The postcranial anatomy of the saurolophine hadrosaurid Laiyangosaurus youngi from the upper cretaceous of Laiyang, Shandong, China.

Laiyangosaurus youngi was erected as a saurolophine hadrosaurid on the basis of several cranial elements from the Jingangkou Formation, Wangshi Group, Upper Cretaceous of Laiyang, Shandong, China. The postcranial elements of this taxon are described in detail here, providing additional postcranial characteristics to L. youngi. The phylogenetic analysis included postcranial elements of L. youngi, indicating that L. youngi still lies in the Edmontosaurini clade and no more supplement of postcranial autapomorphy. However, three new postcranial autapomorphies can help distinguish L. youngi from other members of Edmontosaurini: a poorly expanded deltopectoral crest of the humerus, a brevis shelf at the base of the postacetabular process of the ilium, and a well-defined medioventral ridge on the medial side of the postacetabular process. This study is to increase our knowledge on the anatomy and phylogeny of hadrosaurids of Edmontosaurini and provide new valuable evidence for discussing on the taxonomic position and validity of hadrosauroids in the Laiyang Hadrosauroid Fauna.

Lanthanide-doped upconversion glass-ceramic photocatalyst fabricated from fluorine-containing waste for the degradation of organic pollutants.

Fluorine-containing waste is one kind of hazardous waste characteristic by hard disposal and utilization, it is an attractive way to prepare for fluoride-based luminescent matrix. In this work, to realize the high value-added utilization of fluorine-containing waste and reduce cost of the raw materials for preparation near-infrared (NIR) glass-ceramic (GC) photocatalyst, the pure fluoride of luminescent matrix was replaced by introducing fluorine-containing waste. The waste contained NIR GC photocatalyst was synthesis by the method of facile in-situ etching of an upconversion GC with HCl, which possesses core-shell structure, where the GC micro-powder including optically active centers lanthanides doped CaF2 nanocrystals are displayed as the core, and the BiOCl is as the superficial coating. The upconversion emission performance of CaF2 based luminescent matrix in photocatalyst is not weakened with HCl etching. NIR GC photocatalyst has high methyl orange and enrofloxacin degradation rate of 86 % and 82 % over 180 min after NIR light irradiation, respectively. The UV-Vis-NIR photocatalytic activity was enhanced degradation rate (93 % in 15 min) of enrofloxacin compared with those of commercial P25 and BiOCl. In addition, the photocatalyst had stable photocatalytic activity and it also can be regenerated. The study provided references for high value-added utilization fluorine-containing waste.

Efficient Near-Infrared Response Antibacterial Ceramics Based on the Method of Facile In Situ Etching Upconversion Glass-Ceramics.

As the world is faced with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, photocatalytic antibacterial ceramics can reduce the consumption of disinfectants and improve the safety of the public health environment. However, these antibacterial ceramics are often limited by poor stability and low light utilization efficiency. Herein, an antibacterial ceramic was developed via the method of facile in situ etching of upconversion glass-ceramics (UGC) (FIEG) with HCl, in which the BiOCl nanosheets were in situ grown on the surface of GC to improve its stability and antibacterial activity. The results suggest that the upconversion antibacterial ceramics can harvest and utilize near-infrared (NIR) photons efficiently, which display notable antibacterial activity for Escherichia coli (E. coli) under NIR (≥780 nm) and visible light (420-780 nm) irradiation, with a maximum inactivation rate of 7.5 log in 30 min. Meanwhile, in the cycle experiment, more than 6 log inactivation of E. coli was achieved using an antibacterial ceramic sheet after 2-h NIR light irradiation, and the stability of the antibacterial ceramic was discussed. Furthermore, the reactive species, fluorescence-based live/dead cells, and cell structure of bacteria were analyzed to verify the antibacterial mechanism. This study provides a promising strategy for the construction of efficient and stable antibacterial ceramics.

What Are the Recipes of an Entrepreneur's Subjective Well-Being? A Fuzzy-Set Approach for China.

