Preparation of ZnNbO anode material for high-performance lithium/sodium-ion batteries.

Niobium-based oxides (M-Nb-O) as promising lithium/sodium-ion storage anode materials have attracted much attention. More types of niobium-based oxides are prepared in order to provide more candidates for anode materials. Herein, ZnNbO as a novel intercalation-type anode material has been reported for the first time.

Remote terahertz wireless power transfer with self-resonating spoof plasmonic structures.

In this paper, we use a pair of self-resonating subwavelength spoof plasmonic structures to achieve remote non-radiative terahertz wireless power transfer, while nearly without affecting the electromagnetic environment of free space around the structure. The resonating frequency and quality factor of the magnetic dipole mode supported by the spoof plasmonic structures can be freely tuned by tailoring the geometric structure. By putting the weak source and detector into the self-resonating structures, we can find that the effective non-radiative terahertz power transferring distance can reach several hundred times the radius of the structures.

Modulating the electronic structures of cobalt-organic frameworks for efficient electrocatalytic oxygen evolution.

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a key process in various energy storage/generation technologies. Tuning the electronic structures of catalysts is an effective approach to improve the catalyst's activity. In this work, we synthesized Ce-doped cobalt-organic frameworks with benzene-1, 4-dicarboxylic acid (BDC) as the ligand as efficient OER electrocatalysts (denoted as CoCe BDC) with excellent stability and improved catalytic performance.

Chemically bonding inorganic fillers with polymer to achieve ultra-stable solid-state sodium batteries.

Inorganic/organic composite solid electrolytes (CSEs) have attracted ever-increasing attentions due to their outstanding mechanical stability and processibility. However, the inferior inorganic/organic interface compatibility limits their ionic conductivity and electrochemical stability, which hinders their application in solid-state batteries. Herein, we report a homogeneously distributed inorganic fillers in polymer by in-situ anchoring SiO particles in polyethylene oxide (PEO) matrix (I-PEO-SiO).

Facile Synthesis of SnNb O @C Composite with Ultrathin Carbon Layer as Anode Materials for High-Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries.

Niobium-based oxides have attracted a lot of attention as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to their high theoretical specific capacity, excellent rate capability and exceptional safety. However, their poor intrinsic electronic conductivity and sluggish sodium ions diffusion kinetics severely hinder their practical applicability. Here, SnNb O @C was successfully prepared by a simple solid-state reaction technique coupled with carbon coating.

Emergency department disposition prediction using a deep neural network with integrated clinical narratives and structured data.

Background: Emergency department (ED) overcrowding has been a serious issue and demands effective clinical decision-making of patient disposition. In previous studies, emergency clinical narratives provide a rich context for clinical decisions. We aimed to develop the disposition prediction model using deep learning modeling strategy with the heterogeneous data, including the physicians' narratives.

Early short-term prediction of emergency department length of stay using natural language processing for low-acuity outpatients.

Background: Low-acuity outpatients constitute the majority of emergency department (ED) patients, and these patients often experience an unpredictable length of stay (LOS). Effective LOS prediction might improve the quality of ED care and reduce ED crowding.

Objective: The objective of this study was to explore the potential of natural language processing (NLP) of the first ED physicians' clinical notes and to evaluate NLP-based short-term prediction models based on mixed-type clinical data.

Continuity of Care for Older Adults with Chronic Illness in China: An Exploratory Study.

Objective: To explore nurses' understanding of continuity of care and existing problems in implementation of continuity of care for Chinese elders with chronic illnesses.

Design And Sample: Cross-sectional survey and semi-structured interview were performed on 15 nurses and older patients and 1,902 older patients between July 2010 and February 2011.

Measures: Semi-structured interview guideline and four-section scale were used.

The effect of continuous nursing intervention guided by chronotherapeutics on ambulatory blood pressure of older hypertensive patients in the community.

Aims And Objectives: To explore the effect of continuous nursing intervention guided by chronotherapeutics so as to provide the easy, noninvasive, effective and acceptable intervention for older hypertensive patients in the community.

Background: Many researchers studied the effect of administration at different times on blood pressure control and circadian rhythm. However, the individual administrative time was set ambiguously in previous studies.

Direct human papillomavirus E6 whole-cell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for objective measurement of E6 oncoproteins in cytology samples.

A novel, whole-cell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on a non-type-specific anti-human papillomavirus (HPV) E6 antibody was tested on 182 residual cytological specimens. For samples with a designation of more severe than cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 (CIN3+), 83% tested positive for E6; in a subset with paired testing for E6 ELISA and HPV DNA, 72% tested E6 positive and 92% tested high-risk (HR)-HPV DNA positive (P = 0.2).

Pivotal factors interfering in 24-hour blood pressure fluctuation and arterial stiffness in a community of Chinese elderly hypertensive patients.

Aims And Objectives: To explore which sociodemographic and clinical factors could interfere in the parameters of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and determine the affecting factors of Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index.

Background: Although the clinical relevance of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index have been studied, the explanation of their role and related interfering factors remains controversial in patients with different disease or age, etc.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Cellular expression of INK4a gene in cells of bladder cancer associated with human papilloma virus-16.

Hyperexpression of p16(INK4a) protein is an early marker of cervical cancer. Hyperexpression of INK4a gene encoding this protein at the level of mRNA and p16(INK4a) was detected in tumor cells of some patients with bladder cancer associated with human papilloma virus-16. However, in contrast to cervical cancer, this phenomenon in urothelial carcinomas does not correlate with expression of human papilloma virus-16 oncogenes E6 and E7.

[Clinical study of feiyanqing rectum condensed liquid in treating 36 cases of children syncytial viral pneumonia].

Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and mechanism of Feiyangqin Rectum Condensed Liquid (FRCL) in treating children syncytial viral pneumonia. Methods Seventy-two patients were randomly divided into two groups, the 36 patients in the treated group were treated with FRCL, and the other 36 patients in the control group simply treated with Western medicine. Efficacy of treatment on clinical condition and some immune function (IgA, IgG, CD3, CD4) were observed.