Predictive value of percutaneous peripheral arterial compliance T in left ventricular diastolic function with coronary artery disease.

Background: Diastolic dysfunction emerges early in patients with cardiac insufficiency and is prevalent, underscoring the importance of its early identification and intervention in the prevention of heart failure. The study leverages the convenience and accuracy of measuring peripheral arterial sclerosis to facilitate the early detection of diastolic dysfunction, which is instrumental in mitigating and delaying the onset and progression of heart failure, holding significant clinical relevance.

Methods: This research enrolled 556 patients suspected of experiencing Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) and stratified them into Groups A, B, C, and D according to the severity of coronary artery stenosis.

Correlation between organizational support, self-efficacy, and core competencies among long-term care assistants: a structural equation model.

Introduction: Long-term care assistants are taking on more important roles in the healthcare system. The purpose of this study was to investigate what demographic factors influence the core competencies of nursing assistants, as well as to investigate the levels of organizational support, self-efficacy, and core competencies among nursing assistants in China, to explore the relationship between them.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study with prospective data collection based on a self-report questionnaire.

The effect of illness perception on psychosocial adjustment of patients with breast cancer and their spouses: actor-partner independence model.

Objective: With the increase in the prevalence rate and improvements in the survival of breast cancer patients, there is a growing interest in understanding the level of psychosocial adjustment in these patients. The study aimed to describe the illness perception and psychosocial adjustment levels of both breast cancer patients and their spouses, to use the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) to clarify the actor-partner relationships between spouses, and to explore the impact of illness perception on psychosocial adjustment to the disease within the joint actions of both spouses.

Methods: A total of 216 female patients with breast cancer and their spouses participated in the study.

Alum/CpG adjuvant promotes immunogenicity of inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Omicron vaccine through enhanced humoral and cellular immunity.

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, which was classified as a variant of concern (VOC) by the World Health Organization on 26 November 2021, has attracted worldwide attention for its high transmissibility and immune evasion ability. The existing COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to be less effective in preventing Omicron variant infection and symptomatic infection, which brings new challenges to vaccine development and application. Here, we evaluated the immunogenicity and safety of an Omicron variant COVID-19 inactivated vaccine containing aluminum and CpG adjuvants in a variety of animal models.

Relationship between chronic disease resource utilization and quality of life in coronary heart disease patients: A latent profile analysis.

Aims: This study aimed to identify different profiles of chronic disease resource utilization among patients with coronary heart disease in Tibet and explore the relationship between these profiles and quality of life.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: Patients with coronary heart disease who were treated in a tertiary hospital in Tibet and its cooperative points from January 2021 to July 2021 were selected as the study participants.

Self-efficacy and self-management mediate the association of health literacy and quality of life among patients with TB in Tibet, China: a cross-sectional study.

Background: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between health literacy and quality of life in patients with TB in Tibet and explore the mediating effects of self-efficacy and self-management in the relationship between health literacy and quality of life.

Methods: We used a convenience sampling method to select 271 cases of patients with TB in Tibet to conduct a survey of their general information, health literacy, self-management, self-efficacy and quality of life, and to construct structural equation models.

Results: The total health literacy score of patients with TB in Tibet was 84.

Design, synthesis, and SAR study of novel flavone 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives with anti-inflammatory activities for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

Inflammation is one of a major feature of Parkinson's disease (PD) which poses a threat to people's health in the world. It has been reported that antioxidation and anti-inflammation have significant effects on the treatment of PD. 1,2,4-oxadiazole and flavone derivatives have remarkable antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.

Analysis of gut microbiota in patients with acute myocardial infarction by 16S rRNA sequencing.

Background: An increasing number of studies have shown that gut microbiota are associated with human cardiovascular disease, but the characteristics of intestinal flora in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are still unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the difference of intestinal microflora between patients with AMI and healthy people, and to find the effect of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on intestinal microflora.

Methods: A total of 60 stool samples and 60 peripheral blood samples were collected from 20 previously diagnosed AMI patients and 20 healthy people serving as controls.

Effects of Data Augmentation with the BNNSMOTE Algorithm in Seizure Detection Using 1D-MobileNet.

Automatic seizure detection technology has important implications for reducing the workload of neurologists for epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. Due to the unpredictable nature of seizures, the imbalanced classification of seizure and nonseizure data continues to be challenging. In this work, we first propose a novel algorithm named the borderline nearest neighbor synthetic minority oversampling technique (BNNSMOTE) to address the imbalanced classification problem and improve seizure detection performance.

'I'm still young… it doesn't matter' - A qualitative study on the neglect of prodromal myocardial infarction symptoms among young- and middle-aged adults.

Aim: To explore why young- and middle-aged adults ignore prodromal myocardial infarction symptoms from a life course and sociocultural perspective.

