Analysis of the effect of BMI on depression and anxiety among older adults in China: the mediating role of ADL and IADL.

Background: Anxiety and depression are serious psychological and public health issues among the older adults. Currently, there is a lack of understanding of the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and anxiety or depression symptoms in the older adult population in China. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of BMI on anxiety and depression through correlation analysis in different subgroups and to examine the potential chain mediating effects of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) between BMI and symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Determinants of carbon sequestration in thinned forests.

Given global climate change and the projected increases in the greenhouse effect, enhancing the carbon storage capacity of forest ecosystems is especially critical. To fully realize the potential carbon sequestration, it is imperative to understand the drivers affecting carbon storage in forest ecosystems, particularly with disturbances that disrupt existing balance. In this study, we explored the effects of stem-only harvest at various thinning intensities on forest structure and carbon density in middle-aged natural secondary forests, located in the northern temperate zone.

Boosting the Formation of Brønsted Acids on Flame-made WO/ZrO for Glucose Conversion.

Tungstate-zirconium oxide catalysts (WO/ZrO) with much higher concentrations of Brønsted acid sites (BAS) and a bigger ratio of Brønsted to Lewis acid sites (B/L) than achievable by conventional impregnation (IM) were synthesized using single-step flame spray pyrolysis (FSP). The rapid quenching and short residence time inherent to FSP prevent the accumulation of W atoms on the ZrO support and thus provide an excellent surface dispersion of WO species. As a result, FSP-made WO/ZrO (FSP-WO/ZrO) has a much higher surface concentration of three-dimensional Zr-WO clusters than corresponding materials prepared by conventional impregnation (IM-WO/ZrO).

Association between the recommended volume of leisure-time physical activity and erectile dysfunction: A cross-sectional analysis of the national health and nutrition examination survey, 2001-2004.

Objective: Physical activity-related interventions alleviate the severity of erectile dysfunction (ED), but it is unknown whether the recommended volume of physical activity (PA) or a higher level of physical activity reduces the likelihood of ED in adult males. We aimed to evaluate the association between the recommended volume of PA and ED among US male adults.

Design: A nationally representative cross-sectional survey.

Real-time detection of 20 amino acids and discrimination of pathologically relevant peptides with functionalized nanopore.

Precise identification and quantification of amino acids is crucial for many biological applications. Here we report a copper(II)-functionalized Mycobacterium smegmatis porin A (MspA) nanopore with the N91H substitution, which enables direct identification of all 20 proteinogenic amino acids when combined with a machine-learning algorithm. The validation accuracy reaches 99.

Sustainable application of rice-waste for fuels and valuable chemicals-a mini review.

The global annual production of rice is over 750 million tons, and generates a huge amount of biomass waste, such as straw, husk, and bran, making rice waste an ideal feedstock for biomass conversion industries. This review focuses on the current progress in the transformation of rice waste into valuable products, including biochar, (liquid and gaseous) biofuels, valuable chemicals (sugars, furan derivatives, organic acids, and aromatic hydrocarbons), and carbon/silicon-based catalysts and catalyst supports. The challenges and future prospectives are highlighted to guide future studies in rice waste valorization for sustainable production of fuels and chemicals.

Nonvolatile magnetoelectric coupling in two-dimensional van der Waals sandwich heterostructure CuInPS/MnCl/CuInPS.

Electrical control of magnetism is of great interest for low-energy-consumption spintronic applications. Due to the recent experimental breakthrough in two-dimensional materials, with the absence of hanging bonds on the surface and strong tolerance for lattice mismatch, heterogeneous integration of different two-dimensional materials provides a new opportunity for coupling between different physical properties. Here, we report the realization of nonvolatile magnetoelectric coupling in vdW sandwich heterostructure CuInPS/MnCl/CuInPS.

Geochemical characteristics and socioeconomic associations of carbonaceous aerosols in coal-fueled cities with significant seasonal pollution pattern.

Carbonaceous aerosols, comprising organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC), are critical component of fine particulate matter (PM), with diverse impacts on air quality and human health. This study investigated the concentrations and seasonal patterns of carbonaceous species in PM during both the heating season (January 2021) and non-heating season (July 2021) in three coal-fueled cities in northern China, as well as the differences in carbonaceous aerosols and their associations with socioeconomic parameters in cities situated on either side of the "Hu Line" in China. The results showed that, owing to intensified coal combustion and unfavorable meteorological conditions, levels of OC, EC, and OC/EC ratios were higher in winter compared to summer.

