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AIM: Acute appendicitis is a common disease in the elderly. Exploring a suitable anesthesia method is crucial in promoting postoperative recovery in elderly patients. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the clinical effect of intraspinal anesthesia in elderly patients with appendicitis. METHODS: This study included the clinical data of 217 elderly patients with acute appendicitis who underwent laparoscopic appendectomy (LA) at Tianjin Hospital of Tianjin University from January 2022 to January 2023. After excluding 8 patients who did not meet the inclusion criteria, the data from 209 patients were retrospectively analyzed. Based on the different anesthesia methods, the study participants were divided into a reference group (n = 106) and a study group (n = 103). We compared the heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), blood oxygen saturation (SaO2), operation duration, hospitalization costs, discharge time, postoperative adverse reactions, inflammatory factor levels, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, recovery time of intestinal peristalsis, anal exsufflation time, out-of-bed time, and incidence of postoperative complications between the two experimental groups. RESULTS: We observed that the study group exhibited higher levels of HR, RR, SBP, DBP, and SaO2 compared to the reference group (p < 0.001). However, there was no difference in operation time between the two groups (p > 0.05). The study group showed lower hospitalization cost and shorter discharge time than the reference group (p < 0.001). Similarly, the study group had lower incidence of postoperative adverse reactions than reference group (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in the levels of C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and tumor necrosis factor-α between the two groups before and after surgery (p > 0.05). Furthermore, the study group had a lower VAS score compared to the reference group at 3 h, 6 h and 12 h after surgery (p < 0.001). The recovery time of intestinal peristalsis, anal exsufflation time, and out-of-bed time in the study group were substantially shorter than the reference group (p < 0.001). Additionally, there was no difference in the incidence of postoperative complications between the two groups within 1 year after surgery (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Intraspinal anesthesia, as a safe anesthesia method, can reduce the discharge time of elderly patients with acute appendicitis who underwent LA, and reduce the occurrence of adverse reactions, and is beneficial for postoperative recovery.
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Apendicectomía , Apendicitis , Humanos , Estudios Retrospectivos , Apendicitis/cirugía , Anciano , Femenino , Masculino , Apendicectomía/métodos , Anestesia Raquidea/métodos , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/epidemiología , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/prevención & control , Enfermedad Aguda , Laparoscopía/métodos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Frecuencia CardíacaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Depressive and anxiety symptoms commonly manifested throughout the progression of schizophrenia. However, the prevalence of these symptoms, alongside their co-occurrence, remains uncertain, and clinical correlates remain elusive. OBJECTIVES: This study seeks to investigate the prevalence of such symptoms and their demographic and clinical associations among patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. METHODS: The study included 19,623 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia based on the ICD-10 criteria. Participants were recruited from community-dwelling patients registered in the local health system in Hangzhou of China between August 1 and October 30, 2022. RESULTS: The prevalence rates of depressive and anxiety symptoms, as well as their co-occurrence, were determined to be 19 % (95%CI = 18.5-19.6 %), 37.4 % (95%CI = 36.8-38.0 %), and 17.7 % (95%CI = 17.2-18.2 %), respectively. Patients prescribed quetiapine, olanzapine, and risperidone exhibited significantly lower prevalence rates of these symptoms (P < 0.01). Spearman's correlation analysis revealed a significant correlation between depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms (r = 0.60, P = 0.006). Additionally, age, social relationships, and sleep status were significantly associated with depressive and anxiety symptoms, and their co-occurrence, in both univariate and multivariate analyses. CONCLUSION: Given the pervasive nature and detrimental consequences of these symptoms among individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, comprehensive evaluation and implementation of efficacious interventions are highly recommended.
