Evaluation of Polymer-Based Dust Palliatives in Soil and Stormwater Runoff in an Arid Environment.

Dust palliatives are used to reduce fugitive dust in areas susceptible to erosion by wind and rain. In 2015, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) temporarily approved the use of polymer-based dust palliatives during the construction and operation of a solar energy facility and, in 2019, on a mining access road in Clark County, Nevada. The areas treated with palliative are habitat to the desert tortoise.

[Preoperative Incidence of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Its Risk Factors in Older Patients with Hip Fracture].

Purpose Of The Study: Hip fractures in the elderly are commonly complicated by deep venous thrombosis (DVT), particularly in the preoperative phase. This retrospective study aimed to determine the preoperative incidence of DVT and identify its risk factors in older patients with hip fractures.

Material And Methods: This single-center retrospective study enrolled 278 patients (aged ≥ 60 years) with unilateral hip fracture, who underwent color Doppler ultrasonography of the lower extremity veins on the day of surgery at the Second People's Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine between 1st January 2015 and 31st December 2020.

Crosstalk reduction in optically pumped magnetometers arrays for biomagnetic measurement.

Magnetoencephalography based on the compact OPM (Optically Pumped Magnetometer) array offers a series of advantages, such as low cost and wearability, and is gradually being used in brain science research and the diagnosis and treatment of brain diseases, such as epilepsy and dementia. As the distance between parametric resonance spin-exchange relaxation-free OPM sensors decreases, the array experiences increased crosstalk effect. We design a low-crosstalk coil to suppress magnetic field leakage, thereby reducing the impact of crosstalk.

User Satisfaction With Pregnancy Management Apps in Mainland China: User-Generated Content Analysis and Text Mining Study.

Background: China's 3-child policy has increased the demand for scientific and personalized pregnancy health management. The convenience of mobile health has promoted the use of pregnancy management apps among pregnant women. User satisfaction has a significant impact on continued use intention.

Modifiable Factors and 10-Year and Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults With New-Onset Diabetes: The Kailuan Cohort Study.

Background: Adults with newly diagnosed diabetes are at elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the extent to which optimizing modifiable lifestyle and clinical factors can mitigate this risk remains insufficiently assessed across both short- and long-term risk periods.

Methods: This study analyzed 12 222 participants from the Kailuan cohort (2006-2016) who developed new-onset diabetes and were free of baseline CVD.

Large depth-of-field 3D measurement with multi-view fusion in MEMS-based structured light field.

Fringe projection profilometry (FPP) is widely used in industrial metrology and 3D scanning. However, relying on traditional lens-based imaging mechanism, existing FPP systems face challenges in achieving high-precision measurement over large depth range. To overcome this limitation, this paper presents an approach integrating micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) projection with light field imaging (LFI).

Temporal line-shifting structured light for robust high-precision 3D reconstruction.

With the continuous growth of demand for 3D reconstruction technology in the industrial automation field, traditional methods face significant challenges when applied to high-reflectivity and high-dynamic-range environments. Although techniques such as fringe projection profilometry and line laser scanning are widely used, they often suffer from issues like data loss, accuracy degradation, and inefficiency in complex scenarios. To address these challenges, we propose what we believe to be a novel 3D reconstruction method based on temporal line-shifting structured light.

Comparison of [F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT and [F]FDG PET/CT for diagnosing lymph node metastasis in malignant tumors.

Purpose: This study compared the diagnostic performance, semi-quantitative capability, and staging accuracy of [F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 and [F]FDG PET/CT in detecting lymph node metastases.

Methods: This single-center retrospective study included 41 patients with suspected lymph node metastases who received both [F]FDG and [F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT. The study compared metastatic lymph node detection, semi-quantitative values, and N staging accuracy.

Analysis of the current status of attitudes toward aging and its influencing factors in elderly maintenance hemodialysis patients in remote areas: a cross-sectional study.

Elderly maintenance hemodialysis patients not only have to adapt to the changes caused by aging but also face the fatigue of self-regulation caused by the consumption of the disease, they deserve more attention from us. This study is to investigate the current situation of attitudes toward aging of elderly maintenance hemodialysis patients in remote areas and analyze their influencing factors to provide a theoretical basis for the development of targeted interventions to improve the level of attitudes toward aging. Using a convenience sampling method, questionnaires were administered to elderly MHD patients selected from two class A hospitals in Panzhihua city, Sichuan Province, China, from April to October 2024.

