Fungal keratitis caused by : a case report.

Background: We report a rare case of fungal keratitis caused by , a filamentous fungus that is widely distributed in soil and graminaceous plants.

Case Presentation: A 40-year-old Mongoloid male patient came to our outpatient clinic with painful swelling of the left eye and redness, after being cut by a tree branch 1 week prior. After examination, the patient was diagnosed with a corneal ulcer of the left eye, and was given levofloxacin eye drops and levofloxacin ophthalmic gel.

Nocardioides xinjiangensis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from desert soil.

Two novel strains, SYSU D00514 and SYSU D00778, were isolated from desert soil in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions, PR China. SYSU D00514 and SYSU D00778 were aerobic, Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, catalase-positive and oxidase-negative. SYSU D00514 grew at temperatures ranging from 4 to 37 °C (optimum, 28-30 °C), at pH 6.

Rufibacter psychrotolerans sp. nov., a Cold-Tolerating Novel Species Isolated from Desert Soil.

Strain SYSU D00308, a short-rod-shaped bacterium, was isolated from a sandy soil collected from the Gurbantunggut Desert, Xinjiang, PR China. Strain SYSU D00308 was Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, pink-pigmented, non-motile, catalase- and oxidase-positive. The strain grew at 4-37 ℃, pH 5.

Desertibaculum subflavum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Sneathiellaceae isolated from the Kumtag Desert soil.

A novel rod-shaped bacterium, designated as strain SYSU D60015 that formed yellowish colonies was isolated from a sandy soil collected from the Kumtag Desert in Xinjiang, China. Cells were Gram-stain-negative, oxidase-positive, catalase-negative and motile with a single polar flagellum. Growth optimum occurred between 28 and 37 °C, pH 7.

Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung: A case report.

Background: Hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the lung (HAL) is a rare type of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), histologically similar to hepatocellular carcinoma. HAL has high malignancy and poor prognosis, and a better treatment plan needs further study.

Case Summary: In order to deeply understand the occurrence and development of HAL, here we report a case of HAL with extensive metastasis of alpha fetoprotein negative KRAS A146T mutation.

fNIRS-Driven Depression Recognition Based on Cross-Modal Data Augmentation.

Early diagnosis and intervention of depression promote complete recovery, with its traditional clinical assessments depending on the diagnostic scales, clinical experience of doctors and patient cooperation. Recent researches indicate that functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) based on deep learning provides a promising approach to depression diagnosis. However, collecting large fNIRS datasets within a standard experimental paradigm remains challenging, limiting the applications of deep networks that require more data.

Pedobacter deserti sp. nov., a novel species isolated from desert soil.

An aerobic, Gram-stain-negative bacterium, designated as SYSU D00382, was sourced from soil of Gurbantunggut Desert, PR China. The strain was short-rod-shaped, oxidase-positive and catalase-negative, with yellow-colored, convex, round, and smooth colonies on TSA plate. Growth and proliferation occurred at 4-37 °C (optimal: 28-30 °C), pH 5.

gen. nov., sp. nov. and sp. nov., isolated from desert soil, and reclassification of as comb. nov. and as gen.nov., comb. nov.

Two novel bacterial strains, designated as SYSU D00823 and SYSU D00873, were isolated from sandy soil of the Gurbantunggut Desert in Xinjiang, north-west China. SYSU D00823 and SYSU D00873 shared 99.0 % 16S rRNA gene sequence identity, and were both most closely related to 12157 with 96.

A new understanding on the prerequisite of antibiotic biodegradation in wastewater treatment: Adhesive behavior between antibiotic-degrading bacteria and ciprofloxacin.

The extensive exploration of antibiotic biodegradation by antibiotic-degrading bacteria in biological wastewater treatment processes has left a notable gap in understanding the behavior of these bacteria when exposed to antibiotics and the initiation of biodegradation processes. This study, therefore, delves into the adhesive behavior of Paraclostridium bifermentans, isolated from a bioreactor treating ciprofloxacin-laden wastewater, towards ciprofloxacin molecules. For the first time, this behavior is observed and characterized through quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and atomic force microscopy.

Advanced lung organoids and lung-on-a-chip for cancer research and drug evaluation: a review.

Lung cancer has become the primary cause of cancer-related deaths because of its high recurrence rate, ability to metastasise easily, and propensity to develop drug resistance. The wide-ranging heterogeneity of lung cancer subtypes increases the complexity of developing effective therapeutic interventions. Therefore, personalised diagnostic and treatment strategies are required to guide clinical practice.

Biomarkers for distinguishing tuberculous pleural effusion from non-tuberculosis effusion: a retrospective study.

Background: Pleural effusion (PE) is a common clinical feature that presents a diagnostic challenge for clinicians. In this retrospective study, we aimed to assess the biomarkers, ratios, and multiple indicators in serum and Pleural effusion for the differential diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) from non-tuberculosis effusion (non-TPE).

Methods: The participants, who were divided into two groups: TPE and non-TPE (MPE and PPE), from Ningbo First Hospital, were incorporated in this study.

Release of chromium from Cr(III)- and Ni(II)-substituted goethite in presence of organic acids: Role of pH in the formation of colloids and complexes.

