Weaving 3D highly conductive hierarchically interconnected nanoporous web by threading MOF crystals onto multi walled carbon nanotubes for high performance Li-Se battery

Lithium-selenium(Li-Se)battery has attracted growing attention.Nevertheless,its practical application is still impeded by the shuttle effect of the formed polyselenides.Herein,we report in-situ hydrothermal weaving the three-dimensional(3 D)highly conductive hierarchically interconnected nanoporous web by threading microporous metal organic framework MIL-68(Al)crystals onto multi-walled carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs).Such 3 D hierarchically nanoporous web(3 D MIL-68(Al)@MWCNTs web)with a very high surface area,a large amount of micropores,electrical conductivity and elasticity strongly traps the soluble polyselenides during the electrochemical reaction and significantly facilitates lithium ion diffusion and electron transportation.Molecular dynamic calculation confirmed the strong affinity of MIL-68(Al)for the adsorption of polyselenides,quite suitable for Li-Se battery.Their hexahedral channels(1.56 nm)are more efficient for the confinement of polyselenides and for the diffusion of electrolytes compared to their smaller triangular channels(0.63 nm).All these excellent characteristics of 3 D MIL-68(Al)@MWCNTs web with suitable confinement of a large amount of selenium and the conductive linkage between MIL-68(Al)host by MWCNTs result in a high capacity of 453 m Ah/g at 0.2 C with 99.5%coulombic efficiency after 200 cycles with significantly improved cycle stability and rate performance.The 3 D MIL-68(Al)@MWCNTs web presents a good performance in Li-Se battery in term of the specific capacity and cycling stability and also in terms of rate performance compared with all the metal-organic framework(MOF)based or MOF derived porous carbons used in Li-Se battery.

Application of refined management in prevention and control of the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic in non-isolated areas of a general hospital

Objective:This article summarizes the experience in the prevention and control of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)epidemic in non-isolated areas in a general hospital.Methods:Based on refined management theory,we professionally developed the standards for prevention and control of COVID-19 in non-isolated areas,systematically implemented various prevention and control measures,performed gridding audits,effectively communicated among teams and between medical staff and patients assisted by information techniques,and reported results for quality improvement.Results:There was no hospital-acquired COVID-19 infections among staff in the hospital.The rates of mask-wearing,epidemiological history screening,and the medical supplies disinfection were all 100%in the hospital.The accuracy rate of mask-wearing of patients and their families was 73.79%and the compliance rate of their hand hygiene was 40.78%.Conclusion:Refined management strategies for the prevention and control of COVID-19 infection in non-isolated areas of the general hospital are effective.The accuracy rate of mask-wearing and hand hygiene compliance of patients and their families need to be further improved.

China's foreign aid for global poverty alleviation:artemisinin-based combination therapies against malaria in Togo

From providing funds for the global fight against infectious diseases,to actively participating in global health security actions,to strengthening mutual cooperation in the field of health,and providing medical treatment,training and scholarships to countries in need,China’s foreign aid on global poverty alleviation is increasingly diversified and expanding in scale.Indeed,China is playing an increasingly important leading role in the global health agenda.It is worth mentioning that over the years,artemisinin compound have saved millions of lives all over the world,especially in poverty-stricken areas.China’s work mode of malaria elimination has also been written into WHO’s technical documents and recommended to other countries.Since 2007,Chinese medical staff has carried out the Artemisinin Compound Malaria Control Project in Comoros,bringing Chinese prevention and treatment programs to the local area.By 2014,Comoros had achieved zero deaths from malaria,and the number of cases had dropped by 98%.Now,this program is also extended to Togo,another African country.This article preliminarily summarizes the malaria profile in Togo and introduces China-Togo Cooperative Artemisinin Malaria Control Demonstration Project to provide a reference for better anti-malaria assistance in Togo,and also shows one of the substantive actions of China’s participation in global health governance,which contributes Chinese wisdom and offers Chinese solutions to global poverty alleviation.

Experience and inspirations of the Mass Drug Administration Programme with artemisinin-piperaquine in Moheli Island of the Comoros assisted by China

Malaria is one of the major diseases threatening the lives of people in Africa.Over the past decade,China has provided anti-malaria assistance to Africa.In November 2007,fast control malaria team of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine cooperated with the Comoros health authority.In Moheli Island of the Comoros,the anti-malaria team adopted a new strategy of Mass Drug Administration(MDA)and active intervention.They established an e ective anti-malaria system and reporting system,as well as a local anti-malaria team.Furthermore,they treated patients with malaria in Moheli Island and implemended health education in local people.In a very short time,they have achieved remarkable results.This paper summarized the experiences of the project in order to provide useful reference for China to better carry out anti-malaria action in Africa and expand foreign health assistance.