Genetic and Clinical Characteristics of Difficult-To-Treat Crohn's Disease: Trio-Based Exome Sequencing in 24 Families.

Objectives: Difficult-to-treat Crohn's disease (DTT-CD) represents a critical unmet need in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management. However, its genetic architectures remain poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate the genetic characteristics and clinical manifestations of DTT-CD cases through integrated trio-based whole exome sequencing (WES) and longitudinal phenotyping.

Dynamic mechanical behavior and constitutive relationship of rubber fiber concrete after high temperature.

To investigate the effect of temperature on the dynamic mechanical properties of rubber-polypropylene fiber concrete (RPFC), dynamic mechanical parameters and energy parameters of RPFC at different temperatures were obtained using the Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) test. Subsequently, the particle size distribution and fractal dimension of RPFC were calculated through a standard square-hole sieving test, and the relationship between the energy dissipation per unit volume and the fractal dimension was analyzed. Finally, by introducing a temperature damage factor and a strain damage factor, a dynamic damage constitutive model of RPFC considering both temperature and strain damage was established.

[F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT improves detection of subcentimeter recurrent lesions in differentiated thyroid cancer.

Purpose: Fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeted PET/CT has emerged as a promising tool for visualizing tumor stroma. This study aimed to validate the diagnostic efficacy of [F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT in detecting subclinical metastases in recurrent differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), with direct comparison to [F]FDG PET/CT.

Methods: Twenty-three DTC participants with biochemical recurrence (suppressed thyroglobulin [Tg] ≥ 1 ng/mL or Tg antibodies [Tg-Ab] > 115 IU/mL) underwent [F]AlF-NOTA-FAPI-04 PET/CT, including 16 who underwent paired [F]FDG scans.

Mitigating microplastic toxicity: How particle size and degrading bacteria influence Cucumis sativus L. seedlings.

Microplastics (MPs) are widely distributed in the environment and have an important impact on the ecosystem. However, there are fewer studies on the effects of microplastics and their degrading bacteria on crops. The aim of this study was to investigate the response mechanism of cucumber seedlings to a 5 ‰ concentration of polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) treated with degrading bacteria.

Ir-Induced Local Charge and Electron-Spin Regulation on CoNi LDH Electrocatalyst for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction.

Nonprecious metal CoNi layered double hydroxides (LDHs) have received extensive attention as binary LDH-type catalysts with the lowest overpotential in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). However, its relatively low electrical conductivity and strong adsorption on oxygen-containing intermediates limit the OER reaction rate. Therefore, we doped the iridium element containing 5d orbitals into CoNi LDH and obtained the ternary CoNiIr ZLDH (ZIF-67 derived LDH) electrocatalyst with an efficient OER performance.

Fast-Charging MXene/TiN-Confined InSe Anode with Dual Hydrogen-Bonding Synergy for High-Capacity Ammonium-Ion Storage.

Aqueous ammonium-ion (NH ) based hybrid pseudocapacitors (NH-HPCs) integrate sustainability and cost-effectiveness, yet their cycling stability is critically challenged by sluggish NH transport, particularly in MXene-based anodes. Herein, NH-induced N-functionalization fabricates a MXene/TiN conductive substrate, enabling confined rotary hydrothermal growth of indium selenide (InSe) nanoparticles into an InSe@MXene/TiN heterostructure. Directional Ti─N bonds suppress MXene stacking and InSe agglomeration while synergizing charge-redistribution-induced lattice strain with hierarchical 2-5 nm pore channels, enabling ultrafast NH migration.

The Impact of Social Support for Patients with COVID-19 in Post-Traumatic Growth: A Mediating Analysis Study.

Background: Although it is known that social support can promote post-traumatic growth (PTG) of trauma survivors, the specific mechanism is still unclear in the case of government policy intervention and large-scale population infection with COVID-19.

Methods: Through snowballing sampling from January 7 to February 13, 2023, we collected data from 1381 patients tested positive for COVID-19, excluding asymptomatic or undiagnosed cases. Participants completed effective scales measuring social support, PTG, and proactive coping behaviors.

[Modeling and finite element analysis of human trabecular meshwork outflow pathways].