The impact of mulberry leaf extract at three different levels on reducing the glycemic index of white bread.

In this study, the influences of mulberry leaf extract (MLE) addition on the physicochemical properties including the specific volume, texture and sensory features of white bread (WB) were evaluated by the sensory analysis technology. A double-blind, randomised, repeat-measure design was used to study the impact of MLE addition on the postprandial blood glucose response as well as the satiety index of WB. Results showed that the addition of MLE showed no significant effects on the physicochemical properties of WB except for the slight changes of color and bitterness.

Algorithm of Stability-Analysis-Based Feature Selection for NIR Calibration Transfer.

For conventional near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) technology, even within the same sample, the NIR spectral signal can vary significantly with variation of spectrometers and the spectral collection environment. In order to improve the applicability and application of NIR prediction models, effective calibration transfer is essential. In this study, a stability-analysis-based feature selection algorithm (SAFS) for NIR calibration transfer is proposed, which is used to extract effective spectral band information with high stability between the master and slave instruments during the calibration transfer process.

Changes in stoichiometric characteristics of ambient air pollutants pre-to post-COVID-19 in China.

To prevent the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreading, Chinese government takes a series of corresponding measures to restrict human mobility, including transportation lock-down and industries suspension, which significantly influenced the ambient air quality and provided vary rare time windows to assess the impacts of anthropological activities on air pollution. In this work, we divided the studied timeframe (2019/12/24-2020/2/24) into four periods and selected 88 cities from 31 representative urban agglomerations. The indicators of PM/PM and NO/SO were applied, for the first time, to analyze the changes in stoichiometric characteristics of ambient air pollutants pre-to post-COVID-19 in China.

Revealing Brønsted Acidic Bridging SiOHAl Groups on Amorphous Silica-Alumina by Ultrahigh Field Solid-State NMR.

Amorphous silica-aluminas (ASAs) are important acidic catalysts and supports for many industrially essential and sustainable processes. The identification of surface acid sites with their local structures on ASAs is of critical importance for tuning their catalytic properties but still remains a great challenge and is under debate. Here, ultrahigh magnetic field (35.

Effect of Hepatitis B Virus Infection on Sperm Quality and Outcomes of Assisted Reproductive Techniques in Infertile Males.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the health problems and has adverse effects on public health. However, the consequences of male HBV carriers for assisted reproductive techniques (ART) remain unclear. To examine whether men with HBV would impact sperm quality and the intrauterine insemination (IUI)/ fertilization (IVF)/ intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes.

The shelf-life of chestnut rose beverage packaged in PEN/PET bottles under long term storage: A comparison to packaging in ordinary PET bottles.

The shelf life of chestnut rose beverage is largely dependent on packaging method and storage temperature. In this study, we investigated the effects of packaging beverages in bottles made of either polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or PEN (polyethylene naphthalate)/PET and storage temperature (4, 25, 37, and 55 ℃) on the shelf life of chestnut rose beverage. The physicochemical parameters and enzyme activity of beverages were evaluated, and we found that at 4 °C, the vitamin C, superoxide dismutase, and total polyphenol contents of beverages stored in PEN/PET bottles increased by 9.

Modular DNA Circuits for Point-of-Care Colorimetric Assay of Infectious Pathogens.

Accurate, specific, and inexpensive detection of multiple infectious pathogens simultaneously is a significant goal for human health and safety. Herein we present a rationally designed modular DNA circuit for point-of-care (POC) detection of a variety of infectious pathogens based on nucleic acid isothermal amplification technology and DNAzyme-mediated colorimetric readout. A modular DNA circuit was constructed with a fixed module and a flexible module and was rationally designed according to genetic targets.

Engineering the Distinct Structure Interface of Subnano-alumina Domains on Silica for Acidic Amorphous Silica-Alumina toward Biorefining.

Amorphous silica-aluminas (ASAs) are important solid catalysts and supports for many industrially essential and sustainable processes, such as hydrocarbon transformation and biorefining. However, the wide distribution of acid strength on ASAs often results in undesired side reactions, lowering the product selectivity. Here we developed a strategy for the synthesis of a unique class of ASAs with unvarying strength of Brønsted acid sites (BAS) and Lewis acid sites (LAS) using double-flame-spray pyrolysis.

Production efficiency and change characteristics of China's apple industry in terms of planting scale.

