Association between serum chloride and in-hospital mortality in congestive heart failure with diabetes: Data from the MIMIC-IV database.

Background: Congestive heart failure (CHF) demonstrates a heightened prevalence in individuals with diabetes mellitus within Intensive Care Units. The occurrence of abnormal chloride levels is frequently observed in critically ill patients, yet its clinical significance remains subject to debate. This study endeavors to explore the relationship between serum chloride levels and in-hospital mortality among patients affected by both congestive heart failure and diabetes.

U-shaped association between serum calcium and in-hospital mortality in diabetes patients with congestive heart failure: a cohort study.

Previous studies have reported that the significant association between serum calcium and mortality substantially in patients, especially among those with intensive care unit (ICU). And In diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure (CHF) is a significant comorbidity. We aim to evaluate the association between serum calcium levels and in-hospital mortality among patients with diabetes and congestive heart failure.

Association between dietary folate intake and severe abdominal aorta calcification in adults: A cross-sectional analysis of the national health and nutrition examination survey.

Background: Prior studies have established a connection between folate intake and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) has been introduced as a good predictor of CVD events, but no previous study has investigated the relationship between dietary folate intake and severe AAC. Therefore, the study aims to explore the association between dietary folate intake and severe AAC in the United States (US) middle-aged and elderly population.

U-Shaped Association between Serum Chloride Levels and In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure in Intensive Care Units.

Serum chloride level has clinical significance in the prognosis of heart failure. Little is known regarding the association between serum chloride levels and in-hospital mortality in patients with heart failure.This retrospective study used clinical data obtained from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care Database.

U-shaped association between serum calcium and in-hospital mortality in patients with congestive heart failure.

Aims: Serum calcium level is widely used for evaluating disease severity, but its impact on clinical outcomes in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) remains poorly understood. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between serum calcium levels and in-hospital mortality in CHF patients.

Methods And Results: We conducted a retrospective analysis utilizing clinical data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care database, encompassing a cohort of 15 983 CHF patients.

Association between dietary calcium intake and severe abdominal aorta calcification among American adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Background: Evidence regarding the relationship between dietary calcium intake and severe abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between dietary calcium intake and severe AAC in American adults based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

Methods: The present cross-sectional study utilized data from the NHANES 2013-2014, a population-based dataset.

Association Between Body Temperature and In-Hospital Mortality Among Congestive Heart Failure Patients with Diabetes in Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Body temperature (BT) has been utilized to assess patient outcomes across various diseases. However, the impact of BT on mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) among patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and diabetes mellitus (DM) remains unclear. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC)-IV data set.

Association between dietary total choline and abdominal aorta calcification among older US adults: A cross-sectional study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Background: Numerous studies indicate a potential bidirectional association between dietary choline intake and its derivative, betaine, and subclinical atherosclerosis. However, little research has been conducted on the relationship between dietary choline and severe abdominal aortic calcification (SAAC).

Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed population-based data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2013-2014).

Association between dietary zinc intake and seropositivity in US adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Purpose: infection is a well-established etiological factor for gastric inflammation and a significant risk factor for the development of gastric cancer. However, the precise relationship between dietary zinc intake and seropositivity for remains uncertain.

Methods: This cross-sectional observational study utilized data from the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted between 1999 and 2000.

Single-Cell Transcriptome Analysis of Peripheral Neutrophils From Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (IPAH) is a rare and devastating disease often accompanied by persistent inflammation and immune responses. We aim to provide a reference atlas of neutrophils to facilitate a better understanding of cellular phenotypes and discovery of candidate genes.

Methods: Peripheral neutrophils from naive patients with IPAH and matched controls were profiled.

[Simulation of Anthropogenic CO Emissions in the Yangtze River Delta Based on Different Emission Inventories].

Nowadays, great uncertainty still exists on the urban- and regional-scale anthropogenic CO emission estimation based on emission inventories. In order to achieve the carbon peaking and neutrality targets for China, it is urgent to accurately estimate anthropogenic CO emissions at regional scales, especially in large urban agglomerations. Using two inventories (EDGAR v6.

[Soil Heavy Metal Content, Pollution, and Influencing Factors in Typical Farming Area of Sichuan Basin].

In order to identify heavy metal contents, the pollution characteristics and influencing factors of soil in typical farming areas in the Sichuan basin were analyzed, with Jiangjin District of Chongqing City chosen as the study area. Two hundred and forty-seven topsoil samples were collected and analyzed using the Nemerow index (NPI), geographical information system (GIS), and geodetector method. The results demonstrated that: 1 the arithmetic means of Cd, Cu, and Zn in the topsoil were 1.

[Effect of electroacupuncture on visceral sensitivity and colonic NGF, TrkA, TRPV1 expression in IBS-D rats].

Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) at "Tianshu" (ST 25) and "Shangjuxu" (ST 37) on mental state, visceral sensitivity and protein expression of nerve growth factor (NGF), tyrosine kinase receptor A (TrkA) and transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) of colonic tissue in diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) rats, and to explore its possible mechanism on treating IBS-D.

