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Accurate detection of organophosphate pesticides (OPs) is paramount for ensuring food safety. Dendritic mesoporous silica sphere was employed to confine gold nanoclusters (AuNCs@dmSiO 2 ) to ameliorate fluorescent property of AuNCs. A AuNCs@dmSiO 2 -based fluorescent method was developed for OPs sensing. Identification of Cu 2+ by AuNCs quenched AuNCs@dmSiO 2 fluorescence. Interaction between Cu 2+ and generated thiocholine in catalysis of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) caused fluorescence enhancement. OPs, an inhibitor of AChE, suppressed thiocholine production to cause fluorescence quenching. Based on fluorescent variation, a fluorescent method was proposed for OPs by selecting paraoxon as a model within range of 0.05-25.0 ng/mL with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.032 ng/mL. Besides, a portable test swab was prepared for on-site monitoring OP paraoxon with a smartphone-based 3D-printing portable device with a LOD of 0.65 ng/mL. This work is highlighted by the inspiration of designing highly fluorescent AuNCs, and the provision of a viable avenue for OPs-related food analysis., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Objective: To compare the clinical efficacy of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction with 4-strand hamstring tendon autograft (4SHG), allograft and the Ligament Advanced Reinforcement System (LARS) ligament, and to find the causes of cumulative failure or nonreturn to sport., Design: Retrospective case series., Setting: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, the second affiliated hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China., Patients: Three hundred six patients with isolated ACL deficiency were included. Two hundred twenty-nine patients met the inclusion/exclusion criteria, and finally, 185 of these patients participated in this study., Interventions: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using 4SHG, allograft, and LARS., Main Outcome Measures: Objective knee function, subjective knee function, and information regarding return to sport, cumulative failure, and complications. Secondary: distribution of tunnel position and tunnel enlargement., Results: There were no statistically significant differences between the 3 groups regarding all the clinical objective and subjective results, return to sport, complications, or cumulative failures (P > 0.05). One hundred twenty-eight patients (69.2%, 128/185) returned to sport. Preoperative (after injury) Tegner scores were inferior to postoperative Tegner scores, and postoperative Tegner scores were inferior to preinjury Tegner scores (P < 0.01). The femoral tunnel malposition was significantly associated with cumulative failure (P < 0.05)., Conclusions: There were no statistically significant differences among the 4SHG, allograft, and LARS ligament in terms of the clinical outcomes after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) at 5-years follow-up. Interestingly, ACLR could improve the functional and motorial level of the knee, but patients had great difficulty in regaining the level of preinjury movement. In addition, the malposition of the femoral tunnel was an important cause of cumulative failure., Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)