Influence of the Ratio of Peripheral Hemoglobin-to-Red Cell Distribution width on the Prognosis of Patients with Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma / 中国实验血液学杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the influence of peripheral hemoglobin (Hb)-to-red cell distribution width (RDW) ratio (HRR) on the prognosis of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).@*METHODS@#Data of 265 patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) at the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from January 2014 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. 132 healthy people in the same period were used as normal control group. The best cut-off points of HRR was determined by receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve; the chi-square test was used to analyze the correlation of clinical characteristics with HRR; the Kaplan-Meier method was used to compare the overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) of HRR patients in different groups; the Cox proportional risk model was used for univariate and multivariate analysis.@*RESULTS@#The best cut-off value of HRR was 0.936, which was divided into low HRR group and high HRR group. The low HRR group had a higher ECOG score, higher incidence of advanced Ann Arbor stage, higher NCCN-IPI score, and elevated LDH level. K-M survival analysis showed that OS (P<0.001) and PFS (P<0.001) in the low HRR group were significantly shorter than that in the higher HRR group. The multivariate analysis revealed that HRR was an independent predictor of OS（HR＝0.379，95％CI：0.237-0.605，P<0.001） and PFS （HR＝0.384，95％CI：0.241－0.614，P<0.001） in DLBCL patients.@*CONCLUSION@#Low HRR（<0.936） in patients with DLBCL indicates a poor prognosis, which is an independent prognosis risk factor.

[Basic soil productivity in the double rice cropping system under long-term fertilization regimes in the Poyang Lake region, China]. / 鄱阳湖流域长期施肥下双季稻田的土壤基础地力.

We aimed to explore changes in basic soil productivity (BSP) under different fertilization regimes in the Poyang Lake region, Jiangxi Province, China. Soil samples were collected from a long-term fertilization experiment (since 1981) that included treatments of no fertilization (CK), chemical fertilization (NPK), and combined chemical and organic fertilization (NPKM). Then, a three-year pot experiment (from 2012 to 2014) with double rice cropping was conducted with two different fertilization regimes (no fertilization, F0; fertilization, F1) using CK, NPK and NPKM soils. Grain yield and BSP were analyzed among soils with different fertilization regimes to identify the key factors driving changes in BSP. Results showed that grain yields in NPKM soil were higher than in NPK and CK soils regardless of fertilization in the pot experiment. Under the F0 condition, annual grain yields of NPKM soil were 37.7%-143.9% and 20.8%-66.7% higher than CK and NPK soils, respectively. The BSP values of CK, NPK and NPKM soils in three years were 41.8%-53.1%, 45.2%-62.6% and 59.1%-88.1%, respectively. NPKM soil had significantly higher BSP than NPK and CK soils. Furthermore, there were significant positive correlations between soil organic matter and BSP as well as between organic carbon balance and BSP. These results suggested that long-term application of chemical and organic fertilizers could improve BSP in the double rice cropping system of the Poyang Lake region. In addition, soil organic matter and organic carbon balance are important factors for improving BSP in this region.

[Effects of irrigation with treated wastewater on nutrient distribution in cucumber and tomato plants and their fruit quality].

A field experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of irrigation with treated wastewater on the nutrient distribution in cucumber and tomato plants and their fruit quality. Irrigation with treated wastewater promoted tomato growth significantly, but had definite inhibition effect on cucumber growth. After the irrigation with treated wastewater, the nitrogen in plants had the characteristics of upward translocation, potassium was easily to be accumulated in cucumber leaf but not accumulated in tomato root, and sodium was mostly accumulated in root but less enriched in leaf, not giving damage to the plants. No significant effects were observed on the distribution of calcium, magnesium, and chlorine in plants. Under the irrigation with treated wastewater, the overall quality of cucumber and tomato fruits was less affected. The nitrate concentration in cucumber and tomato fruits was increased by 5.3% and 32.9%, respectively, but still lower than the state food safety standard of China.