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Magnetic hydroxyethyl cellulose spheres with efficient congo red removal
Authors: Hui Yao , Liu Rukuan , Sun Qingqing , Li Liuzemu , Wang Fen , Xu Airong , Xiao Zhihong 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Ecofriendly adsorbent materials for the rapid and efficient removal of pollutant dyes are highly desired on account of concerns about environmental pollution and human health. Herein, novel magnetic HC/Fe3O4 spherical materials have been constructed via crosslinking hydroxyethyl cellulose (HC) by poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PGDE) followed by the introduce of magnetic Fe3O4 by a facile and effective strategy developed in this work. The morphology, structure and magnetic behavior of the spherical materials have been systematically investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) techniques. Further, the spherical materials were utilized to remove congo red (CR-SO3Na) from aqueous solution under varying adsorption conditions. Meanwhile, the adsorption kinetics, thermodynamics and isothermics have been achieved to explore the adsorption process and possible adsorption mechanism of CR-SO3Na by the spherical materials. The materials show not only an efficient capacity of CR-SO3Na removal from aqueous solution, but also a sufficient magnetic property of the recovery of the materials from aqueous solution after adsorption. The spherical materials have great potential to be used as efficient adsorbents for the removal of dye-containing effluent.
Linking health to geology-A new assessment and zoning model based on the frame of medical geology
Authors: Li Fengyan , Yu Tao , Huang Zhenzhong , Yang Zhongfang , Hou Qingye , Tang Qifeng , Liu Jiuchen , Wang Lingxiao 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
The relationship between the geological environment and human health is still not better understood. This study aims to evaluate the degree of influence on human health and the suitability of the living environment. We established a new evaluation framework of the geological environment and human health. The evaluation framework selects four core geological environment indicators related to health: soil, water, geological landform, and atmosphere. The results showed that the atmospheric and water resource indicators were generally good, and the scores of geological landforms differed due to the topography. The evaluation result showed that the soil pollution elements did not exceed the national standard, and the value of the beneficial element Se greatly exceeded the local background value. Our research highlights the geological factors that affecting human health, explores the geological resources that serve and influence human health, and finally proposes planning strategies to harmful health risks and improve health factors.
Ultra-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (UM-PCNL) with a semi-rigid ureteroscope in pre-school children: An Innovative Experience in Southern Iran
Authors: Hosseini Mohammad Mehdi , Eslahi Ali , Ahmed Sohail , Abedini Ehsan , Masjedi Fatemeh , Tabei Seyed Sajjad 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background: Since its inception, percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) has undergone extensive modification to reduce post-operative complication rates and provide easier renal access to the surgeon. One of the recent advances in minimally invasive procedures is the advent of ultra-mini PCNL (UM-PCNL) which provides miniaturized access to the upper urinary tract. However, the specific instruments applied in UM-PCNL may not be found in centers with limited resources. In this single-center study, we evaluated the feasibility and short-term complication rates of performing UM-PCNL using a semirigid ureteroscope with a 4Fr tip instead of an ultra-mini nephroscope in preschool children aged less than seven years old.
Results: A total of 68 patient records (42 M:26 F) with a mean age of 3.2±2.4 years were retrospectively evaluated in this study. Short-term complications were defined as those occurring within three weeks after surgery. The early stone-free rate (SFR) was 91% and the short-term total SFR stood at 97%. No statistically significant difference in preoperative and postoperative Hb, Bun, Cr, Na, and K was found. Fever (11 patients) and ileus (5 patients) constituted the majority of complications and only one patient required a blood transfusion. None of the cases undergoing UM-PCNL with this method required a re-do PCNL.
Conclusion: Our experience shows that with sufficient experience in maneuvering the semi-rigid ureteroscope, urologists practicing in centers with limited resources could perform UM-PCNL with relatively favorable outcomes.
