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Liu Y, Xiao K, Yang S, Sun J, Li S, Liu X, Cai D, Zhang Y, Nie H, Yang Z. Organic Electrolyte Additive: Dual Functions Toward Fast Sulfur Conversion and Stable Li Deposition for Advanced Li-S Batteries. Small 2024:e2309890. [PMID: 38420897 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202309890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery is of great potential for the next generation energy storage device due to the high specific capacity energy density. However, the sluggish kinetics of S redox and the dendrite Li growth are the main challenges to hinder its commercial application. Herein, an organic electrolyte additive, i.e., benzyl chloride (BzCl), is applied as the remedy to address the two issues. In detail, BzCl can split into Bz· radical to react with the polysulfides, forming a Bz-S-Bz intermediate, which changes the conversion path of S and improves the kinetics by accelerating the S splitting. Meanwhile, a tight and robust solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) rich in inorganic ingredients namely LiCl, LiF, and Li2 O, is formed on the surface of Li metal, accelerating the ion conductivity and blocking the decomposition of the solvent and lithium polysulfides. Therefore, the Li-S battery with BzCl as the additive remains high capacity of 693.2 mAh g-1 after 220 cycles at 0.5 C with a low decay rate of 0.11%. This work provides a novel strategy to boost the electrochemical performances in both cathode and anode and gives a guide on the electrolyte design toward high-performance Li-S batteries.
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- Yahui Liu
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
- College of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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Xiao K, Xu PS, Lin H. [Research progress on the prevalence and harm of heated tobacco products]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2024; 47:64-69. [PMID: 38062698 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20230812-00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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Heated tobacco products (HTP) are a new type of tobacco product, also known as heat-not-burn (HnB) tobacco products. They are devices that use an electronic heat source to heat tobacco and produce aerosols containing nicotine for smokers to inhale. Currently, traditional combustible cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are increasingly being regulated under the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Tobacco companies have responded by actively promoting heated tobacco products worldwide, which pose new challenges to global tobacco control efforts and may become a challenge for tobacco control work in China. In reviewing the situation and the potential harm of heated tobacco products, it was noted that HTP are rapidly gaining popularity worldwide, and that their harmfulness may be underestimated. Compared to combustible cigarettes (CC) and ENDS, the long-term health effects of HTP are not fully understood, and they may pose new health risks. Potential health risks include an increase in smoking prevalence, the presence of harmful and potentially harmful compounds not found in CC, and the potential gateway effect on non-smokers. Due to differences in laws, regulations, health policies, institutions, and cultural factors related to the tobacco industry in different countries and regions, attitudes, and regulatory measures towards HTP also vary. It is essential for countries and regions around the world to develop appropriate policies to strengthen control of HTP and prevent their widespread use.
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- K Xiao
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Baiyun Hospital of Guangzhou First People's Hospital(the Second People's Hospital of Baiyun District), Guangzhou 510450, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- Department of Psychiatry,The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou 510370, China
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Xiao K, Xie LX. [Clinical update in critical care of pulmonary medicine 2023]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2024; 47:39-43. [PMID: 38062693 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20231027-00277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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This article reviewed the clinical progress in the field of pulmonary and critial care medicine, both domestically and internationally during the year 2023 (from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023). In 2023, there have been significant modifications to the global definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). These include the inclusion of SpO2/FiO2 as a diagnostic criterion for ARDS, the addition of parameters for high-flow nasal cannula humidified oxygen therapy as a basis for diagnosing ARDS in non-intubated patients, clarification of the need to diagnose ARDS in non-intubated patients with PEEP≥5 cmH2O under non-invasive positive pressure ventilation, and the increased diagnostic value of ultrasound. Bedside electrical impedance, transpulmonary pressure and severe ultrasound provide effective means for for individualized assessment of critically ill patients. End-tidal alveolar dead space fraction, intestinal microecological imbalance, and ICU-acquired weakness are important warning indicators for the prognosis of critically ill patients. Machine learning models based on big data can effectively predict the prognosis of critically ill patients, and ECMO combined with prone positioning can improve patient outcomes. Cognition and fatigue were the most common persistent symptoms in critically ill patients after discharge. Intervention on specific cellular subtypes of lung injury receptors may be a future target for personalized treatment of lung injury tissue repair.
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- K Xiao
- College of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- College of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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Lin L, Wang W, Xiao K, Guo X, Zhou L. Genetically elevated bioavailable testosterone level was associated with the occurrence of benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Endocrinol Invest 2023; 46:2095-2102. [PMID: 36913135 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-023-02060-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recent studies identified several risk factors of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), including dyslipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity. But they were not so reliable and some studies contradicted with one another. Hence, a reliable method is urgently needed to explore exact factors that facilitated BPH development. METHODS The study was based on Mendelian randomization (MR) design. All participants were from the most recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) with large sample size. The causal associations between nine phenotypes (total testosterone level, bioavailable testosterone level, sex hormone-binding globulin, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyper-tension, and body mass index) and BPH outcome were estimated. Two sample MR, bidirectional MR, and multivariate MR (MVMR) were performed. RESULTS Increase in bioavailable testosterone level was able to induce BPH based on nearly all combination methods [beta (95% confidence interval (CI)): 0.20 (0.06-0.34) for inverse variance weighted (IVW)]. The other traits seemed to interact with testosterone level and did not cause BPH generally. Higher triglycerides level was likely to raise bioavailable testosterone level [beta (95% CI): 0.04 (0.01-0.06) for IVW]. In MVMR model, bioavailable testosterone level was still associated with BPH occurrence [beta (95% CI) 0.27 (0.03-0.50) for IVW]. CONCLUSIONS We for the first time validated the central role of bioavailable testosterone level in the pathogenesis of BPH. The complex associations between other traits and BPH should be further investigated.
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- L Lin
- Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Oncology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
- Institute of Urology (Laboratory of Reconstructive Urology), West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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Liang LS, Xiao K, Yu CH, Li MY, Xu PS. [Progress in the pharmacological treatment of tobacco dependence in special populations]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2023; 46:725-729. [PMID: 37402666 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20221121-00918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/06/2023]
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Schizophrenic and pregnant smokers with tobacco dependence had always been excluded from most large treatment trials for nicotine dependence. As weight gain was found to be common after smoking cessation, obese people were more likely to have a reduced willingness to quit smoking and an increased risk of relapse. This article reviewed the latest research progress in pharmacological treatment of tobacco dependence in schizophrenia, pregnant women, and obese people.
