Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi
February 2025
The patient, assigned female at birth and aged 1 year and 7 months, presented with clinical manifestations of 46,XY disorders of sex development. The external genitalia exhibited a severely undermasculinized phenotype. Laboratory tests and gonadal biopsy indicated poor Leydig cell function and good Sertoli cell function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the impact of dexmedetomidine-ropivacaine combination versus sufentanil-ropivacaine combination for epidural labour analgesia on neonatal and maternal outcomes and test the feasibility of a future large, randomised trial.
Design: A randomised, double-blind, pilot clinical trial from 16 March 2023 to 15 June 2023.
Setting: A tertiary-care hospital in Beijing, China.
Biosensors (Basel)
July 2024
Surface plasmon microscopy proves to be a potent tool for capturing interferometric scattering imaging data of individual particles at both micro and nanoscales, offering considerable potential for label-free analysis of bio-particles and bio-molecules such as exosomes, viruses, and bacteria. However, the manual analysis of acquired images remains a challenge, particularly when dealing with dense samples or strong background noise, common in practical measurements. Manual analysis is not only prone to errors but is also time-consuming, especially when handling a large volume of experimental images.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe integration of electrochemistry with nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy recently offers a powerful approach to understanding oxidative metabolism, detecting reactive intermediates, and predicting biological activities. This combination is particularly effective as electrochemical methods provide excellent mimics of metabolic processes, while NMR spectroscopy offers precise chemical analysis. NMR is already widely utilized in the quality control of pharmaceuticals, foods, and additives and in metabolomic studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) can be caused by iatrogenic injury or tumor-induced damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve. Studies of comprehensive rehabilitation therapies for patients suffering from severe UVFP are limited. The purpose of this case report is to describe an improvement in complete aphonia after comprehensive rehabilitation therapies in a patient with severe UVFP due to a lung tumor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The objective of this study was to evaluate cerebral venous recanalization with magnetic resonance black-blood thrombus imaging (MRBTI) in patients with cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) who underwent batroxobin treatment in combination with anticoagulation.
Methods: A total of 31 CVT patients were enrolled in this real-world registry study. The patients were divided into batroxobin (n = 21) and control groups (n = 10).
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
June 2015
Modifying the surface energetics, particularly the work function of advanced materials, is of critical importance for a wide range of surface- and interface-based devices. In this work, using in situ photoelectron spectroscopy, we investigated the evolution of electronic structure at the SrTiO3 surface during the growth of ultra-thin MoO3 layers. Because of the large work function difference between SrTiO3 and MoO3, the energy band alignment on the SrTiO3 surface is significantly modified.
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