The regions suitable for growing cassava include five provinces in Southern China, with Guangxi alone accounting for over 65% of the total cassava production in the country. In this article, the state-of-the-art development of fuel ethanol production from cassava in China is illustrated by the construction of the cassava fuel ethanol plant with its annual production capacity of 200 000 metric tons. And in the meantime, problems and challenges encountered in the development of China's cassava fuel ethanol are highlighted and the strategies to address them are proposed.
Biofuels ; China ; Conservation of Energy Resources ; Ethanol ; metabolism ; Manihot ; metabolism

Objective:To explore the differences in clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes between patients with type A and type B alcohol dependence, and to find the independent risk factors of relapse.Methods:Alcohol-dependent male patients attending the Addiction Medicine Center of Beijing Huilongguan Hospital from January 2018 to December 2020 were selected for the study and divided into type A alcohol-dependent group ( n=77) and type B alcohol-dependent group ( n=87). All patients were given acute detoxification treatment and were followed up after treatment on relapse to drinking. Differences in demographic and clinical data were compared between the two groups, and differences in treatment outcomes between the two groups at different time points over 3 months were compared. Patients were divided into relapse group and non-relapse group according to whether they drank again after 3 months. Logistic regression model was established to screen the risk factors of relapse of alcohol-dependent patients by SPSS 25.0 software. Results:There was no significant difference between the two types of patients in years of education, marital status, smoking status and working status(all P>0.05), but the proportion of co-residents( χ2=5.69, P=0.017) and the proportion of positive family history of alcoholism were significant difference between the two type of patients( χ2=13.32, P<0.001). There were statistically significant differences between the two types of patients in the onset time( t=-7.28, P<0.001), the first drinking age( t=-2.36, P=0.020), the proportion of drinking in the morning( χ2=7.83, P=0.005), psychotic symptoms( χ2=4.31, P=0.038), convulsions after withdrawal( χ2=5.30, P=0.021), and alcohol use disorder identification test(AUDIT) score( t=4.30, P<0.001). At the 4th and 8th weekend of the follow-up, there were statistically significant differences in drinking frequency(0(0, 3), 0(0, 0), Z=-4.13, P<0.001; 3(0, 3), 0(0, 3), Z=-4.42, P<0.001) and relapse rate (40(45.98%), 9(11.69%), χ2=22.92, P<0.001; 61(70.11%), 24(31.17%), χ2=24.82, P<0.001) between the two types of alcohol dependence patients after drinking again. After 12-week follow-up, there were statistically significant differences between the two types of alcohol-dependent patients in the interval of first drinking(20(7, 30)d, 88(38, 90)d, Z=-7.83, P<0.001), the cumulative duration of abstinence(4(0, 8)weeks, 12(4, 12)weeks, Z=-5.13, P<0.001), the cumulative rate of abstinence(71(81.60%), 25(32.47%), χ2=40.62, P<0.001), the frequency of drinking after abstinence(3(3, 3), 0(0, 3), Z=-5.54, P<0.001), and the reduction of daily average alcohol consumption( t=3.36, P<0.001). Logistic regression model showed that type B alcohol dependence ( OR=3.121, P=0.03, 95% CI: 1.12-8.72) and AUDIT score ( OR=1.498, P<0.01, 95% CI: 1.29-1.74) were the risk factors for relapse of alcohol-dependent patients. Conclusions:Patients with type A and type B alcohol dependence have obvious differences in clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes, and type B alcohol dependence is independent risk factor for relapse to drinking in alcohol-dependent patients, which validate the rationality and necessity of alcohol dependence subtypes.

Scar is an inevitable consequence of full-thickness skin injury. Hypertrophic scar and keloid are caused by abnormal wound healing. Mechanical factors play an important role in scar formation. An extensive literature review on mechanobiology of scar and wound healing, as well as a summary of the mechanobiological factors of scar formation and treatments, and mechanical model of scar were conducted, with guiding future development in this research field.

Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) are pluripotent adult mesenchymal stem cells that are expected to be ideal seed cells for bone tissue engineering(BTE) due to their biosecurity, abundance, and easy access. However, in comparison with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, ASCs possess a relatively limited osteogenic capacity and often require further induction. Advances on strategies for promoting osteogenic differentiation of ASCs are reviewed from following aspects: optimization of scaffolds, addition of bioactive factors or drugs, non-coding RNA regulation, and physical stimulation, so as to provide references for the use of ASCs in BTE.

Scar is an inevitable consequence of full-thickness skin injury. Hypertrophic scar and keloid are caused by abnormal wound healing. Mechanical factors play an important role in scar formation. An extensive literature review on mechanobiology of scar and wound healing, as well as a summary of the mechanobiological factors of scar formation and treatments, and mechanical model of scar were conducted, with guiding future development in this research field.

Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) are pluripotent adult mesenchymal stem cells that are expected to be ideal seed cells for bone tissue engineering(BTE) due to their biosecurity, abundance, and easy access. However, in comparison with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, ASCs possess a relatively limited osteogenic capacity and often require further induction. Advances on strategies for promoting osteogenic differentiation of ASCs are reviewed from following aspects: optimization of scaffolds, addition of bioactive factors or drugs, non-coding RNA regulation, and physical stimulation, so as to provide references for the use of ASCs in BTE.

Objective: To investigate the value of combination of A²DS² score, procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) predicting stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods: Patients with acute ischemic stroke admitted to the Department of Neurology, Suqian People's Hospital of Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Group from March 2015 to March 2019 were enrolled retrospectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent correlation of A²DS² scores as well as PCT and CRP levels with SAP. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to assess the individual and combined predictive values of A²DS² scores, PCT and CRP levels for SAP. Results: A total of 332 patients with acute ischemic stroke were enrolled, and 58 of them developed SAP (17.5%). After adjusting for age, smoking, and hyperlipidemia, the A²DS² score (odds ratio [OR] 1.613, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.092-2.389), PCT (OR 8.047, 95% CI 3.012-16.138) and CRP (OR 1.409, 95% CI 1.064-2.672) were the independent predictors of SAP occurrence. ROC curve analysis showed that the area under the curve of A²DS² score, PCT and CRP alone, and the combination of the three for predicting SAP were 0.811, 0.825, 0.804 and 0.910, respectively. When the three are jointly used to predict SAP, the area under the curve is significantly higher than the individual prediction (all P<0.001). Conclusions The combination of A²DS² score, PCT and CRP can improve the ability to predict SAP.