Increasing thyroid cancer risk: Link to hydrogen iodate?

The robust oxidative capacity in hydrogen iodate can lead to the formation of oxidized molecules with carbonyl oxygen or hydroxyl oxygen gathering protons via hydrogen bonding, augmenting the generation of mutagenic strong acids such as HCl

Assessing the Security of Campus Networks: The Case of Seven Universities

The network security situation of campus networks on CERNET (China Education and Research Network) has received great concern. However, most network managers have no complete picture of the network security because of its special management and the rapid growth of network assets. In this investigation, the security of campus networks belonging to seven universities in Wuhan was investigated. A tool called “WebHunt” was designed for campus networks, and with its help, the network security risks were found. Differently from existing tools for network probing, WebHunt can adopt the network scale and special rules of the campus network. According to the characteristics of campus websites, a series of functions were integrated into WebHunt, including reverse resolution of domain names, active network detection and fingerprint identification for software assets. Besides, WebHunt builds its vulnerability intelligence database with a knowledge graph structure and locates the vulnerabilities through matching knowledge graph information. Security assessments of seven universities presents WebHunt’s applicability for campus networks. Besides, it also shows that many security risks are concealed in campus networks, such as non-compliance IP addresses and domain names, system vulnerabilities and so on. The security reports containing risks have been sent to the relevant universities, and positive feedback was received

Elimination of diarrhea or bleeding could be a sign of successful cancer control for long-term survival

Cancer patients often exhibit diarrhea or bleeding before the onset of malignancies. The control of such symptoms with plant-based diet and calcium tablets could eliminate neoplasm risk and prevent tumorigenesis. It may also extend the lifespan of cancer sufferers. To identify cancer-patients-friendly food, a rule of the thumb is that those food which render you loose- and watery-stool or bleeding could be slightly carcinogenic

Earth’s self-rotation causes water going down a drain to spin differently in Southern and Northern hemispheres

In Northern hemisphere, the Earth surface going northward is more tilted relative to the Sun, so the vertical component of the virtually constant solar pull turns smaller as mass position shifts northward, and it cancels out less downward vast gravity of the Earth. This in combination with Earth’s self-rotation and lunar pull generates the phenomena of water going down a drain to swirl differently in the Southern and Northern hemispheres

Combining weak acids and fasting could be a viable strategy against infections by Ebola-like viruses

Ebola-like viruses could depend on chloride or HCl to deliver lethal assault on human cells, causing hemorrhaging, bleeding, diarrhea, etc. It may harbor stressful peptides which can be generated in vivo after infections. Fasting with boiled rice water or with orange juice for a few days can halt virion production. However, infection-triggered cell lysis can produce nutrients for viral proliferation. The adoption of highly diluted weak organic acids such as acetic acid or lactic acid for smearing skin or foot bathing can neutralize chloride or HCl after absorption, and raise cellular pH to minimize cell lysis. Integration of fasting/fruit juice intake and highly diluted weak acids might reduce mortality rates of Ebola-like virus infections. The intake of NaCl should be minimized as it can give rise to chloride or HCl in cell microenvironment. Many food ingredients such as vinegar and sauce contain salt. Clinical trials must be conducted before the regimen is available for use

Can starch-based diet or sugar water put an end to the COVID-19 pandemic?

High valine plus glycine content is a feature of the proteins in SARS-CoV-2 and SARS viruses, and it causes the generation of aggregates between proteins and insoluble calcium salts via secondary chemical bonding. Starch-based diet or sugar water with adequate vitamins can go for many days without the generation of essential amino acids such as valine, creating bottlenecks in virion production in human body. Despite its potential carcinogenicity, modest lysine supplement can be favorable as lysine rich proteins gather chloride and solubilize stressful, insoluble and stiff calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate

Food regimen to treat heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Carbohydrate-based diet such as rice does not produce much essential amino acids and creates bottlenecks in protein synthesis, consequently reducing the cellular levels of causative factors. Modest lysine supplement combined with food rich in weak organic acids can change the proteome and solubilize insoluble and stiff salts. Warm temperature minimizes the generation of oxalate. Integration of these strategies can be favorable in the treatment of numerous diseases but cancer. The aforementioned diet may be suitable for human subpopulation with primary constipation, one of the manifestations of many disorders such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Rabies, Stiff Person Syndrome, Mad Cow disease, paralysis and some form of depression

Defensive reactions against intrinsic stresses

Drug development for Alzheimer’s disease faces immense challenge with hundreds of failed clinical trials, and the amyloid β-protein- or Aβ-centric hypothesis is under heated debate. Cells react to environmental cues and stresses to better adapt to external milieu. However, how various organisms respond to intrinsic stresses is not fully explored. Here we propose that cells initiate a defensive response toward intrinsic stress which can be positive, negative or mixed on the host. Experiments on cellular responses to endogenous stresses could yield insight into this hypothesis. The interrogation on hydrogen bonding, secondary chemical bonding to divalent cations and their antagonism can advance biochemical understandings in this regard. Pertinent study will further our knowledge on the etiology of human disorders

Fast and Accurate Finite Transducer Analysis Method for Wireless Passive Impedance-Loaded SAW Sensors

An accurate and fast simulation tool plays an important role in the design of wireless passive impedance-loaded surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors which have received much attention recently. This paper presents a finite transducer analysis method for wireless passive impedance-loaded SAW sensors. The finite transducer analysis method uses a numerically combined finite element method-boundary element method (FEM/BEM) model to analyze non-periodic transducers. In non-periodic transducers, FEM/BEM was the most accurate analysis method until now, however this method consumes central processing unit (CPU) time. This paper presents a faster algorithm to calculate the bulk wave part of the equation coefficient which usually requires a long time. A complete non-periodic FEM/BEM model of the impedance sensors was constructed. Modifications were made to the final equations in the FEM/BEM model to adjust for the impedance variation of the sensors. Compared with the conventional method, the proposed method reduces the computation time efficiently while maintaining the same high degree of accuracy. Simulations and their comparisons with experimental results for test devices are shown to prove the effectiveness of the analysis method

Simultaneous fasting may contain SARS-CoV-2 infection

Fasting can halt viral reproduction and relieve symptoms. Simultaneous fasting with moderate intake of boiled rice water or fruit juice for 2 to 3 days may achieve positive effect. If a person has 30 contacts daily, and 6 of which are viral carriers, simultaneous fasting can reduce viral loads in all the 6 carriers and thus lower infection rate by perhaps more than 90%. Individuals not suitable for fasting should be excluded from pilot test and large experiments. Multiple episodes of fasting with proper intervals can be conducted to beat pandemic or control viral infection at its infancy