Efficacy of identifying Treatment-Resistant and non-Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia using niacin skin flushing response combined with clinical feature.

Treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS) is a serious mental disease and early identification of this disease is necessary for timely initiation of treatment strategies and management measures. This study aimed to investigate the potential of niacin skin flushing response (NSFR) combined with clinical features in recognizing TRS and non-TRS (NTRS). A total of 269 patients with schizophrenia (99 TRS and 170 NTRS) were included in this study.

Impact of East-Asian monsoon on sandstorm activities over the past half century: Insights from a genetic algorithm.

For nearly half a century, the East Asian sand-dust system (SDS) has undergone complex changes in intensity and has become a new focus of attention. To date, there are many uncertainties in understanding the complex observational facts of SDS using commonly used single-climate models. This study suggests that the SDS is an organized weather system that grows under the support of an atmospheric westerly belt environment (including water, soil, aerosol composition, and climate change).

Exploring the Impact of Workplace Violence on the Mental Health of Chinese Correctional Officers: A JD-R Model Approach.

Background: Correctional officers face widespread workplace violence and the resulting overwork that can profoundly damage their physical and mental health.

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the mediating role of overwork in the relationship between workplace violence and the manifestation of physical and mental health issues among correctional officers.

Methods: This study enlisted 472 eligible participants.

Impacts of emissions and meteorological conditions in three different phases of aerosol pollution during 2013-2022 in Anhui, China.

The PM concentrations in Anhui, which links the Yangtze River Delta region, China's fastest growing economy area, with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, China's most polluted region, are influenced not only by emissions, but also by variation of meteorological conditions. A comprehensive understanding of the relative impacts of meteorology and emissions on heavy pollution in Anhui at three phases (i.e.

The impact of workplace violence on job burnout among Chinese correctional officers: the chain mediating effects of stress and insomnia.

Background: The risk of workplace violence and job burnout among Chinese correctional officers is high. Stress and insomnia may influence the relationship between workplace violence and job burnout; however, this influence has been rarely studied. This study aimed to explore the effect of workplace violence on job burnout among Chinese correctional officers and to assess the contribution of stress and insomnia to this effect.

Gut microbiota composition in depressive disorder: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.

Studies investigating gut microbiota composition in depressive disorder have yielded mixed results. The aim of our study was to compare gut microbiome between people with depressive disorder and healthy controls. We did a meta-analysis and meta-regression of studies by searching PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, Ovid, Cochrane Library, ProQuest, and PsycINFO for articles published from database inception to March 07, 2022.

Sociodemographic, occupational, and personal factors associated with sleep quality among Chinese medical staff: A web-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Sleep quality among medical staff affects not only their own health but also the health of their patients. This study aimed to investigate the sociodemographic, occupational, and personal factors associated with sleep quality among medical staff in mainland China.

Methods: An online survey was conducted from January 10 to February 5, 2019, involving 3,684 medical staff (female: 84.

Analysis of factors influencing substance use craving among Chinese substance users.

Background: Substance use has been a serious public safety issue. It not only affects the users' physical and mental health but is also detrimental to social stability. To improve our understanding of this issue, the present study looked to examine the factors influencing substance use craving and develop interventions to reduce craving and relapse among substance users.

Characteristics and Mediating Effect of Gut Microbiota With Experience of Childhood Maltreatment in Major Depressive Disorder.

Gut microbiota and childhood maltreatment are closely related to depressive symptoms. This study aimed to analyze the characteristics of gut microbiota in major depressive disorder (MDD) patients with childhood maltreatment experience and explore the correlation between gut microbiota, childhood maltreatment, and depressive symptoms. A total of 37 healthy controls (HCs) and 53 patients with MDD were enrolled, including 18 MDD patients without childhood maltreatment experience and 35 MDD patients with childhood maltreatment experience.

The association of childhood adversities and mental health problems with dual-harm in individuals with serious aggressive behaviors.

