: Twenty-four-hour movement behaviors, including physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep, are associated with a range of health outcomes. However, the relationship between the combinations of these behaviors and dietary outcomes in young populations remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review to explore how combined movement behaviors are linked to dietary outcomes in children and adolescents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSchizophrenia is a severe psychological disorder. The current diagnosis mainly relies on clinical symptoms and lacks laboratory evidence, which makes it very difficult to make an accurate diagnosis especially at an early stage. Plasma protein profiles of schizophrenia patients were obtained and compared with healthy controls using 4D-DIA proteomics technology.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe economic and health significance of quinoa is steadily growing on a global scale. Nevertheless, the primary obstacle to achieving high yields in quinoa cultivation is pre-harvest sprouting (PHS), which is intricately linked to seed dormancy. However, there exists a dearth of research concerning the regulatory mechanisms governing PHS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFront Endocrinol (Lausanne)
January 2023
Background: As the prevalence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and thyroid cancer (TC) has been increasing dramatically in recent years, the association between the two diseases has been widely debated and studied. However, no consistent findings are available and the relationship remains controversial. In this study, we analyzed the influence of HT on the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid nodules and investigated the relationship between HT and TC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExcessive intrahepatocellular lipid accumulation or steatosis is caused by abnormal lipid metabolism and a common character of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), which may progress into cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. Andrographolide (Andro) is the primary active ingredient extracted from Andrographis paniculata, showing a protective role against dietary steatosis with the mechanism not fully understood. In this study, we showed that administration of Andro (50, 100, and 200 mg/kg/day for 8 weeks, respectively) attenuated obesity and metabolic syndrome in high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice with improved glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity, and reduced hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and hyperlipidemia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA useful 1,3-, reagent (ClNHCHSiMeCHCl) and its (4 + 2) annulation with propynones have been developed. The (4 + 2) annulation is promoted by NaHCO an intermolecular -1,4-addition/intramolecular alkylation process, leading to 1,3-azasilinones in good yields. Diverse functionalization of the alkene, carbonyl, and nitrogen moieties on the 1,3-azasilinone has been demonstrated, showcasing the potential of the approach in the synthesis of bioactive molecules containing silaazacycles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPlast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
May 2022
Unlabelled: Apocrine sweat gland excision is a successful surgical treatment for bromhidrosis used in clinical practice due to its efficacy and unobtrusive postoperative scar. However, a small quantity of apocrine sweat gland residue is an unavoidable intraoperative concern to minimize losses of the dermal vascular network induced by extensive excision of the apocrine sweat glands. However, the relationship between the degree of remaining glands and clinical efficacy is yet unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the influence of rehabilitation outcomes in older patients with stroke hemiplegia from the neurology department by early rehabilitation nursing.
Methods: 70 cases of old patients with stroke hemiplegia from 2020/01 to 2021/01 were randomly divided into observation group (35 cases) and control group (35 cases). The control group was nursed by usual care.
J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv
May 2022
The current study aimed to investigate the effects of school resumption on college students' mental health during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We used the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) to assess stress, depression, and anxiety, respectively, between same-age college students returning to school and those not returning to school. Of 1,598 students who completed the baseline survey (S1), 836 students completed a follow-up survey 10 months after school resumption (S2).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn O -assisted, four-component reaction has been developed to synthesize a wide range of syn-1,3-amino alcohols in one step. The reaction proceeds by oxygenation of vinyl magnesium bromide (component-I) with O (component-II) to give a magnesium enolate of acetaldehyde, which undergoes addition to a chiral N-tert-butanesulfinyl imine (component-III) followed by a sequential addition with excess vinyl magnesium bromide (component-IV). The approach allows diastereoselective synthesis of anti/syn- and syn/syn-3-amino-1,5-diols in good yields with high diastereoselectivity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe outbreak of COVID-19 at the end of 2019 has had a significant impact on people. While attention is paid to the immense physical harm it has caused, the psychological impact should not be underestimated. The main purpose of this study was to explore the stress, anxiety, and depression levels of different groups of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: Vitamin A is involved in immune function, vision, reproduction, and cell differentiation and is essential for child growth. Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) contributes significantly to mortality and morbidity in developing countries. This study assessed the current vitamin A status in Chinese children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe incidence of ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is increasing yearly, which seriously endangers human health. There is rarely any remarkable progress in the treatment of ICM from the available drugs. Recent research shows that natural herbal medicine may have beneficial effects in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLung cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer, but accurate diagnosis remains a challenge. The aim of the present study was to create a model using amino acids and acylcarnitines for lung cancer screening. Serum samples were obtained from two groups of patients with lung cancer recruited in 2015 (including 40 patients and 100 matched controls) and 2017 (including 17 patients and 30 matched controls).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWei Sheng Yan Jiu
January 2019
Objective: To describe the nutrition level of vitamin A and vitamin E among pregnancy of Beijing and the trends from 2013 to 2016.
