Rapid solar-driven atmospheric water-harvesting with MAF-4-derived nitrogen-doped nanoporous carbon.

Sorption-based atmospheric water-harvesting (AWH) could help to solve global freshwater scarcity. The search for adsorbents with high water-uptake capacity at low relative humidity, rapid adsorption-desorption kinetics and high thermal conductivity is a critical challenge in AWH. Herein, we report a MAF-4 (aka ZIF-8)-derived nanoporous carbon (NPC-800) with multiple N-doped sites, considerable micropore characteristics and inherent photothermal properties, for efficient water production in a relatively arid climate.

In situ electrochemical potential-induced synthesis of metal organic framework membrane on polymer support for H/CO separation.

Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) membranes act as selective layers have offered unprecedented opportunities for energy-efficient and cost-effective gas separation. Searching for the green and sustainable synthesis method of dense MOF membrane has received huge attention in both academia and industry. In this work, we demonstrate an in situ electrochemical potential-induced synthesis strategy to aqueously fabricate Metal Azolate Framework-4 (MAF-4) membranes on polypropylene (PP) support.

Effectiveness of Sequential Chemoradiation vs Concurrent Chemoradiation or Radiation Alone in Adjuvant Treatment After Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer: The STARS Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: There is no current consensus on the role of chemotherapy in addition to radiation for postoperative adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage cervical cancer with adverse pathological factors.

Objective: To evaluate the clinical benefits of sequential chemoradiation (SCRT) and concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) compared with radiation alone (RT) as a postoperative adjuvant treatment in early-stage cervical cancer.

Design, Setting, And Participants: After radical hysterectomy at 1 of 8 participating hospitals in China, patients with FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) stage IB to IIA cervical cancer with adverse pathological factors were randomized 1:1:1 to receive adjuvant RT, CCRT, or SCRT.

Short term effects of small incision lenticule extraction surgery on corneal endothelium.

Aim: To assess the effects of small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery on the corneal endothelium at 1d to 1mo postoperatively.

Methods: A retrospective, observational study was conducted on 47 patients (47 eyes) who received SMILE surgery. Patients were grouped according to contact lens wear condition.

Establishing a Nomogram for Stage IA-IIB Cervical Cancer Patients after Complete Resection.

Background: This study aimed to establish a nomogram by combining clinicopathologic factors with overall survival of stage IA-IIB cervical cancer patients after complete resection with pelvic lymphadenectomy.

Materials And Methods: This nomogram was based on a retrospective study on 1,563 stage IA-IIB cervical cancer patients who underwent complete resection and lymphadenectomy from 2002 to 2008. The nomogram was constructed based on multivariate analysis using Cox proportional hazard regression.

[Analysis of the security, pregnancy outcomes, and the tumor recurrence related factors of young patients with cervical cancer treated with different radical trachelectomy].

Objective: To explore the security, pregnancy outcomes, and the tumor recurrence related factors of young patients with cervical cancer treated with different radical trachelectomy (RT).

Methods: Thirty-two young patients < 40 years of age with early cervical cancer from May 2004 to July 2012 admitted in Tumor Hospital Xiangya School of Medicine of Central South University were divided into two groups based on different operation methods: vaginal radical trachelectomy (RVT) group and abdominal radical trachelectomy (RAT) group.The clinical data were analyzed by One-way Anova and multivariate Cox stepwise regression analysis.

[Multicenter randomized controlled clinical study for the operative treatment of malignant ovarian germ cell tumors].

Objective: To investigate the operative treatment for first-treated patients with malignant ovarian germ cell tumors who need preservation of fertility.

Methods: The clinical data of 105 patients who were treated with fertility-sparing surgery in 11 hospitals from 1992 to 2010 were collected to evaluate the outcomes of different primary surgical operative procedures. All 105 cases were performed the surgeries that preserved fertility and divided into three groups according to the surgical approaches, comprehensive staging surgery group: 47 cases (44.

High-performance liquid chromatographic determination of memantine hydrochloride in rat plasma using sensitive fluorometric derivatization.

In this study, we investigated a simple, sensitive and reliable liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection method for the determination of memantine hydrochloride in rat plasma which was based on derivatization with 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate (FMOC-Cl). For the first time, FMOC-Cl was introduced into derivatization of memantine hydrochloride in rat plasma. The amino groups of memantine hydrochloride and amantadine hydrochloride (internal standard) were trapped with FMOC-Cl to form memantine hydrochloride-FMOC-Cl and amantadine hydrochloride-FMOC-Cl compositions, which can be very compatible for LC-FLD.

[Comparative study of different chemotherapy approaches for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer].

Objective: To probe into the advantages and disadvantages of intravenous chemotherapy and intraperitoneal chemotherapy for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

Methods: All of the 226 patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer were treated by maximum cytoreductive surgery or non-effective cytoreductive surgery and received 6 - 8 courses of postoperative regular chemotherapy (chemotherapy regimens, TP: taxol and cis-platinum or carboplatinum; PC: cis-platinum and cyclophosphamide; PAC: cis-platinum and adriamycin and cyclophosphamide) during Jan 1998 - Jan 2006. We systematically compared the characteristics of patients in intraperitoneal chemotherapy (IPC) group and intravenous chemotherapy (IVC) group.

[Analysis of 16 patients with early cervical cancer treated by laparoscopic vaginal radical trachelectomy].

Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic efficacies of preserving fertility treatment in patients with early cervical cancer.

Methods: Sixteen patients with early cervical cancer treated by laparoscopic vaginal radical trachelectomy and pre- or postoperative chemotherapy were analyzed retrospectively, focusing on the treatment indication and management of high risk patients.

Results: The median age was 29 years (range 26 to 34 years).

[A multicenter randomized clinical trial of weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin vs three weeks paclitaxel and carboplatin as first line chemotherapy in epithelial ovarian cancer].

Objective: To compare the efficacy of combination regiments of taxol given weekly plus carboplatin and taxol given every three weeks plus carboplatin. To observe the toxicity of the two regiments. To observe the two-year survival rate in the two groups.

[Effect of preoperative chemotherapy on bulky cervical cancer by internal iliac arterial infusion].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of preoperative chemotherapy on bulky cervical cancer by internal iliac arterial infusion.

Methods: One hundred and eighty-six patients with bulky cervical cancer were randomly divided into two groups: chemotherapy + radiotherapy group (C + R group, n = 105) and radiotherapy group (R group, n = 81). Patients in C + R group underwent internal iliac arterial infusion chemotherapy by using Seldinger technique internal iliac arterial or epigastric arterial catheterization.