NiFe2O4 nanoparticles supported on cotton-based carbon fibers and their application as a novel broadband microwave absorbent

In this work, NiFe₂O₄ nanoparticles were successfully supported on cotton-based carbon fibers through a flexible two-step approach consisting of calcination of cotton in a N₂ atmosphere and subsequent hydrothermal reaction. The incorporation of the NiFe₂O₄ nanoparticles into cotton-based carbon fibers resulted in better impedance matching, leading to better microwave absorption performance than cotton-based carbon fibers and NiFe₂O₄ nanoparticles. For NiFe₂O₄/carbon fibers, reflection loss (RL) values less than −10 dB were obtained in the frequency range of 11.5–18 GHz with 2.4 mm thickness, which covered the entire Ku-band (from 12 to 18 GHz). Meanwhile, when the matching thickness was 3.2 mm, the RL values less than −10 dB were in the range of 8.0–12.7 GHz, which covered the entire X-band (from 8 to 12 GHz). This excellent and interesting microwave absorption performance can satisfy multiple applications. Owing to the characteristics of a cost-effective synthetic route, low density and excellent microwave absorption, the NiFe₂O₄/carbon fibers have a promising future in X-band and Ku-band absorption.

NiFe₂O₄ nanoparticles supported on cotton-based carbon fibers exhibited excellent microwave absorption performance in the X-band and Ku-band.     

宝鸡地区2007～2013年新生儿先天性甲状腺功能低下症检测分析

目的开展新生儿先天性甲状腺功能低下症（CH）筛查,对阳性患儿给予干预,以降低残疾儿的发生率,提高我市人口素质。方法应用ELISA时间分辨荧光（DELFIA）多标记免疫分析法检测新生儿促甲状腺素（TSH）浓度筛查CH。结果筛查新生儿TSH 203009例,确诊CH84例,阳性率为1／2417（84／203009）。结论应用DELFIA法检测新生儿促甲状腺素是我国新生儿筛查的主流检测方法,适用于我市目前新生儿筛查工作的发展。2013年我市CH阳性率为1：2288,接近全国水平。     

Morquio A Syndrome‐Associated Mutations: A Review of Alterations in the GALNS Gene and a New Locus‐Specific Database

Morquio A syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis IVA) is an autosomal recessive disorder that results from deficient activity of the enzyme N‐acetylgalactosamine‐6‐sulfatase (GALNS) due to alterations in the GALNS gene, which causes major skeletal and connective tissue abnormalities and effects on multiple organ systems. The GALNS alterations associated with Morquio A are numerous and heterogeneous, and new alterations are continuously identified. To aid detection and interpretation of GALNS alterations, from previously published research, we provide a comprehensive and up‐to‐date listing of 277 unique GALNS alterations associated with Morquio A identified from 1,091 published GALNS alleles. In agreement with previous findings, most reported GALNS alterations are missense changes and even the most frequent alterations are relatively uncommon. We found that 48% of patients are assessed as homozygous for a GALNS alteration, 39% are assessed as heterozygous for two identified GALNS alterations, and in 13% of patients only one GALNS alteration is detected. We report here the creation of a locus‐specific database for the GALNS gene ( http://galns.mutdb.org/ ) that catalogs all reported alterations in GALNS to date. We highlight the challenges both in alteration detection and genotype–phenotype interpretation caused in part by the heterogeneity of GALNS alterations and provide recommendations for molecular testing of GALNS.     

Expression of miR-1304 in patients with esophageal carcinoma and risk factors for recurrence

BACKGROUND Esophageal carcinoma is a malignant gastrointestinal tumor with a very poor prognosis.MicroRNA(miR)-1304 is a newly discovered non-coding RNA,which shows differential expression in other cancers,and its clinical value in esophageal carcinoma remains unclear.AIM To explore the expression of miR-1304 in patients with esophageal carcinoma and its clinical value.METHODS The expression of miR-1304 in patients with esophageal carcinoma was analyzed based on the data on miR in esophageal carcinoma downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas database.Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction was adopted to determine the expression of miR-1304 in the tissues and serum of patients.The clinical diagnostic value of miR-1304 and independent factors for recurrence and prognosis of esophageal carcinoma were then analyzed.The potential target genes of miR-1304 were predicted,and then analyzed based on gene ontology,Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes,and Genomes,and protein-protein interaction.RESULTS The expression of miR-1304 in the tissues and serum of patients with esophageal carcinoma increased,and was also increased according to the database.Patients with high expression of miR-1304 suffered increased rates of tumor≥3 cm,low differentiation and stage II+III.miR-1304 had a diagnostic value in identifying esophageal carcinoma,tumor size,differentiation and TNM stage.Tumor size,differentiation,TNM stage,and miR-1304 were independent risk factors for recurrence of esophageal carcinoma,and they had certain predictive and diagnostic value for the recurrence of esophageal carcinoma.Seventy-eight patients showed a 3-year survival rate of 38.46%,and patients with high expression of miR-1304 had a relatively lower survival rate.Multivariate analysis revealed that tumor size,differentiation,recurrence and miR-1304 were independent factors for the prognosis of patients.MiRTarBase,miRDB,and Targetscan predicted 20 target genes in total.Gene ontology enrichment analysis found 18 functions with aP<0.05,and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes,and Genomes analysis found 11 signal pathways with aP<0.05.String analysis of protein co-expression found 269 relationship pairs,of which co-expression with epidermal growth factor was the most common.CONCLUSION miR-1304 can be used as a potential indicator for the diagnosis and recurrence of esophageal carcinoma and for survival of patients with this disease.