Enhancing the spatial separation of photogenerated charges on Fe-based MOFs via structural regulation for highly-efficient photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction.

Although iron-based metal-organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) have displayed the photocatalytic activity, there is still abundant room for improving their photocatalytic performance through tuning the structures. In this work, four novel iron-based metal-organic frameworks (Fe-MOFs) were successfully synthesized via ligand modulation for better photocatalytic Cr(VI) reduction, in which MTBDC-TPT-Fe had the highest catalytic activity (MTBDC = 2,5-bis(methylthio)terephthalic acid, TPT = 2,4,6-tri(4-pyridyl)- 1,3,5-triazine). The boosted photocatalytic reduction may be mainly ascribed to the enhanced electron push-pull effect between iron-oxygen clusters and organic ligands.

Marriage of 2D Covalent-Organic Framework and 3D Network as Stable Solar-Thermal Still for Efficient Solar Steam Generation.

In this work, a diketopyrrolopyrrole-based 2D covalent-organic framework (COF) is realized and featured with broadband optical absorption and high solar-thermal conversion performance. Moreover, a 3D hierarchical structure, referred to as COF-based hierarchical structure (COFHS), is rationally designed to achieve an enhanced photothermal conversion efficiency. In this water evaporator, diketopyrrolopyrrole is immobilized into conjugated COF to achieve enhanced light absorption, whereas a porous PVA network scaffold is utilized to support COF sheets as well as to enhance the hydrophilicity of the evaporator.

[Clinical efficacy of posterior percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy for single level cervical spondylopathy with intraspinal ossification].

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and security of posterior percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy (PPECD) in the treatment of single level cervical spondylopathy with intraspinal ossification.

Methods: Twenty three patients with single level cervical spondylopathy with intraspinal ossification were treated by posterior percutaneous endoscopic cervical discectomy between August 2017 and July 2019. There were 16 males and 7 females, aged from 29 to 74 years old with an average of (50±13) years.

Assembly of Two Mesoporous Anionic Metal-Organic Frameworks for Fluorescent Sensing of Metal Ions and Organic Dyes Separation.

Anionic metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have attracted increasing attention due to the enhanced electrostatic interactions between their anionic frameworks and counter-ionic guests. Owing to these special host-guest interactions, anionic MOFs are beginning to have a large impact in the field of absorption and separation of ionic molecules and selective sensing of metal ions. Herein, two mesoporous anionic metal-organic frameworks, namely, [(CH)NH][In(OX)(TCA)]·solvents () and [(CH)NH][In(OX)(TCPA)]·solvents () (HTCA = tricarboxytriphenylamine; HTCPA = tris((4-carboxyl)phenylduryl)amine; OX = oxalate), have been synthesized by using wheel-type [In(OX)(COO)] as building blocks.

An electron-transfer photochromic crystalline MOF accompanying photoswitchable luminescence in a host-guest system.

A new electron transfer type photoactive host-guest supramolecule was constructed by introducing (CH)NH cations to the MOF framework. The resulting compound 1 exhibits reversible photochromic property without using photochromic components, resulting from photoinduced electron-transfer between the electron-rich anionic framework and the electron-deficient guest ions. In addition, a photoluminescence "on/off switch" occurs during the coloration-decoloration process.

Chemical profiles and pharmacological activities of Chang-Kang-Fang, a multi-herb Chinese medicinal formula, for treating irritable bowel syndrome.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Chang-Kang-Fang formula (CKF), a multi-herb traditional Chinese medicinal formula, has been clinically used for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The mechanisms of CKF for treating IBS and the components that are responsible for the activities were still unknown.

Aim Of The Study: To investigate the chemical profiles and effects of CKF on IBS model.

Simultaneous ureteroscopic lithotripsy and contralateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy for ureteral calculi combined with renal staghorn calculi.

Objectives: To investigate the efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness of simultaneous ureteroscopic lithotripsy and contralateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy for ureteral calculi combined with contralateral renal staghorn calculi.

Methods: The present prospective controlled trial had been registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Registration number: ChiCTR-ONRC-13004146). Patients with ureteral calculi and contralateral renal staghorn calculi were enrolled into the staged (ureteroscopic lithotripsy first followed by a staged percutaneous nephrolithotomy) or the simultaneous (synchronous ureteroscopic lithotripsy and contralateral percutaneous nephrolithotomy) treatment group according to the odd or even number of the last hospitalization number.

Plasmakinetic enucleation of the prostate vs plasmakinetic resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia: comparison of outcomes according to prostate size in 310 patients.

Objective: To compare the safety and efficiency of plasmakinetic enucleation of the prostate (PKEP) with that of plasmakinetic resection of the prostate (PKRP) in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Materials And Methods: Three hundred ten patients diagnosed to have BPH were randomized to undergo either PKEP or PKRP. The perioperative data and postoperative outcomes followed at 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after surgery were recorded and compared in the groups classified according to the baseline prostate volume: ≤ 60 mL and >60 mL.

[Effects of bushen huoxue decoction on neurobiochemical markers in the hippocampus of female rats with repeated immobilization stress].

Objective: To study the effect o f Bushen Huoxue Decoction (BHD) on neurobiochemical markers in the hippocampus of female rats with repeated immobilization stress.

Methods: Sixty female rats were randomly divided into the normal group, the model group, the positive control group (treated with Liuwei Dihuang Pill at the dose of 3.3 g crude drug/kg), and the high, middle, and low BHD treated groups (at the dose of 8, 4, 2 g crude drug/kg), ten in each group.

[Study on Cornu Bos grunniens from Tibet substituting Cornu Rhinoceri].

Objective: Comparing the pyretolysis effect of Cornu Rhinoceri Soup, an ancient prescription of Traditional Chinese Medicine, on fever model of rabbits after Cornu Bos grunniens from Tibet substituting Cornu Rhinoceri, in order to find the succedaneums of Cornu Rhinoceri, a rare animal medicine.

Methods: The fever model was made by over-due Triple-Vaccine i.v.