Characterization of research trends and prospects on hepatic echinococcosis over the past forty years: a bibliometric analysis.

BACKGROUND: The distribution of hepatic echinococcosis (HE) is extensive, significantly impacting public health and economic development. Therefore, analyzing global collaboration networks and tracking developmental trends over the past four decades are crucial. This study aimed to demonstrate collaboration in the field of HE and explore key topics and future directions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Bibliometric analyses were conducted using CiteSpace, Bibliometrix package of R, and VOSviewer software on HE-related studies from the Web of Science Core Collection published before 1 August 2023. RESULTS: This study identified 2605 records published in 196 journals by 9860 authors from 2607 institutes in 90 countries. Publications significantly notably increased in 2021. Developing countries like Turkey and China made notable contributions, while developed countries like the USA had higher average citation rates. The largest nodes in every cluster of the collaboration network were Hacettepe University, Tehran University, Xinjiang Medical University, Salford University, and the University of Pavia, and the top-producing authors were Wen H, Vuitton DA, Gottstein B, and Craig PS. Keyword co-occurrence analysis suggested that surgical techniques and novel drugs targeting combined immune checkpoints are the main therapeutic approaches in the future. CONCLUSION: Although developing countries had significantly contributed to publications on HE, the citation rate for individual articles from developed countries was significantly higher. Additionally, advancements in surgical techniques and novel drugs targeting combined immune checkpoints may emerge as the next research focus and developmental direction.

In-MIL-68 derived In2O3/Fe2O3 shuttle-like structures with n-n heterojunctions to improve ethanol sensing performance.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have a variety of structures and unique properties that make them suitable for use in gas sensors. Herein, In2O3/Fe2O3 was successfully synthesized using simple solvothermal and impregnation methods. The response to 100 ppm of ethanol gas reached 67.5 at an optimum working temperature of 200 °C, and the response/recovery time was 9 s/236 s. The composite also exhibited excellent selectivity, repeatability, and long-term stability. SEM, TEM, XRD, and XPS were used for the characterization of materials. The excellent sensing performance of the sensors is attributed to the construction of n-n heterojunctions, an increase in oxygen vacancies, and the unique structural characteristics of MOFs. The above experimental results indicate that In-MIL-68-derived In2O3/Fe2O3 is a promising ethanol sensing material.

Decade Milestone Advancement of Defect-Engineered g-C3N4 for Solar Catalytic Applications.

Over the past decade, graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) has emerged as a universal photocatalyst toward various sustainable carbo-neutral technologies. Despite solar applications discrepancy, g-C3N4 is still confronted with a general fatal issue of insufficient supply of thermodynamically active photocarriers due to its inferior solar harvesting ability and sluggish charge transfer dynamics. Fortunately, this could be significantly alleviated by the "all-in-one" defect engineering strategy, which enables a simultaneous amelioration of both textural uniqueness and intrinsic electronic band structures. To this end, we have summarized an unprecedently comprehensive discussion on defect controls including the vacancy/non-metallic dopant creation with optimized electronic band structure and electronic density, metallic doping with ultra-active coordinated environment (M-Nx, M-C2N2, M-O bonding), functional group grafting with optimized band structure, and promoted crystallinity with extended conjugation π system with weakened interlayered van der Waals interaction. Among them, the defect states induced by various defect types such as N vacancy, P/S/halogen dopants, and cyano group in boosting solar harvesting and accelerating photocarrier transfer have also been emphasized. More importantly, the shallow defect traps identified by femtosecond transient absorption spectra (fs-TAS) have also been highlighted. It is believed that this review would pave the way for future readers with a unique insight into a more precise defective g-C3N4 "customization", motivating more profound thinking and flourishing research outputs on g-C3N4-based photocatalysis.

Hydrothermal synthesis of a bimetallic metal-organic framework (MOF)-derived Co3O4/SnO2 composite as an effective material for ethanol detection.

