Insights into excitonic behavior in single-atom covalent organic frameworks for efficient photo-Fenton-like pollutant degradation.

The generation of radicals through photo-Fenton-like reactions demonstrates significant potential for remediating emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) in complex aqueous environments. However, the excitonic effect, induced by Coulomb interactions between photoexcited electrons and holes, reduces carrier utilization efficiency in these systems. In this study, we develop Cu single-atom-loaded covalent organic frameworks (Cu/COFs) as models to modulate excitonic effects.

Gender Differences in Whether and How Perceived Inequality Hampers Self-Rated Health and Mental Health: Evidence from the Chinese General Social Survey and a Randomized Experiment in China.

A substantial body of research has explored the relationship between inequality and health, yet little is known about the gender-specific effects and pathways through which inequality affects health outcomes. This study focuses on China, a country characterized by high income inequality and uneven health distribution across social groups. In Study 1, repeated nationally representative cross-sectional data from the Chinese General Social Survey is utilized (N = 3798 for 2017, N = 1578 for 2015, and N = 2827 for 2008), revealing that perceived inequality negatively affects self-rated health, particularly among women.

Synergistic Tri-efficiency Enhancement Utilizing Functionalized Covalent Organic Frameworks for Photocatalytic HO Production.

The overall maximization of photocatalytic HO production efficiency urgently requires the comprehensive optimization of each step in multiplex photocatalysis. Despite numerous endeavors, isolated researches focusing on single efficiencies hinder further advancements in overall catalytic activity. In this work, a series of imine-linked COFs (TT-COF-X), incorporating electronically tunable functional groups (X = ─H, ─OMe, ─OH, ─Br), are rationally fabricated for visible-light-driven HO production via a dual-channel pathway involving 2e water oxidation and 2e oxygen reduction.

Synergistic Coordination in Cu Single-Atom Catalysts Enhances High-Valent Copper-Oxo Species for Efficient PMS Activation.

In the domain of heterogeneous catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS), high-valent metal-oxo (HVMO) species are widely recognized as potent oxidants for the abatement of organic pollutants. However, the generation selectivity and efficiency of HVMO are often constrained by stringent requirements for catalyst adsorption sites and electron transfer efficiency. In this study, a single-atom catalyst, Cu/CNP&S, is synthesized featuring multiple types (planar/axial) of heteroatom coordination via an H-bond-assisted self-assembly strategy.

A novel method for production of nitrogen fertilizer with low energy consumption by efficiently adsorbing and separating waste ammonia.

Recovering waste NH to be used as a source of nitrogen fertilizer or liquid fuel has recently attracted much attention. Current methods mainly utilize activated carbon or metal-organic frameworks to capture NH, but are limited due to low NH adsorption capacity and high cost, respectively. In this study, novel porous materials that are low cost and easy to synthesize were prepared as NH adsorbents by precipitation polymerization with acid optimization.

BMI-1 activates hepatic stellate cells to promote the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of colorectal cancer cells.

Background: Activated hepatic stellate cells (aHSCs) are the major source of cancer-associated fibroblasts in the liver. Although the crosstalk between aHSCs and colorectal cancer (CRC) cells supports liver metastasis (LM), the mechanisms are largely unknown.

Aim: To explore the role of BMI-1, a polycomb group protein family member, which is highly expressed in LM, and the interaction between aHSCs and CRC cells in promoting CRC liver metastasis (CRLM).

Catalytic supercritical water oxidation of o-chloroaniline over Ru/rGO: Reaction variables, conversion pathways and nitrogen distribution.

To ascertain the reaction variables on o-chloroaniline (o-ClA) mineralization, total nitrogen (TN) removal rate, and N-species distribution, o-ClA was subjected to catalytic supercritical water oxidation (CSCWO) in a fused quartz tube reactor (FQTR). The findings demonstrated that when the temperature, reaction time, and excess oxidant were 400 °C, 90 min, and 150%, respectively, the mineralization rate of o-ClA could reach more than 95%. Moreover, potential degradation pathways of o-ClA in supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) was proposed according to the GC-MS results.

[Outcome of pediatric-to-adult liver transplantation:a single-center study in China].

To explore the outcome of the pediatric-to-adult liver transplantation, including postoperative complications and relevant factors which affecting graft survival. Data of 55 patients undergoing pediatric-to-adult liver transplantation at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University between January 2015 and August 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The donors consisted of 34 males and 21 females, and the age was (11.

Structure and functional group regulation of plastics for efficient ammonia capture.

Activated carbon and metal organic frameworks have been tested as NH recovery adsorbents, however, they are limited due to low NH adsorption capacity and high cost, respectively. In this study, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) polymers as the representative ester plastics were tested, and their structure and adsorption sites were regulated using HNO, HCl, or HSO with varied H concentrations. The results showed that the EGDMA polymers all used hydrolysis which promoted NH adsorption via different mechanisms.

Ethylene dimethacrylate used as an NH adsorbent with high adsorption capacity and selectivity.

NH molecularly imprinted polymers (NH-MIPs) were synthesized that could successfully separate and recover NH during sludge aerobic composting; however, increased toluene usage during the adsorbent preparation incurred a high cost and severe environmental risks. The purpose of this study was to reduce toluene usage by optimizing the reagent composition of NH-MIPs, based on maintaining a high NH adsorption capacity and selectivity. Five adsorbent groups, including NH-MIPs, and NH-Ethylene dimethacrylate adsorbents (NH-EGDMA) with 0%, 75%, 90%, and 100% toluene reduction efficiencies, were prepared and tested for their adsorption performance.

miR-545 promotes colorectal cancer by inhibiting transferring in the non-normal ferroptosis signaling.

