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This study aimed to reveal the relationship between social comparison on social media, anxiety, and emotional eating problems among Chinese adolescents.The effects of sociocultural pressure and gender difference were also tested. Data were collected from 551 adolescents aged 15–17 living in China's Shandong province. (1) Anxiety had a full mediating effect on the relationship between appearance-based social comparisons on social media and emotional eating. (2) Sociocultural pressure had a moderating effect on the relationship between social comparisons on social media and anxiety in both males and females. (3) Sociocultural pressure had an indirect effect on the relationship between appearance-based social comparisons on social media and emotional eating through anxiety in female but not male adolescents. Apart from the consistent effect of anxiety on emotional eating among all adolescents, our conclusions also open the possibility of different gender-based interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Plants play a very important role in landscape construction. In order to explore whether different living environment will affect people's preference for the structural features of plant organs, this study examined 26 villagers and 33 college students as the participants, and pictures of leaves, flowers and fruits of plants as the stimulus to conduct eye-tracking and EEG detection experiments. We found that eye movement indicators can explain people's visual preferences, but they are unable to find differences in preferences between groups. EEG indicators can make up for this deficiency, which further reveals the difference in psychological and physiological responses between the two groups when viewing stimuli. The final results show that the villagers and the students liked leaves best, preferring aciculiform and leathery leaves; solitary, purple and capitulum flowers; and medium-sized, spathulate, black and pear fruits. In addition, it was found that the overall attention of the villagers when watching stimuli was far lower than that of the students, but the degree of meditation was higher. With regard to eye movement and EEG, the total duration of fixations is highly positively correlated with the number of fixations, and the average pupil size has a weak negative correlation with attention. On the contrary, the average duration of fixations has a weak positive correlation with meditation. Generally speaking, we believe that Photinia×fraseri, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Photinia serratifolia, Koelreuteria bipinnata and Cunninghamia lanceolata are superior landscape building plants in rural areas and on campuses; Pinus thunbergii, Myrica rubra, Camellia japonica and other plants with obvious features and bright colours are also the first choice in rural landscapes; and Yulania biondii, Cercis chinensis, Hibiscus mutabilis and other plants with simple structures are the first choice in campus landscapes. This study is of great significance for selecting plants for landscape construction and management according to different environments and local conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The environmental problem posed by shale gas wastewater has received considerable research attention. Researchers mostly focus on the technical aspect of terminal centralized treatment with little concern on the topic of early collection and on-site pretreatment of PW near gas gathering stations. In this study, the short-term fluctuations of the DOM molecular composition and the concurrent transformation of the microbial community and functions were carefully examined when the PW was temporarily stored in a simulated reservoir near gas wells. Ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry was used to determine the molecular structure of the DOM samples. The data showed that during the short-term storage of PW, strongly polarized and nonvolatile organic compounds developed a complex molecular structure, resulting in molecules that were more unsaturated and lower bioavailability. Microbial activity was responsible for the changes in organic matter composition that occurred in the later stages of the storage process, during which the amount of nitrogenous organic molecules increased. Network analysis offered vital information on microbial functions related to organic matter composition and the patterns of interaction between them. Organic molecule consumption and accumulation were intimately connected to the interactions between various bacteria the same as the consumption and accumulation of DOM molecules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The selection of native greening plants to improve rural greening technology is crucial for enriching methods of building rural plant landscapes. However, there are few studies from the perspective of visual preference using quantitative methods. By using eye-tracking technology, this study studies students in the Central South University of Forestry and Technology and villagers in Changkou Village, Fujian Province, employing pictures of plant organs—leaves, flowers, and fruits—as stimulating materials to analyze five indicators: the total duration of fixations, the number of fixations, average duration of fixations, average pupil size and average amplitude of saccades. A number of findings came from this research First, people visually prefer leaves, followed by flowers and fruits. In terms of species, Photinia × fraseri, Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Photinia serratifolia, Cunninghamia lanceolata and Koelreuteria bipinnata have higher overall preference. Families such as Malvaceae, Fabaceae, Araliaceae, Myricaceae and Cupressaceae have stronger visual attraction than others. Second, there are distinct differences in the preference of shapes and textures of leaves: aciculiform, strip, cordiform, sector and jacket-shape are more attractive; leather-like leaves have a higher visual preference than paper-like leaves; different colors and whether leaves