The Korean Medicine phenotype as an adjunctive risk factor of Metabolic syndrome: A prospective observational cohort study
Authors: Ahn Eun Kyoung , Park Ji-Eun , Baek Younghwa , Lee Siwoo 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
The purpose of this study was to investigated whether a specific subtype of the newly proposed Korean Medicine (KM) phenotype could support as a risk to metabolic syndrome (MetS).
Methods
A dataset of 1997 subjects were used from the Korean Medicine Daejeon Citizen Cohort. To extract the KM phenotype of the participants, questionnaires of sasang constitutional types (SCTs) and cold-heat pattern identification (CHPI) were adopted; correlations with KM phenotype were assessed using Cramer's V test. Odds ratios and the area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the performance of the MetS classification models on the basis of the proposed KM phenotype, single type of SCTs, and single type of CHPI.
Results
This study included 179 and 1,818 participants in the MetS and non-MetS group, respectively (MetS prevalence rate of 8.96%); the participants’ mean ages were 46.45 and 44.12 years (p < 0.001), respectively. A medium correlation was found between SCTs and CHPI (Cramer's V 0.27). KM phenotype A and B were constructed, and a novel MetS classification model was created, yielding AUC values in the range of 0.762–0.793 for comparisons with existing models.
Conclusion
The results of this study suggest that the newly proposed KM phenotype is a suitable independent variable for the MetS prediction model. The TE-Heat pattern of KM phenotype may be a risk factor for MetS.
Qilongtian Ameliorate Bleomycin-induced Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice via Inhibiting IL-17 signal pathway
Authors: Zhang Qiang , Luo Ting , Yuan Dezheng , Liu Jing , Fu Yi , Yuan Jiali 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a special type of pulmonary parenchymal disease, with chronic, progressive, fibrosis, high mortality. There is a lack of safe, effective, and affordable treatment methods. Qilongtian (QLT) is a traditional Chinese prescription that is composed of Panax notoginseng, Earthworm, and Rhodiola, and shows the remarkable clinical curative effect of PF. However, the mechanism of QLT remains to be clarified. Therefore, we studied the effectivity of QLT in treating Bleomycin (BLM) induced PF mice. Our studies have shown that QLT significantly reduced the inflammatory injury, hydroxyproline content and collagen deposition of lung tissue in BLM induced PF mice and downregulated the cytokine related to inflammation and fibrosis and PF expression on the mRNA and protein level in PF mice. To identify the mechanism of QLT, the Transcriptome was measured, and the IL-17 signal pathway was screened out for further research. Further studies indicated that QLT reduced the mRNA level of CCL12, CXCL5, FOSL1, MMP9, and AREG, which are inflammation and fibrosis-related genes in the IL-17 signal pathway. In summary, the results indicated that the potential mechanism of QLT in preventing PF progress was by inhibiting the inflammation resulting in IL-17 signal pathway. Our study provides the novel scientific basis of QLT and represents new therapeutics for PF in clinical.
Directly Monitoring the Shift in Corrosion Mechanisms of a Model FeCrNi Alloy Driven by Electrical Potential
Authors: Devaraj Arun , Liu Tingkun , Li Cheng-Han , Olszta Matthew , Tao Jinhui 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Stainless steels are used in a myriad of engineering applications, including construction, automotives, and nuclear reactors. Developing accurate, predictive mechanistic models for corrosion and electrochemical corrosion kinetics of stainless steels, specifically in chloride environments, has been a topic of research studies over many decades. Herein, we quantified the aqueous corrosion kinetics of a model austenitic Fe–18Cr–14Ni (wt.%) alloy in the presence and absence of applied potential using systematic in situ electrochemical atomic force microscopy (EC-AFM) studies and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Without an applied bias, dissolution along the vertical direction of corrosion pits is controlled by surface kinetics/diffusion hybrid mechanism, whereas the dissolution along the lateral direction of pits is diffusion controlled. In the absence of an applied bias, both the “nucleation” and “lateral growth” of the pits contribute to total corrosion. When an electrical bias is applied, the increase in corrosion rate is dominated by nucleation of new pits rather than lateral growth of existing ones. This shift in the corrosion mechanism is attributed to the bias-induced redistribution of species with different charges. These insights gained by the in situ EC-AFM will allow applications of this method for quantitative understanding of corrosion of wider class of materials.
