MoTiAlC as a Saturable Absorber for a Passively Q-Switched Tm:YAlO Laser.

Owing to their remarkable characteristics, two-dimensional (2D) layered, MAX phase materials have garnered significant attention in the field of optoelectronics in recent years. Herein, a novel MAX phase ceramic material (MoTiAlC) was prepared into a saturable absorber (SA) by the spin-coating method for passively Q-switching (PQS), and its nonlinear optical absorption properties were characterized with a Tm:YAlO (Tm:YAP) nanosecond laser. The structure characteristics and composition analysis revealed that the MoTiAlC material exhibits a well-defined and stable structure, with a uniform thin film successfully obtained through spin coating.

Sonodynamic therapy for intestinal obstruction caused by intestinal metastasis of bladder cancer: A case report.

This paper presents a case report of a patient with intestinal obstruction caused by intestinal metastasis of bladder cancer treated with sonodynamic therapy. Sonodynamic therapy is a novel anti-tumor therapy that is safe, effi- cacious, and has minimal side effects. After treatment, the patient's intestinal obstruction was effectively relieved.

Pterostilbene, an active constituent of blueberries, enhances innate immune activation and restricts enterovirus D68 infection.

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is a globally re-emerging respiratory pathogen implicated in outbreaks of severe respiratory illnesses and associated with acute flaccid myelitis. However, effective vaccines or treatments for EV-D68 infections remain scarce. We demonstrated that the active constituent of blueberries, pterostilbene (Pte), and its major metabolite, pinostilbene (Pin), facilitated innate immune responses in EV-D68-infected human respiratory cells.

Anomalous amplification in almost-balanced weak measurement for measuring spin Hall effect of light.

In this paper, a method to measure the tiny spin splitting of the spin Hall effect of light (SHEL) using the almost-balanced weak measurement (ABWM) is presented. The ABWM technique uses two orthogonal post-selected states to record all of the information, which is a precise measurement method being different from the standard weak measurement (SWM). The theory model to describe the SHEL measurement based on ABWM is established.

Measurement of hysteresis loop based on weak measurement.

In this Letter, we propose a technique for hysteresis loop measurement based on weak measurement. By using the photonic spin Hall effect (PSHE) as a probe and combining the quantum weak measurement, the technique's noise can be suppressed greatly. A theoretical model to describe the numerical relation between the amplified shift and Kerr rotation angle is established.

System Prediction and Validation of TCM for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatment from the Perspective of Low-Toxicity Chemotherapy: A Stilbene -Viniferin Has a Proapoptotic Effect on K562 Cells via the Mitochondrial Pathway.

Objective: In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has been attributed to "poisoned bone marrow," which is viewed as a loss of Qi or blood, a deficiency in Yin or Yang that causes a complex imbalance between cell growth and death. Malignant myeloid progenitor cells display excessive growth that is difficult to control without toxicity. More than 60 herbs in TCM have shown efficacy against CML.

Unveiling the spin Hall effect of light in Imbert-Fedorov shift at the Brewster angle with weak measurements.

The Imbert-Fedorov (IF) shift is defined as the transverse shift of barycenter of the entire beam when a circular or elliptically polarized incident beam is reflected. In this work, we examine the IF shift of Gaussian beam at the Brewster angle. Interestingly, the spin Hall effect of light takes place in the IF shift at the same time.

Precision improvement of surface plasmon resonance sensors based on weak-value amplification.

In this paper, a method to improve the precision of prism-coupler-based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensors using weak-value amplification (WVA) is presented. A general theory model to describe the post-selected SPR sensing system is established and the polarization-dependent amplitude and phase evolutions induced by the SPR are regarded as the weak interactions in the WVA formalism. As a consequence of WVA, the detected signal can be enhanced with respect to the technical noise which is dependent on the post-selected light intensity.

Land ecological security evaluation of Guangzhou, China.

As the land ecosystem provides the necessary basic material resources for human development, land ecological security (LES) plays an increasingly important role in sustainable development. Given the degradation of land ecological security under rapid urbanization and the urgent LES requirements of urban populations, a comprehensive evaluation method, named Double Land Ecological Security (DLES), has been introduced with the city of Guangzhou, China, as a case study, which evaluates the LES in regional and unit scales for reasonable and specific urban planning. In the evaluation process with this method, we have combined the material security with the spiritual security that is inevitably associated with LES.