The value of elastography strain rate ratio in benign and malignant BI-RADS-US 3-4 breast masses.

In the realm of breast diagnostics, Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) serves as a systematic framework, guiding a methodical exploration into the nuanced narratives of masses. The current study aims to investigate the value of strain rate ratio (SR) of elastography for benign and malignant breast masses categorized by BI-RADS for Ultrasonography (BI-RADS-US) category 3-4. Ultrasonographic data of 1099 breast masses that underwent both elastography and pathological examination were retrospectively analyzed by non-parametric test, consistency analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve sequentially. ROC curve was used to evaluate the diagnostic effect of SR method in different BI-RADS categories of breast lesions. The maximum Youden index obtained from the ROC curve was 0.845. At a cut-off value of 3.57, the SR values' diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive value for distinguishing benign and malignant breast lesions were 85.7 %, 98.8 %, 93.6 %, 97.9 % and 91.45 %, respectively. Consistency analysis showed that the consistency between SR value and pathological diagnosis was 93.6 % (κ = 0.864). In addition, the SR values between benign and malignant lesions of BI-RADS 3 and 4 were statistically different (P < 0.001). ROC analysis indicated that the diagnostic area under curve (AUC) for SR value in BI-RADS 3, 4a, 4b and 4c lesions were 0.985, 0.866, 0.793 and 0.916, respectively. In addition, the study observed 58 cases of missed diagnosis and 20 cases of misdiagnosis in evaluating benign and malignant breast lesions. The elastic SR ratio method has a good diagnostic value for the evaluation of breast masses, particularly for lesions with a score of 3-4. The elastic SR ratio method is instrumental in enhancing the accuracy of diagnosis.

Cobalt-Phosphate (Co-Pi)-Modified WO3 Photoanodes for Performance-Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Wastewater Degradation.

Photocatalytic technology, with features of wide applicability, mild reaction conditions and sunlight availability, satisfies the requirements of "green chemistry". As the star photoanode material for photoelectrochemical catalysis, WO3 has a suitable band gap of 2.8 eV and a strong oxidation capacity, as well as displaying great potential in organic wastewater degradation. However, its performance is usually hindered by competition with water oxidation to generate peroxides, rapid charge complexation caused by surface defect sites, and so on. Herein, WO3 films modified with cobalt-phosphate (Co-Pi/WO3) film were prepared and involved in photocatalytic organic wastewater degradation. A degradation rate constant of 0.63311 h-1 was obtained for Co-Pi/WO3, which was much higher than that of WO3, 10.23 times that of direct photocatalysis (DP) and 23.99 times that of electrocatalysis (EC). After three cycles of degradation, the film can maintain a relatively good level of stability and a degradation efficiency of 93.79%.

Preparation of Adsorbent Based on Polyacrylate Latex Solid Waste and Its Application in the Treatment of Dye Wastewater.

It is a great challenge to sustainably produce and apply water-based coatings and inks in terms of realizing the green resource utilization of polyacrylate latex solid waste (PLSW) and avoid its secondary pollution. In this paper, a kind of high value-added amphoteric ion-exchange resin (AIER) was prepared by using diethylenetriamine to amidate PLSW under the optimized conditions from a Box-Behnken design. Its adsorption and regeneration properties and the universality of the method were investigated. The results suggested that AIER possessed a high removal efficiency to anionic dyes, and the batch dye adsorption processes were endothermic and spontaneous, which is consistent with a pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The penetration adsorption capacities of AIER were recorded to be 987.08 mg/g for RR239 and 1037.75 mg/g for RB5 at the optimized operating conditions of column height = 6.4 cm, flow rate = 1 mL/min, and dye solution of 500 mg/L. They were more than 200 times larger than that of commercial activated carbon when the mixture composed of AIER particle and diatomite particle (filter aid agent) was used as a fixed-bed adsorbent. Zeta potential analysis results indicated that the good adsorption and regeneration performances of AIER were mainly attributed to the presence of amino and carboxyl groups in the molecular structure of AIER. Most importantly, this method possessed excellent practicability and universality for different types of PLSW from factory wastewater. The results provide a feasible method and theoretical basis for the green resource utilization of PLSW, and the goal of "waste control by waste" was fundamentally achieved.