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Ng CF, Mak CWH, Chan SYS, Li ML, Leung CH, Teoh JYC, Chiu PKF, Chu PSK. Disease-related complications in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Hong Kong Med J 2023; 29:324-329. [PMID: 37424071 DOI: 10.12809/hkmj219523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Prostate-specific antigen-based screening for prostate cancer reportedly does not improve cancer-specific survival. However, there remain concerns about the increasing incidence of advanced disease at initial presentation. Here, we investigated the incidences and types of complications that occur during the course of disease in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC). METHODS This study included 100 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with mHSPC at five hospitals from January 2016 to August 2017. Analyses were conducted using patient data extracted from a prospectively collected database, along with information about complications and readmission obtained from electronic medical records. RESULTS The median patient age was 74 years and the median serum prostate-specific antigen level at diagnosis was 202.5 ng/mL. Ninety-nine patients received androgen deprivation therapy; 17 of these patients also received chemotherapy. During a mean follow-up period of 32.9 months, 41 patients reported bone pain; of these patients, 21 developed pathologic fractures and eight had cord compression. Twenty-eight patients developed retention of urine; of these patients, 10 (36%) required surgery and 11 (39%) required long-term urethral catheter use. Among 15 patients who developed ureteral obstruction, four (27%) required ureteral stenting and four (27%) required long-term nephrostomy drainage. Other complications included anaemia (41%) and deep vein thrombosis (4%). Fifty-nine (59%) patients had ≥1 unplanned hospital admission during the course of disease; 16% of such patients had >5 episodes of readmission. CONCLUSION Among patients with mHSPC, 70% experienced disease-related complications and unplanned hospital admissions, which substantially burdened both patients and the healthcare system.
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- C F Ng
- Department of Surgery, SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, SH Ho Urology Centre, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Surgery, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Sherratt K, Gruson H, Grah R, Johnson H, Niehus R, Prasse B, Sandmann F, Deuschel J, Wolffram D, Abbott S, Ullrich A, Gibson G, Ray EL, Reich NG, Sheldon D, Wang Y, Wattanachit N, Wang L, Trnka J, Obozinski G, Sun T, Thanou D, Pottier L, Krymova E, Meinke JH, Barbarossa MV, Leithäuser N, Mohring J, Schneider J, Włazło J, Fuhrmann J, Lange B, Rodiah I, Baccam P, Gurung H, Stage S, Suchoski B, Budzinski J, Walraven R, Villanueva I, Tucek V, Smid M, Zajíček M, Pérez Álvarez C, Reina B, Bosse NI, Meakin SR, Castro L, Fairchild G, Michaud I, Osthus D, Alaimo Di Loro P, Maruotti A, Eclerová V, Kraus A, Kraus D, Pribylova L, Dimitris B, Li ML, Saksham S, Dehning J, Mohr S, Priesemann V, Redlarski G, Bejar B, Ardenghi G, Parolini N, Ziarelli G, Bock W, Heyder S, Hotz T, Singh DE, Guzman-Merino M, Aznarte JL, Moriña D, Alonso S, Álvarez E, López D, Prats C, Burgard JP, Rodloff A, Zimmermann T, Kuhlmann A, Zibert J, Pennoni F, Divino F, Català M, Lovison G, Giudici P, Tarantino B, Bartolucci F, Jona Lasinio G, Mingione M, Farcomeni A, Srivastava A, Montero-Manso P, Adiga A, Hurt B, Lewis B, Marathe M, Porebski P, Venkatramanan S, Bartczuk RP, Dreger F, Gambin A, Gogolewski K, Gruziel-Słomka M, Krupa B, Moszyński A, Niedzielewski K, Nowosielski J, Radwan M, Rakowski F, Semeniuk M, Szczurek E, Zieliński J, Kisielewski J, Pabjan B, Kirsten H, Kheifetz Y, Scholz M, Biecek P, Bodych M, Filinski M, Idzikowski R, Krueger T, Ozanski T, Bracher J, Funk S. Predictive performance of multi-model ensemble forecasts of COVID-19 across European nations. eLife 2023; 12:81916. [PMID: 37083521 DOI: 10.7554/elife.81916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Background: Short-term forecasts of infectious disease contribute to situational awareness and capacity planning. Based on best practice in other fields and recent insights in infectious disease epidemiology, one can maximise forecasts' predictive performance by combining independent models into an ensemble. Here we report the performance of ensemble predictions of COVID-19 cases and deaths across Europe from March 2021 to March 2022. Methods: We created the European COVID-19 Forecast Hub, an online open-access platform where modellers upload weekly forecasts for 32 countries with results publicly visualised and evaluated. We created a weekly ensemble forecast from the equally-weighted average across individual models' predictive quantiles. We measured forecast accuracy using a baseline and relative Weighted Interval Score (rWIS). We retrospectively explored ensemble methods, including weighting by past performance. Results: We collected weekly forecasts from 48 models, of which we evaluated 29 models alongside the ensemble model. The ensemble had a consistently strong performance across countries over time, performing better on rWIS than 91% of forecasts for deaths (N=763 predictions from 20 models), and 83% forecasts for cases (N=886 predictions from 23 models). Performance remained stable over a 4-week horizon for death forecasts but declined with longer horizons for cases. Among ensemble methods, the most influential choice came from using a median average instead of the mean, regardless of weighting component models. Conclusions: Our results support combining independent models into an ensemble forecast to improve epidemiological predictions, and suggest that median averages yield better performance than methods based on means. We highlight that forecast consumers should place more weight on incident death forecasts than case forecasts at horizons greater than two weeks. Funding: European Commission, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, FEDER; Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya; Netzwerk Universitätsmedizin; Health Protection Research Unit; Wellcome Trust; European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control; Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland; Federal Ministry of Education and Research; Los Alamos National Laboratory; German Free State of Saxony; NCBiR; FISR 2020 Covid-19 I Fase; Spanish Ministry of Health / REACT-UE (FEDER); National Institutes of General Medical Sciences; Ministerio de Sanidad/ISCIII; PERISCOPE European H2020; PERISCOPE European H2021; InPresa; National Institutes of Health, NSF, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Google, University of Virginia, Defense Threat Reduction Agency.
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- Katharine Sherratt
- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, United States
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- University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, United States
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- University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, United States
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- University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, United States
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi i Sunyer, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Computer Science, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, United States
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States
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- Max-Planck-Institut fur Dynamik und Selbstorganisation, Göttingen, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut fur Dynamik und Selbstorganisation, Göttingen, Germany
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- MPRG Priesemann, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Göttingen, Germany
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- Technical University of Kaiserlautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Technische Universitat Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Madrid, Spain
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- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, United States
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- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, United States
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- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Centre for the Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Zunong J, Shu MS, Li ML, Asihaer Y, Guan MY, Hu YF. [Estimation of the consumption level of four drugs in Beijing using wastewater-based epidemiology]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2023; 57:674-678. [PMID: 36977567 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20221130-01161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Objective: To estimate the consumption level of four drugs in Beijing using wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE). Methods: The primary sludge from one large wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) was collected in Beijing from July 2020 to February 2021. The concentrations of codeine, methadone, ketamine and morphine in the sludge were detected through solid-phase extraction-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The consumption, prevalence and number of users of four drugs were estimated by using the WBE approach. Results: Among 416 sludge samples, codeine had the highest detection rate (82.93%, n=345) with a concentration [M(Q1, Q3)] of 0.40 (0.22-0.8) ng·g-1, and morphine had the lowest detection rate (28.37%,n=118) with a concentration [M(Q1, Q3)] of 0.13 (0.09, 0.17) ng·g-1. There was no significant difference in the consumption of the four drugs on working days and weekends (all P values>0.05). Drug consumption was significantly higher in winter than that in summer and autumn (all P values<0.05). The consumption [M(Q1, Q3)] of codeine, methadone, ketamine and morphine in winter was 24.9 (15.58, 38.6), 9.39 (4.57, 26.72), 9.84 (5.18, 19.45) and 5.67 (3.57, 13.77) μg·inhabitant-1·day-1, respectively. For these drugs, there was an upward trend in the average drug consumption during summer, autumn and winter (the Z values of the trend test were 3.23, 3.16, 2.19, and 3.32, respectively and all Pvalues<0.05). The prevalence [M(Q1, Q3)] of codeine, methadone, ketamine and morphine were 0.0056% (0.0034%, 0.0092%), 0.0148% (0.009%, 0.0267%)、0.0333% (0.0210%, 0.0710%) and 0.0072% (0.0038%, 0.0117%), respectively. The estimated number of drug users [M(Q1, Q3)] was 918 (549, 1 511), 2 429 (1 578, 4 383), 5 451 (3 444, 11 642) and 1 173 (626, 1 925). Conclusion: Codeine, methadone, ketamine and morphine have been detected in the sludge of WWTPs in Beijing, and the consumption level of these drugs varies in different seasons.
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- Jiawulan Zunong
- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Institute of Urban Safety and Environmental Science, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology, Beijing 100054, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Parastomal hernia is a common complication after abdominal ostomy. Although the European Hernia Society guidelines recommend surgical treatment for parastomal hernia, there is still no "gold standard" procedure. The exploration and practice of parastomal hernia repair surgery has been carried out for many years, from the earlier hernia ring suture and stoma relocation repair, to the reinforcement of meshes (such as the Keyhole repair technique and the Sugarbaker repair technique) and the application of laparoscopic technique, and then to the combination of various methods. The intervention of single-port laparoscopic technique and robot-assisted surgery, the prevention of parastomal hernia, the specialization of treatment, multidisciplinary cooperation, and the improvement of diagnostic methods will all provide more optimal solutions for stoma patients. This article will review and summarize the development process and evaluation of parastomal hernia surgical techniques.