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Antipsicóticos , Ansiedad , Depresión , Esquizofrenia , Humanos , Esquizofrenia/epidemiología , Masculino , Femenino , Adulto , Depresión/epidemiología , Persona de Mediana Edad , Ansiedad/epidemiología , China/epidemiología , Prevalencia , Antipsicóticos/uso terapéutico , Comorbilidad , Psicología del Esquizofrénico , Adulto Joven , Olanzapina/uso terapéutico , Risperidona/uso terapéutico , Fumarato de Quetiapina/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
Objective: To investigate the interaction between atosiban and growth hormone (GH) as adjuvants in frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles. Method: A total of 11627 patients who underwent FET at Xiamen University Affiliated Chenggong Hospital between January 2018 to December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 482 patients received atosiban and 275 patients received GH. The interactions were estimated by comparing the odds ratio (OR) for pregnancy comparing patients with or without atosiban adjuvant in cohorts stratified according to the presence of GH use in either the overall cohort or a propensity score (PS) matched cohort. An interaction term (atosiban × GH) was introduced to a multivariate model to calculate the ratio of OR (ORR) adjusted for confounders. Results: For all patients receiving atosiban administration, no obvious effect on pregnancy was observed in comparison with either matched or unmatched controls. However, when the patients were stratified according to GH administration, atosiban showed a significant association with clinical pregnancy in comparison with either matched or unmatched controls among patients with GH treatment with rate ratios (RR) of 1.32 (95%CI: 1.05,1.67) and 1.35 (95%CI: 1,1.82), respectively. On the other hand, however, the association was absent among patients without GH treatment. The adjusted ORRs in both matched and unmatched cohorts were 2.44 (95%CI: 1.07,5.84) and 1.95 (95%CI: 1.05, 3.49) respectively. Conclusion: The combination use of atosiban and GH in FET cycles is potentially beneficial to the pregnancy. However, indications for the use of atosiban and GH may need further assessment.
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Criopreservación , Transferencia de Embrión , Índice de Embarazo , Vasotocina , Humanos , Femenino , Transferencia de Embrión/métodos , Embarazo , Adulto , Estudios Retrospectivos , Criopreservación/métodos , Vasotocina/análogos & derivados , Vasotocina/administración & dosificación , Hormona del Crecimiento/administración & dosificación , Hormona de Crecimiento Humana/administración & dosificación , Hormona de Crecimiento Humana/uso terapéutico , Fertilización In Vitro/métodosRESUMEN
Development of cheap, highly active, and durable nonprecious metal-based oxygen electrocatalysts is essential for metal-air battery technology, but achieving the balance of oxygen evolution reaction (OER)/oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) bifunctional performance and long-term durability is still a great challenge. Using a typical Co-N-C catalyst as a model, herein, we introduced ammonium chloride into nitrogen-doped carbon materials containing metal elements during the pyrolysis process (Co-N-C/AC), which not only increases the active area but also realizes the accurate customization of the active site (pyridine nitrogen and cobalt oxide species) so as to achieve the balance of the OER/ORR bifunctional sites. The synthesized Co-N-C/AC bifunctional catalyst with a three-dimensional porous structure exhibits a smaller potential gap of 0.72 V. The peak power density of the aqueous cell at a current density of 308 mA cm-2 is 203 mW cm-2. The cycle life (≈3900 h) is longer than those of other recently reported aqueous Zn-air batteries (ZABs). The peak power density of the Co-N-C/AC-based quasi-solid-state ZAB reaches 550 mW cm-2 for â¼72 h. This work shows a feasible path for the practical application of ZABs by balancing the bifunctional electrocatalysts by tailoring the active site reasonably.
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NOx is an air pollutant that affects human health. A series of perovskite catalysts with different ratios of lanthanum, iron, and manganese and a three-dimensional ordered microporous structure was prepared, and the strongest catalytic performance was obtained with the LaFe0.1Mn0.9O3 catalyst. LaFe0.1Mn0.9O3 possesses the greatest number of oxygen vacancies and reached 77% NO oxidation conversion at 250 °C, with the highest NO oxidation conversion of 99% at 318 °C. This work provides a promising non-precious metal catalyst for NO oxidation and soot combustion.
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BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidium spp. are common protozoa causing diarrhea in humans and animals. There are currently only one FDA-approved drug and no vaccines for cryptosporidiosis, largely due to the limited knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in the invasion of the pathogens. Previous studies have shown that GP60, which is cleaved into GP40 and GP15 after expression, is an immunodominant mucin protein involved in the invasion of Cryptosporidium. The protein is highly O-glycosylated, and recombinant proteins expressed in prokaryotic systems are non-functional. Therefore, few studies have investigated the function of GP40 and GP15. METHODS: To obtain recombinant GP40 with correct post-translational modifications, we used CRISPR/Cas9 technology to insert GP40 and GP15 into the UPRT locus of Toxoplasma gondii, allowing heterologous expression of Cryptosporidium proteins. In addition, the Twin-Strep tag was inserted after GP40 for efficient purification of GP40. RESULTS: Western blotting and immunofluorescent microscopic analyses both indicated that GP40 and GP15 were stably expressed in T. gondii mutants. GP40 localized not only in the cytoplasm of tachyzoites but also in the parasitophorous vacuoles, while GP15 without the GPI anchor was expressed only in the cytoplasm. In addition, a large amount of recTgGP40 was purified using Strep-TactinXT supported by a visible band of ~ 50 kDa in SDS-PAGE. CONCLUSIONS: The establishment of a robust and efficient heterologous expression system of GP40 in T. gondii represents a novel approach and concept for investigating Cryptosporidium mucins, overcoming the limitations of previous studies that relied on unstable transient transfection, which involved complex steps and high costs.
