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Graphitic carbon nitride, regarded as a charming conjugated polymer, has been a visible light photocatalyst. Bulk carbon nitride endures the limited light absorption ability, few surface active sites and slow separation of photoinduced charge carriers, leading to the poor catalytic activity. Herein, a new carbon (C) and phosphorus (P) co-doped carbon nitride hollow tube with adjustable optical property (CPCN) was developed by applying melamine and polyacrylic amide as the precursors and phosphoric acid as the P source via a hydrothermal-thermal copolymerization way. The effects of polyacrylic amide content on the morphology and photocatalytic performance were intensively investigated. The special hollow tube favors the improvement of active sites and visible light harvesting ability. Meantime, C and P co-doping results in the narrow band gap and rapid charge transfer, thus enabling an enhanced catalytic activity under visible light irradiation. Particularly, CPCN-50 exhibits a remarkable H

Cone snails, as a type of marine organism, have rich species diversity. Traditionally, classifications of cone snails were based mostly on radula, shell, and anatomical characters. Because of these phenotypic features’ high population variability and propensity for local adaptation and convergence, identifying species can be difficult and occasionally inaccurate. In addition, mitochondrial genomes contain high phylogenetic information, so complete mitogenomes have been increasingly employed for inferring molecular phylogeny. To enrich the mitogenomic database of cone snails (Caenogastropoda: Conidae), mitogenomes of four Conus species, i.e., C. imperialis (15,505 bp), C. literatus (15,569 bp), C. virgo (15,594 bp), and C. marmoreus (15,579 bp), were characterized and compared. All 4 of these mitogenomes included 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and non-coding regions. All the Protein Codon Genes (PCGs) of both newly sequenced mitogenomes used TAA or TAG as a terminal codon. Most PCGs used conventional start codon ATG, but an alternative initiation codon GTG was detected in a gene (NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 (nad4)) of C. imperialis. In addition, the phylogenetic relationships were reconstructed among 20 Conus species on the basis of PCGs, COX1, and the complete mitogenome using both Bayesian Inference (BI) and Maximum Likelihood (ML). The phylogenetic results supported that C. litteratus, C. quercinus, and C. virgo were clustered together as a sister group (PP = 1, BS = 99), but they did not support the phylogenetic relation of C. imperialis and C. tribblei (PP = 0.79, BS = 50). In addition, our study established that PCGs and complete mitogenome are the two useful markers for phylogenetic inference of Conus species. These results enriched the data of the cone snail’s mitochondrion in the South China Sea and provided a reliable basis for the interpretation of the phylogenetic relationship of the cone snail based on the mitochondrial genome.

Defect-engineering in transition-metal-doped carbon-based catalyst plays an essential role for improving the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance. Herein, we report a ball-milling induced defect assisted with ZnCl2 strategy for fabricating defect-rich iron/nitrogen co-doped graphene-based materials (Fe-N-G). The substantial mechanical shear forces and the constant corrosion to the carbon matrix by ZnCl2 lead to the creation of abundant defects in graphene-based materials, which facilitates doping for heteroatoms. The defect-rich Fe-N-G catalyst with abundant Fe-Nx active sites displays excellent ORR performance. For OER, the over potential for Fe-N-G outperforms that of RuO2 in 1 M KOH at 10 mA cm−2. The Density Functional Theory calculations unravel that the impressive OER performance is attributable to the introduction of abundant defects. Additionally, the liquid and all-solid-state zinc-air batteries equipped with the prepared material as the air cathode demonstrate high power density, high specific capacity, and long charge–discharge stability. This work offers a practical method for manufacturing high-performance electrocatalysts for environmental and energy-related fields.

Nitrogen-doped transition metal materials display promising potential as bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Herein, Fe/N co-doped three-dimensional (3D) porous graphene (FeN-3D-PG) is prepared via a template method using sodium alginate as the carbon source and low polymerization degree melamine resin as the nitrogen source. The low polymerization degree melamine resin can form complexes with Fe3+ in the aqueous solution and further forms high density Fe-Nx active sites during pyrolysis. Meanwhile, the formed 3D porous structure efficiently promotes the uniform distribution of Fe-Nx active sites. The FeN-3D-PG catalyst exhibits pH-independent ORR activity. For OER, the catalyst possesses a low over potential (370 mV at 10 mA cm−2) in alkaline electrolyte. The Zn-air batteries (ZABs) using FeN-3D-PG as cathode exhibits a power density up to 212 mW cm−2, a high specific capacity of 651 mAh g−1, and the charge-discharge stability of 80 h. This work provides new sight to transition metal materials based ZABs with excellent performance.