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- M L Li
- Department of General Surgery,Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University;Hernia Center of Fudan University, Shanghai 200040
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- Department of General Surgery,Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University;Hernia Center of Fudan University, Shanghai 200040
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- Department of General Surgery,Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University;Hernia Center of Fudan University, Shanghai 200040
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Li BS, Li P, Li ML. [Analysis of occupational health examination status of people exposed to vinyl chloride]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2022; 40:850-853. [PMID: 36510721 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20210625-00305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the detection of occupational health for vinyl chloride workers in Tianjin. Methods: In this study, we have collected data from 7 companies with vinyl chloride hazards in 16 districts of Tianjin. Finally, the occupational health surveillance data of 478 vinyl chloride-exposed workers were included in the analysis. Quantitative data was tested for normality. If the data conforms to the normal distribution, using the Mean±SD for statistical description, and t test for statistical analysis. If the data does not conform to the normal distribution, using Median (Q(1), Q(100)) for statistical description, rank sum test for statistical analysis. The qualitative data was described by composition ratio, and the chi-square test was used for statistical analysis. The logistic regression was used to assess the impact on suspected occupational disease and occupational contraindication from personal general conditions, occupational history, company information. Results: The abnormal detection rate of vinyl chloride monomer workers in Binhai New Area was higher than that in other areas (χ(2)=5.20, P=0.023). The abnormal detection rate of vinyl chloride monomer workers in non manufacturing industries was higher than that in manufacturing industries (χ(2)=7.74, P=0.005). The abnormal detection rate of vinyl chloride monomer workers in domestic enterprises was higher than that in foreign invested enterprises (χ(2)=22.38, P<0.01). Compared with the normal group of vinyl chloride monomer workers, the abnormal group of workers was older and had longer working years, The difference was statistically significant (Z=-3.32, -3.54, P=0.001, <0.01). The employer of vinyl chloride monomer workers is in Binhai New Area, the economic type is domestic funded enterprise, the industry is classified as non manufacturing industry, the age is more than 40 years old, and the length of service is more than 20 years old, which is the influencing factor for workers to detect abnormalities (OR=1.875, 95%CI: 1.279~2.749; OR=1.657, 95%CI: 1.071~2.563; OR=3.562, 95%CI: 2.057~6.170; OR=2.166, 95%CI: 1.245~3.768; OR=1.968, 95%CI: 1.345~2.879, all P<0.05) . Conclusion: To protect the health of workers and prevent occupational diseases, the management of vinyl chloride exposure on production process, especially in domestic enterprise, should be improved. Also, better occupational health surveillance should be provided to female workers.
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- B S Li
- Journal of Preventive Medicine, Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Institute for Occupational Health, Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Institute for Occupational Health, Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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Lou HR, Wang X, Gao Y, Li P, Li ML, Zeng Q. [Analysis on disease burden and trend of occupational lung disease in Tianjin from 2010 to 2019 based on disability adjusted life years]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2022; 40:765-770. [PMID: 36348559 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20210721-00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the level and trend of occupational pneumoconiosis disease burden in Tianjin from 2010 to 2019, and to provide scientific basis for making prevention and control countermeasures and suggestions. Methods: In June 2021, the data of occupational pneumoconiosis cases in Tianjin from 2010 to 2019 were selected from Follow-up survey of occupational pneumoconiosis patients in Tianjin and occupational "Health Hazardous Surveillance Information System", the subsystem of China Disease Control and Prevention Information System. Disability-adjusted life year (DALY) , years of life lost (YLL) and years lost due to disability (YLD) were used to comprehensively measure the disease burden of occupational pneumoconiosis by region, year, disease type, industry, sex and age; Kruskal-wallis H test was used for univariate analysis of DALY loss in pneumdo-niosis occupational. Results: A total of 43089 person-years of DALY due to pneumoconiosis in Tianjin from 2010 to 2019, of which the YLD accounted for about 2/3 (28277 person-years) , the YLL accounted for about 1/3 (14812 person-years) , and the average DALY was 7.34 person-years. The industrial distribution of pneumoconiosis burden in Tianjin was mainly concentrated in the manufacturing industry accounting for 90.6% of the whole industry. The disease types were mainly concentrated in silicosis, foundry pneumoconiosis, asbestosis and cement pneumoconiosis accounting for 34.4%, 16.9%, 13.3% and 10.5%, and the age distribution was mainly concentrated in the 50~<85 years old age group, accouling for 83.6%. The median DALY of occupational pneumoconiosis patients with different pneumoconiosis stages, disability grades and years of service exposed to dust were statistically significant (P<0.05) . Conclusion: The disease burden of occupational pneumoconiosis in Tianjin was still serious. It is necessary to take targeted intervention measures for key industries and population.
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- H R Lou
- School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070 Institute for Occupational Health, Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011
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- School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070 Institute for Occupational Health, Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011
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- Institute for Occupational Health, Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011
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- Institute for Occupational Health, Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011
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- Institute for Occupational Health, Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011
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- School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070 Institute for Occupational Health, Tianjin Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011
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Mo ZQ, Li ML, Xie WP, Zhang N, Sun J, Tian HC, Song D, Li D. [Relationship between valve ablation and bladder function in children with posterior urethral valves disorder]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:3037-3041. [PMID: 36229206 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220330-00662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study is to investigate the effect of valve ablation on bladder function in patients with posterior urethral valves. The clinical data of patients with posterior urethral valves who received urodynamic examination before and after valve ablation were retrospectively analyzed.The bladder compliance improved during urine storage after operation, and the maximum detrusor pressure decreased during micturition. The postoperative urinary system ultrasound showed that the residual urine volume of the group with significantly improved upper urinary tract hydrocephalus was significantly less than that of the group with no improvement. The bladder compliance was significantly higher than that of the group with no improvement, and the maximum urine flow rate was significantly higher than that of the group with no improvement (all P<0.05). Valve ablation has limited effect on improving bladder function in patients with PUV. Valve incision can help improve the maximum bladder volume, residual urine volume and maximum urinary flow rate. It has a certain effect on bladder compliance and maximum detrusor pressure.
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- Z Q Mo
- Department of Urology, Shunyi Maternal and Children's Hospital of Beijing Children's Hospital, Beijing 101321, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Beihang University & Capital Medical University, Beijing 100083,China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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Li N, Zhang WP, Tian J, Li ML, Song HC, Qu YC, Han WW. [Effect of topical glucocorticoid in treating phimosis on urinary tract infection of vesicoureteral reflux in infants]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2022; 102:3007-3011. [PMID: 36229201 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112137-20220329-00657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the effect of topical glucocorticoid in treating phimosis on urinarytract infection(UTI) of vesicoureteral reflux(VUR) in infants. Methods: Clinical data of infants with UTI diagnosed as primary VUR admitted to our hospital from January 2016 to January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The children were divided into three groups:the effective group (topical glucocorticoid was effective in the treatment of phimosis), the ineffective group(topical glucocorticoid was ineffective in the treatment of phimosis), and the untreated group(phimosis was not treated). Age of onset, degree of reflux, side and other indicators were compared to understand the effectiveness of topical glucocorticoid in treating phimosis, and the clinical characteristics of repeated UTI with VUR in treated phimosis and untreated phimosis. Results: A total of 544 children were included. Among them, 59 cases were treated with topical glucocorticoid for phimosis, 48 cases in the effective group, and their age was (12.5±8.4) months;11 cases in the ineffective group,and their age was (11.2±8.9) months. There were 485 cases in the untreated group, and their age was (13.1±9.3) months.The effective rate of topical glucocorticoid in the treatment of phimosis was 81.36%. There were 12 cases(12/48) of recurrent UTI in the effective group and 213 cases (213/485)of recurrent UTI in the untreated group, and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P=0.008). Conclusion: Treatment of phimosis with topical glucocorticoid is an effective, easy to perform, and cost-effective method, and can effectively reduce the risk of recurrent UTI in infants with primary VUR.
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- N Li
- Department of Urinary Surgery,Beijing Children's Hospital,Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health,Beijing 100045,China
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- Department of Urinary Surgery,Beijing Children's Hospital,Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health,Beijing 100045,China
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- Department of Urinary Surgery,Beijing Children's Hospital,Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health,Beijing 100045,China
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- Department of Urinary Surgery,Beijing Children's Hospital,Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health,Beijing 100045,China
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- Department of Urinary Surgery,Beijing Children's Hospital,Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health,Beijing 100045,China
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- Department of Urinary Surgery,Beijing Children's Hospital,Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health,Beijing 100045,China
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- Department of Urinary Surgery,Beijing Children's Hospital,Capital Medical University,National Center for Children's Health,Beijing 100045,China
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Tang H, Wang Y, Li ML, Feng NH. [Research progress of antioxidant hydrogen molecule in ameliorating diabetic nephropathy]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2022; 51:788-791. [PMID: 35922179 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20220113-00030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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- H Tang
- Department of Pathology, the Affiliated Wuxi Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, China
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- Department of Urology, the Affiliated Wuxi Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, China
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- Department of Urology, the Affiliated Wuxi Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, China
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- Department of Urology, the Affiliated Wuxi Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214002, China
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Yang ZY, Liu SL, Cai C, Wu ZY, Xiong YC, Li ML, Wu XS, Quan ZW, Gong W. [Progress in clinical diagnosis and treatment of gallbladder cancer]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:784-791. [PMID: 35790532 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20220223-00076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Due to the lack of effective early diagnosis and treatment, gallbladder cancer(GBC) remains a malignant tumor with extremely high malignancy and poor prognosis. Therefore, high quality studies are required to break through the bottleneck in GBC diagnosis and treatment. This article reviewed the domestic and foreign GBC research published in 2021, presenting a comprehensive summary of the important advances in the field of clinical diagnosis and treatment. Latest epidemiological data and risk factors, emerging diagnostic methods of peripheral blood laboratory tests and imaging, new pathologic classification system, hot topics and controversies of surgical treatment as well as the dynamics of systemic treatment of GBC are reviewed in the article. The present findings may contribute to a more efficient means of diagnosis and treatment for GBC and hold the promise of improved outcomes for patients with GBC.
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- Z Y Yang
- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research;Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease;Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research;Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease;Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research;Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease;Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research;Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease;Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research;Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease;Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research;Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease;Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research;Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease;Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research;Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease;Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine;Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research;Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease;Institute of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai 200092, China
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Li P, Li ML, Gao Y, Wang X. [Analysis on the detection of suspected occupational diseases and occupational contraindications for benzene workers in Tianjin]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2022; 40:283-287. [PMID: 35545596 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20201012-00573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the detection of suspected occupational diseases and occupational contraindications for benzene workers in Tianjin. Methods: In June 2020, the occupational health inspection data of 16113 benzene workers in 514 enterprises with benzene hazards in 16 municipal districts in Tianjin from January to December 2019 were included in the analysis. Enterprise information included the employer's region, economic type, industry classification and enterprise scale. Occupational health inspection data for benzene workers during their on-the-job period included routine inspection indicators and benzene special inspection indicators. Multivariate unconditional logistic regression was used to analyze the relationship between personal general information, occupational history, enterprise information and suspected benzene poisoning and occupational contraindications of benzene workers. Results: There were 16073 benzene workers in the normal group and 24 in the suspected benzene poisoning group. The detection rate of suspected benzene poisoning in females was higher than that in males (χ(2)=8.26, P=0.004) . There was no significant difference in the detection rates of suspected benzene poisoning among different dimensions such as age, length of service, occupational health inspection institution location, employer location, industry classification, economic type, and enterprise scale (P>0.05) . There were 16073 benzene workers in the normal group and 16 in the benzene contraindication group. The detection rate of benzene contraindications for workers in suburban areas where occupational health inspection institutions were located was higher than that in urban areas (χ(2)=9.71, P=0.002) , and there was no significant difference in the detection rates of contraindications for benzene in other dimensions (P>0.05) . Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that female benzene workers were more likely to detect suspected benzene poisoning (OR=3.53, 95%CI: 1.57-7.94, P=0.002) ; benzene workers who received physical examination in suburban occupational health inspection institutions (OR=5.81, 95%CI: 1.94-17.42, P=0.002) , the employer's area was in the suburbs (OR=9.68, 95%CI: 1.23-76.07, P=0.031) , and female workers (OR=3.07, 95%CI: 1.13-8.37, P=0.028) , it was easier to detect occupational contraindications. Conclusion: Female benzene workers with employers located in the suburbs have a higher risk of detecting occupational contraindications, and women are more likely to detect suspected benzene poisoning. The management of benzene operations in the production environment of enterprises in the suburbs of Tianjin and the occupational health monitoring of female workers should be strengthened.