Methods: A total of 36 male SD rats of SPF grade were randomized into a blank group, a model group, an EA group and a western medication group, 9 rats in each group. In the model group, the EA group and the western medication group, IBS-D model was established by enema of dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (DNBS) combined with chronic restraint stress method.

[Evaluation of gap-filling methods for CH flux data based on eddy covariance method in the Lake Taihu, China].

Eddy covariance method has become a key technique to measure CH flux continuously in lakes. A large number of CH flux data was missing due to variable reasons. In order to reconstruct a complete time series of CH flux, it is necessary to find an appropriate gap-filling method to insert the CH flux data gap.

[Temporal and Spatial Variation Characteristics of Methane, Carbon Dioxide, and Nitrous Oxide Concentrations and the Influencing Factors in Small Aquaculture Pond].

As an important source of greenhouse gases, the changes in greenhouse gas concentrations of aquaculture ponds are not only the basis for accurate quantification of greenhouse gases emissions but are also important for identifying their influencing factors. The spatial and temporal variation characteristics of CH, CO, and NO concentrations and the influencing factors in a typical small aquaculture pond in the Yangtze River Delta were analyzed based on the headspace equilibrium-gas chromatograph method. Except in spring, the concentrations of CH, and NO appeared high at noon or afternoon and were influenced by water temperature.

[Effects of chamber characteristics on CO and CH flux at the water-air interface measured by the chamber method].

The chamber method is widely used to measure CO and CH flux in inland water. However, the designs of chamber used in various studies are different and lack unified standards, which would affect the observation results. To clarify the impacts of chamber characteristics, including light transmittance, air pressure difference inside and outside the chamber, and gas mixing degree in the chamber, on CO and CH flux measurements at the water-air interface, we compared the effects of transparent/opaque chamber, the chamber with/without air pressure equalizing device and fan on CO and CH flux measurements in the aquaculture pond, based on the multi-channel closed dynamic chamber system.

Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of CP-Ti Cruciform Specimens with Mixed Mode I-II Crack under Biaxial Loading.

Investigations on the fatigue crack growth of commercial pure titanium are carried out with cruciform specimens under different biaxial load ratios ( = 0, 0.5, and 1) and crack inclination angles ( = 90°, 60°, and 45°) in this paper. Based on the finite element results, the modified solution of stress intensity factors and for cruciform specimens containing mixed mode I-II crack is obtained by considering crack size, biaxial load ratio, and crack inclination angles.

Green Tides in the Yellow Sea Promoted the Proliferation of Pelagophyte .

Harmful algal blooms formed by fast-growing, ephemeral macroalgae have expanded worldwide, yet there is limited knowledge of their potential ecological consequences. Here, we select intense green tides formed by in the Yellow Sea, China, to examine the ecological consequences of these blooms. Using 28-isofucosterol in the surface sediment as a biomarker of green algae, we identified the settlement region of massive floating green algae in the area southeast of the Shandong Peninsula in the southern Yellow Sea.

[Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for dry eye disease: a network Meta-analysis of rando-mized controlled trial].

Objective: A network Meta-analysis based on Bayesian theory was used to evaluate efficacy and safety of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of dry eye disease(DED), so as to provide evidence-based research basis for clinical application.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCT) for acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of DED published from the inception of database to November 25, 2020 were searched from PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Sinomed, CNKI, Wanfang and VIP Database. Two reviewers independently screened the literatures, extracted the data.

Distribution of Aureococcus anophagefferens in relation to environmental factors and implications for brown tide seed sources in Qinhuangdao coastal waters, China.

Brown tides caused by Aureococcus anophagefferens have occurred along the Qinhuangdao coastline in the Bohai Sea (BS) in recent years. Little is known about the spatio-temporal distribution of A. anophagefferens, particularly its profile distribution and the effects of environmental controls.

[Effect of acupuncture on intestinal flora and TLR4 in brain and intestinal tissues in rats with stress gastric ulcer].

Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture at "Guanyuan" (CV 4) and "Xiajuxu" (ST 39) on intestinal flora and Toll-like receptors-4 (TLR4) in brain and intestinal tissue in rats with stress gastric ulcer (SGU), and to explore the possible mechanism of acupuncture for SGU.

Methods: Thirty-one male SD rats were randomly divided into a blank group (=7), a model group (=8), an acupuncture group (=8) and a drug group (=8). The rats in the model group, acupuncture group and drug group were treated with modified restraint plus water-immersion stress method to establish SGU model.

Targeting the Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition in Cancer Stem Cells for a Better Clinical Outcome of Glioma.

Glioma is one of the most common malignant tumors of the central nervous system with a poor prognosis at present due to lack of effective treatment options. Its initiation, migration, and multipotency are affected by cancer stem cell's transition. Previous studies imply that changes in the cancer stem cells can affect the malignant differentiation of the tumor.

[Effect of acupuncture on serum inflammatory cytokines and intestinal flora in rats with stress-induced gastric ulcer].

Objective: To investigate the effect of acupuncture on serum inflammatory cytokines and intestinal flora in rats with stress-induced gastric ulcer (SGU), and to explore the mechanism of acupuncture in the treatment of SGU.

Methods: Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into blank, model, acupuncture, and medication groups, with 7 rats in each group. Restraint water-immersion stress was used to establish the model of SGU.