Table_1_Citizen Characteristics and Their Participation in Food Safety Social Co-governance: Public Health Implications.docx

Objective: Given that positive psychological capital motivates citizens to actively participate in social affairs, this study aims to provide insight into food safety risk management in China by empirically determining which individual characteristics are associated with positive psychological capital for actively participating in social co-governance.Methods: A questionnaire-based survey was undertaken between December 5 and 10, 2020. The study participants were residents of Wuxi in China over the age of 18 years. A validated and pretested questionnaires was used to elicit responses with the participants. Student's t-test and one-way analysis of variance were performed to determine which individual characteristics are significantly correlated with the psychological capital of citizens who participate in co-governance. Post-hoc multiple comparisons were performed for each individual characteristic with a significant correlation to determine which categories of these characteristics yielded the significant differences. Study data were analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics 24.0.Results: A total of 752 completed responses were received. Most respondents were females (52.39%), aged 26–45 (66.09%), married (70.48%), company employees (44.28%), and in good health (89.76%). Most had a household size of 3 (55.98%), a bachelor's degree (40.96%), a personal annual income of more than 100,000 yuan (26.46%), and no children aged under 18 (50.27%) or pregnant women (93.22%) in their households. Data analysis indicated that education, income, and health status significantly associate with the psychological capital of citizens to participate in co-governance. Citizens with high education, high income, and good health status have higher psychological capital to participate in co-governance.Conclusion: The present study suggested citizens are likely to actively participate in food safety social co-governance only when they have at least one of the following three characteristics: (1) higher than average income in their city of residence; (2) a bachelor's degree or higher education; or (3) good health. Therefore, motivating citizens to participate in co-governance is a long-term process in China. The fundamental strategy is to increase the income of citizens, especially among low-income groups, promote education to improve the food safety literacy of the public, and improve sanitation and public health.</p

Data_Sheet_1_Drivers of consumers’ intention to adopt sustainable healthy dietary patterns: evidence from China.docx

IntroductionIn line with the shift towards sustainable consumption, sustainable healthy dietary patterns (SHDP) have received considerable attention, but no study has examined Chinese consumers’ intention to adopt SHDP.MethodsBased on the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this study integrated health consciousness, environmental concerns, and past eating behaviour to construct an expanded TPB framework for analyzing the factors influencing Chinese consumers’ intention to adopt SHDP. The mediating role of attitude between perceived value and consumers’ intention to adopt SHDP was also analyzed. The study empirically tested the research model using structural equation modelling estimation, based on the data collected from 402 local consumers in Wuxi, China.Results and discussionThe results showed that attitude, perceived behavioural control, health consciousness, and past eating behaviuor positively and significantly influenced consumers’ intention to adopt SHDP, whereas perceived value indirectly influenced adoption intention through attitude. Subjective norms and environmental concerns had no significant influence on adoption intention. Based on these findings, interventions through dietary education and information campaigns are recommended to enhance consumers’ value awareness and attitudes towards SHDP. Interventions, such as nudging, should be designed to enhance consumers’ perceived behavioural control and dietary practises. The findings of this study provide important insights for the development of dietary change intervention strategies.</p

Effects of Cobalt Compounds on the Morphology and Structure of Carbonaceous Materials Prepared by Hydrothermal/Solvothermal Carbonization of Furfural

The cobalt-assisted hydrothermal/solvothermal carbonization of furfural has been developed into a facile and versatile strategy to prepare structured carbonaceous materials. In this paper, the hierarchical flower-like, honeycomb-like, and spherical particles can be readily obtained in the presence of different cobalt compounds. Also, it was demonstrated that the developing of hierarchical carbonaceous structures was strongly influenced by the formation of cobalt crystals in products during the reaction. We believe that the cobalt crystals could act as a kind of structure-directing agent to induce the fabrication of hierarchical carbonaceous structures. Organic cobalt compound was indicative of beneficial cobalt precursor for synthesis of hierarchical carbonaceous structures. The presence of ethanol facilitated the aggregation and assembly of primary nanoparticles to form hierarchical structures

Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation Activity of BiFeO3 Microspheres by Decoration with g-C3N4 Nanoparticles

In this work, the g-C3N4 nanoparticles decorated BiFeO3 microspheres composites (g-C3N4/BiFeO3) were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal treatment of g-C3N4 nanoparticles together with BiFeO3 microspheres. The SEM and HRTEM observation indicate that the C3N4 nanoparticles with size of 30-50 nm are well decorated on the surface of BiFeO3 microspheres. The photocatalytic activities of the samples are investigated by the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under the irradiation of simulated sunlight. The as-prepared g-C3N4/BiFeO3 composites exhibit remarkable enhanced photocatalytic activity compared with bare BiFeO3. More importantly, the photocataltic performance of the composites is further confirmed by the degradation of colorless phenol. Furthermore, the favorable catalytic stability of composites is demonstrated through the recycling photocatalytic experiment. The enhanced photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4/BiFeO3 composites is mainly attributed to the separation of the photogenerated electron-hole pairs, resulting from the migration of the photoinduced charge between g-C3N4 nanoparticles and BiFeO3. A possible photocatalytic mechanism for dye degradation over g-C3N4/BiFeO3 composite is proposed based on the active species trapping experiment, revealing that the photogenerated hole (h+) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) are regarded as the major active species for the decomposition of dye, while hydroxyl radicals (•OH) plays a minor role in the photocatalytic reaction.</div