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- L S Liang
- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Liwan Central Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou 510150, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second People's Hospital of Baiyun, Guangzhou 510450, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second People's Hospital of Baiyun, Guangzhou 510450, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510260, China
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Tang WB, Chen B, Ou SL, Li XY, Xiao K, Wang SS, Li XJ. [Analysis of the risk factors of persistent inflammation-immunosuppression-catabolism syndrome in patients with extensive burns]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Yu Chuang Mian Xiu Fu Za Zhi 2023; 39:350-355. [PMID: 37805738 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20220214-00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/09/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the risk factors and treatment outcome of persistent inflammation-immunosuppression-catabolism syndrome (PICS) in patients with extensive burns. Methods: A retrospective case series study was conducted. From January 2017 to December 2021, 220 patients with extensive burns who were admitted to Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University met the inclusion criteria, including 168 males and 52 females, aged 18-84 (43±14) years. According to the occurrence of PICS, the patients were divided into PICS group (84 patients) and non-PICS group (136 patients). The general data such as sex, age, complication of underlying diseases and acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score on admission, sepsis-related organ failure evaluation (SOFA) scores on admission and 14 days post admission, and proportion of patients with mechanical ventilation over 48 h during treatment, special conditions such as total burn area, full-thickness burn area, proportion of patients admitted within 48 h post injury, and exposed deep wound area at the 30th day post injury, outcome indicators such as hospitalization day, total cost of hospital stay, number of surgeries, and death of patients in the 2 groups were collected and analyzed. Data were statistically analyzed with independent sample t test, Mann-Whitney U test, and chi-square test. The multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed on the indicators with statistically significant differences between the two groups except for outcome indicators, and the independent risk factors influencing secondary PICS in patients with extensive burns were screened. Results: The APACHE Ⅱ and SOFA scores on admission, and proportion of patients with mechanical ventilation over 48 h during treatment of patients in PICS group were significantly higher than those in non-PICS group (t=6.78, Z=-4.75, χ2=4.74, respectively, P<0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the rest of general data of patients between the two groups (P>0.05). The total burn area, full-thickness burn area, and exposed deep wound area at the 30th day post injury in PICS group were significantly greater than those in non-PICS group (t=6.29, Z=-7.25, Z=-8.73, P<0.05), the exposed deep wound areas at the 30th day post injury in PICS group and non-PICS group were respectively 25% (15%, 35%) total body surface area (TBSA) and 8% (0, 13%) TBSA, while the proportion of patients admitted within 48 h post injury was significantly lower than that in non-PICS group (χ2=6.13, P<0.05). The hospitalization day, total cost of hospital stay, and number of surgeries of patients in PICS group were significantly higher than those in non-PICS group (with Z values of -7.12, -8.48, and -6.87, respectively, P<0.05), while the deaths of patients in the 2 groups were similar (P>0.05). The APACHE Ⅱ score on admission and exposed deep wound area at the 30th day post injury both were the independent risk factors for PICS in patients with extensive burns (with odds ratios of 1.15 and 1.07, 95% confidence intervals of 1.06-1.25 and 1.05-1.10, respectively, P<0.05). Conclusions: The APACHE Ⅱ score on admission and exposed deep wound area at the 30th day post injury are the independent risk factors for PICS in patients with extensive burns. The patients with secondary PICS had good prognosis with more surgical intervention and hospitalization day, and higher total cost of hospital stay.
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- W B Tang
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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Li T, Cai D, Yang S, Dong Y, Yu S, Liang C, Zhou X, Ge Y, Xiao K, Nie H, Yang Z. Desolvation Synergy of Multiple H/Li-Bonds on an Iron-Dextran-Based Catalyst Stimulates Lithium-Sulfur Cascade Catalysis. Adv Mater 2022; 34:e2207074. [PMID: 36239262 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202207074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Traditional lithium-sulfur battery catalysts are still facing substantial challenges in solving sulfur redox reactions, which involve multistep electron transfer and multiphase transformations. Here, inspired by the combination of iron dextran (INFeD) and ascorbic acid (VC) as a blood tonic for the treatment of anemia, a highly efficient VC@INFeD catalyst is developed in the sulfur cathode, accomplishing the desolvation and enrichment of high-concentration solvated lithium polysulfides at the cathode/electrolyte interface with the assistance of multiple H/Li-bonds and resolving subsequent sulfur transformations through gradient catalysis sites where the INFeD promotes long-chain lithium polysulfide conversions and VC accelerates short-chain lithium polysulfide conversions. Comprehensive characterizations reveal that the VC@INFeD can substantially reduce the energy barrier of each sulfur redox step, inhibit shuttle effects, and endow the lithium-sulfur battery with high sulfur utilization and superior cycling stability even under a high sulfur loading (5.2 mg cm-2 ) and lean electrolyte (electrolyte/sulfur ratio, ≈7 µL mg-1 ) condition.
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- Tingting Li
- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
- College of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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- Key Laboratory of Carbon Materials of Zhejiang Province, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou, 325035, China
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Mao B, Xiao K, Chen X, Zhu J, Gu H, Guo S. Systematic evaluation of label-free protein quantification pipelines in 12 mouse syngeneic models. Eur J Cancer 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(22)00916-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yu S, Zhang Y, Yang S, Xiao K, Cai D, Nie H, Yang Z. High-density oxygen-doped nano-TaN enables robust polysulfide interconversion in Li−S batteries. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.107911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Chen B, Tang WB, Li XJ, Ou SL, Li XY, Xiao K, Wang SS. [Analysis of the clinical characteristics and risk factors of postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients with critical burns]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Yu Chuang Mian Xiu Fu Za Zhi 2022; 38:408-414. [PMID: 35599416 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501225-20220214-00026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in patients with critical burns. Methods: A retrospective case series study was conducted. From January 2017 to December 2021, two hundred and twenty-seven critically burned aldult patients who met the inclusion criteria were admitted to Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital of Jinan University, including 173 males and 54 females, aged 19-83 (43±14) years. The admission years of patients were collected, and the percentage of patients complicated with POAF in each year was calculated. According to whether the patients were complicated with POAF or not, they were divided into POAF group (n=17) and non-POAF group (n=210). Following data were collected in patients in POAF group, including operation methods, duration of operation, intraoperative blood loss before occurrence of POAF each time, occurrence time and times of POAF, postoperative body temperature, blood pressure, hemoglobin, blood glucose, blood lactate, sepsis, and electrolyte, and type, duration, and treatment of POAF. General data of patients in the two groups including age, gender, burn reason, total burn area, full-thickness burn area, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHEⅡ) and sepsis-related organ failure evaluation (SOFA) scores on admission, combined with underlying diseases (hypertension, diabetes, and other types of arrhythmias), and sepsis were collected and analyzed. The mortality and factors influencing the prognosis of patients in the two groups such as mechanical ventilation time, operations times, and burn intensive care unit (BICU) length of stay were also collected and analyzed. Data were statistically analyzed with independent sample t test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-square test or Kruskal-Wallis H test. The multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed on the general data with statistically significant differences between the two groups, and the independent risk factors influencing the onset of POAF in 227 patients with critical burns were screened. Results: From 2017 to 2021, the percentage of critically burned patients complicated with POAF increased year by year. In POAF group, eschar debridement in limbs was the main surgical procedure prior to POAF complication, with the operation time of (3.5±1.2) h and the intraoperative blood loss volume of (365±148) mL.The POAF occurred 25 times in total in patients of POAF group, mostly within one week after the injury and within 6 hours after the operation with most of these patients having POAF only once. When POAF happened, the patients were often complicated with hypothermia, anemia, hyperglycemia, high blood lactate, sepsis, and electrolyte disturbance, and few patients had complications of hypotension. The POAF lasted (5±3) h, with all being paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and most of POAF patients were reverted to sinus rhythm after amiodarone intervention. Most patients in the two groups suffered from flame burn, and the gender, age, and SOFA score on admission of patients in the two groups were similar (P>0.05); the APACHEⅡ score on admission, total burn area, full-thickness burn area, incidence proportion of sepsis, combined with diabetes and hypertension and other types of arrhythmias of patients in POAF group were significantly higher or larger than those in non-POAF group (t=3.47, with χ2 values of 7.44, 10.86, 12.63, 14.65, 6.49, and 7.52, respectively, P<0.05 or P<0.01). The full-thickness burn area, combined with other types of arrhythmias, and sepsis were the independent risk factors for POAF in 227 critically burned patients (with odds ratios of 4.45, 0.04, and 3.06, respectively, with 95% confidence intervals of 2.23-8.87, 0.01-0.22, and 1.77-5.30, respectively, P<0.01). Compared with those in non-POAF group, the mechanical ventilation time, BICU length of stay, number of operations, and mortality rate of patients in POAF group were significantly increased (Z=3.89, Z=2.57, t=3.41, χ2=3.72, P<0.05 or P<0.01). Conclusions: POAF is a common postoperative complication in critically burned patients, and the incidence is increasing year by year, which seriously affects the prognosis of patients. The full-thickness burn area together with other types of arrhythmias and sepsis are the high-risk factors for POAF complication in patients with critical burns.