In this study, we examined whether and how miR-545 modulates ferroptosis in colorectal cancer (CRC). HT-29 and HCT-116 human CRC cell viability was examined using a CCK-8 assay and malondialdehyde (MDA) and Fe levels were measured after treatment with the ferroptosis inducers Eradicator of Ras and ST (erastin) and Ras selective lethal 3 (RSL3) with or without miR-545 overexpression or knockdown vectors. Our results demonstrate that miR-545 overexpression inhibited, while miR-545 knockdown further increased, erastin and RSL3-induced upregulation of MDA, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and Fe levels.

Serum Des-gamma-carboxy Prothrombin for Diagnosis of Adult Primary Cancer in Liver.

Objective: To explore the diagnostic accuracy of serum des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) in adult primary cancer in liver.

Study Design: Descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejing University, Hangzhou, China, from June 2016 to March 2018.

Combined immunosuppressive treatment (CIST) in lupus nephritis: a multicenter, randomized controlled study.

Objectives: The standard strategy for treating lupus nephritis comprises glucocorticoids together with either intravenous cyclophosphamide or oral mycophenolate mofetil, but the low remission rate is still a challenge in practice. This study was aimed to seek higher remission rate of lupus nephritis using a combined strategy.

Method: A 24-week trial was conducted in 17 rheumatology or nephrology centers in China.

Soft Robotics: Academic Insights and Perspectives Through Bibliometric Analysis.

Soft robotics is of growing interest in the robot community as well as in public media, and there is an increase in the quality and quantity of publications related to this topic. To formally elaborate this growth, we have used a bibliometric analysis to evaluate the publications in the field from 1990 to 2017 based on the Science Citation Index Expanded database. We present a detailed overview and discussion based on keywords, citation, h-index, year, journal, institution, country, author, and review articles.

Hepatolithiasis associated with intrahepatic heterotopic pancreas: a case report and literature review.

Unlabelled: Intrahepatic heterotopic pancreas is rarely reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of a 39-year-old male with intrahepatic heterotopic pancreas associated with primary cholesterol hepatolithiasis. Computed tomography (CT) scans revealed multiple cholesterol stones in intrahepatic bile ducts of the left lobe concomitant with intrahepatic cholangiectases.

Ghrelin increases hippocampal recombination activating gene 1 expression and spatial memory performance in mice.

Ghrelin, which has been shown to improve memory retention, is an endogenous ligand for the growth hormone secretagogue receptor. Recombination activating gene 1 (Rag1), which plays a critical role in the development and maturation of lymphocytes in the immune system, is also expressed in the central nervous system, particularly in the hippocampus, and has been implicated in memory formation. In the current study, the effects of ghrelin on Rag1 expression in the hippocampus and spatial memory performance in wild-type and Rag1 knockout (KO) mice were examined.

[Early diagnosis of gray mold on tomato stalks based on hyperspectral data].

Early diagnosis of gray mold on tomato stalks based on hyperspectral data was studied in the present paper. A total of 112 samples' hyperspectral data were collected by hyperspectral imaging system. The study spectral region was from 400 to 1,030 nm.

[Influence of serum containing Liuwei Dihuang decoction (see text) on proliferation of osteoblasts under stretch-stress environment].

Objective: To study influence of serum containing Liuwei Dihuang decoction (see text) on proliferation and differentiation of osteoblast form neonatal SD rats cultured in vitro at different times and different stretch stress.

Methods: After osteoblast cultured for 24 hours in the serum containing Liuwei Dihuang decoction (see text) and serum in control group, the 0.5 Hz frequency, 6% and 12% stretch-stress were added.

[Thermophiles and their working mechanisms in degrading excess sludge: a review].

Activated sludge process is widely used in treating a wide variety of wastewater, but the by-product is the large amount of excess sludge. To treat the excess sludge properly could spend 25%-60% of the total cost of wastewater treatment, while improperly treating the sludge could cause serious secondary pollution. Therefore, the reduction of excess sludge is becoming a rising challenge.

Association between C1019T polymorphism in the connexin 37 gene and Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastric cancer.

Objective: To investigate the association between the connexin 37 C1019T polymorphism and Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with gastric cancer.

Methods: 388 patients with gastric cancer (GC), 204 with chronic superficial gastritis (CSG) were studied. H.

[Event-related potentials P₃₀₀ with memory function and psychopathology in first-episode paranoid schizophrenia].

Objective: To investigate the variability of event-related potentials P(300) and the relationship with memory function/psychopathology in patients with first-episode paranoid schizophrenia.

Methods: Thirty patients with first-episode paranoid schizophrenia (patient group) and twenty health subjects (control group) were enrolled in the study. The auditory event-related potentials P₃₀₀ at the scalp electrodes Cz, Pz and Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS) were examined in both groups, Positive And Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) was evaluated in patient group.

Mifepristone may shorten the induction-to-abortion time for termination of second-trimester pregnancies by ethacridine lactate.

Background: We reviewed our experience with adding mifepristone to the protocol for the termination of pregnancy up to 24 weeks of gestation by intra-amniotic ethacridine lactate.

Study Design: The study consisted of women who presented for the termination of a second-trimester pregnancy between August 2000 and July 2008.

Results: Of 1245 women who requested a termination of a second-trimester pregnancy, 744 women underwent the induction of abortion by intra-amniotic ethacridine lactate with mifepristone (mifepristone group), and 501 received intra-amniotic ethacridine lactate alone (control group).