Protective effect of optimal vegetable intake on blood pressure levels in children.

Objectives: Studies about the relationship between vegetable intake and blood pressure (BP) in children were relatively scarce. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of vegetable consumption on children's BP and to find an appropriate vegetable consumption amount.

Study Design: Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study.

Shared decision-making in the management of pulmonary nodules: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies.

Objective: The objective of this systematic review was to explore the evidence regarding shared decision-making (SDM) in the management of pulmonary nodules.

Design: Systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies.

Data Source: Studies published in English or Chinese up to April 2022 were extracted from nine databases: PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data and SinoMed Data.

Effect of physical activity on anxiety, depression and obesity index in children and adolescents with obesity: A meta-analysis.

For Full-length Articles: This study systematically identified the effects of physical activity (PA) on depression, anxiety and weight-related outcomes among children and adolescents with overweight/obesity. EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and PubMed were searched from January 1, 2000 to August 1, 2022 for peer-reviewed papers. Meta-analyses were conducted to ascertain the effect of physical activity on symptoms of anxiety, depression and weight-related outcomes in overweight/obese children and adolescents.

PHB2 inhibits WSSV replication by promoting the nuclear translocation of STAT.

Prohibitins (PHBs) are ubiquitously expressed conserved proteins in eukaryotes that are associated with apoptosis, cancer formation, aging, stress responses and cell proliferation. However, the function of the PHBs in immune regulation has largely not been determined. In the present study, we identified PHB2 in the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii.

Human health risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in oil-based drill cuttings of shale gas.

Waste oil-based drill cuttings contain dioxins and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which have the potential to cause serious health effects in humans. Therefore, this paper took oil-based drill cuttings (OBDCs) as the research object and carried out the testing of VOCs and dioxins content by using GC-MS and HRGCS-HRMS and comprehensively evaluated the content, composition and distribution pattern of VOCs and dioxins and the risk to human health posed by the two pollutants in OBDCs. The results showed that the VOCs did not exceed the emission limits in ESPPI (GB 31571-2015), but it is vital to recognise that 1,2-dichloropropane has the potential to cause cancer risk, with soil and groundwater risk control values of 662.

Distress and its influencing factors among Chinese patients with incidental pulmonary nodules: a cross-sectional study.

The study aims to investigate the distress level and its influencing factors in Chinese pulmonary nodules patients. A total of 163 outpatients in a tertiary hospital in Xi'an, China, were recruited and investigated by using the Impact of Event Scale, Decision Conflict Scale, Consultation Care Measure, Lung Cancer Worry Scale and a demographic questionnaire. The logistic regression model was used to identify the factors of distress.

The estimated effect of increasing fruit interventions on controlling body weight in children and adolescents: A meta-analysis.

Background: The impact of increased fruit consumption on weight change remains a matter of debate.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of interventions targeted at promoting fruit consumption and managing body weight in children and adolescents.

Methods: Four electronic databases, including PubMed, Web of science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library, were searched from January 1, 2000, to October 10th, 2023, to identify Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed changes in fruit consumption and obesity indicators.

Combi-Elasto Evaluation of the Degree of Liver Fibrosis in Children with Cholestatic Liver Disease.

Cholestatic liver disease is a common liver disease in infants and young children. Liver fibrosis is a key factor affecting the prognosis, and liver transplantation is the only treatment option for liver cirrhosis. This study aimed to explore the efficacy of Combi-elasto for diagnosing liver fibrosis in children affected by cholestatic liver disease.

Association of depressive symptoms with retirement in Chinese employees: evidence from national longitudinal surveys from 2011 to 2018.

Background: The relationship between depressive symptoms and retirement remains controversial. Thus, we aimed to explore the effect of retirement on individuals' depressive symptoms in Chinese employees.

Methods: In this panel data analysis, a data set from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2018 was adopted with a total of 1390 employees aged ≥ 45-years-old who had complete follow-up for the four waves.

PcTrim prevents early infection with white spot syndrome virus by inhibiting AP1-induced endocytosis.

Viruses have evolved various strategies to achieve early infection by initiating transcription of their own early genes via host transcription factors, such as NF-κb, STAT, and AP1. How the host copes with this immune escape has been a topic of interest. Tripartite motif (TRIM) family proteins with RING-type domains have E3 ubiquitin ligase activity and are known as host restriction factors.

