Relationship between anterior or posterior femoral head necrosis and collapse based on MRI-defined key necrotic layer sets.

Background: Current clinical studies on femoral head necrotic lesions primarily focus on the medial and lateral regions, while detailed MRI-based methods to evaluate the relationship between anterior or posterior necrosis and collapse remain lacking.

Objective: By defining the anterior and posterior positions of the femoral head in MRI, a method was proposed for rapid clinical prognosis assessment of femoral head necrosis based on necrotic location.

Metohd: A retrospective analysis was conducted on TSE sequence T1W1 coronal plane images from 200 cases of femoral head necrosis.

Tenghuang Jiangu tablet in knee osteoarthritis therapy: a prospective multicenter registry study in China.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Chinese patent medicine Tenghuang Jiangu tablet (THJGT) is frequently used to treat knee osteoarthritis (KOA).

Aim: This prospective multicenter registry study investigated the effectiveness and safety of THJGT in treating KOA.

Materials And Methods: Patients with KOA aged 50-75 years were preferentially treated with THJGT, other nonsurgical conventional treatments (CTs), or both.

Studies on fatty acids and microbiota characterization of the gastrointestinal tract of Tianzhu white yaks.

Introduction: The gut microbiota significantly influences the host's production performance and health status, with different gastrointestinal tissues exhibiting functional diversity reflected in their microbial diversity.

Methods: In this study, five adult male Tianzhu white yaks (4.5 years old) were selected and fed under the same nutritional conditions.

Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Insights into Age-Related Changes in Lung Tissue of Yaks Under Highland Stress.

As an indigenous species on the Tibetan Plateau, the yak is well adapted to the plateau hypoxic environment. The high-altitude hypoxia adaptation of the yak requires the adaptive reshaping of multiple tissues and organs, especially the lungs. To reveal the adaptive development of yak lungs under hypoxic stress at the tissue and molecular levels, we conducted histomorphological observations as well as transcriptomic and metabolomic studies of yak lungs at three ages (0.

Clinical efficacy of Osteoking in knee osteoarthritis therapy: a prospective, multicenter, non-randomized controlled study in China.

Background: Osteoking has been extensively used for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). However, it is lack of high-quality evidence on the clinical efficacy of Osteoking against KOA and the comparison with that of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

Aims: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Osteoking in treating KOA.

Mutations in the Gene and Their Effects on Meat Traits in Gannan Yaks.

The gene, a prominent member of the FOXO family, has been identified as a potential quantitative trait locus for muscle atrophy and lipid metabolism in livestock. It is also considered a promising candidate gene for meat quality traits such as Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) and water holding capacity (WHC). The aim of this study was to identify sequence mutations in the gene of yaks and to analyze the association of genotypes and haplotypes with meat traits such as WBSF and WHC.

Effect of 4 weeks vs 8 weeks of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis in China: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Knee osteoarthritis represents the prevalent and incapacitating disease. Acupuncture, a widely used clinical treatment for knee osteoarthritis, has been shown to ameliorate pain and enhance joint function in affected individuals. However, there is a lack of evidence comparing different courses of acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis.

Variation in Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Beta Gene and Its Effect on Carcass and Meat Traits in Gannan Yaks.

Acetyl-CoA carboxylase beta () is a functional candidate gene that impacts fat deposition. In the present study, we sequenced exon 37-intron 37, exon 46-intron 46, and intron 47 of yak using hybrid pool sequencing to search for variants and genotyped the gene in 593 Gannan yaks via Kompetitive allele-specific polymerase chain (KASP) reaction to determine the effect of variants on carcass and meat quality traits. Seven single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected in three regions.

Preliminary study of finger temperature recovery in patients with diabetes mellitus following cold stimulation.

Objective: To explore the difference in temperature recovery following cold stimulation between participants with and without diabetes mellitus (DM).

Materials And Methods: The participants without (control group; n = 25) and with (DM group; n = 26) DM were subjected to local cold stimulation (10º C for 90 s). The thermal images of their hands were continuously captured using a thermal camera within 7 min following cold stimulation, and the highest temperature of each fingertip was calculated.

Thermographic evaluation of acupoints in lower limb region of individuals with osteoarthritis: A cross-sectional case-control study protocol.

Purpose: Acupuncture has been widely used in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA), but the selection of acupoints is indeterminate and lacks biological basis. The skin temperature of acupoints can reflect the state of local tissue and may be a potential factor for guiding acupoint selection. This study aims to compare the skin temperature of acupoints between KOA patients and the healthy population.

The effects of different types of Tai Chi exercises on motor function in patients with Parkinson's disease: A network meta-analysis.

Background: Tai Chi can show improvement in balance and motor ability of elderly patients with PD. However, there were few reports on differences in outcomes associated with different types of Tai Chi on improving exercise capacity in elderly patients with PD. We compared the improvement of motor function in Parkinson's patients with different types of Tai Chi, for finding an optimal intervention.

Smart phone-based transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation as adjunctive therapy for hypertension (STAT-H trial): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Hypertension is a common risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) may be effective for hypertension, but the evidence remains limited. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the smart phone-based TEAS as adjunctive therapy for hypertension.

A Preliminary Study on Infrared Thermograph of Metabolic Syndrome.

Objective: To explore the temperature distribution characteristics of the face, palms, feet and the trunk area of metabolic syndrome (MS) through infrared thermography (IRT) and provide evidence for the application of IRT in the assistant evaluation of MS population.

Methods: We collected thermographs of 184 participants (91 males, 93 females) and further divided participants of each gender into 4 groups according to the number of abnormal metabolic indexes. Mean temperatures of 6 Region of Interests (ROIs) (face, anterior trunk, bilateral palms and dorsum of feet) were calculated.

An exploration of new methods for metabolic syndrome examination by infrared thermography and knowledge mining.

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a clinical syndrome with multiple metabolic disorders. As the diagnostic criteria for MS still lacking of imaging laboratory method, this study aimed to explore the differences between healthy people and MS patients through infrared thermography (IRT). However, the observation region of the IRT image is uncertain, and the research tried to solve this problem with the help of knowledge mining technology.

[A preliminary study on the diagnostic value of infrared thermography in children with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura].

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a common bloody disease with a high incidence in children, but its diagnostic method is exclusive diagnosis, and the existing detection techniques are mostly invasive, which may cause secondary injury to patients and also may increase the risk of disease. In order to make up for the lack of the detection method, this study made a preliminary exploration on the diagnosis of children's ITP from the perspective of infrared thermography. In this study, a total of 11 healthy children and 22 ITP children's frontal infrared thermal images were collected, and the pattern characteristic (PFD), average temperature (Troi) and maximum temperature (MAX) characteristics of 7 target areas were extracted.