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- B Chen
- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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- Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of Guangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510220, China
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Huang FF, Yang Y, Wang LM, Wang H, Li P, Xiao K, Xu X, Liu JS, Liu YL, Zhu HL. Holly polyphenols attenuate liver injury, suppression inflammation and oxidative stress in lipopolysaccharide-challenged weaned pigs. FOOD AGR IMMUNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/09540105.2021.2022604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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- F. F. Huang
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Vegamax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Anji, People’s Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Vegamax Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Anji, People’s Republic of China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Jiang L, Xiao K, Long H. [Prevention and treatment of mucocutaneous adverse reactions associated with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 56:87-94. [PMID: 35092997 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20210601-00528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling is aberrantly overexpressed in many solid malignancies, making it an important target for anti-cancer biologic agents. Among them, epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (EGFRIs), which have been widely used in clinical practice, include anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies and tyrosine kinase inhibitors. A proportion of patients treated with EGFRIs develop specific, dose-dependent skin toxicity such as papulopustular rash, paronychia, xerosis and itch. These side effects can cause physical and psychosocial discomfort that may result in dose reduction, discontinuance, or replacement of the current EGFRIs treatment. Correct diagnosis and treatment of these skin and mucosal adverse effects associated with EGFRIs is of great significance for the tertiary prevention of malignant tumors. A review on EGFRI-related mucocutaneous adverse reactions is presented here, focusing on the pathogenesis, the various clinical manifestations, the strategies for prevention and treatment of these conditions.
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- L Jiang
- Department of Dermatology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Institute of Dermatology and Venereology of Central South University, Hunan Clinical Medicine Research Center for Major Skin Diseases and Skin Health, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Institute of Respiratory Diseases of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Dermatology, the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Institute of Dermatology and Venereology of Central South University, Hunan Clinical Medicine Research Center for Major Skin Diseases and Skin Health, Changsha 410011, China
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Waleczek FJG, Sansonetti M, Xiao K, Jung M, Mitzka S, Dendorfer A, Weber N, Perbellini F, Thum T. Chemical and mechanical activation of resident cardiac macrophages in the living myocardial slice ex vivo model. Basic Res Cardiol 2022; 117:63. [PMID: 36449104 PMCID: PMC9712328 DOI: 10.1007/s00395-022-00971-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Resident cardiac macrophages (rcMACs) are among the most abundant immune cells in the heart. Plasticity and activation are hallmarks of rcMACs in response to changes in the microenvironment, which is essential for in vitro experimentation. The in vivo investigation is confounded by the infiltration of other cells hindering direct studies of rcMACs. As a tool to investigate rcMACs, we applied the ex vivo model of living myocardial slices (LMS). LMS are ultrathin ex vivo multicellular cardiac preparations in which the circulatory network is interrupted. The absence of infiltration in this model enables the investigation of the rcMACs response to immunomodulatory and mechanical stimulations. Such conditions were generated by applying interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) or interleukine-4 (IL-4) and altering the preload of cultured LMS, respectively. The immunomodulatory stimulation of the LMS induced alterations of the gene expression pattern without affecting tissue contractility. Following 24 h culture, low input RNA sequencing of rcMACs isolated from LMS was used for gene ontology analysis. Reducing the tissue stretch (unloading) of LMS altered the gene ontology clusters of isolated rcMACs with intermediate semantic similarity to IFN-γ triggered reaction. Through the overlap of genes affected by IFN-γ and unloading, we identified Allograft inflammatory factor 1 (AIF-1) as a potential marker gene for inflammation of rcMACs as significantly altered in whole immunomodulated LMS. MicroRNAs associated with the transcriptomic changes of rcMACs in unloaded LMS were identified in silico. Here, we demonstrate the approach of LMS to understand load-triggered cardiac inflammation and, thus, identify potential translationally important therapeutic targets.
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- F. J. G. Waleczek
- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany ,grid.4561.60000 0000 9261 3939Fraunhofer Institute ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany ,grid.4561.60000 0000 9261 3939Fraunhofer Institute ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- grid.5252.00000 0004 1936 973XWalter-Brendel-Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Marchioninistraße 27, 81377 Munich, Germany
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- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- grid.10423.340000 0000 9529 9877Institute of Molecular and Translational Therapeutic Strategies (IMTTS), Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany ,grid.4561.60000 0000 9261 3939Fraunhofer Institute ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Liu Z, Zhu Y, Xiao K, Xu Y, Peng Y, Liu J, Chen X. Fe/Fe 3C Embedded in N-Doped Worm-like Porous Carbon for High-Rate Catalysis in Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:24710-24722. [PMID: 34013717 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c03220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Designing low-cost preparation of high-activity electrocatalysts with excellent stability is the route one must take to fully realize large-scale application implementation of zinc-air batteries. 3D nitrogen-doped nanocarbons with transition metals or their derivatives encapsulated in show promising potential in the field of non-precious metal oxygen electrocatalysis. Herein, we report a simple, economical, and large-scale production method to construct worm-like porous nitrogen-doped carbon with in situ-grown carbon nanotubes and uniformly embedded Fe/Fe3C nanoparticles. It not only has high conductivity owing to the nitrogen-doped nature but also has ample active sites and electrolyte diffusion channels benefitting from the uniformly distributed heterostructural Fe/Fe3C nanoparticles and discrete hierarchically porous structures. When used as catalyst materials for a zinc-air battery, an energy density of 719.1 Wh kg-1 and a peak power density of 101.3 mW cm-2 at a 50 mA cm-2 discharge current density is achieved. Additionally, throughout charging and discharging for 200 cycles at a current density of 20 mA cm-2, the charge/discharge voltage gap is nearly constant.
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- Zheng Liu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, All-Solid-State Energy Storage Materials and Devices Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan City University, Yiyang 413000, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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Mazlan S, Duval V, Devue C, Robillard M, Mezine F, Coly P, Chatterjee S, Camus S, Xiao K, Fiedler J, Thum T, Ménasché P, Boulanger C, Silvestre J, Loyer X. Characterisation of extracellular vesicles in the context of myocardial infarction and glucose intolerance. Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.acvdsp.2021.04.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Li W, Zhang R, Chen Z, Fan B, Xiao K, Liu H, Gao P, Wu J, Tu C, Liu J. Microstructure-Dependent K + Storage in Porous Hard Carbon. Small 2021; 17:e2100397. [PMID: 33887090 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202100397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Hard carbons (HCs) are emerging as promising anodes for potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) due to overwhelming advantages including cost effectiveness and outstanding physicochemical properties. However, the fundamental K+ storage mechanism in HCs and the key structural parameters that determining K+ storage behaviors remain unclear and require further exploration. Herein, HC materials with controllable micro/mesopore structures are first synthesized by template-assisted spray pyrolysis technology. Detailed experimental analyses including in situ Raman and in situ electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analysis reveal two different K+ storage ways in the porous hard carbon (p-HC), e.g., the adsorption mechanism at high potential region and the intercalation mechanism at low potential region. Both are strongly dependent on the evolution of microstructure and significantly affect the electrochemical performance. Specifically, the adequate micropores act as the active sites for efficient K+ storage and ion-buffering reservoir to relieve the volume expansion, ensuring enhanced specific capacity and good structural stability. The abundant mesopores in the porous structure provide conductive pathways for ion diffusion and/or electrolyte infiltration, endowing fast ionic/electronic transport kinetics. All these together contribute to the high energy density of activated carbon//p-HCs potassium ion hybrid capacitors (74.5 Wh kg-1 , at 184.4 W kg-1 ).
