Cathode Engineering Enables Robust Interface Contact for High-Performance All-Sulfide-Based Li-SeS Solid-State Batteries.

All-solid-state Li-sulfur batteries are promising candidates for next-generation energy storage systems, owing to their high energy density and capability to address the safety concerns and electrochemical stability challenges (e.g., the shuttle effect) inherent to liquid-based batteries.

Optimizing the Electron Density of PVDF-HFP-Based Solid Polymer Electrolyte by Donor-Acceptor COF Toward High-Performance Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries.

Solid-state lithium metal batteries equipped with solid polymer electrolytes (SPEs) are recognized as promising energy storage devices due to their excellent safety and good interfacial contact. However, unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) and sluggish Li transport kinetics inhibit their practical application. Herein, a bromine-modified covalent organic framework (Br-COF) with donor (D)-acceptor (A) characteristics is designed and incorporated into PVDF-HFP-based SPEs to regulate electron density for promoting Li migration and high stability LiF-rich SEI formation to solve these problems.

Salt-responsive SSN1 condensation in nucleus facilitates PIF4 degradation to regulate Arabidopsis salt tolerance.

Soil salinity is detrimental to crop yield and global food security. The most well-known adaptation strategy for plant salt tolerance is to activate the plasma membrane localized salt sensing and signaling pathway to extrude Na from cytosol to apoplast. Here, we identify Arabidopsis transcriptional repressor protein SALT SIGNALING IN NUCLEUS 1 (SSN1) forms salt bodies in the nucleus through liquid-liquid phase separation upon salt stress.

Itaconate facilitates methane-induced Nrf2 pathway activation for mitigating liver ischemia and reperfusion injury.

Background And Aims: Methane has shown protective effects against ischemia and reperfusion injury (IRI) in the liver, but the mechanism underlying these beneficial effects is unclear. To investigate the hypothesis that itaconate facilitates in methane-induced Nrf2 pathway activation to mitigate liver IRI.

Methods: An oxygen and glucose derivation (OGD) model using RAW 264.

Rare gastroesophageal junction tumors or cysts of bronchial origin: A case report.

Rationale: Bronchogenic cysts (BCs) are rare congenital anomalies that often present without distinct clinical symptoms, complicating their diagnosis. However, as these cysts enlarge, they can cause symptoms due to compression of adjacent tissues and organs. In February 2024, a 32-year-old male was admitted to the Central Hospital of Suining City, Sichuan Province, China, with a preliminary diagnosis of a "gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumor.

Ampere-Hour-Scale Quasi-Solid-State Zinc-Air Batteries with a Wide Operating Temperature Range (-50 to 60 °C).

Quasi-solid-state Zn-air batteries typically exhibit limited rate capability (<10 mA cm), primarily due to sluggish oxygen electrocatalysis and unstable electrochemical interfaces. Herein, we report a realistic quasi-solid-state Zn-air battery featuring multiactive sites' MnFeCoNiRu high-entropy alloys uniformly anchored in carbon nanofibers (MnFeCoNiRu/CNF) as the air cathode and a poly(acrylamide--acrylic acid) organohydrogel as an antifreezing conductor electrolyte. The proposed (MnFeCoNiRu/CNF) exhibits superb bifunctional activity (Δ = 0.

Prevalence and clinical implications of the rare arc of Bühler using computed tomography angiography and digital subtraction angiography: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Knowledge of the rare arc of Bühler (AOB) is limited but clinically important. At present, there is no publication of systematic review and meta-analysis on AOB in computed tomography angiography (CTA) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) examinations.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the pooled prevalence and clinical implications of the AOB by using CTA and DSA examinations.

Pregnancy and delivery in a woman with spinal muscular atrophy type III.

Objectives: To investigate the perinatal management of a spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patient during pregnancy.

Methods: A pregnant woman with SMA type III was admitted to Tianjin Medical University General Hospital for prenatal diagnosis and perinatal care.

Results: The pregnant woman was diagnosed with SMA type III based on clinical observations and genetic tests.

An Ultra-Stable 2D Linear Polymer Cathode for High-Performance Aqueous Zinc-Organic Batteries.

