topical application may alter the epidermis' normal structure and function, potentially resulting in a number of adverse effects. Topical glucocorticoid-induced skin inflammation is a dangerous condition that develops after topical glucocorticoid use. The patients become dependent on the medication and, even after the medication is stopped, the dermatitis symptoms recur, severely impairing their quality of life.

The role of social capital in the impact of multiple shocks on households' coping strategies in underdeveloped rural areas.

Social capital has long been recognized as a facilitator of socio-economic development. However, the role of social capital in enhancing resilience to multiple shocks in rural China remains insufficiently explored. This study focus on the resilience of households that have recently get rid of poverty and reside in underdeveloped rural areas of China.

Application and development of foam extraction technology in wastewater treatment: A review.

With the advancement of technology, wastewater treatment has become a significant challenge limiting the clean and sustainable development of chemical and metallurgical industries. Foam extraction, based on interfacial separation and mineral flotation, has garnered considerable attention as a wastewater treatment technology due to its unique physicochemical properties. Although considerable excellent accomplishments were reported, there still lacks a comprehensive summary of process features and contaminant removal mechanisms via foam extraction.

Liquiritin Carbomer Gel Cold Paste Promotes Healing of Solar Dermatitis in Mice.

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) has various effects on human cells and tissues, which can lead to a variety of skin diseases and cause inconvenience to people's lives. Among them, solar dermatitis is one of the important risk factors for malignant melanoma, so prevention and treatment of solar dermatitis is very necessary. Additionally, liquiritin (LQ) has anti-inflammatory effects.

Intrahousehold empowerment gaps and dietary diversity in China.

Objective: This article analyzes the relationship between intrahousehold empowerment gaps and food and nutrition security using quantitative data collected through a household survey organized by the Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS-AII), in 2023.

Methods: Based on empowerment theory, this study measured the relative empowerment of spouses from the Abbreviated Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI).

Results: From the micro-level evidence of 468 rural households, this study found that intrahousehold empowerment gaps harm the diversity of household diets.

Production Choices and Food Security: A Review of Studies Based on a Micro-Diversity Perspective.

Given the 'subsistence' character of smallholder production, agricultural production diversification is often seen as an effective strategy for smallholders to improve their diets' diversity and nutritional status, yet the existing evidence remains inadequate. The study applies bibliometric data from the "Web of Science" database to synthesize 46 papers from developing countries to explore the relationship between production diversity, dietary diversity, and nutrition in smallholder households. The study identifies the most influential journals, authors, organizations, and countries and reveals research themes related to agricultural production and food security.

Highly selective ion precipitation flotation for ternary Co-Zn-Mn separation: Stepwise chelation capture of Co and Zn from simulated zinc hydrometallurgy wastewater.

Ion precipitation flotation technology was demonstrated to be an efficient method for the separation of valuable metals from low-concentration solution. However, the selective separation of three metals from mixing solution is a great challenge, and highly selective reagents are the key to polymetallic separation. In this work, stepwise separation of Co and Zn from the simulated zinc hydrometallurgy wastewater containing ternary Co-Zn-Mn metals by ion precipitation flotation process was proposed.

Intensifying separation of Pb and Sn from waste Pb-Sn alloy by ultrasound-assisted acid leaching: Selective dissolution and sonochemistry mechanism.

Clean and efficient extraction and separation of precious metals from discarded Pb-Sn alloy is critical to the sustainable utilization of solid waste resources. Dense oxide layer and compact alloy texture in the waste Pb-Sn alloy pose challenges to the effective leaching process. Ultrasonic waves are demonstrated to improve separation efficiency via the favorable physical and chemical effects in solution system.

Ultrasound-assisted extraction of Sn from tinplate scraps by alkaline leaching: Novel acoustoelectric synergy effect underlying intensifying mechanism.

Clean and fast extraction of tin from the surface of tinplate scraps is of great significance for the efficient utilization of waste resources. However, the dense tin layer causes the low efficiency of conventional leaching process. To improve Sn leaching efficiency, the ultrasound technique was adopted to extract Sn from tinplate scraps by alkaline leaching in this study.

Contribution of non-socioeconomic factors to healthy quality of life in socioeconomically deprived patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer: Measuring attributable fraction.

Background: The quality of life of patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer is seriously impaired, and socioeconomic deprivation often has a serious impact on their quality of life. However, little is known about the relative contribution of non-socioeconomic factors to the quality of life of patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer with socioeconomic deprivation.

Aim: This study aims to investigate the situation and predictors of quality of life of patients with socioeconomic deprivation and evaluate the independent effects of some non-socioeconomic factors.

Forty Years after Poverty Reduction in China: The Role of Women's Empowerment in Enhancing Food Security and Diet Diversity.

This study analyzed the role of women's empowerment in diversifying the diet of households through their own production. Developed from empowerment and food security theories, this study constructed measures from the household dietary diversity score (HDDS) and Women's Empowerment Index (WEI). The study focused on poverty-stricken regions in China and conducted a thematic questionnaire-based household survey on gender and food consumption in 2021.

Visualizing in situ viral replication across the natural history of chronic HBV infection.

Background And Aims: Chronic HBV infection evolves through different phases. Interactions between viral replication and the host immune response in the liver underlie the pathogenesis of this disease. The aim of this study was to directly visualize the HBV replication intermediates at a single-cell resolution inscribed on morphological changes corresponding to disease activity.

Peripheral Circulating Exosomal-miRNAs Potentially Mediate the Sensitivity to Interferon Treatment in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Patients.

Pegylated interferon alfa-2b (Peg-IFN -2b), a first-line treatment for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, can significantly achieve HBsAg clearance in clinic. However, only 30-40% of patients had achieved HBsAg clearance after Peg-IFN -2b administration. The biological targets and the underline mechanisms that distinguish sensitive and insensitive populations to interferon therapy are still unclear.

Magnetic resonance differential analysis for different hormone receptor expression status in HER-2-positive breast cancer.

Objectives: Currently, it is difficult to assess the expression status of hormone receptor (HR) in breast malignant tumors with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2)-positive in the early preoperative stage, and it is difficult to predict whether it is non-invasively. This study aims to explore the value of MRI on the different HR expression status (HR/HR) in HER-2 positive breast cancer.

Methods: Thirty patients with HR+ HER-2-positive breast cancer (HR+ group) and 23 patients with HR-HER-2-positive breast cancer (HR- group) from the First Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine between January 7, 2015 and November 26, 2021 were selected as subjects, and all the patients were examined by MRI and all were confirmed by surgery or pathological biopsy puncture.

The Small Molecule Antagonist KCI807 Disrupts Association of the Amino-Terminal Domain of the Androgen Receptor with ELK1 by Modulating the Adjacent DNA Binding Domain.

The androgen receptor (AR) is a crucial coactivator of ELK1 for prostate cancer (PCa) growth, associating with ELK1 through two peptide segments (358-457 and 514-557) within the amino-terminal domain (NTD) of AR. The small-molecule antagonist 5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-one (KCI807) binds to AR, blocking ELK1 binding and inhibiting PCa growth. We investigated the mode of interaction of KCI807 with AR using systematic mutagenesis coupled with ELK1 coactivation assays, testing polypeptide binding and Raman spectroscopy.

Effectiveness of smart health-based rehabilitation on patients with poststroke dysphagia: A brief research report.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of smart health-based rehabilitation on patients with poststroke dysphagia (PSD).

Methods: We recruited 60 PSD patients and randomly allocated them to the intervention ( = 30) and control ( = 30) groups. The former received the smart health-based rehabilitation for 12 weeks, whereas the latter received routine rehabilitation.