Evaluating the relative predictive validity of measures of self-referential processing for depressive symptom severity.

Introduction: The self-referential encoding task (SRET) has a number of implicit measures which are associated with various facets of depression, including depressive symptoms. While some measures have proven robust in predicting depressive symptoms, their effectiveness can vary depending on the methodology used. Hence, understanding the relative contributions of population differences, word lists and calculation methods to these associations with depression, is crucial for translating the SRET into a clinical screening tool.

Research on Constitutive Modeling of DH460 Continuous Casting Steel with the Solidification End Reduction Process.

The constitutive model was commonly used to describe the flow stress of materials under specific strain, strain rate, and temperature conditions. In order to study the thermal-mechanical behavior of DH460 continuous casting steel during the solidification end heavy reduction (HR) process accurately. The high-temperature compression experiment was carried out, and phenomenological constitutive models were established based on the experimental results.

Enhancing motor skill learning through multiple sessions of online high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation in healthy adults: insights from EEG power spectrum.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) on finger motor skill acquisition. Thirty-one healthy adult males were randomly assigned to one of three groups: online HD-tDCS (administered during motor skill learning), offline HD-tDCS (delivered before motor skill learning), and a sham group. Participants engaged in a visual isometric pinch task for three consecutive days.

[Characteristics of Pollution and Microbial Community Structure in the Antimony Mining Area of Longnan, Gansu Province].

Antimony （Sb） is a major pollutant that poses a serious threat to the environment in the mining and processing of nonferrous metals, coexisting with sulfide and oxide of arsenic （As）. Microorganisms play an important role in the migration, transformation, and repair of metals in soil. The ecological effects of bioavailable Sb and As on the microbial community in antimony mining areas（mining and smelting areas）are still poorly understood.

Systemic inflammatory markers in ageing, Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Systemic inflammation with alterations in inflammatory markers is involved in ageing and Alzheimer's disease. However, few studies have investigated the longitudinal trajectories of systemic inflammatory markers during ageing and Alzheimer's disease, and specific markers contributing to Alzheimer's disease remain undetermined. In this study, a longitudinal cohort (cohort 1: n = 290; controls, 136; preclinical Alzheimer's disease, 154) and a cross-sectional cohort (cohort 2: n = 351; controls, 62; Alzheimer's disease, 63; vascular dementia, 58; Parkinson's disease dementia, 56; behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, 57; dementia with Lewy bodies, 55) were included.

Crystallization-Inspired Design and Modeling of Self-Assembly Lattice-Formation Swarm Robotics.

Self-assembly formation is a key research topic for realizing practical applications in swarm robotics. Due to its inherent complexity, designing high-performance self-assembly formation strategies and proposing corresponding macroscopic models remain formidable challenges and present an open research frontier. Taking inspiration from crystallization, this paper introduces a distributed self-assembly formation strategy by defining , , , and states for robots.

Polygalacic acid attenuates cognitive impairment by regulating inflammation through PPARγ/NF-κB signaling pathway.

Aims: We aimed to explore the role and molecular mechanism of polygalacic acid (PA) extracted from traditional Chinese medicine Polygala tenuifolia in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Methods: The network pharmacology analysis was used to predict the potential targets and pathways of PA. Molecular docking was applied to analyze the combination between PA and core targets.

The role of N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptors in Alzheimer's disease: From pathophysiology to therapeutic approaches.

N-Methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptors (NMDARs) are involved in multiple physiopathological processes, including synaptic plasticity, neuronal network activities, excitotoxic events, and cognitive impairment. Abnormalities in NMDARs can initiate a cascade of pathological events, notably in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and even other neuropsychiatric disorders. The subunit composition of NMDARs is plastic, giving rise to a diverse array of receptor subtypes.

Biodegradability enhancement of waste lubricating oil regeneration wastewater using electrocoagulation pretreatment.

As a sustainable management of fossil fuel resources and ecological environment protection, recycling used lubricating oil has received widespread attention. However, large amounts of waste lubricating-oil regeneration wastewater (WLORW) are inevitably produced in the recycling process, and challenges are faced by traditional biological treatment of WLORW. Thus, this study investigated the effectiveness of electrocoagulation (EC) as pretreatment and its removal mechanism.

Fast Helmet and License Plate Detection Based on Lightweight YOLOv5.

The integrated fast detection technology for electric bikes, riders, helmets, and license plates is of great significance for maintaining traffic safety. YOLOv5 is one of the most advanced single-stage object detection algorithms. However, it is difficult to deploy on embedded systems, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), with limited memory and computing resources because of high computational load and high memory requirements.

Shared and unique effects of ApoEε4 and pathogenic gene mutation on cognition and imaging in preclinical familial Alzheimer's disease.

Background: Neuropsychology and imaging changes have been reported in the preclinical stage of familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD). This study investigated the effects of APOEε4 and known pathogenic gene mutation on different cognitive domains and circuit imaging markers in preclinical FAD.

