An efficient and stable inverted perovskite solar cell involving inorganic charge transport layers without a high temperature procedure.

Despite the successful enhancement in the high-power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the poor stability of PSCs is one of the major issues preventing their commercialization. The attenuation of PSCs may be due to the lower heat resistance of the organic charge transport layer and the tendency to aggregate at high temperatures. Here we report cerium oxide (CeO x ) as an electron transport layer (ETL) prepared through a simple solution processed at a low temperature (∼100 °C) to replace the organic charge transport layer on top of the inverted planar PSCs. The CeO x layer has excellent charge selectivity and can provide the perovskite film with protection against moisture and metal reactions with the electrode. The solar cell with CeO x as the electron transport layer has a power conversion efficiency of 17.47%. These results may prove a prospect for practical applications.

Temporal Trends of Common Female Malignances on Breast, Cervical, and Ovarian Cancer Mortality in Japan, Republic of Korea, and Singapore: Application of the Age-Period-Cohort Model.

BACKGROUND: Reproductive system cancer is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide which threatens women's health and lives. Breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer have the higher incidence and mortality among a series of gynecology malignant tumor. We aimed to compare and assess the temporal trends of common female malignances on breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer mortality in developed regions of Asia including Japan, Republic of Korea, and Singapore and analyze the detached effects of chronological age, time period, and birth cohort by age-period-cohort (APC) analysis. METHODS: The mortality data for these three cancers were collected from the WHO Mortality Database in Japan, Republic of Korea, and Singapore from 1954 to 2013, from 1989 to 2013, and from 1964 to 2013, respectively. We fitted an age-period-cohort model and intrinsic estimator method to estimate the independent effect of each age, time period, and birth cohort on cancer mortality and describe the secular changes in three Asian countries. RESULTS: For the overall trends of breast cancer, the ASMRs of breast cancer showed a general increasing trend among three countries during the study periods while the change pattern in Singapore was different from the rest of the two countries for cervical and ovarian cancer. By APC analysis, the three cancer mortality risks generally increased with age and decreased with birth cohort. For period effects of breast and ovarian cancer, increasing effects with time were observed; however, for period effects of cervical cancer, converse change pattern was presented among three countries. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that the ASMRs of breast, cervical, and ovarian cancer remain high in Singapore compared to Japan and Korea. Generally speaking, the mortality risk of three cancers increased with age, and period and cohort effects may collectively affect the common female malignances mortality for East Asian women.

[Studies on the correlation of 489 cases of bronchial asthma complicated with allergic rhinitis in Datong].

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the disease incidence of bronchial asthma (BA) complicated with allergic rhinitis (AR) and the correlation of their age, classification, concomitant symptom. METHOD: Four hundred-nine cases of AR were identified by means of random sampling, physical examination, laboratory test and questionnaire. According to the diagnostic criteria of BA, they were divided into two groups: group I ( control group) including 298 cases suffering from only AR, group II ( experimental group) 191 cases of BA concomittent with AR. RESULT: 1) This study showed that BA concomittent with AR account for 39% of all cases; 2) Incidence of aspirin triad syndrome (asthma, rhinopolyps and aspirin intolerance) was significantly different in two groups (P<0.01); 3) As for age group distribution, there was significant difference between groups in age segment 10-19 and 40-49 (P<0.05); 4) Disease classification: there were significant differences in the incidence of moderate to severe intermittent AR, mild continuous AR, and moderate to severe continuous AR between two groups (P<0.05); 5) Other major concomitant diseases and symptoms distribution; the concomittant occurrence of allergic pharyngitis, sinusitis, conjunctivitis, secretory tympanitis, hypertrophic rhinitis, dermatosis, discomfort of gastrointestinal tract, and headache of unknown origin were significantly different between two groups (P<0.05). The difference above showed that the occurrence in experimental group was higher than that in control group. CONCLUSION: the incidence of BA complicated with AR were relatively high in Datong, with a peak incidence at age 10 to 19 and 40 to 49. The common types of disease were moderate to severe intermittent AR, mild continuous AR, and moderate to severe continuous AR. The number of patients with BA complicated with AR were growing.