Oxymatrine and Gut Microbiota Modulation: A Potential Therapeutic Strategy for Bone Cancer Pain Management.

Chronic pain often coincides with changes in gut microbiota composition. Yet, the role of gut microbiota in bone cancer pain (BCP) is still not fully understood. This study investigated the role of gut microbiota in BCP and the effect of oxymatrine (OMT) on gut microbiota in BCP.

Fe-Mn binary oxides improve the methanogenic performance and reduce the environmental health risks associated with antibiotic resistance genes during anaerobic digestion.

Increasing evidence indicates that metal oxides can improve the methanogenic performance during anaerobic digestion (AD) of piggery wastewater. However, the impacts of composite metal oxides on the methanogenic performance and risk of antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) transmission during AD are not fully understood. In this study, different concentrations of Fe-Mn binary oxides (FMBO at 0, 250, 500, and 1000 mg/L) were added to AD to explore the effects of FMBO on the process.

Experimental Investigation on Combustion and NO Formation Characteristics of Low-Ash-Melting-Point Coal in Cyclone Furnace.

Slag tapping cyclone furnace is suitable and promising for the utilization of low-ash-melting-point coals without worrying about the fouling and slagging problems, but its high NO emission has limited its application. In this study, the temperature profiles, species concentration distributions, and slag tapping behavior of the cyclone barrel were explored on a self-built 100 kW cyclone furnace system. A reasonable slag capture ratio of 0.

[Imaging and Clinical Characteristics of Primary Pulmonary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma].

Objective To improve the understanding and diagnostic accuracy of pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma(PMEC) by analyzing the imaging and clinical characteristics.Methods The clinical and CT data of 27 cases of PMEC confirmed by histopathology in the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2016 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed,including the location,size,margin,density,enhancement characteristics,accompanying signs,and pathological grade.Results The 27 cases included 6(6/27,22.

CT-US fusion imaging increases the feasibility of early ultrasound-guided percutaneous intervention of local drug therapy in pancreatic contusion and laceration.

Background: Multimodal fusion imaging (MMFI) was usually used to assist percutaneous procedures for difficult lesions, with most applications occurring with hepatic and prostatic interventions. This paper aimed to evaluate the precision and effectiveness of computed tomography-ultrasound (CT-US) fusion imaging (CUFI)-assisted US-guided percutaneous intervention (UGPI) in early local drug therapy for pancreatic contusion and laceration (PCL).

Methods: A total of 12 pigs with PCL were randomly divided into a CUFI-assisted UGPI (MU) group (n=6) and a single UGPI (SU) group (n=6).

Elevated glucose level leads to rapid COVID-19 progression and high fatality.

Objectives: We aimed to identify high-risk factors for disease progression and fatality for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

Methods: We enrolled 2433 COVID-19 patients and used LASSO regression and multivariable cause-specific Cox proportional hazard models to identify the risk factors for disease progression and fatality.

Results: The median time for progression from mild-to-moderate, moderate-to-severe, severe-to-critical, and critical-to-death were 3.

Assisting scalable diagnosis automatically via CT images in the combat against COVID-19.

The pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is causing enormous loss of life globally. Prompt case identification is critical. The reference method is the real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) assay, whose limitations may curb its prompt large-scale application.

Independent and combined effects of hypertension and diabetes on clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study of Huoshen Mountain Hospital and Guanggu Fangcang Shelter Hospital.

It is widely recognized that hypertension is one of the major risk factor for disease severity and mortality in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension are frequent comorbid conditions, complicating the assessment of hypertension's individual contribution to the risk. The aims of this study were to evaluate the contributions of hypertension alone, T2DM alone, or their combination to the risk of death, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)/respiratory failure, and severe COVID-19 infection.

Environment-friendly magnetic Fe-Ce-W catalyst for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH: influence of citric acid content on its activity-structure relationship.

The influence of the citric acid content on the structural and redox properties of a magnetic iron-cerium-tungsten mixed oxide catalyst prepared through a microwave-assisted citric acid sol-gel method is investigated TG-DTG-DSC, XRD, N adsorption-desorption, XPS, H-TPR and NH-TPD. Additionally, the NH-SCR activity of the magnetic FeCeW- ( = 0.25, 0.

Preparing rhamnogalacturonan II domains from seven plant pectins using Penicillium oxalicum degradation and their structural comparison.

Rhamnogalacturonan II (RG-II) is a complex pectin with diverse pharmaceutical activities. To assess how RG-II functions, the development of methods for its preparation is required. In this paper, pectin from Codonopsis pilosula was used to evaluate the ability of fungi and bacteria to degrade the pectin.

Improvement of hemodynamic performance using novel helical flow vena cava filter design.

We propose a vena cava filter in which helical flow is created in the filter's working zone to minimize filter blockage by trapped clots and facilitate the lysis of trapped clots. To validate this new design, we compared five helical flow inducers with different thread pitches in terms of blood flow patterns in the filter. The vena cava was reconstructed based on computed tomography images.

[Sectional anatomical analysis of auricular and middle ear malformation in patients with microtia].

Objective: To analyze the sectional anatomical features of auricular and middle ear malformation in patients with microtia so as to improve the clinical classification and the instruction of surgery.

Methods: From Jun. to Dec.

The Use of CT Perfusion to Determine Microvessel Density in Lung Cancer: Comparison with FDG-PET and Pathology.

Objective: To investigate the validity of CT perfusion in assessing angiogenic activity of lung cancer.

Methods: Fifty-six patients with lung cancer scheduled for elective surgical resection received 16-slice helical CT perfusion imaging. Time-density curve (TDC), blood flow (BF), blood volume (BV), mean transmit time (MTT) and permeability surface area product (PS) were calculated.

Removal of Cd2+ from aqueous solution by adsorption using Fe-montmorillonite.

Fe-montmorillonite (Fe-Mont.) is obtained by exchanging the original interlayer cations of montmorillonite by poly-hydroxyl ferric. In this paper, Fe-Mont.

Synthesis of novel spiro[2.3]hexane carbocyclic nucleosides via enzymatic resolution.

[reaction: see text] Novel R- and S-spiro[2.3]hexane nucleosides have been synthesized. The key step involved the Pseudomonas cepacia lipase catalyzed resolution of racemic compound 2, synthesized in seven steps starting from diethoxyketene and diethyl fumarate, to give (+)-acetate 3 and (-)-alcohol 13.