The impact of electrical stimulation at the back-shu acupoint with an extrinsic diaphragmatic pacing mode on respiratory function and extubation success rate in tracheostomized stroke patients: An observational study.

To observe of the effect of electrical stimulation at the back-shu acupoint with extrinsic diaphragmatic pacing (EDP) mode on respiratory function and extubation success rate in tracheostomized stroke patients. A total of 200 patients who underwent tracheostomy after a stroke from January 2022 to February 2023 were included in this study. They were divided into 2 groups based on whether electroacupuncture was used: the EDP + electroacupuncture group and the EDP group.

Numerical Investigation on the Ballistic Performance of Semi-Cylindrical Nacre-like Composite Shells under High-Velocity Impact.

The nacre has excellent impact resistance performance, and it is attracting attention in the field of aerospace composite research. Inspired by the layered structure from nacre, semi-cylindrical nacre-like composite shells of brittle silicon carbide ceramic (SiC) and aluminum (AA5083-H116) were established. Two types of tablet arrangements (regular hexagonal and Voronoi polygons) of the composites were designed, and the same size of ceramic and aluminum shell were established for the impact resistance analyzed numerically.

Research on the Mechanical Behavior of Buried Double-Wall Corrugated Pipes.

The mechanical behavior of buried HDPE double-wall corrugated pipes is mainly affected by the material and the structure of the pipe wall. Here we studied a peculiar material that added fly ash (FA) in high density polyethylene (HDPE) to develop composites. We have conducted research on FA/HDPE composites with different mix proportions.

Erratum: Antitumor activity of gambogic acid on NCI-H1993 xenografts via MET signaling pathway downregulation.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.

Effects of High Temperature on the Burst Process of Carbon Fiber/PVA Fiber High-Strength Concretes.

This paper carried out burst tests on the carbon and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fiber high-strength concrete specimens to investigate the effects of fiber type, fiber content, water content, heating rate and test specimen size on the burst, and the whole burst process of fiber-high concrete was photographed and recorded. The results indicated that fiber addition will improve the high temperature burst behavior of the high-strength concrete, and the performance of PVA is greatly different from that of carbon fiber. The water content and heating rate have little influence on the burst of the PVA test specimen, but they will greatly affect the carbon fiber test specimen.

Antitumor activity of gambogic acid on NCI-H1993 xenografts via MET signaling pathway downregulation.

The present study aimed to investigate the anti-tumor mechanisms of gambogic acid (GA) on NCI-H1993 xenografts . Non-small cell lung carcinoma NCI-H1993 cells, which harbor a gene amplification, were subcutaneously injected into athymic nude mice. The mice were randomly assigned to treatment with 10, 20 or 30 mg/kg GA for 3 weeks.