Research on Curing Reaction Kinetics and Curing Process of Nitrate Ester Plasticized Polyether (NEPE) Propellants.

The casting-curing process is a common technology for manufacturing the Nitrate Ester Plasticized Polyether (NEPE) propellants. The curing process involves a coupled thermal-chemical reaction of the adhesive systems of propellant, which influences the curing stage. Using GID 16 software, a propellant grain curing simulation model was conducted.

Case Report: Novel variants cause atypical adenosine deaminase 2 deficiency.

Case Presentation: A girl aged 2 years and 5 months presented to the hospital with chief complaints of intermittent fever and weakness of the left limb for more than 1 month. The child had transient urticaria appearing on her face for 5 days. The inflammatory biomarkers were significantly increased.

Methyl jasmonate induces the regulation of protostane triterpene biosynthesis by microRNAs in Alisma orientale.

Protostane triterpenes are medicinally important components found in members of the Alismataceae botanical family, notably Alisma orientale. Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is known to regulate protostane triterpene biosynthesis in A. orientale, but the microRNA (miRNA) mechanism underlying MeJA response to promote triterpene biosynthesis remains unknown.

Thiol Ligand-Modified Au for Highly Efficient Electroreduction of Nitrate to Ammonia.

Electroreduction of nitrate (NO ) to ammonia (NH) is an environmentally friendly route for NH production, serving as an appealing alternative to the Haber-Bosch process. Recently, various noble metal-based electrocatalysts have been reported for electroreduction of NO . However, the application of pure metal electrocatalysts is still limited by unsatisfactory performance, owing to the weak adsorption of nitrogen-containing intermediates on the surface of pure metal electrocatalysts.

The ATTO 565 Dye and Its Applications in Microscopy.

ATTO 565, a Rhodamine-type dye, has garnered significant attention due to its remarkable optical properties, such as a high fluorescence quantum yield, and the fact that it is a relatively stable structure and has low biotoxicity. ATTO 565 has found extensive applications in combination with microscopy technology. In this review, the chemical and optical properties of ATTO 565 are introduced, along with the principles behind them.

The Inhibiting Effect of GB-2, (+)-Catechin, Theaflavin, and Theaflavin 3-Gallate on Interaction between ACE2 and SARS-CoV-2 EG.5.1 and HV.1 Variants.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, continues to pose significant global health challenges. The results demonstrated that GB-2 at 200 μg/mL effectively increased the population of 293T-ACE2 cells with low RBD binding for both SARS-CoV-2 Omicron EG.5.

Impact of diatomit on the transport behavior of unmodified and carboxyl-modified nanoplastics in saturated porous media.

Due to the extensive use of plastic products and unreasonable disposal, nanoplastics contamination has become one of the important environmental problems that mankind must face. The composition and structure of porous media can determine the complexity and diversity of the transport behavior of nanoplastics. In this study, the influence of diatomite (DIA) on the nanoplastics transport in porous media is investigated by column experiments combined with XDLVO interaction energy and transport model.

Establishment and verification of novel TNM staging system for lung mucinous adenocarcinoma.

Background: Lung adenocarcinoma is a high-mortality rate cancer. Within this category, Lung mucinous adenocarcinoma (LMAC) is a rare and distinct subtype of lung adenocarcinoma necessitating further investigation. The study was launched to compare the difference of survival features between LMAC and lung non-mucinous adenocarcinoma (LNMAC) and to investigate the significance and demand for developing a new staging system tailored to LMAC.

A structured course of disease dataset with contact tracing information in Taiwan for COVID-19 modelling.

The COVID-19 pandemic has flooded open databases with population-level data. However, individual-level structured data, such as the course of disease and contact tracing information, is almost non-existent in open databases. Publish a structured and cleaned COVID-19 dataset with the course of disease and contact tracing information for easy benchmarking of COVID-19 models.

From graphite of used lithium-ion batteries to holey graphite coated by carbon with enhanced lithium storage capability.

The efficient recycling of waste graphite anode from used lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has attracted considerable concerns mainly owing to the environment protection and reutilization of resources. Herein, we reported a rational and facile strategy for the synthesis of holey graphite coated by carbon (hG@C) through the separation, purification and creation of holey structures of waste graphite by using NaOH and carbon-coating by using phenolic resin. The holey structures facilitate the hG@C with the quick penetration of electrolytes and rapid diffusion of Li.

Effect of nutrition-based prehabilitation on the postoperative outcomes of patients with esophagogastric cancer undergoing surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Meta-analyses have primarily focused on the effects of exercise-based prehabilitation on postoperative outcomes and ignored the role of nutritional intervention. In this study, we filled this gap by investigating the effect of nutrition-based prehabilitation on the postoperative outcomes of patients who underwent esophagectomy and gastrectomy.

Methods: Five electronic databases, namely, PubMed, the Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL, were searched.

A Protective Layer of UIO-66/Reduced Graphene Oxide to Stabilize Zinc-Metal Anodes toward High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries.

Rechargeable aqueous Zn-ion batteries with a Zn anode hold great promise as promising candidates for advanced energy storage systems. The construction of protective layer coatings on Zn anode is an effective way to suppress the growth of Zn dendrites and water-induced side reactions. Herein, we reported a series of UIO-66 materials with different concentrations of reduced graphene oxide (rG) coated onto the surface of Zn foil (Zn@UIO-66/rG; = 0.

Iron, Tungsten Dual-Doped Nickel Sulfide as Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting.

