Energy-efficient and reliable dual closed-loop DC control system for intelligent electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

This study presents an innovative dual closed-loop DC control system for intelligent electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, designed to address the challenges of high power factor, low harmonic pollution, and high efficiency in EV charging applications. The research implements a three-level Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) rectifier with a diode-clamped topology and Insulated-Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs), achieving a power factor of 0.99, a total harmonic distortion (THD) of 1.

Polyacrylamide/sodium alginate double network hydrogel with easily repairable superhydrophobic surface for strain sensor resistant to fluid interference.

Constructing an easily repairable hydrophobic layer on the hydrogel surface that confers resistance to liquid interference remains a great challenge for hydrogel strain sensors. In this paper, superhydrophobic hydrogel sensors were prepared by driving hydrophobic organically modified silica (o-SiO) nanoparticles to the surface of polyacrylamide/sodium alginate (PAM/SA) double network hydrogels by a weak ultrasonic field in o-SiO/cyclohexane dispersion. The hydroxyl groups present on the surface of o-SiO are able to form hydrogen bonds with hydrogels, which in turn form a strong surface hydrophobic layer on its surface.

Psychological factors and biochemical indicators influencing sleep disturbance of patients with primary biliary cholangitis in China: a cross-sectional survey analysis.

Objective: The impact of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) on sleep disturbance is relevant to treatment decision-making processes. Studies on sleep disturbance in Chinese patients with PBC are still lacking.

Methods: We analyzed and compared the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of 107 PBC patients by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), Short Form (36) Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36), Fatigue Visual Analog Scale (F-VAS).

Using novel deep learning models for rapid and efficient assistance in monkeypox screening from skin images.

Monkeypox, a communicable disease instigated by the monkeypox virus, transmits through direct contact with infectious skin lesions or mucosal blisters, posing severe complications such as pneumonia, encephalitis, and even fatality. Traditional clinical diagnostics, heavily reliant on the discerning judgment of clinical experts, are both time-consuming and labor-intensive, with inherent infection risks, underscoring the critical need for automated, efficient auxiliary diagnostic models. In response, we have developed a deep learning classification model augmented by self-attention mechanisms and feature pyramid integration, employing attentional strategies to amalgamate image features across varying scales and assimilating knowledge from the VGG model to selectively capture salient features.

Rising incidence of obesity-related cancers among younger adults in China: A population-based analysis (2007-2021).

Background: Developing countries face an "obesity epidemic," particularly affecting children and younger adults. While obesity is a known risk factor for 12 types of cancer, primarily affecting older populations, its impact on younger generations is understudied.

Methods: This study analyzed data from a population-based cancer registry covering 14.

Exploring Cancer Incidence Trends by Age and Sex Among 14.14 Million Individuals in China From 2007 to 2021: Population-Based Study.

Background: Sex is a crucial factor in the development, progression, and treatment of cancer, making it vital to examine cancer incidence trends by sex for effective prevention strategies.

Objective: This study aimed to assess the incidence of cancer in China between 2007 and 2021, with a focus on sex-based trends.

Methods: A population-based cancer registry comprising 14.

Design Strategies of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Nano Electrocatalysts for High Current Density Water Splitting.

Hydrogen is now recognized as the primary alternative to fossil fuels due to its renewable, safe, high-energy density and environmentally friendly properties. Efficient hydrogen production through water splitting has laid the foundation for sustainable energy technologies. However, when hydrogen production is scaled up to industrial levels, operating at high current densities introduces unique challenges.

Research on strain testing method and accuracy evaluation of spacecraft in heat and force field.

Ground experimentation is an important method to verify the performance and quality of spacecraft structures. How to simulate the force and heat fields that a spacecraft may be subjected to during flight is a challenge for experiment design. In this paper, the static strength experimental method of spacecraft in the combined force and heat fields is studied.

Association of point-of-care lung ultrasound findings with 30-day pulmonary complications after cardiac surgery: A prospective cohort study.

Background: Several studies have shown that bedside lung ultrasound findings in postanaesthesia care units (PACUs) and intensive care units (ICUs) correlate with postoperative pulmonary complications(PPCs) after noncardiac major surgery. However, it remains unclear whether lung ultrasound findings can be used as early predictors of PPCs in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The main aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between early postoperative point-of-care lung ultrasound findings and PPCs after cardiac surgery.

Rapid and multi-target genotyping of Helicobacter pylori with digital microfluidics.

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection correlates closely with gastric diseases such as gastritis, ulcers, and cancer, influencing more than half of the world's population. Establishing a rapid, precise, and automated platform for H.

A New Strategy for the High-Throughput Characterization of Materials' Mechanical Homogeneity Based on the Effect of Isostatic Pressing on Surface Microstrain.

A new strategy for the high-throughput characterization of the mechanical homogeneity of metallurgical materials is proposed. Based on the principle of hydrostatic transmission and the synergistic analysis of the composition, microstructure, defects, and surface profile of the chosen material, the microstrain characteristics and changes in surface roughness after isostatic pressing were analyzed. After isostatic pressing, two types of microstrains were produced: low microstrain (surface smoothening with decreasing roughness) and large microstrain (surface roughening with increasing roughness).

Prolonged versus intermittent β-lactam infusion in sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: The two latest studies on prolonged versus intermittent use of β-lactam antibiotics in patients with sepsis did not reach consistent conclusions, further contributing to the controversy surrounding the effectiveness of the prolonged β-lactam antibiotics infusion strategy. We conducted a systemic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of prolonged and intermittent β-lactam infusion in adult patients with sepsis.

Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases for original randomized controlled trials comparing prolonged and intermittent β-lactam infusion in sepsis patients.

Association of Sarcopenia, as Defined Based on the Skeletal Muscle Index, With Mortality and Morbidity After Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objective: To investigate whether "sarcopenia," defined based on the preoperative skeletal muscle index (SMI), can predict major postoperative morbidity and all-cause mortality.

Design: A retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting: At the authors' Department of Critical Care Medicine.

Autotaxin: A Potential biomarker for primary biliary cholangitis.

Background: In some patients especially those AMA negative, the diagnosis may be a challenge requiring liver biopsy. This study determined whether autotaxin, a secreted lysophospholipase D encoded by the exonucleotide pyrophosphatase phosphodiesterase 2 gene, can be used as a serum biomarker for primary biliary cholangitis.

Methods: Plasma samples were collected from 103 patients with PBC and 74 healthy controls.

Undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy in Northeast China: prevalence and determinants.

Objective: To report the prevalence and contributing factors of undiagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) in a population from Northeastern China.

Subjects/methods: A total of 800 subjects from the Fushun Diabetic Retinopathy Cohort Study were enrolled. A questionnaire assessing incentives and barriers to diagnosis of DR was administered.

SOLUBLE GUANYLATE CYCLASE STIMULATORS IN HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS.

Aims: We conducted a systemic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulators in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Methods : We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases for original randomized controlled trials comparing sGC stimulators with placebo in HFpEF patients. A random-effects model was applied to evaluate the mortality, quality of life, and drug-related adverse events.

ASSOCIATION OF DIABETIC MACULAR EDEMA WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES: The Fushun Diabetic Retinopathy Cohort Study.

Purpose: To report the vision-related quality of life in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) in a population-based study.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we analyzed 1,659 subjects with type 2 diabetes. Questionnaires were administered to assess the patient's vision-related quality of life.