[Research progress in treatment of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome with traditional Chinese medicine].

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome(CP/CPPS) is a common urological disease with complex etiology. The treatment effect of western medicine is not satisfactory, and the course of the disease is protracted, which brings great trouble to patients. Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) has a variety of treatment methods based on syndrome differentiation and treatment, including internal treatment with TCM, acupuncture and massage, and other external treatment methods for comprehensive treatment, with significant effect.

UIEOGP: an underwater image enhancement method based on optical geometric properties.

Due to the inconsistent absorption and scattering effects of different wavelengths of light, underwater images often suffer from color casts, blurred details, and low visibility. To address this image degradation problem, we propose a robust and efficient underwater image enhancement method named UIEOGP. It can be divided into the following three steps.

A Distinguishable Pseudo-Feature Synthesis Method for Generalized Zero-Shot Learning.

Generalized zero-shot learning (GZSL) aims to classify seen classes and unseen classes that are disjoint simultaneously. Hybrid approaches based on pseudo-feature synthesis are currently the most popular among GZSL methods. However, they suffer from problems of negative transfer and low-quality class discriminability, causing poor classification accuracy.

Oil pollutant identification based on excitation-emission matrix of UV-induced fluorescence and deep convolutional neural network.

Identifying the types of oil pollutants in a spill event can help determine the source of spill and formulate the plan of emergency responses. Excitation-emission matrix (EEM), which is also called three-dimensional fluorometric spectra, includes abundant spectral information in the domain of excitation wavelength and can be potentially applied to identify oil types. UV-induced fluorometric experiments were conducted in this study to collect EEMs for five types of oil that are commonly used in maritime transportation.

[Clinical study of type Ⅲ prostatitis treated with "warming and promoting technique" of acupuncture combined with extracorporeal shock wave].

Objective: To observe the clinical curative effect of wentongzhenfa (warming and promoting technique of acupuncture) combined with extracorporeal shock wave in treatment of type Ⅲ prostatitis.

Methods: A total of 96 patients with type Ⅲ prostatitis were randomly divided into an observation group (48 cases) and a control group (48 cases). In the control group, the extracorporeal shock wave was combined with even-needling technique of acupuncture at Guanyuan (CV4), Mingmen (GV4), Zhongji (CV3), Zusanli (ST36), etc.

Experimental Analysis on the Optimal Excitation Wavelength for Fine-Grained Identification of Refined Oil Pollutants on Water Surface Based on Laser-Induced Fluorescence.

Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) is an effective and all-weather oil spill identification method that has been widely applied for oil spill monitoring. However, the distinguishability on oil types was seldom considered while selecting the excitation wavelengths. This study is intended to find the optimal excitation wavelength for fine-grained classification of refined oil pollutants using LIF by comparing the distinguishability of fluorometric spectra under various excitation wavelengths on some typical types of refined oil samples.

Flexible Ag Microparticle/MXene-Based Film for Energy Harvesting.

Ultra-thin flexible films have attracted wide attention because of their excellent ductility and potential versatility. In particular, the energy-harvesting films (EHFs) have become a research hotspot because of the indispensability of power source in various devices. However, the design and fabrication of such films that can capture or transform different types of energy from environments for multiple usages remains a challenge.

Engineering of Yeast Old Yellow Enzyme OYE3 Enables Its Capability Discriminating of ()-Citral and ()-Citral.

The importance of yeast old yellow enzymes is increasingly recognized for direct asymmetric reduction of (/)-citral to ()-citronellal. As one of the most performing old yellow enzymes, the enzyme OYE3 from S288C exhibited complementary enantioselectivity for the reduction of ()-citral and ()-citral, resulting in lower value of ()-citronellal in the reduction of (/)-citral. To develop a novel approach for the direct synthesis of enantio-pure ()-citronellal from the reduction of (/)-citral, the enzyme OYE3 was firstly modified by semi-rational design to improve its ()-enantioselectivity.

Effects of miR-129-3p on biological functions of prostate cancer cells through targeted regulation of Smad3.

Effects of miR-129-3p on the biological functions of prostate cancer cells through the targeted regulation of Smad3 were investigated. RT-PCR was used to detect the expression levels of miR-129-3p in prostate cancer tissues and cells and its target gene Smad3 mRNA determined by bioinformatics prediction. Correlation between miR-129-3p and Smad3 was analyzed.

Spatial differentiation characteristics of internal ecological land structure in rural settlements and its response to natural and socio-economic conditions in the Central Plains, China.

Ecological land in rural settlements (ELRS) can directly provide many ecosystem services for rural residents that are related to their well-being. This study selects landscape pattern indices to describe the structural characteristics of ELRS at the county level in the Central Plains region (CP), China. Fragmentation of ELRS in the North China Plain (NCP) is higher than that in the marginal mountainous and hilly areas of the CP, and ELRS dominance is higher in the south than in the north.

Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Pt Nanopeanuts.

Exploring the novel shape of Pt nanoparticles is one of the most useful ways to improve the electrocatalytic performance of Pt in fuel cells. In this work, the Pt nanopeanuts consisting of two nanospheres grown together have been fabricated through a two-step polyol method. The high resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) images and energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) spectrum collected at adjacent part point out the Pt nanopeanut is apparently different from the two physical attached nanospheres.

Extraction of local coordination structure in a low-concentration uranyl system by XANES.

Obtaining structural information of uranyl species at an atomic/molecular scale is a critical step to control and predict their physical and chemical properties. To obtain such information, experimental and theoretical L3-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectra of uranium were studied systematically for uranyl complexes. It was demonstrated that the bond lengths (R) in the uranyl species and relative energy positions (ΔE) of the XANES were determined as follows: ΔE1 = 168.

Screening and evaluation of biosurfactant-producing strains isolated from oilfield wastewater.

The six biosurfactant-producing strains, isolated from oilfield wastewater in Daqing oilfield, were screened. The production of biosurfactant was verified by measuring the diameter of the oil spreading, measuring the surface tension value and emulsifying capacity against xylene, n-pentane, kerosene and crude oil. The experimental result showed three strains (S2, S3, S6) had the better surface activity.

[Cigu Xiaozhi pills's influence on lipid peroxidation and TNF-alpha expression in liver tissues of rats with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis].

Objective: To investigate the effect of Cigu Xiaozhi pills on expression of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in rat with nonalcoholic steatoheptatitis (NASH).

Method: Fifty male SD rats were divided randomly into five groups: the normal group (n = 10), the model group (n = 10), the high dosage group (n = 10) and the little dosage group of the treatment (n = 10), Dongbao Gantai group (n = 10). Rats in normal control group were fed with standard diet.