Ultrasound-assisted gram-scale synthesis of nano-tubular ag-MOF and its hybridization with yellow/green carbon quantum dots: membrane-based turn-on fluorescence recognition for procaterol.

Procaterol, a third-generation long-acting β₂-adrenergic receptor agonist, is widely used in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment. Rapid and sensitive detection of Procaterol is essential for both clinical monitoring and environmental surveillance. This study presents a facile and gram-scale synthesis of tubular silver-based Metal-organic framework (MOF) MONT by employing an ultrasonic-assisted green synthesis strategy (20 kHz ultrasound, 100 W power, 30 min).

Interpretable machine learning approaches for predicting prostate cancer by using multiple heavy metal exposures based on the data from NHANES 2003-2018.

Environmental pollution plays a major role in the development of prostate cancer (PCA). However, there has been no research on machine learning (ML) modelling between multiple heavy metal exposures and PCA risk. Based on the 8022 samples from the 2003-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database, we utilized the information pertaining to the concentrations of 18 blood and urinary heavy metals and minerals as well as 14 covariates.

[Effect of a Simple Home-Based Oral Care Regimen on Oral Mucositis in Patients With Oral Cavity and Nasopharyngeal Cancer: A Quasi-Experimental Study].

Background: The majority of patients with oral cavity and nasopharyngeal cancer experience severe oral mucositis during concurrent radiochemotherapy. The effectiveness of routine nursing education remains limited.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a simple home-based oral care regimen on oral mucositis.

A hybrid method for real-time stimulation artefact removal during functional electrical stimulation with time-variant parameters.

. In this study, a hybrid method combining hardware and software architecture is proposed to remove stimulation artefacts (SAs) and extract the volitional surface electromyography (sEMG) in real time during functional electrical stimulations (FES) with time-variant parameters..

An Anti Stimulation Artifacts and M-waves Surface Electromyography Detector with a Short Blanking Time.

A surface electromyography (sEMG) detector, that not only removes stimulation artifacts entirely but also increases the recording time, has been developed in this paper. The sEMG detector consists of an sEMG detection circuit and a stimulation isolator. The sEMG detection circuit employs a stimulus isolate switch (SIS), a blanking (BLK) and non-linear feed-back (NFB) circuit to remove the artifacts and to increase the recording time.

Motility characteristics in the transition zone in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD) patients.

Background: Defects in distal oesophageal peristalsis was thought to be an indication of incomplete bolus transit (BT). However, the role of transition zone (TZ) defects in the BT in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD) patients needs clarification. The aim of this study was to assess the TZ defects in GORD patients and to explore the relationship between TZ defects and BT.

The -A2518G polymorphism in the MCP-1 gene and inflammatory bowel disease risk: A meta-analysis.

Objective: The monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) -A2518G gene polymorphism has been found to be involved in the susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, the results of existing studies are controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to assess the relationship between the MCP-1 -A2518G polymorphism and the risk of IBD.

Methods: PubMed, EMBASE and MEDLINE were searched for studies assessing the relationship between the -A2518G polymorphism in MCP-1 gene and the risk of IBD.

Aldolase A-HBsAg interaction and its effect on ultraviolet radiation induced apoptosis in 293FT cells.

Background And Aim: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection poses great challenges to humans, claiming one million lives annually worldwide. Solid data have related HBV to hepatocellular carcinoma.

Methods: In the present research, we verified the interaction between surface protein (HBs) encoded by HBV and aldolase A (ALDA) using yeast two-hybrid, mammalian two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation, GST pull-down and laser scanning confocal.

Interacting with HBsAg compromises resistance of jumping translocation breakpoint protein to ultraviolet radiation-induced apoptosis in 293FT cells.

Jumping translocation breakpoint protein (JTB) is suppressed in many cancers, implying it plays a role in the neoplastic transformation of cells. In order to explore the role of JTB in the carcinogenesis of liver, we used mammalian two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation, GST pull-down and laser scanning confocal to verify the interaction between HBs and JTB. According to the results, HBs interacts with JTB.