This study utilized a hydrothermal method and air calcination to prepare a bimetallic metal-organic framework (MOF) derived Co3O4/SnO2 nanocomposite material, which was employed as a sensing material for ethanol detection. The structure, elemental composition, and surface morphology of Co3O4/SnO2 nanocomposite materials were defined using X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Compared to SnO2 nanoparticles derived from metal-organic frameworks, the bimetallic metal-organic framework-derived Co3O4/SnO2 nanocomposite material exhibits significantly superior ethanol sensing performance. At 225 °C, the response value (R = Ra/Rg) to 100 ppm ethanol is 135, demonstrating excellent repeatability, selectivity and stability. Gas sensitivity assessment findings indicate that the 3 at% (Co/Sn) Co3O4/SnO2 nanocomposite is an excellent gas sensing material, providing strong technical support for ethanol detection and environmental monitoring.

Insights into Photogenerated Carrier Dynamics and Overall Water Splitting of the CrS3/GeSe Heterostructure.

Based on the nonadiabatic molecular dynamics (NAMD) simulations and the first-principles calculations, we explore the overall water-splitting schemes and the photogenerated carrier dynamics for two configurations (CG and CyG) of the CrS3/GeSe van der Waals heterostructures. The photocatalytic direct Z-schemes and carrier migration pathways for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions (HER/OER) are constructed based on the electronic properties. The solar-to-hydrogen efficiency (η'STH values) of the schemes can reach 10.60% and 10.17% and further rise under tensile strain. The NAMD results demonstrate similar transfer times of the electron/hole for HER/OER and more rapid electron-hole recombination in CG enables it to be superior to CyG in photocatalytic performance. Moreover, the Gibbs free energy indicates that both the HERs and OERs turn to spontaneously proceed with CG and CyG at pH = 0-12.37 and pH = 2.55-11.01, respectively. These facts reveal that the CrS3/GeSe heterostructure is promising in photocatalytic overall water splitting.

Radical resection of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis combined with cystic echinococcosis: A case report.

RATIONALE: Hepatic Echinococcosis, is a zoonotic Parasitic disease with a worldwide distribution. Clinical cases of alveolar echinococcosis combined with cystic echinococcosis infection are extremely rare. PATIENT CONCERNS: A 58-year-old patient had found liver occupying lesions for more than 2 years. A left hepatic alveolar hydatid was found, occupying the entire left half of the liver, with a size of approximately 6.7 cm × 10.9 cm × 8.1 cm. The size of the right liver is about 9 × 8 cm cystic hydatid, mainly located in the S5 segment of the liver. Abdominal examination: the upper abdomen is swollen, and a hard mass can be touched under the right rib margin, with tenderness and no rebound pain. The bowel sounds are normal. DIAGNOSES: Abdominal MR shows an increase in liver volume and irregular morphology, with patchy abnormal signal shadows visible in the left lobe of the liver, with a range of approximately 6.7 cm × 10.9 cm × 8.1 cm, low signal on T1WI, low signal on T2WI and FS-T2WI, slightly high signal on diffusion weighted imaging, high signal on apparent diffusion coefficient, no significant enhancement of the lesion after enhancement. In addition, there is a clump like abnormal signal shadow visible in the right lobe of the liver, with a size of approximately 7.9 cm × 7.3 cm × 7.9 cm, low signal on T1WI, mixed high signal on T2WI, high signal on diffusion weighted imaging, mixed signal on apparent diffusion coefficient. Consider: Left lobe alveolar echinococcosis, and right lobe cystic echinococcosis (CE III type). INTERVENTIONS: A radical resection was performed, including expanded left hemi-hepatectomy, cholecystectomy, right hepatic lesion resection, partial right hepatic duct resection with right hepatic duct jejunostomy. OUTCOMES: The wound healed well after resection. There was no recurrence of TC after 4 years follow-up. LESSONS: The co-infection of alveolar echinococcosis and cystic echinococcosis in a patient is an exceedingly rare occurrence. Radical resection is the only curative treatment.

Depletion-driven antiferromagnetic, paramagnetic, and ferromagnetic behavior in quasi-two-dimensional buckled colloidal solids.

