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【Objective】 To investigate the efficacy of low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). 【Methods】 A total of 121 ED patients treated during June 2020 and June 2022 were selected as the research objects. According to the International Erectile Index Score (IIEF-EF), the patients were divided into three subgroups:mild (17-25 points), moderate (11-16 points), and severe (0-10 points). The total effective rate, erectile hardness scale (EHS), sex life log questions (SEP), general assessment questionnaire (GAQ), peak systolic velocity (PSV), end diastolic velocity (EDV), and adverse reactions of the three groups before treatment, 4 weeks and 12 weeks after treatment were analyzed. 【Results】 A total of 119 patients completed the follow-up. There were significant increases in IIEF-EF and EHS at week 4 and 12 (P<0.05), and the total effective rate was 69.75% and 76.47%, respectively. The total effective rate was significantly higher in the mild and moderate groups than in the severe group at week 4 and 12 (P<0.05). The patients who answered "yes" to SEP2 and SEP3 accounted for 91.60% and 71.43%, respectively at week 4, and 92.44% and 78.15% at week 12, both significantly higher than the rates before treatment (52.10% and 27.73%, P<0.05). The proportion of patients who answered "yes" to GAQl and GAQ2 at week 4 were 84.87% and 71.43%, respectively, and were 82.35% and 70.59% respectively at week 12, with no significant difference. The PSV level significantly increased at week 12 compared to that before treatment [(48.85±14.11) cm/s vs. (41.42±14.90) cm/s] (P<0.05), while the EDV level significantly decreased [(-0.57±7.01) cm/s vs. (2.25± 5.68)cm/s] (P<0.05). 【Conclusion】 LIPUS can improve erectile function in ED patients without obvious adverse reactions.
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Objectives@#Fitting and forecasting the trend of COVID-19 epidemics.@*Methods@#Based on SEIR dynamic model, considering the COVID-19 transmission mechanism, infection spectrum and prevention and control procedures, we developed SEIR+ CAQ dynamic model to fit the frequencies of laboratory confirmed cases obtained from the government official websites. The data from January 20, 2020 to February 7, 2020 were used to fit the model, while the left data between February 8-12 were used to evaluate the quality of forecasting.@*Results@#According to the cumulative number of confirmed cases between January 29 to February 7, the fitting bias of SEIR+ CAQ model for overall China (except for cases of Hubei province), Hubei province (except for cases of Wuhan city) and Wuhan city was less than 5%. For the data of subsequent 5 days between February 8 to 12, which were not included in the model fitting, the prediction biases were less than 10%. Regardless of the cases diagnosed by clinical examines, the numbers of daily emerging cases of China (Hubei province not included), Hubei Province (Wuhan city not included) and Wuhan city reached the peak in the early February. Under the current strength of prevention and control, the total number of laboratory- confirmed cases in overall China will reach 80 417 till February 29, 2020, respectively.@*Conclusions@#The proposed SEIR+ CAQ dynamic model fits and forecasts the trend of novel coronavirus pneumonia well and provides evidence for decision making.
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Objetivo: Determinar si existe relación entre los rasgos de personalidad y las enfermedades ulceropépticas EUP. Pacientes y métodos: Estudio correlacional, de campo y aplicado, llevado a cabo en el Estado Carabobo. Se realizó un muestreo intencional conformado por 85 pacientes diagnosticados con alguna EUP, a quienes se les aplicó el Cuestionario de Análisis Clínico CAQ. Se establecieron asociaciones entre las variables utilizando la correlación de Spearman, Chi cuadrado y t de student Resultados: Se encontró que la EUP más común fue la gastritis aguda, única que tuvo una asociación estadísticamente significativa con la depresión de baja energía en comparación con los sujetos con otras EUP. La muestra reflejó rasgos depresivos, hipocondríacos, de depresión suicida, depresión de baja energía, depresiónagitación, apatía-retirada, paranoia y esquizofrenia. No hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los sexos. Al comparar los resultados de cada rasgo evaluado por el CAQ en los pacientes con EUP y en la muestra de población sana se demostró que existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas p<0,05 entre ambos grupos, en tanto que los primeros obtuvieron puntuaciones mucho más elevadas de lo que se espera en sujetos sanos para la mayoría de los rasgos de personalidad. Conclusión: Los sujetos con EUP estudiados muestran fuertes rasgos depresivos de personalidad que pudieran tener influencia sobre la aparición y evolución de su patología médica.
Objective: To determine the relationship between personality traits and peptic ulcer disease PUD. Patients and methods: A correlational applied field study was carried out in Carabobo State. A deliberate sampling was chosen consisting of 85 patients diagnosed with any form of PUD, to whom a clinical analysis questionnaire CAQ was applied. Relationship between variables was established using Spearman correlation, Chi square and t student. Results: The most common PUD was acute gastritis, the only one showing a statistically significant association with low energy depression in comparison with subjects with other types of PUD. The sample reflected traits of depression, hypochondria, suicidal depression, low-energy depression, depression-agitation, apathy-withdrawal, paranoia, and schizophrenia. There were no statistically significant gender differences. When comparing the results of each personality trait evaluated by the CAQ in the PUD-patient group with the healthy population, statistically significant differences, p<0.05, were observed between both groups, since the first group obtained much higher scores than the expected in healthy subjects. Conclusion: The studied PUD subjects showed strong depressive personality traits that could influence the emergence and evolution of their medical pathology.