Coupled Pd-Cu Dipole for Enhanced Aqueous Nitrate Valorization at Ultralow Potentials.

Nitrate pollution poses significant threats to water quality and the global nitrogen cycle. The electrochemical reduction reaction (NORR) emerges as a promising solution for removal and sustainable ammonia (NH) production. However, it suffers from an insufficient atomic hydrogen (*H) supply and poor nitrite adsorption at low potentials, which results in restrained -to-NH conversion and notorious accumulation.

Effect and validation of plate thickness dimensional effects on grouting compactness in bridge ducts based on ultrasonic testing.

Based on the theory of ultrasonic non-destructive testing, this study investigates the dimensional effect of plate thickness on the detection of grouting compactness in prestressed bridge ducts. By combining finite element simulation with engineering case validation, a high-precision time-domain analysis model is proposed to qualitatively and quantitatively evaluate the grouting compactness of prestressed bridge pipeline with varying plate thicknesses. This study employs ABAQUS finite element software to simulate and analyze the excitation, propagation, and reception characteristics of ultrasonic waves in concrete structural components.

Dimensionality Effect of Nanocarbon Precursors on Diamond Synthesis under Extreme Conditions.

Diamond holds significant promise for a wide range of applications due to its exceptional physicochemical properties. Investigating the controlled diamond preparation from nanocarbon precursors with varying dimensionalities is crucial to optimize the transition conditions and even elucidate the daunting transformation mechanism, however, this remains outstanding challenge despite considerable effort. Herein, the imperative dimensionality effect of nanocarbon precursors on diamond synthesis and the physical mechanism under high temperature and high pressure is reported, by comparing the distinct transition processes of 0D carbon nanocages (CNCs) and 1D carbon nanotubes (CNTs) from conventional graphite.

Auditory and Semantic Processing of Speech-in-Noise in Autism: A Behavioral and EEG Study.

Autistic individuals often struggle to recognize speech in noisy environments, but the neural mechanisms behind these challenges remain unclear. Effective speech-in-noise (SiN) processing relies on auditory processing, which tracks target sounds amidst noise, and semantic processing, which further integrates relevant acoustic information to derive meaning. This study examined these two processes in autism.

Insights into the interaction of tris (2,4-di-tert-butyl phenyl) phosphite (I 168) and its metabolites (24DP) with pepsin: Enzyme inhibition, structural impacts, and antioxidant interference.

This study investigated the interactions between pepsin (PEP) and the organophosphite antioxidant Irgafos 168 (I 168), its metabolite 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol (24DP), focusing on structural, functional, and antioxidant implications. UV-Vis absorption spectra, fluorescence lifetimes and Stern-Volmer quenching analyses show that I 168/24DP statically bursts PEP with high binding affinity. Thermodynamic parameters, molecular docking analyses and molecular dynamics simulations (e.

AdBSK1-Mediated Hormone Signaling Regulates Flowering Transition in ''.

Background: The '' is a remarkable kiwifruit variety. The phenotypic traits of this variety are influenced by the climatic conditions in Guizhou. The flowering time, which is shaped by multiple environmental factors, has a substantial impact on both the fruit yield and quality.

A retrospective cohort study on perinatal outcomes of monochorionic and dichorionic twin pregnancies complicated by intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is the most common pregnancy-related liver disorder and may cause adverse perinatal outcomes. However, few studies reported differences in perinatal outcomes of monochorionic(MC) and dichorionic(DC) twin pregnancies complicated by ICP. These perinatal outcomes were assessed with a retrospective cohort study.

Restore-RWKV: Efficient and Effective Medical Image Restoration with RWKV.

Transformers have revolutionized medical image restoration, but the quadratic complexity still poses limitations for their application to high-resolution medical images. The recent advent of the Receptance Weighted Key Value (RWKV) model in the natural language processing field has attracted much attention due to its ability to process long sequences efficiently. To leverage its advanced design, we propose Restore-RWKV, the first RWKV-based model for medical image restoration.

