Research on the impact of carbide slag content on the strength and microstructure of solidified sludge during composite excitation.

A composite material was developed using carbide slag, water glass, slag, and micron silicon to facilitate the use of industrial waste resources. The mechanical properties of dredge sludge (DS) were analyzed, considering different proportions of cement, organic debris, and carbide slag. The composition and microstructure of the hydration products were analyzed using the X-ray diffractometer (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and thermogravimetric (TG) analysis.

Mechanically Induced Green Targeted Conversion of Ammonia Nitrogen to N: Based on Cavitation Effects and ROS Oxidation.

Addressing the mounting challenge of ammonia nitrogen pollution in aquatic ecosystems necessitates the selective oxidation of ammonia nitrogen to nitrogen gas, a pivotal aspect of eco-friendly nitrogen removal processes. Ultrasound cavitation, renowned for its capacity to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS), has garnered considerable attention in environmental remediation. This study reveals a highly synergistic mechanism in ultrasound coupled stirring (US-ST), establishing optimal coupling conditions through sound field monitoring and quantification of ROS.

Associations between back pain incidence, and physical activity and sedentary behaviours: A prospective cohort study with data from over 365,000 participants.

To examine the associations between (i) various types of physical activity and the risk of back pain incidence, and (ii) the influence of substituting sedentary behaviours with physical activities on back pain incidence. A prospective cohort study. We analyzed UK Biobank data collected from 365,307 participants who were free of back pain at baseline.

Demographic and clinical characteristics associated with failure of physical therapy in chronic low back pain: a secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial.

Background: The effect of physical therapy on pain and disability alleviation in patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP) has been demonstrated, but the risk factors for treatment failure remain unknown.

Aim: To explore the associations of baseline demographic and clinical characteristics with treatment failure after physical therapy intervention for cLBP.

Design: A secondary analysis of a single-blind randomized clinical trial.

Structural elucidation of a non-starch polysaccharides from Lilii Bulbus and its protective effects against corticosterone-induced neurotoxicity in PC12 cells.

Lilii Bulbus is a folk medicine for both culinary and medicinal purpose. In traditional medicine theory, Lilii Bulbus is usually used as an complementary therapy for nourishing the heart and lung, clearing heat in the treatment of mental instability and depression. In this study, NLPS-1a (Mw = 2610 Da, DP = 16), a water-soluble non-starch Lilii Bulbus polysaccharides, was isolated and purified.

The effect and mechanism of motor control exercise on low back pain: a narrative review.

Low back pain (LBP) is a common symptom that can occur in all ages. It is the first common cause of disability globally and is associated with over 60 million disability-adjusted life-years in a single year. Motor control exercise (MCE) has obtained increasing attention in treating LBP.

Structural changes of polysaccharides from Astragulus after honey processing and their bioactivities on human gut microbiota.

Background: Astragali Radix (also known as Astragulus) is a traditional medicinal and edible homologous plant for tonifying Qi. Honey-processed Astragalus is a dosage form of Astragali Radix processed with honey, which exhibited better efficacy of tonifying Qi than the raw product. Polysaccharides are their main active components.

Maturity Grading and Identification of Fruit Based on Unsupervised Image Clustering.

Maturity grading and identification of are prerequisites to determining proper harvest maturity windows and safeguarding the yield and quality of Camellia oil. One problem in production and research is the worldwide confusion regarding the grading and identification of fruit maturity. To solve this problem, a fruit maturity grading and identification model based on the unsupervised image clustering model DeepCluster has been developed in the current study.

The emerging roles of N-methyladenosine in osteoarthritis.

Finding new biomarkers and molecular targets to guide OA treatment remains a significant challenge. One of the most frequent forms of RNA methylation, N-methyladenosine (mA), can affect gene expression and RNA transcription, processing, translation, and metabolism. Osteoarthritis (OA) can cause disability and pain degenerative disease, reduce the quality of life of the elderly, and increase the social and economic burden.

Mechanisms of exercise for diabetic neuropathic pain.

Diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP) is a common disease that affects the daily lives of diabetic patients, and its incidence rate is very high worldwide. At present, drug and exercise therapies are common treatments for DNP. Drug therapy has various side effects.

Research trends and frontiers in exercise for movement disorders: A bibliometric analysis of global research from 2010 to 2021.

Objective: To conduct a bibliometric analysis of trends and frontiers on exercise-based non-pharmacological treatments for movement disorders published between 2010 and 2021.