A mendelian randomization study on the relationship between childhood obesity and adult heart failure
Authors: Li Quanliang , Wu Weifeng , Kong Qing 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background: Childhood obesity is a risk factor in many cardiovascular diseases. Few mendelian randomization study focused on the association between childhood obesity and adult heart failure.
Aims: This study aimed to determine whether childhood obesity is associated with heart failure in adulthood through genetic analysis.
Methods: Our study utilized a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) design to assess associations between childhood obesity and adult heart failure. From genome-wide association studies conducted recently, SNP associations with childhood obesity and heart failure have been identified. Inverse-variance weighting (IVW) techniques were used to estimate effect sizes. As part of the sensitivity analysis, other MR methods were employed, including MR-Egger, simple and weighted medians, weighted MBE and MR-PRESSO.
Results: According to the random-effect IVW model, children with a 1 standard deviation rise in BMI (kg/m2) had a higher risk of heart failure (OR= 1.319, 95% CI:1.160-1.499, P = 0.001), as did children with obesity (OR = 1.136, 95% CI: 1.044-1.235, P = 0.003). Based on MR-Egger analysis, there was no evidence of dwindling pleiotropic effects between childhood BMI (intercept = 0.006, 95% CI: -0.031 to 0.043, P = 0.716) and childhood obesity genetic variants (intercept = -0.059, 95% CI: -0.184 to 0.066, P = 0.427). According to the leave-one-out sensitivity analysis, no genetic variation played a significant role in the association between childhood BMI, childhood obesity, and adult heart failure.
Conclusions: There is a consistent correlation between genetically predicted childhood obesity and adult heart failure, according to MR analysis.
Demography of bee pollinators in the Chihuahuan Desert: how to tell if their populations are declining?
Authors: Munguia-Soto Esteban O. , Golubov Jordan K. , Mandujano María C. 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Bee population ecology is essential to determine and react to environmental impacts that affect population persistence. Land use change and pesticides lead to decreased populations, however, it is difficult to estimate their impact because information of wild bee populations is limited, even though they are important pollinators of flowering plants. We determined the population size, dynamics, and growth rate of ten wild bee species in a desert scrub using monthly sampling over four years during a 5-year study period. We provide a detailed explanation to assess bee population status by estimating if populations are declining. The bees were captured in pan traps located in permanent plots. Capture records were used to obtain population size (N, abundance of individuals), density (D), and dynamics. We calculated the population growth rates (r and ) using non structured population models. The abundance was used to estimate population attributes. Apidae and Halictidae families accounted for most of the catches. Population size was very small in all species, Apis mellifera, Lasioglossum (Dialictus) and Macrotera sp. were the species with the largest population size and density. Most of the bee populations had r <0, estimates that indicate population decrease, but 95% CI suggest 66.6% populations are near equilibrium, two species have a clear trend of population decline and two of increase. Our assessment of threat status of 9 bee species based on demographic parameters indicates that 6 species are in the category of vulnerable, 2 critically endangered and 1 are endangered of extinction. Possibly, the remaining patch of vegetation is very small and cannot support stable populations. We suggest that essential resources availability (feeding and nesting) and reduced environmental stressors in the area positively affected population dynamics.
Implications for insect conservation: Population growth rates (r and ) allow us to determine the population trends for nine species of wild bees, our approximation is simple and allows to assess the conservation status of these important pollinators.