Retraction Notice to: HOXA5-miR-574-5p axis promotes adipogenesis and alleviates insulin resistance.

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Yangxinshi tablet protects against myocardial injury and increases skeletal muscle exercise capacity by regulating mitochondrial bioenergetics.

Background: Yangxinshi tablet (YXST), as the traditional Chinese medicine, could significantly improve cardiac function and exercise tolerance in patients with coronary heart disease. However, molecular mechanisms of YXST protecting against myocardial injury and promoting skeletal muscle exercise capacity is still unclear.

Purpose: This study aimed to clarify the efficacy and potential mechanisms of YXST in myocardial injury and skeletal muscle exercise capacity.

Interlayer engineering of lattice dynamics and elastic constants of 2D layered nanomaterials under pressure.

Interlayer coupling in two-dimensional (2D) layered nanomaterials can provide us strategies to evoke their superior properties, such as the layer-dependent phonon vibration, the formation of moiré excitons and related nontrivial topology. However, to accurately quantify interlayer potential and further measure elastic properties of 2D materials remain challenging, despite significant efforts. Herein, the layer-dependent lattice dynamics and elastic constants of 2D nanomaterials have been systematically investigated via pressure-engineering strategy based on ultralow frequency Raman spectroscopy.

A potent protective bispecific nanobody targeting Herpes simplex virus gD reveals vulnerable epitope for neutralizing.

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes significant health burden worldwide. Currently used antiviral drugs are effective but resistance can occur. Here, we report two high-affinity neutralizing nanobodies, namely Nb14 and Nb32, that target non-overlapping epitopes in HSV gD.

The construction of student-centered artificial intelligence online music learning platform based on deep learning.

Aiming at the student-centered online music learning platform, this study proposes a Course Recommendation Model for Student Learning Interest Evolution (CRM-SLIE) to improve the accuracy and adaptability of the platform's course recommendation. This model combines attention mechanism and Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU), and introduces project crossing module, which can effectively capture students' interest changes and second-order characteristic interaction among courses. The experimental results show that the CRM-SLIE model has excellent performance under different embedding dimensions and the length of student behavior sequence.

Solar-Driven Reversible Hydrogen Storage of Sodium Cyclohexanolate/Phenoxide Pair.

Reversible hydrogen storage is a key challenge for the implementation of hydrogen energy, with dehydrogenation being particularly difficult because of its endothermic nature, slow kinetics, poor selectivity, etc. Solar energy-driven hydrogen uptake/release represents an interdisciplinary approach that provides an effective solution to those problems. Herein, we report the solar-driven reversible hydrogen uptake of 4.

Linguistic and Musical Syntax Processing in Autistic and Non-Autistic Individuals: An Event-Related Potential (ERP) Study.

Syntactic processing in both language and music involves combining elements-such as words or chords-into coherent structures. The Shared Syntactic Integration Resource Hypothesis (SSIRH) was introduced based on observations of similar neural responses to syntactic violations across both domains. This hypothesis suggests that difficulties in syntactic processing in one domain may result in similar challenges in the other.

The effect of Chinese 5-element music with midnight-noon ebb-flow theory on depression, anxiety, quality of life satisfaction among older adults: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: The prevalence rates of depression and anxiety are constantly increasing, and the aging population is growing in China. Music-based intervention is a nonpharmacological treatment that is used to treat depression and anxiety and that has very few side effects. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of Chinese 5-element music-based intervention (CFEMBI) based on the midnight-noon ebb-flow theory on depression and anxiety among older adults.

Screening and preparation of curcumin nano-formulations combined with dissolving microneedles on the application in the effective treatment of psoriasis.

Psoriasis, a prevalent immunoinflammatory skin condition, is characterized by abnormal skin thickening, which complicates traditional topical drug delivery and hinders drug penetration. Our goal is to enhance the efficacy of psoriasis treatment by developing a transdermal drug formulation. Microneedles (MNs) can improve treatment outcomes by increasing the absorption of topical medications through skin penetration.