Methods: The Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection database was searched for articles published between 2010 and 2021. The CiteSpace software was used for in-depth analysis of the countries, institutions, journals, and collaboration networks among authors and their types of articles, developmental directions, references, and hot keywords of published articles.

An Automatic Identification Method of Crested Ibis () Habitat Based on Spatiotemporal Density Detection.

To address the current challenges of the heavy workload, time-consuming nature and labor-intensiveness involved in existing crested ibis's () habitat identification approaches, this paper proposes an automatic habitat identification method based on spatiotemporal density detection. With consideration of the characteristics of the crested ibis's trajectory data, such as aggregation, repeatability, and uncertainty, this method achieves detecting the crested ibis's stopping points by using the spatial characteristics of the trajectory data. On this basis, an improved spatiotemporal clustering-based DBSCAN method is proposed in this paper, incorporating temporal characteristics of the trajectory data.

The Last Decade Publications on Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain: A Bibliometric Analysis.

Background: Diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) is a usual complication of diabetes with a high incidence and mortality. Many diabetes-related studies have been published in various journals. However, bibliometrics and visual analyses in the domain of DPNP research are still lacking.

Long Non-coding RNA and mRNA Expression Change in Spinal Dorsal Horn After Exercise in Neuropathic Pain Rats.

Exercise can help inhibition of neuropathic pain (NP), but the related mechanism remains being explored. In this research, we performed the effect of swimming exercise on the chronic constriction injury (CCI) rats. Compared with CCI group, the mechanical withdrawal threshold of rats in the CCI-Swim group significantly increased on the 21st and 28th day after CCI surgery.

microRNA-Based Network and Pathway Analysis for Neuropathic Pain in Rodent Models.

Neuropathic pain (NP) is poorly managed, and in-depth mechanisms of gene transcriptome alterations in NP pathogenesis are not yet fully understood. To determine microRNA-related molecular mechanisms of NP and their transcriptional regulation in NP, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and CINAHL Complete (EBSCO) were searched from inception to April 2021. Commonly dysregulated miRNAs in NP were assessed.

The role of circular RNAs in neuropathic pain.

Neuropathic pain (NP) results from a lesion or disease of the nervous system and accompanied by chronic pain, leading a serious public health issue and economic burden. In terms of the NP mechanisms remaining poorly understood, circular RNAs (circRNAs), owing to their high stability and evolutionary conservation, are expected to be used as potential therapeutic targets or diagnostic biomarkers. In this review, we concisely discuss the characteristics and biological functions of circRNAs.

Crosstalk Between MicroRNAs and Circular RNAs in Human Diseases: A Bibliographic Study.

Crosstalk of circular RNAs (circRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs) refers to the communication and co-regulation between them. circRNAs can act as miRNAs sponges, and miRNAs can mediate circRNAs. They interact to regulate gene expression and participate in the occurrence and development of various human diseases.

Interactions Among lncRNA/circRNA, miRNA, and mRNA in Musculoskeletal Degenerative Diseases.

Musculoskeletal degenerative diseases (MSDDs) are pathological conditions that affect muscle, bone, cartilage, joint and connective tissue, leading to physical and functional impairments in patients, mainly consist of osteoarthritis (OA), intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and circular RNAs (circRNAs) are novel regulators of gene expression that play an important role in biological regulation, involving in chondrocyte proliferation and apoptosis, extracellular matrix degradation and peripheral blood mononuclear cell inflammation. Research on MSDD pathogenesis, especially on RA and AS, is still in its infancy and major knowledge gaps remain to be filled.

Analysis of canopy phenology in man-made forests using near-earth remote sensing.

Background: Forest canopies are highly sensitive to their growth, health, and climate change. The study aims to obtain time sequence images in mix foresters using a near-earth remote sensing method to track the seasonal variation in the color index and select the optimal color index. Three different regions of interest (RIOs) were defined and six color indexes (GRVI, HUE, GGR, RCC, GCC, and GEI) were calculated to analyze the microenvironment difference.

The Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise on Anticipatory Delay of Core Muscles in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain.

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercise on the anticipatory delay of core muscles in nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP) patients.

Methods: Forty participants with NSLBP were randomly divided into the WBV group and the control group. The sEMG signals of deltoid, erector spines (ES), multifidus (MF), rectus abdominis (RA), and transversus abdominus/internal oblique muscles (TrA/IO) were recorded before and after the intervention in the weight-shifting task.