High levels of Cr(III) are hosted in Fe (oxyhydr)oxides in soils derived on (ultra)mafic rocks, which can pose potential risks to the environment. Organic acids can cause the solubilization of Fe (oxyhydr)oxides and the release of Cr(III). However, the release behaviors of Cr(III) from Fe (oxyhydr)oxides by organic acids and its main factors remain unclear.

New Insights into the Role of Natural Organic Matter in Fe-Cr Coprecipitation: Importance of Molecular Selectivity.

Coprecipitation of Fe/Cr hydroxides with natural organic matter (NOM) is an important pathway for Cr immobilization. However, the role of NOM in coprecipitation is still controversial due to its molecular heterogeneity and diversity. This study focused on the molecular selectivity of NOM toward Fe/Cr coprecipitates to uncover the fate of Cr via Fourier transform-ion cyclotron resonance-mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS).

Integrated analysis of single-cell and Bulk RNA sequencing reveals a malignancy-related signature in lung adenocarcinoma.

Background: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), the most common histotype of lung cancer, may have variable prognosis due to molecular variations. The research strived to establish a prognostic model based on malignancy-related risk score (MRRS) in LUAD.

Methods: We applied the single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data from Tumor Immune Single Cell Hub database to recognize malignancy-related geneset.

False-negative cerebral spinal fluid cryptococcal antigen lateral flow assay due to postzone phenomenon in a patient with disseminated cryptococcal disease: a case report.

This report presents the case of false-negative cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) lateral flow assay (LFA) in a HIV-positive 25-year-old male. The patient presented with headache, nausea and vomiting for 5 days and syncope for 1 day. An initial CSF CrAg LFA test was negative, but a 1:4 dilution of the CSF was weakly positive and a 1:8 dilution was positive.

Analysis of gene polymorphism and influencing factors of pharmacological response of clopidogrel in patients with cerebral infarction in Zhejiang, China.

Background: Certain genetic and non-genetic factors may cause damaged platelet inhibition by clopidogrel. We aimed to determine the effect of () polymorphism, along with other clinical factors, on the platelet response to clopidogrel in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Methods: A total of 214 patients with AIS receiving clopidogrel at a maintenance dose of 75 mg daily admitted to the Ningbo First Hospital between 1 January 2020, and 31 December 2021, were enrolled.

Confirmation of lung adenocarcinoma as the primary cancer with detection of EML4-ALK rearrangement using next-generation sequencing: a case study.

We report a female patient, who presented as a carcinoma of unknown primary site with multiple tumors in breast, lung, stomach, and ovary, was confirmed to be lung adenocarcinoma as primary cancer through detecting EML4-ALK rearrangement by the next generation sequencing (NGS). The patient was treated with crizotinib and resulted in significant regression of the primary and metastatic tumors, but resistance to crizotinib was developed 5 months after the treatment. Targeted therapy was, therefore, switched to alectinib, one of the second-generation of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors, with excellent therapeutic response till November 16th, 2021.

Host-Endosymbiont Relationship Impacts the Retention of Bacteria-Containing Amoeba Spores in Porous Media.

Amoebae are protists that are commonly found in water, soil, and other habitats around the world and have complex interactions with other microorganisms. In this work, we investigated how host-endosymbiont interactions between amoebae and bacteria impacted the retention behavior of amoeba spores in porous media. A model amoeba species, , and a representative bacterium, B1qs70, were used to prepare amoeba spores that carried bacteria.

Aqueous aggregation and deposition kinetics of fresh and carboxyl-modified nanoplastics in the presence of divalent heavy metals.

The presence of heavy metals alters the colloidal stability and deposition of nanoplastics (NPs) in urban waters. Such processes are important to assess the mobility and fate of NPs and their associated heavy metals. Up to date, few studies have reported the impact of heavy metals on the colloidal behaviors of NPs and the involved mechanisms.

Development and Validation of a Scoring System for Early Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion Based on a Nomogram.

Background: The diagnostic value of clinical and laboratory features to differentiate between malignant pleural effusion (MPE) and benign pleural effusion (BPE) has not yet been established.

Objectives: The present study aimed to develop and validate the diagnostic accuracy of a scoring system based on a nomogram to distinguish MPE from BPE.

Methods: A total of 1,239 eligible patients with PE were recruited in this study and randomly divided into a training set and an internal validation set at a ratio of 7:3.

SOAT1 enhances lung cancer invasiveness by stimulating AKT-mediated mitochondrial fragmentation.

Sterol O-acyltransferase 1 (SOAT1) is a key enzyme in lipid metabolism, which mediates cholesterol esterification metabolism and is closely associated with many cancers. However, the role of SOAT1 in lung cancer invasion remains unclear. We found that SOAT1 expression was positively correlated with lung cancer invasion.

Assessment of genetic polymorphisms within nuclear factor-κB signaling pathway genes in rheumatoid arthritis: Evidence for replication and genetic interaction.

Objective: This study was performed to replicate the associations of genetic polymorphisms within nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathway genes with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to further examine genetic interactions in a Chinese population.

Methods: A total of eleven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were genotyped in 594 RA patients and 604 healthy controls.

Results: Genetic association analysis revealed that NFKBIE rs2233434, TNIP1 rs10036748 and BLK rs13277113 were significantly associated with RA, cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP)-positive RA and rheumatoid factor (RF)-positive RA, and TNFAIP3 rs2230926 was significantly associated with CCP-positive RA.