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- P Li
- Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Office, Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Office, Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Office, Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Occupational Disease Prevention and Control Office, Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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Bertsimas D, Digalakis Jr V, Jacquillat A, Li ML, Previero A. Where to locate COVID-19 mass vaccination facilities? Nav Res Logist 2022; 69:179-200. [PMID: 38607841 PMCID: PMC8441649 DOI: 10.1002/nav.22007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The outbreak of COVID-19 led to a record-breaking race to develop a vaccine. However, the limited vaccine capacity creates another massive challenge: how to distribute vaccines to mitigate the near-end impact of the pandemic? In the United States in particular, the new Biden administration is launching mass vaccination sites across the country, raising the obvious question of where to locate these clinics to maximize the effectiveness of the vaccination campaign. This paper tackles this question with a novel data-driven approach to optimize COVID-19 vaccine distribution. We first augment a state-of-the-art epidemiological model, called DELPHI, to capture the effects of vaccinations and the variability in mortality rates across age groups. We then integrate this predictive model into a prescriptive model to optimize the location of vaccination sites and subsequent vaccine allocation. The model is formulated as a bilinear, nonconvex optimization model. To solve it, we propose a coordinate descent algorithm that iterates between optimizing vaccine distribution and simulating the dynamics of the pandemic. As compared to benchmarks based on demographic and epidemiological information, the proposed optimization approach increases the effectiveness of the vaccination campaign by an estimated 20%, saving an extra 4000 extra lives in the United States over a 3-month period. The proposed solution achieves critical fairness objectives-by reducing the death toll of the pandemic in several states without hurting others-and is highly robust to uncertainties and forecast errors-by achieving similar benefits under a vast range of perturbations.
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- Dimitris Bertsimas
- Sloan School of Management and Operations Research CenterMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusettsUSA
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- Sloan School of Management and Operations Research CenterMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusettsUSA
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- Sloan School of Management and Operations Research CenterMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusettsUSA
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- Sloan School of Management and Operations Research CenterMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusettsUSA
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- Sloan School of Management and Operations Research CenterMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridgeMassachusettsUSA
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Li P, Li ML, Gao Y, Wang X. [Interaction analysis of the influence of different factors and benzene exposure on the white blood cell count of workers]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2021; 39:836-839. [PMID: 34886643 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20200521-00276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Objective: To explore the main influencing factors of leucopenia in benzene workers. Methods: The data of 514 benzene hazardous enterprises and 97 non benzene hazardous enterprises in 16 municipal districts of Tianjin from January to December 2019 were collected. A total of 16113 benzene exposed workers and 5817 non benzene exposed workers were included in the study. The occupational health examination data of workers during on-the-job were analyzed, and they were divided into white blood cell count reduction group and white blood cell count normal group. Additive interaction was used to evaluate the effects of workers' general situation, occupational history, enterprise information and benzene exposure on leukocyte count reduction. Results: The age and length of service of workers in the white blood cell count reduction group were higher than those in the white blood cell count normal group (Z=-3.411, -4.539, P<0.01) . The detection rate of white blood cell count reduction in women was higher than that in men (χ(2)=211.631, P<0.01) . The detection rate of white blood cell count reduction in workers in enterprises located in urban areas, classified as manufacturing and small and micro enterprises was higher than that in workers in suburbs, non manufacturing and large and medium-sized enterprises (χ(2)=8.039, 4.232, 37.478, P<0.05) . The additive interaction analysis of the influencing factors of white blood cell count reduction showed that there was additive interaction between gender and benzene exposure, the relative excess risk ratio (RERI) , attribution ratio (AP) and interaction index (S) were 3.789 (95%CI: 2.280-5.299) , 0.571 (95%CI: 0.414-0.726) and 3.045 (95%CI: 1.699-5.459) , respectively. Conclusion: The management of benzene operation in the production environment of small and micro manufacturing enterprises in Tianjin should be strengthened, as well as the personal protective articles and occupational health protection measures for female operators, so as to protect the health of operators and prevent the occurrence of occupational diseases.
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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Bracher J, Wolffram D, Deuschel J, Görgen K, Ketterer JL, Ullrich A, Abbott S, Barbarossa MV, Bertsimas D, Bhatia S, Bodych M, Bosse NI, Burgard JP, Castro L, Fairchild G, Fuhrmann J, Funk S, Gogolewski K, Gu Q, Heyder S, Hotz T, Kheifetz Y, Kirsten H, Krueger T, Krymova E, Li ML, Meinke JH, Michaud IJ, Niedzielewski K, Ożański T, Rakowski F, Scholz M, Soni S, Srivastava A, Zieliński J, Zou D, Gneiting T, Schienle M. A pre-registered short-term forecasting study of COVID-19 in Germany and Poland during the second wave. Nat Commun 2021; 12:5173. [PMID: 34453047 PMCID: PMC8397791 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25207-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Disease modelling has had considerable policy impact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and it is increasingly acknowledged that combining multiple models can improve the reliability of outputs. Here we report insights from ten weeks of collaborative short-term forecasting of COVID-19 in Germany and Poland (12 October-19 December 2020). The study period covers the onset of the second wave in both countries, with tightening non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) and subsequently a decay (Poland) or plateau and renewed increase (Germany) in reported cases. Thirteen independent teams provided probabilistic real-time forecasts of COVID-19 cases and deaths. These were reported for lead times of one to four weeks, with evaluation focused on one- and two-week horizons, which are less affected by changing NPIs. Heterogeneity between forecasts was considerable both in terms of point predictions and forecast spread. Ensemble forecasts showed good relative performance, in particular in terms of coverage, but did not clearly dominate single-model predictions. The study was preregistered and will be followed up in future phases of the pandemic.
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- J Bracher
- Chair of Statistics and Econometrics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Computational Statistics Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, Germany.
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- Chair of Statistics and Econometrics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
- Computational Statistics Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Chair of Statistics and Econometrics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Chair of Statistics and Econometrics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Chair of Statistics and Econometrics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Berlin, Germany
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics (J-IDEA), Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Economic and Social Statistics Department, University of Trier, Trier, Germany
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- Information Systems and Modeling, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
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- Information Systems and Modeling, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
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- Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Frankfurt, Germany
- Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Institute of Informatics, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute of Mathematics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Institute of Mathematics, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Ilmenau, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Swiss Data Science Center, ETH Zurich and EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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- Statistical Sciences Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modeling, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modeling, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Ming Hsieh Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical and Computational Modeling, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Computational Statistics Group, Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Stochastics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Chair of Statistics and Econometrics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Li ML, Wu SJ. [The risk assessment of recurrent venous thromboembolism]. Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi 2021; 44:749-754. [PMID: 34645142 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20201023-01061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Li J, Li ML, Zhu TT, Zhang XN, Li MF, Wei JH. Integrated transcriptomics and metabolites at different growth stages reveals the regulation mechanism of bolting and flowering of Angelica sinensis. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2021; 23:574-582. [PMID: 33660347 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The root of Angelica sinensis is one of the most widely used traditional Chinese medicines. In commercial planting, early bolting and flowering (EBF) of ca. 40% of 2-year-old plants reduces root yield and quality. Although changes in physiology in bolted plants have been investigated, the mechanism activating EBF has not been identified. Here, transcriptomics profiles at four different growth stages (S1 to S4) were performed, gene expression was validated by qRT-PCR and the accumulation of endogenous hormones quantified by HPLC. A total of 60,282 unigenes were generated, with 2,282, 1,359 and 2,246 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) observed at S2 versus S1, S3 versus S2 and S4 versus S3, respectively; 558 genes that co-exist in at least three stages from S1 to S4 were obtained. Functional annotation classified 38 DEGs linked to flowering pathways: photoperiodism, hormone signalling, carbohydrate metabolism and floral development. The levels of gene expression, hormones (GA1 , GA4 and IAA) and soluble sugars were consistent with the EBF. It can be concluded that the EBF of A. sinensis is controlled by multiple genes. This integrated analysis of transcriptomics, together with targeted hormones and soluble sugars, provides new insights into the regulation of EBF of A. sinensis.
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- J Li
- Key Lab of Arid Land Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- Key Lab of Arid Land Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Gansu Herbal Medicine Planting Co., Ltd, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Key Lab of Arid Land Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, 730070, China
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100193, China
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Imai K, Li ML. Experimental Evaluation of Individualized Treatment Rules. J Am Stat Assoc 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01621459.2021.1923511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Kosuke Imai
- Department of Government and Department of Statistics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
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- Operation Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
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Gao Y, Wang X, Li P, Li ML. [Epidemiological analysis of pesticide poisoning in Tianjin from 2009 to 2018]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2021; 39:282-285. [PMID: 33910289 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn121094-20190905-00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To understand the present situation, law and characteristics of pesticide poisoning in Tianjin, and provide scientific basis for the formulation of pesticide poisoning control strategy. Methods: In August 2019, the related pesticide poisoning report card was derived from the China Disease Prevention and Control Information System. A total of 864 pesticide poisoning cases from 2009 to 2018 in Tianjin were studied, and the data were processed by SPSS 24.0, statistical analysis was performed by 2-test. Results: from 2009 to 2018, a total of 56 pesticide poisoning deaths were reported in Tianjin, with a case fatality rate of 6.48% (56/864) , including 166 cases of productive pesticide poisoning (19.21%) and 698 cases of non-productive pesticide poisoning (80.79%) , the difference of case fatality rate was statistically significant (χ(2)=11.72, P<0.05) . With the most cases of pesticide poisoning (144 cases) in 2012 and the least (48 cases) in 2018. The cases were mainly distributed in Jizhou (312 cases) , Baodi District (247 cases) and Jinnan district (140 cases) , with a total of 699 cases (80.90%) . The time was mainly from May to August, in which non-productive pesticide poisoning occurred in each month, the concentration of productive pesticide poisoning occurred from April to August in spring and summer, and reached its peak in July and August. The age range from 35 to 44 years old was the most (188 cases, 21.76%) , and the age below 15 years old was the least (8 cases, 0.93%) . Pesticide was the most common drug type (551 cases, 63.77%) . Conclusion: The departments concerned should strengthen the education and supervision of pesticide safety, improve the farmers'awareness of harm and self-protection, so as to reduce and prevent the occurrence of pesticide poisoning in this city.