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Criptosporidiosis , Cryptosporidium parvum , Cryptosporidium , Toxoplasma , Humanos , Animales , Cryptosporidium parvum/metabolismo , Toxoplasma/genética , Toxoplasma/metabolismo , Proteínas Protozoarias/metabolismo , Mucinas/metabolismo , GlicoproteínasRESUMEN
As a new organic photocatalyst, polymeric carbon nitride (CN) has shown good application potential in the field of photoelectrochemistry due to its unique physical and chemical properties, but its application has been seriously hindered due to its inherent characteristics such as the difficulty in charge separation. In this study, FeOOH modified CN photoanode (CN-Fe) was constructed to investigate the effect of the cocatalyst on the charge injection capacity of organic semiconductor photoelectrodes. The experimental results demonstrate significant improvement in the charge injection efficiency of the photoanode due to the introduction of FeOOH cocatalyst, leading to enhanced photoelectrochemical performance with approximately 2.4â times increase in photocurrent density. By thoroughly investigating the mechanism behind the loading of FeOOH on the polymeric carbon nitride photoanode, we gained profound insights into the behavior of charge carriers and reaction kinetics during the photoelectrocatalytic process.
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Seeking cathode materials with high areal capacity and excellent cycling tolerance is a key step to develop aqueous rechargeable zinc-based alkaline batteries with high energy density, power density and excellent stability. Here, the bilayered cathode composite (MCN-LDH@CP) of molybdate intercalated cobalt-nickel layered hydroxide nanosheets (MCN-LDH) grown on cobalt phosphate octahydrate microsheet (CP) was prepared by a two-step hydrothermal process. Molybdate intercalation significantly reduces the thickness of cobalt-nickel layered hydroxide, greatly increases its specific surface area, regulates its pore distribution, increases the crystal plane spacing, promotes the diffusion rate of hydroxide in it, and increases its specific capacity. Meanwhile, the bilayered MCN-LDH@CP electrode significantly improved the areal energy density (2.89 mWh/cm2) and peak power density (111.22 mW/cm2) and cycle stability (97.8 % after 7000 cycles) of the CoNi//Zn battery. The excellent stability is mainly due to the fact that the MCN-LDH overlay inhibits the loss of P element of CP and improves the structural stability of the sample. The quasi-solid-state MCN-LDH@CP//Zn battery can still charge a mobile phone even when hammered and pierced, showing excellent safety and reliability. This work opens a new avenue to develop CoNi//Zn batteries with high energy density, power density and excellent tolerance.
