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Hung J, Chen J, Chen O. The practice of social protection policies in China: a systematic review on how left-behind children's mental health can be optimised. Perspect Public Health 2023:17579139231205491. [PMID: 37889069 DOI: 10.1177/17579139231205491] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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AIMS By discussing the mental health challenges faced by left-behind children, this article recommends or comments on existing social protection policies that can affect left-behind children's mental health at the micro-, meso- and macro-levels to holistically understand how a range of parties can jointly socially include left-behind children, a process which is conducive to the latter's mental health development. METHODS J.H. carried out a systematic review by searching through the English bibliographical databases Google Scholar, Web of Science and Scopus, in addition to Chinese bibliographic databases CNKI, Wanfang Data and VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodicals. Here J.H. searched for the words ('social protection' OR 'socially protected') AND ('mental health' OR 'psychological wellbeing' OR 'mental problems' OR 'psychological problems') AND ('left-behind children' OR 'LBC' OR 'leftover children') AND ('China' OR 'Chinese'). Publication dates of the search results were limited to between 2010 and 2022. RESULTS One of the primary problems encountered by left-behind children is their inadequate home supervision. A further study indicates that parental migration serves as a crucial risk factor for child depression. State-level provision of insurance programmes helps curtail these children's encounters of mental health challenges. Moreover, an improvement in family and school protection is essential when optimising the protection system for left-behind rural Chinese children from poor villages. It is necessary for upper-level government units to re-structure their lower-level counterparts to improve the local administration. This allows lower-level government units to exploit preferential policies, refine relevant regulations and policies on child protection, and facilitate the establishment of social organisations where local policies can be successfully implemented to socially include and protect left-behind children in villages. CONCLUSIONS At the meso-level, community environment construction should be emphasised. At macro- and meso-levels, government authorities and social organisations should encourage the marketisation of hiring professional surrogate parents. At the micro-level, migrant parents should proactively take an initiative to contact their left-behind children via telecommunications.
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- J Hung
- Department of Sociology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taipei City Collegiate Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0SZ, Cambridgeshire, UK
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- Department of Sociology, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
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- Department of Social Policy, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
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Li X, Chen O, Uhl K, Castillo-Bahena A, Jager T, Lawson C, Chesla D, Girgis R. 353: Electrolyte transport properties assay revealed less carbachol-stimulated short-circuit current in cultured human small airway epithelia. J Cyst Fibros 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(21)01777-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Krusina A, Chen O, Varela LO, Doktorchik C, Avati V, Knudsen S, Southern DA, Eastwood C, Sharma N, Williamson T. Developing a Data Integrated COVID-19 Tracking System for Decision-Making and Public Use. Int J Popul Data Sci 2020; 5:1389. [PMID: 34007890 PMCID: PMC8111700 DOI: 10.23889/ijpds.v5i1.1389] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Introduction The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic unveiled a strong need for advanced and informative surveillance tools. The Centre for Health Informatics (CHI) at the University of Calgary took action to develop a surveillance dashboard, which would facilitate the education of the public, and answer critical questions posed by local and national government. Objectives The objective of this study was to create an interactive method of surveillance, or a “COVID-19 Tracker” for Canadian use. The Tracker offers user-friendly graphics characterizing various aspects of the current pandemic (e.g. case count, testing, hospitalizations, and policy interventions). Methods Six publicly available data sources were used, and were selected based on the frequency of updates, accuracy and types of data, and data presentation. The datasets have different levels of granularity for different provinces, which limits the information that we are able to show. Additionally, some datasets have missing entries, for which the “last observation carried forward” method was used. The website was created and hosted online, with a backend server, which is updated on a daily basis. The Tracker development followed an iterative process, as new figures were added to meet the changing needs of policy-makers. Results The resulting Tracker is a dashboard that visualizes real-time data, along with policy interventions from various countries, via user-friendly graphs with a hover option that reveals detailed information. The interactive features allow the user to customize the figures by jurisdiction, country/region, and the type of data shown. Data is displayed at the national and provincial level, as well as by health regions. Conclusion The COVID-19 Tracker offers real-time, detailed, and interactive visualizations that have the potential to shape crucial decision-making and inform Albertans and Canadians of the current pandemic.
