Objective: This study aimed to investigate the potential relationship between urinary metals copper (Cu), arsenic (As), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), iron (Fe), lead (Pb) and manganese (Mn) and grip strength.
Methods: We used linear regression models, quantile g-computation and Bayesian kernel machine regression (BKMR) to assess the relationship between metals and grip strength.
Results: In the multimetal linear regression, Cu (β = -2.
Dietary antioxidant indices (DAI) may be potentially associated with relative telomere length (RTL) of leucocytes. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between DAI and RTL. A cross-sectional study involving 1656 participants was conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStretchable microcavity lasers reveal potential application in flexible displays, biomedicine, and wearable devices in the near future. In this work, we investigated the characteristic of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) from all inorganic CsPbBr QDs on a flexible PET substrate with the assistance of biocompatible silk fibroin (SF) film. In comparison with the sample on PET directly, the ASE of all-inorganic perovskite film revealed a lower threshold of 32.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Children with massive ascites can develop abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS), which has been identified as an independent risk factor for mortality.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of volume-controlled percutaneous catheter drainage (PCD) for treating children with massive ascites and ACS.
Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was conducted; Comprising 12patients with ACS with massive ascites treated with volume-controlled PCD in a pediatric intensive care unitof a university hospital in southern China from April 2011 to June 2013.