Entrepreneurs face more pressure and challenges than ordinary workers, which has a serious impact on their physical and mental health. Therefore, the research focus has gradually shifted from objective indicators of entrepreneurial performance to exploration of entrepreneurs' subjective well-being. However, previous studies were often limited to a net effect analysis of a single dimension under symmetric thinking in quantitative research. Therefore, this study uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to analyze the configuration path of entrepreneurs' physical and mental health at the individual level, social capital at the collective level, and subjective well-being from the perspective of configuration. The sample was of 279 effective entrepreneurs from the 2017 China General Social Survey (CGSS). Four types of entrepreneurs were found to improve their high well-being profiles: optimistic efficiency-driven, trust efficiency-driven, strong psychology-driven, and weak relationship-driven. Research shows that the interaction between physical and mental health and social capital jointly affects the subjective well-being of entrepreneurs. The research findings reinforce the need for attention to the physical and mental health of entrepreneurs, which are conducive to their active participation in social life. Additionally, establishing weak relationship-oriented interpersonal networks and accumulating social resources to further achieve higher subjective well-being is required.

Entrepreneurship Education, Psychological Cognition, and Entrepreneurship Activities: An Analysis Based on a Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis.

At present, research in the field of college students' entrepreneurship has proliferated, but these studies tend to analyze the net benefits of various factors on entrepreneurial activities, which are affected by the configuration effects of multiple factors; hence, it remains unclear whether entrepreneurial education can make graduates more efficient to started their own companies. To fill this gap in the literature, drawing on general systems theory and using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we take 1,87,914 undergraduate and junior college students from 1,231 colleges and universities in China as a sample to explore the relationships among the five conditions in the entrepreneurship education environment and cognitive level (i.e., the quality of staff, subject curriculum, entrepreneurial competition, intentions, and opportunity identifications) and entrepreneurial activities. The fsQCA results show that none of these factors are sufficient for entrepreneurial activity. In contrast, three combinations of the five conditions (i.e., co-creation type, competition-oriented environment, and entrepreneurship education that fits under the guidance of entrepreneurial intention) can produce high entrepreneurial activity, as well as substitution and complementarity among the various elements within the configuration. These results show that the combined effect of the five conditions is more conducive to the entrepreneurial activities of college students. Finally, after a discussion of the study's findings, theoretical, and practical contributions are analyzed with regard to the field of entrepreneurship in Chinese colleges, and alternative options indicate that college students are more likely to become entrepreneurs in the future.

Identifying the key sludge properties characteristics in Fe2+-activated persulfate conditioning for dewaterability amelioration and engineering implementation.

Fe2+-activated persulfate process has been introduced into sludge conditioning currently, however the key sludge properties characteristics are worthwhile comprehensively considering for the engineering implementation and management. The results indicated that both the optimal dosages of persulfate and Fe2+ were 0.6 mmol/gTS for sludge dewaterability amelioration, and the reduction efficiencies of capillary suction time (CST), specific resistance of filtration (SRF), and water content (Wc) of dewatered sludge cake reached to 90.5%, 97.2%, and 22.4%, respectively. Significantly, the persulfate and Fe2+ exerted distinctive roles in the conditioning process. The increased persulfate could promote the oxidatively disintegrated effect on sludge flocs, rendering the decrease of particle size. With the oxidative decomposition of the negatively charged biopolymers, sludge zeta potential rose gradually. However, Fe2+ contributed to more persulfate activation to generate free radicals, and the produced Fe3+ could further electrically neutralize the broken sludge fragments. The core mechanism of Fe2+-activated persulfate conditioning is "destroying and re-building" of sludge flocs. Noteworthily, EPS protein was oxidatively degraded more preferentially than EPS polysaccharide, and the decrease of the α-helix content of EPS protein was conducive to the enhancement of sludge dewaterability. Furthermore, the hydrophilic functional groups reduced clearly and element chemical states on sludge flocs altered pronouncedly, also the destroyed structure and microchannel facilitated the flowability of water. These findings provide theoretical and technical support for the practical engineering implementation of the Fe2+-activated persulfate conditioning process.

Near-infrared responsive upconversion glass-ceramic@BiOBr heterojunction for enhanced photodegradation performances of norfloxacin.