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- Y Gao
- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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Xie GX, Shi FX, Li YC, Chen ZH, Li ML, Zhao J, Liu P, Xiang MQ, Guo W, Hu Q, Liu XY, Li HL. [Analysis of clinicopathological features of intrahepatic bile duct stones and its related occult cholangiocarcinoma]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2021; 50:388-390. [PMID: 33832001 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112151-20201208-00915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- G X Xie
- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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- Department of Radiology, Hunan Provincial People'hospital, Changsha 410005, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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- Department of Radiology, Hunan Provincial People'hospital, Changsha 410005, China
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- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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- Department of Pathology, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410005,China
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Yang YJ, Cao XX, Wang FD, Li S, Li ML, Li J, Tian XP, Zeng XF. [The 487th case: prominent eyes, headache, blurred vision]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2021; 60:388-392. [PMID: 33765713 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20200405-00344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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One 51 years old man was admitted to the rheumatology department with a history of prominent eyes, headache and blurred vision for half year. The main manifestations included retrobulbar inflammatory pseudotumor and retroperitoneal fibrosis. He was initially diagnosed as granulomatosis with polyangiitis. Prednisone and cyclophosphamide were administrated and effective. New mass of dura mater and osteosclerosis presented during follow up. Finally Erdheim Chester disease(ECD) was diagnosed by biopsy and pathological examination. Vemurafenib, a v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogenes homolog B1 (BRAF) inhibitor, 480 mg was given twice a day. The patient's condition is stable and still in follow-up. Although ECD is a rare histiocytosis, clinicians should pay attention to its manifestations and differential diagnoses.
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- Y J Yang
- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education,China National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Disease, Beijing 100730,China
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- Department of Hematology,Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730,China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730,China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730,China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730,China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education,China National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Disease, Beijing 100730,China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education,China National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Disease, Beijing 100730,China
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- Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education,China National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Disease, Beijing 100730,China
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Shu W, Zhao RL, Duan JW, Li ML, Li L, Zhao FF, Li ZA, Amaerjiang N, Xiao HD, Hu YF. [Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass in children from the PROC cohort study]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:1383-1388. [PMID: 33333655 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200612-00874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore the association between blood pressure (BP) and the left ventricular mass (LVM) in children aged 6-8 years. Methods: The participants were from the community-based census-like design child cohort on sensitization, puberty, obesity and cardiovascular risk (PROC) conducted in six public non-boarding primary schools in Shunyi District, Beijing. Repeated three measurements on anthropometrical, M-mode and 2-dimensional (2D) echocardiographic imaging (2D/M ECHO) and blood biochemical assay, and BP measurements were carried out at baseline and follow-up from October 2018 to June 2019. A total of 1 659 children who had repeated BP measurements and cardiac structure information were included in this study. The average value of last two measurements of BP was determined as BP value for analysis. Formula recommended by Devereux was used to calculate the mass of left ventricle. Robust linear regression models were used to explore the association between BP and LVM in different groups. Results: The average age of all patients was (7.10±0.29) years old, including 832 boys (50.15%). Of all, 83.54% (1 386/1 659) were grouped as normal BP with average LVM (58.54±13.33) g, and 16.46% (273/1 659) as elevated BP group with LVM (63.84±15.78) g (P<0.001). The LVM of the normal BP group was lower than elevated BP group in overall participants, boys and girls (P<0.005). Univariate analysis showed that systolic BP was associated with LVM in overall, boys and girls (P<0.001) respectively. While diastolic BP was associated with LVM in overall and girls (P<0.03). Multivariable analysis indicated that the associations between systolic BP and LVM were observed in overall, boys and girls (P<0.05) with the β (95%CI)=0.14 (0.08, 0.21), 0.18 (0.08, 0.27) and 0.12 (0.03, 0.22), respectively. However, the associations of diastolic BP and LVM were not significant. Conclusion: Systolic BP is highly associated with LVM and elevated BP could increase the LVM in children. Boys with elevated BP present a larger LVM and might indicate higher risk of left ventricular hypertrophy in adulthood.
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- W Shu
- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Li ML, Zhen GX, Duan JW, Li L, Shu W, Zhao FF, Li ZA, Amaerjiang N, Xiao HD, Zhao RL, Hu YF. [Association between trunk fat index and carotid intima-media thickness among children aged 6-8 years old in Beijing]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:1408-1413. [PMID: 33333659 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200612-00873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: The study is to explore the association between trunk fat index (TFI) and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) among children aged 6-8 years old in Shunyi District, Beijing. Methods: The participants were enrolled from the child cohort on sensitization, puberty, obesity and cardiovascular risk (PROC) conducted in Shunyi District, Beijing from October 2018 to June 2019. The PROC used a community-based census-like design, and all eligible first-grade children from six public non-boarding primary schools in urban area were approached. Finally, a total of 1 503 children with written informed consent from parents and had complete data of TFI and cIMT were included for the present study. Sequential baseline surveys including anthropometric measurements, laboratory testing and ultrasonography measurement were conducted to collect the data on height, weight, body composition, blood pressure, serum lipids and cIMT. Linear regression was used to determine the predictors of cIMT, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to determine the cut-off value of TFI to identify children with high cIMT, and analysis of covariance was used to evaluate the post-consistency classification of cIMT by TFI. Results: The age of 1 503 participants was (6.7±0.3) years, and 752 boys accounted for 50.0%. The average cIMT was (0.358±0.024) and (0.355±0.023) mm, and the M (P25, P75) of TFI was 0.70 (0.22, 1.78) and 0.74 (0.23, 1.52) kg/m2 for boys and girls, respectively. The detection rates for boys and girls of high cIMT were 2.1% and 3.3%, respectively. Linear regression analysis showed that height, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), TFI were positively correlated with cIMT in boys (P values<0.05). And height, SBP, triglyceride (TG), TFI were positively correlated with cIMT, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was negatively correlated with cIMT in girls (P values<0.05). ROC curve analysis indicated that the best cut-off values for TFI to identify children with high cIMT were 1.78 and 1.14 kg/m2, at P75 and P66 for boys and girls, respectively. After grouped with the cut-off value of TFI and adjusted for age, height, SBP, DBP, TG, HDL-C, multivariable covariance analysis showed a consistent cut-off of inter-group cIMT mean by TFI groups (P values<0.005). Conclusion: TFI is associated with cIMT, which underscore its application potential in identifying early vascular structural damage.
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- M L Li
- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Li ZA, Zhao RL, Zhao FF, Shu W, Duan JW, Li L, Li ML, Amaerjiang N, Xiao HD, Hu YF. [Sex difference in height growth and blood pressure change among Beijing school-age children and adolescents: a ten-year longitudinal study]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:1378-1382. [PMID: 33333654 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20200612-00875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To explore sex difference in height growth and blood pressure (BP) change among Beijing school-age children and adolescents. Methods: Using physical examination data of 70 769 school-age children and adolescents from primary to high school during 2009-2018 in Shunyi District, a longitudinal dataset was formed with completed anthropometrical measurements of height and blood pressure (BP) after individual information linkage. Age-specific height, BP, growth rate of height and BP as well BP growth rate based on age at peak height velocity (PHA) were calculated. Linear mixed-effects model was used to identify sex disparity in the growth rates of height and BP. Results: Height and BP increased with age in both boys and girls, and the mean height and BP of boys were always higher than those of girls, except age group from 10 to 11 years. Sex disparity existed in growth rates of height and BP (P<0.001), which was demonstrated by the interaction item of"sex x age"in linear mixed-effects model. The PHA of boys was 12 years old, which was 2 years later than that of girls, about 10 years old. The curves of BP growth rate with age showed double peaks in both boys and girls. Boys reached the peak BP velocity at 13 years old, 3 years lagging behind that of girls who reached the peak at 10 years old. However, the peak of height and BP velocity of boys were higher than that of girls. The change of BP was highly synchronized in time with the increase of height, after adjusting for the growth rate of height by PHA. BP velocity increased with age before onset of puberty till PHA and then declined. Conclusion: Sex disparity in height growth and BP change among school-age children and adolescents is persistent and significant and the change of BP is highly synchronized in time with the increase of height.
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of School Health, Shunyi District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 101300, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child, Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Wu HC, Shu W, Li ML, Li ZA, Hu YF. [Using text mining to identify gap in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome related information dissemination between the official channel delivery and the needs of adolescents]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:685-690. [PMID: 32842287 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20190816-00663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: The study intends to identify gap in HIV/AIDS awareness dissemination between the official channel delivery and the needs of adolescents. Methods: We crawled all the HIV/AIDS queries from "Baidu zhidao" till June 11st, 2018. "Baidu zhidao" inquiry and information form official public service announcement (abbreviated for "official delivery" hereafter) were the data source for comparative analysis. We categorized the text data into four kinds, "prevention", "testing and treatment", "symptoms and infection" and "legalization and policies" according to official categorization. Word segmentation was used for text mining and word frequency statistics, as well word cloud was used for word frequency visualization (all based on a comparison after removing the useless words). Results: Of the official delivery, the proportion of prevention category accounted for 32.3% (n=162) (ranks 1st), and the proportion of legalization and policies category was 14.1% (n=71). While among the "Baidu zhidao" inquiry information, the proportion of testing and treatment category accounted for 51.7% (n=51 264), and the proportion of prevention category accounted for 11.4% (n=11 272). The frequencies of same terms/ repeated terms of two channels accounted for 60% (59.3%-63.9%) of each category among the official delivery, of which, the proportion of interest terms comparatively less and more diverse in "Baidu zhidao" inquiries. The proportion of the terms frequency of each category was about 45% in "prevention, testing and treatment", 34.3% (n=14 781) in "symptoms and infection" and 17.0% (n=5 744) in "legalization and policies", respectively. Conclusion: A big gap was identified between the available official source and inquiries' term, especially word frequency discrepancy between "legalization and policies" and "prevention" categories. It underscore the necessity for the official channel to address the needs and interests of adolescents in the future.
