Multi-trophic communities in river ecosystems: Insights into environmental drivers and assembly mechanisms for ecological management- a case study in the Minjiang River.

Understanding the differences in community structure, assembly processes, and environmental responses among aquatic multi-trophic communities is essential for effective ecological management but remains limited. To fill this gap, we proposed an ecological management framework integrating key drivers, species interactions, and assembly mechanisms across trophic levels, supported by the statistical methods (VPA, PCA, CCA, RDA, Bioenv, SEM) and ecological models (null model, neutral community model, co-occurrence network) using the Minjiang River as a case study. The results indicated that the impact factors that affected the distribution, dominant species and diversities varied significantly among different communities.

New insights for microplastic degradation: Synergistic degradation mechanisms of microplastics and atrazine in sediments.

Microplastics (MPs) and pesticides are widely distributed in sediments and can interact with each other to form complex pollutants, thereby altering their environmental impacts. However, it remains unclear whether this process affects the microbial degradation of MPs and pesticides. In this study, 90-day microcosm incubation experiment was conducted using polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polylactic acid (PLA), and atrazine (ATZ).

A study on the construction of a nurse refresher training system in traditional Chinese medicine hospitals using the Delphi method.

Background: This study aims to develop a standardized advanced training system for nursing staff in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospitals and verify its effectiveness.

Methods: Based on literature review, training demand research, and semi-structured interviews, this study established a draft training system for TCM nursing staff. 12 experts refined the system through two rounds of correspondence using the Delphi method.

Variations of Urban Thermal Risk with Local Climate Zones.

Due to the differences in land cover and natural surroundings within cities, residents in various regions face different thermal risks. Therefore, this study combined multi-source data to analyze the relationship between urban heat risk and local climate zones (LCZ). We found that in downtown Shenyang, the building-type LCZ was mainly found in urban centers, while the natural- type LCZ was mainly found in suburbs.

Traditional Chinese medicine ointment combined with tuina therapy in treatment of pain and swelling after total knee arthroplasty.

Background: The most effective treatment for knee joint pain is total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but the risk of pain and swelling in patients after surgery is high. Ice application, ankle pump exercise and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers are the primary clinical treatments after surgery. However, long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory pain relievers can easily cause gastrointestinal damage.

Contribution of local climate zones to the thermal environment and energy demand.

Urban heat islands (UHIs) and their energy consumption are topics of widespread concern. This study used remote sensing images and building and meteorological data as parameters, with reference to Oke's local climate zone (LCZ), to divide urban areas according to the height and density of buildings and land cover types. While analyzing the heat island intensity, the neural network training method was used to obtain temperature data with good temporal as well as spatial resolution.

Predesign of Catalytically Active Sites via Stable Coordination Cluster Model System for Electroreduction of CO to Ethylene.

Purposefully designing the well-defined catalysts for the selective electroreduction of CO to C H is an extremely important but challenging work. In this work, three crystalline trinuclear copper clusters (Cu -X, X=Cl , Br , NO ) have been designed, containing three active Cu sites with the identical coordination environment and appropriate spatial distance, delivering high selectivity for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO to C H . The highest faradaic efficiency of Cu -X for CO -to-C H conversion can be adjusted from 31.

Implanting Numerous Hydrogen-Bonding Networks in a Cu-Porphyrin-Based Nanosheet to Boost CH Selectivity in Neutral-Media CO Electroreduction.

The exploration of novel systems for the electrochemical CO reduction reaction (CO RR) for the production of hydrocarbons like CH remains a giant challenge. Well-designed electrocatalysts with advantages like proton generation/transferring and intermediate-fixating for efficient CO RR are much preferred yet largely unexplored. In this work, a kind of Cu-porphyrin-based large-scale (≈1.

Rapid Production of Metal-Organic Frameworks Based Separators in Industrial-Level Efficiency.

Metal-organic framework (MOF) based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) have received significant attention in applications such as gas separation, sensing, and energy storage. However, the mass production of MOF-based MMMs with retained porosity remains a longstanding challenge. Herein, an in situ heat-assisted solvent-evaporation method is described to facilely produce MOF-based MMMs.

Chloroplast-like porous bismuth-based core-shell structure for high energy efficiency CO electroreduction.

Electrochemical CO reduction reaction (CORR) to formate is economically viable considering the energy input and market value. Through learning nature, a series of chloroplast-like porous bismuth-based core-shell (CPBC) materials have been designed. In these materials, the porous carbon can enrich and transfer CO to the core-shell Bi@BiO in CO reduction process, during which BiO layer can be transformed into activated metastable layer to efficiently convert CO into formate and Bi can provide abundant electrons.