We investigate quasi-two-dimensional buckled colloidal monolayers on a triangular lattice with tunable depletion interactions. Without depletion attraction, the experimental system provides a colloidal analog of the well-known geometrically frustrated Ising antiferromagnet [Y. Han et al., Nature 456, 898-903 (2008)]. In this contribution, we show that the added depletion attraction can influence both the magnitude and sign of an Ising spin coupling constant. As a result, the nearest-neighbor Ising "spin" interactions can be made to vary from antiferromagnetic to para- and ferromagnetic. Using a simple theory, we compute an effective Ising nearest-neighbor coupling constant, and we show how competition between entropic effects permits for the modification of the coupling constant. We then experimentally demonstrate depletion-induced modification of the coupling constant, including its sign, and other behaviors. Depletion interactions are induced by rod-like surfactant micelles that change length with temperature and thus offer means for tuning the depletion attraction in situ. Buckled colloidal suspensions exhibit a crossover from an Ising antiferromagnetic to paramagnetic phase as a function of increasing depletion attraction. Additional dynamical experiments reveal structural arrest in various regimes of the coupling-constant, driven by different mechanisms. In total, this work introduces novel colloidal matter with "magnetic" features and complex dynamics rarely observed in traditional spin systems.

Feasibility of Stress Wave-Based Debond Defect Detection for RCFSTs Considering the Influence of Randomly Distributed Circular Aggregates with Mesoscale Homogenization Methodology.

In order to efficiently investigate the effect of the mesoscale heterogeneity of a concrete core and the randomness of circular coarse aggregate distribution on the stress wave propagation procedure and the response of PZT sensors in traditional coupling mesoscale finite element models (CMFEMs), firstly, a mesoscale homogenization approach is introduced to establish coupling homogenization finite element models (CHFEMs) with circular coarse aggregates. CHFEMs of rectangular concrete-filled steel tube (RCFST) members include a surface-mounted piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) actuator, PZT sensors at different measurement distances, a concrete core with mesoscale homogeneity. Secondly, the computation efficiency and accuracy of the proposed CHFEMs and the size effect of representative area elements (RAEs) on the stress wave field simulation results are investigated. The stress wave field simulation results indicate that the size of an RAE limitedly affects the stress wave fields. Thirdly, the responses of PZT sensors at different measurement distances of the CHFEMs under both sinusoidal and modulated signals are studied and compared with those of the corresponding CMFEMs. Finally, the effect of the mesoscale heterogeneity of a concrete core and the randomness of circular coarse aggregate distribution on the responses of PZT sensors in the time domain of the CHFEMs with and without debond defects is further investigated. The results show that the mesoscale heterogeneity of a concrete core and randomness of circular coarse aggregate distribution only have a certain influence on the response of PZT sensors that are close to the PZT actuator. Instead, the interface debond defects dominantly affect the response of each PZT sensor regardless of the measurement distance. This finding supports the feasibility of stress wave-based debond detection for RCFSTs where the concrete core is a heterogeneous material.

Electron-phonon coupling, bipolar effects, and thermoelectric performance of the CuSbS2 monolayer.

The thermoelectric performance of the CuSbS2 monolayer is determined using the relaxation times obtained from electron-phonon coupling calculations and the transport properties of phonons and electrons. Based on the fully relaxed structure, the lattice thermal conductivity and the electronic transport coefficients are evaluated by solving the Boltzmann transport equation for phonons and electrons under relaxation time approximation, respectively. The tendencies of the transport coefficients depending on the carrier concentrations and temperatures are studied to understand the thermoelectric performance. Based on the bipolar effect, the transport coefficients and intrinsic carrier concentrations, we determined the dimensionless figure of merit ZT in the 300-800 K range. The results demonstrate that the CuSbS2 monolayer should be an p-type semiconductor, and the maximum ZT of 1.36 is obtained, indicating that the monolayer is a good candidate for high-temperature thermoelectric devices. Substantial bipolar effects are observed, and the ones in the x-direction are stronger in comparison to those in the y-direction, which is responsible for the smaller ZT in the x-direction.

Efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and CO2 reduction by HfSe2/GaAs3 and ZrSe2/GaAs3 heterostructures with direct Z-schemes.