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Shu W, Li ML, Li ZA, Hu YF. [Meta-analysis of asthma prevalence of children aged 0-14 in surveillance cities of China]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 54:875-883. [PMID: 32842317 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112150-20191015-00788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To understand the prevalence of asthma and its variation over time in children aged 0-14 years in China. Methods: The studies on the prevalence of asthma in children in China were systematically retrieved from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), WanFang Data, China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP) and PubMed databases. The search time was up to June 2019, and the study site was located in the asthma surveillance cities. Random effect model was used to calculate the combined prevalence of asthma and its 95% confidence interval (CI). The subgroup analysis was conducted by period, sex and region. All analyses were performed by using Stata 15.1 and R Studio software. Results: Among 2 624 articles, 67 met the eligibility criteria, and the survey time was from 1989 to 2015. A total of 1 661 076 children were involved and 40 737 asthma cases were confirmed from 26 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. The prevalence of asthma varied greatly among different studies, ranging from 0.5% to 9.82%. Meta-analysis showed that the combined prevalence of asthma in Chinese children aged 0-14 was 2.6% (95%CI: 2.1%-3.1%), about 3.2% (95%CI: 2.6%-3.8%) for boys and 1.9% (95%CI: 1.6%-2.3%) for girls. The subgroup analysis showed a significant variation of the prevalence over different years, genders and regions (P<0.05). The prevalence of asthma in boys was consistently higher than that of girls. The overall prevalence of asthma showed an upward trend. Before 2010, the prevalence of asthma in the eastern region was higher than that in the central and western regions. The prevalence of asthma across regions showed a significant change and the prevalence of asthma in the central region was significantly higher than that in the eastern and western regions from 2010 to 2015 (P<0.05). Conclusion: The asthma prevalence of children aged 0-14 in China is generally increasing, and the prevalence rate of boys is higher than that of girls. The prevalence rate in the central region is significantly higher than that in the eastern region from 2010 to 2015, suggesting that those regions should strengthen the early prevention and intervention of asthma and implement a sex-specific information dissemination strategy.
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Maternal Care, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Ren T, Li YS, Geng YJ, Li ML, Wu XS, Wu WW, Wang XA, Shu YJ, Bao RF, Dong P, Gong W, Gu J, Wang XF, Lu JH, Mu JS, Pan WH, Zhang X, Zhang XL, Fei ZW, Zhang ZY, Wang Y, Cao H, Sun B, Cui YF, Zhu CF, Li B, Zheng LH, Qian YB, Liu J, Dang XY, Liu C, Peng SY, Quan ZW, Liu YB. [Analysis of treatment modalities and prognosis of patients with gallbladder cancer in China from 2010 to 2017]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 58:697-706. [PMID: 32878417 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20200403-00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of gallbladder cancer (GBC) patients in China. Methods: This retrospective multicenter cohort study enrolled 3 528 consecutive GBC patients diagnosed between January 2010 to December 2017 in 15 hospitals from 10 provinces. There were 1 345 (38.12%) males and 2 183 (61.88%) females.The age of diagnosis was (63.7±10.8) years old (range: 26 to 99 years old) .There were 213 patients (6.04%) in stage 0 to Ⅰ, whereas 1 059 (30.02%) in stage Ⅱ to Ⅲ, 1 874 (53.12%) in stage Ⅳ, and 382 (10.83%) unavailable. Surgery was performed on 2 255 patients (63.92%) . Three hundred and thirty-six patients received chemotherapy or radiotherapy (9.52%; of which 172 were palliative); 1 101 (31.21%) received only supportive treatment.The patient source, treatment and surgery, pathology, concomitant gallstone, and prognosis were analyzed. Results: Among the 3 528 GBC patients, 959 (27.18%) were from East China, 603 (17.09%) from East-North China, 1 533 (43.45%) from Central China, and 433(12.27%) from West China. Among the 1 578 resectable tumor, 665 (42.14%) underwent radical surgery, 913 (57.86%) underwent surgery that failed to follow the guidelines.Eight hundred and ninety-one (56.46%) patients were diagnosed before surgery, 254 (16.10%) during surgery, and 381 (24.14%) after surgery (time point of diagnosis couldn't be determined in 52 patients) .Among the 1 578 patients with resectable tumor, 759 (48.10%) had concomitant gallstone.Among the 665 patients underwent radical surgery, 69 (10.4%) showed positive resection margin, 510 (76.7%) showed negative resection margin, and 86 (12.9%) unreported margin status.The 5-year overall survival rate (5yOS) for the 3 528-patient cohort was 23.0%.The 5yOS for patients with resectable tumor was 39.6%, for patients with stage ⅣB tumor without surgery was 5.4%, and for patients with stage ⅣB tumor underwent palliative surgery was 4.7%. Conclusions: More than half GBC patients in China are diagnosed in stage Ⅳ.Curative intent surgery is valuable in improving prognosis of resectable GBC.The treatment of GBC needs further standardization.Effective comprehensive treatment for GBC is in urgent need.
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- T Ren
- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Clinical Research Unit, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital, Shanghai 201499, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua (Chongming) Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 202150, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the First People's Hospital of Taicang, Taicang 215400, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Key Laboratory of Hepatosplenic Surgery, Ministry of Education, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150009, China
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- Department of Pancreatobiliary Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150086, China
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Changzhou the Second People's Hospital, Changzhou 213003, China
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin 250081, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330019, China
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Shangdong Provincial Hospital, Jinan 250021, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanxi Provincial Cancer Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Department of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Pancreatobiliary Surgery, Renji Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laborary of Biliary Tract Disease Research, and State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai 200127, China
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Bertsimas D, Li ML, Paschalidis IC, Wang T. Prescriptive analytics for reducing 30-day hospital readmissions after general surgery. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0238118. [PMID: 32903282 PMCID: PMC7480861 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION New financial incentives, such as reduced Medicare reimbursements, have led hospitals to closely monitor their readmission rates and initiate efforts aimed at reducing them. In this context, many surgical departments participate in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP), which collects detailed demographic, laboratory, clinical, procedure and perioperative occurrence data. The availability of such data enables the development of data science methods which predict readmissions and, as done in this paper, offer specific recommendations aimed at preventing readmissions. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study leverages NSQIP data for 722,101 surgeries to develop predictive and prescriptive models, predicting readmissions and offering real-time, personalized treatment recommendations for surgical patients during their hospital stay, aimed at reducing the risk of a 30-day readmission. We applied a variety of classification methods to predict 30-day readmissions and developed two prescriptive methods to recommend pre-operative blood transfusions to increase the patient's hematocrit with the objective of preventing readmissions. The effect of these interventions was evaluated using several predictive models. RESULTS Predictions of 30-day readmissions based on the entire collection of NSQIP variables achieve an out-of-sample accuracy of 87% (Area Under the Curve-AUC). Predictions based only on pre-operative variables have an accuracy of 74% AUC, out-of-sample. Personalized interventions, in the form of pre-operative blood transfusions identified by the prescriptive methods, reduce readmissions by 12%, on average, for patients considered as candidates for pre-operative transfusion (pre-operative hematoctic <30). The prediction accuracy of the proposed models exceeds results in the literature. CONCLUSIONS This study is among the first to develop a methodology for making specific, data-driven, personalized treatment recommendations to reduce the 30-day readmission rate. The reported predicted reduction in readmissions can lead to more than $20 million in savings in the U.S. annually.
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- Dimitris Bertsimas
- Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States of America
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- Operations Research Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States of America
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- Center for Information and Systems Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States of America
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- Center for Information and Systems Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Li P, Wang X, Li ML, Gao Y, Zeng Q. [Meta-analysis study on occupational wood dust exposure association with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2019; 37:764-767. [PMID: 31726508 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2019.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To clarify the association between occupational exposure to wood dust and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk by a meta-analysis. Methods: A systematic search of the studies was conducted using 3 English databases (Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane library) and 3 Chinese databases (CNKI, WanFang, and VIP) before March 2019. The following key words was used: 1) wood, 2) hardwood, 3) softwood, 4) saw, 5) dust, 6) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 7) chronic obstructive airway disease, 8) lung function. A quality score was evaluated by Newcastle-Ottawa Scale, NOS (Wells, 2012). Pooled effect value with 95% confidence interval (CI) was calculated using fixed-effect model (Heterogeneity test I(2)<25%) or random-effect model (Heterogeneity test I(2)≥25%). Meta-regression was used to explore heterogeneous source. Sensitivity analysis was used to verify the stability of the results. Publication bias was assessed by Egger's test. Fill and trim method was used to correct the pool effect value with 95%CI for studies which wit publication bias. The TSA threshold was calculated by the O'Brien-Fleming loss function in the TSA data. The studies were evaluated based on the accrued information size (AIS) . Results: A total of 9 studies were included in the analysis. The occupational exposure to wood dust was not significantly associated with increased chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk (ES=1.01, 95%CI: 0.856-1.194). TSA showed that the cumulative Z-value curve neither gone beyond the traditional (Z=1.96) threshold line, nor exceed the TSA threshold, but has reached the expected amount of information. This result was consistent with the meta-analysis. Conclusion: This study does not yet consider that COPD is associated with occupational wood dust exposure.
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- P Li
- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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Chen QY, Luo XB, Xie DH, Li ML, Ji XY, Zhou R, Huang YB, Zhang W, Feng W, Zhang Y, Huang L, Hao QQ, Liu Q, Zhu XG, Liu Y, Zhang P, Lai XC, Si Q, Tan SY. Orbital-Selective Kondo Entanglement and Antiferromagnetic Order in USb_{2}. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 123:106402. [PMID: 31573295 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.106402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In heavy-fermion compounds, the dual character of f electrons underlies their rich and often exotic properties like fragile heavy quasiparticles, a variety of magnetic orders and unconventional superconductivity. 5f-electron actinide materials provide a rich setting to elucidate the larger and outstanding issue of the competition between magnetic order and Kondo entanglement and, more generally, the interplay among different channels of interactions in correlated electron systems. Here, by using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy, we present the detailed electronic structure of USb_{2} and observe two different kinds of nearly flat bands in the antiferromagnetic state of USb_{2}. Polarization-dependent measurements show that these electronic states are derived from 5f orbitals with different characters; in addition, further temperature-dependent measurements reveal that one of them is driven by the Kondo correlations between the 5f electrons and conduction electrons, while the other reflects the dominant role of the magnetic order. Our results on the low-energy electronic excitations of USb_{2} implicate orbital selectivity as an important new ingredient for the competition between Kondo correlations and magnetic order and, by extension, in the rich landscape of quantum phases for strongly correlated f electron systems.