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- Weize Li
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
- Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU), Electrochemistry l, Ulm, 89081, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), P.O. Box 3640, Karlsruhe, 76021, Germany
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
- College of Chemistry and Material Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Joint International Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Technology for Clean Energy, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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Li Z, Li X, Han H, Zhou F, Xiao K. Preoperative prediction nomogram based on laboratory variables for lymph node metastasis in penile cancer. EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)34120-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Deng WH, Zheng YB, Tong SL, Cao FY, He XB, Xiao K, Song D, Yang YJ. [Efficiency analysis on functional protection of nerve plane-oriented laparoscopic total mesorectal excision]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 22:1144-1151. [PMID: 31874530 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0274.2019.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: Using previous total mesorectal excision with pelvic autonomic nerve preservation (PANP+TME) and simple total mesorectal excision (TME) without emphasis on retained nerves as control, we explore the advantages of nerve plane-oriented laparoscopic total mesorectal excision (NPO+LTME) on urinary and sexual function. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was carried out. Case inclusion criteria: (1) male patients with pathologically confirmed middle and low rectal adenocarcinoma (4 to 11 cm from the anus); (2) stage T1-2tumor; (3) normal sexual life before operation. Exclusion criteria: (1) no pathological diagnosis before surgery; (2) local recurrence or distant metastasis; (3) preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy; (4) opensurgery and laparoscopic surgery conversionto open; (5) no follow-up data. According to the above criteria, clinical data of 173 male patients with low and middle rectal adenocarcinoma who underwent radical operation for laparoscopic rectal cancer from July 2003 to July 2018 at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Wuhan University People's Hospital were collected. According to different surgical methods, patients were divided into TME group (58 cases), PANP+TME group (63 cases) and NPO+LTME group (52 cases). There were no significant differences in the baseline data including age, body mass index and pathological examination between the 3 groups (all P>0.05). The nerve plane referred to the nerve, the adipose tissue, the extremely finecapillaries around the nerve with overlying fine membranous tissue. NPO+LTME referred to the process of laparoscopic TME guided by the nerve plane, performing in the loose connective tissue between the nerve plane and the rectal properfascia, in order to ensure the integrity of the nerve plane, and maximally protect the patient's urinary and reproductive functions. The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, urinary catheter removal time, urinary function grading, postoperative first erection time, and erectile function and ejaculation function were observed and compared among the 3 groups at 3- and 6-month after operation. Results: In the NPO+LTME group, the PANP+TME group and the TME group, the operation time was (181.9±24.5) minutes, (176.7±29.2) minutes and (137.7±16.2) minutes, respectively (F=54.868, P<0.001); the intraoperative blood lost was (6.0±1.4) ml, (6.5±1.8) ml and (12.8±4.6) ml, respectively (F=95.016, P<0.001); the time to postoperative removal of the catheter was (2.4±1.1) days, (3.7 ±1.7) days and (6.5±2.4) days, respectively (F=79.409, P<0.001); the first postoperative erection time was (1.6±0.6) days, (8.9±2.7) days and (15.9±6.8) days (F=177.677, P<0.001), respectively, whose differences were all statistically significant (all P<0.01). In comparison of urinary function grading, the proportion of grade I (normal function, no urinary dysfunction) in the NPO+LTME, the ANP+TME group and the TME group was 84.1% (53/63), 39.7% (23/58) and 19.2% (10/52), respectively, and the difference was statistically significant (H=52.915, P<0.001). At postoperative 3- and 6-month, proportion of patients with grade I erectile function (normal erectile function) was 77.8% (49/63) and 85.7% (54/63), 44.8% (26/58) and 53.4% (31/58), 28.8% (15/52) and 48.1% (25/52) in the NPO+LTME group, the PANP+TME group, and the TME group, respectively. The differences were statistically significant (H=91.709, P<0.001; H=79.692, P<0.001). The proportion of patients with grade I ejaculation function (with ejaculation, no abnormalities in routine semen examination before and after surgery) at 3- and 6-month after surgery in the NPO+LTME group, the PANP+TME group and the TME group was 82.5% (52/63) and 87.3% (55/63), 53.4% (31/58) and 60.3% (35/58), 28.8% (15/52) and 46.1% (24/52), respectively. The differences were statistically significant as well (H=86.543, P<0.001; H=78.667, P<0.001). Patients in the NPO+LTME group had no grade III erections and ejaculation disorders. Conclusion: The surgical procedure of NPO+LTME can promote the recovery of postoperative neurological function and preserve urination and sexual function better.
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- W H Deng
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, China
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Xiao K, Mavani S, Go K, Boldut R, Xu K, Cho J, Beyzaei N, Tse E, Khalili R, Chan M, Beaulieu E, Richmond S, Babul S, Pike I, Cox L, Klösch G, Ipsiroglu O. Vigilance & Wake-A-Thons: a novel sleep health communication concept proposed by vancouver summer sleep school students. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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McWilliams S, Bao S, Xiao K, Mattman A, Wu J, Stockler S, Ipsiroglu O. Review of iron deficiency guidelines in the context of iron deficiency-related sleep/wake behaviours. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Beyzaei N, Cho J, Xiao K, Friedlander R, McFee K, Hall C, Rauscher A, Weber A, Vercauteren S, van der Loos M, Ipsiroglu O. Integrating iron research in clinical practice: a service design project for investigating disruptive sleep & wake-behaviours. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Xiao K, Chan M, Bu Y, Beyzaei N, Dorffner G, Dück A, Fagundes S, Fagundes D, Klösch G, Kuo C, Paditz E, Schneider B, Silvestri R, Spruyt K, Veer D, Ipsiroglu O, Walters A. Home data collection: developing a framework for an international research network registry. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tomasky G, Chan M, McWilliams S, Xiao K, Beyzaei N, Bu Y, Kuo C, Klösch G, Ipsiroglu O. Communicating sleep health with a vigilance toolbox: review of the “stroop colour-word task” as a possible “vigilance game”. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Liu R, Chan M, McWilliams S, Xiao K, Kuo C, Bu Y, Klösch G, Ipsiroglu O. Communicating sleep health with a vigilance toolbox: Review of the clinical test “Task-switching paradigm” as a possible “Vigilance game”. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhang Z, Chen Y, Han K, Wang HB, Wang MM, Xiao K, Shen FH. [Association between polymorphisms of interleukin-17 genes and pneumoconiosis susceptibility]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2019; 37:416-419. [PMID: 31256521 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2019.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the relationship between polymorphisms of interleukin 17(IL-17) gene (rs4711998, rs763780) and the susceptibility of pneumoconiosis, and to provide a basis for prevention of high-risk groups of pneumoconiosis. Methods: A total of 219 pneumoconiosis patients and 242 workers without pneumoconiosis were enrolled in the study. All subjects were photographed with high undulating X-rays anterior chest radiographs, diagnosed according to diagnostic criteria for pneumoconiosis. We collected 3 ml of peripheral venous blood of the study subjects. Polymorphism in IL-17A rs4711998 and IL-17F rs763780 locus were evaluated by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). Results: The IL-17A rs4711998 locus has AA, AG and GG genotypes, there was no the significant difference between case and control groups (P>0.05). IL-17F rs763780 had AA, AG and GG genotypes, there was a significant difference between case and control groups (P<0.05). Allele A and allele G were statistically significant difference between the case group and the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: No relationship was found between IL-17A gene polymorphisms at rs4711998 and silicosis. IL-17F rs763780 locus gene polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to pneumoconiosis. AG genotype and G allele may have a protective effect.