The elaborate configuration of the heterostructure is crucial and challenging to achieve high solar-to-hydrogen efficiency or CO2 reduction efficiency . Here, we predict two heterostructures composed of HfSe2, ZrSe2, and GaAs3 monolayers. The maximum of 42.71%/35.12% with the heterostructures can be reached with the perfect match between the bandgap and band edges. The configurations of the heterostructures are discovered from 12 possible stacking types of the three monolayers. The formation energy, potentials of band edges, carrier mobilities, and optical absorption were used to identify the feasibility of the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), and the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). The and based on overpotentials and bandgaps and the Gibbs free energies (ΔGs) are evaluated to quantificationally access the photocatalytic performance of the constructed heterostructures. The results demonstrate that high can be obtained for the solar photocatalytic Z-schemes with the HfSe2/GaAs3 and ZrSe2/GaAs3 heterostructures, and these values can be further enhanced through strain engineering. Moreover, small changes in ΔGs were observed for HER, OER, and CO2RR. Therefore, the two heterostructures have excellent performance in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and CO2 reduction. The results of the electronic properties revealed that the delicate matching of the projected band edges of the monolayers in the heterostructures is responsible for the high photocatalytic performance.

Molecular structure and spectroscopic properties of two radicals of C4H2N: a DFT study.

CONTEXT: The cyano propargyl radical (CH2C3N and HC3HCN) is important reaction intermediate in both combustion flames and extraterrestrial environments such as cold molecular clouds and circumstellar envelopes of carbon stars. The acquisition of spectroscopic constants and anharmonic effect facilitates a more in-depth study of this radical. However, the data available in the literature do not allow the precise predictions for it in the interstellar medium. In this work, complete spectroscopic parameters as well as anharmonic constants of two radicals of C4H2N have been evaluated by different DFT methods. The calculated results show that it is reasonable to study the molecular spectroscopic properties of C4H2N by wB97XD/6-311++G theoretical level. On this basis, the sextic centrifugal distortion constants, anharmonic constants, vibration-rotation interaction constants, and so on are predicted for the study of high-precision rovibrational spectrum. In addition, the relationship between the anharmonic effect and vibration mode of CH2C3N and HC3HCN and their infrared spectroscopic characteristics are discussed. METHODS: The calculation of the anharmonic force fields and spectroscopy properties was performed using B3LYP, B3PW91, CAM-B3LYP, and wB97XD methods combined with the 6-311++G and aug-ccpVTZ basis sets, respectively, by the Gaussian16 program suite. The IR spectra were performed with Multiwfn3.8.

Tribological Properties and Lubrication Mechanisms of Water-Based Nanolubricants Containing TiO2 Nanoparticles during Micro Rolling of Titanium Foils.

The tribological behavior of traditional oil-in-water (O/W) lubricants (1.0 wt.%) and nano-TiO2 additive lubricants (1.0-9.0 wt.%) during micro rolling of titanium foils were analyzed. In this study, the surface morphologies of titanium foils under various lubrication conditions were assessed, and the corresponding lubrication mechanisms were revealed. The tribological behavior of nano-TiO2 additive lubricants during micro rolling of titanium foils was also explored through a series of characterization methods. The utilization of nano-TiO2 additive lubricants in micro rolling reduces the surface roughness of titanium foils. Moreover, it effectively inhibits the generation of indentations and cracks during rolling processes, enhancing the surface quality of rolled specimens. Additionally, owing to the synergism of rolling, tribo-film, mending and polishing effects of the nanoparticles, both the rolling force and surface roughness were minimized by using lubricants containing 3.0 wt.% TiO2 nanoparticles. Overall, an optimal concentration (3.0 wt.%) of TiO2 nanoparticles in water-based nanolubricants was obtained with enhanced tribological properties and lubrication performance during micro rolling of titanium foils.

Tailoring activation of CoNiO nanoparticles/porous carbon nanofibers by atomic doping for high performance supercapacitors.

Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials are rich in active sites and have a high specific surface area, which make them potential electrode materials. In this work, a simple immersion method combined with a carbonization treatment process is applied to prepare MOF derived composite materials (CoNiO/PCNFs). Among them, cobalt-based MOFs (Co-MOFs) are selected as the precursor and doped with Ni atoms, and the ratio of Co and Ni is tailored to acquire a high-performance electrode. The electrochemical results show that when the ratio of Co to Ni is 2 : 2, the prepared CoNiO/PCNFs-2 electrode has high capacitance (912.4 F g-1 at 1 A g-1) and superior rate capability (retention is above 50% at 100 A g-1). Additionally, it is highly stable at 20 A g-1 (nearly no degradation after 6000 cycles). Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations indicate that the Ni doping models present lower formation energy and better -OH group adsorption properties. Moreover, the density of electronic state (DOS) and differential charge density distribution demonstrate that Ni doping effectively enhances the charge transport during the charging and discharging processes, which is beneficial to enhance the energy storage of the electrode materials. In conclusion, this work presents a strategy to design MOF-derived composite electrodes. The experimental tests and theoretical calculations explore the energy storage process and prove that the CoNiO/PCNF electrode materials have great potential for applications.

Role of Mo doping and the interfacial interaction mechanism of Ni-Mo-S electrodes: experimental and computational study.

The metal element doping strategy is often used to optimize the electrode materials of supercapacitors as they can provide rich redox active sites and high conductivity; however, the synergistic effect between different metallic ions and the interfacial interaction mechanism during the energy storage process are still unclear. In this work, Mo-doped Ni-Mo-S (NMS) nanoflowers are prepared by one-step electrodeposition, and the ratios of Ni : Mo are tailored. Dynamics analysis shows that the Mo element occupies a prominent position in the capacitive behavior contribution. Meanwhile, density functional theory (DFT) reveals that Mo doping influences the electronic structure of the NMS materials and their affinity towards OH- in the electrolyte. All the electrodes (NMS-0, NMS-0.5, NMS-1, NMS-2, NMS-3, and NMS-4) exhibit excellent specific capacitance (1640.8, 1665.8, 1456.2, 1414.6, 1515.4 and 1214.6 F g-1, respectively) and good cycling stability (80.8%, 84.5%, 75.4%, 78.2%, 93.1% and 99.6%, respectively) for 5000 cycles. This work proposes an efficient method to synthesize NMS materials and theoretically studies the effect of the Mo element during the energy storage process.

New Analysis Method for Adsorption in Gas (H2, CO)-Solid (SnO2) Systems Based on Gas Sensing.

The chemisorption phenomenon is widely used in the explanation of catalysis, gas-solid reactions, and gas sensing mechanisms. Generally, some properties of adsorbents, such as adsorption sites and dispersion, can be predicted by traditional methods through the variation of the chemisorption capacity with the temperature, pressure, and gas-solid interaction potential. However, these methods could not capture the information of the interaction between adsorbents, the adsorption rate, and the competitive adsorption relationship between adsorbents. In this paper, metal oxide semiconductors (MOSs) are employed to study the adsorption behavior. The gas sensing responses (GSRs) of MOSs caused by the gas adsorption process are measured as a new method to capture some adsorption behaviors, which are impossible for the traditional methods to obtain. The following adsorption behaviors characterized by this new method are presented for the first time: (1) distinguishing the adsorption type using an example of two reducing gases: the adsorption type of the two gases is single-molecular layer adsorption in this work; (2) detecting the interaction between different gases: this will be a promising method to provide original characterization data in the fields of gas-solid reaction mechanisms and heterogeneous catalysis; and (3) measuring the adsorption rate based on the GSR.

Low-Threshold Optical Bistability in the Graphene-Oxide Integrated Asymmetric Nanocavity at Visible Light Frequencies.

Here, we propose an optical bistable device structure with a few layers of graphene oxide integrated in the metal-dielectric-metal based asymmetric nanocavity. Through the light confinement in the nanocavity, the third order nonlinear absorption of graphene oxide can be significantly enhanced, which experimentally delivers low-threshold optical bistability at the visible wavelength of 532 nm with only 267 KW/cm2 intensity. In addition, the switching threshold can be further reduced via increasing the graphene oxide thickness, hence paving a new way for achieving tunable optical bistable devices at visible light frequencies.

Study on the Tribological Behaviour of Nanolubricants during Micro Rolling of Copper Foils.