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- Q Y Chen
- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, CAS, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Rice Center for Quantum Materials, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang 621908, China
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Liu J, Feng LM, Tang HJ, Li ML, Yang XY, Zhang JM, Zeng Q. [The epidemiological characteristics of silicosis cases in Tianjin from 2001 to 2015]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2019; 37:366-369. [PMID: 31177716 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To provide scientific evidence for the prevention and control measures of silicosis by analyzing the epidemiological characteristics of silicosis cases reported in Tianjin city during 2001-2015. Methods: The database of silicosis cases reported in Tianjin from 2001 to 2015 was established and analyzed by SPSS 24.0 software. Results: 2 213 cases of silicosis were reported during 2001~2015 in Tianjin, 2015 of them were new cases, and fewer reports of promoting stage cases and death cases, which were129 and 69 cases. The new cases were increasing by years, mainly stage I silicosis accounting for 99.2%, the years of dust exposure were concentrated from 1970 to 1989, accounting for 69.58%. From 2001 to 2015, the median length of service at the onset of silicosis was 19.30 years, the age of the onset of silicosis is decreasing. The median of onset age in new cases of silicosis was 53.28 years, and increased year by year. There were significant differences in indirect dust working age and diagnostic age in different reporting years. Most cases were distributed in non-mental mineral product industry, and ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry. The work types of these cases are various. Conclusion: The increasing incidence of silicosis and the shortening of dust-exposed working years suggest that the form of silicosis hazards is still severe in Tianjin. According to the epidemic characteristics of silicosis, we should strengthen the supervision and management of key industries and special investigation, carry out silicosis census and silicosis screening of dust-removal workers, and take pertinent measures to prevent and control the occurrence of silicosis.
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- J Liu
- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Occupational Diseases Precaution and Therapeutic Hospital, Tianjin 300011, China
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- Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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Wang X, Li ML, Liu J, Yang XY, Li P, Gao Y, Zeng Q. [Analysis of occurrence characteristics and influencing factors of new occupational diseases in Tianjin city from 2008 to 2017]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2019; 37:255-259. [PMID: 31177689 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2019.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the characteristics and influencing factors of new occupational diseases in Tianjin from 2008 to 2017, and to provide scientific basis for the formulation of prevention and control measures for occupational diseases in Tianjin. Methods: In 2018, data on the new occupational disease in Tianjin from 2008 to 2017 were collected from the China Disease Prevention and Control Information System. Statistical analysis was performed on the basic situation, the nature of the company, and the distribution of the industry. Results: A total of 5201 cases of occupational diseases were reported in Tianjin from 2008 to 2017, mainly including pneumoconiosis (92.37%) , followed by occupational poisoning (2.88%) , and the third occupational ENT disease (2.31%) . The male cases were higher than females, with a median age of 56 years and a median of 20 years of service. The most reported area was Hedong District (26.86%) . The economic type and scale of the cases belonged to state-owned large and medium-sized enterprises. The industry is mainly composed of non-metallic mineral products, and there are significant differences in the composition ratios of its economic type (χ(2)=19240.00, P<0.01) , enterprise size (χ(2)=3883.00, P<0.01) and industry (χ(2)=52050.00, P<0.01) . Conclusion: Pneumoconiosis, occupational poisoning and occupational ENT diseases are the key prevention and control occupational diseases in Tianjin city. It is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of occupational diseases in large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises, and to respond to occupational disease hazards in such key industries as the manufacturing industry so as to protect the health of occupational groups.
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- X Wang
- Tianijn Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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Hamid H, Zhang JY, Li WX, Liu C, Li ML, Zhao LH, Ji C, Ma QG. Interactions between the cecal microbiota and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis using laying hens as the model. Poult Sci 2019; 98:2509-2521. [PMID: 30690636 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pey596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Chronic liver disease has caused increasing numbers of deaths worldwide. Fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome, one of the chronic liver diseases in laying hens, has great similarity to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in humans. It is characterized by the pathological accumulation of liver fat. Non-invasive techniques are needed for early identification of fibrosis. As primary de novo lipogenesis in the liver of chicken is similar to that of humans, mature chicken is an ideal animal model for the understanding of NAFLD. This study was aimed to evaluate the relationships between gut microbiota and natural chronic liver disease (i.e., non-alcoholic steatohepatitis [NASH] and fibrosis stages) in a well-characterized laying hen population. One hundred 20-wk-old Hy-Line Brown laying hens were used and fed with basal diets until 52 wk of age. At the end of the experiment, birds were killed for sampling blood, liver, and cecal contents, and then classified by liver histology measurement into different groups. We investigated microbial community structure of cecum using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Subjects in stage 0 fibrosis without NASH were classified as low NAFLD (Group A), subjects in stage 1-2 fibrosis with mild to moderate NASH were defined as low NASH (Group B), and subjects in stage 3 fibrosis were defined as severe NASH (Group C). The abundance of Firmicutes was reduced in Groups B and C (P < 0.001), whereas opposite results were observed for the abundance of Bacteroidetes. Additionally, the families Bacteroidaceae, Ruminococcaceae Lachnospiraceae, and lactobacillae were significantly different between groups of differing fibrosis stages (P < 0.001), driven entirely by alterations of Bacteroides and lactobacillus and lachnospiraceae genera (P < 0.001), were observed. Results indicated that cecal dysbiosis was linked with the severity of fibrosis and NASH; importantly, increased levels of serum AST, alkaline phosphatase, and uric acid were accompanied with liver fibrosis and NASH severity. Collectively, these data highlight the role of gut-liver axis and associations between the gut microbiota and fibrosis and NASH severity.
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China.,Key Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Materials of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210042, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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Dong MA, Li ML, Cai MS. Analysis of Detection of Mixed Semen Stains with Different Immunological Test Methods and Case Applications. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 35:324-327. [PMID: 31282629 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2019.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Objective To perform the separation and confirmation of mixed semen stains with immunological test method, and find a more effective method for the detection of mixed semen stains. Methods The semens of three volunteers were mixed. The mixed semen stains were processed and tested with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) colloidal gold immunoassay strip method, immunomagnetic beads method and laser capture microdissection, respectively. Statistics of the results of STR were gathered and compared with those of a single semen stain. Results After PSA colloidal gold immunoassay strip method testing, the samples showed a purplish red line in the test area and the control area. The results obtained with the immunomagnetic beads method showed a more complete and effective short tandem repeat (STR) sequence. The mixed semen stains were processed with laser capture microdissection and low volume amplified. The results were summarized and superimposed to obtain a complete single typing, which matched the single semen stain typing, with a typing success rate of 84.00%. Single suspect Y-STR typing was obtained with the application of the method above in actual cases, which provided evidence basis for rapid solving of the case. Conclusion The combination of PSA colloidal gold immunoassay strip method, immunomagnetic beads method and laser capture microdissection can be used to separate and confirm the mixed semen stains.
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China
- Zhanjiang Public Security Bureau, Zhanjiang 524000, Guangdong Province, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- School of Basic Medical Sciences, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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Wu XS, Chen Y, Jin YP, Li ML, Wu WW, Gong W, Liu YB, Peng SY. [The role of anatomical hepatectomy in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 56:269-273. [PMID: 29562411 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2018.e005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the role of anatomical hepatectomy in the treatment of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Methods: The cases of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma who received curative surgery in two hospitals from 2010 to 2015 were analyzed retrospectively. Among the 98 patients enrolled in this study, 55 were male and 43 were female. The median age was 61 years. According to receiving anatomical hepatectomy or not, the 98 cases were divided into two groups: non-anatomical hepatectomy(n=30) and anatomical hepatectomy(n=68). The surgical results were compared between the two groups.Survival curves were plotted by the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by the log-rank test. The influence of each prognostic factor identified by univariate analysis was multivariate analysis by Cox's proportional hazard regression. Results: The duration of surgery was significantly prolonged in the anatomical hepatectomy group((196.4±94.9)minutes vs. (166.2±65.7)minutes, P=0.027), while there was no significant difference in terms of other surgical results such as intraoperative blood transfusion, postoperative morbidity and mortality rate. Compared to non-anatomical hepatectomy, anatomical hepatectomy significantly improved long-term survival results(14 months vs. 11 months)(χ2=4.641, P=0.031). Single variable analysis indicated that tumor differentiation, tumor numbers, T stage, N stage, anatomical hepatectomy and adjuvant therapy significantly affected overall survival. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that tumor numbers(HR=0.522, 95% CI: 0.259-0.974, P=0.042) and anatomical hepatectomy(HR=1.858, 95%CI: 1.092-3.161, P=0.022) were two independent prognostic factors for overall survival. Conclusion: Compared to non-anatomical hepatectomy, anatomical hepatectomy performed for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is not only safe but also beneficial for long-term survival.
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- Department of General Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Research Center of Biliary Tract Disease, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Biliary Tract Disease Research, Shanghai 200092, China
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Wu XS, Zhu YD, Jin YP, Li ML, Gong W, Liu YB. [Diagnosis and treatment for unexpected gallbladder carcinoma(a retrospective study of 45 cases)]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:265-270. [PMID: 30929371 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2019.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the rationale for appropriate diagnostic methods and treatment protocols for unexpected gallbladder carcinoma(UGC). Methods: The clinical and pathological data of 45 patients with UGC admitted at Department of General Surgery, Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,from January 2008 to December 2017 were retrospectively collected and analyzed.There were 11 males(28.9%) and 34 females(71.1%),aged 68 years(range:27 to 68 years).And there were 20 cases who aged above 70 years. Twenty-four cases were diagnosed preoperatively as cholecystolithiasis plus chronic cholecystitis.Ten cases were diagnosed preoperatively as cholecystolithiasis plus actue cholecystitis.Six cases were diagnosed preoperatively as cholecystolithiasis plus choledocholith.Six cases were admitted because of gallbladder polyp and 1 case was admitted because of gallbladder adenomyomatosis. Results: Thirty-four patients with UGC received radical surgery.Among them,11 patients experienced postoperative complication and no posterative mortality occoured during hospital stay.Thirteen patients were diagnosed with T1b UGC, the harvested lymph node of Nx, N0, N1 and N2 was 2, 9, 1 and 1, respectively.In addition, 2 cases were identified to have local-regional tumor recurrence during our rescue radical surgery.The median overall survival time of the patients who did not receive radical surgery was 7 months(range:2-56 months).Nevertheless,the median overall survival time for patients diagnosed with T1, T2 and T3 tumors who received radical surgery, was 41 months(range: 19-82 months), 33.5 months(range: 31-36 months) and 17 months(range: 7-46 months), respectively. Conclusions: For patients with UGC, rescue radical surgery can achieve a better survival time.Furhtermore, our experience proved that rescue radical surgery for UGC is safe and feasible.Therefore,rescue radical surgery should be performed in patients with diagnose with UGC especially those T1b patients.