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, with its primary risk factor arising from elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) due to an imbalance between aqueous humor production and outflow. This study aims to establish quantitative correlations among IOP, iris mechanical properties, channel microstructures, and aqueous humor dynamics through three-dimensional modeling and finite element analysis, overcoming the limitations of conventional experimental techniques in studying aqueous flow within the trabecular meshwork (TM) outflow pathway. A three-dimensional fluid-structure interaction (FSI) model incorporating the layered TM structure, Schlemm's canal (SC), iris, and other anterior segment tissues was developed based on human ocular anatomy.

Interlayer-engineered MXene Nanosheets confining CoGa-LDH enable ultrafast charge transfer kinetics for high-energy potassium-ion supercapacitors.

Two-dimensional MXenes, with their accordion-like morphology and facile exfoliation into monolayers, offer an ideal platform for immobilizing electroactive materials. However, composites fabricated from MXenes through conventional methods exhibit inhomogeneous dispersion, sluggish charge redistribution, and poor interfacial coupling, limiting their potassium-ion storage performance. Herein, an interlayer-engineered CoGa-LDH/MXene heterostructure is fabricated via Peltier effect-driven rotational hydrothermal synthesis with tunable Co/Ga ratios.

Usefulness of [F]FAPI-04 and [F]FDG PET/CT for the Detection of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis: A Comparative Study.

Rationale And Objectives: In this study, we aimed to compared the performance of [F]FAPI-04 and [F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computer tomography (PET/CT) in the evaluation of peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Materials And Methods: 71 patients with suspected peritoneal malignancies were enrolled in our study. All the participants underwent both [F]FAPI-04 and [F]FDG PET/CT imaging within 7 days.

Synergistic Strain and Ligand Effects Boosting the Activity of Pt-Based Peroxidase Nanozymes for Femtomolar-Level Colorimetric Immunoassay of Protein Biomarkers.

Sensitive detection of protein biomarkers is crucial for advancing biomedical research and clinical management. Although colorimetric enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (CELISAs) have been widely recognized as a benchmark technique for protein biomarker detection, their sensitivity is fundamentally constrained by the intrinsic catalytic limitations of conventional enzyme labels. In this study, we present the engineering of high-performance Pt-based peroxidase nanozymes leveraging the synergistic effects of strain and ligand interactions.

Theta oscillation synchronize VTA and mPFC during ethanol-induced conditioned place preference and stress-evoked anxiety.

Addiction and anxiety are two prevalent psychiatric conditions characterized by complex neurobiological mechanisms. It is supported by theta-range (4-12 Hz) neural oscillations that coordinate distant brain regions, such as ventral tegmental area (VTA) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). However, the systematic investigation comparing the analogous and distinct mechanisms of theta oscillations in the mPFC and VTA across these two psychiatric disorders is still needed.

Small extracellular vesicles from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells delivering miR-202-5p alleviate renal ischemia-reperfusion injury by targeting the GOLIM4/PI3K/AKT axis.

Background: Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is a leading contributor to acute kidney injury (AKI), resulting in severe renal dysfunction and increased mortality. Despite progress in medical research, effective therapies for IRI remain limited. Recently, small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) originating from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (HucMSC-sEVs) have gained attention as potential therapeutic agents for alleviating organ damage.

VTA-ACC dopaminergic circuit mediates trait anxiety-related observational learning of social avoidance in male mice.

Social animals encounter both environmental and social stress, yet the mechanisms by which individuals with different levels of trait anxiety cope with these stressors, as well as the neurobiological links between trait anxiety and social cognition, remain incompletely understood. Here, male mice are classified into high-trait anxiety (HTA) and low-trait anxiety (LTA) groups based on their anxiety responses to elevated platform exposure in the open field test. Under observational learning-based vicarious social defeat stress (VSDS), HTA mice exhibit less social avoidance behavior toward CD1 aggressors than LTA mice.

Deciphering the First Mitochondrial Genome of the Pilsbry, 1893 Genus: An Extensive Phylogenetic Study Within the Chitonidae Family.

: The Polyplacophora class, which includes all chitons, is distinguished by its unique eight-piece interlocking armor, showcasing a vast diversity in marine environments. However, the detailed evolutionary relationships within the Chitonidae family remain largely unknown. The mitochondrial genome is essential for understanding these relationships, but there has been a significant lack of such genomic information, especially for the genus.

Approved trends and product characteristics of digital therapeutics in four countries.

Digital therapeutics (DTx) provide innovative treatment options. In this study, we identified and compared approved DTx in China, the US, Germany, and Belgium. In total, 507 DTx applications were identified (US, 192; China, 235; Germany, 55; Belgium, 25).