Influence of sound levels, secondary school student characteristics, sound types, and audiovisual interactions on the restorative potential of school environment soundscapes.

Introduction: Soundscapes can significantly impact individuals' physical and mental health. However, the factors influencing the perceived restorativeness of soundscapes among secondary school students remain unclear. This study aims to explore the effects of school environment sound levels, individual characteristics, types of sounds, and audiovisual interactions on the perceived restorativeness soundscape (PRS) of secondary school students.

Body roundness index as a predictor of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with diabetes and prediabetes.

Background: There are limited population-based studies examining the correlation between body roundness index (BRI) and mortality in diabetes and prediabetes patients.

Method: Our final analysis encompassed 15,848 patients with diabetes and prediabetes sourced from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey(NHANES) spanning from 2003 to 2018. Cox proportional hazards model and restricted cubic splines (RCS) were utilized to assess the correlation between BRI and both all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality.

Analysis of the therapeutic effect of pestle needle and EEG biofeedback and methylphenidate in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

This research aimed to analyze the therapeutic effect of the pestle needle combined with electroencephalogram (EEG) biofeedback and methylphenidate in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. Seventy-eight children with ADHD were selected and randomized into a control group and an observation group ( = 39 each). The control group received EEG biofeedback and methylphenidate treatment, whereas the observation group received pestle needle therapy on this basis.

Isoliquiritigenin Inhibits the Growth of Colorectal Cancer Cells through the ESR2/PI3K/AKT Signalling Pathway.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignancies. Isoliquiritigenin (ISL), a flavonoid phytoestrogen, has shown anti-tumour activities against various cancers. However, its anti-CRC mechanism has not been clarified.

Hydroxymethylation and tumors: can 5-hydroxymethylation be used as a marker for tumor diagnosis and treatment?

5-Methylcytosine (5mC) is considered as a common epigenetic modification that plays an important role in the regulation of gene expression. At the same time, 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) has been found as an emerging modification of cytosine bases of recent years. Unlike 5mC, global 5hmC levels vary from tissues that have differential distribution both in mammalian tissues and in the genome.

Liquiritin induces apoptosis and autophagy in cisplatin (DDP)-resistant gastric cancer cells in vitro and xenograft nude mice in vivo.

Gastric cancer is reported as one of the leading factors resulting in tumor-related death worldwide. However, the therapies to suppress gastric cancer are still limited and the emergence of drug resistance makes it necessary to develop new and effective anticancer drugs and combinational chemotherapy schemes. Liquiritin (LIQ) is a major constituent of Glycyrrhiza Radix, exhibiting various pharmacological activities, including anticancer.

Breastfeeding practices on postnatal wards in urban and rural areas of the Deyang region, Sichuan province of China.

Background: Despite the efforts that have been made to promote breastfeeding in China since the 1990s, there is still a very low prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding. The objective of this study was to assess the current situation of infant feeding practices during the postpartum hospital stay in urban and rural areas of the Deyang region.

Methods: Cross-sectional sampling was used in two urban hospitals and five rural clinics in the Deyang region of southwestern China.

Dietary intake and food habits of pregnant women residing in urban and rural areas of Deyang City, Sichuan Province, China.

Micronutrient deficiencies and imbalanced dietary intake tend to occur during the reproductive period among women in China. In accordance with traditional Chinese culture, pregnant women are commonly advised to follow a specific set of dietary precautions. The purpose of this study was to assess dietary intake data and identify risk factors for nutritional inadequacy in pregnant women from urban and rural areas of Deyang region, Sichuan province of China.