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- School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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Xiao K, Liu JH, Ding XP, Cui FT, Wang HB, Wang MM, Shen FH. [Comprehensive rehabilitation of individualized exercise program for coal workers pneumoconiosis in Huaibei Coal Mine Group]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2019; 37:357-361. [PMID: 31177714 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2019.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the effect of comprehensive rehabilitation treatment of individualized exercise program on lung function, exercise ability, quality of life and biochemical indexes of coal workers' pneumoconiosis patients, and to provide scientific and effective methods for rehabilitation treatment of coal workers' pneumoconiosis. Methods: In Huaibei Coal Mine Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Hospital, the data of pneumoconiosis patients treated by pneumoconiosis department in the hospital were collected and sorted out. 80 patients were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Using a random number table, they were randomly divided into two groups with 40 cases in each group. The data investigated in this study include the results before and after treatment. Pulmonary function index, BMI index, six-minute walking distance (6MWD) , quality of life questionnaire (SF-36) , hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS) , st George's breathing questionnaire (sgrq) , c-reactive protein (CRP) and blood oxygen saturation (SpO(2)) were used to evaluate and compare the efficacy of the two groups. Results: The lung function indexes of the test group were significantly higher than those of the control group after treatment (P<0.05) , including forced vital capacity, forced vital capacity in the first second, maximum expiratory flow, expiratory flow when vital capacity was 75% and expiratory flow when vital capacity was 25%. The forced vital capacity, the first-second forced vital capacity and the maximum expiratory flow of the patients in the test group were higher after treatment than before (P<0.05) . The six-minute walking distance of the test group was greater than that of the control group after treatment (P<0.05) . After treatment, the scores of st George's breathing questionnaire in the test group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05) . The scores of quality of life questionnaire in the test group were higher than those in the control group after treatment (P<0.05) . Conclusion: The comprehensive rehabilitation treatment of individualized exercise program improved the endurance and exercise ability of pneumoconiosis patients, improved the respiratory status and quality of life of pneumoconiosis patients in Huaibei Coal Mine, improved the lung function of pneumoconiosis patients, and improved the forced vital capacity of patients, but the small airway function has not been significantly improved.
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- School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- Huaibei Mining Group Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Institute. Tangshan 063210, China
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- Huaibei Mining Group Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Institute. Tangshan 063210, China
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- School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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- School of Public Health, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan 063210, China
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Xiao K, Wang J, Chen Z, Qian Y, Liu Z, Zhang L, Chen X, Liu J, Fan X, Shen ZX. Improving Polysulfides Adsorption and Redox Kinetics by the Co 4 N Nanoparticle/N-Doped Carbon Composites for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Small 2019; 15:e1901454. [PMID: 31069934 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201901454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 04/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Improved conductivity and suppressed dissolution of lithium polysulfides is highly desirable for high-performance lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. Herein, by a facile solvent method followed by nitridation with NH3 , a 2D nitrogen-doped carbon structure is designed with homogeneously embedded Co4 N nanoparticles derived from metal organic framework (MOF), grown on the carbon cloth (MOF-Co4 N). Experimental results and theoretical simulations reveal that Co4 N nanoparticles act as strong chemical adsorption hosts and catalysts that not only improve the cycling performance of Li-S batteries via chemical bonding to trap polysulfides but also improve the rate performance through accelerating the conversion reactions by decreasing the polarization of the electrode. In addition, the high conductive nitrogen-doped carbon matrix ensures fast charge transfer, while the 2D structure offers increased pathways to facilitate ion diffusion. Under the current density of 0.1C, 0.5C, and 3C, MOF-Co4 N delivers reversible specific capacities of 1425, 1049, and 729 mAh g-1 , respectively, and retains 82.5% capacity after 400 cycles at 1C, as compared to the sample without Co4 N (MOF-C) values of 61.3% (200 cycles). The improved cell performance corroborates the validity of the multifunctional design of MOF-Co4 N, which is expected to be a potentially promising cathode host for Li-S batteries.
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- Kuikui Xiao
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, All-Solid-State Energy Storage Materials and Devices Key Laboratory of Hunan Province, Hunan City University, Yiyang, 413002, China
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering and Science, A* Star, 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833, Singapore
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Advanced Carbon Materials and Applied Technology, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials (Jilin University), Ministry of Education, Changchun, 130012, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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Chen Q, Liu JJ, Wang WD, Xiao K, Fan JY, Tan QF, Qian F. [Comparative study on clinical efficacy of two surgical methods for gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors at unfavorable position]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 22:451-456. [PMID: 31104431 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0274.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic operation in thetreatment of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) at unfavorable positions. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of patients with gastric GIST at unfavorable positions confirmed by pathology after surgery (laparoscopy or laparotomy) at the Southwest Hospital of the Army Medical University and the Minda Hospital of Hubei Minzu University from June 2008 to June 2018. The unfavorable positions of stomach are defined as the esophagogastric junction, the proximal cardia of gastric lesser curvature, the pylorus of stomach, the posterior wall of stomach and the antrum of stomach.Exclusion criteria:(1) preoperative chemotherapy or imatinib therapy; (2) diameter of tumor > 10 cm; (3) tumor metastasis or concurrence of other malignant tumors. A total of 244 patients (238 in Southwest Hospital and 6 in Minda Hospital) were enrolled, including 122 males and 122 females with age of 41-70years. Operative methods should be adopted according to patients' wishes. There were 146 cases in the laparoscopic surgery group and98 cases in the open surgery group. The intraoperative blood loss, operative time, postoperative first flatus time, postoperative firstfeeding time,average hospital stay, morbidity of postoperative complication,1-,3-,and 5-year recurrence free survival(RFS) and overall survival (OS)rate were compared between the two groups. Results: There were no significant differences in sex, age, tumor size, tumor risk grade or growth pattern between the laparoscopic and the open surgery groups (all P>0.05),and these two groups were comparable. Compared with open group, laparoscopic group had less intraoperative blood loss [(31.4±2.3) ml vs. (143.9±3.7) ml, t=292.800, P<0.001], shorter postoperative first flatus time [(2.1±0.7) days vs.(3.8±0.8) days, t=17.550,P<0.001], shorter postoperative first feeding time [(2.1±0.5) days vs.(2.3±1.7) days, t=1.339,P=0.020], shorter hospital stay [(8.6±2.6) days vs. (13.6±3.2) days, t=13.410, P<0.001], and lower morbidity of postoperative complication [16(11.0%) vs. 21(21.4%),χ2=4.996,P=0.025], whose differences were statistically significant. While the operation time was similar in two groups [(124.7±15.8) minutes vs. (120.9±14.5) minutes, t=1.903,P=0.058]. The median follow-up of all the patients was 43 (1 to 119) months.In laparoscopic group and open group, the 1-, 3- and 5-year RFS were 94.5% vs. 93.9%, 91.1% vs. 90.8%,and 82.2% vs. 81.6%, respectively, and 1-, 3- and 5-year OS were 98.6% vs. 95.9%, 95.9% vs. 94.9%,and 91.1% vs. 88.8%, respectively, whose differences were not statistically significant (all P>0.05). Conclusion: In the experienced gastrointestinal surgery center, laparoscopic resection of gastric GIST at unfavorable position is safe and feasible, achieving the same efficacy of open surgery.
