Independent and dynamic manipulation of surface waves radiation for quadruplex polarization channels enabled by programmable coding metasurface.

Flexible manipulation of surface waves (SWs) radiation has been continuously intriguing enormous interests of researchers due to its promising application prospects, and metasurfaces exhibit unparalleled capability to efficiently control SWs radiation. However, existing schemes still suffer from the bottlenecks of single radiation channel and immutable radiation pattern, which are difficult to satisfy the requirements of high-integration intelligent metadevices. Herein, an ingenious strategy of the SWs radiation metadevice is proposed to independently and dynamically manipulate SWs directional radiation in four polarization channels.

Broadband 2D phase-gradient metasurface for linearly-polarized waves by suppressing Lorentz resonance of meta-atoms.

Metasurfaces have exhibited versatile capacities of controlling electromagnetic (EM) waves due to the high degree of freedom of designing artificially engineered meta-atoms. For circular polarization (CP), broadband phase gradient metasurfaces (PGMs) can be realized based on P-B geometric phase by rotating meta-atoms; while for linear polarization (LP), realization of broadband phase gradients has to resort to P-B geometric phase during polarization conversion and polarization purity has to be sacrificed for broadband properties. It is still challenging to obtain broadband PGMs for LP waves without polarization conversion.

Endoscopic anatomical study of the trans-lateral molar approach to the infratemporal fossa.

Background: The infratemporal fossa (ITF) is located deep in the skull base. Recently, the endoscopic transoral approach has enabled maxillofacial surgeons to access the ITF using a less invasive approach compared to the traditional transfacial and endonasal endoscopic approaches.

Objective: The present study aims to provide maxillofacial surgeons with new data concerning direct endoscopic measurement and precise anatomical topography features of the endoscopic trans-lateral molar approach to ITF by comparing the endoscopic and regional anatomy of ITF.

High-efficiency transparent vortex beam generator based on ultrathin Pancharatnam-Berry metasurfaces.

Vortex beam generators are promising to improve the transmission data rate and enlarge the communication capacity due to the fact that they inherently carry the orbital angular momentum (OAM). However, current available devices are limited because of high profiles and low efficiencies, especially for the transmissive case. Here, we propose a new strategy to design an ultrathin (0.

Cochlea sparing with a stratified scheme of dose limitation employed in intensity-modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A dosimetry study.

Hearing loss is 1 of the major complications after radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients, how to minimize dose to cochlea in order to reduce the incidence of sensorineural hearing loss is a critical task. This study is to investigate a stratified scheme of cochlea sparing based on T stage in intensity-modulated radiotherapy. We designed a comparison between 2 plans of cochlea sparing plan (C-Plan) and regular noncochlea sparing plan (R-Plan) from 19 NPC patients with 2, 3, 8, and 6 cases of T1, T2, T3, and T4 stage, respectively.

High-efficiency dual-modes vortex beam generator with polarization-dependent transmission and reflection properties.

Vortex beam is believed to be an effective way to extend communication capacity, but available efforts suffer from the issues of complex configurations, fixed operation mode as well as low efficiency. Here, we propose a general strategy to design dual-modes vortex beam generator by using metasurfaces with polarization-dependent transmission and reflection properties. Combining the focusing and vortex functionalities, we design/fabricate a type of compact dual-modes vortex beam generator operating at both reflection/transmission sides of the system.

Polarization-independent broadband meta-surface for bifunctional antenna.

Functional integration is crucial and has become a research interest in recent years; however, available efforts suffer from low efficiency and narrow operating bandwidth. Here, we propose a novel strategy to design bifunctional meta-surface with high efficiency and largely enhanced bandwidth in reflection geometry. For demonstration, we designed and fabricated a bifunctional meta-surface which enables both focusing and anomalous reflection under different polarizations.

Study on effectiveness of gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin (GDP) for relapsed or refractory AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) remains the second most common malignant complication in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Even though NHL is commonly chemosensitive to primary treatment, failure or relapse still occurs in a large number of patients. We conducted this retrospective study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of gemcitabine, dexamethasone, and cisplatin (GDP) for relapsed or refractory AIDS-related NHL (AIDS-NHL).

Etoposide, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone (EVAD) combination chemotherapy as second-line treatment for advanced AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma.

Objective: To evaluate through retrospective analysis the efficacy and toxicity of combination chemotherapy with etoposide, vincristine, doxorubin and dexamethasone (EVAD) as second-line therapy in patients with advanced AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) after failure of first-line chemotherapy.

Methods: Eighty-eight patients with poor-risk AIDS-KS were treated intravenously with combination chemotherapy with EVAD; etoposide at a dose of 100 mg/m(2) on three consecutive days, vincristine 1.4 mg/m(2) with a maximum single dosage of 2.

[The clinical characteristics of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis: analysis of 11 cases].

Objective: To study the clinical features of histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis.

Method: Eleven patients with histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis were collected to analyze the clinical features, pathological features of biopsy lymph nodes, diagnosis and treatment.

Result: Lymph node swelling of neck and persistent fever were detected in all patients.

[Prevention of allograft vasculopathy by transfection of calcitonin gene-related peptide].

Objective: To explore suppression of allograft vasculopathy (AV) by transfer of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP).

Methods: The descending thoracic aortas from 39 Lewis rats were grafted to the abdominal aortas of 39 F344 rats, and then the recipient rats were randomized into 3 groups: Group A transfected with Ad5-CGRP-EGFP, a gene construct containing sequences from the adenoviral oncoprotein, CGRP, and enhanced green fluorescent protein, Group B, transfected with Ad5-EGFP containing sequences from the adenoviral oncoprotein and enhanced green fluorescent protein, and Group C without transfection. Four and 8 weeks later the abdominal aortas of 6 recipient rats from each were collected respectively.