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Background: The reasonable selection of anaesthesia methods and drugs is the key to ensuring the perioperative safety of patientswith the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The effect of intravenous remazolam injection on stress response andanalgesic effect in patients with transurethral prostate cancer electrotomy were explored.Methods: The medical records of 160 patients with prostatic hyperplasia who underwent TURP in Tianjin hospital from November2020 to November 2022 were selected for retrospective analysis. Five patients who did not meet the study conditions wereexcluded, and 155 patients were finally included. According to anaesthesia schemes, the patients were divided into the observationgroup (OBG, n = 76, routine surgical anaesthesia and intravenous remazolam injection) and control group (COG, n = 79,routine surgical anaesthesia). Postoperative eye-opening times were recorded for both groups. The groups were compared interms of anaesthetic effects, stress indexes, haemodynamic indexes, and use of postoperative analgesic drugs at different times,and adverse reactions were observed.Results: The anaesthesia onset time and eye-opening time in the OBG were shorter than those in the COG (p < 0.001). The heartrate and mean arterial pressure of the OBG during anaesthesia induction were higher than those in the COG (p < 0.001). TheOBG showed significantly lower noradrenaline and cortisol levels than the COG 1, 12 and 24 h after surgery (p < 0.001). Thetime of first pressing in the analgesic pump in the OBG was later than that in the COG, and the total consumption of sufentanil was less than that in the COG (p < 0.001). The total incidence of adverse reactions in the OBG was lower than that in the COG(p < 0.05). (AU)
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Humanos , Inyecciones Intravenosas , Próstata/cirugía , Resección Transuretral de la Próstata , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Urológicos , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
As an important step in image processing, image segmentation can be used to determine the accuracy of object counts, and area and contour data. In addition, image segmentation is indispensable in seed testing research. Due to the uneven grey level of the original image, traditional watershed algorithms generate many incorrect edges, resulting in oversegmentation and undersegmentation, which affects the accuracy of obtaining seed phenotype information. The DMR-watershed algorithm, an improved watershed algorithm based on distance map reconstruction, is proposed in this paper. According to the grey distribution characteristics of the image, the grey reduction amplitude h was selected to generate the mask image with the same grey distribution trend as that of the original image. The original greyscale map was reconstructed with corresponding thresholds selected according to the false minima of different regions that are to be segmented, which generates an accurate distance map that eliminates the wrong edges. An adzuki bean (Vigna angularis L.) image was selected as the experimental material and the residual rate of the segmentation counting results of each algorithm was investigated in two cases of two-particle adhesion and multiparticle adhesion. The results of the proposed algorithm were compared with those of the traditional watershed algorithm, edge detection algorithm and concave point analysis algorithm which are commonly used for seed segmentation. In the case of two-particle adhesion, the residual rates of the watershed algorithm and edge detection algorithm were 0.233 and 0.275, respectively, while the residual rate of the concave point analysis algorithm was 0 which proved to be suitable for two-particle adhesion. In the case of multiparticle adhesion, the concave point analysis algorithm was not applicable because it would destroy the seed image. The residual rates of the watershed algorithm and edge detection algorithm were 0.063 and 0.188, respectively, while the residual rate of the proposed algorithm in the two-particle adhesion cases was 0 and the counting accuracy reached 100%, which proved the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. The algorithm in this paper significantly improves the accuracy of image segmentation of adherent seeds, and provides a new reference for image segmentation processing in seed testing.
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) poses a huge challenge to global public health. People with schizophrenia living in communities urgently need effective interventions to help them adjust to life and work, but they have not received enough attention. This study aims to assess the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia in China during the epidemic and to explore the possible influencing factors. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional survey, we collected 15,165 questionnaires. Assessments included demographic information, concern about COVID-19-related information, sleep status, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and accompanying illnesses. The 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used to evaluate depression and anxiety levels. Group comparison was conducted by t-test, ANOVA, or chi-square test wherever suitable, with Bonferroni pairwise correction. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify predictors for anxiety and depression. RESULTS: 16.9% of patients had at least moderate anxiety, and 34.9% had at least moderate depression. T-test showed that females scored higher on GAD-7 and PHQ-9 than males, and patients without accompanying long-standing diseases, who were not concerned about COVID-19, had lower GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores. ANOVA showed that participants aged from 30 to 39, with higher education scored higher on GAD-7, and patients with better sleep, and having less concern about COVID-19, had lower GAD-7 and PHQ-9 scores. Regression analysis indicated that participant ages of 30-39 and 40-49 positively predicted anxiety, whereas patient ages of 30-39 years positively predicted depression. Patients with poor sleep, accompanying diseases, and concern about the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to experience anxiety and depression. CONCLUSION: During the pandemic, Chinese community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia had high rates of anxiety and depression. These patients deserve clinical attention and psychological intervention, especially those with risk factors.
