Chirality-protected extreme asymmetric acoustic information transport with noise immunity.

Chiral vortex beams with tunable topological charges (TCs) hold promise for high-capacity and multi-channel information transmission. However, asymmetric vortex transport, a crucial feature for enhancing robustness and security, often disrupts channel independence by altering TCs, causing signal distortion. Here, we exploit the radial mode degree of freedom in chiral space to achieve extremely asymmetric transmission with high energy contrast, while preserving chirality and TCs.

Case Report: A rare case of male breast synovial sarcoma.

Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare and aggressive malignancy that primarily affects young people and usually occurs in the extremities. Breast involvement is uncommon, and males with breast SS are even rarer. We present a rare case of a 17-year-old boy with a progressively growing mass found in his right breast, which was confirmed as SS through pathological diagnosis following surgery.

Assessing the categories and influencing factors of the professional identity among new nurses: a latent profile analysis.

Background: This study aims to explore the latent classes of professional identity among new nurses and to identify the factors influencing their professional identity.

Methods: A convenience sampling method was employed to recruit 256 new nurses from tertiary general hospitals in Shanghai in September 2024. Data were gathered through a general data questionnaire, the Nurse Professional Identity Scale (NPIS), the Task Load Index Scale, and the Psychological Resilience Scale.

Bone cement distribution patterns in vertebral augmentation for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review.

Background: Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCFs) are common in osteoporosis patients. Vertebral augmentation procedures like percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) are widely used, but the impact of bone cement distribution patterns on treatment efficacy remains unclear, and there is a lack of unified classification criteria.

Methods: A systematic search was conducted in multiple databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and CENTRAL until September 30, 2024.

Proteomic surveys of the mouse heart unveil cardiovascular responses to nitric oxide/cGMP signaling deficiencies.

Diminished bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO) contributes to the pathogenesis of cardiometabolic disorders. However, the alterations in signaling under NO deficiency remain mostly unknown. We combined genetics and proteomics to quantify changes in the heart proteome, phosphoproteome, and S-nitrosocysteine proteome in mice lacking nitric oxide synthases (NOS1, NOS2, NOS3), lacking all three enzymes (tNOS), or the alpha 1-regulatory subunit of the soluble guanylate cyclase (sGCα1).

One-Step Labeling Based on Eu-MOFs to Develop Fluorescence Side-Flow Immunoassay for AFB1 Detection in Corn.

Lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) is a promising tool for rapid detection in the field of agricultural product analysis due to its advantages of cost-effectiveness and operational simplicity. In this work, Eu metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) were introduced to LFIA as a rapid detection method characterized by high stability and low interference. Key research objectives included strong fluorescence, ease of labeling, and the utilization of fluorescent probes.

Multi-gene panel sequencing reveals the relationship between driver gene mutation and clinical characteristics in lung adenocarcinoma.

Background: Testing of multiple cancer related genes using next-generation sequencing (NGS) has been widely used for personalized precision medicine of cancer. Integrated analysis of those NGS data and clinical data has offered new opportunities for investigating the relationship between driver genes' mutations and clinical characteristics in large cohorts. This study aims to explore the mutational landscape and its association with clinical features in a lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) cohort.

Multiomic spatial atlas shows deleted in malignant brain tumors 1 (DMBT1) glycoprotein is lost in colonic dysplasia.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is responsible for over 900,000 annual deaths worldwide. Emerging evidence supports pro-carcinogenic bacteria in the colonic microbiome are at least promotional in CRC development and may be causal. We previously showed toxigenic C.

E3 ligase substrate adaptor SPOP fine-tunes the UPR of pancreatic β cells.

The Cullin-3 E3 ligase adaptor protein SPOP targets proteins for ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation. We previously established the β-cell transcription factor (TF) and human diabetes gene PDX1 as an SPOP substrate, suggesting a functional role for SPOP in the β cell. Here, we generated a β-cell-specific deletion mouse strain ( ) and found that is necessary to prevent aberrant basal insulin secretion and for maintaining glucose-stimulated insulin secretion through impacts on glycolysis and glucose-stimulated calcium flux.

The gut microbiota-independent virulence of noninvasive bacterial pathogen Citrobacter rodentium.

Attaching and effacing (A/E) bacterial pathogens consist of human pathogens enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, enterohemorrhagic E. coli and their murine equivalent Citrobacter rodentium (CR). Emerging evidence suggests that the complex pathogen-microbiota-host interactions are critical in conferring A/E pathogen infection-induced severe symptoms and lethality in immunocompromised hosts; however, the precise underlying mechanisms remain enigmatic.

Intelligent Fault Diagnosis of Hydraulic System Based on Multiscale One-Dimensional Convolutional Neural Networks with Multiattention Mechanism.

Hydraulic systems are critical components of mechanical equipment, and effective fault diagnosis is essential for minimizing maintenance costs and enhancing system reliability. In practical applications, data from hydraulic systems are collected with varying sampling frequencies, coupled with complex interdependencies within the data, which poses challenges for existing fault diagnosis algorithms. To solve the above problems, this paper proposes an intelligent fault diagnosis of a hydraulic system based on a multiscale one-dimensional convolution neural network with a multiattention mechanism (MA-MS1DCNN).