Methods: One hundred thirty-nine asymptomatic subjects in FAD families, including 26 APOEε4 carriers, 17 APP and 20 PS1 mutation carriers, and 76 control subjects, went through a series of neuropsychological tests and MRI scanning.

Association between healthy lifestyle and memory decline in older adults: 10 year, population based, prospective cohort study.

Objective: To identify an optimal lifestyle profile to protect against memory loss in older individuals.

Design: Population based, prospective cohort study.

Setting: Participants from areas representative of the north, south, and west of China.

An immediate-return reinforcement learning for the atypical Markov decision processes.

The atypical Markov decision processes (MDPs) are decision-making for maximizing the immediate returns in only one state transition. Many complex dynamic problems can be regarded as the atypical MDPs, e.g.

A 19-Year-Old Adolescent with Probable Alzheimer's Disease.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) primarily affects older adults. In this report, we present the case of a 19-year-old male with gradual memory decline for 2 years and World Health Organization-University of California Los Angeles Auditory Verbal Learning Test (WHO-UCLA AVLT) results also showing memory impairment. Positron emission tomography-magnetic resonance imaging with 18F fluorodeoxyglucose revealed atrophy of the bilateral hippocampus and hypometabolism in the bilateral temporal lobe.

Modified low-dose second window indocyanine green technique improves near-infrared fluorescence image-guided dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans resection: A randomized control trial.

Objective: Conventional second window indocyanine green (SWIG) technique has been widely attempted in near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging for intraoperative navigation of tumor radical resection. Nevertheless, the overuse of indocyanine green (ICG) led to an increased risk of drug lethal allergy and high medical cost. This prospective study was to explore clinical application of modified low-dose SWIG technique in guiding dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSPs) radical resection.

Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth attenuate trigeminal neuralgia in rats by inhibiting endoplasmic reticulum stress.

Background: The treatment of trigeminal neuralgia remains a challenging issue. Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) provide optimized therapy for chronic pain. This study aimed to investigate the mechanisms underlying the attenuation of trigeminal neuralgia by SHED.

A circadian rhythm-related gene signature for predicting relapse risk and immunotherapeutic effect in prostate adenocarcinoma.

Prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD) represents the most common male carcinoma in developed countries, its high relapse risk contributes to the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Therefore, it is required to develop an effective signature for predicting the relapse risk of PRAD. To identify a circadian rhythm- (CR-) related predictive signature, we analyzed RNA-seq data of patients with prostate adenocarcinoma (PRAD) from the TCGA and GEO cohort.

Carnation-like Morphology of BiVO-7 Enables Sensitive Photoelectrochemical Determination of Cr(VI) in the Food and Environment.

Hexavalent chromium, namely, Cr(VI), is a significant threat to ecological and food safety. Current detection methods are not sensitive to Cr(VI). A photoelectrochemical (PEC) sensor based on bismuth vanadate (BiVO) was developed for sensitive detection of Cr(VI).

A multidrug-resistant P-glycoprotein assembly revealed by tariquidar-probe's super-resolution imaging.

As an efflux pump, P-glycoproteins (P-gps) are over-expressed in many cancer cell types to confer them with multi-drug resistance. Many studies have focused on elucidating their molecular structure or protein expression; however, the relationship between the molecular assembly and dysfunction remains unclear. Super-resolution microscope is an excellent imaging tool to reveal the molecular biological details, but its high-quality imaging often suffers from the labeling method currently available.

Four consecutive yearly point-prevalence studies in Wales indicate lack of improvement in sepsis care on the wards.

The 'Sepsis Six' bundle was promoted as a deliverable tool outside of the critical care settings, but there is very little data available on the progress and change of sepsis care outside the critical care environment in the UK. Our aim was to compare the yearly prevalence, outcome and the Sepsis Six bundle compliance in patients at risk of mortality from sepsis in non-intensive care environments. Patients with a National Early Warning Score (NEWS) of 3 or above and suspected or proven infection were enrolled into four yearly 24-h point prevalence studies, carried out in fourteen hospitals across Wales from 2016 to 2019.

Enhancing anaerobic digestion process with addition of conductive materials.

Anaerobic digestion is widely used for the treatment of wastewater for its low costs and bioenergy production, but the performances of anaerobic digestion often need improving in practical applications. The addition of conductive materials could lead to direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) among the anaerobic microorganisms, and consequently enhance the efficiencies of anaerobic digestion. In this paper, the effects of DIET via conductive materials on chemical organic demand (COD) removal, volatile fatty acid (VFA) consumption and methane production were reviewed.

Inhibition of tetracycline on anaerobic digestion of swine wastewater.

The inhibition of tetracycline on anaerobic digestion of synthetic swine wastewater was examined with a semi-continuous operation for 103 days at a dosage ranging 2-8 mg/L. COD concentrations, VFA compositions in effluents and methane production were measured. The negative effects of tetracycline on the four individual steps of anaerobic digestion and its toxicity on anaerobic microorganisms were also evaluated.