Causal association of sex hormone-binding globulin on gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study.

Objectives: Pre-eclampsia (PE) and gestational hypertension (GH) are two different categories of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Given earlier observational research, the relationship between sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) and a higher risk of GH/PE is still up for dispute. Hence, the present investigation aimed to examine the possible link between SHBG and the likelihood of GH/PE.

Clinical application of the modified neck-shoulder technique based on membrane autopsy to laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal prosthesis for indirect inguinal hernia.

Objective: To investigate the anatomical basis and clinical application value of the modified neck-shoulder technique based on membrane autopsy in laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal prosthesis (TEP) for tension-free repairs of indirect inguinal hernia.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed the clinical data of 136 patients with indirect inguinal hernia who underwent laparoscopic TEP for tension-free repairs at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery Unit 1, the First Hospital of Putian City, Fujian Province from June 2017 to June 2020. The patients were divided into the modified neck-shoulder technique group (68 cases) and the traditional surgery group (68 cases), according to the different surgical methods.

The clinical significance of ischaemia-modified albumin in acute coronary syndrome and hypertension.

Background: Early diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome is more and more important because of its mortality and morbidity. Hypertension is one of the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndrome, which often leads to stenosis and ischaemia. Ischaemia-modified albumin is sensitive for the occurrence of ischaemia, which attracted us in the significance of ischaemia-modified albumin in patients with chest pain, especially patients complicated with hypertension.

[In vitro study of a new lasso device for intra-canal broken instrument removal].

Purpose: To collect facial stereo images of different lip protrusion by using three dimensional surface imaging device, and investigate facial aesthetic evaluation and differences between orthodontists, general dentists and laypeople.

Methods: In this study, one college student was recruited to take a three-dimensional image of the natural head and face. The software was simulated with a gradient of 2 mm to make the soft tissue lips move back and forth along the sagittal axis from the VSL line.

[Comparison of digital model and dental plaster model in evaluation of bilateral cleft lip and palate].

Purpose: To compare the reliability of digital model and plaster model on evaluation of bilateral cleft lip and palate.

Methods: Nineteen pairs of digital and plaster model obtained from bilateral cleft lip and palate patients were measured, including nine measurements, such as maxillary alveolar length, width, cleft width, the deviation of maxillary middle line. One-way ANOVA was conducted for statistical analysis with SPSS 24.

Anthropogenic impacts on isotopic and geochemical characteristics of urban streams: a case study in Wuhan, China.

Urbanization and human activities have significantly modified the geochemical signatures of urban streams worldwide. However, the geochemical characteristics of urban streams in Wuhan, one of the core cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China, remain largely unstudied. Here, we examined the stable isotopes and geochemistry of urban streams at 73 locations in the central districts in Wuhan during May 2019.

Spatial scale and seasonal dependence of land use impacts on riverine water quality in the Huai River basin, China.

Land use pattern is an effective reflection of anthropic activities, which are primarily responsible for water quality deterioration. A detailed understanding of relationship between water quality and land use is critical for effective land use management to improve water quality. Linear mixed effects and multiple regression models were applied to water quality data collected from 2003 to 2010 from 36 stations in the Huai River basin together with topography and climate data, to characterize the land use impacts on water quality and their spatial scale and seasonal dependence.

[Effect of the presurgical nasoalveolar molding using computer-aided design technique].

Objective: To develop a new method of presurgical nasoalveolar molding based on computer-aided design technique.

Methods: Twenty patients(16 boys, 4 girls) with complete unilateral cleft lip and palate(UCLP) who received presurgical nasoalveolar molding were recruited as the treatment group. Twenty patients(15 boys, 5 girls) with complete UCLP who did not receive presurgical orthopedic treatment were selected as the control group.