Geometric Wide-Angle Camera Calibration: A Review and Comparative Study.

Wide-angle cameras are widely used in photogrammetry and autonomous systems which rely on the accurate metric measurements derived from images. To find the geometric relationship between incoming rays and image pixels, geometric camera calibration (GCC) has been actively developed. Aiming to provide practical calibration guidelines, this work surveys the existing GCC tools and evaluates the representative ones for wide-angle cameras.

Environmental pollution to kidney disease: an updated review of current knowledge and future directions.

Environmental pollution significantly impacts global disease burden. However, the contribution of environmental pollution to kidney disease is often overlooked in nephrology. This review examines the growing body of research demonstrating the significant impacts of environmental pollutants, with a focus on air pollution as a primary factor, and acknowledges the roles of other pollutants, such as heavy metals, in the development and progression of kidney diseases.

The joint effect of long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants on non-accidental and cause-specific mortality: A longitudinal cohort study.

The long-term joint impacts of fine particulate matter (PM), nitrogen dioxide (NO), and ozone (O) on mortality are inconclusive. To bridge this research gap, we included 283,568 adults from the Taiwan MJ cohort between 2005 and 2016 and linked with the mortality data until 31 May 2019. Participants' annual average exposures to PM, NO, and O were estimated using satellite-based spatial-temporal models.

Internet addiction and health-related quality of life in adolescents: The mediating role of sleep disturbance.

Background: Internet addiction (IA) has emerged as a recognized risk factor associated with impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents. However, the role of sleep disturbance in this association remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association of IA with HRQOL in Chinese adolescents and to evaluate the potential mediating role of sleep disturbance.

Association between healthy lifestyle factors and health-related quality of life among Chinese adolescents: the moderating role of gender.

Background: To examine the associations of the independent and combined healthy lifestyle factors with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents, and to test the moderating role of gender.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included 5125 adolescents aged between 11 and 20 years. They provided self-reported data on six healthy lifestyle factors, including never smoking, never drinking, good sleep quality, sufficient sleep duration, appropriate Internet use, and adequate physical activity.

Maternal adverse childhood experiences and behavioral problems in preschool offspring: the mediation role of parenting styles.

Background: Maternal history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has been found to be associated with children's health outcomes. However, the underlying mechanisms were unclear. This study aimed to examine the association between maternal ACEs and behavioral problems in their preschool offspring and to explore the potential mediating role of maternal parenting styles in the association.

Adverse childhood experiences, problematic internet use, and health-related quality of life in Chinese adolescents.

The influence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on an individual's health is substantial. However, the associations between ACEs, problematic internet use (PIU), and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adolescents remain underexplored. To assess the association between ACEs and HRQOL in Chinese adolescents and to evaluate the mediating role of PIU in this association.

Vitamin D status among residents of Molidawa Daur Autonomous Banner, Inner Mongolia, North China.

Objectives: To retrospectively analyze the vitamin D (VD) status of residents in northeastern Inner Mongolia and its relationship with the average monthly sunshine hours.

Methods: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D[s-25(OH)D] samples from 4982 outpatients (2092 males) in Moli Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner People's Hospital, Hulunbuir, China from July 2018 to January 2022 were included in this study.

Results: The overall median s-25(OH)D was 53.

Maternal adverse childhood experiences and health-related quality of life in preschool children: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The intergenerational association between maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and their children's health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is underexplored. This study aimed to examine such association in Chinese preschool children and to test the moderation role of children's sex.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 4243 mother-child dyads who attended randomly selected preschools.

Prognostic factors of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for patients with delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

Delayed encephalopathy after acute carbon monoxide poisoning (DEACMP) is a disease with an incomplete pathological mechanism, long treatment time, and uncertain factors affecting the therapeutic effect. This study explored prognostic factors for DEACMP patients treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in 15 hospitals in China. The findings might provide a theoretical basis for further improving the prognosis of DEACMP patients.

Comorbid depression and obesity, and its transition on the risk of functional disability among middle-aged and older Chinese: a cohort study.

Background: Evidence has indicated that depression and obesity were associated with functional disability, independently. However, little is known about the detrimental impact of comorbid depression and obesity, as well as its transition on functional disability. This study investigated the association of baseline depression-obesity status and its dynamic change with incident functional disability among middle-aged and older Chinese.

The association between hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype and chronic kidney disease: a cohort study and meta-analysis.