Bacteriophage T4 has enormous potential for biomedical applications due to its large size, capsid architecture, and high payload capability for protein and DNA delivery. However, it is not very easy to genetically engineer its genome heavily modified by cytosine hydroxymethylation and glucosylation. The glucosyl hydroxymethyl cytosine (ghmC) genome of phage is completely resistant to most restriction endonucleases and exhibits various degrees of resistance to CRISPR-Cas systems. Here, we found that the type V CRISPR-Cas12a system, which shows efficient cleavage of ghmC-modified genome when compared to the type II CRISPR-Cas9 system, can be synergistically employed to generate recombinant T4 phages. Focused on surface display, we analyzed the ability of phage T4 outer capsid proteins Hoc (highly antigenic outer capsid protein) and Soc (small outer capsid protein) to tether, in vivo, foreign peptides and proteins to T4 capsid. Our data show that while these could be successfully expressed and displayed during the phage infection, shorter peptides are present at a much higher copy number than full-length proteins. However, the copy number of the latter could be elevated by driving the expression of the transgene using the strong T7 RNA polymerase expression system. This CRISPR-inspired approach has the potential to expand the application of phages to various basic and translational research projects.

Carbon nitride, considered to be a promising photocatalyst, still has much room to increase the catalytic performance owing to the slow charge transfer and limited light harvesting ability. Herein, carbon doping carbon nitride with hollow tubular structure was successfully developed by using melamine and sodium alginate as precursors via a simple hydrothermal calcination method. The effects of carbon content on the structure and photocatalytic activities of as-obtained carbon nitride were researched in detail. The hollow tubular structure can assist the enhancement of specific surface area, increase of visible light harvesting ability and enhancement of electron transport ability. Simultaneously, carbon doping can adjust the photoelectric performance and band structure of carbon nitride due to the generation of delocalized big π bonds to enhance the photocatalytic activities. The catalytic performance of as-obtained carbon nitride is estimated by hydrogen evolution reaction. And carbon doping carbon nitride with hollow tubular structure accounts for 3 times and 2 times promotion than pristine CN in hydrogen evolution rate under λ > 420 nm and λ > 400 nm, respectively. Especially, the sample CN-40 shows a highly enhanced hydrogen generation efficiency of 1210.3 μmol h-1 g-1, which should be inseparable from the function of carbon doping and hollow tubular structure.

Background Venous tumor thrombus is one of the clinical features of progressive kidney cancer, causing a low 5-year survival rate. The current best treatment method is still complete resection of renal and venous tumor thrombus through surgery, which can effectively improve the prognosis of patients. The mainstream surgical methods include open surgery and minimally invasive surgery, but most of them require intraoperative position change to achieve the purpose of complete resection of venous tumor thrombus. Case presentation A 54-year-old woman was found to have a left kidney tumor by accident. Further examination showed that the left renal vein was invaded, and the inferior vena cava had not invaded. The patient had no clinical symptoms, and no obvious abdominal mass was found on physical examination. The surgery was performed using a single position, 4-hole transabdominal laparoscopic technique. The patient recovered well after the operation and was discharged from the hospital 4 days later. The postoperative pathology was: clear cell carcinoma grade III with hemorrhagic necrosis. We prescribed oral sorafenib mesylate tablets 400mg/day after discharge. After 6 months of follow-up, there was no recurrence or metastasis, and the patient recovered well. Conclusion Single position with 4-hole laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and tumor thrombectomy is safe and feasible for low-grade venous tumor thrombus. It has the advantages of simple operation steps, less trauma, quick postoperative recovery, fewer complications, worthing clinical application, and promotion.

