Botulinum toxin type A in treating early-stage patients with small-angle acute acquired comitant esotropia.

Aim: To investigate botulinum toxin A (BTXA) efficacy on small-angle (≤25) acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE) in early-stage patients.

Methods: The electronic medical record data of AACE patients during March 2019 and June 2023 were collected in this retrospective and hospital-based cohort study. A total of 72 small-angle AACE patients received BTXA extraocular muscle injection.

The Impact of Sunshine Duration on Myopia in Central China: Insights from Populational and Spatial Analysis in Hubei.

Purpose: This study aimed to analyze myopia distribution in Hubei and the impact of regional Sunshine Duration on myopia in children and adolescents.

Patients And Methods: The Cross-sectional study included students (kindergarten to grade 12) through multistage cluster stratified sampling in 17 cities (103 areas) of Hubei, China, who underwent ophthalmic examinations from September 2021 to November 2021. The association of sunshine duration with the prevalence and distribution of myopia was analyzed.

Characteristics of bioaerosol emissions from a municipal wastewater treatment plant: Health risk assessment and microbial composition.

Bioaerosols released from municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWWTPs) contain pathogenic microorganisms, if dispersed into the atmosphere, which pose potential health risks to humans. In this study, the concentrations and size distribution of bioaerosol, factors on the bioaerosol emission, exposure risk, and microbial composition in different treatment units of a MWWTP were investigated. The results showed that bioaerosol was released to different degrees in each treatment unit, with the concentrations of bioaerosol varied widely, ranging from 978 to 3710 CFU/m.

Estimation of Rice Aboveground Biomass by UAV Imagery with Photosynthetic Accumulation Models.

The effective and accurate aboveground biomass (AGB) estimation facilitates evaluating crop growth and site-specific crop management. Considering that rice accumulates AGB mainly through green leaf photosynthesis, we proposed the photosynthetic accumulation model (PAM) and its simplified version and compared them for estimating AGB. These methods estimate the AGB of various rice cultivars throughout the growing season by integrating vegetation index (VI) and canopy height based on images acquired by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).

Effects of slanted bilateral lateral recession conventional bilateral lateral recession on convergence insufficiency intermittent exotropia: a prospective study.

Aim: To observe the surgical effects of slanted bilateral lateral recession (S-BLR) versus conventional bilateral lateral recession (C-BLR) in convergence insufficiency intermittent exotropia (CI-IXT).

Methods: Using a randomized, double-blind, prospective design, 22 patients with CI-IXT who were admitted to Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University from July 2019 to December 2020 were included. Patients were randomly divided into either S-BLR or C-BLR group for their subsequent strabismus surgery.

Multispectral remote sensing for accurate acquisition of rice phenotypes: Impacts of radiometric calibration and unmanned aerial vehicle flying altitudes.

As a promising method, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) multispectral remote sensing (RS) has been extensively studied in precision agriculture. However, there are numerous problems to be solved in the data acquisition and processing, which limit its application. In this study, the Micro-MCA12 camera was used to obtain images at different altitudes.

Genetically predicted higher educational attainment decreases the risk of stroke: a multivariable Mendelian randomization study.

Background: The causal association between educational attainment (EA) and stroke remains unclear. Hence, a novel multivariable Mendelian randomization (MVMR) approach was applied to solve this issue.

Methods: The single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from a recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) on years of schooling served as instruments.

Characterization of the Calmodulin/Calmodulin-like Protein (CAM/CML) Family in , and the Influence of an Ectopically Expressed Gene () on Seedling and Fruit Development of Transgenic .

Calmodulins (CAMs) and calmodulin-like proteins (CMLs) can participate in the regulation of various physiological processes via sensing and decoding Ca signals. To reveal the characteristics of the CAM/CML family in , a comprehensive analysis was performed at the genome-wide level. A total of 26 s, consisting of 5 s and 21 s, was identified on 11 out of 12 chromosomes in .

gen. nov., sp. nov., a sessile bacterium isolated from coral .

A Gram-stain-negative, non-spore-forming, motile, aerobic bacterium (strain C21) was isolated from coral and identified using polyphasic identification approach. Global alignment of 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that strain C21 shares 95.7 % sequence identity to its closest neighbour, NBRC 110095, followed by other type strains with identities of lower than 95 %.

Description of Prasinibacter corallicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a zeaxanthin-producing bacterium isolated from stony coral Porites lutea.

Thermal stress is considered one of the main causes of mass scleractinian coral degradation; however, it is still unknown how corals can adapt to future global warming. In this study, 11 strains of coral-associated Flavobacteria were shown to produce zeaxanthin, a carotenoid antioxidant, which may help coral holobionts to alleviate thermal stress. In addition, a novel zeaxanthin-producing Flavobacterium, designated R38, was identified using polyphasic taxonomy.

Metal-free porous phosphorus-doped g-CN photocatalyst achieving efficient synthesis of benzoin.

Photocatalytic organic synthesis is mostly limited by the shortcomings of insufficient light absorption, high photogenerated electron-hole recombination rate and inadequate reactive sites of photocatalysts. To solve these problems, phosphorus-doped g-CN with a porous structure was constructed. Benefiting from enhanced light absorption and electron-hole separation efficiency, PCNT has intensive oxygen activation ability to generate superoxide radicals, and is highly active in organic synthesis.

Spatio-temporal model of Meox1 expression control involvement of Sca-1-positive stem cells in neointima formation through the synergistic effect of Rho/CDC42 and SDF-1α/CXCR4.

Aims: Neointimal hyperplasia remains a major obstacle in vascular regeneration. Sca-1-positive progenitor cells residing within the vascular adventitia play a crucial role in the assemblage of vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) and the formation of the intimal lesion. However, the underlying mechanisms during vascular injury are still unknown.

Exciton-Mediated Energy Transfer in Heterojunction Enables Infrared Light Photocatalysis.

Although a few semiconductors can directly absorb infrared light, their intrinsic properties like improper band-edge position and strong electron-hole interaction restrict further photocatalytic applications. Herein, we propose an exciton-mediated energy transfer strategy for realizing efficient infrared light response in heterostructures. Using black phosphorous/polymeric carbon nitride (BP/CN) heterojunction, CN could be indirectly excited by infrared light with the aid of nonradiatively exciton-based energy transfer from BP.

Fast CT metal artefacts correction based on derivative and region-based filling.

Introduction: Metal artefacts seriously degrade the quality of the CT images. Blurring around the junctions between metal and non-metal regions in CT images, metal artefacts often prevent right diagnoses, and even lead to misdiagnoses of patients. The aim of the study was to devise a fast and robust method to improve the quality of the artefact-contaminated CT images.