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Therefore, the future development potential and optimization direction for composite hemostatic materials have been proposed through an in-depth discussion on their characteristics and coagulation mechanisms. It is hoped that this review can provide a worthwhile reference for research into hemostatic materials.The MoS2 monolayers are usually created with vacancies (most likely missing S atoms). At an S vacancy, the exposed and under-coordinated Mo atoms become reactive and can strongly bind to small molecules. Here, by using first-principles calculations, it is proved that 1T'-MoS2 monolayers are an efficient catalyst for NO disproportionation. The reaction starts with NO adsorptions at the exposed Mo atoms. Later the incoming NO molecules react with the ones already adsorbed to give NO2 molecules, which readily desorb. The remaining N-doped MoS2 sheets can then easily react with NO molecules to produce N2O, and can be heated to desorb them. Thus, the defective 1T'-MoS2 monolayers are recovered and the catalytic cycle is completed. The NO2 formation step has a relatively high activation barrier of 1.58 eV, but it can be lowered to 0.19 or 0.56 eV by applying biaxial -3% or 3% strain, respectively. The reaction mechanism is totally different from those catalyzed by metal-centered catalysts (complexes, clusters, or metal-organic frameworks), which feature the N2O formation as the rate-limiting step and the NO2 in the metal-nitrite complexes cannot be released. This work paves the way for strain engineering two-dimensional (2D) materials into efficient NO disproportionation catalysts.The fabrication of multilayer assemblies from polymeric compounds is an important tool for meeting the increasing demand in functional surface-based research areas. In this report, a novel and efficient approach for the fabrication of polymer multilayered films using the "sulfur(vi)-fluoride exchange" (SuFEx) click reaction is described. To develop this approach, a sulfonyl fluoride-rich polymer, poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)-co-poly(3-(fluorosulfonyl)-propyl methacrylate) (PVP-co-PFPM), and a silyl ether-rich polymer, tert-butyldimethylsilyl-modified polyvinyl alcohol (PVA-TBDMS), were chosen as model polymers. Through step-and-repeat spin-assisted layer-by-layer (LbL) procedures, multilayer films are then generated in which all the individual layers are covalently bonded to each other. Furthermore, multilayer films containing free sulfonyl fluoride groups can be readily functionalized via the SuFEx click reaction to tailor the properties of the films for various potential applications. Ruboxistaurin inhibitor As a proof-of-concept, using the (PVA-TBDMS/PVP-co-PFPM)5 multilayer as a model film, the utility of the residual sulfonyl fluoride functionality for biomedical applications, such as H2S biosensors and antibiofouling and antibacterial films, is demonstrated.A dye-sensitized betavoltaic cell is developed for the first time, which utilizes radioisotopic carbon, composed of nano-sized quantum dots, and ruthenium-based dye sensitized TiO2 as electrodes. In this cell, emitted beta radiations are absorbed by the dye rather than TiO2, which resulted in enhanced performance compared to the pristine betavoltaic cell.The performance and diagnostic utility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in pregnancy is fundamentally constrained by fetal motion. Motion of the fetus, which is unpredictable and rapid on the scale of conventional imaging times, limits the set of viable acquisition techniques to single-shot imaging with severe compromises in signal-to-noise ratio and diagnostic contrast, and frequently results in unacceptable image quality. Surprisingly little is known about the characteristics of fetal motion during MRI and here we propose and demonstrate methods that exploit a growing repository of MRI observations of the gravid abdomen that are acquired at low spatial resolution but relatively high temporal resolution and over long durations (10-30 minutes). We estimate fetal pose per frame in MRI volumes of the pregnant abdomen via deep learning algorithms that detect key fetal landmarks. Evaluation of the proposed method shows that our framework achieves quantitatively an average error of 4.47 mm and 96.4% accuracy (with error less than 10 mm). Fetal pose estimation in MRI time series yields novel means of quantifying fetal movements in health and disease, and enables the learning of kinematic models that may enhance prospective mitigation of fetal motion artifacts during MRI acquisition.We propose and demonstrate a joint model of anatomical shapes, image features and clinical indicators for statistical shape modeling and medical image analysis. The key idea is to employ a copula model to separate the joint dependency structure from the marginal distributions of variables of interest. This separation provides flexibility on the assumptions made during the modeling process. The proposed method can handle binary, discrete, ordinal and continuous variables. We demonstrate a simple and efficient way to include binary, discrete and ordinal variables into the modeling. We build Bayesian conditional models based on observed partial clinical indicators, features or shape based on Gaussian processes capturing the dependency structure. We apply the proposed method on a stroke dataset to jointly model the shape of the lateral ventricles, the spatial distribution of the white matter hyperintensity associated with periventricular white matter disease, and clinical indicators. The proposed method yields interpretable joint models for data exploration and patient-specific statistical shape models for medical image analysis.Objective To compare postoperative pain control among men who received different quantities of narcotic prescriptions following scrotal surgery. We hypothesized that men receiving eight vs four pills of acetaminophen 300 mg/codeine 30 mg there would be no significant difference in mean pain following scrotal and inguinal surgery. Patients and methods In this prospective, open-label study, men who underwent scrotal surgery received eight or four acetaminophen 300 mg/codeine 30 mg pills. Men were encouraged to take scheduled non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), apply ice on the incision, and take acetaminophen 300 mg/codeine 30 mg as needed for breakthrough pain. Men were evaluated within 1-2 weeks after surgery. Statistical analysis was performed using Microsoft Excel and Stata/IC 15.1. Results A total of eighty-seven men met inclusion criteria, fifty-four men received eight acetaminophen/codeine pills, and thirty-three men received four pills. There was no significant difference in mean pain score (0-10) of men receiving eight pills vs four pills in the week after surgery (3.