GFRs in Chinese CKD: A systematic review.

Purpose: This was an evidence-based study to assess which creatinine-based equation was most useful for estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in Chinese adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods: Multiple databases were searched to collect relevant studies on creatinine-based eGFR equations for Chinese adults with CKD in Chinese and English from January 2009 to January 2023, using "glomerular filtration rate", "GFR equations", "Chinese CKD", "chronic kidney disease", "equation development" and "equation validation". The quality of each study was assessed using the diagnostic test accuracy review by RevMan 5.

A Hybrid EEG-Based Stress State Classification Model Using Multi-Domain Transfer Entropy and PCANet.

This paper proposes a new hybrid model for classifying stress states using EEG signals, combining multi-domain transfer entropy (TrEn) with a two-dimensional PCANet (2D-PCANet) approach. The aim is to create an automated system for identifying stress levels, which is crucial for early intervention and mental health management. A major challenge in this field lies in extracting meaningful emotional information from the complex patterns observed in EEG.

[Pollution Characteristics, Source Apportionment, and Meteorological Response of Water-soluble Ions in PM in Xinxiang, North China].

Pollution variation, source characteristics, and meteorological effects of water-soluble inorganic ions (WSIIs) in PM were analyzed in Xinxiang city, Henan Province. PM samples and their chemical components were monitored online by using URG-9000 in four seasons:winter (January, 2022), spring (April, 2022), summer (July, 2022), and fall (October, 2022). The results showed that the TWSIIs had the same seasonal fluctuations as PM.

Validation of the EKFC equation for glomerular filtration rate estimation and comparison with the Asian-modified CKD-EPI equation in Chinese chronic kidney disease patients in an external study.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine whether new European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) equation is more applicable than Asian-modified CKD-EPI equation in clinical practice, having a higher accuracy in estimating GFR in our external CKD population.

Methods: We calculated estimated GFR and GFR independently using the EKFC and Asian-modified CKD-EPI formulas, respectively. The clinical diagnostic performance of the two equations was assessed and compared by median bias, precision, accuracy () and so on, using Tc-DTPA dual plasma sample clearance method as a reference method for GFR measurement (mGFR).

Sustainable Management of Food Waste during COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights into Irrational Food Hoarding among Chinese Citizens.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, food waste caused by excessive hoarding has accounted a large proportion of the total food waste in urban Chinese households, which indicates that reducing food hoarding has become key to managing household food waste. This study therefore explored the behavioral mechanisms underlying excessive food hoarding among citizens. Based on a sample set of 511 respondents surveyed in Beijing, Hefei, and Guiyang in July 2022, a PLS-SEM model was conducted using SmartPLS 3.

Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 modulates pain sensitivity by suppressing the ROS-RUNX3 pathway in a rat model of neuropathy.

Neuropathic pain correlates with a lesion or other dysfunction in the nervous system. Sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 2 (S1P2) is expressed in the central nervous system and modulates synaptic plasticity. The present study aimed to investigate the role of S1P2 in neuropathic pain caused by chronic constriction injury (CCI).

Validation of the full-age spectrum equation in the approximation of glomerular filtration rate in Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease.

To investigate the validity of the full age spectrum (FAS) equation in determining the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to compare the performance of FAS equation and the technetium-99m-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (Tc-99m-DTPA) renal dynamic imaging method. The GFR was determined by three methods in the same day: (a) Tc-99m-DTPA dual plasma sample clearance method (mGFR); (b) FAS equation (eGFR1); (c) Tc-99m-DTPA renal dynamic imaging method (eGFR2). The mGFR was used as the reference standard.

Incidental bone metastases identified by renal dynamic scintigraphy: A case report.

Introduction: The Technetium-99m diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (Tc-99m DTPA) renal dynamic scintigraphy is widely used to evaluate the split renal function and continuously demonstrate the whole urinary collecting system. Furthermore, the extrarenal uptake of technetium-99m DTPA can provide useful information for the patients.

Case Presentation: We described a 72-year-old male with a history of flank pain for 8 months and gross hematuria for 3 days.

Camurati-Engelmann disease-a rare cause of tetany identified on bone scintigraphy: A case report.

Rationale: Camurati-Engelmann disease (i.e., progressive diaphyseal dysplasia) is an extremely rare autosomal dominant bone disorder.

Silicon improves salt tolerance by increasing root water uptake in Cucumis sativus L.

Silicon enhances root water uptake in salt-stressed cucumber plants through up-regulating aquaporin gene expression. Osmotic adjustment is a genotype-dependent mechanism for silicon-enhanced water uptake in plants. Silicon can alleviate salt stress in plants.