Toxic effect of fracturing flow-back fluid on Vibrio fischeri, Daphnia, and specific industry microorganisms Aspergillus niger and S. cerevisiae.

Previous studies have shown that the soil microbial population and soil enzyme activity are seriously affected by fracturing flow-back fluid (FFBF) from the shale gas mining process. However, the toxic effect of FFBF on specific bacteria, fungi, and plankton has not been systematically confirmed in detail. In this paper, a toxic effect evaluation of FFBF was conducted using the representative toxicity test organisms Vibrio fischeri, Daphnia, Aspergillus niger, and S.

Cost-effectiveness of lung cancer screening combined with nurse-led smoking cessation intervention: A population-based microsimulation study.

Background: The appropriate screening inclusion criteria of low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer in Chinese population remains unclear and the effect of combining screening with nurse-led smoking cessation intervention is poorly understood as well.

Objective: We compared the benefits and costs of lung cancer screening with and without nurse-led smoking cessation intervention in different inclusion criteria to help select optimal screening strategies.

Methods: Different screening strategies were set based on diverse starting ages, smoking pack-year and whether nurse-led smoking cessation intervention was applied.

Toxic effects of shale gas fracturing flowback fluid on microbial communities in polluted soil.

A large amount of shale gas fracturing flowback fluid (FFBF) from the process of shale gas exploitation causes obvious ecological harm to health of soil and water. However, biological hazard of soil microbial populations by fracturing flowback fluid remains rarely reported. In this study, the microbiological compositions were assessed via analyzing diversity of microbial populations.

Response of glacial lakes to glacier and climate changes in the western Nyainqentanglha range.

The western Nyainqentanglha (WNT) range, located in the transition zone between large-scale atmospheric circulations, has an abundance of glacial lakes and glaciers. In the warmer climate of recent decades, the glacial lakes and glaciers in the WNT range could have changed substantially. Here, glacial lake and glacier changes for the entire WNT range between 1976 and 2018 are examined.

Mechanism study on co-processing of water-based drilling cuttings and phosphogypsum in non-autoclaved aerated concrete.

The feasibility of coordinated use of water-based drilling cuttings (WDC), fly ash, and phosphogypsum (PG) as raw materials for the preparation of WDC non-autoclaved aerated concrete (WNAAC) was evaluated by laboratory experiment. The results showed that the pozzolanic reaction of the multi-component cementitious system containing 40% (in mass) of WDC is significantly promoted. Newly formed C-S-H gel and ettringite with the uniform distribution of fibrous and flake-like shape occur, presenting a denser and interlock microstructure.

GRHL2 genetic polymorphisms may confer a protective effect against sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

Genetic polymorphisms in grainyhead‑like 2 (GRHL2) variants were examined for their suspected association with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). Between January 2009 and April 2014, 190 patients with SSHL, who were diagnosed at the Departments of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at Kaihua People's Hospital and Hangzhou First People's Hospital, were selected for the present study and defined as the SSHL group. A group of 210 healthy individuals were defined as the control group.

[Ten years review of the development and administration of Shanghai IVD reagents].

This article reviews the development and administration of Shanghai IVDs (In Vitro Diagnostics) manufactures by analyzing the administration and history of the regulation of IVDs in ten years. It is to find out the problems in the administration of IVDs manufactures and products, and to make suggestions for improvements.

[Expression and clinical significance of Mucin and E-cadherin in colorectal tumors].

Background & Objective: Mucin (MUC), a glycoprotein with high molecular weight, can lubricate and protect the epithelium. E-cadherin (E-cad) is helpful in keeping the polarity and integrity of the epithelium. The abnormal expression of Mucin and E-cad is involved in the genesis of many tumors.

Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical analysis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

Aim: To investigate the clinicopathological features of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) and to study the reference indexes for malignancy.

Methods: Fifty-two cases of primary GIST were distinguished from a group of gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumors using a panel of antibodies such as CD117 and CD34 by immunohistochemical SP method. Their biological behaviors were analyzed using the expression of p21WAF1 and Bax in 52 cases of GIST.

Correlation between neuronal injury and Caspase-3 after focal ischemia in human hippocampus.

Background: Cerebral ischemia is a significant clinical problem, and cerebral ischemia usually causes neuron injury such as apoptosis in various brain areas, including hippocampus. Cysteinyl aspartate-specific protease (Caspases) are fundamental factors of apoptotic mechanism. Caspase-3 inhibitors show effect in attenuating brain injury after ischemia.