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5-Benzyl-2-phenyl-6,8-dihydro-5H-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-c][1,4]oxazin-2-ium hexafluoridophosphate
The title compound, C18H18N3O+·PF6
−, is a chiral bicyclic 1,2,4-triazolium salt which contains four rings, viz. a triazolium, a morpholine and two phenyl rings. Analysis of bond lengths shows that the N—CH—N group in the triazolium ring conforms to a typical three-center/four-electron bond (also known as the Pimentel–Rundle three-center model). The structure is completed by a disordered PF6
− counter-ion [occupancies of F atoms 0.678 (8):0.322 (8)], which interacts with the main molecule through weak intermolecular P—F⋯π interactions
Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles to Capture Lifelike Proteins: Application on the Multichannel Sensor Array Design
The chemical elements of proteins are similar to that of DNA (e.g., C, H, O, and N), and DNA shows different knotted architectures. So we imagine that proteins may show a wealth of highly complex structures, especially when proteins interact with each other. The imagination was proved by synthesizing gold nanoparticles (GNPs) to capture the lifelike protein structures. The optical responses (i.e., color) of as-prepared GNPs are found to be characteristic to a given protein (or heavy metal ion). Based on the “three colors” principle of Thomas Young, we extracted the red, green, and blue (RGB) alterations of as-synthesized GNPs to fabricate multichannel sensor arrays for proteins (or heavy metal ions) discrimination. The designed multichannel sensor arrays demonstrate possibilities in semiquantitative analysis of multiple analytes (e.g., proteins and heavy metal ions). This work is believed to open new opportunities for GNPs-based label-free sensing
Breakfast Consumption Is Positively Associated with Usual Nutrient Intakes among Food Pantry Clients Living in Rural Communities
Background: Breakfast consumption has declined over the past 40 y and is inversely associated with obesity-related diet and health outcomes. The breakfast pattern of food pantry clients and its association with diet is unknown.
Objective: The objective is to investigate the association of breakfast consumption with diet quality and usual nutrient intakes among food pantry clients (n = 472) living in rural communities.
Methods: This was an observational study using cross-sectional analyses. English-speaking participants ≥18 y (or ≥19 y in Nebraska) were recruited from 24 food pantries in rural high-poverty counties in Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, and South Dakota. Participants were surveyed at the pantry regarding characteristics and diet using 24-h recall. A second recall was self-completed or completed via assisted phone call within 2 wk of the pantry visit. Participants were classified as breakfast skippers when neither recall reported breakfast ≥230 kcal consumed between 04:00 and 10:00; breakfast consumers were all other participants. The Healthy Eating Index-2010 was modeled with breakfast pattern using multiple linear regression. Mean usual intake of 16 nutrients was estimated using the National Cancer Institute Method and compared across breakfast pattern groups. Usual nutrient intake was compared with the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) or Adequate Intake (AI) to estimate the proportion of population not meeting the EAR or exceeding the AI.
Results: A total of 56% of participants consumed breakfast. Compared with breakfast skippers, breakfast consumers had 10–59% significantly higher usual mean intakes of all nutrients (P ≤ 0.05), and had 12–21% lower prevalence of at-risk nutrient intakes except for vitamin D, vitamin E, and magnesium.
