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Objective To explore the application effect of formative assessment on the standardized training in pediatric residents.Methods A total of 36 pediatric residents who attended the standardized training in affiliated hospital of Nantong university were randomly divided into 2 groups (18 in the experimental group and 18 in the control group) and trained in accordance with the standardized training content and standard of the national resident of pediatrics.Residents in the experimental group received formative assessment,with total score including process assessment (35％),graduation examination (50％),medicalethics (5％),reading report (5％) and work attendance (5％).While the other 18 residents in the control group received traditional assessment,with final score of graduation examination.The effectiveness of formative assessment was conducted via analysis of test score and self evaluation.The SPSS 17.0 was used for statistics,independent sample t test was used to perform inter-group comparison and Pearson correlation coefficient was used to demonstrate the correlation.P＜0.05 signifies statistically significant differences.Results In the experimental group,the process evaluation and the graduation examination were both positively related with the total score (r=0.953,r=0.966,P=0.00).In the graduation examination,the scores of clinical practice skills test and case analysis in the experimental group were both higher than those in the control group [(12.03 ± 1.51) vs.(10.83 ± 1.42),(12.03 ± 1.40) vs.(10.83 ± 1.29),P＜0.05],with statistically significant differences.The self evaluation of trainees showed that the clinical-inference and decisionmaking ability,the self-study ability,scores of attitudes and professionalism and total scores in the experimental group were higher than those in the control group,with statistically significant differences (P＜0.05).Conclusion The application of formative evaluation on the standardized training in pediatric residents is beneficial to improve the training effect and is worth popularizing.
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Objective:To detect the expression of microRNA-218 (miR-218) in human acute lymphocyte leukemia (ALL) T lymphocytes ( CCRF-CEM) ,explore its effects on the biological features of CCRF-CEM cells and the expression of its target gene c-kit, so as to provide new insights for leukemia treatment.Methods: Using the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction ( qRT-PCR) ,we detected the expression of miR-218 in the normal peripheral blood T lymphocytes and CCRF-CEM cells.Forty-eight hours after the miR-218 mimic was transfected into the CCRF-CEM cells,the expression of miR-218 in the CCRF-CEM cells was detected by qRT-PCR.The effect of miR-218 on the CCRF-CEM cell viability was detected using MTT.The effect of miR-218 on the proliferation and apoptosis of CCRF-CEM cell was analyzed using flow cytometry.c-kit gene was identified to be a target gene of miR-218 by luciferase reporter enzyme system,and the effect of miR-218 on the expression of KIT protein in cells were determined using Western blot.Results:As shown by qRT-PCR,compared with that in the normal peripheral blood T lymphocytes,the expressions of miR-218 in ALL T lymphocytes cell lines were significantly decreased ( P<0.01 ) .Compared with the control group, the expression of miR-218 increase significantly in CCRF-CEM cells transfected with miR-218 mimic for 48 hours ( P<0.01).MTT showed that the cell viability decreased significantly after the over-expression of miR-218 in the CCRF-CEM cells ( P<0.05 ) .Flow cytometry showed that the S-phase fraction significantly declined after the over-expression of miR-218 ( P<0.01 ) , and meanwhile the apoptosis of cells also significantly increased (P<0.01).Luciferase reporter gene assay showed that,compared with the control group,the relative luciferase activity significantly declined in the miR-218 mimic transfection group (P<0.01).Compared with the control group,the expression of KIT protein in the CCRF-CEM cells transfected with miR-218 mimic for 48 hours significantly decreased ( P<0.01).Conclusion:The expression of miR-218 decreases in ALL T lymphocytes cell lines.MiR-218 can negatively regulate the expression of KIT protein,inhibit the proliferation and increase the apoptosis of CCRF-CEM cells.Treatment based on the enhanced expression of miR-218 may be a promising strategy for leukemia.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the correlation between the status of sialic acid (SA) during perinatal period and early intelligence development of healthy full term infant, and to explore the effect of SA on the early intelligence development.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>A total of 127 pairs of healthy mothers-neonates in the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University were recruited randomly in this prospective cohort study. The levels of SA from body fluids of mothers-neonates were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, such as the full-term maternal and cord blood and the colostrum. The questionnaire surveys were carried out in mothers and mental development evaluation according to Children's Development Center of China (CDCC) were carried out in infants 3 to 4 months of age to obtain the mental development index (MDI) and psycho-motor development index (PDI).</p><p><b>RESULT</b>A total of 120 pairs of maternal-neonatal subjects with complete data were included into statistical analysis. The levels of SA of maternal and cord blood and colostrum were (2.25 ± 0.02), (1.21 ± 0.01), and (5.01 ± 0.06) mmol/L respectively. MDI and PDI of infants 3 to 4 months of age were (99.40 ± 1.87) and (98.53 ± 1.96). The analysis using multiple linear regression indicated that MDI was associated with SA levels of cord blood and colostrum (β = 0.636, 0.175, P < 0.05), and PDI was also associated with them (β = 0.502, 0.262, P < 0.05). The levels of SA of cord blood and colostrums were individually divided into high-level group and low-level one according to the median level. MDI and PDI in high-level group of cord blood were both significantly higher than that in low-level group (111.85 ± 2.79) vs. (108.88 ± 2.0) , (101.08 ± 4.44) vs. (98.88 ± 2.0) P < 0.01. So were MDI and PDI in high-level group of colostrum compared with those in low-level group (111.71 ± 3.07) vs. (108.81 ± 1.56), P < 0.01; (101.29 ± 4.23) vs.(98.56 ± 1.79), P < 0.05. The analysis on correlation between the levels of maternal-neonatal body fluids showed that the level of SA of colostrum was positively correlated with that of cord blood (r = 0.507, P = 0.004). However, no correlation was found either between the level of SA of maternal and cord blood or between the level of SA of maternal blood and colostrums. Further division into high-level and low-level groups was done according to the median level of maternal blood. The levels of SA of colostrum and cord blood in high-level group were markedly higher than those in low-level one (5.12 ± 0.35) vs. (4.87 ± 0.22) and (1.21 ± 0.02) vs. (1.17 ± 0.01), P < 0.05.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>High levels of SA of cord blood and colostrums might be beneficial to the early intelligence development of full term infant. Abundant intake of SA during perinatal period and good function of placenta may play important role in early intelligence development.</p>