Predicting OSA Using Radiographs of the Airway Anatomy.

Objective: This study aims to analyze the tongue body shape and upper airway anatomical parameters in patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and to explore the anatomical causes of OSA.

Methods: A total of 345 subjects participated in this study. Lateral pharyngeal images of the upper respiratory tract were captured in both normal and mandibular advancement states using X-ray plain film.

Bacterial surface properties and transport behavior actively respond to an extracellular polymeric substance gradient in saturated porous media.

The transport and retention of bacteria in porous media, such as aquifer, are governed by the solid-liquid interface characteristics and bacterial mobility. The secretion of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) by bacteria modifies their surface property, and thereby has effects on their adhesion to surface. The role of EPS in bacterial mobility within saturated quartz sand media is uncertain, as both promoting and inhibitory effects have been reported, and underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

Extracellular polymeric substances induced cell-surface interactions facilitate bacteria transport in saturated porous media.

Bacteria often respond to dynamic soil environment through the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). The EPS modifies cell surface properties and soil pore-scale hydration status, which in turn, influences bacteria transport in soil. However, the effect of soil particle size and EPS-mediated surface properties on bacterial transport in the soil is not well understood.

Assessment and management of cough among patients with lung cancer in a radiotherapy department in China: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: This project aimed to implement an evidence-based practice to assess and manage lung cancer-associated cough, thereby relieving patients' physical pain and psychological challenges and improving their quality of life.

Introduction: Cough is one of the most common symptoms experienced by patients with lung cancer. If a cough is not proactively managed, patients may develop decreased compliance with treatments and experience a reduced quality of life.