Modifying the texture of carbon nitride to adjust its physicochemical performance is a fascinating method for achieving high photocatalytic activity. Herein, we synthesized 3D porous carbon nitride with ultra-thin nanosheets by using cyanuric acid-melamine supramolecular and ionic liquid as precursor and template, respectively. The ionic liquid adjusts the morphology of materials and induces the carbon residue into the porous channels owing to its incomplete degradation. The 3D porous framework makes carbon nitride reflect the enhanced surface area, exposes adequate reaction sites, and offers a pathway for charge transport. And carbon residue and ultra-thin nanosheets further promote the photogenerated carriers transport and reduce the recombination rate of charge carriers. Consequently, 3D porous carbon nitride with ultra-thin nanosheets exhibit outstanding and stable hydrogen evolution under visible light irradiation. Significantly, as-fabricated sample CN-100 reflects an improved H2 generation rate, up to 17,028 μmol h−1 g−1, which is 12 times higher than that of CN (1412 μmol h−1 g−1). The present work offers a unique synthesis strategy to develop the novel photocatalyst with efficient photocatalytic performance.

The interplay between defense and counter-defense systems of bacteria and phages is a major driver of evolution of both organisms, leading to their greatest genetic diversity. Bacterial restriction-modification (R-M) and CRISPR-Cas are two well-known defense systems that target phage DNAs through their nuclease activities, whereas phages have developed counter-defense systems through covalent modifications of their genomes. Recent studies have revealed many novel nuclease-containing antiphage systems, which leads to the question of what’s the role of phage genome modifications in countering these systems. Here, we scanned Escherichia coli genome sequences available in the NCBI databases and found abundant nuclease-containing defense systems, indicating that phage genomic DNA could be a major target for E. coli to restrict infection. From a collection of 816 E. coli strains, we cloned and validated 14 systems. Particularly, Gabija and type III Druantia systems have broad antiphage activities. Using wild-type phage T4 and its mutants, T4 (hmC) and T4 (C), which contain glucosyl-5-hydroxymethylcytosines, 5-hydroxymethylcytosines, and unmodified cytosines in the genomic DNA respectively, we revealed the complex roles of genomic modification of phage T4 in countering the nuclease-containing defense systems other than simply blocking the degradation of genomic DNA by nuclease.

Bone cancer pain (BCP) is severe chronic pain caused by tumor metastasis to the bones, often resulting in significant skeletal remodeling and fractures. Currently, there is no curative treatment. Therefore, insight into the underlying mechanisms could guide the development of mechanism-based therapeutic strategies for BCP. We speculated that Rac1/PAK1 signaling plays a critical role in the development of BCP. Tumor cells implantation (TCI) into the tibial cavity resulted in bone cancer-associated mechanical allodynia. Golgi staining revealed changes in the excitatory synaptic structure of WDR (Wide-dynamic range) neurons in the spinal cord, including increased postsynaptic density (PSD) length and thickness, and width of the cleft. Behavioral and western blotting test revealed that the development and persistence of pain correlated with Rac1/PAK1 signaling activation in primary sensory neurons. Intrathecal injection of NSC23766, a Rac1 inhibitor, reduced the persistence of BCP as well as reversed the remodeling of dendrites. Therefore, we concluded that activation of the Rac1/PAK1 signaling pathway in the spinal cord plays an important role in the development of BCP through remodeling of dendritic spines. Modulation of the Rac1/PAK1 pathway may be a potential strategy for BCP treatment.

Carbon nitride is found to be an outstanding metal-free photocatalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. However, carbon nitride suffers from insufficient light absorption and wide band gap, wh...

The development of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts with high performance and excellent stability is meaningful for fuel cells. Herein, two-dimensional closely packed amide polyphthalocyanine iron (CPMPcFe) supported on hierarchical three-dimensional graphene (3D-HG) has been well prepared. CPMPcFe/3D-HG possessed a micro–mesoporous graphene structure where CPMPcFe was uniformly distributed in the inner and surface of the 3D-HG. Owing to the π bonds of both CPMPcFe and 3D-HG, there is a powerful π–π bond interaction between CPMPcFe and 3D-HG, which increases the electron cloud density, and it could be beneficial for improving the catalytic activity and durability. Electrochemically, CPMPcFe/3D-HG exhibits an excellent half-wave potential of 0.88 V (vs. RHE), and the electron transfer number of CPMPcFe/3D-HG is 3.99 @ 0.6 V (vs. RHE). The small value of overvoltage further indicates the excellent bifunctional catalytic performance. Additionally, a home-built Zn–air battery with CPMPcFe/3D-HG as the cathode exhibits a high power density of 193 mW cm−2, a specific capacity of 683 mA h g−1, and remarkable long-term stability. These results indicated that CPMPcFe/3D-HG could be a promising electrocatalyst for metal–air batteries.