TTK promotes HER2 + breast cancer cell migration, apoptosis, and resistance to targeted therapy by modulating the Akt/mTOR axis.

Background: HER2 + breast cancer is a malignant neoplasm with a high degree of aggressiveness and therapeutic challenge. In recent years, studies have indicated a strong correlation between TTK and various tumors, though its role in HER2 + BRCA remains unclear.

Objectives: Studying the biological function of the TTK gene in HER2 + BRCA and its resistance to targeted therapy it provides new ideas for targeted drug research.

Measurement of economic resilience under the COVID-19 based on nighttime light remote sensing: Case of Hubei province.

This study investigates the economic resilience of cities in Hubei province during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing highway nighttime lights as a proxy indicator. By February 2020, the pandemic had caused a significant economic contraction in Hubei. However, by May 2021, a strong recovery was observed, with most cities experiencing growth rates of over 20%.

Ferroptosis and inflammation are modulated by the NFIL3-ACSL4 axis in sepsis associated-acute kidney injury.

Sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) increases the risk of death in patients with sepsis, and its major pathological change is the death of renal tubular cells. However, the mechanism of its occurrence remains unclear. Sepsis can lead to circadian dysregulation, and the rhythm gene NFIL3 has been reported to regulate lipid metabolism.

The relationship between mental health literacy and professional psychological help-seeking behavior among Chinese college students: mediating roles of perceived social support and psychological help-seeking stigma.

Introduction: Mental health literacy is viewed as a significant factor that may facilitate an individual's pursuit of professional psychological assistance. However, it is important to explore further influencing factors that might underlie this association. This study, employing the framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), aims to examine the relationship between mental health literacy and the behavior of seeking professional psychological help, with a focus on the potential mediating roles of perceived stigma and social support in this context.

Transoceanic ships as a source of alien dinoflagellate invasions of inland freshwater ecosystems.

Ships' ballast water and sediments have long been linked to the global transport and expansion of invasive species and thus have become a hot research topic and administrative challenge in the past decades. The relevant concerns, however, have been mainly about the ocean-to-ocean invasion and sampling practices have been almost exclusively conducted onboard. We examined and compared the dinoflagellate cysts assemblages in 49 sediment samples collected from ballast tanks of international and domestic routes ships, washing basins associated with a ship-repair yard, Jiangyin Port (PS), and the nearby area of Yangtze River (YR) during 2017-2018.

Fecal transplant from vaginally seeded infants decreases intraabdominal adiposity in mice.

Exposing C-section infants to the maternal vaginal microbiome, coined "vaginal seeding", partially restores microbial colonization. However, whether vaginal seeding decreases metabolic disease risk is unknown. Therefore, we assessed the effect of vaginal seeding of human infants on adiposity in a murine model.

Effect of Sc on the Wettability of ER5356 Welding Wires and the Porosity of Deposited Metal.

In this study, Al-Mg and Al-Mg-Sc ER5356 welding wires were adopted, and the effects of the Sc element on the wetting behavior of the molten metal and the porosity of the deposited metal were investigated. Al-Mg-Sc and Al-Mg welding wires exhibit wetting angles of 17.2 and 12.

Trends in disability in activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living among Chinese older adults from 2011 to 2018.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the trends in disabilities in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) among older Chinese adults and explore the influence of multimorbidity and unhealthy behaviors on ADL/IADL disability over time.

Methods: Data were obtained from four waves (2011-2018) of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Disability in ADL/IADL was defined as inability to perform any ADL/IADL task.

In-situ shrinkage measurement of alkali-activated materials using focused ion beam combined with environmental scanning electron microscopy.

Drying shrinkage of alkali-activated slag (AAS) has gained significant attention since the volumetric instability of this material can generate premature cracking and degrade the long-term durability of concrete structures. The unique shrinkage behavior of AAS originates mainly from the particular characteristics of its main hydrated products. However, few studies have even at-tempted to investigate the shrinkage behavior of hydrated products in AAS materials.

Quantitative label-free mass spectrometry reveals content and signaling differences between neonatal and adult platelets.

Background: Recent clinical studies have shown that transfusions of adult platelets increase morbidity and mortality in preterm infants. Neonatal platelets are hyporesponsive to agonist stimulation, and emerging evidence suggests developmental differences in platelet immune functions.

Objectives: This study was designed to compare the proteome and phosphoproteome of resting adult and neonatal platelets.

Stratification of neurogenic bladder risk in spina bifida using the urinary peptidome.

Neurogenic bladder poses a major morbidity in children with spina bifida (SB), and videourodynamic studies (VUDS) are used to stratify this risk. This small-scale pilot study utilized current mass-spectrometry-based proteomic approaches to identify peptides or proteins in urine that may differentiate children at high risk of developing renal complications from a neurogenic bladder. Twenty-two urine samples of which nine had high bladder pressure storage that put the upper urinary tract at risk, while 13 with a lower risk for renal compromise were analyzed.