Concurrent degradation of petroleum sludge and simultaneous rhamnolipid biosurfactant production: An aesthetic bioremediation approach
Authors: Patowary Rupshikha , Rajbongshi Bhagyalakshmi , Devi Arundhuti , Goswami Manisha 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Petroleum sludge is uncontrollably released in oil field and refineries which can lead to deleterious effect on the environment, as it consists of components of emerging concern such as PAHs, BTEX components, heavy metals, asphaltenes etc. In the present study, a novel bacterium Enterobacter cloacae AR-IASST (01), that have the potential to produce biosurfactant (surface tension reduced to 26.4 mN/m) was utilized to degrade petroleum sludge. A degradation of 86.9% was achieved after 5 days of culture incubation and biosurfactant production was also observed during the degradation process of sludge. In the GC-MS analysis, the peaks numbers reduce from 184 to 13 in the treated sample and complete degradation of PAHs present in the sludge was observed. The biosurfactant was characterized to be rhamnolipid in nature. The biosurfactant exhibited attractive emulsification towards several oils and an E24 of 100% was achieved against crude oil. The biosurfactant was found to be stable over a wide range of temperature, and salt concentration, although it showed sensitivity in high acidic condition. Furthermore, it was found that the bacterial treatment also led to the removal of heavy metals (Ni), zinc (Zn), lead (Pb), iron (Fe), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), present in the sludge sample. Thus, the present study reveals that the novel bacterium is very potential and can be widely used for restoration of petroleum sludge contaminated sites in future.
High-performance IN738 superalloy derived from turbine blade waste for efficient electrooxidation of ethanol, ethylene glycol, and urea
Authors: Hefnawy Mahmoud A. , Medany Shymaa S. , El-Sherif Rabab M. , El-Bagoury Nader , Fadlallah Sahar A. 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
In this work, the IN738 superalloy used previously in gas turbines was recycled and used as a working electrode for electrooxidation of different fuels, namely, ethylene glycol, ethanol, and urea. The electrocatalytic efficiency of the electrode was studied by cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and electrochemical impedance. Several kinetics parameters like diffusion coefficient, Tafel slope, rate constant, and activation energy were calculated. The modified electrode was characterized as received using XRD, SEM, and EDAX to elucidate the crystal structure and surface morphology before and after electrochemical oxidation. The anodic current densities of electrochemical oxidation of ethanol, ethylene glycol, and urea were 29, 17, and 12 mA.cm-2, respectively, in a solution of 1.0 KOH at a potential 0.6 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The kinetic parameters like diffusion coefficients for ethanol, ethylene glycol, and urea were equaled to 1.5 ×10-6, 1.038×10-6, and 0.64×10-6 cm2 s-1. The charge transfer resistances were estimated for electrooxidation of different fuels by electrochemical impedance (EIS).
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Study on the effectiveness and safety of BIC/FTC/TAF in adult HIV-1 patients in China: A retrospective real-world cohort study
Authors: Xie Xiaoxin , Gan Lin , Fu Yanhua , Yang Xiaoyan , Long Hai 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Background
To evaluate the therapeutic effect and tolerance of BIC/FTC/TAF used for 24-week in ART-naïve in China.
Methods
This single-center retrospective cohort study included ART-naïve who received BIC/FTC/TAF from July 2021 to April 2022. The proportion of patients with HIV RNA < 50 cp/ml at the end point of 24-week (virological inhibition rate) was the primary outcome, and the changes of CD4 cell count, CD4/CD8, weight, blood lipid, and safety were secondary outcomes.
Results
A total of 80 ART-naïve were enrolled. The inhibition rate of virology was 86.3% 24-week. The median CD4 cell count increased from 212 cells/µL (90.3-398.3) at baseline to 348 cells/µL (219.8–541.0) at 24-week. The median CD4/CD8 ratio increased from 0.25 (0.13–0.37) at baseline to 0.40 (0.26–0.66) at 24-week. During the follow-up of 80 ART-naïve using BIC/FTC/TAF, 16 patients had adverse events; however, no drug withdrawal was caused by adverse events.
Conclusion
This real-world cohort study showed that BIC/FTC/TAF could achieve good immunological and virological responses in ART-naïve. In addition, this study also shows good safety.
Evaluation of the role of self-cleaning capacity on marine environmental carrying capacity: a case of Ganh Rai bay, Vietnam .
