Construction of nomogram for wound recurrence in elderly patients with venous leg ulcers.

Background: Venous Leg Ulcers (VLUs) are one of the most serious and intractable complications of chronic venous insufficiency. This study aims to develop a nomogram based on a theoretical model to predict the probability of wound recurrence in older patients with VLUs.

Methods: The elderly patients with VLUs attending the five hospitals between September 2021 and October 2022 were enrolled in this research, and randomized to the training and validation cohorts based on the corresponding ratio (7:3).

The effect of Baduanjin Qigong combined with five-elements music on anxiety and quality of sleep in asymptomatic patients with COVID-19 infection: A randomised controlled trial.

Background: Infections of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) and the subsequent quarantine can culminate in anxious mood and sleep disturbances. The objective of this clinical trial was to investigate the effect of traditional Qigong with music therapy on relieving anxiety and improving the quality of sleep in Chinese adults with COVID-19 infection.

Methods: A total of 200 asymptomatic COVID-19 infected patients were randomly assigned into two groups during their quarantine period in Chongming Island, Shanghai.

Combining Low-Dose Rituximab and Bortezomib as Immunosuppressive Therapy for Acquired Hemophilia A: 6 Case Series.

Acquired hemophilia A (AHA) is a rare bleeding disorder caused by autoantibodies against factor VIII. Persistently positive inhibitor titers increase the risk of bleeding. Upfront combined regimen with multiple mechanisms has the potential to shorten remission time to lower bleeding risk and reduce immunosuppressor exposure time.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment of limb spasticity following multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Pilot trials have suggested that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) may reduce limb spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS). We carried out the current meta-analysis to synthesize currently available evidence regarding such correlation. Up to November 2022, five international electronic databases (Cochrane CENTRAL, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and CINAHL) and four Chinese electronic databases (CBM, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP) were systematically searched to identify randomized trials comparing active rTMS and sham stimulation in patients with MS-related spasticity.

Long-term effects of hematopoietic growth factors in aplastic anemia patients treated with immunosuppression: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background And Purpose: Immunosuppressive therapy is the frontline treatment for aplastic anemia patients ineligible for transplantation. The long-term effects of hematopoietic growth factors (HGF) added to standard immunosuppressive therapy are still unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify this issue.

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of two factor VII deficiency patients from southeastern China.

The congenital factor VII deficiency (FVIID) is a rare autosomal recessive haemorrhagic disease caused by mutations in the F7 gene. The aim of this study was to identify the mutations causing FVII deficiency and explain the genotype-phenotype association in two unrelated Chinese patients. Mutation detection was conducted by sequencing the whole F7 gene coding exons, exon-intron boundaries and the untranslated regions of 3' and 5'.

Efficacy and tolerability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors on promoting motor recovery after stroke:meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Introduction: Although experimental data suggest that Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may improve motor recovery after stroke, the results from clinical studies are conflicting.

Areas Covered: Six international electronic databases (Cochrane, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, and PsycINFO) and four Chinese electronic databases (CBM, CNKI, WanFang Data, and VIP) were systematically searched up to April 2021. Co-primary outcomes were motor function and tolerability.

Axial thermal gradients in microchip gas chromatography.

Fabrication technologies for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) allow miniaturization of conventional benchtop gas chromatography (GC) to portable, palm-sized microfabricated GC (μGC) devices, which are suitable for on-site chemical analysis and remote sensing. The separation performance of μGC systems, however, has not been on par with conventional GC. Column efficiency, peak symmetry and resolution are often compromised by column defects and non-ideal injections.

Moving thermal gradients in gas chromatography.

This paper examines the separation effects of a moving thermal gradient on a chromatographic column in gas chromatography. This movement of the gradient has a focusing effect on the analyte bands, limiting band broadening in the column. Here we examine the relationship between the slope of this gradient, the velocity of the gradient and the resulting band width.

Dynamic thermal gradient gas chromatography.

The use of negative axial thermal gradients in gas chromatography (TGGC) has intrigued chromatographers since the early 1950s because of the dramatic narrowing of analyte bands and concomitant raised expectations for improving resolving power. However, technical difficulties experienced in construction of TGGC instrumentation and control of the temperature along the column have made its implementation and, hence, detailed study difficult. In this work, we describe a TGGC system capable of rapidly producing and varying thermal gradient profiles by simultaneous use of resistive heating and convective cooling.

Gas chromatography using resistive heating technology.

Air bath ovens are standard in conventional gas chromatography (GC) instruments because of their simplicity and reliability for column temperature control. However, their low heating rates, high power consumption and bulky size are in conflict with the increasing demands for fast separation and portable instrumentation. The deficiencies of air bath ovens can be eliminated using resistive heating technology, as the column is conductively heated by compact resistive heaters with low thermal mass.