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Ansiedad , Depresión , Esquizofrenia , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Ansiedad/epidemiología , Trastornos de Ansiedad/epidemiología , China/epidemiología , COVID-19/epidemiología , Estudios Transversales , Depresión/epidemiología , Vida Independiente , Pandemias , Esquizofrenia/complicaciones , Esquizofrenia/epidemiología , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
It is essential but still challenging to design and construct inexpensive, highly active bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for the development of high power density zinc-air batteries (ZABs). Herein, a CoFe-S@3D-S-NCNT electrocatalyst with a 3D hierarchical structure of carbon nanotubes growing on leaf-like carbon microplates is designed and prepared through chemical vapour deposition pyrolysis of CoFe-MOF and subsequent hydrothermal sulfurization. Its 3D hierarchical structure shows excellent hydrophobicity, which facilitates the diffusion of oxygen and thus accelerates the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetic process. Alloying and sulfurization strategies obviously enrich the catalytic species in the catalyst, including cobalt or cobalt ferroalloy sulfides, their heterojunction, core-shell structure, and S, N-doped carbon, which simultaneously improve the ORR/OER catalytic activity with a small potential gap (ΔE = 0.71 V). Benefiting from these characteristics, the corresponding liquid ZABs show high peak power density (223 mW cm-2 ), superior specific capacity (815 mA h gZn -1 ), and excellent stability at 5 mA cm-2 for ≈900 h. The quasi-solid-state ZABs also exhibit a very high peak power density of 490 mW cm-2 and an excellent voltage round-trip efficiency of more than 64%. This work highlights that simultaneous composition optimization and microstructure design of catalysts can effectively improve the performance of ZABs.
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The 686 Program has covered mainland China but lacks empirical research. We aimed to examine potential influencing factors associated with the registration and management of the Program. 3993 patients with schizophrenia discharged in 2019 were included. We found that approximately two-thirds of patients were registered. 88.9 % registered patients accepted the follow-up management. Males, unemployment, lower education, longer duration of illness, more hospitalization positively affected the registration and management. Individuals with violent behavior and local Hukou were more likely to be registered. Future evaluation of the Program should take these factors into account.
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Esquizofrenia , Masculino , Humanos , Esquizofrenia/terapia , Estudios Transversales , China , EscolaridadRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: The reasonable selection of anaesthesia methods and drugs is the key to ensuring the perioperative safety of patients with the transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). The effect of intravenous remazolam injection on stress response and analgesic effect in patients with transurethral prostate cancer electrotomy were explored. METHODS: The medical records of 160 patients with prostatic hyperplasia who underwent TURP in Tianjin hospital from November 2020 to November 2022 were selected for retrospective analysis. Five patients who did not meet the study conditions were excluded, and 155 patients were finally included. According to anaesthesia schemes, the patients were divided into the observation group (OBG, n = 76, routine surgical anaesthesia and intravenous remazolam injection) and control group (COG, n = 79, routine surgical anaesthesia). Postoperative eye-opening times were recorded for both groups. The groups were compared in terms of anaesthetic effects, stress indexes, haemodynamic indexes, and use of postoperative analgesic drugs at different times, and adverse reactions were observed. RESULTS: The anaesthesia onset time and eye-opening time in the OBG were shorter than those in the COG (p < 0.001). The heart rate and mean arterial pressure of the OBG during anaesthesia induction were higher than those in the COG (p < 0.001). The OBG showed significantly lower noradrenaline and cortisol levels than the COG 1, 12 and 24 h after surgery (p < 0.001). The time of first pressing in the analgesic pump in the OBG was later than that in the COG, and the total consumption of sufentanil was less than that in the COG (p < 0.001). The total incidence of adverse reactions in the OBG was lower than that in the COG (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Intravenous remazolam injection provides safe and effective sedation and analgesia for patients on TURP and reduces the occurrence of stress responses and adverse reactions. However, cases involved in this study were all from a single centre, and multi-centre research and verification are needed.
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Resección Transuretral de la Próstata , Masculino , Humanos , Inyecciones Intravenosas , Estudios Retrospectivos , Próstata/cirugía , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos UrológicosRESUMEN
Chromosome rearrangements play an important role in the speciation of plants and animals, and the recognition of chromosome rearrangement patterns is helpful to elucidate the mechanism of species differentiation at the chromosome level. However, the existing chromosome rearrangement recognition methods have some major limitations, such as low quality, barriers to parental selection, and inability to identify specific rearrangement patterns. Based on the whole genome protein sequences, we constructed the combined figure according to the slope of the collinear fragment, the number of homologous genes, the coordinates in the top left and bottom right of the collinear fragment. The standardized combination figure is compared with the four standard pattern figures, and then combined with the information entropy analysis strategy to automatically classify the chromosome images and identify the chromosome rearrangement pattern. This paper proposes an automatic karyotype analysis method EntroCR (intelligent recognition method of chromosome rearrangement based on information entropy), which integrates rearrangement pattern recognition, result recommendation and related chromosome determination, so as to infer the evolution process of ancestral chromosomes to the existing chromosomes. Validation experiments were conducted using whole-genome data of Gossypium raimondii and Gossypium arboreum, Oryza sativa and Sorghum bicolor. The conclusions were consistent with previous results. EntroCR provides a reference for researchers in species evolution and molecular marker assisted breeding as well as new methods for analyzing karyotype evolution in other species.
