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Mercury (Hg) stable isotope signatures are widely used to understand Hg cycling in the environment. Sample preparation methods for determining Hg isotope ratios by CV-MC-ICP-MS vary widely among laboratory facilities and sample types. Here, we present a novel and rapid method for preparing solid samples prior to determining Hg isotope composition. We use a direct Hg analyzer (that measures total Hg) for sample combustion, amalgamation and analysis. During the thermal release of Hg from the amalgamator and following detection, the analyte gas enters a trapping solution consisting of 10% HCl/BrCl (51, vol/vol). We find Hg blank values are less than 1% of the Hg introduced during sample analysis, Hg detection is not altered by modifying the system, and more than 90% of the introduced Hg is recovered in the trapping solution. Hg isotope results are statistically indistinguishable from accepted values for previously published certified reference materials and uncertainty of 2σ (0.05-0.12‰) is similar to the solution standard RM8610 (2σ = 0.09‰). This new method allows for solid sample preparation for Hg isotope analysis in under 15 min. Bisindolylmaleimide IX chemical structure It has the additional advantage of minimizing use of sample mass during simultaneous detection and preparation.The recent outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is highly infectious, which threatens human health and has received increasing attention. So far, there is no specific drug or vaccine for COVID-19. Therefore, it is urgent to establish a rapid and sensitive early diagnosis platform, which is of great significance for physical separation of infected persons after rapid diagnosis. Here, we propose a colorimetric/SERS/fluorescence triple-mode biosensor based on AuNPs for the fast selective detection of viral RNA in 40 min. AuNPs with average size of 17 nm were synthesized, and colorimetric, surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), and fluorescence signals of sensors are simultaneously detected based on their basic aggregation property and affinity energy to different bio-molecules. The sensor achieves a limit detection of femtomole level in all triple modes, which is 160 fM in absorbance mode, 259 fM in fluorescence mode, and 395 fM in SERS mode. The triple-mode signals of the sensor are verified with each other to make the experimental results more accurate, and the capacity to recognize single-base mismatch in each working mode minimizes the false negative/positive reading of SARS-CoV-2. The proposed sensing platform provides a new way for the fast, sensitive, and selective detection of COVID-19 and other diseases.Multivariate self-modeling curve resolution (SMCR) methods are the best choice for analyzing chemical data when there is not any prior knowledge about the chemical or physical model of the process under investigation 1Q3 The reference '1' is only cited in the abstract and not in the text. Please introduce a citation in the text.. However, the rotational ambiguity is the main problem of SMCR methods, yielding a range of feasible solutions. It is, therefore, important to determine the range of all feasible solutions of SMCR methods. Different methods have been presented in the literature to find feasible solutions of two, three, and four component systems. Here, a novel simple SMCR method is presented for calculating the boundaries of feasible solutions of two-component systems. At first, the simple strategy is presented for calculating the feasible solutions of two-component systems. Next, four different experimental two-component systems are analyzed in detail for calculating the boundaries of feasible solutions in both spaces, including complex formation equilibrium, keto-enol tautomerization kinetic, lipidomics data, and a case for quantification of an analyte in gray systems. In all cases, the boundaries of range of feasible solutions are properly determined by the proposed simple strategy.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the 2-year performance of a polymer-based drug-eluting stent (DES) for the treatment of complex femoropopliteal lesions.

Despite the promising early outcomes of the Eluvia DES, the long-term safety and efficacy of the device in a real-world scenario remain unclear.

Between March 2016 and December 2018, 130 patients (137 lesions) with symptomatic femoropopliteal disease were included in this study. The primary outcome measure of this analysis was primary patency. Secondary patency, freedom from target lesion revascularization, freedom from surgical conversion, and overall mortality and morbidity were additionally analyzed.

The majority of patients presented with lifestyle-limiting claudication (n=90 [69%]). The mean lesion length was 194 ± 108mm, 74% of the lesions (n=101) were chronic total occlusions, and 72% (n=99) were calcified. Moderate to severe calcification (Peripheral Arterial Calcium Scoring Scale score 3 or 4) was observed in 48% of the treated vessels (n=67). At 24months, the Kaplan-Meier estimate of primary patency was 71%, whereas both the secondary patency rate and freedom from target lesion revascularization were 80%. Overall survival amounted to 85%. Freedom from major amputation was 98%, while freedom from surgical conversion was 89%. Degeneration of the vessel wall was observed in 27 lesions (20%).

In this study, use of the Eluvia polymer-based DES for the treatment of complex femoropopliteal disease showed promising 2-year results. Nonetheless, a relatively high rate of vessel wall degeneration was observed after DES deployment.

In this study, use of the Eluvia polymer-based DES for the treatment of complex femoropopliteal disease showed promising 2-year results. Nonetheless, a relatively high rate of vessel wall degeneration was observed after DES deployment.

The aim of this study was to describe physician practice patterns and examine physician-level factors associated with the use of atherectomy during index revascularization for patients with femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease.

There are minimal data to support the routine use of atherectomy over angioplasty and/or stenting for the endovascular treatment of peripheral artery disease.

Medicare fee-for-service claims (January 1 to December 31, 2019) were used to identify all beneficiaries undergoing elective first-time femoropopliteal peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) for claudication or chronic limb-threatening ischemia. Hierarchical logistic regression was used to evaluate patient- and physician-level characteristics associated with atherectomy.

A total of 58,552 patients underwent index femoropopliteal PVI by 1,627 physicians. There was a wide distribution of physician practice patterns in the use of atherectomy, ranging from 0% to 100% (median 55.1%). Independent characteristics associated with atherectomy included treatment for claudication (vs.