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Mg, Mn, Li, Cu and Ag are recommended as the major alloying elements, owing to their prominent beneficial effects on at least one of the above properties. In future, synergistic effects of these elements should be more thoroughly investigated. For other nutritional elements, such as Fe and Ca, refining second phase is a matter of vital concern. © 2020 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Bacterial infection and related diseases are threatening the health of human beings. Photocatalytic disinfection as a simple and low-cost disinfection strategy is attracting more and more attention. In this work, TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs) were modified by co-doping of Ce and Er using the sol-gel method, which endowed TiO2 NPs with enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance but not pure ultraviolet photocatalytic properties compared the untreated TiO2. Our results disclosed that as the doping content of Er increased, the photocatalytic activity of modified TiO2 NPs initially increased and subsequently decreased. The same trend occurred for Ce doping. When the doping dose of Er and Ce is 0.5 mol% and 0.2 mol%, the 0.5Ce0.2Ti-O calcined at 800 °C presented the best antibacterial properties, with the antibacterial efficiency of 91.23% and 92.8% for Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, respectively. The existence of Er ions is thought to successfully turn the near-infrared radiation into visible region, which is easier to be absorbed by TiO2 NPs. Meanwhile, the addition of Ce ions can effectively extend spectral response range and inhibit the recombination of electrons and holes, enhancing the photocatalytic disinfection activity of co-doped TiO2. © 2020 Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Purpose To describe the clinical presentation and novel anatomical features of a patient with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) complicated by retinal neovascularization (RNV). Observations A 48 year-old patient with a long-standing history of bilateral CSCR presented to our clinic complaining about a sudden onset of tiny floaters. Multimodal imaging including fundus autofluorescence (FAF), fundus fluorescein (FA) and ICG angiography (ICG) and spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) confirmed the diagnosis of CSCR and revealed a pre-retinal neovascularization and concurring vitreous hemorrhage. Swept source OCT angiography (OCTA) and 3D reconstruction virtual reality determined the retinal origin of the neovascularization. Follow-up examination revealed clearing of the vitreous hemorrhage and spontaneous obliteration of the RNV without any treatment three months following the initial presentation. Conclusion and importance To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a RNV associated with CSCR which was determined by three-dimensional (3D) OCTA reconstruction. © 2020 The Authors.Purpose To describe a patient with Streptococcus constellatus-associated Lemierre syndrome complicated by eventual cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) that manifested as an isolated abducens nerve palsy. Observations A patient with a history of heavy alcohol use presented with Lemierre syndrome caused by an odontogenic infection due to Streptococcus constellatus. Despite initiation of intravenous antibiotics and eventual eradication of her bacteremia, she developed an isolated abducens nerve palsy on hospital day 7 due to associated CST. Conclusions and Importance CST is a rare complication of odontogenic infection and Lemierre syndrome. This case demonstrates the potential for primary odontogenic infections to progress to life- and sight-threatening diseases. This case also illustrates the importance of considering uncommon pathogens as the etiology of CST based on the suspected source of primary infection. © 2020 The Authors.Background Aging is a major non-modifiable risk factor for hypertension. Changes in aging are similar to those seen in hypertension in the vasculature. Also, aging increases the vascular dysfunction that occurs in hypertension. L-arginase action reduces substrate (L-arginine) availability for the formation of nitric oxide (NO). This reduces the level of NO and leads to reduced vasodilation and ultimately, vascular dysfunction. This study examines the hypothesis that age-dependent vascular dysfunction in SHRs is mediated by arginase. Methods Young (12-14 weeks) and old (11-12 months) male Wistar and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) were used. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) was measured in the rats. They were then euthanized and mesenteric resistance arteries (MRAs) and thoracic aortae were excised and placed in ice-cold physiological salt solution (PSS). Arterial segments were either snap-frozen in liquid nitrogen and stored for immunoblotting studies or cut into 2mm rings for reactivity studies. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/AdipoRon.html Cumulativeg pathway.Yellow-pigmented, circular bacteria (strain SNU WT7) were isolated from the liver of moribund eastern catfish (Silurus asotus). Our study focused on the taxonomic description of SNU WT7 using phylogenetic, phenotypic, and chemotaxonomic analyses. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the SNU WT7 strain was highly similar to that of Chryseobacterium haifense H38T (97.29% similarity), followed by Chryseobacterium hominis P2K6T (97.22% similarity), while other species exhibited similarity values of less than 97.0%. The genome of strain SNU WT7 displayed average nucleotide identity and genome-to-genome distance values of 72.35% and 22.0%, respectively, which clearly indicated that the novel species was distant from the other Chryseobacterium species, with its closest relative being C. haifense H38T. Furthermore, the phenotypic characteristics, including acid production from glucose, D-fructose, lactose, and maltose, of strain SNU WT 7 differed from those of C. haifense H38T. The major polar lipid of the strain was phosphatidylethanolamine, and several unidentified aminolipids and lipids were also present. Similar to other Chryseobacterium species, the quinone system was composed mainly of MK-6. The genome of SNU WT7 is 2,690,367 bp with a G + C content of 43.6%. Taken together, our data indicate that the isolate SNU WT7 represents a novel species of the genus Chryseobacterium. Thus, we present the name Chryseobacterium siluri sp. nov. for the novel type strain SNU WT7T (KCTC 72626, JCM 33707). © 2020 The Author(s).
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