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- A Krusina
- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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- W21C Research and Innovation Centre, O'Brien Institute for Public Health, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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- Centre for Health Informatics, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Ernst E, Resch KL, Fialka V, Ritter-Dittrich D, Alcamioglu Y, Chen O, Leitha T, Kluger R. Traditional Acupuncture for Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy: A Randomised, Sham-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial. Acupunct Med 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/aim.13.2.78] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Acupuncture has been suggested as helpful in reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), but no controlled study has yet been published. The hypothesis of this randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled trial, therefore, was that traditional Chinese acupuncture improves subjective as well as objective signs in this condition. Patients were included when suffering from clinically and scintigraphically confirmed acute RSD of the upper or lower limb, with a history between one and four months. They were randomly assigned to either traditional acupuncture (group A) or sham acupuncture (group S). Treatments were applied five times a week for three weeks, each session lasting for 30 minutes. Both groups received identical standard treatments in addition. The primary outcome variable had been pre-defined to be pain, as measured by visual analogue scale assessed before each treatment. Subjective success was also recorded by the patients on a rating scale. Due to force of circumstances, only 14 patients were entered into the study, therefore no test statistics could be performed and the data was evaluated descriptively. At baseline, pain was almost identical in both groups. During the course of the study, patients in group A demonstrated a more pronounced reduction of pain: 28.6% ± 1.9 vs 17.9% ± 2.4 (Mean ± SEM). Similarly, subjective success was rated to favour traditional acupuncture. It is concluded that acupuncture may be useful in the management of pain in patients with acute RSD, but that the present results are not conclusive. Larger, rigorous studies are required to answer the question.
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- Centre for Complementary Health Studies and Postgraduate Medical School, University of Exeter
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- Centre for Complementary Health Studies and Postgraduate Medical School, University of Exeter
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- University of Shanghai, China
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Chen O, Manig F, Lehmann L, Sorour N, Staysk O, Kunz-Schughart L. PO-248 The role of ER stress in arginine deprivation-induced radiosensitization and cell death of HNSCC cells. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Peitzsch C, Tyutyunnykova A, Chen O, Linge A, Richter S, Sommer U, Groeben C, Krause M, Baumann M, Dubrovska A. PO-119 Accelerated glutamine metabolism is conferring radioresistance to prostate cancer. ESMO Open 2018. [DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-eacr25.644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Chen O, Partarrieu-Mejías F, Alarcón-Cabrera R. Erythema and bullae on the face and hands of a farm worker. Clin Exp Dermatol 2018; 44:99-101. [PMID: 29846013 DOI: 10.1111/ced.13639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- O Chen
- The Colorado Healthcare Foundation, Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
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- Dermatology Service, Guillermo Grant Benavente Clinical Hospital, Concepción, Chile
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Gong T, Chen O, Liu Y, Zhao X, Wu KD. [Synchronous multifocal laryngeal squamous carcinoma a case report]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 31:961-962. [PMID: 29798423 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2017.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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An aged female complained intermittent hoarse 10 years, without swallowing and breathing difficulties. A month ago, this patient's voice hoarse became worse, she also had sore throat and pharyngeal foreign body sensation at the same time. There are visible lesions on the right side of the vocal cords, anterior commissure and on the left side of the ventricular bands. Laryngeal CT: the right side of the vocal cords has increased thickness, and hyper density with mild enhancement.
