Soft-in-Rigid Strategy Promoting Rapid and High-Capacity Lithium Storage by Chemical Scissoring.

Large and rapid lithium storage is hugely demanded for high-energy/power lithium-ion batteries; however, it is difficult to achieve these two indicators simultaneously. Sn-based materials with a (de)alloying mechanism show low working potential and high theoretical capacity, but the huge volume expansion and particle agglomeration of Sn restrict cyclic stability and rate capability. Herein, a soft-in-rigid concept was proposed and achieved by chemical scissoring where a soft Sn-S bond was chosen as chemical tailor to break the Ti-S bond to obtain a loose stacking structure of 1D chain-like SnTiS.

[Genetic analysis for a female carrying idic(Y)(p11.32) with Disorders of sex development].

Objective: To explore the genetic basis for a patient with Disorders of sex development (DSD).

Methods: A female patient who had presented at the Linyi People's Hospital due to primary amenorrhea on April 6, 2022 was selected as the study subject. Conventional chromosomal karyotyping, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), fluorescence quantitative PCR and Sanger sequencing were carried out for the patient.

Accelerating ion/electron transport by engineering an indium-based heterostructure toward large and reversible lithium storage.

The high activity of the InO/InS heterostructure can be activated into homogeneous InOS nanodots, thereupon stabilizing the subsequent cycles. The InO/InS can offer a high capacity of 1140 mA h g at 0.1 A g after 290 cycles, and even at 1 A g, it harvests a reversible capacity of 900 mA h g after 600 cycles.

Foliar methyl jasmonate (MeJA) application increased 2-acetyl-1-Pyrroline (2-AP) content and modulated antioxidant attributes and yield formation in fragrant rice.

Endogenous methyl jasmonate (MeJA) mediates abiotic and biotic stresses in plants. Exogenous MeJA application can stimulate and defend plant gene expression and induce plant chemical defense. The effects of foliar MeJA application on yield and 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (2-AP) biosynthesis of fragrant rice are scarcely investigated.

Factors that affect Pickering emulsions stabilized by mesoporous hollow silica microspheres.

Hypothesis: Classical (solid particles stabilized) Pickering emulsions have been widely studied due to the irreversible adsorption of solid particles at the oil-water interface. Mesoporous hollow silica microspheres (MHSMs) are promising stabilizers for Pickering emulsion owing to its larger specific surface area and lower apparent density. However, this type of Pickering emulsion has not attracted enough attention.

Soil organic carbon stocks and dynamics in a mollisol region: A 1980s-2010s study.

Mollisols are globally distributed in grain-producing regions, and soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in mollisol regions are closely related to food security. Regional climate, land use and cover, and field management practice have massively changed since the 1980s in mollisol region in Northeast China, however, the dynamics of topsoil and profile SOC stocks and their distribution have not updated. To explore the dynamics of SOC stocks and their horizontal and vertical distributions in the 1980s-2010s, we took the mollisol region in Northeast China as an example location to conduct profile-scale soil surveys.

Reactive amphiphilic hollow SiO Janus nanoparticles for durable superhydrophobic coating.

Durable superhydrophobic coating is attractive due to its long-term superhydrophobicity, anti-fouling and self-cleaning properties. However, the fabrication of durable superhydrophobic coatings on a fragile surface, including leather and paper, is still a challenge due to its bad resistance to harsh environments such as high temperature, high pressure and strong acid or strong base. Herein, we developed a universal way to fabricate long-lasting superhydrophobic coating on leather via amphiphilic Janus particles, which have one of the semispheres functionalized with hydrophobic 1-dodecanethiol and the other semisphere functionalized with hydrophilic β-mercaptoethylamine.

Novel fabrication of stable Pickering emulsion and latex by hollow silica nanoparticles.

Hypothesis: In conventional Pickering emulsions, solid nanoparticles are usually employed as stabilizers. However, hollow nanoparticles are desirable candidates for the stabilization of Pickering emulsion and latex due to their strong adsorption property and low density stemming from the hollow cavity structure.

Experiments: In order to investigate the superiority of hollow silica nanoparticles in stabilizing emulsions, Pickering emulsion and polyacrylate latex were fabricated using hollow silica nanoparticles as stabilizers.

Polyelectrolyte complex from cationized casein and sodium alginate for fragrance controlled release.

CA/NaAlg polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) novelly obtained from cationized casein (CA) and sodium alginate (NaAlg) via electrostatic interactions was designed for fragrance (vanillin) controlled release. Structural variation between pristine CA/NaAlg PEC and vanillin-loaded CA/NaAlg PEC were investigated by ultraviolet (UV), fourier transform infrared (FI-TR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Pristine CA/NaAlg PEC and vanillin-loaded CA/NaAlg PEC were demonstrated spherical in shape by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

LncRNA MEG3 inhibited osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells from postmenopausal osteoporosis by targeting miR-133a-3p.

Background And Aims: Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) MEG3 has proven to be an important regulator involved in the pathogenesis and development of various human diseases. However, the functional involvement of MEG3 in postmenopausal osteoporosis (PMOP) and its mechanism is still unclear.

Methods: Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) were isolated and cultured from mouse pathologic models and patients with PMOP, respectively.

Effect of ambroxol on the concentration of cefotaxime in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of rats with pulmonary fibrosis.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of ambroxol on the concentration of cefotaxime in the bronchioalveolar lavage fluid of rats with bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. A total of 54 Wistar male rats were randomly divided into three groups, namely the normal control group, model group and ambroxol group. On experimental day 0, the rats were intratracheally instilled with bleomycin (5 mg/kg body weight) or sterile saline.

[Clinical investigation on anterior capsule preservation in surgical management for severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy].

Objective: To report the outcomes of patients treated with the anterior capsule preservation technique used in surgical management for severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Methods: Anterior capsule was preserved following pars plana lensectomy or fragmentation during vitrectomy for cataract patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, all eyes presented tractional and tractional/rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and involvement of posterior retina. Postoperatively, the transparency of anterior capsule was classified into A, B, C and D degrees according to the photographic record.

Development and assessment of a neuropsychological battery to aid in predicting driving performance.

Purpose: This study was conducted to select a neuropsychological battery that correlated with driving simulator skills, thus enabling practitioners to provide information to older patients and their families about driving risks.

Methods: The study was conducted in two phases. In Phase 1, a survey inquiring as to the kinds of neuropsychological tests currently used to screen patients for driving was sent to 292 licensed neuropsychologists.