The global population is rapidly increasing, the arable land area is losing in a large scale, and the water supply capacity is limited. Meanwhile, China is in a critical period of the transformation of apple industrial structure, and the improvement of apple production efficiency is an important way to increase farmers' output and income, moderate-scale operation is the inevitable trend in agricultural modernization. However, few studies have explored the production efficiency of the apple industry from the perspective of planting scale.

Separation, identification, and molecular docking of tyrosinase inhibitory peptides from the hydrolysates of defatted walnut (Juglans regia L.) meal.

Defatted walnut meal protein was hydrolyzed using alcalase to yield tyrosinase inhibitory peptides. After separation by ultrafiltration and Sephadex G-25, the fraction with the highest tyrosinase inhibitory activity was identified using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and 606 peptides were obtained. Then, molecular docking was used to screen for tyrosinase inhibitory peptides and to clarify the theoretical interaction mechanism between the peptides and tyrosinase.

Highly Efficient NO Abatement over Cu-ZSM-5 with Special Nanosheet Features.

Conventional Cu-ZSM-5 and special Cu-ZSM-5 catalysts with diverse morphologies (nanoparticles, nanosheets, hollow spheres) were synthesized and comparatively investigated for their performances in the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO to N with ammonia. Significant differences in SCR behavior were observed, and nanosheet-like Cu-ZSM-5 showed the best SCR performance with the lowest of 130 °C and nearly complete conversion in the temperature range of 200-400 °C. It was found that Cu-ZSM-5 nanosheets [mainly exposed (0 1 0) crystal plane] with abundant mesopores and framework Al species were favorable for the formation of high external surface areas and Al pairs, which influenced the local environment of Cu.

Formation and Location of Pt Single Sites Induced by Pentacoordinated Al Species on Amorphous Silica-Alumina.

Alumina and its mixed oxides are popular industrial supports for emerging supported metal catalysts. Pentacoordinated Al (Al) species are identified as key surface sites for anchoring and stabilizing metal single-site catalysts; however, Al is rare in conventional amorphous silica-alumina (ASA). Recently, we have developed Al-enriched ASA, which was applied as a support for the synthesis of Pt single-site catalysts in this work.

Effects of intradialytic resistance exercises on physical performance, nutrient intake and quality of life among haemodialysis people: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this systematic reviews was to synthesize the current studies for the effectiveness of intradialytic resistance exercises with usual care on HD people.

Design: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.

Methods: A systematic search of seven electronic databases, including PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, WanFang, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and SINOMED, was systematically searched up to May 2018.

Effect of whey protein isolate/chitosan/microcrystalline cellulose/PET multilayer bottles on the shelf life of rosebud beverages.

Multilayer bottles consisting of chitosan (CS), microcrystalline cellulose (MCC), whey protein isolate (WPI), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were tested as novel materials for packaging and extending shelf life of rosebud beverages. We studied the storage stability at 4 °C, 25 °C, 37 °C, and 55 °C by assessing the physical and biochemical parameters. The results show that multilayer PET bottles had better barrier performance and improved soluble solids content, pH, polyphenol content, color indices, and browning degree in rosebud beverages over the control at all studied temperatures.

Green synthesis of boron and nitrogen co-doped TiO with rich B-N motifs as Lewis acid-base couples for the effective artificial CO photoreduction under simulated sunlight.

Boron and nitrogen co-doped Titanium dioxide (TiO) nanosheets (BNT) with high surface area of 136.5 m g were synthesized using ammonia borane as the green and triple-functional regent, which avoids the harmful and explosive reducing regents commonly used to create surface defects on TiO. The decomposition of ammonia borane could incorporate reactive Lewis acid-base (B, N) pairs, together with the as-generated H to create mesoporous structure and rich oxygen vacancies in pristine TiO.

Pentacoordinated Aluminum Species: New Frontier for Tailoring Acidity-Enhanced Silica-Alumina Catalysts.

Silica-alumina catalysts, including zeolites and amorphous silica-aluminas (ASAs), are among the most widely used solid acid catalysts and supports to produce petrochemicals, fine chemicals, and renewable energy. The coordination, distribution, and interactions of aluminum in ASAs have an enormous impact on their acidic properties and catalytic performance. Unsaturated tetracoordinated aluminum (Al) species are commonly accepted as the key sites in generating catalytically active Brønsted acid sites (BASs) in silica-alumina catalysts.