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Manig F, Chen O, Lehmann L, Hüther M, Stasyk O, Baumann M, Kunz-Schughart L. Radiosensitization by interfering with arginine metabolism: New insights using 2-D and 3-D HNSCC models. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)61564-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chadha S, Chen O, Shetty V, Frankel R, Shani J. Electrocardiogram in Brugada syndrome. QJM 2013; 106:965. [PMID: 23023891 DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Henoch Schonlein Purpura (HSP) is a systemic vasculitic disease which is common in children. It is very important to understand the clinical features of this disease for doctors and nurses. OBJECTIVES To study the clinical characteristics of HSP in children. METHODS Collect the clinical data of the HSP children, and analyze the clinical characteristics of these HSP patients. RESULTS The ratio of M:F was 1.9:1. The mean age was 6.6 ± 1.6 years. The typical onset seasons were spring, winter and autumn. Infection and food allergy were the main etiological factors. The first symptom was skin purpura and these purpura mainly concentrated the lower extremities and buttocks. The dominant digestive clinical features were abdominal pains and vomiting. The knee joint and ankle joint were most frequently affected. The typical kidney symptoms were microscopic hematuria and albuminuria. An increased ESR was reported in 68 patients (56.7%). Serum C3 decreased in 13 cases (10.8%). ASO titer was higher in 57 children (47.5%). CONCLUSION There were gender, season and area differences for the HSP patients. The etiological factors were diverse. HSP patients could have various clinical symptoms and rare complications.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, #107 West Wenhua Road, Jinan 250012, China
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Zhu XB, Wang YB, Chen O, Zhang DQ, Zhang ZH, Cao AH, Huang SY, Sun RP. Characterization of the expression of macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α) and C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) after kainic acid-induced status epilepticus (SE) in juvenile rats. Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol 2012; 38:602-16. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2012.01251.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wang YB, Shan NN, Chen O, Gao Y, Zou X, Wei DE, Wang CX, Zhang Y. Imbalance of interleukin-18 and interleukin-18 binding protein in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura. J Int Med Res 2012; 39:2201-8. [PMID: 22289535 DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 11/16/2022] Open
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The balance between interleukin-18 (IL-18) and its endogenous antagonist, IL-18 binding protein (IL-18BP), was evaluated in children with Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). Plasma IL-18 and IL-18BP levels and peripheral blood mononuclear cell IL-18 mRNA expression were significantly higher in patients with active HSP (n = 30) than in healthy controls (n = 20); IL-18BP mRNA expression was similar in active HSP and controls. Plasma levels and mRNA expression of IL-18 and IL-18BP in patients in remission (n = 19) were similar to those in controls. The ratios of IL-18 / IL-18BP plasma levels and IL-18 / IL-18BP mRNA levels in active HSP were significantly higher than in patients in remission and healthy controls. Thus, adequate IL-18BP to block the proinflammatory activity of IL-18 may not be present in active HSP and regulation of the IL-18 / IL-18BP balance might provide a potential therapeutic strategy.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Second Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Wang H, Chen O, Jiang Y, Duan F, Ye Z, Wang Z, Wang Y, Cui Q, Lu X, Li J. P358 Clinical application of transesophageal real-time three-dimensional echocardiography. Int J Cardiol 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(08)70269-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chen O, Guan G, Jin C. [The detection of laryngeal carcinoma-associated antigens in tissue and serum using three mixed monoclonal antibodies against laryngeal cancer]. Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Ke Za Zhi 1996; 31:43-6. [PMID: 9275404] [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: 02/05/2023]
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Laryngeal carcinoma-associated antigens in tissue and serum of patients with laryngeal carcinoma and normal adults were detected by using ABC and ELISA methods. The results showed that the positive rate rised from 80-86.6% to 97.7% by applying mixed monoclonal antibodies compared with single monoclonal antibody against laryngeal cancer. It was also found that the level of laryngeal carcinoma-associated antigens was much higher in serum of laryngeal carcinoma group than that of control group. The statistic difference was very significant (P < 0.01). The level was different with clinical types, stages and increased in line with the tumor growth. So it was suggested that the mixed monoclonal antibodies were sensitive and specific, which was considered as a useful tumor marker for diagnosis, monitoring clinial course and judging prognosis of patient with laryngeal carcinoma.
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- Second Affiliated Hospital, Bethune University of Medical Sciences, Changchun
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Fialka V, Resch KL, Ritter-Dietrich D, Alacamlioglu Y, Chen O, Leitha T, Kluger R, Ernst E. Acupuncture for reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Arch Intern Med 1993; 153:661, 665. [PMID: 8439229 DOI: 10.1001/archinte.153.5.661b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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