This study aimed to assess the relationship between the landscape patterns and non-point source (NPS) pollution distribution in Qixia County, China. The sub-basin classification was conducted based on a digital elevation model and Landsat8 satellite images. Water samples were collected from each sub-basin, andtheir water quality during the wet and dry seasons was estimated. The correlation between the landscape indices and water pollution indicators was determined by Pearson analysis. The location-weighted landscape contrast index (LWLCI) was calculated based on the “source-sink” theory. Qixia was further divided into five sections based on the LWLCI score to illustrate the potential risk of NPS pollution. The results showed that the water quality in Qixia County was generally good. Cultivated land, orchards, construction areas, and unused land were positively correlated with the water pollution index and weredesignated as the “source” landscape categories, while forests, grasslands, and water bodies, which were negatively correlated with water pollution, were the “sink” landscapes, the LWCI was high in 36.94% of the study area. In these areas, measures such as increasing vegetation buffer zones are necessary to decrease the sediment and nutrient loads carried by precipitation.

Bacteriophage T4 has enormous potential for biomedical applications due to its large size, capsid architecture, and high payload capability for protein and DNA delivery. However, it is not very easy to genetically engineer its genome heavily modified by cytosine hydroxymethylation and glucosylation. The glucosyl hydroxymethyl cytosine (ghmC) genome of phage is completely resistant to most restriction endonucleases and exhibits various degrees of resistance to CRISPR-Cas systems. Here, we found that the type V CRISPR-Cas12a system, which shows efficient cleavage of ghmC-modified genome when compared to the type II CRISPR-Cas9 system, can be synergistically employed to generate recombinant T4 phages. Focused on surface display, we analyzed the ability of phage T4 outer capsid proteins Hoc (highly antigenic outer capsid protein) and Soc (small outer capsid protein) to tether

Background: Too high or low blood glucose levels after traumatic brain injury (TBI) negatively affect the prognosis of patients with TBI. This study aimed to examine the relationship between different levels of blood glucose in insulin therapy and Glasgow Outcome Score (GOS) in patients with TBI.Methods: This study was based on a randomized, dual-center, open-label clinical trial. A total of 208 patients who participated in the randomized controlled trial were followed up for 5 years. The information on disease, lab examination, insulin therapy, and operation of patients with TBI was collected. Also, the data on 5-year and 6-month GOS were collected as primary and secondary outcomes. The univariate analysis was used to detect variables that might contribute to outcomes, while the multivariate regression analysis was used to reveal the independent relationship between insulin therapy and outcomes. A generalized additive model (GAM) was used to investigate dose–response relationships between blood glucose levels and GOS. The results were presented as odds ratios (ORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs). We further applied a two-piecewise linear regression model to examine the threshold effect of blood glucose level and GOS.Results: A total of 182 patients were involved in the final analysis. Compared with the non-intensive insulin therapy group, the 5-year GOS in the moderate-control intensive insulin therapy (IIT) group and the slight-control IIT group was 1.45 and 1.39 higher, respectively (both P < 0.05); the 5-year GOS in the strict-control IIT group was 0.23 higher (P > 0.05). GAM revealed that a bell-shaped relationship existed between blood glucose levels in insulin therapy and 5-year or 6-month GOS. The inflection points of the mean blood glucose level were 6.73 and 8.97 mmol/L considering 5-year GOS as the outcome and were 6.95 and 8.88 mmol/L considering 6-month GOS as the outcome. The multivariate analysis showed that the 5-year GOS in the medium-level group (≥6.73 and Conclusion: A proper blood glucose range in insulin therapy could improve the outcomes of patients with TBI; the range was 6.73–8.97 mmol/L according to our limited analysis.Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02161055. Registered 11 Jun 2014.

