In Situ Integration of a Flame Retardant Quasisolid Gel Polymer Electrolyte with a Si-Based Anode for High-Energy Li-Ion Batteries.

Silicon (Si) stands out as a promising high-capacity anode material for high-energy Li-ion batteries. However, a drastic volume change of Si during cycling leads to the electrode structure collapse and interfacial stability degradation. Herein, a multifunctional quasisolid gel polymer electrolyte (QSGPE) is designed, which is synthesized through the in situ polymerization of methylene bis(acrylamide) with silica-nanoresin composed of nanosilica and a trifunctional cross-linker in cells, leading to the creation of a "breathing" three-dimensional elastic Li-ion conducting framework that seamlessly integrates an electrode, a binder, and an electrolyte.

CD8 T cell response in QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus testing was associated with tuberculosis recurrence: a 2-year prospective study.

Background: Recurrence posed an important challenge to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) control in China. The prospective study aimed to identify potential risk factors and to explore the value of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) in identifying at-risk individuals with treated prior PTB history.

Methods: All eligible individuals aged ≥18 years who had been diagnosed with PTB before 2016 in Zhongmu County, where with an average level of TB prevalence in China, were included and received baseline survey including chest radiography, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) and QFT-Plus, then PTB recurrence was tracked through a 2-year follow-up.

Experimental demonstration of a dynamic range enhancement method for a phase-shifted PADC by using a modulo operation.

We propose what we believe to be a novel approach to enhance the dynamic range of a photonic analog-to-digital converter (PADC) without the need of additional custom-designed circuits or components. The method utilizes the unique characteristic of our previously reported multimode interference (MMI) coupler-based optical quantizer that exploits the periodicity of the optical phase to realize a modulo operation. Experiments were carried out to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method on our phase-shifted optical quantization ADC (PSOQ-ADC) chip.

Predictive Value of Flank Pain and Gross Hematuria on Long-Term Survival in Patients With Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Treated by Radical Nephroureterectomy.

Background: Assessing the prognosis preoperatively in patients with upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) remains a challenge for urologists. Gross hematuria (GH) and flank pain (FP) are the 2 most common and easily perceived symptoms of UTUC. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the prognostic values of GH and FP in patients with UTUC after undergoing radical nephroureterectomy (RNU).

Mefunidone ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury through inhibiting MAPK signaling pathway and enhancing Nrf2 pathway.

Background And Objective: Acute lung injury (ALI) is a life-threatening disease which has high mortality and lacks effective pharmacological treatments. Excessive inflammation and oxidative stress are the key pathogenesis of ALI. Mefunidone (MFD), a novel small molecule compound, displayed anti-inflammation and anti-oxidative stress effects on streptozocin (STZ) and db/db mice in our previous studies.

Exosome-Mediated miR-4792 Transfer Promotes Bladder Cancer Cell Proliferation via Enhanced FOXC1/c-Myc Signaling and Warburg Effect.

Bladder cancer is the second-most common malignancy in the urogenital system and the most common in men. However, our understanding of the driving mechanisms of bladder cancer remains incomplete. The forkhead box (FOX) family of transcription factors is implicated in urogenital development and bladder malignancies.

[Lung transplantation for silicosis: a report of 5 cases].

Objective: To investigate the selection of recipients, operative technique, and perioperative management of lung transplantation for silicosis.

Methods: Lung transplantations (LTx) were performed for five end-stage silicosis in our hospital who were diagnosed in accordance with recommendations of the local Prophylactic Therapeutic Institution for Occupational Diseases. The chest roentgenogram and high resolution CT showed somewhat pulmonary interstitial fibrosis, pulmonary emphysema and massive opacities.

Lung transplantation for end-stage silicosis.

Objective: To evaluate whether lung transplantation conferred acceptable survival compared with conventional treatment for end-stage silicosis.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data for five consecutive patients with silicosis between September 2002 and December 2010, four underwent single lung transplantation and one bilateral lung transplantation.

Results: There was no perioperative mortality.

[Lung and heart-lung transplantation for Eisenmenger syndrome: report of 5 cases].

