Publications by authors named "Zhangqin Liu"

Background: Accurately identifying patients at high risk of delirium is vital for timely preventive intervention measures. Approaches for identifying the risk of developing delirium among critically ill children are not well researched.

Objective: To develop and validate machine learning-based models for predicting delirium among critically ill children 24 h after pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) admission.

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A highly efficient sulfonylation of -quinone methides with sulfonyl hydrazines in water has been developed on the basis of the mode involving a tetrabutyl ammonium bromide (TBAB)-promoted sulfa-1,6-conjugated addition pathway. This reaction provides a green and sustainable method to synthesize various unsymmetrical diarylmethyl sulfones, showing good functional group tolerance, scalability, and regioselectivity. Further transformation of the resulting diarylmethyl sulfones provides an efficient route to some functionalized molecules.

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A novel tandem intermolecular ammonium ylide formation/intramolecular Mannich-type [5+1] cyclization reaction of aryl diazoacetates and ortho-aminophenyl imine derivatives was developed. The reaction provides an efficient methodology for direct synthesis of diverse trisubstituted tetrahydroquinoxalines bearing a quaternary stereogenic carbon center in moderate to good yields with excellent diastereoselectivity. This process features high efficiency, mild reaction conditions, and high stereoselectivity.

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Memory impairment is one of main clinical symptoms of brain senescence. To address the effects of Cordyceps militaris Link extract (CE) on memory impairment, a D-galactose (D-Gal)-induced aging mouse model was employed. Mice injected with D-Gal showed a significant learning and memory impairment that was rescued by CE treatment.

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Whole cells of Rhodotorula glutinis reduced N-methyl-3-oxo-3-(thiophen-2-yl) propanamide at 30 g/l to (S)-N-methyl-3-hydroxy-3-(2-thienyl) propionamide, an intermediate in the production of (S)-duloxetine, a blockbuster antidepressant drug, in 48 h. The reaction had excellent enantioselectivity (single enantiomer, >99.5% enantiomeric excess [ee]) with a >95% conversion.

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