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It elucidated the typical hexagonal structure for ZnO and spinel cubic structure for ZnFe2O4 with an average crystallite of 31 nm and 44 nm for ZnO and ZnFe2O4, respectively. The micrographs obtained by SEM showed rough spherical particles of ZnO, whereas for ZnFe2O4 flower-like clustered particles were observed. The photocatalytic investigation against diclofenac sodium revealed the higher degradation efficiency of ZnFe2O4 (61.4%) in only 120 min, whereas ZnO degraded only 48.9% of the drug. Moreover, zinc ferrite has shown good recyclability and was stable up to five runs of photodegradation with a small loss (3.9%) of photocatalytic activity. The comparison of two catalysts has suggested the promising role of zinc ferrite in wastewater remediation to eliminate hazardous pharmaceuticals.The ability of cobalt nanoparticles (CoNPs) to absorb electromagnetic waves led to their use as potential biomedical agents in recent years. The properties of magnetic fluid containing cobalt nanoparticles are extraordinary. Hence, this research was designed to evaluate the Co(NO3)2 reducing the potential of orange peel aqueous extract and assessed their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. The aqueous extract derived from orange peel had the potential to fabricate the CoNPs from 1 M Co(NO3)2 and the synthesized CoNPs were successfully characterized by standard nanoparticles characterization techniques such as UV-vis spectrophotometer, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and Dynamic light scattering (DLS) analyses. The FTIR analysis revealed that the synthesized CoNPs were capped with active functional groups. It was characterized by predominant peaks corresponding to carbonyl (CO), amide (CO = ), and C-O of alcohols or phenols. The size and shape of CoNPs were found as 14.2-22.7 nm and octahedral, respectively, under SEM analysis. Furthermore, at increased concentration, the CoNPs demonstrated remarkable antimicrobial activity against common bacterial (Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus,Bacillus subtilis, and Klebsiella pneumoniae) and fungal (Aspergillus niger) pathogens. Furthermore, these CoNPs also showed considerable in-vitro antioxidant activities against various free articles such as 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2). These results suggest that OP aqueous extract synthesized CoNPs possess considerable biomedical applications.

Air pollution exposure is associated with impaired neurodevelopment, altered structural brain morphology in children, and neurodegenerative disorders. Differential susceptibility to air pollution may be influenced by genetic features.

To evaluate whether the apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype or the polygenic risk score (PRS) for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) modify the association between air pollution exposure during pregnancy and childhood and structural brain morphology in preadolescents.

We included 1186 children from the Generation R Study. Concentrations of fourteen air pollutants were calculated at participants' home addresses during pregnancy and childhood using land-use-regression models. Structural brain images were collected at age 9-12 years to assess cortical and subcortical brain volumes. APOE status and PRS for AD were examined as genetic modifiers. Linear regression models were used to conduct single-pollutant and multi-pollutant (using the Deletion/Substitution/Addition algorithm) analyses wiadulthood). SR10221 mw However, we cannot discard chance findings. Future studies should evaluate trajectorial brain development using a longitudinal design.

APOE status and PRS for AD possibly modify the association between air pollution exposure and brain structural morphology in preadolescents. Higher air pollution exposure is associated with larger cortical volumes in APOE ε4 carriers and children with a high PRS for AD. This is in line with typical brain development, suggesting an antagonistic pleiotropic effect of these genetic features (i.e., protective effect in early-life, but neurodegenerative effect in adulthood). However, we cannot discard chance findings. Future studies should evaluate trajectorial brain development using a longitudinal design.To investigate the mechanism of effect of different gravel contents on freezing characteristics of gravelly soil, macroscopic and microscopic experiments were combined. Unidirectional freezing experiment and NMR experiment were conducted on gravelly soil, with gravel contents of 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%. In unidirectional freezing experiment, final temperature, stratified moisture content and frost swelling of the samples showed a parabolic pattern with an upward opening about the gravel admixture. Among that, it was at the lowest point of 30% content with the closest space between gravel and soil grains, the least consumption of heat conduction, the largest compression of water migration, making the slowest development of frost-heaving and water supply. NMR experiment results showed that freezing characteristic curve was divided into four stages of subcooling-fast-slow-stable freezing, and gravel content was proportional to the subcooling temperature and value of sudden drop of unfrozen water. Combined with the T2 spectrum, it could be seen that larger pore structure of 30% content was relatively stable with well-distributed water migration during freezing process, and order of water freezing was free water went ahead of bound water, leading to a reduction rate of water migration was from fast to slow, with a consistent pattern of the evolution rate of macro parameters. In summary, the addition of a reasonable gravel proportion in engineering applications of cold zone could ensure relatively well-distributed and stable soil properties and pore structure, and relative low difference in temperature, moisture pooling, and frost swelling. Ultimately improving the safety and reliability of the overall operation of the project.