Two-dimensional structure of cathode materials possesses fast kinetics in aqueous zinc ion batteries. However, in organic linear polymers it is rare to form two-dimensional structures due to the bond rotations of the polymerization reaction. In this work, inspired by the process of forming carbon fibers from polyacrylonitrile, a novel two-dimensional linear polymer (2DLP) of poly(2H,11H-bis[l,4]triazino[3,2-b : 3',2'-m]triphenodithiazine-3,12-diyl-2,11-diyli-dene-11,12-bis[methyldene]) (PTL) cathode materials were prepared for aqueous zinc-ion battery cathode materials by designing ladder structure polymer molecules with highly restricted bond rotations.

Combined multispectral analysis and molecular docking to research the interaction of soybean isolate protein with different kinds of phospholipid liposomes and its effect on liposome properties.

Liposomes were modified due to suboptimal stability. Soybean lecithin liposomes (SLip), hydrogenated soybean lecithin liposomes (HLip), and egg yolk lecithin liposomes (ELip) were modified with different concentrations of soybean isolate protein (SPI) to form SLip-SPI, HLip-SPI, and ELip-SPI. The physical properties, interactions, and stability of liposomes were investigated.

New insights in lipid metabolism: potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is increasingly recognized as being intertwined with the dysregulation of lipid metabolism. Lipids are a significant class of nutrients vital to all organisms, playing crucial roles in cellular structure, energy storage, and signaling. Alterations in the levels of various lipids in AD brains and dysregulation of lipid pathways and transportation have been implicated in AD pathogenesis.

Insight into Anionic Discrepancies in Bipolar Poly(Thionine) Organic Cathodes for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries.

Electroactive organic electrode materials exhibit remarkable potential in aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) due to their abundant availability, customizable structures, sustainability, and high reversibility. However, the research on AZIBs has predominantly concentrated on unraveling the storage mechanism of zinc cations, often neglecting the significance of anions in this regard. Herein, bipolar poly(thionine) is synthesized by a simple and efficient polymerization reaction, and the kinetics of different anions are investigated using poly(thionine) as the cathode of AZIBs.

Self-Charging Aqueous Zn//COF Battery with UltraHigh Self-Charging Efficiency and Rate.

Self-charging zinc batteries that combine energy harvesting technology with batteries are candidates for reliable self-charging power systems. However, the lack of rational materials design results in unsatisfactory self-charging performance. Here, a covalent organic framework containing pyrene-4,5,9,10-tetraone groups (COF-PTO) is reported as a cathode material for aqueous self-charging zinc batteries.

A rare presentation of primary cardiac diffuse large B‑cell lymphoma: A case report.

Primary cardiac lymphomas display a low frequency, sudden onset, swift progression of illness and elevated mortality rates. The current study presents a unique instance of primary cardiac diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and examines its clinical manifestations, pathological characteristics and differential diagnosis. A 64-year-old male patient sought medical attention due to cardiac debility and exertional dyspnea persisting for >10 days.

Effect of Low Tube Voltage (100 kV) Combined with ASIR-V on the Visualization and Image Quality of the Adamkiewicz Artery: A Comparison with 120 kV Protocol.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of low tube voltage (100 kV) combined with adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction-V (ASIR-V) on the visualization and image quality of the Adamkiewicz artery (AKA).

Methods: One hundred patients were prospectively enrolled and randomly assigned into two groups (both = 50). Group A (100 kV) was reconstructed with filtered back projection (FBP) and ASIR-V from 10% to 100% with 10% intervals.

Immobilization of lipase in chitosan-mesoporous silica material and pore size adjustment.

Mesoporous silica MCM-41 was modified by carboxyl groups and assembled with chitosan to produce a novel nanocarrier for the immobilization of lipase. The prepared composite was grafted with silane coupling agent KH560 to decrease the pore size of the mesoporous material and prevent the loss of shed lipase molecules. According to the characterization of the material before and after modification and determination of related parameters, the residual activity of the lipase fixed in the CTS-MCM-41 carrier was 85 % after seven repeated use cycles.

Multimodality CT imaging contributes to improving the diagnostic accuracy of solitary pulmonary nodules: a multi-institutional and prospective study.

Background: Solitary pulmonary nodules (SPNs) are one of the most common chest computed tomography (CT) abnormalities clinically. We aimed to investigate the value of non-contrast enhanced CT (NECT), contrast enhanced CT (CECT), CT perfusion imaging (CTPI), and dual- energy CT (DECT) used for differentiating benign and malignant SPNs with a multi-institutional and prospective study.

