Low-Energy Femtosecond Laser Lens Fragmentation Techniques for Cataract.

Femtosecond laser has become an important tool in cataract surgery due to its precision and minimally invasive nature. However, the strong scattering properties of the lens limit surgical efficiency, especially when it comes to effectively cutting highly opaque and hard cataracts with femtosecond laser. This study proposes a method for achieving optical transparency in opaque lenses through tartrazine treatment.

High-precision angle error compensation method for a Dove prism scanning system based on galvanometers.

Dove prisms suffer from angle and shift errors due to inevitable errors in manufacturing and installation, limiting their applicability in tasks requiring high-precision scanning. These errors, particularly angle errors, can significantly deform and ruin the intended scanning trajectory. Here, we propose a method for compensating the angle errors in Dove prisms using galvanometers.

Non-linear associations between noise level and people's short-term noise annoyance in different activity contexts.

Recent research has become increasingly interested in the on-linear associations between noise levels and people's short-term noise annoyance. However, there has been limited investigation into measuring short-term noise annoyance and how different activity contexts may affect these non-linear associations. To address this research gap, this study measured people's short-term noise annoyance using real-time Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) data and the Day Reconstruction Method's (DRM) recalled data.

Long Non-Coding RNA B3GALT5-AS1 Suppresses Keloid Progression by Regulating the β-Trcp1-Mediated Ubiquitination of HuR.

Background: lncRNA β‑1,3‑galactosyltransferase 5‑AS1 (B3GALT5-AS1) plays a vital regulatory role in colon and gastric cancers. However, the biological functions and regulatory mechanisms of B3GALT5-AS1 in keloid progression remain unknown. This study aims to investigate the molecular mechanisms in the B3GALT5-AS1-regulated keloid proliferation and invasion.

Triglyceride-glucose index in early pregnancy predicts the risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index in early pregnancy and the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the second trimester. The primary objectives were to evaluate the predictive potential of the TyG index for GDM, determine the optimal threshold value of the TyG index for GDM assessment, and compare the predictive performance of the TyG index alone versus its combination with maternal age and pre-pregnancy body mass index on GDM. Moreover, the study explored the association between the TyG index in early pregnancy and the risk of other pregnancy-related complications (PRCs), such as placental abruption and gestational hypertension.

Graph Neural Network-Based Efficient Subgraph Embedding Method for Link Prediction in Mobile Edge Computing.

Link prediction is critical to completing the missing links in a network or to predicting the generation of new links according to current network structure information, which is vital for analyzing the evolution of a network, such as the logical architecture construction of MEC (mobile edge computing) routing links of a 5G/6G access network. Link prediction can provide throughput guidance for MEC and select appropriate c nodes through the MEC routing links of 5G/6G access networks. Traditional link prediction algorithms are always based on node similarity, which needs predefined similarity functions, is highly hypothetical and can only be applied to specific network structures without generality.

Prevalence, risk factors, impact and management of pneumonia among preschool children in Chinese seven cities: a cross-sectional study with interrupted time series analysis.

Background: Pneumonia is a common disease worldwide in preschool children. Despite its large population size, China has had no comprehensive study of the national prevalence, risk factors, and management of pneumonia among preschool children. We therefore investigated the prevalence of pneumonia among preschool children in Chinese seven representative cities, and explore the possible risk factors of pneumonia on children, with a view to calling the world's attention to childhood pneumonia to reduce the prevalence of childhood pneumonia.

Prevalence and influencing factors of wheeze and asthma among preschool children in Urumqi city: a cross-sectional survey.

To investigate the prevalence and indoor environmental influencing factors of wheeze and asthma among preschool children in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China to provide a strong basis for prevention and control. In August 2019, a cross-sectional study involving 8153 preschool children was conducted in 60 kindergartens in Urumqi. The ALLHOME-2 questionnaire was used for childhood wheeze and asthma survey, and the dampness in buildings and health (DBH) questionnaire was used for the childhood home dwelling and living environment survey.

Parental, gestational, and early-life exposure to indoor environmental hazardous factors on allergic rhinitis among preschool children in Urumqi City: a case-control study.

Objective: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disease associated with impaired quality of life and heredity. This study aimed to investigate the association of allergic rhinitis in preschool children with exposure to indoor environment-related factors early in life.

Methods: In August 2019, the authors implemented a study among 2020 preschool children in Urumqi City using a case-control design.

Prevalence and indoor environment risk factors of otitis among preschool children in Urumqi, China.