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Gossypium , Fitomejoramiento , Animales , Entropía , Gossypium/genética , Cromosomas , Reordenamiento GénicoRESUMEN
Purpose: Smartphone is an indispensable everyday tool for college students, while excessive usage of smartphones may lead to negative outcomes, such as academic procrastination. Previous research has suggested that smartphone addiction is a predisposing factor for procrastination. To further understand the above relationship, structural equation model analysis was used to examine the mediating effects of time management and learning strategic approach in the association with smartphone addiction and academic procrastination. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in September 2021. A total of 1129 college students aged 18 to 22 participated in the present study was adopted the cluster random sampling method and the following tools were used: the Mobile Phone Addiction Index Scale, Time Management Disposition Scale, Revised Approaches to Studying Inventory, and Aitken Procrastination Scale. Results: Results indicated that smartphone addiction is positively linked to academic procrastination, while negatively linked to time management and learning strategic approach. Both time management and learning strategic approach were negatively linked to academic procrastination. Additionally, the results showed that time management and learning strategic approach serve sequential mediating roles in the association with smartphone addiction and academic procrastination among Chinese college students after controlling for age and sex (RMSEA = 0.045, SRMR = 0.035, TLI = 0.993, CFI = 0.979). Conclusion: Time management and learning strategic approach serve sequential mediating roles in the association with smartphone addiction and academic procrastination among Chinese college students. Therefore, intervention management that focusing on improving time management as well as strengthening learning strategic approach may be useful for reducing academic procrastination among college students.
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ABSTRACT: Cardiac hypertrophy is a feature of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), which could lead to heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases. Cardiomyocyte hypertrophy (CH) is the primary characteristic of cardiac hypertrophy. Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA, lincRNA) plays an important role in CH. In this study, the expression of linc-RMRP and its correlation with cardiac hypertrophy were analyzed in cardiac tissues of patients with HCM. Real-time qPCR and western blotting measured the expressions of lincf-RMRP, miR-1, and hypertrophic marker genes. RNA pulldown and luciferase reporter gene assays were performed to validate the combination between linc-RMRP and miR-1. We confirmed that Linc-RMRP was upregulated in both cardiac hypertrophy tissues and phenylephrine (PE)-induced CH cells, and the cells presented hypertrophic features, enlarged cell surface area and volume, elevated total protein contents, and increased expressions of ANP, BNP, ß-MHC, and activated p70S6K and 4EBP1. Bioinformatic analysis found that linc-RMRP directly bonds to miR-1. RNA pulldown, mutation, and luciferase reporter gene assays verified this combination. Silencing linc-RMRP significantly attenuated hypertrophic responses induced by PE while the expression of miR-1 was released. However, the transfection of miR-1 inhibitor reversed the effects of linc-RMRP knockdown exerted on PE-treated cardiomyocytes. In summary, our study identified the modulatory role linc-RMRP played in regulating PE-induced CH by means of binding miR-1, and this might provide a new target for cardiac hypertrophy therapy.
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MicroARNs , ARN Largo no Codificante , Humanos , ARN Largo no Codificante/genética , ARN Largo no Codificante/metabolismo , Miocitos Cardíacos , Fenilefrina/farmacología , MicroARNs/genética , MicroARNs/metabolismo , Cardiomegalia/inducido químicamente , Cardiomegalia/genética , Cardiomegalia/metabolismo , Cardiotónicos/farmacología , Luciferasas/metabolismo , Luciferasas/farmacologíaRESUMEN
Objective: To investigate the effects of lumbar plexus block combined with infiltration anesthesia on anesthesia comfort scores and stress responses in elderly patients undergoing hip replacement. Methods: The materials of 100 elderly patients undergoing hip replacement who were treated in our hospital (January 2020-January 2021) were retrospectively analyzed, and they were equalized into the experimental group (n = 50) and control group (n = 50) according to the anesthesia methods. The experimental group received lumbar plexus block combined with infiltration anesthesia, and the control group received combined spinal-epidural anesthesia combined with infiltration anesthesia. The patients' anesthesia comfort scores, stress responses, and postoperative pain indexes were compared between the two groups. Results: Compared with the control group, the experimental group achieved much lower scores of mood change, shivering response, and traction reaction (P < 0.001), indicating that the anesthesia comfort in the experimental group was higher. Compared with the control group, the experimental group had much better perioperative stress response indexes (P < 0.05) and eminently lower pain scores at 12 and 24 hours after surgery (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Lumbar plexus block combined with infiltration anesthesia can relieve the stress responses and postoperative pain of elderly patients undergoing hip replacement and increase their anesthesia comfort. Therefore, this anesthesia method is translational in clinic.
