Evaluation of commercial nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membrane filtration to remove per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS): Effects of transmembrane pressures and water matrices.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are now widely found in aquatic ecosystems, including sources of drinking water and portable water, due to their increasing prevalence. Among different PFAS treatment or separation technologies, nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) both yield high rejection efficiencies (>95%) of diverse PFAS in water; however, both technologies are affected by many intrinsic and extrinsic factors. This study evaluated the rejection of PFAS of different carbon chain length (e.

Impacts of Nanobubbles in Pore Water on Heavy Metal Pollutant Release from Contaminated Soil Columns.

This study investigated the release of heavy metals from polluted soil under the pore water flow containing nanobubbles (NBs) to simulate natural ebullition. Three types of NBs (CH, H, and CO) were generated in water and characterized, including bubble size, zeta potential, liquid density, and tension. The flow rate used in column tests was optimized to achieve proper soil fluidization and metal desorption or release.

MARS1 mutations linked to familial trigeminal neuralgia via the integrated stress response.

Background: While new genetic analysis methods are widely used in the clinic, few researchers have focused on trigeminal neuralgia (TN) with familial clustering (≥ 2 TN patients in one kindred family). Previous literature suggests that familial trigeminal neuralgia (FTN) may be associated with inherited genetic factors. To date, few next-generation sequencing studies have been reported for FTN.

Deep Sylvian fissure meningiomas: A case report.

Background: Deep Sylvian meningiomas are rare and difficult to diagnose when small tumours lead to various symptoms. The difficulty associated with surgery is underestimated. Our case involved a mass (11 mm × 12 mm × 12 mm in size) in the right Sylvian fissure.

Retrospective Multicenter Study on Outcome Measurement for Dyskinesia Improvement in Parkinson's Disease Patients with Pallidal and Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective treatment for dyskinesia in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), among which the therapeutic targets commonly used include the subthalamic nucleus (STN) and the globus pallidus internus (GPi). Levodopa-induced dyskinesia (LID) is one of the common motor complications arising in PD patients on chronic treatment with levodopa. In this article, we retrospectively evaluated the outcomes of LID with the Unified Dyskinesia Rating Scale (UDysRS) in patients who underwent DBS in multiple centers with a GPi or an STN target.

Development and Validation of an Immune-Related Gene Pairs Signature in Grade II/III Glioma.

Background: Gliomas are prevalent primary intracerebral malignant tumors. Increasing evidence indicates an association between the immune signature and Grade II/III glioma prognosis. Thus, we aimed to develop an immune-related gene pair (IRGP) signature that can be used as a prognostic tool in Grade II/III glioma.

Analysis of Clinical, Imaging, and Pathologic Features of 36 Patients with Primary Intraspinal Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors: A Case Series and Literature Review.

Background And Study Aims:  Primary intraspinal primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs) account for ∼0.4% of all intraspinal tumors, but information about these tumors in the medical literature is limited to single case reports. We report four cases of primary intraspinal PNETs and present a systematic literature review of the reported cases.

A Novel Scoring System Based on Peripheral Blood Test in Predicting Grade and Prognosis of Patients with Glioma.

Purpose: To explore the value of F-NLR-AGR score based on preoperative fibrinogen, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and albumin to globulin ratio (AGR) in predicting the prognosis in patients with glioma.

Patients And Methods: 203 glioma patients were retrospectively analyzed. Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the optimal cut-off values for NLR, AGR, and fibrinogen.

[Expression of δ subunit of γ-aminobutyric acid A in hippocampus induced by insular-kindled rats].

Objective: To explore the expression of δ subunit-containing γ-aminobutyric acid(A) (GABA)(A) receptors in insular electrical kindled rats and analyze the significance of the findings.

Methods: A total of 48 male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided randomly into 3 groups: kindled, sham-operated and control. Kindled group: chronic insular electrical kindled models of rats established by electrical stimulation.