Water-based lubricants with different fractions of TiO2 nanoparticles ranging from 1.0 to 9.0 wt.% were utilized to study the lubrication mechanisms during micro rolling tests and the tribological behaviour of nanolubricants during the micro rolling of copper foils. The results indicate that the application of TiO2 nanolubricants remarkably improves the surface quality of rolled copper foils during rolling processes. For lubricants with inadequate TiO2 nanoparticles, it is found that few TiO2 nanoparticles enter the contact regions between the rolls and foils, causing insufficient lubrication during rolling processes. Instead, for lubricants with excessive TiO2 nanoparticles, obvious agglomeration occurs at the contact regions and promotes the generation of voids on the surface of the rolled foils, thereby deteriorating the surface quality of the rolled copper foils. In addition, it is found that the surface quality of rolled foils is improved by utilizing a large reduction ratio. Overall, the fraction of 3.0 wt.% TiO2 nanolubricants is optimal to improve the lubrication conditions at the contact regions, thereby improving the surface quality of the rolled copper foils.

The molecular structure and spectroscopic properties of C3H2O and its isomers: An ab initio study.

The spectroscopic parameters and anharmonic force fields of three isomers (c-H2C3O, HCCCHO and CH2CCO) of C3H2O have been calculated by Density Functional Theory (B3LYP, CAM-B3LYP, wB97XD) and second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) combining with 6-311++G (3df, 3pd) and aug-cc-pVTZ basis sets. The equilibrium geometries, energies, rotational constants, harmonic and fundamental frequencies, and centrifugal distortion constants of three isomers of C3H2O are calculated and compared with the existed results. The anharmonic constants, vibration-rotation interaction constants, Coriolis coupling constants and force constants of three isomers of C3H2O are firstly predicted. The ingredients of complex vibration modes, and infrared spectral characteristics of three isomers as well as the relationship between structure and spectroscopic properties are detailedly discussed.

2D XBiSe3(X = Ga, In, Tl) monolayers with high carrier mobility and enhanced visible-light absorption.

The geometrical configurations of the XBiSe3 (X = Ga, In, Tl) monolayers are identified by employing the first-principles density functional theory calculations, and the stabilities are confirmed by phonon dispersion, formation energy, and ab initio molecular dynamics simulation, respectively. The bandgap and band edges, the density of states, the optical absorption, mobility, and effect of strain engineering are evaluated to understand the photoelectronic properties of the monolayers. The results show that the XBiSe3 monolayers have the indirect bandgaps of 1.14-1.69 (1.20-1.84) eV by HSE06(GW), leading to the enhanced optical absorption from the visible to near-ultraviolet region. The large mobility of the electron and hole are also observed, which is helpful for the separation and transfer of the photogenerated carrier pair. The band edges and bandgaps, as well as the optical absorptions, can effectively be tuned by strain engineering. It should be noted that the band edges of the InBiSe3 monolayer could satisfy the condition of redox potential for the hydrogen evolution reaction under the compressive strain heavier than -3%, implicating this monolayer can also be used for photocatalytic water splitting to produce hydrogen. Therefore, these monolayers have potential applications in photocatalytic materials or photoelectronic devices such as energy harvesters and visible-light sensors.

MDD-TSVM: A novel semisupervised-based method for major depressive disorder detection using electroencephalogram signals.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental illness characterized by persistent feeling of depressed mood and loss of interest. It would cause, in a severe case, suicide behaviors. In clinical settings, automatic MDD detection is mainly based on electroencephalogram (EEG) signals with supervised learning techniques. However, supervised-based MDD detection methods encounter two ineviTable bottlenecks: firstly, such methods rely heavily on an EEG training dataset with MDD labels annotated by a physical therapist, leading to subjectivity and high cost; secondly, most of EEG signals are unlabeled in a real scenario. In this paper, a novel semisupervised-based MDD detection method named MDD-TSVM is presented. Specifically, the MDD-TSVM utilizes the semisupervised method of transductive support vector machine (TSVM) as its backbone, further dividing the unlabeled penalty item of the TSVM objective function into two pseudo-labeled penalty items with or without MDD. By such improvement, the MDD-SVM can make full use of labeled and unlabeled datasets as well as alleviate the class imbalance problem. Experiment results showed that our proposed MDD-TSVM achieved F1 score of 0.85 ± 0.05 and accuracy of 0.89 ± 0.03 on identifying MDD patients, which is superior to the state-of-the-art methods.