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Hubei Minzu University, Hubei Enshi 445000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Hubei Minzu University, Hubei Enshi 445000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Hubei Minzu University, Hubei Enshi 445000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Hubei Minzu University, Hubei Enshi 445000, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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Melgosa M, Richard N, Fernández-Maloigne C, Xiao K, de Clermont-Gallerande H, Jost-Boissard S, Okajima K. Colour differences in Caucasian and Oriental women's faces illuminated by white light-emitting diode sources. Int J Cosmet Sci 2018; 40:244-255. [PMID: 29637569 DOI: 10.1111/ics.12457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To provide an approach to facial contrast, analysing CIELAB colour differences (ΔEab,10∗) and its components in women's faces from two different ethnic groups, illuminated by modern white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or traditional illuminants recommended by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE). METHODS We performed spectrophotometric measurements of spectral reflectance factors on forehead and cheek of 87 young healthy women (50 Caucasians and 37 Orientals), plus five commercial red lipsticks. We considered a set of 10 white LED illuminants, representative of technologies currently available on the market, plus eight main illuminants currently recommended by the CIE, representative of conventional incandescent, daylight and fluorescent light sources. Under each of these 18 illuminants, we analysed the magnitude and components of ΔEab,10∗ between Caucasian and Oriental women (considering cheek and forehead), as well as for cheek-forehead and cheek-lipsticks in Caucasian and Oriental women. Colour-inconstancy indices for cheek, forehead and lipsticks were computed, assuming D65 and A as reference illuminants. RESULTS ΔEab,10∗ between forehead and cheek were quantitatively and qualitatively different in Orientals and Caucasians, but discrepancies with respect to average values for 18 illuminants were small (1.5% and 5.0% for Orientals and Caucasians, respectively). ΔEab,10∗ between Caucasians and Orientals were also quantitatively and qualitatively different both for forehead and cheek, and discrepancies with respect to average values were again small (1.0% and 3.9% for forehead and cheek, respectively). ΔEab,10∗ between lipsticks and cheek were at least two times higher than those between forehead and cheek. Regarding ΔEab,10∗ between lipsticks and cheeks, discrepancies with respect to average values were in the range 1.5-12.3%, although higher values of up to 54.2% were found for a white RGB LED. This white RGB LED provided the highest average colour-inconstancy indices: 17.1 and 11.5 CIELAB units, under reference illuminants D65 and A, respectively. CONCLUSION Colour contrasts in women's faces under CIE standard illuminants for outdoor and indoor conditions may be strongly altered using specific white LEDs. More research needs to be performed on the impact of spectral power distribution of light sources with high colour rendering indices on visual colour appearance of cosmetic products.
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- Department of Optics, University of Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- XLIM Laboratory, UMR 7252, CNRS, University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- School of Design, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- ENTPE - LGCB Laboratory, 2 rue Maurice Audin, Vaulx-en-Velin, 69120, France
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- Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, 79-7 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 240-8501, Japan
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Xiao K, Zhang L, Tang Q, Fan B, Hu A, Zhang S, Deng W, Chen X. Facile synthesis of single-crystalline Co3O4 cubes as high-performance anode for lithium-ion batteries. J Solid State Electrochem 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-018-3928-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Zhu Y, Hu A, Tang Q, Zhang S, Deng W, Li Y, Liu Z, Fan B, Xiao K, Liu J, Chen X. Compact-Nanobox Engineering of Transition Metal Oxides with Enhanced Initial Coulombic Efficiency for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2018; 10:8955-8964. [PMID: 29469567 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b19379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A novel strategy is proposed to construct a compact-nanobox (CNB) structure composed of irregular nanograins (average diameter ≈ 10 nm), aiming to confine the electrode-electrolyte contact area and enhance initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE) of transition metal oxide (TMO) anodes. To demonstrate the validity of this attempt, CoO-CNB is taken as an example which is synthesized via a carbothermic reduction method. Benefiting from the compact configuration, electrolyte can only contact the outer surface of the nanobox, keeping the inner CoO nanograins untouched. Therefore, the solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation is reduced. Furthermore, the internal cavity leaves enough room for volume variation upon lithiation and delithiation, resulting in superior mechanical stability of the CNB structure and less generation of fresh SEI. Consequently, the SEI remains stable and spatially confined without degradation, and hence, the CoO-CNB electrode delivers an enhanced ICE of 82.2%, which is among the highest values reported for TMO-based anodes in lithium-ion batteries. In addition, the CoO-CNB electrode also demonstrates excellent cyclability with a reversible capacity of 811.6 mA h g-1 (90.4% capacity retention after 100 cycles). These findings open up a new way to design high-ICE electrodes and boost the practical application of TMO anodes.
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- Yanfei Zhu
- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Applied Environmental Photocatalysis , Changsha University , Changsha 410022 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Applied Environmental Photocatalysis , Changsha University , Changsha 410022 , China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Applied Environmental Photocatalysis , Changsha University , Changsha 410022 , China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Applied Environmental Photocatalysis , Changsha University , Changsha 410022 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences , Nanyang Technological University , 637371 , Singapore
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Hunan University , Changsha 410082 , China
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Applied Environmental Photocatalysis , Changsha University , Changsha 410022 , China
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Xiao K, Appleby A. Stress Corrosion Cracking in Björk-Shiley Convexo-Concave Prosthetic Heart Valves Due to Random in vivo Electrochemical Pulsing. Int J Artif Organs 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/039139889601900809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Welded downstream struts of Björk-Shiley Convexo-Concave heart valves show failure in vivo, but not in in vitro testing. A pyrolytic carbon pivoting disk occluder closes against a Haynes® 25 alloy ring, which is electrochemically machined from solid with the upstream retaining struts. The weld area is de-alloyed, with residual porosity and carbide inclusions. The valve becomes a short-circuited electrochemical cell when fully open or closed. It is in an aggressive chloride electrolyte, whose high pulsed flow (2 m/s) ensures that supply of oxygen-rich cathode reactant is not mass-transport-limited. During the flight of the occluder, the cell is randomly at open circuit. A random current pulse is applied to the metal parts on circuit closure. Failure is not from simple mechanical fatigue, but from stress-corrosion-cracking and erosion of the less noble weld area caused by these pulses. All welded valves of this type may be susceptible to ultimate in vivo failure.
