Complex phase diagram and supercritical matter.

The supercritical region is often described as uniform with no definite transitions. The distinct behaviors of the matter therein, e.g.

Crystal-Structure Matches in Solid-Solid Phase Transitions.

The exploration of solid-solid phase transition suffers from the uncertainty of how atoms in two crystal structures match. We devised a theoretical framework to describe and classify crystal-structure matches (CSM). Such description fully exploits the translational and rotational symmetries and is independent of the choice of supercells.

Two novel mutations in TCIRG1 induced infantile malignant osteopetrosis: a case report.

Background: Infantile malignant osteopetrosis (IMO) is a rare autosomal recessive disease characterized by a higher bone density in bone marrow caused by the dysfunction of bone resorption. Clinically, IMO can be diagnosed with medical examination, bone mineral density test and whole genome sequencing.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 4-month-old male infant with abnormal skull development, hypocalcemia and premature closure of the cranial sutures.

Dynamic Nature of High-Pressure Ice VII.

Starting from Shannon's definition of dynamic entropy, we propose a theory to describe the rare-event-determined dynamic states in condensed matter and their transitions and apply it to high-pressure ice VII. A dynamic intensive quantity named dynamic field, rather than the conventional thermodynamic intensive quantities such as temperature and pressure, is taken as the controlling variable. The dynamic entropy versus dynamic field curve demonstrates two dynamic states in the stability region of ice VII and dynamic ice VII.

Ferroelectric Problem beyond the Conventional Scaling Law.

Ferroelectric (FE) size effects against the scaling law were reported recently in ultrathin group-IV monochalcogenides, and extrinsic effects (e.g., defects and lattice strains) were often resorted to.

[Effects of postnatal growth retardation on early neurodevelopment in premature infants with intrauterine growth retardation].

Objective: To study the effects of postnatal growth retardation on early neurodevelopment in premature infants with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 171 premature infants who were born between May 2008 and May 2012 and were followed up until a corrected gestational age of 6 months. These infants were classified into two groups: IUGR group (n=40) and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) group (n=131).

[Risk factors for extrauterine growth retardation at discharge in premature infants].

Objective: To study the incidence and risk factors for extrauterine growth retardation (EUGR) at discharge in premature infants.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on 596 premature infants who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit between 2006 and 2010. These subjects were classified into EUGR (n=217) and non-EUGR groups (n=379) based on the body weight at discharge.

[Effects of recombinant human erythropoietin on neurointelligence development in very low birth weight infants].

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effects of the early use of recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) on the neurointelligence development in very low birth weight infants (VLBWI).

Methods: Seventy-eight VLBWI were divided into rhEPO treatment group (n=35) and control group (n=43) according to the choice of their parents. Neonatal behavioral neurological assessment (NBNA) was performed at 40 weeks of corrected gestational age.