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- X S Wu
- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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Zhang JT, Chen SY, Han F, Zhai FF, Zhou LX, Ni J, Yao M, Cui LY, Li ML, Jin ZY, Zhu YC. [Prevalence and risk factors of perivascular space in the population of Shunyi Study]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 99:647-652. [PMID: 30831611 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2019.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the prevalence on imaging, topographic distribution and risk factors of perivascular space (PVS) in community population. Methods: This study was based on the population of Shunyi Study in China from June 2013 to September 2016. One thousand two hundred and thirty-two stroke free participants older than 35 years, who completed cerebral MRI, were included. Cardiovascular risk factors were assessed by interview, physical examination and blood sample tests. PVS were evaluated on high-resolution 3-dimensional-T1WI, T2WI and FLAIR sequences. On T1WI, PVS were detected according to 3D imaging criteria. The number and anatomic location of large PVS (≥3 mm) were recorded. And severity of PVS was then semiquantitatively graded in both white matter (WM) and basal ganglia (BG). Associations between risk factors and PVS were analyzed by multinominal Logistic regression models and adjusted for age, gender and relevant confounders. Results: Perivascular spaces were observed in the BG or WM in every subject, aged (55±10) years and 37.3% male. Large PVS were detected in 19.0% (460/1 232) of participants. Severity of PVS was found to be strongly associated with age in both basal ganglia (severe versus mild: OR=1.81; 95%CI 1.45-2.27, P<0.01) and white matter (OR=1.39; 95%CI 1.13-1.71, P<0.01), and the proportion of subjects with hypercholesterolemia decreased with the severity of PVS in BG (OR=0.58, P=0.01) . The present of large PVS was found to be associated with age(present versus absent: OR=1.03, 95%CI 1.02-1.05, P<0.01) and ApoE ε4 carrier genotype(OR=1.53, 95%CI 1.01-2.23, P=0.04). Conclusions: Perivascular spaces are always detected in the BG or WM in elderly people, and large PVS are also prevalent in community-based population. The risk factors are different due to distribution and size, and may depend on anatomic or pathologic characteristics.
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- J T Zhang
- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Radiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Neurology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
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Zhu HF, Li ML, Li X. [Eight primary malignant tumors in a female patient]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2018; 40:879-880. [PMID: 30481944 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3766.2018.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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- H F Zhu
- Department of Oncology of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Oncology of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Oncology of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, China
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Li ML, Chen P, Zeng FH, Cui QL, Zeng J, Zhao XS, Li ZN. [Analysis of the impact of job characteristics and organizational support for workplace violence]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2018; 35:921-924. [PMID: 29495156 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To analyze the effect of job characteristics and organizational support for workplace violence, explore the influence path and the theoretical model, and provide a theoretical basis for reducing workplace violence. Methods: Stratified random sampling was used to select 813 medical staff, conductors and bus drivers in Chongqing with a self-made questionnaire to investigate job characteristics, organization attitude toward workplace violence, workplace violence, fear of violence, workplace violence, etc from February to October, 2014. Amos 21.0 was used to analyze the path and to establish a theoretical model of workplace violence. Results: The odds ratio of work characteristics and organizational attitude to workplace violence were 6.033 and 0.669, respectively, and the path coefficients were 0.41 and-0.14, respectively (P<0.05). The Fitting indexes of the model: Chi-square (χ(2)) =67.835, The ratio of the chi-square to the degree of freedom (χ(2)/df) =5.112, Good-of-fit index (GFI) =0.970, Adjusted good-of-fit index (AGFI) =0.945, Normed fit index (NFI) =0.923, Root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) =0.071, Fit criterion (Fmin) =0.092, so the model fit well with the data. Conclusion: The job characteristic is a risk factor for workplace violence while organizational attitude is a protective factor for workplace violence, so changing the job characteristics and improving the enthusiasm of the organization to deal with workplace violence are conducive to reduce workplace violence and increase loyalty to the unit.
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- M L Li
- Chongqing University of Science and Technology, Chongqing 401331, China
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Wang X, Li ML, Tang HJ, Zeng Q. [Analysis on occupational health surveillance to workers exposed to toxic environment in a city]. Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi 2018; 35:903-906. [PMID: 29495151 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-9391.2017.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To understand the status of occupational health surveillance to workers exposed to toxic environment in a city, so as to provide scientific basis for strategy of occupational diseases prevention. Methods: In January 2017, collecting the data of on-the-job poisonous and harmful workers occupational health surveillance in the city from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2016 in China Information System for Disease Control and Prevention, the trend of occupational health monitoring in the city was analyzed, and the differences between diverseeconomic types, enterprise scale, industry nature and hazard factors were analyzed and compared. Results: The occupational health examination rate showed an overall upward trend in workers exposed to dust in the city from 2010-2016 (t=3.607, P<0.05) , and the detection rate of occupational contraindications was on the rise in workers exposed to chemical factors (t=3.071, P<0.05). The detection rate of occupational contraindications and suspected occupational diseaseswere significant in different economic types, enterprise scale, industry nature and hazard factors (P<0.05). The detection rate of occupational contraindications was the highest among the large enterprises (1.24%) , the manufacturing industry (0.84%) and the state-owned economy (1.49%). The detection rate of suspected occupational diseases (0.04%) and occupational contraindications (1.15%) were the highest in the physical factors. Conclusion: Occupational health monitoring in the city is not optimistic. It is necessary to focuson the occupational health care of manufacturing practitioners, raise the detection rate of suspected occupational diseases, and standard the occupational health check work to protect the occupational health.
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- X Wang
- Tianijn Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Tianjin 300011, China
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Su XM, Ren Y, Li ML, Zhao X, Kong LF, Kang J. Performance evaluation of histone deacetylases in lungs of mice exposed to ovalbumin aerosols. J Physiol Pharmacol 2018; 69. [PMID: 30045003 DOI: 10.26402/jpp.2018.2.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This study was to investigate expression levels and functional activities of histone deacetylases (HDACs) with potential therapeutic targets selected in animal model of allergic asthma. Mice were sensitized and then challenged with saline (control) or ovalbumin (OVA) for 8 weeks. Airway resistance was determined by increasing concentrations of acetyl-β-methacholine chloride (0 - 50 mg/ml). The number of cells and cytokine production in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) were determined by ELISA. Pathological changes of lung specimens were examined by histochemical staining methods under the light microscope. Expression and quantification of HDACs in lungs were measured using immunohistochemistry and Western blotting analysis. HDAC activity was identified using colorimetric and fluorometric methods. The OVA-treated mice had a significant enhancement in airway resistance with a large number of cells and increased interleukin (IL)-4 and -5 levels in BALF. Morphologically, an infiltration of inflammatory cells into epithelial layer with mucus accumulation and subepithelial fibrosis were seen in the OVA-exposed lungs. The expression levels for HDAC1, HDAC5, HDAC6, and HDAC8 were significantly elevated with weak induction of HDAC 2-4, which was identical with their catalytic activities detected in the lungs. In contrast, HDAC1 and HDAC5 activities were higher than others in the lungs. Individual HDACs are differently regulated in expression levels and functional activities in animal model of allergic asthma. Selective targeting of HDAC1/5 offers an opportunity to improve therapeutic effects of the disease.
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Ma YB, Zhu M, Yu CJ, Wang Y, Liu Y, Li ML, Sun YD, Zhao JS, Zhou GK. Large-scale screening and characterisation of Lemna aequinoctialis and Spirodela polyrhiza strains for starch production. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2018; 20:357-364. [PMID: 29222918 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Duckweed is considered a promising feedstock for bioethanol production due to its high biomass and starch production. Selection of duckweed strains with high starch accumulation is essential for application of duckweeds to bioethanol production. Geographic differentiation had a large influence on genetic diversity of duckweeds. Biomass production, starch content and starch amount in geographically isolated strains of 20 Lemna aequinoctialis and Spirodela polyrhiza were calculated to evaluate their potential for bioethanol production. The influence of different collection time, culture medium and NaCl concentration on starch accumulation of the best strains were analysed. The results showed that biomass production, starch content and starch production of duckweeds demonstrated clonal dependency. The best strain was L. aequinoctialis 6000, with biomass production of 15.38 ± 1.47 g m-2 , starch content of 28.68 ± 1.10% and starch production of 4.39 ± 0.25 g m-2 . Furthermore, starch content of L. aequinoctialis 6000 was highest after 8 h of light, tap water was the best medium for starch induction, and NaCl did not induce starch accumulation. This study suggests duckweed biomass production and starch production demonstrate clonal dependency, indicating that extensive clonal comparisons will be required to identify the most suitable isolates for duckweed selective breeding for bioethanol.
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- Y B Ma
- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering (Ministry of Education), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Animal Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Engineering Research Center of Biomass Resources and Environment, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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Song HX, Ping AM, Sun MX, Qi XH, Gao MY, Xu XY, Zhu ZJ, Li ML, Hou LP. Identification of genes related to floral organ development in pak choi by expression profiling. Genet Mol Res 2017; 16:gmr-16-01-gmr.16019233. [PMID: 28362994 DOI: 10.4238/gmr16019233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Pak choi is a highly nutritious vegetable that is widely grown in China, Southeast Asia, and other parts of the world. Because it reproduces by seed, it is very important to understand the mechanism of floral organ development. Therefore, using the Chinese cabbage genome as a reference, this study analyzed the expression profiles of shoot apex genes at flower bud differentiation stages 1 and 5, in order to identify genes related to floral organ development. The results showed that the proportion of mapped genes was high, with 84.25 and 83.80% of clean reads from the two sample saligned to the reference genome, respectively. A total of 525 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, 224 of which were upregulated and 301 were downregulated. The expression levels of genes homologous to Chinese cabbage flowering genes were also analyzed at stages 1 and 5; the expression levels of Bra012997 (ap1), Bra000393 (SOC1), and Bra004928 (SOC1) were significantly upregulated at stage 5, suggesting that these three genes positively regulate floral development in pak choi. DEGs involved in floral organ development were analyzed with homologous genes from Arabidopsis thaliana; the homologous genes Bra029281 (AGL42), Bra026577 (ARPN), Bra022954 (SPL3), Bra029293 (ARF2), Bra007978 (AtRLP12), Bra033221 (SPL8), Bra008037 (LOX4), Bra001598 (IAA19), Bra003892 (PATL1), Bra038778 (AT4G21323), Bra025315 (KLCR2), and Bra013906 (DTX35) are directly related to floral organ development in Arabidopsis, suggesting that these genes have corresponding functions during flower organ development in pak choi, and could be candidates for further genetic research. These results provide a foundation for research on the molecular mechanism of flower organ development in pak choi and other Brassica rapa vegetables.
