Quantify the Effect of Air Gap Errors on Skin Dose for Breast Cancer Radiotherapy.

Determining the impact of air gap errors on the skin dose in postoperative breast cancer radiotherapy under dynamic intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) techniques. This was a retrospective study that involved 55 patients who underwent postoperative radiotherapy following modified radical mastectomy. All plans employed tangential IMRT, with a prescription dose of 50 Gy, and bolus added solely to the chest wall.

S-Propargyl-Cysteine Ameliorates Peripheral Nerve Injury through Microvascular Reconstruction.

Microvascular reconstruction is essential for peripheral nerve repair. S-Propargyl-cysteine (SPRC), the endogenous hydrogen sulfide (HS) donor, has been reported to promote angiogenesis. The aim of this study is to utilize the pro-angiogenic ability of SPRC to support peripheral nerve repair and to explore the potential mechanisms.

CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (C/EBP) delta promotes the expression of PTX3 and macrophage phagocytosis during A. fumigatus infection.

Given the increasing incidence of pulmonary aspergillosis, it is important to understand the natural defense mechanisms by which the body can kill Aspergillus fumigatus conidia. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) plays a nonredundant role in resistance to A. fumigatus.

Hirsutine ameliorates hepatic and cardiac insulin resistance in high-fat diet-induced diabetic mice and in vitro models.

Closely associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hepatic steatosis and cardiac hypertrophy resulting from chronic excess intake can exacerbate insulin resistance (IR). The current study aims to investigate the pharmacological effects of hirsutine, one indole alkaloid isolated from Uncaria rhynchophylla, on improving hepatic and cardiac IR, and elucidate the underlying mechanism. T2DM and IR in vivo were established by high-fat diet (HFD) feeding for 3 months in C57BL/6 J mice.

Complete Genome Sequencing and Comparative Analysis of Citrobacter koseri CKNJ, a Strain Isolated from a Patient with Endogenous Endophthalmitis.

Citrobacter koseri (C. koseri) is an opportunistic pathogen that can cause a variety of diseases. Although the mortality rate of C.

Continual Decline in Azole Susceptibility Rates in Over a 9-Year Period in China.

Background: There have been reports of increasing azole resistance in , especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Here we report on the epidemiology and antifungal susceptibility of causing invasive candidiasis in China, from a 9-year surveillance study.

Methods: From August 2009 to July 2018, isolates ( = 3702) were collected from 87 hospitals across China.

miR-212-5p exerts tumor promoter function by regulating the Id3/PI3K/Akt axis in lung adenocarcinoma cells.

microRNAs may function as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes that play crucial roles in human carcinogenesis and cancer development. Growing evidence revealed that the tumor suppressor Id3 is involved in tumor progression, carcinogenesis, and the tumor microenvironment. We identified miR-212-5p as a negative posttranscriptional modulator of Id3.

Wetland ecosystem status and restoration using the Ecopath with Ecosim (EWE) model.

With increasing awareness of the importance of wetlands, the number of new or restored wetlands in China is steadily growing; however, not all of them fulfill their expected ecological function. Maintaining wetlands in their optimal state is an urgent problem that requires research into the ecosystem evaluation, regulation, and biomass management of wetlands. The Ecopath with Ecosim (EWE) model, also known as the ecological channel model, is a balance model that can directly construct the ecological system structure and describe its energy flow and mass transfer through the principle of nutrition dynamics.

[Design of Smart Care Tele-Monitoring System for Mother and Fetus].

Objective: To study and design a maternal and fetal monitoring system based on the cloud computing and internet of things, which can monitor and take smart care of the mother and fetus in 24 h.

Methods: Using a new kind of wireless fetal monitoring detector and a mobile phone, thus the doctor can keep touch with hospital through internet. The mobile terminal was developed on the Android system, which accepted the data of fetal heart rate and uterine contraction transmitted from the wireless detector, exchange information with the server and display the monitoring data and the doctor's advice in real-time.

Regulation of Neurotrophin-3 and Interleukin-1β and Inhibition of Spinal Glial Activation Contribute to the Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture in Chronic Neuropathic Pain States of Rats.

Growing evidence indicates that neurotrophin-3, interleukin-1β, and spinal glia are involved in neuropathic pain derived from dorsal root ganglia to spinal cord. Electroacupuncture is widely accepted to treat chronic pain, but the precise mechanism underlying the analgesic effect of EA has not been fully demonstrated. In this study, the mechanical withdrawal threshold and thermal withdrawal latency were recorded.

Performance of mass spectrometric identification of bacteria and yeasts routinely isolated in a clinical microbiology laboratory using MALDI-TOF MS.

Background: Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is an emerging technology newly applied to identifying bacterial and yeast strains. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of the VITEK(®) MS system in the identification of bacteria and yeast strains routinely isolated from clinical samples.

Methods: We prospectively analyzed routine MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identification in parallel with conventional phenotypic identification of bacteria and yeasts regardless of phylum or source of isolation.

Molecular and DNA methylation analysis of Peg10 and Xist gene in sheep.

Peg10 is a maternally imprinted gene located in the imprinted domain of human chromosome 7q21 and mouse proximal chromosome 6. It is predominantly expressed in, and participates in the formation of, the placenta. Moreover, Peg10 is overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma, and is involved in hepatocarcinogenesis.

[Detection of Escherichia coli in wastewater based on enzyme immunoassay].

This research described the fast detection method based on ELISA for the E. coli in drain of wastewater treatment plants. The optimized conditions, such as reaction format (sandwich or direct), the concentration of HRP-E.