are cracked or not have little effect on leaf observation. Third, the preference for flowers with different inflorescence and colors is significant. Capitulum, cymes and panicles are more attractive; purple is the most preferred color, followed by white, yellow and red. Finally, there are significant differences in preferences for fruit characteristics, with medium-sized fruits and black fruits preferred, while kidney-shaped and spoon-shaped fruits are considered more attractive. Pomes, pods, samaras, and berries have received relatively more attention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We explored the relationships among adult attachment, self-esteem, and subjective well-being of older people, and the moderating role of self-compassion. Using data obtained from a survey conducted with 308 community-dwelling adults aged from 51 to 79 years in China's Shandong Province, we found that self-esteem mediated the effects of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance on subjective well-being. Furthermore, self-compassion not only moderated the relationship between attachment anxiety and self-esteem, but also moderated the mediating effect of self-esteem in the relationship between attachment anxiety and subjective well-being. The results not only extend understanding of the relationships that exist between adult attachment and subjective well-being, but also have implications for improving the psychological health and well-being of adults in later life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Post-hoc analysis examined health-related quality of life and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) symptoms in the Asian subgroup of patients in RATIONALE-302 (NCT03430843). Patients were randomized 1:1 to either tislelizumab or investigator-chosen chemotherapy (paclitaxel, docetaxel, or irinotecan). Health-related quality of life was measured using the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the QLQ-OES18. Least-squares mean score changes from baseline to weeks 12 and 18 in health-related quality-of-life scores were assessed using a mixed model for repeated measurements. Reported nominal p-values are for descriptive purposes only. Of the 512 patients, this analysis was conducted in 392 Asian patients (tislelizumab, n = 192; investigator-chosen chemotherapy, n = 200). The tislelizumab arm had stable global health status/quality of life, but fatigue scores worsened in both arms. The change from baseline was similar for physical functioning in both arms at weeks 12 and 18. Eating and dysphagia scores remained stable in the tislelizumab arm. Reflux improved at week 12 in the tislelizumab arm and worsened in the investigator-chosen chemotherapy arm. Overall, the health-related quality of life and ESCC-related symptoms of patients receiving tislelizumab in the Asian subgroup remained stable or improved, while patients receiving investigator-chosen chemotherapy experienced worsening. These results in Asian patients corroborate the findings in the intent-to-treat population, suggesting tislelizumab is a potential new second-line treatment option for patients with advanced or metastatic ESCC. The RATIONALE-302 study is registered on clinicaltrials.gov as NCT03430843. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We report a case of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) complicated by myeloid/natural killer (NK) cell precursor acute leukemia (M/NKPAL). A 75-year-old woman with a previous SS history for 2 years was routinely treated. Peripheral blood progenitor cells were increased, and subsequent bone marrow cell morphology examination showed the presence of acute myeloid leukemia type M4. However, flow cytometry analysis revealed that CD7/CD56/CD33/CD34/HLA-DR/cCD3 were all positive and myeloperoxidase- (MPO-) specific staining, other T cells, NK cells, and myeloid markers were all negative. Clonal T-cell receptor (TCR)β/TCRγ/TCRδ gene rearrangements and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) were negative. The diagnosis of M/NKPAL was therefore confirmed. Unfortunately, this patient did not receive chemotherapy and later died of acute left heart failure and respiratory failure. SS complication with M/NKPAL is relatively rare. Combined with the relevant literatures, our study offers new insights into the clinical characteristics, pathological features, possible pathogenesis, and differential diagnosis of this rare disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• A stable hypoxic AME-D process was established in a methane-cycling bioreactor. • Genome-centric metagenomics with DNA-SIP were used to assess metabolic mechanism. • Methylomonas were actively prevalent at the enriched hypoxic AME-D community. • A new genome of Methylococcaceae with abundant denitrification genes was obtained. • Aerobic methanotrophs can accomplish partial denitrification independently. Obligate aerobic methanotrophs have been proven to oxidize methane and participate in denitrification under hypoxic conditions. However, this phenomenon and its metabolic mechanism have not been investigated in detail in aerobic methane oxidation coupled to denitrification (AME-D) process. In this study, a type of hypoxic AME-D consortium was enriched and operated for a long time in a CH 4 -cycling bioreactor with strict anaerobic control and the nitrite removal rate reached approximately 50 mg N/L/d. Metagenomics combined with DNA stable-isotope probing demonstrated that the genus Methylomonas , which constitutes type I aerobic methanotrophs, was the dominant member and contributed to methane oxidation and partial denitrification. Metagenomic binning recovered a near-complete (98%) draft genome affiliated with the family Methylococcaceae containing essential genes that encode nitrite reductase (nirK), nitric oxide reductase (norBC) and hydroxylamine dehydrogenase (hao). Metabolic reconstruction of the selected Methylococcaceae genomes also revealed a potential link between methanotrophy and partial denitrification. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]