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Click chemistry is not a single specific reaction, but describes ways of generating products following examples in nature. Click reactions occur in one pot, are not disturbed by water, generate minimal and inoffensive byproducts, and are characterized by a high thermodynamic driving force that drives the reaction quickly and irreversibly to high yield of a single reaction product. Therefore, since over 15 years it has become a very useful bio-orthogonal method to prepare chemical cross-linked biopolymer-based hydrogel in presence of e.g. growth factors, live cells or in-vivo. (Z)-Tamoxifen Biopolymers are renewable and non-toxicity, providing a myriad of potential backbone's toolboxes for hydrogel design. The goal of this review is to summarize recent advances in the development of click chemistry based biopolymeric hydrogels and their applications in regenerative medicine. In particular, various click chemistry approaches including copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction, copper-free click reaction (e.g. Diels-Alder reaction, strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition reaction, radical mediated thiol-ene reaction, and oxime-forming reaction), and pseudo-click reaction (e.g. thiol-Michael addition reaction and Schiff base reaction) are highlighted in the first part. In addition, numerous biopolymers including proteins (e.g. collagen, gelatin, silk, and mucin), polysaccharides (e.g. hyaluronic acid, alginate, dextran, and chitosan) and polynucleotides (e.g. DNA), are discussed. Finally, the biopolymeric hydrogels cross-linked by click chemistry intend for regeneration of skin, bone, spinal cord, cartilage, and cornea are treated. This article provides new insights for readers in terms of the design of regenerative medicine used biopolymeric hydrogels based on click chemistry reactions.Two separate pilot-scale studies were performed at two wastewater treatment plants comparing conventional ozonation and catalytic ozonation with an alumina-based catalyst supplied by BASF. The results of the first pilot study showed that catalytic ozonation achieved the same degree of disinfection as conventional ozonation with 30% lower applied ozone dose and enhanced the removal of several contaminants of emerging concern (CECs). The second pilot study conducted over 6 months of operation with the same batch of catalyst showed sustained enhanced removal of CECs relative to ozonation alone. The removals of CECs by catalytic ozonation was particularly effective for compounds with low reaction rates with ozone, indicating reactions with hydroxyl radicals formed in the presence of the catalyst. Analysis of plasma vitellogenin and total glutathione in liver tissues of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) injected with wastewater extracts indicated that catalytic ozonation removed the estrogenic activity and modulated oxidative stress caused by exposure to the organic compounds in wastewater extracts. Analysis of other biomarker responses indicated that no transformation products were formed that can cause lipid damage in the liver or affect levels of a brain neurotransmitter (i.e. serotonin). Catalytic ozonation is a promising technology to increase the efficiency of ozone treatment of municipal wastewater and to meet increasingly more stringent regulations for effluent quality.Vegetation is a crucial component of terrestrial ecosystems, and its changes are driven mainly by a combination of climate change and human activities. This paper aims to reveal the relationship between vegetation and climate change by using the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI), and to find the cause of vegetation change by performing residual analysis on the Loess Plateau during the period from 2000 to 2016. The results showed that the NDVI on the Loess Plateau exhibited an increase of 0.086 per decade, and an increasing trend was observed across 94.86% of the total area. The relationship between the NDVI and SPEI was mainly positive, and the correlation increased as the time scale of the SPEI lengthened, indicating that long-term water availability was the major climate factor affecting vegetation growth. Residual analysis indicated that climate change was responsible for 45.78% of NDVI variation, while human activities were responsible for 54.22%. In areas with degraded vegetation, the relative roles of climate change and human activities were 28.11% and 72.89%, respectively. In addition, the relative role of climate change increased with an increase in the time scales, implying that the long-term NDVI trend was more sensitive to climate change then the short-term trend. The results of this study are expected to enhance our understanding of vegetation changes under climate change and human activities and provide a scientific basis for future ecological restoration in arid regions.

The rotation stress test is a pre-manipulative screening test used to examine upper cervical instability. This in vitro study simulates the clinical application of the rotation stress test before and after alar ligament transection.

After the dissection of the superficial structures to the alar ligament and the fixation of C2, ten cryopreserved upper cervical columns were manually mobilized in right and left rotation without and with right alar ligament transection. Upper cervical rotation range of motion (RoM) and mobilization torque were recorded using the Vicon motion capture system and a load cell.

Ligament transection resulted in a larger rotation range of motion in all specimens (contralateral rotation (3.6°, 12.9%) and ipsilateral rotation (4.6°, 13.7%)). The mobilization torque recorded during rotation varied among the different specimens, with a trend towards reduced torque throughout the test in contralateral rotation.

This study simulated the rotation stress test before and after alar ligament transection. Unilateral transection of the alar ligament revealed a bilateral increase of the upper cervical rotation. Additional in vivo studies are necessary to validate the results of this study in patients with suspicion of upper cervical instability.

This study simulated the rotation stress test before and after alar ligament transection. Unilateral transection of the alar ligament revealed a bilateral increase of the upper cervical rotation. Additional in vivo studies are necessary to validate the results of this study in patients with suspicion of upper cervical instability.