Incidence and gender difference of brain metastases in newly diagnosed follicular thyroid cancer patients.

Background: Population-based estimates of brain metastases in follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) patients with or without distant metastases (DMs) at diagnosis are lacking.

Objective: To study the prevalence of brain metastases in FTC patients and compare gender disparity.

Methods: DMs are defined as bone, lung, and brain metastases.

Effect of methimazole withdrawl period on the I-131 uptake estimation using Tc-99m thyroid scanning in Graves' disease.

Purpose: The effect of methimazole withdrawl period (MWP) on the estimation of 24 hour-radioiodine thyroid uptake (131IU24h) from 99mTc-pertechnetate thyroid uptake (99mTcTU) remains unclear for patients with Graves disease (GD) . This study aims to investigate the feasibility and reliability of 99mTcTU-based 131IU24h estimation with different MWPs.

Methods: We enrolled 116 GD patients scheduled for 131I therapy at our hospital between April 2022 and April 2023.

Effects of Enteral Nutrition Support with Ultrasound-guided Three-lumen Gastrojejunal Tube Insertion on Success Rate of Catheterization, Nutritional Status and Aspiration Rate in Patients with Severe Neurological Diseases.

Objective: The primary aim of this study is to explore the effects of enteral nutrition support with ultrasound-guided three-lumen gastrojejunal tube insertion on nutritional status in patients with severe neurological diseases. Additionally, we aim to assess the impact of this intervention on the success rate of catheterization and the aspiration rate, to comprehensively evaluate its benefits and optimize patient care.

Methods: Between March 2022 and March 2023, 60 patients were recruited and randomly divided into ultrasound-guided and control groups of 30 patients each using the Simple Randomisation method.

Application of poly(amidoxime)/scrap facemasks in extraction of uranium from seawater: from dangerous waste to nuclear power.

To effectively kill microorganisms on scrap facemasks (FMs) surface and provide new material for extracting uranium (U(VI)) from seawater, scrap FMs was treated by N capacitance coupled (CCP) plasma and modified with polyamidoxime (PAO). The obtained PAO/FMs was well characterized and applied as an adsorbent in the extraction of U(VI) from seawater. The effects of environmental conditions on the adsorption capability of PAO/FMs for U(VI) were briefly studied.

Application of poly(vinylphosphonic acid) modified poly(amidoxime) in uptake of uranium from seawater.

To enhance the anti-biofouling properties and adsorption capability of poly(amidoxime) (PAO), vinylphosphonic acid (VPA, CH[double bond, length as m-dash]CH-POH) was polymerized on poly(acrylonitrile) (PAN) surface by plasma technique, followed by amidoximation treatment to convert the cyano group (-C[triple bond, length as m-dash]N) into an amidoxime group (AO, -C(NH)[double bond, length as m-dash]N-OH). The obtained poly(vinylphosphonic acid)/PAO (PVPA/PAO) was used as an adsorbent in the uptake of U(vi) from seawater. The effect of environmental conditions on the anti-biofouling property and adsorption capability of PVPA/PAO for U(vi) were studied.

Association of ABO Blood Type with Bleeding Severity in Patients with Acute Gastroesophageal Variceal Bleeding.

: ABO blood types have been implicated as potential risk factors for various hemorrhagic diseases. No study has investigated the association between gastroesophageal variceal bleeding and ABO blood types. We aimed to evaluate the impact of ABO blood types on mortality and bleeding risk in acute gastroesophageal variceal bleeding.