Addition of biochar significantly promoted the biodegradation of phenol by phenol-degrading bacteria and its metabolomic analysis.

The use of biochar to assist in microbial degradation is seen as key for eliminating organic pollutants. This study examined how biochar affects the degradation of phenol by phenol-degrading bacteria (PDB). The findings indicate that phenol removal reached 82.

The influence of physical activity on emotional management ability in college students: a chain mediating role of psychological resilience and health literacy.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of physical activity (PA) on emotional management ability (EMA) in college students and to analyze the chain mediating roles of psychological resilience (PR) and health literacy (HL) in the relationship between PA and EMA.

Methods: Demographic information was collected using a stratified, cluster, and multi-stage sampling method. Data on PA, PR, HL, and EMA among college students were collected using an online questionnaire.

The Chain Mediating Role of Hope and Posttraumatic Growth Between Social Support and Psychological Distress Among Lung Cancer Patients.

Purpose: This research was designed to explore whether hope and posttraumatic growth (PTG) played a mediating role between social support and psychological distress in patients diagnosed with lung cancer.

Patients And Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out on 502 lung cancer patients. From September 2023 to April 2024, participants were recruited via convenience sampling from one tertiary cancer hospital and two tertiary general hospitals in Chongqing, China.

The effect of physical exercise on sleep quality in university students: chain mediation of health literacy and life satisfaction.

Objective: The present study was designed to explore the relationship between physical exercise and sleep quality. Specifically, it investigates the extent to which this relationship is mediated by a sequential process involving health literacy and life satisfaction.

Methods: Data on physical exercise, sleep quality, health literacy, and life satisfaction were collected from a sample of 12,646 college students (study participants) using a questionnaire.

Development and validation of a prediction model for early screening of people at high risk for colorectal cancer.

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a serious threat worldwide. Although early screening is suggested to be the most effective method to prevent and control CRC, the current situation of early screening for CRC is still not optimistic. In China, the incidence of CRC in the Yangtze River Delta region is increasing dramatically, but few studies have been conducted.

Baicalein attenuates bleomycin-induced lung fibroblast senescence and lung fibrosis through restoration of Sirt3 expression.

Context: Fibroblast senescence was reported to contribute to the pathological development of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and baicalein is reported to attenuate IPF.

Objective: This study explores whether baicalein attenuates lung fibrosis by regulating lung fibroblast senescence.

Materials And Methods: Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) mice were randomly assigned to control, bleomycin (BLM), baicalein and BLM + baicalein groups.

Prognostic value of nutritional status in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection-related lymphoma.

Objective: To investigate the predictive value of nutritional status on the prognosis of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection-related lymphoma.

Materials And Methods: A total of 149 patients with HIV infection-related lymphoma who were admitted to our hospital from August 2012 to May 2022 were selected as research subjects. Based on the patient prognosis, they were divided into a poor prognosis group ( = 30) and a good prognosis group ( = 119).

A platform method for plasmid isoforms analysis by capillary gel electrophoresis.

In the production of novel biological products, plasmids are often engineered into delivery vectors for target genes, which can be used directly as vaccines or as intermediate products for gene/cell therapy. Plasmid DNA exists in several topological forms such as supercoiled, linear, and open circular. As supercoiled plasmid shows the highest efficiency in transfecting eukaryotic cells, the content of supercoiled plasmids becomes an important indicator of plasmid quality.

Oral Glutamine May Have No Clinical Benefits to Prevent Radiation-Induced Oral Mucositis in Adult Patients With Head and Neck Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

The role of oral glutamine for the management of oral mucositis (OM) has not yet been confirmed. The objective of the present study is to further investigate whether oral glutamine is effective in preventing and treating OM among patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving radiotherapy alone or concurrent with chemotherapy. A systematic search was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, EBSCO, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) to capture all potential citations from the inception to June 2019.

Enhanced Patient Education for Colonic Polyp and Adenoma Detection: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Background: To improve patients' comprehension of bowel preparation instructions before colonoscopy, enhanced patient education (EPE) such as cartoon pictures or other visual aids, phone calls, mobile apps, multimedia education and social media apps have been proposed. However, it is uncertain whether EPE can increase the detection rate of colonic polyps and adenomas.

Objective: This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy of EPE in detecting colonic polyps and adenomas.

Progressive muscle relaxation is effective in preventing and alleviating of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting among cancer patients: a systematic review of six randomized controlled trials.

Purpose: Previous systematic review suggested a beneficial effect of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. However, poor quality of eligible studies which included in previous systematic review impaired the reliability and validity of findings. The aim of the present systematic review was to further assess the value of PMR in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting.

Progressive Changes in the Retinal Structure of Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

Background: Many optical coherence tomography (OCT) studies have reported alterations in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) in Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurodegenerative diseases. However, whether retinal alterations are a biomarker for PD is still controversial.

Objective: To investigate potential correlations between PD and morphological changes in retina using OCT and to determine its usefulness as a biomarker of disease progression in PD.

Serum sodium and chloride are inversely associated with dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease patients.

Objective: We aim to report and evaluate the associations between serum sodium and chloride and dyskinesia in patients with Parkinson's disease. One hundred and two patients with Parkinson's disease were enrolled in this study.

Methods: Patients' serum electrolytes including sodium, calcium, potassium, magnesium, and chloride were measured.

Lysergic acid diethylamide causes photoreceptor cell damage through inducing inflammatory response and oxidative stress.

Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a classical hallucinogen, was used as a popular and notorious substance of abuse in various parts of the world. Its abuse could result in long-lasting abnormalities in retina and little is known about the exact mechanism. This study was to investigate the effect of LSD on macrophage activation state at non-toxic concentration and its resultant toxicity to photoreceptor cells.