Background: The coexistence of self-harm and aggression, which is referred to as dual-harm, is commonly seen in forensic population. Self-harm and aggression have often been studied separately, previous studies on risk factors of aggression or self-harm mainly focused on childhood adversities, emotional regulation, impulsivity and psychopathology, given their importance in the two behaviors. However, the factors associated with dual-harm remain unclear.

Abnormal gut microbiota and bile acids in patients with first-episode major depressive disorder and correlation analysis.

Aim: Gut microbiota and its metabolite bile acids may play a significant role in the occurrence and development of major depressive disorder (MDD). Therefore, this study analyzes gut microbiota and bile acids, as well as their correlation in patients.

Methods: Thirty-one patients with MDD and 29 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled in this study.

Influence of meteorological conditions on the negative oxygen ion characteristics of well-known tourist resorts in China.

Using negative oxygen ion (NOI) observations, with an hourly resolution, the automatic weather station (AWS), and a comparative analysis of three well-known scenic locations, namely, Zoige Wetland Nature Reserve (ZWNR), Sichuan Panda Nature Habitat (PNH), and Hangzhou West Lake (HWL) Scenic Area was performed and the dynamic mechanisms of typical wetlands in response to a NOI surge were investigated. The findings are as follows. ① At HWL, NOI concentration was higher than in the metropolitan center.

The influence of stagnant and transport types weather on heavy pollution in the Yangtze-Huaihe valley, China.

The ambient atmospheric PM concentrations in Anhui Province, China, which links the Yangtze River Delta region, China's fastest growing economy area, with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, China's most polluted region, are influenced not only by local emissions, but also by changes in regional circulation. During the period 2013-2017, when China adopted a series of pollution abatement measures, there were still occasional pollution episodes with significant increases in PM concentrations. PM rise instead during the period 2013-2017 in Anhui (the Center of the Yangtze-Huaihe, YH), when pollution emissions continued to decrease? What is the controlling mechanism behind these? By analyzing elements such as ground-based PM concentration and the planetary boundary layer (PBL) structure affecting it as well as larger scale circulation, combined with the analysis of a parameterized index, one can find that aerosol pollution in the YH region can usually be classified into three types.

Injuries in Left Corticospinal Tracts, Forceps Major, and Left Superior Longitudinal Fasciculus (Temporal) as the Quality Indicators for Major Depressive Disorder.

At present, the etiology and pathogenesis of major depressive disorder (MDD) are still not clear. Studies have found that the risk of first-degree relatives of MDD is 2-3 times that of the general population. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been previously used to explore the pathogenesis of MDD.

Specific Gray Matter Volume Changes of the Brain in Unipolar and Bipolar Depression.

To identify the common and specific structural basis of bipolar depression (BD) and unipolar depression (UD) is crucial for clinical diagnosis. In this study, a total of 85 participants, including 22 BD patients, 36 UD patients, and 27 healthy controls, were enrolled. A voxel-based morphology method was used to identify the common and specific changes of the gray matter volume (GMV) to determine the structural basis.

Association of the TLR4 gene with depressive symptoms and antidepressant efficacy in major depressive disorder.

At present, the etiology and pathogenesis of major depressive disorder(MDD) are still unclear. Some studies have shown that toll-like receptor 4 may play an important role in MDD. However, little is currently known about the association between TLR4 single gene polymorphisms (SNPs) and depressive symptoms and antidepressant efficacy.

Seasonal variation of atmospheric vertical extinction and its interaction with meteorological factors in the Yangtze River Delta region.

Based on ground-based lidar and microwave radiometer observations in Hangzhou from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2015, the monthly characteristics of diurnal extinction as well as atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) were studied. The interactions between temperature (T), humidity fields including relative humidity (RH) and specific humidity (SH) and atmospheric stratification (AS) were analyzed to discuss the meteorological factors in the Yangtze River Delta region during the study period. The top of ABL varied from 0.

