The plants of the genus Phyllanthus (Euphorbiaceae) have been used as traditional medicinal materials for a long time in China, India, Brazil, and the Southeast Asian countries. They can be used for the treatment of digestive disease, jaundice, and renal calculus. This review discusses the ethnopharmacological, phytochemical, and pharmacological studies of Phyllanthus over the past few decades. More than 510 compounds have been isolated, the majority of which are lignins, triterpenoids, flavonoids, and tannins. The researches of their remarkable antiviral, antioxidant, antidiabetic, and anticancer activities have become hot topics. More pharmacological screenings and phytochemical investigations are required to support the traditional uses and develop leading compounds.

Although thrombocytosis has been reported in a variety of cancer types, the standard of thrombocytosis in gastric cancer (GC) and the association between thrombocytosis and the clinicopathological features of patients with GC remain unclear. In the present study, 1,763 GC patients were retrospectively filtered by preoperative thrombocytosis and compared with control group A (n=107) that had benign gastric lesions and control group B (n=100) that were GC patients with a normal platelet (PLT) count. Associations between clinical variables and preoperative PLT counts were assessed by univariate and multivariate analyses. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and Cox regression were used to evaluate the effect of thrombocytosis on prognosis. Sensitivities and specificities of the PLT counts in predicting recurrence were analyzed via area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC). The results indicated that the incidence of thrombocytosis in GC patients was higher than in benign gastric lesion patients, with 4.03% of GC patients having a PLT count >400×109/l (P=0.014) and 12.08% had a PLT count >300×109/l (P<0.001). For the patients with a PLT count >400×109/l, the frequency of abnormal PLT counts in GC correlated with tumor size (P<0.001), tumor, node and metastasis (TNM) classification (P=0.002), invasive degree (P=0.003) and D-dimer (P=0.013) and fibrinogen concentrations (P=0.042). Tumor size (P=0.002), TNM classification (P<0.001) and depth of penetration (P=0.001) were independent factors for thrombocytosis. However, thrombocytosis functioned as an independent prognostic factor for GC patients with a PLT count >400×109/l (relative risk, 1.538; 95% confidence interval, 1.041–2.271). In the majority of patients (17/24) with a high preoperative PLT count that decreased to a normal level following resection, PLT levels increased again at recurrence. Sensitivities and specificities of thrombocytosis for recurrence in those patients were 70.8 and 83.3%, respectively (AUROC, 0.847; P=0.01). Therefore, a PLT count of 400×109/l is a suitable threshold for defining thrombocytosis in GC. Thrombocytosis was shown to affect the blood hypercoagulable state and also have a negative prognostic value for GC patients. PLT monitoring following surgery was useful to predict the recurrence for specific GC patients that suffered preoperative thrombocytosis but had restored PLT levels following resection.

In this work, Co–Fe LDH nanoplates greatly enhanced the chemiluminescence of luminol–H2O2 system and their application to H2O2 and glucose detection in real samples.

The solidification structure applying a novel low-voltage alternating current pulse (ACP) during solidification of Al-7Si-0.52Mg alloy has been investigated. The results indicated that the grain density increased with increasing current density. A remarkable refinement of grain occurred, and the microstructure of primary α-Al phase transforms from developed dendrites to fine rosette equiaxed grain when the current density was more than 230 Acm-2. The grain refinement was mainly achieved during the nucleation stage rather than the stage of liquid inoculation and dendrite growth. It was concluded that the grain refinement under ACP during nucleation stage was due to the enhancement of nucleation rate induced by an additional electric potential energy.

This paper conducts surveys on the design, construction and use of the ICF system, a new type of low-energy and industrialized house that has emerged in Guanzhong rural area of China in recent years. The survey content includes family background, house layout design, construction and cost, details and energy consumption simulation, temperature test etc. The paper summarizes the reasons for the popularity of the ICF system and the issues that need attention in future promotions. Construction optimization is also proposed for thermal bridge at the window opening, so that this new system can exert a more comprehensive energy-saving performance.