Multivariate analysis of factors associated with tumor control.

<p>Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; CCRT, concurrent chemoradiotherapy; RTT, radiotherapy treatment time; ΔRTT, RTT minus time scheduled for the patient to complete the prescribed course of radiotherapy.</p><p>Multivariate analysis of factors associated with tumor control.</p

Histogram of (A) radiation treatment time and (B) interrupted time according to whether or not patients experienced disease failure.

<p>Histogram of (A) radiation treatment time and (B) interrupted time according to whether or not patients experienced disease failure.</p

Electrospun Thin-Walled CuCo₂O₄@C Nanotubes as Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Zn–Air Batteries

Rational design of optimal bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst with low cost and high activity is greatly desired for realization of rechargeable Zn–air batteries. Herein, we fabricate mesoporous thin-walled CuCo₂O₄@C with abundant nitrogen-doped nanotubes via coaxial electrospinning technique. Benefiting from high catalytic activity of ultrasmall CuCo₂O₄ particles, double active specific surface area of mesoporous nanotubes, and strong coupling with N-doped carbon matrix, the obtained CuCo₂O₄@C exhibits outstanding oxygen electrocatalytic activity and stability, in terms of a positive onset potential (0.951 V) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and a low overpotential (327 mV at 10 mA cm^–2) for oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Significantly, when used as cathode catalyst for Zn-air batteries, CuCo₂O₄@C also displays a low charge–discharge voltage gap (0.79 V at 10 mA cm^–2) and a long cycling life (up to 160 cycles for 80 h). With desirable architecture and excellent electrocatalytic properties, the CuCo₂O₄@C is considered a promising electrocatalyst for Zn–air batteries

Progression free survival (PFS), Loco-regional failure-free survival (LRFS) and distant failure-free (DFFS) as function of number of RTT for NPC patients.

<p>(A-C): RTT ≤ 43 days vs. RTT > 43 days; (D-F): RTT ≤ 44 days vs. RTT > 44 days; (G-I): RTT ≤ 47 days vs. RTT > 47 days. (All P values > 0.05).</p

Univariate analysis of factors associated with tumor control.

<p>Abbreviations: CCRT, concurrent chemoradiotherapy; RTT, radiotherapy treatment time; ΔRTT, RTT minus time scheduled for the patient to complete the prescribed course of radiotherapy.</p><p>Univariate analysis of factors associated with tumor control.</p

Data_Sheet_1_A soybean sodium/hydrogen exchanger GmNHX6 confers plant alkaline salt tolerance by regulating Na+/K+ homeostasis.PDF

Alkaline soil has a high pH due to carbonate salts and usually causes more detrimental effects on crop growth than saline soil. Sodium hydrogen exchangers (NHXs) are pivotal regulators of cellular Na+/K+ and pH homeostasis, which is essential for salt tolerance; however, their role in alkaline salt tolerance is largely unknown. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the function of a soybean NHX gene, GmNHX6, in plant response to alkaline salt stress. GmNHX6 encodes a Golgi-localized sodium/hydrogen exchanger, and its transcript abundance is more upregulated in alkaline salt tolerant soybean variety in response to NaHCO3 stress. Ectopic expression of GmNHX6 in Arabidopsis enhanced alkaline salt tolerance by maintaining high K+ content and low Na+/K+ ratio. Overexpression of GmNHX6 also improved soybean tolerance to alkaline salt stress. A single nucleotide polymorphism in the promoter region of NHX6 is associated with the alkaline salt tolerance in soybean germplasm. A superior promoter of GmNHX6 was isolated from an alkaline salt tolerant soybean variety, which showed stronger activity than the promoter from an alkaline salt sensitive soybean variety in response to alkali stress, by luciferase transient expression assays. Our results suggested soybean NHX6 gene plays an important role in plant tolerance to alkaline salt stress.</p