Owing to the advantages of the large specific surface area, high electron conductivity, more defects, active sites and enhanced mass transfer, cost-effective three-dimensional graphene-based macrostructures (3D GBMs) materials have been widely used in the construction of oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts for fuel cells and replace current Pt-based precious metal catalysts. This chapter summarizes the recent progress in 3D GBM catalysts designed and developed for fuel cell applications, which include the three-dimensional graphene (3D G), heteroatom-doped 3D G, 3D G supported transition metal macrocyclic compounds, 3D transition metal/N codoped graphene (3D M-Nx/G, M: Fe, Co, etc.) and 3D G supported transition metal oxide nanocatalysts.

According to the World Health Organization, 12 million people die of heart disease every year. About half of the annual deaths are due to cardiovascular disease worldwide each year. [1]Because early prediction of cardiovascular disease greatly reduce the probability of complications in high-risk patients, there is great value in trying to predict the probability of cardiovascular disease more accurately through a heart disease prediction model. In this paper, we constructed a heart disease prediction model based on random forest and LSTM to screen out the main features that may lead to heart disease. Then LSTM, KNN and DNN algorithms are used to test whether the prediction accuracy is improved after screening, and finally, we chose the most accurate algorithm to establish the heart disease prediction model.

The interplay between defense and counterdefense systems of bacteria and bacteriophages has been driving the evolution of both organisms, leading to their great genetic diversity. Restriction-modification systems are well-studied defense mechanisms of bacteria, while phages have evolved covalent modifications as a counterdefense mechanism to protect their genomes against restriction. Here, we present evidence that these genome modifications might also have been selected to counter, broadly, the CRISPR-Cas systems, an adaptive bacterial defense mechanism. We found that the phage T4 genome modified by cytosine hydroxymethylation and glucosylation (ghmC) exhibits various degrees of resistance to the type V CRISPR-Cas12a system, producing orders of magnitude more progeny than the T4(C) mutant, which contains unmodified cytosines. Furthermore, the progeny accumulated CRISPR escape mutations, allowing rapid evolution of mutant phages under CRISPR pressure. A synergistic effect on phage restriction was observed when two CRISPR-Cas12a complexes were targeted to independent sites on the phage genome, another potential countermechanism by bacteria to more effectively defend themselves against modified phages. These studies suggest that the defense-counterdefense mechanisms exhibited by bacteria and phages, while affording protection against one another, also provide evolutionary benefits for both. IMPORTANCE Restriction-modification (R-M) and CRISPR-Cas systems are two well-known defense mechanisms of bacteria. Both recognize and cleave phage DNA at specific sites while protecting their own genomes. It is well accepted that T4 and other phages have evolved counterdefense mechanisms to protect their genomes from R-M cleavage by covalent modifications, such as the hydroxymethylation and glucosylation of cytosine. However, it is unclear whether such genome modifications also provide broad protection against the CRISPR-Cas systems. Our results suggest that genome modifications indeed afford resistance against CRISPR systems. However, the resistance is not complete, and it is also variable, allowing rapid evolution of mutant phages that escape CRISPR pressure. Bacteria in turn could target more than one site on the phage genome to more effectively restrict the infection of ghmC-modified phage. Such defense-counterdefense strategies seem to confer survival advantages to both the organisms, one of the possible reasons for their great diversity.

