Therapeutic Potential of Bee and Wasp Venom in Anti-Arthritic Treatment: A Review.

Arthritis has a high global prevalence. During the early ancient human era, bee () venom therapy was employed in Egypt, Greece, and China to alleviate ailments such as arthritis and neuralgia. In addition, bee venom has long been used as a traditional medicine for immune-related diseases in Korea.

New insight into oxidative stress and inflammatory responses to kidney stones: Potential therapeutic strategies with natural active ingredients.

Kidney stones, a prevalent urological disorder, are closely associated with oxidative stress (OS) and the inflammatory response. Recent research in the field of kidney stone treatment has indicated the potential of natural active ingredients to modulate OS targets and the inflammatory response in kidney stones. Oxidative stress can occur through various pathways, increasing the risk of stone formation, while the inflammatory response generated during kidney stone formation further exacerbates OS, forming a detrimental cycle.

Opening magnetic hysteresis improving the planarity of equatorial coordination by hydrogen bonding.

Through a mixed-ligand strategy, the structural change from a discrete dinuclear Dy cluster to a one-dimensional polymeric chain was achieved, maintaining the two magnetic entities with the same {Dy(dppbO)(HO)} (dppbO = 1,4-butylenebis(diphenylphosphine oxide)) core structure. Since the hydrogen bonding between the equatorial coordinated water molecules and the guests/solvents/anions is distinct, the local geometry and the equatorial planarity of the first coordination sphere of the central Dy ion become slightly different caused by the second coordination sphere. As a result, the dinuclear compound shows typical butterfly-shaped hysteresis loops, while it significantly opens at zero magnetic field up to 11 K for the 1D polymer, which is unprecedented in coordination polymers.

Analysis of machining process and thermal conditions during vibration-assisted cortical bone drilling based on generated bone chip morphologies.

When the temperature during bone drilling exceeds the safety threshold, the bone tissue surrounding the drilling site can be irreversibly damaged. To investigate the influence of vibration-assisted drilling (VAD) methods on the temperature increase during bone drilling and the causes for temperature increase, drilling experiments were performed on fresh bovine femur samples. The morphology and granularity distribution of the generated bone chips were innovatively used to directly compare the machining processes and thermal conditions of conventional drilling (CD), low-frequency vibration-assisted drilling (LFVAD), and ultrasonic vibration-assisted drilling (UVAD).

Experimental investigation of the temperature elevation in bone drilling using conventional and vibration-assisted methods.

Bone drilling is widely used in orthopaedics for inserting screws and fixing prostheses. Thermal necrosis is one of the major problems that may seriously affect post-operative recovery. Accordingly, this paper mainly focuses on comparing the influences of conventional drilling (CD), ultrasonic vibration-assisted drilling (UVAD) and low-frequency vibration-assisted drilling (LFVAD) methods, and drilling parameters on the temperature elevation in bone drilling process.

Improving Chinese Teachers' Stress Coping Ability through Group Sandplay.

Teachers are burdened by high work pressure, suggesting the need for an effective stress coping system to support them. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of coping strategies currently utilized by teachers and explored the potential contribution of group sandplay to coping. The study was led by a group of experienced therapists and sandplay practitioners.

Coordination and Supramolecular Assemblies of Fully Substituted Cyclopentanocucurbit[6]uril with Lanthanide Cations in the Presence of Tetrachlorozincate Anions, and Their Potential Applications.

Coordination and supramolecular assemblies of a fully substituted cyclopentanocucurbit[6]uril (CyPQ[6]) with a series of lanthanide cations (Ln) have been investigated in the presence of tetrachlorozincate anion ([ZnCl]). X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis has revealed that the interaction of CyPQ[6] and a series of Lncations unexpectedly results in the formation of at least seven different CyPQ[6]-based coordination complex adduct and supramolecular assemblies groups, including with (1) La, Cecations; (2) Pr, Ndcations; (3) Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy with P1̅ or P1 space group, in which CyPQ[6] molecules coordinate alternatively with Lncations and form linear coordination polymers; (4) CyPQ[6] molecules interact alternatively with [Ho(HO)] aqueous complexes and form linear supramolecular chains; CyPQ[6] molecules can assemble two different Ln free porous supramolecular assemblies from CyPQ[6]-Ln(NO)-ZnCl-HCl systems, Ln = Tm, Yb, and Lu; however, no solid crystals were obtained from system containing Ercation. Thus, these differences could lead CyPQ[6] to be useful in not only the isolation of lighter lanthanides from their heavier lanthanides but also special selectivity for different volatile organic compounds.

Comfort evaluation of a subject-specific seating interface formed by vibrating grains.

Sitting is the most common posture for work in offices, and spinal cord injury (SCI) patients who are wheelchair dependent spend 10.6 h per day seated in wheelchairs. Thus, the comfort of subject-specific interfaces is increasingly important for the well-being of patients and office workers.

Protective effect of polydatin on learning and memory impairments in neonatal rats with hypoxic‑ischemic brain injury by up‑regulating brain‑derived neurotrophic factor.

Polydatin is a key component of Polygonum cuspidatum, a herb with medical and nutritional value. The present study investigated the protective effect of polydatin against learning and memory impairment in neonatal rats with hypoxic‑ischemic brain injury (HIBI). The unilateral common carotid artery ligation method was used to generate neonatal HIBI rats.

Functionalized bio-artifact fabricated via selective slurry extrusion. Part 1: Preparation of slurry containing tourmaline superfine powders.

The far infrared dental porcelain slurry for fabricating artificial tooth via selective slurry extrusion (SSE) of solid freeform fabrication (also known as rapid prototyping) techniques was prepared by using tourmaline as additive and employing ball-milling approach. After characterization by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, it was found that the far infrared emission properties of the dental porcelain were apparently improved in the ranges of 2000-1201 cm(-1) and 881-600 cm(-1). This is due to the increase of the number of infrared active bonds that are from the tourmaline superfine powders.