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- H X Song
- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China.,These authors contributed equally to this study
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China.,These authors contributed equally to this study
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory for Quality Improvement of Agricultural Products of Zhejiang Province/College of Agricultural and Food Science, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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- College of Horticulture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, China
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Wu WG, Wu XS, Li ML, Wang XA, Liang HB, Liu YB. [Method and significance of specimens standardized pathological treatment in pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic head cancer]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:37-40. [PMID: 28056252 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2017.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is a highly aggressive disease with a grim prognosis. Surgical resection offers the best chance for long-term survival. Negative-margin resection still remains the goal, the influence of margin status on outcomes in pancreatic head carcinoma remains controversial, as conflicting data have been plagued by a lack of standardization in R0 resection and margin definitions, pathologic analysis, and reporting. In contrast to common belief, a high rate of R1 resections in pancreatic cancer is not a marker of low-quality surgery but rather of high-quality pathology. The international pathological consensus of pancreatic head carcinoma is still needed to fully understand the prognostic value of margin status in order to optimize treatment strategy for this disease.
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- W G Wu
- Department of General Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
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Liu Q, Wang JJ, Yan HY, Wang YQ, Qin CW, Li ML. Safety and pharmacodynamic mechanism of ropivacaine lumbar anesthesia in Cesarean section. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:71-76. [PMID: 28337872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Lumbar anesthesia is the preferred anesthetic approach for puerperae undergoing cesarean section in China. To observe the safety of administering different doses of ropivacaine for cesarean section and its pharmacodynamic mechanism, we randomly divided 180 pregnant women undergoing cesarean section into three groups: group A, 10 mg ropivacaine (0.50%); group B, 12 mg ropivacaine (0.50%); and group C, 14 mg ropivacaine (0.50%). Pharmacodynamic index, anesthesia quality and incidence of untoward reactions of each group were observed. Group A performed the poorest and group C the best in evaluation of sensory and motory block (P less than 0.05). With regard to evaluation of hemodynamic index, hemodynamic parameters of the three groups had significant differences after medication; mean arterial pressure (MAP) of patients in group B decreased at time points T1, T2 and T3 and heart rate (HR) became much higher at T1 (P less than 0.05); MAP of the patients in group C decreased at T1, T2, T3 and T4, but HR became higher at T1 and T2 (P less than 0.05); HR of group B was higher than that of group A at T1 (P less than 0.05); MAP of the patients in group C had a significant decrease at T1, T2, T3 and T4, but HR became higher at T2 (P less than 0.05); MAP of patients in group C significantly decreased compared to group B at T1 and T2, but HR became higher at T2 (P less than 0.05). Fluctuation of oxyhemoglobin saturation (SpO2) of all patients was between 95% and 99%. There was no occurrence of myocardial ischemia or arrhythmia. 1-min Apgar score of neonates of the three groups had no significant difference (P0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions of the patients in group C was much higher than that of the patients in the other groups (P less than 0.05). Twelve mg ropivacaine (5%) is the most suitable dose for pregnant women undergoing cesarean section as it can achieve a sound anesthetic effect and high safety and, moreover, has little influence on respiratory and circulatory functions.
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- Anesthesia Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou China
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- Anesthesia Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou China
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- Anesthesia Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou China
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- Anesthesia Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou China
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- Anesthesia Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou China
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- Oncology Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou China
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Li ML, Dong Y, Luan SL, Zhao ZH, Ning FL. Changes of expression of estrogen and progestrone receptors, human epithelial growth factor receptor 2 and Ki-67 after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2016; 30:1059-1065. [PMID: 28078854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Recent studies suggest that the development and prognosis of breast cancer is in close correlation to molecular subtype of breast cancer. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been extensively applied in the treatment of local breast cancer in advanced stage. In order to verify the correlation between expression changes of estrogen receptor, progestrone receptor, human epithelial growth factor receptor 2 and Ki-67 after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy, we studied 120 patients with stage IIAIIIC breast cancer who underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Shandong, China from February 2011 to February 2015. Clinical characteristics were retrospectively analyzed. The expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, human epithelial growth factor receptor 2 and Ki-67 of patients were detected using the immunohistochemical method before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The results suggest that the overall remission rate of neoadjuvant chemotherapy was 76.7% (92/120) of which 16.7% (20/120) of cases had complete remission, 60% (72/120) had partial remission and 23.3% (28/120) were stable. There were no cases of progressive disease. The property of estrogen receptor and the expression of Ki-67 of primary tumor were correlated to the remission rate of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (P less than 0.05). The expression of Ki-67 had a significant decline after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and the difference had statistical significance (P less than 0.05). The difference in expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epithelial growth factor receptor 2 before and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy had statistical significance (P > 0.05). Hence, it can be concluded that breast cancer patients with negative estrogen receptor expression and high Ki-67 expression before neoadjuvant chemotherapy can achieve better curative effects. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy cannot change the expression states of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epithelial growth factor receptor 2, but it can lower the expression level of Ki-67. Ki-67 can also be used for predicting the curative effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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- M L Li
- Oncology Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Clinical Laboratory, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Oncology Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Oncology Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Oncology Department, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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Chen H, Li ML, You Y, Zhu X, Chen YX, Lv NH, Liao WD. A rare case of abdominal tuberculosis with vomiting : letter to the editor. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 2016; 79:264-265. [PMID: 27382951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Cai MS, Jiang S, Mo CC, Wang JL, Huang JL, Zeng ZC, Li XW, Yang YJ, Chen CK, Cui W, Li ML. Preparation and identification of an antiserum against recombinant UL31 protein of pseudorabies virus. Acta Virol 2015; 59:295-9. [PMID: 26435153 DOI: 10.4149/av_2015_03_295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pseudorabies virus (PRV) early protein UL31 is a homologue of herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) UL31, which is a multifunctional protein important for HSV-1 infection. However, the precise roles of PRV UL31 in virus life cycle are still poorly understood. A relatively crucial tool for uncovering the function of UL31 is an antiserum that specifically detects UL31 in the PRV-infected cells. For this purpose, a recombinant UL31 protein consisting of N-terminal 27 aa of UL31 fused to EYFP and His-tag was expressed, purified and used for the preparation of antiserum in BALB/c mice. Our results show that Western blot analysis and immunofluorescence assay showed that this antiserum could specifically detect the purified recombinant UL31 as well as full-length UL31 in the PRV infected cells. These results demonstrate that the prepared antiserum could serve as a valuable tool for further studies of UL31 functions in PRV infection.
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Yan SQ, Bai CY, Qi SM, Li ML, Si S, Li YM, Sun JH. Cloning and association analysis of KIT and EDNRB polymorphisms with dominant white coat color in the Chinese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides procyonoides). Genet Mol Res 2015; 14:6549-54. [PMID: 26125860 DOI: 10.4238/2015.june.12.8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The Chinese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides procyonoides) is one of the most important fur-bearing animal species. The dominant white individual, a coat color variant in farmed Chinese raccoon dog, shows a completely white phenotype over the entire body. The KIT and EDNRB genes have been reported to be associated with the dominant white coat color in some mammalian species. In the present study, the full-length coding sequences of KIT and EDNRB were amplified from a dominant white and a wild-type Chinese raccoon dog. Sequence analysis revealed that the coding region of KIT and EDNRB in Chinese raccoon dog was 2919 and 1332 base pairs in length (accession No. KM083121 and KM083122), respectively, and 2 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs; c.600C>T and c.967G>A) in KIT and 1 SNP (c.259A>C) in EDNRB was found only in the dominant white individual. An alternative splicing site at the boundary of 4 and 5 of the KIT gene was identified in both individuals. We further investigated the association between the 3 SNPs of KIT and EDNRB and dominant white coat color by genotyping 18 individuals. We found no association between these SNPs and dominant white coat color. Based on these results, we can exclude the coding regions of the KIT and EDNRB genes as determinants of the dominant white coat color in Chinese raccoon dog.
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- S Q Yan
- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- College of Animal Science, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China
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Li ML, Dong Y, Hao YZ, Xu N, Ning FL, Chen SS, Yu JM. Association between p53 codon 72 polymorphisms and clinical outcome of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Genet Mol Res 2014; 13:10883-90. [PMID: 25526208 DOI: 10.4238/2014.december.19.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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We conducted a cohort study to investigate whether polymorphisms in p53 at codon 72 are associated with tumor response and survival time of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients treated with radiotherapy. The study population included 127 subjects with NPC who were enrolled at Binzhou Medical University between September 2008 and December 2009. Cox proportional hazard regression was used to assess the association between polymorphisms in the p53 gene and progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of NPC patients. During the follow-up period, 42 patients died and 72 patients showed progression at the end of the study. Of the 127 patients, median PFS was 22.5 ± 1.2 months (1-36 months), and the median OS time was 28.2 ± 1.1 months (2-36 months). The p53 codon 72 Pro/Pro genotype was associated with a longer median PFS time of 30.3 months compared with 18.2 months for patients with Arg/Arg variants. Moreover, the p53 codon 72 Pro/ Pro genotype was associated with a longer median OS time of 31.6 months compared with 25.8 months for those with Arg/Arg variants; the P value was marginally significant. We showed that variants in p53 codon 72 may be an independent predictor for PFS and OS of NPC patients.
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- M L Li
- Division of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Laboratory Department of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, China
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- Oncology Department of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, China
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- Oncology Department of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, China
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- Oncology Department of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, China
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- Oncology Department of Binzhou Medical University, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Jinan, China
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We amplified a 816-bp sequence of the UL31 gene from the pseudorabies virus (PRV) Becker strain genome. Evidence that this was the UL31 gene was confirmed by cloning and sequencing. The PRV UL31 gene encodes a putative protein of 271-amino acid residues, which was designated the UL31 protein. Bioinformatic analysis indicated that PRV UL31 contains a conserved PHA03328 domain, closely related with the herpes virus nuclear egress lamina protein UL31 family and highly conserved among counterparts encoded by herpes UL31 genes. Nucleic acid sequence and amino acid sequence alignments demonstrated that PRV UL31 has a relatively higher homology with UL31 homologous proteins of subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae than other subfamilies. In addition, phylogenetic analysis showed that PRV UL31 has a close evolutionary relationship with members of the subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae, especially bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1), BoHV-5, equine herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4), EHV-9 and EHV-1. Antigen prediction demonstrated that several potential B-cell epitopes are located in PRV UL31. Additionally, secondary structure and three-dimension structure prediction revealed that PRV UL31 predominantly consists of α-helix. Taken together, these results provide insight on the function and mechanism of UL31 during PRV infection.
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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