Association between miR-30 polymorphism and ischemic stroke in Chinese population.

Background: Ischemic stroke (IS) is a commonly seen cerebrovascular disease which seriously endangers the health of middle age and old people. However, its etiology and pathogenesis have not yet fully comprehended. miR-30 gene is a novel gene which may be involved in IS.

A regional data assimilation system for estimating CO surface flux from atmospheric mixing ratio observations-a case study of Xuzhou, China.

Carbon monoxide (CO) emission inventory data are crucial for air quality control. However, the emission inventories are labor-intensive and time-consuming and generally have large uncertainties. In this study, we developed a new regional data assimilation system (TracersTracker) for estimating the surface CO emission flux from continuous mixing ratio observations using the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD)-based four-dimensional variational (4D-VAR) data assimilation method (POD-4DVar) and a coupled regional model (Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) with the Models-3 Community Multi-scale Air Quality (CMAQ) model).

[Case-control study on suspine rotation manipulation for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation].

Objective: To compare therapeutic effects between suspine rotation and flexion manipulation for treating lumbar disc herniation.

Methods: From December 2008 to January 2011, 134 patients with lumbar disc herniation were treated, including 74 males and 60 females,ranging in age from 17 to 67 years,33 patients with age over 50 years old. According to diagnosis the ladder of the 9 cases bulging type, 74 hernia type, 51 cases free type.

[Clinical observation of post-extension pulling massage in treating lumbar disc herniation].

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of post-extension pulling massage in treating lumbar disc herniation.

Methods: From January 2008 to December 2008, 61 patients with lumbar disc herniation, 34 males and 27 females, ranging in age from 17 to 67 years with an average of 42.6 years, were treated with post-extension pulling massage after continued traction for 30 minutes (on alternate days one time, 3 times as a course of treatment).

[The observe of clinical effect of treating lumbar intervertebral disc herniation by bone setting manipulation of different directions].

Objective: To compare the effect between lumbar backwards flexion manipulation and rotating manipulation for treating lumbar intervertebral disc herniation.

Methods: Two hundred and nine patients of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, male 131, female 78, the age from 20 to 79 years old, 58 cases of all these patients age above 50. According to diagnosis the ladder of the 92 cases bulging type, 69 hernia type, 48 cases free type.