Deep feature-domain matching for cardiac-related component separation from a chest electrical impedance tomography image series: proof-of-concept study.

The cardiac-related component in chest electrical impedance tomography (EIT) measurement is of potential value to pulmonary perfusion monitoring and cardiac function measurement. In a spontaneous breathing case, cardiac-related signals experience serious interference from ventilation-related signals. Traditional cardiac-related signal-separation methods are usually based on certain features of signals.

increases the risk of carotid plaque formation: a clinical evidence.

Since the relation between () and atherosclerosis has been evidenced, we aimed to analyze whether there is a relationship between the patient's infection and age, gender, BMI, blood lipids, and carotid plaque formation. 810 patients from January 2016 to December 2019 were enrolled in this study, and divided the subjects into (+) group and (-) group based on the results of UBT. To analyze whether infection is related to gender, age, BMI, blood lipids, and neck vascular plaque formation.

Drosera-Inspired Dual-Actuating Double-Layer Hydrogel Actuator.

Drosera is a small insectivorous plant whose antennae can fold up, encircle, and prey. The rapid movement of the antennae is achieved by the synergistic effect of a double-layer structure with the antennae contracts on the front and expands on the back. In this work, a drosera-inspired dual-actuating double-layer hydrogel actuator is proposed, in which the temperature-responsive poly(N, N-diethyl acrylamide) (PDEAAm) layer acts as the main actuation layer and a moisture-responsive poly(acrylamide) (PAAm) layer acts as the auxiliary actuation layer.

Evaluation of LncRNA ANRIL Potential in Hepatic Cancer Progression.

Background/aims: LncRNAs are significant regulators in multiple cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Recently, lncRNA ANRIL has been reported to be elevated during multiple cancer types, exhibiting oncogenic roles. However, the exact biological mechanism of ANRIL is still poorly understood in HCC.

Factors Influencing Residents' Willingness to Contract With General Practitioners in Guangzhou, China, During the GP Policy Trial Phase: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use.

This study aimed to investigate the current contract rate and residents' willingness to contract with general practitioner (GP) services in Guangzhou, China, during the policy trial phase, and also to explore the association of behavior contract and contract willingness with variables based on Andersen's Behavioral Model of Health Services Use (ABM). In total, 160 residents from community health centers (CHCs) and 202 residents from hospitals were recruited in this study. The outcome variables were behavior contract and contract willingness.

Short-term effects of fine particulate matter on acute myocardial infraction mortality and years of life lost: A time series study in Hong Kong.

Previous studies have applied years of life lost (YLL) as a complementary indicator to assess the short-term effect of the air pollution on the health burden from all-cause mortality, but sparsely focused on individual diseases such as acute myocardial infraction (AMI). In this study, we aimed to conduct a time-series analysis to evaluate short-term effects of fine particulate matter (PM) on mortality and YLL from AMI in Hong Kong from 2011 to 2015, and explore the potential effect modifiers including sex and age by subgroup analysis. We applied generalized additive Poisson and Gaussian regression model for daily death count and YLL, respectively.

Simple and rapid mercury ion selective electrode based on 1-undecanethiol assembled Au substrate and its recognition mechanism.

A simple and rapid mercury ion selective electrode based on 1-undecanethiol (1-UDT) assembled Au substrate (Au/1-UDT) has been well constructed. 1-UDT was for the purpose of generating self-assembled monolayer on gold surface to recognize Hg in aqueous solution, which had a working concentration range of 1.0×10-1.

Levosimendan and nesiritide as a combination therapy in patients with acute heart failure.

Background: Individually, levosimendan and nesiritide have been associated with substantial clinical benefits for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF). The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the combination of levosimendan and nesiritide for the treatment of ADHF.

Methods: One hundred and twenty patients were randomly assigned to control, levosimendan, nesiritide or combination groups.

Could yoga practice improve treatment-related side effects and quality of life for women with breast cancer? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim: To determine if yoga as a complementary and alternative therapy was associated with enhanced health and treatment-related side effects in patients with breast cancer. This systematic review examines whether yoga practice provides any measurable benefit, both physically and psychologically, for women with breast cancer.

Methods: PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) throughout June 2013.

Efficacy of intravenous levosimendan in patients with heart failure complicated by acute myocardial infarction.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of a short-term intravenous infusion of levosimendan in patients with heart failure due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

Methods: This was a randomized, single-center, single-blind study that included 160 patients. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups: 1 received levosimendan (n = 80) and the other received placebo (n = 80).

Short-term effect of upstream administration in comparison to deferred injection of tirofiban on patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

Background: High bolus dose tirofiban has been demonstrated to provide greater inhibition of platelet aggregation, but the most appropriate timing of its administration remains unknown.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of upstream vs. deferred administration of tirofiban in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on clinical outcomes.

Single-stranded DNA adsorption on chiral molecule coated Au surface: a molecular dynamics study.

All-atomistic molecular dynamics simulations with explicit water solution are performed to investigate the interaction between single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) molecules and chiral N-isobutyryl-cysteine (NIBC) molecule coated Au surfaces. Different contributions to the force exerted on ssDNA are analyzed. It turns out that the experimentally observed stereospecific adsorption behavior of ssDNA on d/l-NIBC self-assembled monolayer surface mainly originates from the interaction between the dipole moment of NIBC and the negative charge carried by ssDNA.