The value of tissue quantitative diffusion analysis of ultrasound elastography in the diagnosis of early-stage chronic kidney disease.

Purpose: To explore the value of tissue quantitative diffusion analysis of ultrasound elastography in the diagnosis of early-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: The observation group comprised 54 patients with early-stage CKD treated at Fuzhou No 7 Hospital, and the control group consisted of 40 healthy individuals who underwent physical examinations at the same hospital. The renal parenchyma of the participants were examined using ultrasonography, color Doppler ultrasonography, and tissue quantitative diffusion analysis of ultrasound elastography.

Confined MoC/MoC heterojunction nanocrystals-graphene superstructure anode for enhanced conversion kinetics in sodium-ion batteries.

Heterostructure design and integration with conductive materials play a crucial role in enhancing the conversion kinetics of electrode materials for metal-ion batteries. However, integrating nanocrystal heterojunctions into a conductive layer to form a superstructure is a significant challenge, mainly due to the difficulty in maintaining the structural integrity. Here we report a unique glucose-induced heterogeneous nucleation method that enables the independent manipulation of nucleation and growth of MoC/MoC heterojunction nanocrystals within 2D layers.

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation versus surgery for solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma in the danger triangle.

Objectives: To compare the safety and efficiency of ultrasound-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and surgical resection (SR) for thyroid papillary carcinoma (PTC) in the danger triangle area.

Methods: The clinical data of 298 patients who underwent either percutaneous RFA or SR for PTC in the thyroid danger triangle at our hospital between January 2018 and April 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. Propensity score matching is employed to regulate for confounding factors.

Analysis of depression status and influencing factors in middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases.

Objectives: To explore prevalence of depression and its influencing factors in middle-aged and elderly patients with chronic diseases.

Method: Data were extracted from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Tracking Survey (CHARLS) for 6,704 middle-aged and elderly patients ≥45 years with chronic diseases. The influencing variables were selected based on LASSO-logistic regression model, and a nomogram was further drawn to visualize regression results.

Radiofrequency ablation for solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma in the danger triangle area: a preliminary analysis.

Objectives: To evaluate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in the danger triangle area.

Methods: 94 participants (mean age 44.45 ± 13.

Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation versus laparoscopic surgery for focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver: A retrospective controlled study.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the value of the clinical application of ultrasound-guided percutaneous thermal ablation in focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH) by comparing its safety, effectiveness, and patient experience to surgery in the treatment of hepatic FNH ≤5 cm.

Method: This retrospective study enrolled 82 patients with hepatic FNH having a maximum diameter of ≤5 cm, confirmed by postoperative pathologic diagnosis or needle biopsy, who underwent thermal ablation or surgery between January 2019 and September 2021. Postoperative efficacy, surgical trauma (operation time, intraoperative bleeding volume, liver function, and lost volume of normal liver tissue), postoperative complications (postoperative infection, pleural effusion, and liver dysfunction), patient experience (degree and time of postoperative pain, postoperative fasting time, indwelling thoracic chest drain, and scar size), and economic indices (postoperative hospitalization and total charges) were compared between both groups.

Robust Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis Enabled by Platinum Rooted on Molybdenum Nitride Microrods.

Robust oxygen reduction electrocatalysis is central to renewable fuel cells and metal-air batteries. Herein, Pt nanoparticles (NPs) rooted on porous molybdenum nitride microrods (Pt/MoN MRs) are rationally constructed toward the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). Owing to the desired composition with strong electronic metal-support interactions (EMSIs) and a porous one-dimensional structure supporting ultrafine NPs, the developed Pt/MoN MRs possess much higher ORR mass and specific activities than commercial Pt/C.

Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation: A New Attempt to the Treatment of Refractory Hyperparathyroidism Secondary to Chronic Kidney Disease.

Introduction: To evaluate clinical application value of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in refractory hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic kidney disease (CKD) by comparing the safety and effectiveness of RFA with parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation (PTX + AT).

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 80 patients with CKD with refractory hyperparathyroidism who underwent RFA or PTX + AT between January 2018 and February 2021. Serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, and phosphorus levels, complications, clinical symptoms, visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, hospital stay duration, and postoperative recurrence rate were compared between the 2 groups.

Using ensemble methods to deal with imbalanced data in predicting protein-protein interactions.

In proteins, the number of interacting pairs is usually much smaller than the number of non-interacting ones. So the imbalanced data problem will arise in the field of protein-protein interactions (PPIs) prediction. In this article, we introduce two ensemble methods to solve the imbalanced data problem.