An efficient luminous and electronic energy transmission BiOBr based near-infrared (NIR) responsive heterojunction photocatalyst was successfully fabricated through growing BiOBr nanosheets on the superficial layer of the SrF2-Bi2O3-B2O3/Yb3+,Tb3+ (SBBF) upconversion glass-ceramic (GC) via a facile in-situ etching GC method (FIEG). A high norfloxacin (NOR) degradation rate of 56% was obtained under 180 min NIR light irradiation for the NIR GC photocatalyst (SBBF/BiOBr-10), and it possesses much enhanced photocatalytic activity compared with that of pure BiOBr under UV-vis-NIR light irradiation. Wherein six intermediate products were identified in the NOR photodegradation process and the possible degradation pathways were proposed. B3+, Yb3+ and Tb3+ ions in GC can be doped into BiOBr layer during the FIEG process. The core-shell structure of the GC@BiOBr heterojunction photocatalyst is in favor of increasing charge transport and reducing the recombination rate of excited carriers, and it efficiently harvests NIR photons to emit UV and visible light upconversion emissions, which can be utilized during the photocatalysis process. The photocatalyst can be facilely regenerated via HBr etching again, moreover, the low-cost and less time requirement promote the possibility of large-scale fabrication of the efficient photocatalysts.

Synthesis of an efficient lanthanide doped glass-ceramic based near-infrared photocatalyst by a completely waterless solid-state reaction method.

A novel efficient near-infrared photocatalyst of oxyfluoride glass-ceramic (Er3+/Yb3+-CaO-Al2O3-SiO2-CaF2)/TiO2 was synthesized by a simple solid-state reaction method, with optically active center (Er3+/Yb3+) doped CaF2 nanocrystals in glass-ceramic micro powders and nanosized anatase TiO2 as the superficial coating. This near-infrared photocatalyst preparation method has a high production efficiency with no wastewater generated.

Fibulin-3 may improve vascular health through inhibition of MMP-2/9 and oxidative stress in spontaneously hypertensive rats.

Fibulin-3 has been suggested to function in the remodeling of the extracellular matrix, however its role remains unclear in hypertensive vascular remodeling. In the current study, 10 Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats (control group) and 30 spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) were used. SHRs were randomized into three groups: The placebo group, intravenous (I.V.) physiological saline; the FBLN­1 group, low­dose fibulin­3 protein (I.V.; 120 ng/kg); and the FBLN-2 group, high-dose fibulin-3 protein (I.V.; 240 ng/kg). Histological analysis was used to analyze vascular remodeling. The expression of fibulin­3, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)­2, MMP­9 and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP)­3 were detected by immunohistochemistry, western blotting and reverse transcription­quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Oxidative stress was detected by dihydroethidium staining. The systolic blood pressure (SBP) of SHRs was observed to be significantly greater than that of WKY rats (P<0.05). SBP in the FBLN­2 group was significantly reduced compared with the placebo group (182±12 mmHg vs. 224±14 mmHg; P<0.05). The thoracic aortic wall thickness in the SHR groups (placebo group, FBLN­1 group and FBLN­2 group) was observed to tbe significantly thicker than in the control group (P<0.01). The wall thickness of the FBLN­2 group was significantly greater than that of the placebo and FBLN-1 groups (124.2±11.8 µm vs. 106.9±9.5 µm and 96.8±10.2 µm; P<0.05). The wall­to­lumen ratios of the placebo, FBLN­1 and FBLN-2 groups were significantly greater than that of the control group (P<0.05). In addition, the expression levels of fibulin­3 and MMP­2/9 at protein and mRNA levels were significantly increased in the thoracic aorta of the placebo group compared with the control group (P<0.05). The levels of MMP­2/9 were significantly reduced in the FBLN­2 group compared with the placebo group (P<0.05). Levels of TIMP­3 however, exhibited no significant differences in the four groups (P>0.05). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) were increased in the placebo group vs. the control group. Fibulin­3 was able to alleviate the levels of ROS in the FBLN groups. It is suggested that fibulin­3 may act as a growth factor in the arteries. In addition, the results indicated that fibulin­3 may reduce the levels of MMP­2 and ­9 and oxidative stress in hypertensive vascular remodeling. Upregulating fibulin-3 may be beneficial for improving vascular health and offsetting certain cardiovascular risk factors of hypertension.