Evidence on the association between hypertriglyceridemic-waist phenotype (HTGW) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is limited and inconsistent. We aimed to explore such association among 7406 Chinese aged ≥ 45 years in a cohort setting, followed by a meta-analysis. Participants were categorized into four phenotypes: NTNW (normal triglycerides and normal waist circumference), NTGW (isolated enlarged waist circumference), HTNW (isolated high triglycerides), and HTGW (high triglycerides and enlarged waist circumference).

Association between Hypertriglyceridemic-Waist Phenotype and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Population: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Current evidence remains inconsistent with regard to the association between different triglyceridemic-waist phenotypes and the risks for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We aimed to investigate this association among a retrospective cohort analysis of 6918 participants aged ≥ 45 years in the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Participants were categorized into four triglyceridemic-waist phenotypes consisting of NWNT (normal waist circumference and normal triglycerides), NWHT (normal waist circumference and high triglycerides), EWNT (enlarged waist circumference and normal triglycerides), and EWHT (enlarged waist circumference and high triglycerides) based on participants' baseline information.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between paediatric obesity and telomere length.

Aim: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the association between paediatric obesity and telomere length.

Methods: We conducted a comprehensive literature search for original studies assessing the associations between obesity and telomere length in children. Fixed or random effects with inverse-variance meta-analysis were used to estimate the standardised mean difference (SMD) and its 95% confidence interval (95% CI) between overweight or obese and normal-weight children.

Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Adjuvant Treatment of a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report.

Background: COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) has become a global public health emergency since patients were first detected in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Currently, there are no satisfying antiviral medications and vaccines available.

Case Presentation: We reported the treatment process and clinical outcome of a 48-year-old man critically ill COVID-19 patient who received transfusion of allogenic human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells (UC-MSCs).

Constrained MLAMBDA Method for Multi-GNSS Structural Health Monitoring.

Deformation monitoring of engineering structures using the advanced Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) has attracted research interest due to its high-precision, constant availability and global coverage. However, GNSS application requires precise coordinates of points of interest through quick and reliable resolution of integer ambiguities in carrier phase measurements. Conventional integer ambiguity resolution algorithms have been extensively researched indeed in the past few decades, although the application of GNSS to structural health monitoring is still limited.

Whole-exome sequencing analysis of Waardenburg syndrome in a Chinese family.

Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a dominantly inherited, genetically heterogeneous auditory-pigmentary syndrome characterized by non-progressive sensorineural hearing loss and iris discoloration. By whole-exome sequencing (WES), we identified a nonsense mutation (c.598C>T) in gene, predicted to be disease causing by analysis.

Peach gum polysaccharides improve the spermatogenesis of KKAy mice with impaired reproduction system.

Problem: Peach gum polysaccharides (PGPs) exhibit antioxidant and antibacterial activities. Nevertheless, the effect of PGPs on the spermatogenesis of KKAy mice with impaired reproduction system remains undetermined.

Method Of Study: PGPs were extracted with hot water.

[Expressions of p53 and p21 in nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma and their relationship with the proliferation and apoptosis of cells].

Objective: To investigate the significance of expressions of p53 and p21 in nasal NK/T-cell lymphoma (NKTL) and their relationship with cell proliferation and apoptosis.

Method: Sixty-two cases of NKTL were examined for p53, p21 and Ki67 proteins by means of tissue microarray technique, TUNEL and immunohistochemistry. The proliferation index (PI) was determined by expression of Ki67 proteins.

[Expression of CCR3 and CD34 in lung tissues and bone marrow of Guinea pig asthmatic models].

Aim: To explore the mechanism of asthma, by evaluating the changes of CCR3 and EOS expression in the lung tissues and bone marrow of Guinea pig asthmatic models at different times.

Methods: Guinea pigs (GPs) were sensitized and challenged by OVA to establish the asthmatic model (A, B, C, D, E) . The GPs in control (N) were sensitized and exposed to sterile saline.

[Cryobiological characteristics of placental cord blood preserved in bioarchive auto-preserved liquid nitrogen system].

The aim of this study was to investigate the cryobiological characteristics of placental cord blood (PCB) cryopereserved by using BioArchive auto-preserved liquid nitrogen system (BioArchive system). After Hespan depletion of red blood cells, 5 ml mixture of DMSO and 10% Dextran 40 were added into 20 ml of enriched leukocyte. 53 PCB units were cryopreserved as following protocol: pre-freeze rate 10 degrees C/min, start freeze temperature -3 degrees C, end freeze temperature -10 degrees C to -15 degrees C, post freeze rate 2 degrees C/min, and end temperature -50 degrees C.