Ethanol Infusion Therapy for Incessant Atrial Tachycardia Arising From the Distal Left Atrial Appendage.

Introduction: Atrial tachycardias (AT) originating from the distal left atrial appendage (LAAd) are rare and pose significant challenges during catheter ablation. This report describes a case of incessant AT arising from the LAAd that was successfully treated using ethanol infusion therapy.

Methods: A 70-year-old male patient with a history of incessant AT was referred to our center.

Effects of short-term thermal stress on functional response and interspecific interaction of whitefly parasitoids.

The functional response of a biocontrol agent, as well as its interactions with co-occurring species under thermal stress, are 2 crucial factors in evaluating its ability to control arthropod pests in the context of climate warming. Encarsia formosa (Gahan) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) is one of the most extensively utilized biological control agents for the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). In the present study, we evaluated the effects of short-term heat stress on the functional response and host control efficacy of En.

The self-fluorescence verification and intracellular imaging of nanocrystals imbedded with aggregation-induced emission luminescent materials.

Understanding cellular uptake and intracellular dissolution of drug nanocrystals is necessary. Due to their superior sensitivity, luminescent materials with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) are embedded into drug nanocrystals (hybrid nanocrystals) as a good strategy for tracking intact nanocrystals in cells. However, AIE materials are strongly hydrophobic and tend to self-aggregate, generating fluorescent interference.

Insight into the binding behavior of N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine and its quinone-metabolite with pepsin: Multidisciplinary approaches.

N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine-quinone (6PPD-Q) formed from the oxidation of N-(1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD), have garnered worldwide concern for the acute toxicity to various organisms. Binding behaviors and their interaction differences between PEP and 6PPD/6PPD-Q are investigated by multi-spectral methods, computer simulation studies and enzymatic activity assay. The fluorescence static quenching mechanism indicated that stable PEP-6PPD/6PPD-Q complexes were spontaneously formed drove by van der Waals forces and hydrogen, these binding behaviors change polarity of the microenvironment around residues and distort enzyme structure.

Mediating effects of social detachment in young and middle-aged stroke patients between stigma and ability to return to work.

Objective: To investigate the mediating effect of social isolation on the relationship between stigma and work ability in young and middle-aged stroke patients.

Methods: From May 2022 to May 2024, a survey was conducted on young and middle-aged stroke patients visiting the neurology department of a tertiary hospital in Weifang. The survey utilized the General Information Questionnaire, the Rankin Scale, the General Isolation Scale, the Stigma Scale for Stroke Patients, and the Work Ability Scale.

Cellular Senescence Genes as Cutting-Edge Signatures for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Diagnosis: Potential for Innovative Therapeutic Interventions.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is the most prevalent dilated arterial aneurysm that poses a significant threat to older adults, but the molecular mechanisms linking senescence to AAA progression remain poorly understood. This study aims to identify cellular senescence-related genes (SRGs) implicated in AAA development and assess their potential as therapeutic targets. Four hundred and twenty-nine differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified from the GSE57691 training set, and 867 SRGs were obtained.

Effects of Parent Involvement in Homework on Students' Negative Emotions in Chinese Students: Moderating Role of Parent-Child Communication and Mediating Role of Family Responsibility.

Chinese parents' involvement in children's homework has become a hot topic, which not only affects students' learning but also leads to mental health problems. This study aimed to examine how parent involvement in homework affects students' negative emotions, focusing on the mediating role of family responsibility and the moderating role of parent-child communication in it. The study uses data from the CFPS 2020 database by Peking University, with a sample size of 6906, resulting in 494 valid observations after data cleaning.

Characterizing progenitor cells in developing and injured spinal cord: Insights from single-nucleus transcriptomics and lineage tracing.

Various mature tissue-resident cells exhibit progenitor characteristics following injury. However, the existence of endogenous stem cells with multiple lineage potentials in the adult spinal cord remains a compelling area of research. In this study, we present a cross-species investigation that extends from development to injury.