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- Center for Electrochemical Systems and Hydrogen Research, Texas Engineering Experiment Station/Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas - USA
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- Center for Electrochemical Systems and Hydrogen Research, Texas Engineering Experiment Station/Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas - USA
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Schimmel K, Bock K, Grote-Levi L, Xiao K, Pfanne A, Just A, Samolovac S, Zimmer K, Remke J, Geffers R, Do Q, Braesen J, Batkai S, Fiedler J, Thum T. P2308Natural compound library screen identifies potent molecules with anti-fibrotic activity through modulation of noncoding RNAs. Eur Heart J 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx502.p2308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Xie X, Zou B, Cao W, Pascual C, Xiao K, Guan Z, Lindsley C, Weaver C, Fang J. 0200 DIRECT ACTIVATION OF G-PROTEIN-COUPLED INWARD RECTIFYING K+ CHANNELS PROMOTE SLEEP IN RODENTS. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Luo QL, Wang KP, Xiao K, Wang CG, Hu ZL. A rapid and high-quality method for total RNA isolation from Haematococcus pluvialis. Genet Mol Res 2017; 16:gmr-16-02-gmr.16029614. [PMID: 28407193 DOI: 10.4238/gmr16029614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Haematococcus pluvialis, as the most potential natural source of astaxanthin, which is a powerful antioxidant with high economic value, has attracted more and more scientific attention in recent years. An in-depth understanding of the mechanism for how H. pluvialis produces astaxanthin requires the intensive investigations on its genetic information. In particular, many reported studies were based on a variety of RNA analyses. However, it is difficult to extract RNA with high quality and quantity from H. pluvialis, because of the blockage from its thick cell wall and contamination by a large quantity of pigments, polysaccharides, and lipids. Therefore, we proposed an optimized Trizol-based RNA extraction method for H. pluvialis by investigating the effect of cell wall broken ways, algal strains, and cell growth status on total RNA isolation. Using this rapid, convenient, and cost-saving method, isolated H. pluvialis RNA had high quantity and quality (with an RNA integrity number of 7.0 and a concentration of 1604.1 ng/μL) equivalent to that isolated by commercial kit, enabling its applications into downstream RNA analyses.
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Science, , , China.,Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, , , China.,Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, , , China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Science, , , China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Science, , , China.,Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, , , China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Science, , , China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Marine Algal Biotechnology, College of Life Science, , , China
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Xiao K, Chen X, Deng W, Tang Q, Hu A, Zhang L, Liu Z, Li Z. LifePo₄ Coated Homogeneously with 3D Carbon Nanotube Conductive Networks for Enhanced Electrochemical Performance. J Nanosci Nanotechnol 2017; 17:341-347. [PMID: 29620833 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2017.12440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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LiFePO₄ (LFP) microparticles coated homogeneously with three-dimensional (3D) carbon nanotube (CNT) conductive networks were successfully prepared via a simple and effective ball milling method by controlling Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) content in cathode electrode slurry. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) demonstrated that the electrical bridge between the LFP could be well modulated by varying the amount of the CNTs and PVDF. The LFP/CNTs composite with 3 wt% CNTs and 5 wt% PVDF, in which CNTs are embedded in the microspheres homogeneously, possesses the best 3D CNT conductive networks and exhibits the best electrochemical property with high capacity retention of 95.72% at 0.25 C after 50 cycles. Essentially, in comparison with those samples without CNT networks, this CNT network structure can greatly enhance the electrical conductivity, thus markedly improving the electrochemical performance. (LFP) microparticles coated homogeneously with three-dimensional (3D) carbon nanotube (CNT) conductive networks were successfully prepared via a simple and effective ball milling method by controlling Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) content in cathode electrode slurry. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) demonstrated that the electrical bridge between the LFP could be well modulated by varying the amount of the CNTs and PVDF. The LFP/CNTs composite with 3 wt% CNTs and 5 wt% PVDF, in which CNTs are embedded in the microspheres homogeneously, possesses the best 3D CNT conductive networks and exhibits the best electrochemical property with high capacity retention of 95.72% at 0.25 C after 50 cycles. Essentially, in comparison with those samples without CNT networks, this CNT network structure can greatly enhance the electrical conductivity, thus markedly improving the electrochemical performance.
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Fan B, Hu A, Chen X, Zhang S, Tang Q, Wang J, Deng W, Liu Z, Xiao K. Hierarchical Porous ZnMn 2 O 4 Microspheres as a High-Performance Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Electrochim Acta 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2016.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Xiao K, Yates JM, Zardawi F, Sueeprasan S, Liao N, Gill L, Li C, Wuerger S. Characterising the variations in ethnic skin colours: a new calibrated data base for human skin. Skin Res Technol 2016; 23:21-29. [DOI: 10.1111/srt.12295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- K. Xiao
- School of Electronics and Information Engineering; University of Science and Technology Liaoning; Liaoning China
- Department of Psychological Sciences; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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- School of Dentistry; University of Manchester; Manchester UK
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- School of Dentistry; University of Sulaimani; Sulaimani Iraq
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- Department of Imaging and Printing Technology; Chulalongkorn University; Chulalongkorn Thailand
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- National Key Lab of Colour Science and Engineering; Beijing Institute of Technology; Beijing China
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- School of Healthcare Science; Manchester Metropolitan University; Manchester UK
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering; University of Science and Technology Liaoning; Liaoning China
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- Department of Psychological Sciences; University of Liverpool; Liverpool UK
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Jiao LF, Ke YL, Xiao K, Song ZH, Hu CH, Shi B. Effects of cello-oligosaccharide on intestinal microbiota and epithelial barrier function of weanling pigs. J Anim Sci 2016; 93:1157-64. [PMID: 26020893 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A total of 144 piglets (Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire; average initial weight of 6.13 kg weaned at 21 ± 1 d age) were allotted to 4 treatments for 2 wk, each of which had 6 pens with 6 pigs per pen. After the feeding experiment, 6 pigs per treatment were slaughtered to investigate the effects of cello-oligosaccharide (COS) on intestinal microbiota and epithelial barrier function. The COS was added to the basal diet at 0, 1.5, 3.0, and 4.5 g/kg diet at the expense of corn, respectively. Plasma -lactate, diamine oxidase (DAO), and the Ussing chamber technique were used to determine the intestinal barrier function. 16S rRNA-based methods were used for intestinal microbiota analysis. The results showed that incremental levels of COS had no effect ( > 0.05) on growth performance. Incremental levels of COS increased lactobacilli in jejunal and colonic contents ( < 0.05); decreased in jejunal contents ( < 0.05) and and in colonic contents ( < 0.05); reduced plasma DAO (linear, = 0.013, and quadratic, = 0.037); increased jejunal mucosa DAO (linear, = 0.003, and quadratic, = 0.008); decreased fluorescein isothiocyanate dextran 4 kDa flux of jejunum and colon ( < 0.05); and increased transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) in colon ( < 0.05), claudin-1 protein expression in jejunal mucosa (linear, = 0.001, and quadratic, = 0.003), and protein expressions of claudin-1 and zonula occludens-1 (ZO-1) in colonic mucosa linearly ( = 0.001 and = 0.001, respectively) and quadratically ( = 0.001 and = 0.002, respectively). The results indicated that the improved microbial ecosystem in the presence of COS might contribute to improvement in intestinal barrier function and tight junction proteins. Results also showed that the appropriate dietary COS supplementation level was 3.0 g/kg in weaned pig diets under our trial conditions.