Design: A qualitative descriptive study.

Methods: We applied purposeful sampling to recruit participants from a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou from July to November 2021.

The interaction between black carbon and planetary boundary layer in the Yangtze River Delta from 2015 to 2020: Why O didn't decline so significantly as PM.

Since the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (air clean plan) issued in 2013, air quality has been in continuous improvement. The second stage of air clean plan since 2018 was focused on O controlling, but it still didn't decline so significantly as PM. This study conducted a long-term observation on black carbon (BC) and utilized the observational data of other air pollutants (PM, PM, NO, SO, CO and O), the meteorological elements and the vertical sounding data of PBL in Nanjing.

Application of Advanced Oxidation Technology in Sludge Conditioning and Dewatering: A Critical Review.

Sludge dewatering is an important link in sludge treatment. In practical engineering, the dewatering effect of unconditioned sludge is very poor. The use of advanced oxidation technology can improve sludge dewatering performance, reduce sludge capacity, and remove micro-pollutants, which is beneficial for sludge post-treatment and disposal.

Enhanced Dewatering of Activated Sludge by Skeleton-Assisted Flocculation Process.

Sludge dewatering is the fundamental process of sludge treatment. Environmentally friendly and efficient sludge conditioning methods are the premises of sludge to achieve dehydration reduction and resource utilization. In response to sewage plant sludge dehydration, fly ash (FA), polymerized aluminum chloride (PAC), and polymer sulfate (PFS) were studied separately to determine their sludge dehydration performance, and the effects of these three conditioner composite regulations on sludge dehydration properties were studied.

Silencing of circARHGAP12 inhibits the progression of atherosclerosis via miR-630/EZH2/TIMP2 signal axis.

Atherosclerosis (AS) is a common disease that seriously threatens human health. So far, the pathogenesis of AS has not been fully understood. This project investigates the effects of circARHGAP12 on AS and its regulatory mechanism.

Concentration and atmospheric transport of PM-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at Mount Tai, China.

Atmospheric PM-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pose a major threat to human health. At present, studies on PAHs in the atmosphere have mostly focused on their concentration levels and source apportionment, whereas studies on the vertical transport of PAHs in the atmosphere are limited. However, the vertical transport of PAHs is important for their diffusion near the ground and their long-range transport at higher altitude.

[Distribution Characteristics and Source Analysis of Water-soluble Ions in Particulate Matter Under Different Weather Processes in Nanjing].

From November 16 to 28 2018, water-soluble ions in particulate matter and some trace gases in Nanjing City were observed using the online gas composition and aerosol monitoring system MARGA ADI 2080. Combined with meteorological elements and sounding data, the distribution characteristics and day-night differences of pollutants and water-soluble ions during haze, fog, clear, and precipitation processes were analyzed. The results show that the average concentration of PM varied from 26.

Annual variations of black carbon over the Yangtze River Delta from 2015 to 2018.

In this study, the black carbon (BC) measurements in the atmosphere of Nanjing, China were continuously conducted from 2015 to 2018 using a Model AE-33 aethalometer. By combining dataset of PM, PM, CO, NO, SO, O and meteorological parameters, the temporal variations and the source apportionment of BC were given in this study. The results showed that the PM mass concentrations decreased in Nanjing, with an average annual rate of variation of 6.

[Change in Characteristics of Pollution Gas and Water-soluble Ions at Different Development Stages of Haze].

To explore the variation in characteristics of atmospheric pollutants at different stages of haze, the monitor for aerosols and gases in ambient air (MARGA) was used to observe the concentrations of precursor pollutants (NH, HNO, and SO) and eight water-soluble ions in a regional haze in the Yangtze River Delta region from November 18 to December 07, 2018. Combined with environmental data (PM, NO, CO, and O) and meteorological data, the causes of regional haze formation, diurnal variation characteristics of air pollutants, and distribution characteristics of air pollutants in different stages of haze were analyzed. The results showed that the Yangtze River Delta region was mainly controlled by a ridge of high pressure during the haze process and the weather situation was stable, which was conducive to the accumulation of air pollutants.

The Out-of-Plane Compression Behavior of Cross-Ply AS4/PEEK Thermoplastic Composite Laminates at High Strain Rates.

The dynamic mechanical behavior of thermoplastic composites over a wide range of strain rates has become an important research topic for extreme environmental survivability in the fields of military protection, aircraft safety, and aerospace engineering. However, the dynamic compression response in the out-of-plane direction, which is one of the most important loading conditions resulting in the damage of composite materials, has not been investigated thoroughly when compared to in-plane compression and tensile behavior under high strain rates. Thus, we used split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests to conduct the out-of-plane compression test of cross-ply carbon fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone (AS4/PEEK) composite laminates.