Moderating Effect of Mindfulness on the Relationships Between Perceived Stress and Mental Health Outcomes Among Chinese Intensive Care Nurses

This study aimed to explore the potential moderating effect of mindfulness and its facets on the relationships among perceived stress and mental health outcomes (burnout, depression, anxiety, and subjective well-being) among Chinese intensive care nurses. A total of 500 Chinese intensive care nurses completed self-report measures of mindfulness, burnout syndromes, perceived stress, depression, anxiety, and subjective well-being. Correlation and hierarchical multiple regressions were applied for data analysis. Mindfulness moderated the effects of perceived stress on emotional exhaustion (the core component of burnout syndrome), depression, anxiety, positive affect, and negative affect but not on the other two dimensions of burnout and life satisfaction. Further analyses indicated that the ability to act with awareness was particularly crucial in improving the effects of perceived stress on depression. These results further broaden our understanding of the relationships between perceived stress and burnout, depression, anxiety, and subjective well-being by demonstrating that mindfulness may serve as a protective factor that alleviates or eliminates the negative effects of perceived stress on depression, anxiety, burnout syndrome, and subjective well-being and may instigate further research into targeted mindfulness interventions for Chinese intensive care nurses

Synthesis of Functionalized Indolizines via Copper-Catalyzed Annulation of 2-Alkylazaarenes with α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids

A novel copper-catalyzed annulation of 2-alkylazaarenes with <b>α,β</b>-unsaturated carboxylic acids has been accomplished. This reaction featuring C–H olefination and decarboxylative amination processes provides a concise access to C-2 arylated indolizines from simple and readily available starting materials

Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Alkenylation of Arenes Using Thioethers as Directing Groups

Thioethers have been proven to be reliable directing groups for palladium catalyzed alkenylation of arenes via C–H activation. Mechanistic investigation reveals that the C–H cleavage of arenes is the turnover-limiting step, and an acetate-bridged dinuclear cyclopalladation intermediate is involved. The alkenylated thioethers can be easily removed and transformed into a variety of useful groups

Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Alkenylation of Arenes Using Thioethers as Directing Groups

Thioethers have been proven to be reliable directing groups for palladium catalyzed alkenylation of arenes via C–H activation. Mechanistic investigation reveals that the C–H cleavage of arenes is the turnover-limiting step, and an acetate-bridged dinuclear cyclopalladation intermediate is involved. The alkenylated thioethers can be easily removed and transformed into a variety of useful groups

Copper-Catalyzed Sequential Ullmann <i>N</i>-Arylation and Aerobic Oxidative C–H Amination: A Convenient Route to Indolo[1,2-<i>c</i>]quinazoline Derivatives

An efficient synthesis of indolo[1,2-<i>c</i>]quinazoline derivatives has been developed by copper-catalyzed sequential Ullmann N-arylation and aerobic oxidative C–H amination. The protocol uses readily available 2-(2-halophenyl)-1<i>H</i>-indoles and (aryl)methanamines as the starting materials to afford indolo[1,2-<i>c</i>]quinazolines, which are the core units of hinckdentine A

Transcriptome analysis of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) reveals altered expression of immune genes by cadmium

Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a worldwide farmed fish and has been widely used for the study on comparative immunology in teleosts. It is well known that cadmium (Cd) can cause a variety of adverse effects in fish. However, data on the effects of Cd in fish liver and the defensive mechanisms of these effects using transcriptome approach are relatively scarce to date. In this study, by using an RNA sequencing approach, the gene expression profiling was performed in livers of tilapia exposed to 0 (control), 50, 100, and 200 μg/L of Cd for 2 months. The results showed that exposure to 50 μg/L Cd altered the expressions of 911 genes, while exposure to 100 and 200 μg/L Cd resulted in 4318 and 3737 differentially expressed genes compared to the control. Weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) and gene ontology (GO) analysis identified a 14-gene network linked to the immune system development. Further, in a fuzzy analysis, the GO term immune system development was enriched in cluster 3, and gene expression decreased with increasing Cd levels in a concentration-dependent manner. The qPCR and RNA-seq results identified 4 genes, i.e., dnmt3bb.1, sf3b1, SMARCAL1, and zap70, as convenient potential biological indicators for detecting waterborne Cd. The present results help systematically understand the effects of Cd on the hepatic transcriptome in tilapia

Pd-Catalyzed Arylation/Oxidation of Benzylic C–H Bond

A palladium-catalyzed benzylic C–H arylation/oxidation reaction leading to diaryl ketones has been accomplished. The indispensable role of the bidentate system is disclosed for this sequential process. This chemistry offers a direct new access to a range of diarylketones

Efficient synthesis of fluoro-containing liquid crystal materials via Pd-catalysed room temperature aerobic Suzuki reactions in aqueous media

<div><p>A series of fluoro-containing liquid crystal materials were synthesised at room temperature under aerobic conditions in excellent yields starting from fluoro-containing phenylboronic acids with aryl halides in the presence of a simple hydrophilic <i>trans</i>-PdCl₂(NH₂CH₂COOH)₂ as catalyst via aqueous media Suzuki cross-coupling reactions. Details relevant to the above reactions and to the reaction sequences adopted to get the corresponding fluoro-containing liquid crystal materials are presented. The structures of above catalyst and liquid crystal materials were characterised by element analyses, electrospray mass spectra, ¹H NMR and ¹³C NMR.</p></div

Dimethylglycine Can Enhance the Cryopreservation of Red Blood Cells by Reducing Ice Formation and Oxidative Damage

The cryopreservation of red blood cells (RBCs) holds great potential for ensuring timely blood transfusions and maintaining an adequate RBC inventory. The conventional cryoprotectants (CPAs) have a lot of limitations, and there is an obvious need for novel, efficient, and biocompatible CPAs. Here, it is shown for the first time that the addition of dimethylglycine (DMG) improved the thawed RBC recovery from 11.55 ± 1.40% to 72.15 ± 1.22%. We found that DMG could reduce the mechanical damage by inhibiting ice formation and recrystallization during cryopreservation. DMG can also scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) and maintain endogenous antioxidant enzyme activities to decrease oxidative damage during cryopreservation. Furthermore, the properties of thawed RBCs were found to be similar to the fresh RBCs in the control. Finally, the technique for order performance by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) was used to compare the performance of glycerol (Gly), hydroxyethyl starch (HES), and DMG in cryopreservation, and DMG exhibited the best efficiency. This work confirms the use of DMG as a novel CPA for cryopreservation of RBCs and may promote clinical transfusion therapy