Developing low-cost and highly efficient bifunctional catalysts for both the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a challenging problem in electrochemical overall water splitting. Here, iron, tungsten dual-doped nickel sulfide catalyst (Fe/W-NiS) is synthesized on the nickel foam, and it exhibits excellent OER and HER performance. As a result, the water electrolyze based on Fe/W-NiS bifunctional catalyst illustrates 10 mA cm at 1.

Causal associations between human gut microbiota and osteomyelitis: a Mendelian randomization study.

Background: Recent studies have emphasized the role of gut microbiota in the onset and progression of osteomyelitis. However, the exact types of gut microbiota and their mechanisms of action remain unclear. Additionally, there is a lack of theoretical support for treatments that improve osteomyelitis by altering the gut microbiota.

Taiwan ended third COVID-19 community outbreak as forecasted.

Accurate forecasting of community outbreaks is crucial for governments to allocate healthcare resources correctly and implement suitable non-pharmaceutical interventions. Additionally, companies must address critical questions about stock and staff management. Society's key concern is when businesses and organizations can resume normal operations.

Ideal adaptive control in biological systems: an analysis of -invariance and dynamical compensation properties.

Background: Dynamical compensation (DC) provides robustness to parameter fluctuations. As an example, DC enables control of the functional mass of endocrine or neuronal tissue essential for controlling blood glucose by insulin through a nonlinear feedback loop. Researchers have shown that DC is related to the structural unidentifiability and the -invariance property.

Effect of early enteral nutrition on short-term outcomes and survival in patients in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit: An inverse probability weighted retrospective study.

Objectives: The merits of early enteral nutrition (EEN) in patients in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU) remain unclear. This retrospective study aimed to address this issue.

Methods: We analyzed data from the MIMIC IV v2.

Site-specific metal-support interaction to switch the activity of Ir single atoms for oxygen evolution reaction.

The metal-support interactions (MSI) could greatly determine the electronic properties of single-atom catalysts, thus affecting the catalytic performance. However, the typical approach to regulating MSI usually suffers from interference of the variation of supports or sacrificing the stability of catalysts. Here, we effectively regulate the site-specific MSI of Ir single atoms anchored on Ni layered double hydroxide through an electrochemical deposition strategy.

Induction of ferroptosis and apoptosis in endometrial cancer cells by dihydroisotanshinone I.

Danshen, also known as , is a medicinal herb used in traditional Chinese medicine. Its potential impact on endometrial cancer has not been thoroughly investigated. This study aimed to examine the effect of dihydroisotanshinone I (DT), a compound found in Danshen, on the viability of ARK1 and ARK2 endometrial cancer cells and its mechanisms.

The anti-SARS-CoV-2 effect and mechanism of Chiehyuan herbal oral protection solution.

The Chiehyuan herbal oral protection solution (GB-2) is a herbal mixture commonly utilized in Taiwan for combating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as per traditional Chinese medicine practices. This study assessed the clinical impact of GB-2 through prospective clinical trials. With twice-daily use for a week, GB-2 was shown to diminish the expression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in oral mucosal cells.

Quantification of two-site kinetic transport parameters of polystyrene nanoplastics in porous media.

In this study, a combination of column experiments, interface chemistry theory and transport model with two-site kinetics was used to systematically investigate the effect of pH on the transport of polystyrene nanoparticles (PSNPs) in porous media. The porous media containing quartz sand (QS) and three kinds of clay minerals (CMs)-kaolinite (KL), illite (IL) and montmorillonite (MT), was used in column experiments to simulate the porous media in the soil-groundwater systems. Experimental results showed that the inhibitory effect of CMs on the transport of PSNPs is weakened as pH increases.

An efficient electrolyte additive of 1,3,6-hexanetricarbonitrile for high performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries.

The growth of Zn dendrites and parasitic side reactions between electrode and electrolyte are major obstacles to the development of rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion batteries. To address these critical issues, the use of nitrile organic compounds as electrolyte additives holds great promise. Herein, for the first time, we prepared a small volume concentration (x) of 1,3,6-Hexanetricarbonitrile (HTCN-x) as additives into zinc trifluoromethanesulphonate (Zn(OTF)) electrolyte and studied their electrochemical properties in Zn||ZnVO·nHO (Zn||ZVO) cells.

The Spatial Distribution and Potential Risk Assessment of POPs in Farmland around a Typical E-Waste Dismantling Site.

Pollution from electronic-waste (E-waste) dismantling is of great concern. This study investigated the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in 253 cropland soil samples around an abandoned E-waste dismantling site in Taizhou city, Zhejiang province in China, using an analytical method which simultaneously extracted, purified and determined the identity and quantity of the three types of persistent organic pollutants. Meanwhile, their spatial distributions, pollution characteristics, and risk assessments were further analyzed.

Amplectobeluid Radiodont gen. nov. from the Lower Cambrian (Stage 4) Guanshan Lagerstätte of South China: Biostratigraphic and Paleobiogeographic Implications.

Radiodonta, an extinct stem-euarthropod group, has been considered as the largest predator of Cambrian marine ecosystems. As one of the radiodont-bearing Konservat-Lagerstätten, the Guanshan biota (South China, Cambrian Stage 4) has yielded a diverse assemblage of soft-bodied and biomineralized taxa that are exclusive to this exceptional deposit. "" , the most abundant radiodont in the Guanshan biota, was originally assigned to within the Anomalocarididae.