Although exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with mental disorder, little is known about its potential effects on children and adolescents, especially in Chinese population. We aimed to reveal the relationship of air pollutants with hospital outpatient visits for child and adolescence psychiatry (HOVCAP) in Shenzhen.

A case-crossover study based on time-series data was applied, and a distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) was used to evaluate the non-linear and delayed effects of 4 major air pollutants (NO

, PM

, SO

and O

) on HOVCAP. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) regression was used to control the multicollinearity between covariates and to filter variables.

A total of 94,660 cases aged 3-18 were collected from 2014 to 2019 in the Mental Health Center of Shenzhen. Results of pollutants at mode value (M

) showed that in the single lag effect result, when the average daily concentration of NO

at 24 μg/m

, there was a significant effect on HOVCAP over lag 1, lag 4 and lag 5, respectively. The cumulative RR of NO

M

value to the outpatient visits were 1.438 (1.137-1.818) over lag 0-2, 1.454 (1.120-1.887) over lag 0-3, 1.466 (1.084-1.982) over lag 0-4, 1.680 (1.199-2.354) over lag 0-5, 1.993 (1.369-2.903) over lag 0-6, and 2.069 (1.372-3.119) over lag 0-7. However, PM

, SO

, O

were not associated with HOVCAP over neither single lag effects nor cumulative effects. The RR values both shown an increase either when NO

increases by 10 units or when the maximum concentration of NO

is reached.

Our study suggests that exposure to the normal air quality of NO2 in Shenzhen may associated with the risk of HOVCAP. However, PM2.5, SO2, O3 were not associated with HOVCAP.

Our study suggests that exposure to the normal air quality of NO2 in Shenzhen may associated with the risk of HOVCAP. However, PM2.5, SO2, O3 were not associated with HOVCAP.Genetic sequencing is identifying an expanding number of variants of GABAA receptors associated with human epilepsies. We identified a new de novo variant of the β2 subunit (β2L51M) of the inhibitory GABAA receptor associated with seizures. Our analysis determined the pathogenicity of the variant and the effects of anti-seizure medications. Our data demonstrates that the variant reduced cell surface trafficking and peak GABA-gated currents. Synaptic currents mediated by variant-containing receptors decayed faster than wild-type and single receptor currents showed that the variant shortened the duration of receptor activity by decreasing receptor open times. We tested the effects of the anti-seizure medications, midazolam, carbamazepine and valproate and found that all three enhance variant receptor surface expression. Additionally, midazolam restored receptor function by increasing single receptor active periods and synaptic current decay times towards wild-type levels. By contrast, valproate increased synaptic peak currents, event frequency and promoted synaptic bursting. Our study identifies a new disease-causing variant to the GABAA receptor, profiles its pathogenic effects and demonstrates how anti-seizure drugs correct its functional deficits.As treatments for mainstream pollutants in coal-fired power plants have been established, the control of non-conventional pollutants, such as SO3 and HCl, is gradually gaining attention. In this study, combined SO3 and HCl removal is proposed based on SO3 removal by absorber injection. However, it is challenging to selectively absorb SO3 and HCl from SO2-rich atmospheres. Therefore, Ca(OH)2 was modified via ball milling and doping with CuO for the combined removal of SO3 and HCl. The results showed that ball milling reduced the particle and grain sizes of Ca(OH)2, which increased the active sites of Ca(OH)2 and prolonged reaction time. After modification by ball milling, SO3 absorption per mg of Ca(OH)2 increased by 40 %. However, HCl removal efficiency was difficult to improve by modifying Ca(OH)2 using only ball milling under SO3 and SO2 atmospheres. Therefore, the dechlorination capacity of Ca(OH)2 was improved by adding ions during the ball milling process. Doping of Ca(OH)2 with Cu2+ changed its crystal structure, weakened the diffusion resistance of HCl, and improved Ca(OH)2 utilization. Additionally, it increased the energy of Ca(OH)2 to adsorb HCl.

Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has been a worrisome public health problem in the world. However, evidence for associations between short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) and mortality among HIV/AIDS patients is scarce.

We collected daily death records in people with HIV/AIDS from all counties (N = 103) of Hubei province, China from 2018 to 2019. The county-level daily concentrations of PM

, PM

and PM

in the same period were extracted from ChinaHighAirPollutants dataset. A time-stratified case-crossover design with conditional logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the associations between PM and mortality.

Each 1 μg/m

increased in PM

corresponded with 0.89 % elevated in all-cause deaths (ACD) at lag 0-4 days. The largest effects of PM

, PM

and PM

on AIDS-related deaths (ARD) were detected at lag 0-4 days, and PM

[percent changes in odds ratio 2.51 % (95 % CIs 0.82, 4.22)] appeared greater health hazards than PM

[1.24 % (95 % CIs 0.