Ethyl 3-[2-(p-toluene­sulfonamido)phen­yl]acrylate

In the title compound, C18H19NO4S, the two benzene rings form a dihedral angle of 52.2 (7)°. The crystal struture is stabilized by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which link the molecules into dimers

Poly[(μ4-biphenyl-3,3′-dicarboxyl­ato)bis[μ2-1,1′-(butane-1,4-di­yl)diimidazole](μ2-oxalato)dimanganese(II)]

In the title coordination compound, [Mn2(C14H8O4)(C2O4)(C10H14N4)2]n, the biphenyl-3,3′-dicarboxyl­ate and oxalate anions, both situated on inversion centres, function in a bridging mode, linking the dinuclear MnII atoms into wave-like layers. Each 1,1′-(1,4-butane-1,4-di­yl)diimidazole ligand coordinates to two MnII atoms located in adjacent layers via Mn—N coordination bonds, giving a three-dimensional network. As the methyl­ene groups can bend freely relative to each other due to the C atoms connected via single bonds, the 1,1′-(butane-1,4-di­yl)diimidazole ligand forms an S-shaped conformation, which makes the void in the three-dimensional network distorted

Scoliosis Related Information on the Internet in China: Can Patients Benefit from This Information?

Background: There has been an increasing popularity of searching health related information online in recent years. Despite that considerable amount of scoliosis patients have shown interest in obtaining scoliosis information through Internet, previous studies have demonstrated poor quality of online information. However, this conclusion may vary depending on region and culture. Since China has a restricted Internet access outside of its borders, the aim of this study is to evaluate the quality of scoliosis information available online using recognized scoring systems and to analyze the Internet as a source of health information in China. Methods: A survey-based questionnaire was distributed to 280 respondents at outpatient clinics. Information on demographics and Internet use was collected. Binary logistic analysis was performed to identify possible predictors for the use of Internet. In addition, the top 60 scoliosis related websites assessed through 4 search engines were reviewed by a surgeon and the quality of online information was evaluated using DISCERN score and JAMA benchmark. Results: Use of the Internet as a source for scoliosis related information was confirmed in 87.8% of the respondents. College education, Internet access at home and urban residence were identified as potential predictors for Internet use. However, the quality of online scoliosis related information was poor with an average DISCERN score of 27.9±11.7 and may be misleading for scoliosis patients. Conclusion: The study outlines the profile of scoliosis patients who use the Internet as a source of health information. It was shown that 87.8% of the scoliosis patients in outpatient clinics have searched for scoliosis related information on Internet. Urban patients, higher education and Internet access at home were identified as potential predictors for Internet search. However, the overall quality of online scoliosis related information was poor and confusing. Physician based websites seemed to contain more reliable information

Diffusion Models and Semi-Supervised Learners Benefit Mutually with Few Labels

In an effort to further advance semi-supervised generative and classification tasks, we propose a simple yet effective training strategy called dual pseudo training (DPT), built upon strong semi-supervised learners and diffusion models. DPT operates in three stages: training a classifier on partially labeled data to predict pseudo-labels; training a conditional generative model using these pseudo-labels to generate pseudo images; and retraining the classifier with a mix of real and pseudo images. Empirically, DPT consistently achieves SOTA performance of semi-supervised generation and classification across various settings. In particular, with one or two labels per class, DPT achieves a Fr\'echet Inception Distance (FID) score of 3.08 or 2.52 on ImageNet 256x256. Besides, DPT outperforms competitive semi-supervised baselines substantially on ImageNet classification tasks, achieving top-1 accuracies of 59.0 (+2.8), 69.5 (+3.0), and 74.4 (+2.0) with one, two, or five labels per class, respectively. Notably, our results demonstrate that diffusion can generate realistic images with only a few labels (e.g., <0.1%) and generative augmentation remains viable for semi-supervised classification. Our code is available at https://github.com/ML-GSAI/DPT.Comment: Accepted to NeurIPS 202

Bis(μ-3-carb­oxy-2-oxidobenzoato)-κ3O1,O 2:O 3;κ3 O 3:O1,O 2-bis­[aqua­(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2 N,N′)copper(II)]

In the centrosymmetric dinuclear complex, [Cu2(C8H4O5)2(C10H8N2)2(H2O)2], the CuII ion is coordinated by two N atoms from a bipyridine ligand, three O atoms from two 3-carb­oxy-2-oxidobenzoate dianions and the O atom of the water mol­ecule in a distorted octa­hedral geometry. The Cu—-O(H) coordination [2.931 (3) Å] is very weak. In the crystal structure, the dinuclear units are linked into a two-dimensional network parallel to (010) by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

3-Bromo-N′-(3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxy­benzyl­idene)benzohydrazide

The title compound, C14H9BrCl2N2O2, was prepared by the reaction of 3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxy­benzaldehyde and 3-bromo­benzohydrazide in methanol. The dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 13.0 (2)°. An intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond is observed. The mol­ecules are linked into chains along the c axis by inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

Tissue Stresses in Stented Coronary Arteries with Different Geometries: Effect of the Relation Between Stent Length and Lesion Length

In-stent restenosis after stent deployment remains an obstruction in the long-term benefits of stenting. This study sought to investigate the influence of the relation between stent length and lesion length on the mechanics of the arterial wall with different geometries, including straight and tapered vessels. Results showed that when the length of the stent was longer than the lesion length, the maximum stress in plaque and vessel increased as the length of stent increased. When the length of the stent was shorter than the lesion length, the vessel stress induced by stent inflation was lower; both ends of the stenosis plaque could not be fully expanded. When the length of the stent was equal to the lesion length, the plaque and vessel stress induced by stent inflation was minimal, and stent foreshortening was minimal. Compared with the straight vessel, the stent implantation in the tapered vessel with the same stent length resulted in greater stress in vessel and plaque, an increased stent recoil, and a decreased stent foreshortening. When the length of the stent is equal to lesion length, it may be the reasonable choice for straight vessels and tapered vessels. Conclusions drawn from this article can help surgeons to choose appropriate stent lengths

Melaminium sulfate

In the title compound, C3H8N6 2+·SO4 2−, the melaminium cations and sulfate anions are inter­connected by N—H⋯N and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a layer in the (101) plane. The layers are connected through multiple hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking inter­actions (centroid–centroid distance of about 3.4 Å)

Long-term nitrogen fertilization decreased the abundance of inorganic phosphate solubilizing bacteria in an alkaline soil

Inorganic phosphate solubilizing bacteria (iPSB) are essential to facilitate phosphorus (P) mobilization in alkaline soil, however, the phylogenetic structure of iPSB communities remains poorly characterized. Thus, we use a reference iPSB database to analyze the distribution of iPSB communities based on 16S rRNA gene illumina sequencing. Additionally, a noval pqqC primer was developed to quantify iPSB abundance. In our study, an alkaline soil with 27-year fertilization treatment was selected. The percentage of iPSB was 1.10 similar to 2.87% per sample, and the dominant iPSB genera were closely related to Arthrobacter, Bacillus, Brevibacterium and Streptomyces. Long-term P fertilization had no significant effect on the abundance of iPSB communities. Rather than P and potassium (K) additions, long-term nitrogen (N) fertilization decreased the iPSB abundance, which was validated by reduced relative abundance of pqqC gene (pqqC/16S). The decreased iPSB abundance was strongly related to pH decline and total N increase, revealing that the long-term N additions may cause pH decline and subsequent P releases relatively decreasing the demands of the iPSB community. The methodology and understanding obtained here provides insights into the ecology of inorganic P solubilizers and how to manipulate for better P use efficiency