Objective: To investigate the indoor environmental risk factors to provide measures for the prevention and control of otitis in preschool children.

Method: In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire survey was administered to preschool children aged 2-7 years from 60 kindergartens in six districts of Urumqi City in August 2019. Multiple regression was run to predict influence factors for otitis media in preschool children.

Converting Plastic Wastes to Naphtha for Closing the Plastic Loop.

To solve the serious environmental problem and huge resource waste of plastic pollution, we report a tandem catalytic conversion of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) into naphtha, the key feedstock for renewable plastic production. Using β zeolite and silicalite-1-encapsulated Pt nanoparticles (Pt@S-1), a naphtha yield of 89.5% is obtained with 96.

An Overview of Laser Metal Deposition for Cladding: Defect Formation Mechanisms, Defect Suppression Methods and Performance Improvements of Laser-Cladded Layers.

With the development of society and the economy, there is an increasing demand for surface treatment techniques that can efficiently utilize metal materials to obtain good performances in the fields of mechanical engineering and the aerospace industry. The laser metal deposition (LMD) technique for cladding has become a research focus in recent years because of its lower dilution rate, small heat-effect zone and good metallurgical bonding between the coating and substrate. This paper reviews the simulation technology for the melt pool's grain growth mechanism, temperature and stress distribution that are directly related to defect formation in LMD technology.

Risk assessment for precise intervention of COVID-19 epidemic based on available big data and spatio-temporal simulation method: Empirical evidence from different public places in Guangzhou, China.

Risk assessment of the intra-city spatio-temporal spreading of COVID-19 is important for providing location-based precise intervention measures, especially when the epidemic occurred in the densely populated and high mobile public places. The individual-based simulation has been proven to be an effective method for the risk assessment. However, the acquisition of individual-level mobility data is limited.

Optimizing Spatial Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine by Agent-Based Spatiotemporal Simulations.

Optimizing allocation of vaccine, a highly scarce resource, is an urgent and critical issue during fighting against on-going COVID-19 epidemic. Prior studies suggested that vaccine should be prioritized by age and risk groups, but few of them have considered the spatial prioritization strategy. This study aims to examine the spatial heterogeneity of COVID-19 transmission in the city naturally, and optimize vaccine distribution strategies considering spatial prioritization.

Geographic Ecological Momentary Assessment (GEMA) of environmental noise annoyance: the influence of activity context and the daily acoustic environment.

Background: Noise annoyance is considered to be the most widespread and recognized health effect of environmental noise. Previous research is mostly based on the static study of residential environmental noise, but few studies have focused on the effects of noise exposure in different activity contexts on real-time annoyance. The two deficiency are that they neglect the influence of activity context besides residence and fail to reflect the difference of time-scale effect of noise influence.

Extracellular expression of pyruvate oxidase in recombinant through SecB co-expression.

Pyruvate oxidase (POD) is an important enzyme used for clinical applications and biochemical analyses, and recombinant strains expressing POD have been frequently employed for obtaining high POD yield. Although significant progress has been achieved in increasing recombinant POD production, intracellular POD expression and weak stability of POD make POD purification difficult. In this study, extracellular POD expression was achieved by co-expression of chaperone SecB under three promoters (T7, lac, bla).

[Rapid determination of 48 contaminant residues in food contact plastic products by ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/electrostatic field orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry coupled with microwave-assisted extraction].

An ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/electrostatic field orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q Orbitrap HRMS) method was developed for the rapid determination of 48 contaminant residues in food plastic packaging materials. The samples were extracted with methanol using microwave-assisted extraction. The separation of the 48 contaminants was performed on a CAPCELL PAK MG Ⅱ C18 column (150 mm×2.

[Rapid determination of 25 drug residues in aquatic products by ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/electrostatic field orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry].

An ultra performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole/electrostatic field orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q Orbitrap HRMS) method was developed for the rapid screening of 25 drug residues in aquatic products by the application of a novel enhanced matrix removal of lipids (EMR-Lipid). The samples were extracted with acetonitrile, cleaned-up with EMR-Lipid, and salted out with 3.0 g sodium chloride and 3.

Optimization for production of exopolysaccharides with antitumor activity in vitro from Paecilomyces hepiali.

In the present study, optimal medium for the growth of mycelia and the production of exopolysaccharides from Paecilomyces hepiali HN1 (PHEPS) in submerged culture was investigated. As a result, the maximum production of mycelia (12.98 ± 0.