The two-way feedback effect between aerosol pollution and planetary boundary layer structure on the explosive rise of PM after the "Ten Statements of Atmosphere" in Beijing.

Are there still persistent heavy aerosol pollution episodes (HPEs) in Beijing one year after the implementation of the "Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution ("Ten Statements of Atmosphere" in China: 2013-2017)"? Will the cumulative aerosol pollution still induce significant two-way feedback between PM and the planetary boundary layer structure? Answers to these matters are particular concerns of the government and the public. The analysis of the vertical structure of the aerosol and meteorological factors in planetary boundary layer shows that the two-way feedback between unfavorable meteorological conditions and PM pollution cumulating is still the primary mechanism for the maintenance of HPEs, accounting especially ~66% to 88% for explosive rise in PM, in autumn and winter in Beijing area a year after the "Ten Statements of Atmosphere". This effect also shows that the concentration of PM in Beijing had not fallen low enough to decouple the influence of unfavorable meteorological factors.

Global view on China's foggy-haze associated with air-pollutant conveyor belts.

Upper air and surface data from 1960 to 2016, NCEP reanalysis from 1990 to 2016, air composition data from 2015 to 2016, and data from the drift automatic weather station in the Arctic from August 2012 to February 2013 are used to analyze the heavy foggy haze in China from a global perspective. Our findings show that sensitive foggy haze in winter is located in the eastern region of China because of the comprehensive effect of multi-factor meteorological conditions and the response to climate change under global warming as follows. (1) For the past half-century, two winter monsoon airflows blow from the East Asian continent and adjacent sea to North China.

The effects of the "two-way feedback mechanism" on the maintenance of persistent heavy aerosol pollution over areas with relatively light aerosol pollution in northwest China.

Persistent heavy aerosol pollution episodes (HPEs) often occur in the central and eastern regions of China during the wintertime. When PM mass concentration cumulates to a certain extent that normally exceeds 100 μg m, the PM pollution will then further worsen the meteorological conditions in boundary layer (BL), resulting in significant two-way feedback between the cumulative PM pollution and worsened meteorological conditions. In the less polluted northwest area of China, whether there is significant two-way feedback phenomenon mentioned above after the accumulation of PM mass concentration has always been an issue of concern for understanding the full picture of meteorological causes of HPEs in China.

Influence of meteorological conditions on explosive increase in O concentration in troposphere.

Ozone (O) pollution in the troposphere, especially at the surface layer, has become a focus of attention in recent years. High O concentration events tend to occur frequently in north China, Yangtze, the Pearl River Delta, and the Sichuan Basin, among others. Studies on the meteorological contribution to O in the troposphere have become a new direction for the scientific community.

Interdecadal changes of summer aerosol pollution in the Yangtze River Basin of China, the relative influence of meteorological conditions and the relation to climate change.

Winter is a season of much concern for aerosol pollution in China, but less concern for pollution in the summertime. There are even less concern and larger uncertainty about interdecadal changes in summer aerosol pollution, relative influence of meteorological conditions, and their links to climate change. Here we try to reveal the relation among interdecadal changes in summer's most important circulation system affecting China (East Asian Summer Monsoon-EASM), an index of meteorological conditions (called PLAM, Parameter Linking Air Quality and Meteorological Elements, which is almost linearly related with aerosol pollution), and aerosol optical depth (AOD) in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River (M-LYR) in central eastern China during summertime since the 1960's.

Impact of air pollution control measures and weather conditions on asthma during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing.

The alternative transportation strategy implemented during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing provided an opportunity to study the impact of the control measures and weather conditions on air quality and asthma morbidity. An ecological study compared the 41 days of the Olympic Games (8 August-17 September 2008) to a baseline period (1-30 June). Also, in order to emphasize the impact of weather conditions on air quality, a pollution linking meteorological index (Plam) was introduced to represent the air pollution meteorological condition.