Clinical Efficacy and Application Progress of Reduning Injection in Children with Viral Encephalitis

Viral encephalitis in children caused by multiple viral infections,as a common central nervous system disease in pediatrics,has a high incidence in China.Its clinical symptoms usually include infection,poisoning,intracranial hypertension,and disturbance of consciousness.In severe cases,it can even endanger the lives of patient children.At present,the clinical treatment of the viral encephalitis mainly uses traditional Chinese medicine preparations such as Reduning Injection.The efficacy is significant.It can not only relieve the uncomfortable symptoms in a short time,but also has low incidence of adverse reactions.In this study,the factors that cause viral encephalitis in children were analyzed,and the efficacy,pharmacological action and clinical application of Reduning Injection were comprehensively elaborated,to provide a reference for clinical doctors to rationally treat viral encephalitis in children.

Discovering ester and ether derivatives of luminol as advanced chemiluminescence probes

A variety of luminol derivatives with N-and O-substitution have been synthesized with broad functional group tolerance. O-esterification has been demonstrated for the first time as a promising way to prepare enhanced CL reagents for sensing hemin, bloodstain and horseradish peroxidase(HRP). The most effective analogue with a deuterated acetyl group exhibited greater potential than luminol for bloodstain imaging and HRP imaging in western blotting(WB). In addition, O-etherification can greatly suppress CL signal that has been applied to design a CL probe for β-glucosidase(β-Glu). This study offers important and useful information regarding the luminol modification and shows great potential to use O-substituted analogues for enhanced CL analysis.

A high level of secreted phosphoprotein 1 is associated with macrophage infiltration and poor prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

Background and aims:Secreted phosphoprotein 1(SPP1)functions in several physiological processes.The role of SPP1 expression in the prognosis and tumor immunity of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is unknown.The aim of this study was to investigate the expression pattern of SPP1 in HCC and its correlation with prognosis and tumor immunity.Methods:Clinical and gene expression data of The Cancer Genome Atlas-liver hepatocellular carcinoma(LIHC)cohort and 11 other HCC datasets were collected.The Kaplan–Meier method and Cox regression analysis were used to analyze the prognostic value of SPP1.The DESeq2 package in R was used to analyze SPP1-related genes.Gene Ontology analysis and gene set enrichment analysis were used to determine the biological function of SPP1 in HCC.The single sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis(ssGSEA)method was used to analyze the immune infiltrates of HCC.Illumina human methylation 450 data and level 3 HTSeq-FPKM data from The Cancer Genome Atlas-LIHC were used to analyze the effects of DNA methylation level on SPP1 expression.Results:SPP1 was overexpressed in HCC and correlated with T stage,histological grade,adjacent hepatic tissue inflammation,and vascular invasion in HCC.The analysis of survival rates indicated that high SPP1 levels were associated with poor overall survival in HCC.Functional analysis showed that SPP1 is related to tumor immunity,especially macrophage infiltration.Aberrant demethylation of the promoter region is one of the mechanisms underlying the increase of SPP1 in HCC.Conclusion:Our results indicate that SPP1 is an independent prognostic factor for HCC and is correlated with the clinical features and macrophage infiltration in HCC.

Microsurgical treatment of posterior inferior cerebellar aneurysms based on angioarchitecture supplemented by high-resolution vessel wall MRI:a case series report

Background Surgical treatment of posterior inferior cerebellar artery(PICA)aneurysms is challenging because many are nonsaccular and atherosclerotic.We report our tailored approach to PICA aneurysms,which is based on angioarchitecture supplemented by high-resolution vessel wall MRI(HR-VW MRI)findings.Methods From March 2010 to September 2020,27 patients with 29 PICA aneurysms underwent surgical treatment in our institution.Since October 2016,HR-VW MRI has been used for aneurysmal wall assessment.Clinical characteristics,radiological data and surgical outcomes were analysed.Results Nineteen proximal PICA aneurysms(vertebral artery(VA),P1,P2 and P3)were treated using the far-lateral approach.Ten distal PICA aneurysms(P4,P5)were treated using the suboccipital midline approach.Direct clipping or clip reconstruction was achieved in 19 aneurysms.Ten were trapped in conjunction with extracranial-intracranial or intracranial-intracranial bypass,including three occipital artery-PICA reimplantations,three PICA-VA reimplantations,two PICA-PICA side-to side anastomoses,one PICA-PICA reimplantation and one PICA-PICA reanastomosis.All aneurysms were eventually completely obliterated and all bypasses remained patent.At the last follow-up,26 patients(96.2%)achieved a good outcome(modified Rankin Scale score<3).Eight patients underwent HR-VW MRI.Among these,the six aneurysms with focal wall enhancement required bypass and the two with negative enhancement were successfully clipped.Conclusion PICA aneurysms have a higher frequency of complex features such as large or giant size and fusiform or dissecting morphology.Favourable outcomes were achieved with individualised microsurgical strategies based on angioarchitecture.HR-VW MRI may be used as a promising technique to predict aneurysmal atherosclerosis.