Interpretation of the International Myopia Institute White Papers Ⅱ / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

Worldwide, the incidence rate of myopia is maintained in a high level. Especially, the morbidity is rising continuously among children and adolescents. The progression of myopia affects visual acuity, vision related quality of life and productivity. Moreover, high myopia and its related ocular complications also aggravate the family and social burden. Therefore, the mechanism of myopia, related complications and methods of myopia prevention and control need further exploration. International Myopia Institute(IMI)published the second-edition white papers in April 2021. These white papers included reflections on the implications for clinical practice, the impact of myopia, the risk factors of myopia, the relationship among accommodation and binocular vision with myopia, pathologic myopia, prevention of myopia and digest. Comparing to the first edition, more than thousands of articles and conference abstracts were considered in white papers II, highlighting the latest research and progress related to myopia prevention and control. This article briefly summarizes and interprets the contents of the above white papers, including overview of myopia, impact of myopia, risk factors in myopia, ocular changes in the progress of myopia, and myopia prevention and control, hoping to provide advice for the clinical and scientific research work relating to myopia prevention and control.

Feedback after good versus poor trials enhances motor learning in children / Feedback após boas versus más tentativas melhora a aprendizagem motora em crianças

The present study investigated whether children would benefit from feedback (knowledge of results, KR) provided after relatively good as opposed to poor trials. The task required participants to throw beanbags at a circular target that was placed on the floor at a distance of 3 m. Twenty-eight elementary school children (mean age: 10.6 years) participated in this experiment. The practice phase consisted of 10 blocks of 6 trials. After each 6-trial block, one group (KR good) received KR on the 3 most accurate tosses, whereas another group (KR poor) was given KR on the 3 least accurate ones. Participants were not informed about the trials on which they were provided feedback. Immediately following the practice phase, participants completed the intrinsic motivation inventory. One day after the practice phase, a retention test consisting of 10 trials without KR was conducted. The results demonstrated that learning was enhanced by providing KR after good trials during practice. Furthermore, the questionnaire results revealed that learners' intrinsic motivation was increased by positive feedback. The present findings add to the accumulating evidence that the motivational effects of feedback have a direct impact on learning.

O presente estudo investigou se a aprendizagem motora de crianças pode ser beneficiada pelo "feedback" (conhecimento de resultados -CR) fornecido após tentativas relativamente boas de prática, ao invés de após tentativas ruins. A tarefa requeriu que os participantes arremessassem saquinhos de feijão em um alvo circular fixo, posicionado no chão, a uma distância de 3 m. Vinte e oito crianças do ensino fundamental (idade média: 10,6 anos) participaram deste experimento. A fase de prática consistiu de 10 blocos de seis tentativas. Após cada bloco de tentativas, um grupo (KR "good") recebeu CR relacionado aos três arremessos mais precisos, enquanto ao outro grupo (KR "poor") foi fornecido CR relacionado aos três arremessos menos precisos. Os participantes não foram informados sobre as tentativas nas quais o "feedback" seria fornecido. Imediatamente após a fase de prática, os participantes preencheram o questionário de motivação intrínseca. Um dia após a fase de prática, foi conduzido um teste de retenção composto por 10 tentativas, sem CR. Os resultados demonstraram que a aprendizagem foi melhorada através do fornecimento de CR após as boas tentativas de prática. Ainda, os resultados do questionário revelaram que a motivação intrínseca dos aprendizes foi aumentada pelo "feedback" positivo. Os presentes achados adicionam evidências de que os efeitos motivacionais do "feedback" possuem um impacto direto sobre a aprendizagem.

Usefulness of the IMI Channel of Sysmex SE-9000(TM) Automated Hematology Analyzer Predicting the Optimal Timing of Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Harvest / 임상검사와정도관리

BACKGROUND: An essential prerequisite for successful procurement of sufficient peripheral blood stem cells (PBSC) for engraftment is the optimal timing of collection. The Sysmex SE-9000 automated hematology analyzer provides the immature information (IMI) channel for the identification and counting PBSC. In this study, The optimal timing of PBSC collection was studied using IMI channel. METHODS: 193 peripheral blood stem cell collections were performed from 52 patients with hematologic disorders or solid tumors and 15 donors. Pre-harvest peripheral blood WBC, mononuclear cells (MNC) and IMI were tested and compared with CD34+ cell count and CFU-GM count of harvested products. RESULTS: Peripheral blood WBC and MNC count showed a weak correlation with CD34+ cell yield (r=0.38, P1x10(6)/kg with sensitivity of 88.7%. Positive and negative predictive values of IMI >465/microliter for CD34+ cell >1x10(6)/kg were 65.5% and 87.5%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The automated IMI might be used as a simple and efficient indicator of PBSC mobilization and applying variable cutoff values of IMI would be a useful tool to predict the optimal timing of PBSC collection.

Determining the Optimal Time for Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Harvest by Detecting Immature Cells using Hematology Analyzer, SE-9000TM IMI Channel / 대한임상병리학회지

BACKGROUND: A key to successful peripheral blood stem cell transplantation is to harvest a sufficient amount of hematopoietic stem cells. A method of quickly detecting hematopoietic stem cells in peripheral blood with simple procedures using the SE-9000TM IMI channel (TOA Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., Kobe, Japan) was developed. In this study, usefulness of determining the optimal time for peripheral blood stem cell harvest using IMI channel was investigated. METHODS: Seventy nine peripheral blood stem cell collections were performed from thirteen patients with hematologic malignancy and nineteen patients with solid organ malignancy. In 13 cases, G-CSF was administrered following chemotherapy. In 19 cases only G-CSF was used to mobilize the peripheral blood stem cells. The counts of leukocytes, mononuclear cells, CD34 positive cells, and IMI in peripheral blood and leukapheresis products were determined. RESULTS: The CD34 positive cell count in harvested PBSC showed positive correlation with leukocyte cell, mononuclear cell, CD34 positive cell, and IMI in peripheral blood, with correlation coefficients of 0.48, 0.27, 0.63, 0.66, respectively. Positive correlation was presented between IMI and CD34 positive cell in peripheral blood and harvested PBSC, with a correlation coefficient, 0.83 and 0.74, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: As the SE-9000TM enables determination of the number of PBSC easily and rapidly, within approximately 85 seconds, whereas CD34 assays is expensive and needs skilled operator, the measurement of IMI positive cells is clinically useful for monitoring the peripheral blood stem cell mobilization.