Study on diagnosis and management strategies on heterotopic pregnancy: a retrospective study

Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is a rare but potentially life-threatening event with a high risk of maternal death, which also jeopardise the coexisting intrauterine pregnancy (IUP), thus an early accurate diagnosis and prompt treatment can decrease adverse complications. We aimed to explore the early predictors for pregnancy outcomes of HP. We reviewed patients with HP following assisted reproductive technology in our institution between January 2013 and December 2020. The relationships between pregnancy outcomes and clinical features were analysed by logistic regression. We found that 29 patients (72.5%) of HP were accurately diagnosed by transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS). Eighteen patients in the surgery group had live births, three of whom delivered preterm. Additionally, the miscarriage rate was lower for patients with IUP cardiac activity than those without (16.7% vs. 90.0%, p p What is already known on this subject? Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) has long been thought to be a rare but potentially life-threatening event with a high risk of complications. The early diagnosis of HP is challenging due to the co-existence of a viable intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) and the absence of typical clinical symptoms.What do the results of this study add? This stduy showed that symptoms combined with routine transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) scans reduce the rates of misdiagnosis of HP and prompt surgical intervention after diagnosis may minimise the incidence of miscarriage of the IUP.What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? An IUP with cardiac activity at HP diagnosis is a predictor of a favourable prognosis of HP, and laparoscopy under general anaesthesia is effective and safe during the first trimester of pregnancy. Awareness, assessment and early interventions in view of symptoms combined with routine TVS is recommended to reduce the risk of miscarriage and ensure a favourable live birth rate. What is already known on this subject? Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) has long been thought to be a rare but potentially life-threatening event with a high risk of complications. The early diagnosis of HP is challenging due to the co-existence of a viable intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) and the absence of typical clinical symptoms. What do the results of this study add? This stduy showed that symptoms combined with routine transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) scans reduce the rates of misdiagnosis of HP and prompt surgical intervention after diagnosis may minimise the incidence of miscarriage of the IUP. What are the implications of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? An IUP with cardiac activity at HP diagnosis is a predictor of a favourable prognosis of HP, and laparoscopy under general anaesthesia is effective and safe during the first trimester of pregnancy. Awareness, assessment and early interventions in view of symptoms combined with routine TVS is recommended to reduce the risk of miscarriage and ensure a favourable live birth rate.</p

One-Step Site-Specific Activation Approach for Preparation of Hierarchical Porous Carbon Materials with High Electrochemical Performance

Precise control of carbonization and activation for fabricating novel carbon materials and improving practical performance have continued to be a big challenge. Inspired by the aggregation of abundant inorganic elements on a special part in biomass for self-activation, we developed a novel site-specific activation strategy to prepare porous carbon materials with controllable morphology and microstructure based upon regulating the activator molecule distribution for aggregation of activators on specific sites in a carbonaceous precursor. The fabrication of porous carbons was carried out not only in one step of direct calcination but with much reduced use of activators, demonstrating comparative or even preferable structure and performance characteristics of porous carbon compared with that of the conventional activated method. Porous carbons featured with a 3D flake interconnection network were obtained by site-specific activation with hierarchical porosity and unique micropore size distribution. The obtained porous carbon materials displayed excellent electrochemical performance with high specific capacitance (375 F g–1 at 0.1 A g–1) and excellent capacitance retention (276 F g–1 at 20 A g–1) used as electrode materials. Meanwhile, the symmetric supercapacitors assembled by the porous carbon could yield specific energy density up to 7.81 Wh kg–1 with excellent power density (9600 W kg–1) and outstanding cycling stability (99.8% capacitance retention after 10 000 charge/discharge cycles at 2 A g–1) in 1 M H2SO4 electrolytes

Transport of Microplastic and Dispersed Oil Co-contaminants in the Marine Environment

Microplastics (MPs) and oil pollution are major concerns in oceans. Although their coexistence in oceans and the associated MP-oil-dispersant agglomerates (MODAs) have been reported, limited attention is given to the behavior of the co-contaminants. This study investigated MODA transport in a simulated ocean system and explored related mechanisms under various oil types, salinities, and mineral concentrations. We found that more than 90% of the heavy oil-formed MODAs stayed at the seawater surface, while the light oil-formed MODAs were widely distributed throughout the seawater column. The increased salinity promoted MODAs formed by 7 and 90 μm MPs to transport from the seawater surface to the column. This was elucidated by the Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek theory as more MODAs formed under higher salinities and dispersants kept them stable in the seawater column. Minerals facilitated the sinking of large MP-formed MODAs (e.g., 40 μm) as minerals were adsorbed on the MODA surface, but their impact on small MP-formed MODAs (e.g., 7 μm) was negligible. A MODA-mineral system was proposed to explain their interaction. Rubey′s equation was recommended to predict the sinking velocity of MODAs. This study is the first attempt to reveal MODA transport. Findings will contribute to the model development to facilitate their environmental risk evaluation in oceans

Additional file 6 of Recombinant Klotho protein enhances cholesterol efflux of THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells via suppressing Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

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Additional file 1 of Recombinant Klotho protein enhances cholesterol efflux of THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells via suppressing Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Additional file 1: Figure S1. Unprocessed original scans for the blots

Additional file 4 of Recombinant Klotho protein enhances cholesterol efflux of THP-1 macrophage-derived foam cells via suppressing Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway

Additional file 4: Figure S4. Unprocessed original scans for the blots