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Li YL, Weng XS, Li T, Dong YL, Xiao K. [Influence factors of dislocation after bipolar prosthetic replacement]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2016; 96:1212-4. [PMID: 27117371 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.15.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To discuss the influence factors of dislocation after bipolar prosthetic replacement. METHODS A total of 374 patients who received bipolar prosthetic replacement in our hospital from October 2001 to October 2015 were retrospectively studied. The clinic data of patients with dislocation after operation was summarized to analyze the causes. RESULTS Dislocation happened in 12 patients among all the 374 patients.10 cases received manual relocation, 2 cases open relocation. Most of the 12 patients were accompanied with neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, sequelae of cerebral infarction, etc. Some factors like improper body position caused by these complications were the main influence factors of dislocation. CONCLUSION Accompanied with neurological and psychiatric disorders is the important influence factor of dislocation after bipolar prosthetic replacement.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
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Li JJ, Jiang HQ, Xiao K, Zhang ZT, Wang YC. The relationship between the sweep efficiency and displacement efficiency of function polymer in heterogeneous reservoir after polymer flood. Particulate Science and Technology 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/02726351.2016.1160461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Jun Jian Li
- College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
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- College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
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- College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
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- College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
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- College of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China
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Song ZH, Ke YL, Xiao K, Jiao LF, Hong QH, Hu CH. Diosmectite-zinc oxide composite improves intestinal barrier restoration and modulates TGF-β1, ERK1/2, and Akt in piglets after acetic acid challenge. J Anim Sci 2016; 93:1599-607. [PMID: 26020182 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2014-8580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The present study evaluated the beneficial effect of diosmectite-zinc oxide composite (DS-ZnO) on improving intestinal barrier restoration in piglets after acetic acid challenge and explored the underlying mechanisms. Twenty-four 35-d-old piglets (Duroc × Landrace × Yorkshire), with an average weight of 8.1 kg, were allocated to 4 treatment groups. On d 1 of the trial, colitis was induced via intrarectal injection of acetic acid (10 mL of 10% acetic acid [ACA] solution for ACA, DS-ZnO, and mixture of diosmectite [DS] and ZnO [DS+ZnO] groups) and the control group was infused with saline. Twenty-four hours after challenged, piglets were fed with the following diets: 1) control group (basal diet), 2) ACA group (basal diet), 3) DS-ZnO group (basal diet supplemented with DS-ZnO), and 4) DS+ZnO group (mixture of 1.5 g diosmectite [DS]/kg and 500 mg Zn/kg from ZnO [equal amount of DS and ZnO in the DS-ZnO treatment group]). On d 8 of the trial, piglets were sacrificed. The results showed that DS-ZnO supplementation improved (P < 0.05) ADG, ADFI, and transepithelial electrical resistance and decreased (P < 0.05) fecal scores, crypt depth, and fluorescein isothiocyanate-dextran 4 kDa (FD4) influx as compared with ACA group. Moreover, DS-ZnO increased (P < 0.05) occludin, claudin-1, and zonula occluden-1 expressions; reduced (P < 0.05) caspase-9 and caspase-3 activity and Bax expression; and improved (P < 0.05) Bcl2, XIAP, and PCNA expression. Diosmectite-zinc oxide composite supplementation also increased (P < 0.05) TGF-β1 expression and ERK1/2 and Akt activation. These results suggest that DS-ZnO attenuates the acetic acid-induced colitis by improving mucosa barrier restoration, inhibiting apoptosis, and improving intestinal epithelial cells proliferation and modulation of TGF-β1 and ERK1/2 and Akt signaling pathway.
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Yin L, Zhang C, Xia Q, Yang Y, Xiao K, Zhao L. Enhancement of pectinase production by ultraviolet irradiation and diethyl sulfate mutagenesis of a Fusarium oxysporum isolate. Genet Mol Res 2016; 15:gmr8986. [DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15038986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Fan B, Chen X, Hu A, Tang Q, Fan H, Liu Z, Xiao K. Facile synthesis of 3D plum candy-like ZnCo2O4 microspheres as a high-performance anode for lithium ion batteries. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra17316k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We have demonstrated a facile method to prepared 3D plum candy-like ZnCo2O4 microspheres using an ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technology.
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- Binbin Fan
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hunan University
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application
- Changsha 410082
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hunan University
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application
- Changsha 410082
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hunan University
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application
- Changsha 410082
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hunan University
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application
- Changsha 410082
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hunan University
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application
- Changsha 410082
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hunan University
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application
- Changsha 410082
- China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Hunan University
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Spray Deposition Technology and Application
- Changsha 410082
- China
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Ren F, Li J, Jiang X, Xiao K, Zhang D, Zhao Z, Ai J, Hou C, Jia Y, Han G, Xie L. Plasma soluble Tim-3 emerges as an inhibitor in sepsis: sepsis contrary to membrane Tim-3 on monocytes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 86:325-32. [PMID: 26373631 DOI: 10.1111/tan.12653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2015] [Revised: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Immune dysfunction is the main characteristic of sepsis. T cell Ig and mucin domain protein 3 (Tim-3) on the monocytes has been reported to promote immune homeostasis during sepsis, but the influences of plasm soluble Tim-3 (sTim-3) on the immune system during sepsis remain unknown. Here, 100 patients with different severities of sepsis (40 sepsis, 42 severe sepsis, and 18 septic shock) were enrolled in this study. The Tim-3 and human leukocyte antigen-DR (HLA-DR) on the circulating monocytes were detected using flow cytometry. Plasma sTim-3 was detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Inflammatory factors and two kinds of A disintegrin and metalloprotease (ADAM) - ADAM10 and ADAM17 were assessed. The Tim-3 and HLA-DR on the monocytes decreased with increasing sepsis severity. The sTim-3 was reduced in the sepsis and severe sepsis patients but was elevated in the septic shock patients who exhibited significant immunosuppression as predicted by HLA-DR. sTim-3 levels were negatively correlated with IL-12 and TNF-α. ADAM10 and ADAM17, sheddases of Tim-3, exhibited trends toward elevations in the septic shock group. In conclusion, sTim-3 was involved in the development of sepsis. The homeostasis-promoting role of the Tim-3 on the monocytes was disrupted, while the inhibitory role of sTim-3 emerged during sepsis-induced immunosuppression.
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- F Ren
- Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Joint Logistics Department of Beijing Military Resion, Health Clinic, Beijing First Sanatorium for Retired Officers, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Immunology, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Wang B, Sun R, Günbaş DD, Zhang H, Grozema FC, Xiao K, Jin S. A bundled-stack discotic columnar liquid crystalline phase with inter-stack electronic coupling. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:11837-40. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc03789a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Insulated multi-strand nanowires: a discotic liquid crystalline phase with multiple π-stacks bundled in a single supramolecular column.
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- B. Wang
- Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Staten Island and Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- Staten Island
- USA
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- Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Staten Island and Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- Staten Island
- USA
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- DelftChemTech
- Delft University of Technology
- 2628 BL Delft
- Netherland
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- Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Staten Island and Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- Staten Island
- USA
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- DelftChemTech
- Delft University of Technology
- 2628 BL Delft
- Netherland
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Division
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Oak Ridge
- USA
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- Center for Engineered Polymeric Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- College of Staten Island and Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- Staten Island
- USA
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Ke Y, Jiao L, Song Z, Xiao K, Lai T, Lu J, Hu C. Effects of cetylpyridinium-montmorillonite, as alternative to antibiotic, on the growth performance, intestinal microflora and mucosal architecture of weaned pigs. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2014.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Jiao L, Song Z, Ke Y, Xiao K, Hu C, Shi B. Cello-oligosaccharide influences intestinal microflora, mucosal architecture and nutrient transport in weaned pigs. Anim Feed Sci Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2014.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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