The objective of this study was to develop rat model of second-degree burn pain and test analgesic efficacy of local thiamine administration. Automatic temperature-controlled hot plate was set at 85 ± 0.1°C with a filter paper on the top. Rats were thrust on hot plate landing on plantar surface for 4 to 7 and 10 seconds, respectively. Burnt skin was observed. Hematoxylin and eosin staining and Masson staining were used to monitor burn degree. Gait analysis detected change of locomotion. Allodynia and hyperalgesia in the burnt area were evaluated with von Frey test and Hargreaves Test, and ongoing pain was detected with conditional place preference test. Markers for the activity of microglia (Iba1), astrocytes (GFAP), and neurons (c-fos) were detected with immunofluorescence. Finally, thiamine was injected into blisters to observe its effect on burn pain. Blisters on burnt skin, space between dermal and epidermal layers in hematoxylin and eosin staining and burn injury limiting in dermal layer in Masson stain all indicated that burn injury lasting for 7 seconds matched second-degree burn. Behavioral tests revealed allodynia, ongoing pain, and increased expression of c-fos, GFAP, and Iba1, as well as the absence of hyperalgesia in Burn7s. Burn injury reduced distance of second and fourth digits. MK801 could relieve allodynia in Burn7s. Local administration of 1, 2, and 4 mg of thiamine had no effect on the allodynia, but 2 and 4 mg of thiamine also could induce conditional place preference (CPP) in Burn7s. A rat model of second-degree burn pain was developed and local administration of thiamine provided relief from pain.

The 2D Fe, N-codoped graphene (2D Fe-NG) with high oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performances for Zn-air batteries (ZABs) is prepared by a facile synthesis method, which used nitrogen-containing polymer (2,5-benzimidazole) (ABPBI), Fe salts and the cationic surface-active agent treated montmorillonite (CMMT) layer template. The vacuum assist and heat treatment of ABPBI/CMMT at 350 °C are the keys of Fe3+ addition. The characterization analysis demonstrates that added Fe3+ exists in the form of Fe-Nx bonds formed by coordination with N species of ABPBI in MMT. Owing to the existed Fe-Nx sites in 2D Fe-NG, it possesses excellent ORR performance better than 2D NG and 20 wt% Pt/C in O2-saturated 0.1 M KOH electrolyte. For OER, the performance of 2D Fe-NG is close to that of RuO2. The self-made ZAB based on 2D Fe-NG exhibits high peak power density, excellent rechargeable performance, and higher D-C cycling stability.

Previous animal studies showed contradictory clinical observations on whether acute hyperglycemia contributes to poor outcome in traumatic brain injury (TBI). Herein, we tried to clarify this issue.Striking with depths of 3.0-4.25mm at right occipitoparietal brain region and with depth of 3.75mm at right/left occipitoparietal or right/left frontoparietal brain region were performed, respectively. Blood glucose and insulin levels were traced every four hours from 1 to 72h after striking. HOMA2-%S and HOMA2-%β were calculated. Modified neurological severity scores (mNSS) were used to evaluate neurological deficit within 72h.Striking with depths of 3.5-4.25mm induced increase in blood glucose lasting up to 24h after striking. The levels of blood glucose after striking with depths of 3.75-4.25mm were significantly different from that of striking with the depth of 3.0mm. Striking with depth of 3.75mm at right/left occipitoparietal region induced higher blood glucose in 24h than that at right/left frontoparietal region. Insulin concentration increased slowly during 72h after striking. Striking also induced decrease in insulin sensitivity and secretion lasting 72h. Evaluation of mNSS revealed that severe striking (beyond 3.75mm) worsened nerve function than slight striking (3.0mm). Intervention of acute hyperglycemia could decrease the mNSS from 2 to 7 days after TBI.Our results suggested that only severe TBI could induce acute hyperglycemia by itself, and early care of acute hyperglycemia could benefit the outcome of TBI patients.

The air-based 1-3 piezoelectric composite transducers are designed and fabricated in order to solve the acoustic impedance matching problem. Firstly, a finite element model using honeycomb structure as the piezoelectric composite matrix is built to reduce the acoustic impedance of the sensitive element. Three important factors, volume fraction of piezoelectric materialsφ, the thicknessh, and the sizesof the square cross section of piezoelectric column, are examined and verified in simulation. Then, according to the result of simulation, the piezoelectric composites and the air-coupled transducers are fabricated. The honeycomb structures of resin are produced by the method of 3D printing technology, with the volume fraction of air being 30%. The impedance characteristics and the excitation/reception performance of the air-coupled transducers are measured and optimized. Meanwhile, a scanning experiment is carried out to demonstrate the crack detection process in monocrystalline silicon.A0mode of Lamb waves is excited and collected. The location and size of the defect will be determined by calculating the correlation coefficients of the received signals and reference signals. Finally, a 15 mm × 0.5 mm × 0.5 mm scratch is clearly distinguished.

