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Backing on a Bridge Expressway Project, the mechanical properties of road foamed concrete under the fatigue load, freeze-thaw cycle test and coupling action of fatigue load and freeze-thaw cycle are carried out in this paper. The results show that the unconfined compressive strength of foamed concrete decreases obviously after 1.2 million cycles under single-factor fatigue test, and the micro-cracks are initiated and gradually expanded due to fatigue load, and the strength deteriorates accordingly. Under the same number of cyclic loads, the compressive strength of the sample after the freeze-thaw cycle is slightly lower than that without the freeze-thaw cycle, and the freeze-thaw cycle has a microscopic effect on the sample. The initial fatigue load accelerates the reduction of the relative dynamic elastic modulus of the specimen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this work, we developed a novel magnetic bimetallic Al/Fe (oxyhydr)oxide adsorbent through a facile and cost-effective method and explored its potential to adsorb fluoride in water. Its synthesis involved corrosion of natural magnetite in aluminium chloride solution, followed by titration with NaOH solution for in-situ synthesis of Al/Fe (oxyhydr)oxide-coated magnetite (Mag@Al2Fe). Characterization data indicated a uniform coating of Al/Fe (oxyhydr)oxide on magnetite, and the resulting composite possessed large specific surface area (∼90 m2/g) and good magnetic property. In batch adsorption experiments, the isotherm and kinetic data fitted well to the Langmuir model and pseudo-second-order model, respectively. The maximum adsorption capacity of Mag@Al2Fe is 26.5 mg/g, which was much higher than natural magnetite (0.44 mg/g). Moreover, this material retained high adsorption capacity toward fluoride within a wide pH range (3.0–8.0) and offered facile magnetic separation from water. Influence of competing ions was also evaluated which showed that the presence of Cl− and NO3− posed negligible interference, while HCO3− and SO42− had negative effects on fluoride adsorption. Thermodynamic investigations revealed that fluoride adsorption was exothermic and spontaneous. The observed increase in solution pH and formation of Al–F and Fe–F bonds (as indicated by XPS analysis) after fluoride adsorption suggested the major adsorption mechanism of ligand exchange. Besides, the adsorption/desorption cycle studies demonstrated the well-retained performance of Mag@Al2Fe for repeated application after regeneration by 0.5 mol/L NaOH solution. Facile synthesis, high defluoridation, lower cost, and quick separation of Mag@Al2Fe indicates its promising potential for drinking water defluoridation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Intermolecular interactions are critical to the crystallization of biomolecules, yet the precise control of biomolecular crystal growth based on these interactions remains elusive. To understand the connections between the crystallization kinetics and the strength of intermolecular interactions, herein we have employed DNA triangular crystals and modified ones as a versatile tool to investigate how the strength of intermolecular interaction affects crystal growth. Interestingly, we have found that the 2'-O-methylation at sticky ends of the DNA triangle could strengthen its intermolecular interaction, resulting in the accelerated formation of smaller crystals. Conversely, phosphorothioate modification could weaken the sticky-end cohesion and delay the nucleation, resulting in formation of fewer but larger crystals. In addition, these modification effects were consistently observed in the crystallization of a DNA decamer. In one word, our experimental results demonstrate that the strength of intermolecular interaction directly impacts crystal growth. It suggests that 2'-O-methylation and phosphorothioate modification represents a rational strategy for controlling DNA molecules grow into desired crystals and it also facilitates structural determination., (© 2024 Wiley-VCH GmbH.)

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The therapeutic effect of EUS-Guided Pancreatic Pseudocyst Drainage (EUS-PPD) is widely recognized, and intraoperative stent displacement is a rare but potentially serious condition. We report a case of the cyst stent displace into the cyst cavity during EUS-PPD, we successfully reduced the stent in time under the guidance of EUS and fluoroscopy in the final.

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma with pancreatic metastasis is extremely rare, it's easy to be misdiagnose as pancreatic solid tumor and delay treatment. We report a case of Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with pancreatic metastasis.