Objective: To discuss the operative indications and peri-operational management of single lung transplantation (SLT) and heart-lung transplantation (HLT) for patients suffering from Eisenmenger's syndrome (ES).

Methods: From September.2002 to March.

[Single-lung transplantation for end-stage pulmonary parenchymal diseases with pulmonary hypertension].

Objective: To observe the outcome of single-lung transplantation (SLT) for end-stage pulmonary parenchymal diseases in combination with pulmonary hypertension (PH).

Methods: From September 2002 to November 2005, there were 22 lung transplantation recipients, suffering from emphysema (10/22), pulmonary fibrosis (10/22), pneumosilicosis (1/22) and vascular leiomyoma (1/22), and all of them were complicated with pulmonary hypertension to different extent. Operative techniques: 10 patients received left-lung transplantations, and 12 patients received right-lung transplantation.

[Lung transplantation for pulmonary fibrosis: report of 10 cases].

Objective: To discuss the operative technique, patient selection and perioperative management of lung transplantation for pulmonary fibrosis.

Methods: From September 2002 to December 2005, 31 cases of lung transplantations were performed in our hospital. There were 10 cases receiving single lung transplantation for pulmonary fibrosis, among them 2 received right lung transplantation with cardio pulmonary bypass, and one received contralateral lung transplantation-a left donor lung implanted in the recipient's right thorax.

[Semi-analysis algorithm to retrieve pigment concentrations in the red tide area of the East China Sea].

For the purpose of detecting and forecasting research of red tides to reduce the loss, a semi-analytic algorithm to retrieve chlorophyll-a concentrations was established in the area where red tides often brought out, according to the data collected during the red tides cruise in the East China Sea in April 2002. In the algorithm, empirical equations were made based on the coefficients from the in-situ data, including the optical properties of the research area. The in-situ data were used to validate the algorithm.

[Perioperative care in lung transplantation: report of 18 cases].

Objective: To evaluate monitoring and cares in the intensive care unit (ICU) after lung transplantation.

Methods: From September 2002 to April 2005, there were 18 cases of lung transplant recipients, who had suffered from emphysema (9 cases), pulmonary fibrosis (5 cases), silicosis (1 cases), bronchiectasis (1 case), pulmonary vascular leiomyoma (1 case), ventricular septal defect and Eisenmenger's syndrome (1 case), respectively. Operative procedures included 9 cases with left lung transplantation, 5 right lung transplantation, 1 case right single lung transplantation and ventricular septal defect repair, and 3 cases bilateral lung transplantations.

[The operative technique selection of lung transplantation for end-stage emphysema].

Objective: To investigate the operation of lung transplantation for end-stage emphysema.

Methods: From September 2002 to February 2005, 9 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) underwent lung transplantation. The types of surgery included single lung transplantation in 2 patients, lung transplantation with asynchronous contralateral lung volume reduction (one week later) in 1, single lung transplantation with synchronized contralateral lung volume reduction in 4, and bilateral sequential lung transplantation without cardiopulmonary bypass in 2.

[Single-lung transplantation and contralateral lung volume reduction for emphysema].

Objective: To report the operation technique, patient selection and curative effect of single-lung transplantation with contralateral lung volume reduction for a patient with end-stage emphysema.

Methods: A 47-year-old male patient who was dependent on mechanical ventilation because of end-stage emphysema received left-lung transplantation on 20 June, 2003. The surgical technique used was similar to that mentioned in the literature.

[Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for spontaneous pneumothorax].

Objective: To explore the operational procedures, indications, and the long-term results of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) in the treatment of spontaneous pneumothorax.

Methods: One hundred seventy three cases of spontaneous pneumothorax treated with VATS in our hospital between 1995 and 2001 were analyzed. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) was found in 157 cases and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP) in 16 cases.

[Single-lung transplantation for end-stage emphysema].

Objective: To evaluate operative technique, patient selection and perioperative management of single-lung transplantation for a patients with end-stage emphysema.

Methods: A 56-year-old patient with end-stage emphysema underwent left-lung transplantation on September 28, 2002. The surgical technique used was similar to that mentioned in the literature.