Multidentate Polymer-Stabilized Buried Interface for Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells.

Buried interface engineering is crucial to improve the performance and stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Although coordination materials have been widely used for buried interface modification, they are generally engineered on one surface of the interface through monodentate or bidentate molecules. Here, we propose that a multidentate polymer, sodium alginate (SA), acts with both surfaces via numerous C═O groups to reinforce buried interfaces.

Circ_0002111 modulates the growth process of papillary thyroid carcinoma cells by targeting the miR-363-3p/HMGB1 axis.

Previous studies have suggested that circular RNAs (circRNAs) are engaged in the progression of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, the mechanism of circ_0002111 in PTC is still unclear. In this study, quantitative real-time PCR was carried out to measure the expressions of circ_0002111, microRNAs (miRNAs) and high-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1).

Therapeutic effect of intense pulsed light with optimal pulse technology on meibomian gland dysfunction with and without ocular infestation.

Background: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of intense pulsed light (IPL) therapy with optimal pulse technology (OPT) on meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) with and without ocular infestation.

Methods: This prospective study included 150 patients with MGD who were divided into -infested (DI) and non-infested (control) groups according to counts determined by epilating eyelashes to evaluate. Each patient underwent three OPT treatment sessions at 3-week intervals.

First case of Phthirus pubis and Demodex co-infestation of the eyelids: a case report.

Background: Phthirus pubis is an obligate parasite of human beings. Demodex spp. is a much more common parasite of human beings.

Correlation between renin-angiotensin system gene polymorphisms and essential hypertension in the Chinese Yi ethnic group.

Introduction: The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) has been considered to play an important role in the regulation of blood pressure. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between RAS gene polymorphisms and essential hypertension (EH) in the Chinese Yi ethnic group.

Materials And Methods: A total of 244 EH subjects and 185 normotensive individuals from the Chinese Yi ethnic group were genotyped for AGT M235T (rs699), AT1R A1166C (rs5186), ACE I/D (rs4340) and ACE G2350A (rs4343) polymorphisms by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method.

[The effect of ω-3 fatty acid supplementation in parenteral nutrition on the outcome of patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis].

Objective: To determine whether the supplementation of ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in parenteral nutrition (PN) confers treatment benefits to outcomes of septic patients.

Methods: The databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane central register of controlled trials, the CNKI and the Wanfang biomedicine were searched to identify prospective randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which compared the ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids supplemented with the standard PN on outcomes of adult patients with sepsis from January 1996 to June 2013. The methodological quality of the included studies was evaluated, and the Cochrane Collaboration RevMan 5.

[Clinical investigation on the compliance and the validity of ventilator bundle].

Objective: To investigate the compliance of ventilator bundle implementation and its preventive effect on ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP).

Methods: A before and after design was used in this single center study. Patients aged from 18 to 80 years, with mechanical ventilation (MV) duration over 48 hours were recruited during 1 year before (control group) and 2 years after bundle implementation (intervention group).