Methods: A total of 5487 serum samples from pregnant women who simultaneous detection for the first time from January 2013 to December 2016 in Beijing were enrolled in the study, then high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) method was used to determine the concentration of serum vitamin A and vitamin E, and it was compared with serum concentrations of vitamin A, vitamin E in normal people. Qualitative analysis of the trend of vitamin A and vitamin E nutrition in pregnant women from 2013 to 2016.
To continue our previous work, the structure and some properties of a new series of 1,2,3,4-tetrazine 1,3-dioxides annulated with an imidazole ring or oxazole ring were studied in this paper. Four imidazolo-v-tetrazine 1,3-dioxides (ITDOs) I1-I4 and eight oxazolo-v-tetrazine 1,3-dioxides (OTDOs) O1-O8 were designed. We employed the density functional theory (DFT) in B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) to study their geometrical structures and the homodesmotic reaction method to calculate the enthalpies of formation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMulti-furazan compounds bis[4-nitramino- furazanyl-3-azoxy]azofurazan (ADNAAF) and its derivatives were first synthesized by our research group, and their structures were characterized by IR, H-NMR, C-NMR spectrums, and element analysis. ADNAAF was synthesized by nitration reaction of bis[4-aminofurazanyl-3-azoxy]azofurazan (ADAAF), and then reacted with ammonium hydroxide, hydrazine hydrate, and guanidine nitrate to obtain three salts marked as salt 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The thermal stabilities of the three salts were supported by the results of DSC analysis, which shows the decomposition temperatures are all above 190 °C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBACKGROUND This study observed the efficacy of ultrasonic technique with out-of-plane orientation and in-plane guidance in radial artery puncture and cannulation in intensive care unit (ICU) shock patients to elucidate the effect of this technique on the security of cannulation. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 88 ICU shock patients, randomized into a palpation (control) group and an ultrasound (experimental) group, received continuous intravenous sedation and analgesia. The palpation group patients underwent radial artery cannulation using the traditional palpation pulsation approach, and the ultrasound group patients underwent radial artery cannulation under out-of-plane orientation and in-plane guidance using an ultrasonic apparatus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBis[4-nitraminofurazanyl-3-azoxy]azofurazan (ADNAAF), synthesized in our previous work [1], contains four furazan units connected to the linkage of the azo-group and azoxy-group. For further research, some theoretical characters were studied by the density functional theoretical (DFT) method. The optimized structures and the energy gaps between the HOMO and LUMO were studied at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the efficacy and safety of deferasirox in aplastic anemia (AA)patients with iron overload.
Methods: A single arm, multi- center, prospective, open- label study was conducted to evaluate absolute change in serum ferritin (SF)from baseline to 12 months of deferasirox administration, initially at a dose of 20 mg·kg(-1)·d(-1), and the safety in 64 AA patients with iron overload.
Results: All patients started their deferasirox treatment with a daily dose of 20 mg · kg(-1) ·d(-1).
1,2,3,4-Tetrazine (vicinal-tetrazine) high-energy-density compounds (HEDCs) are receiving increasing attention due to their promise as explosives. We have performed a series of studies of vicinal-tetrazine 1,3-dioxides annulated with a range of five-membered heterocycles, considering their potential as high-energy, low-sensitivity explosives. In the present work, 12 pyrazolo-1,2,3,4-tetrazine 1,3-dioxides (pyrazolo-TDOs), P1-P12, were studied theoretically.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF1,2,3,4-Tetrazine (vicinal-tetrazine) high-energy-density compounds (HEDCs) are receiving increasing attention due to their promise as explosives. We have performed a series of studies of vicinal-tetrazine 1,3-dioxides annulated with a range of five-membered heterocycles, considering their potential as high-energy, low-sensitivity explosives. In the present work, twelve 1,2,3-triazol-1,2,3,4-tetrazine 1,3-dioxides (TTDOs; T1-T12) were studied theoretically.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevious research has demonstrated that for students with intellectual disabilities, improved self-determination skills are positively correlated with productivity and organization during school and quality of life outcomes in adulthood. Despite extensive investigation in these areas, the predictive relationship between self-determination and academic achievement for students with intellectual disabilities has not been fully established. This study utilized the sample from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 of 480 adolescents with intellectual disabilities in the United States in an attempt to provide a possible empirical explanation of the relationship between academic achievement and self-determination, taking into account the covariates of gender, family income and urbanicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe derivatives of 1,2,3,4-tetrazine may be promising candidates for high-energy density compounds and are receiving more and more attentions. In this study, a new derivative 6-amino-7-nitropyrazino[2,3-e][1,2,3,4]tetrazine 1,3,5-trioxide (ANPTTO) has been designed. The geometrical structure and IR spectrum in the gas phase were studied at the B3LYP/6-31G* level of density functional theory (DFT).
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