Authors: Ta Long Bui , Thi Diem Tran Luong 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Economic activities are constantly increasing in the southern key economic region (SKER), especially in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), which leads to the influx of large amounts of wastewater from this region into Ganh Rai Bay (GRB). The problem of assessing the marine environmental carrying capacity (MECC) of coastal areas is urgent, and the role of self-cleaning must be elucidated. Four typical pollution parameters were selected: ammonium (NH4+), biological oxygen demand (BOD), phosphate (PO43−), and coliforms. The study aims to propose a framework to assess the impact of the role of self-cleaning on MECC and to apply the proposed framework to GRB as a case study. A series of models were used to simulate hydrodynamics, and an advection-diffusion model with an ecological parameter set was used for water quality modelling. The land-ocean interactions in the coastal zone model were used to calculate the GRB and East Sea retention time. Finally, a multiple linear regression model was used to clarify the relationship between the MECC and self-cleaning factors. Calculation results show that the self-cleaning factor increased the MECCAmmonium by 60.30% in the dry season and 22.75% in the wet season; similar to MECCBOD, MECCPhosphate increased by 5.26%, 0.21% (dry season), and 11.04%, 0.72% (wet season), respectively. MECCCColiforms in the dry season increased by 14.83%; in the wet season, MECCColiforms doubled. The results provide medium-and long-term solutions to improve the water quality of the GRB, especially the selection of activities that conserve the ecological system and improve the self-cleaning capacity of the bay.
Bitcoin price fluctuation by Twitter sentiment analysis pre- and post- COVID- 19 pandemic
Authors: Japar Izzati Izyani , Pathmanathan Dharini , Azman Shafiqah 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
Cryptocurrency investment especially Bitcoin, has become favourable over recent years due to promising returns in the future. However, the movement of price is mainly speculation-based as these currencies are still new in the market. The COVID-19 outbreak boosted research interest in predicting the price fluctuation of Bitcoin since cryptocurrency trading produced many millionaires. Five lexicon-based Twitter sentiment analysis approaches are examined to see the effect of Tweets on the price of Bitcoin during the pre- and post- COVID-19 period. Results show that negative Twitter sentiments affected the price of Bitcoin pre- COVID-19 and the second year of post- COVID-19 when Elon Musk actively criticised Bitcoin on Twitter.
Comparison of Visual Performance between Diffractive Bifocal and Diffractive Trifocal Intraocular Lenses
Authors: Kawamura Junya , Tanabe Hirotaka , Shojo Tomohiro , Yamauchi Tomofusa , Takase Kosuke , Tabuchi Hitoshi 
Published: November 2022

Abstract
To evaluate the visual performance of a diffractive bifocal intraocular lens (IOL) with + 4.0 D near addition (ZMB00) and a diffractive trifocal IOL with + 2.17 D and + 3.25 D near addition (AcrySof IQ PanOptix TFNT00), we investigated the 10-week postoperative parameters after cataract surgery in which ZMB00 or TFNT00 lenses were implanted bilaterally from 2011 to 2020 (with a 3-month interval between implantation of the right and left lenses). The study included 1448 eyes of 724 patients. The diffractive bifocal group comprised 1326 eyes of 663 patients (aged 67.0 ± 7.8 years; females/males, 518/145), and the diffractive trifocal group comprised 122 eyes of 61 patients (aged 66.6 ± 7.3 years; females/males, 35/26). A linear mixed-effects model using data for both eyes, with strict adjustments for sex, age, subjective refraction spherical equivalent, subjective refraction cylinder, corneal astigmatism, axial length, corneal higher-order aberrations, and pupil diameter, ensured statistical validity. Uncorrected near visual acuity and higher-order aberrations (ocular/internal, scaled to a pupil size of 4 mm) (WF_4_post_O_Spherical, WF_4_post_I_Spherical) were significantly better in the bifocal group (p < 0.00068, Wald test). Uncorrected intermediate visual acuity, contrast sensitivity (6.3/4.0/2.5/1.6/1.0/0.7 degrees), and contrast sensitivity with glare (4.0/1.6/1.0/0.7 degrees) were significantly better in the trifocal group (p < 0.00068, Wald test).