Patients And Methods: Patients with 285 SPNs were scanned with NECT, CECT, CTPI and DECT.

ST-segment elevation predicts the occurrence of malignant ventricular arrhythmia events in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Background: ST-segment elevation (STE) represents a repolarization dispersion marker underlying arrhythmogenesis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI); however, its value for predicting malignant ventricular arrhythmia events (MVAEs) remains uncertain.

Methods: In total, 285 patients with STEMI and those with or without MVAEs who presented within 6 h of symptom onset were enrolled. The relationships between STE and clinical characteristics of MVAEs (defined as ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation) were analyzed using t-test, chi-square test, binary multivariate logistic regression, and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.

Effect of ultrasound on the glycosylation reaction of pea protein isolate-arabinose: Structure and emulsifying properties.

This study investigated the effects of different ultrasonic power and ultrasonic time on the structure and emulsifying properties of pea protein isolate (PPI)-arabinose conjugates. An examination of the absorbance and color development of PPI-d-arabinose (Ara) conjugates found that compared with traditional heating, the degree of glycosylation of protein reached the maximum when the ultrasonic treatment power was 150 and the treatment time was 30 min. Structural analysis revealed that the content of disordered structures (β-turn and random coil) of the protein conjugates increased, the maximum emission wavelength of the fluorescence spectrum was red-shifted, and the UV second-order derivative values decreased.

Comprehensive Analysis of N6-Methyladenosine RNA Methylation Regulators in the Diagnosis and Subtype Classification of Acute Myocardial Infarction.

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is still a huge danger to human health. Sensitive markers are necessary for the prediction of the risk of AMI and would be beneficial for managing the incidence rate. N6-methyladenosine (m6A) RNA methylation regulators have been confirmed to be involved in the development of various diseases.

Radiomics and Its Applications and Progress in Pancreatitis: A Current State of the Art Review.

Radiomics involves high-throughput extraction and analysis of quantitative information from medical images. Since it was proposed in 2012, there are some publications on the application of radiomics for (1) predicting recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP), clinical severity of acute pancreatitis (AP), and extrapancreatic necrosis in AP; (2) differentiating mass-forming chronic pancreatitis (MFCP) from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), focal autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) from PDAC, and functional abdominal pain (functional gastrointestinal diseases) from RAP and chronic pancreatitis (CP); and (3) identifying CP and normal pancreas, and CP risk factors and complications. In this review, we aim to systematically summarize the applications and progress of radiomics in pancreatitis and it associated situations, so as to provide reference for related research.

Renal Interstitial Fibrosis Is Reduced in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Pigs following Renal Denervation from the Intima and Adventitia of the Renal Artery.

Background: This study aims to compare whether 2 different routes of renal denervation (RDN) from the intima and adventitia of the renal artery can reduce renal fibrosis in a pig model of hypertension induced by a high-fat diet and to explore possible molecular mechanisms.

Methods: Twenty-four Bama miniature pigs were randomly divided into a control group (normal diet, n = 6) or a hypertension model group (high-fat diet, n = 18). The model group was randomly divided into the intima-RDN group (n = 6), the adventitia-RDN group (n = 6), or the renal arteriography-only group (sham group, n = 6).

Pleural effusion volume in patients with acute pancreatitis: a retrospective study from three acute pancreatitis centers.

Objective: To assess the value of pleural effusion volume (PEV) quantified on chest computed tomography (CT) in patients with early stage acute pancreatitis (AP).

Methods: Data of PEV, and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels as well as Ranson, bedside index of severity in acute pancreatitis (BISAP), Marshall, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II (APACHE II), CT severity index (CTSI), and extra-pancreatic inflammation on computed tomography (EPIC) scores in patients with AP were collected. Duration of hospitalization, severity of AP, infection, procedure, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, organ failure, or death were included as the outcome parameters.

Breast cancer and background parenchymal enhancement at breast magnetic resonance imaging: a meta-analysis.

Background: The background parenchymal enhancement at breast magnetic resonance imaging use to predict breast cancer attracts many searchers to draw a possible relationship. However, the results of their relationships were conflicting. This meta-analysis was performed to assess breast cancer frequency associations with background parenchymal enhancement.