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Anestesia Local , Bloqueo Nervioso , Anciano , Humanos , Plexo Lumbosacro , Bloqueo Nervioso/efectos adversos , Bloqueo Nervioso/métodos , Dolor Postoperatorio/etiología , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
The embryo transfer depth may affect the chance of pregnancy. However, embryo dislodging caused by uterine contraction may occur after the transfer. The aim of the retrospective study was to investigate whether the factors associated with uterine contractilities, such as endometrial thickness and progesterone elevation, affect the association between transfer depth and implantation. A total of 7849 fresh transfer cycles on conventional stimulation in a single in vitro fertilization (IVF) center during the period 2013-2015 was reviewed. Patients were categorized according to quartiles of embryo transfer depth (≤ 9 mm, n = 1735, 9.1-11 mm, n = 2557, 11.1-14 mm, n = 1933, ≥ 1.4 mm, n = 1624, respectively). Adjusted for confounding factors, the adjusted odds ratio (aOR) (95% confidence interval, CI) for clinical pregnancy was 0.90 (0.79-1.02), 0.86 (0.74-0.99), and 0.70 (0.60-0.82) respectively in quartiles 2 through 4, comparing with quartile 1. However, the aORs were significantly increased when the endometrial thickness was < 8 mm. In comparison with that in the cycles with a normal endometrial thickness (8-11 mm), the aORs comparing quartiles 2 through 4 with quartile 1 in the cycles with an endometrial thickness < 8 mm increased from 0.78 (95% CI 0.65-0.93), 0.79 (95% CI 0.65-0.97), and 0.64 (95% CI 0.51-0.81) to 1.73 (95% CI 1.21-2.47), 1.04 (95% CI 0.69-1.56), and 1.45 (95% CI 0.91-2.31), respectively. In the cycles with elevated progesterone and blastocyst stage transfer, the aORs comparing quartiles 4 with quartile 1 decreased from 0.73 (95% CI 0.62-0.87) and 0.74 (95% CI 0.63-0.87) to 0.58 (95% CI 0.40-0.84) and 0.42 (95% CI 0.25-0.73) than those in the cycles without. However, only blastocyst transfer showed a significant interaction with transfer depth (p = 0.043). Our data suggested that endometrial thickness and blastocyst transfer significantly affect the association between embryo transfer depth and clinical pregnancy.
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Transferencia de Embrión , Progesterona , Blastocisto , Femenino , Fertilización In Vitro , Humanos , Embarazo , Índice de Embarazo , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
The study aimed to investigate the effects of different anesthesia methods on the analgesia, inflammation and oxidative stress levels and cognitive function in elderly patients undergoing hip replacement. 100 elderly patients requiring hip replacement and admitted to Tianjin Hospital from March 2017 to March 2019 were enrolled and divided into group A (n=35, general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation), group B (n=35, epidural anesthesia) and group C (n=30, general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation + epidural anesthesia). The basic vital signs, inflammatory factors, stress response indicators and cognitive function changes were compared among three groups. Additionally, the effects of three different anesthesia methods were analyzed based on the differences in postoperative analgesic effect, extubation time and recovery time. The vital signs [systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate (HR)] were lower in group C than those in group A and group B after surgery (p<0.05). The VAS score at 12 h and 24 h after surgery was lower than that at 3 h after surgery (p<0.05). Group A and B had increased levels of these inflammatory factors after surgery compared with those before surgery. Postoperative extubation time, eye-opening time upon calling and recovery time were significantly shorter in group C than those in groups A and B (p<0.05). The oxidative stress indexes in group C were remarkably lower than those in groups A and B (p<0.05). The MMSE score was decreased in groups A and B after surgery compared with that before surgery (p<0.05). General anesthesia combined with epidural anesthesia applied in elderly patients undergoing hip replacement achieves a good anesthetic effect and is able to stabilize the vital signs and stress levels of patients and improve postoperative analgesic effect and cognitive function, which is worthy of popularization in clinical practice.