For a country, the industry is a very important system, the embodiment of the country's comprehensive national strength, the country's economic development level and the development of science and technology level has direct impact on industry. The development of chemical industry also has great impetus to the national economic development. The technical requirements for chemical engineering are particularly high. Because of the danger of the chemical itself, safety becomes the first thing to notice in the construction process. In order to prevent the occurrence of danger in the actual construction process, the safety of chemical engineering construction is made, and the effective safety management is the most critical step. A reliable safety management is the guarantee for the smooth construction of the construction, so the early safety management becomes the key to the development of the chemical industry. Chemical engineering is an extremely complex and changeable system, and the kinds of problems involved are very many, which requires the construction personnel to pay more attention to ensure the safety. In order to implement the safety management measures in the process of chemical engineering construction, it is necessary for the management personnel to strictly control the whole construction process. In case of any problem, we should deal with it in a timely manner and pay more attention to the details. We should pay attention to fire prevention, pollution prevention and anti-explosion prevention. Technical personnel should pay more attention to technical problems and eliminate safety hazards. The construction company must also strengthen the personal quality of the project management personnel and other issues. It is necessary to examine personal responsibility and safety awareness and avoid unnecessary losses caused by various construction safety issues to the company[1].

The brainstem plays an important role in controlling sodium and water homeostasis. It is a major regulatory site for autonomic and motor functions. Moreover, it integrates cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) signals with neuronal and hormonal signals. Evidence suggests that the CSF-contacting nucleus (CSF-CN) transmits and integrates CSF signals, but, the definitive role of CSF-CN in sodium homeostasis is poorly understood. In this study, we used c-Fos as a marker of neuronal activity and causing colocalization of Nax channel and 5-HT. This proved that CSF-CN played a role in sensing the increase of CSF sodium level. Then, we determined the role of the CSF-contacting nucleus in increasing the sodium appetite of rats. So, we performed targeted lesion of the CSF-contacting nucleus in the brainstem using the cholera toxin subunit B-saporin (CB-SAP), a cytotoxin coupled to cholera toxin subunit B. The lesion of the CSF-CN showed decreased and degenerative neurons, while sodium appetite have increased and Fos immunocytochemistry detected neuronal activity in the lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPBN), but not in the subfornical organ (SFO) and organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT). These results indicate that the CSF-CN plays an important role in sensing CSF sodium level and satiating sodium appetite by influencing the LPBN but not SFO and OVLT. The Nax channel and 5-HT might be the molecular mechanisms through which contribute to sodium homeostasis.

Aims The standardized extract from the leaves of Ginkgo biloba (EGb761) is applied as a phyto-pharmacon in therapy of diverse cardiovascular disorders. However, the effects of EGb761 on bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) transplanted into the ischemic myocardium currently remain uncertain. In this study, the dosage-effects of EGb761 on BMSC survival in vitro and in vivo were investigated. Main methods The ischemic microenvironment of rat BMSCs was simulated by hypoxia/serum deprivation (SD) and the rat myocardial infarction model was established. The rat BMSCs were cultured under hypoxia/SD or transplanted into the animal ischemic heart. The BMSC apoptosis was determined by FACS and TUNEL assay. Each apoptotic signal molecule's activity was assayed by immunoblot. Key findings EGb761 showed a biphasic effect on the hypoxia/SD-induced BMSC apoptosis. Low concentration of EGb761 (10–100 μg/ml) aggravated hypoxia/SD-induced apoptosis via Akt inactivation and an enhancement of caspase-9 and caspase-3 expressions, whereas high concentration of EGb761 (500–2000 μg/ml) significantly prevented hypoxia/SD-induced BMSC apoptosis via the activated Akt and the inactivated caspase-9 and caspase-3. The animal study also indicated that the apoptotic index (AI) in the high concentration of EGb761 group was significantly lower than the low concentration of EGb761 group. Significance The biphasic effect of EGb761 is closely related to the PI3K-Akt and caspase-9 signaling pathways. The therapeutic concentration of EGb761 may be one of the vital factors determining the specific action of EGb761 on cell apoptosis. It is of significant clinical implication to investigate the mechanisms of the biphasic effect of EGb761.