Conclusions: Adult food pantry clients living in rural communities experienced hardships in meeting dietary recommendations. Breakfast consumption was positively associated with usual nutrient intakes in this population. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03566095
Yi Qi Qing Re Gao Attenuates Podocyte Injury and Inhibits Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Overexpression in Puromycin Aminonucleoside Rat Model
Proteinuria is the hallmark of chronic kidney disease. Podocyte damage underlies the formation of proteinuria, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) functions as an autocrine/paracrine regulator. Yi Qi Qing Re Gao (YQQRG) has been used to treat proteinuria for more than two decades. The objective of this study was to investigate the protective effect and possible mechanisms of YQQRG on puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN) rat model. Eighty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into sham group, PAN group, PAN + YQQRG group, and PAN + fosinopril group. Treatments were started 7 days before induction of nephrosis (a single intravenous injection of 40 mg/kg PAN) until day 15. 24 h urinary samples were collected on days 5, 9, and 14. The animals were sacrificed on days 3, 10, and 15, respectively. Blood samples and renal tissues were obtained for detection of biochemical and molecular biological parameters. YQQRG significantly reduced proteinuria, elevated serum albumin, and alleviated renal pathological lesions. YQQRG inhibited VEGF-A, nephrin, podocin, and CD2AP mRNA expression and elevated nephrin, podocin, and CD2AP protein levels starting on day 3. In conclusion, YQQRG attenuates podocyte injury in the rat PAN model through downregulation of VEGF-A and restoration of nephrin, podocin, and CD2AP protein expression
MODMA dataset: a Multi-modal Open Dataset for Mental-disorder Analysis
According to the World Health Organization, the number of mental disorder
patients, especially depression patients, has grown rapidly and become a
leading contributor to the global burden of disease. However, the present
common practice of depression diagnosis is based on interviews and clinical
scales carried out by doctors, which is not only labor-consuming but also
time-consuming. One important reason is due to the lack of physiological
indicators for mental disorders. With the rising of tools such as data mining
and artificial intelligence, using physiological data to explore new possible
physiological indicators of mental disorder and creating new applications for
mental disorder diagnosis has become a new research hot topic. However, good
quality physiological data for mental disorder patients are hard to acquire. We
present a multi-modal open dataset for mental-disorder analysis. The dataset
includes EEG and audio data from clinically depressed patients and matching
normal controls. All our patients were carefully diagnosed and selected by
professional psychiatrists in hospitals. The EEG dataset includes not only data
collected using traditional 128-electrodes mounted elastic cap, but also a
novel wearable 3-electrode EEG collector for pervasive applications. The
128-electrodes EEG signals of 53 subjects were recorded as both in resting
state and under stimulation; the 3-electrode EEG signals of 55 subjects were
recorded in resting state; the audio data of 52 subjects were recorded during
interviewing, reading, and picture description. We encourage other researchers
in the field to use it for testing their methods of mental-disorder analysis
MiR-29a Knockout Aggravates Neurological Damage by Pre-polarizing M1 Microglia in Experimental Rat Models of Acute Stroke
ObjectiveBy exploring the effects of miR-29a-5p knockout on neurological damage after acute ischemic stroke, we aim to deepen understanding of the molecular mechanisms of post-ischemic injury and thus provide new ideas for the treatment of ischemic brain injury.MethodsmiR-29a-5p knockout rats and wild-type SD rats were subjected to transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). miR-29a levels in plasma, cortex, and basal ganglia of ischemic rats, and in plasma and neutrophils of ischemic stroke patients, as well as hypoxic glial cells were detected by real-time PCR. The infarct volume was detected by TTC staining and the activation of astrocytes and microglia was detected by western blotting.ResultsThe expression of miR-29a-5p was decreased in parallel in blood and brain tissue of rat MCAO models. Besides, miR-29a-5p levels were reduced in the peripheral blood of acute stroke patients. Knockout of miR-29a enhanced infarct volume of the MCAO rat model, and miR-29a knockout showed M1 polarization of microglia in the MCAO rat brain. miR-29a knockout in rats after MCAO promoted astrocyte proliferation and increased glutamate release.ConclusionKnockout of miR-29a in rats promoted M1 microglial polarization and increased glutamate release, thereby aggravating neurological damage in experimental stroke rat models
Author Correction: Single-atom Cu anchored catalysts for photocatalytic renewable H2 production with a quantum efficiency of 56%
Correction to: Nature Communications https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27698-3, published online 10 January 2022.In Supplementary Fig. 28b in the Supplementary PDF for this article, the figure panel incorrectly read ‘345 mW/cm2’ but should have been ‘34.5 mW/cm2’.In the caption of Supplementary Fig. 20 in the Supplementary PDF for this article, the term ‘isotropic analysis’ should have read ‘isotopic analysis’.In the caption of Supplementary Fig. 21 in the Supplementary PDF for this article, the term ‘isotropic analysis’ should have read ‘isotopic analysis’.In the caption of Supplementary Fig. 28b in the Supplementary PDF for this article, the term ‘isotropic test’ should have read ‘isotopic test’
Josephson coupled Ising pairing induced in suspended MoS2 bilayers by double-side ionic gating
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