Effect of ginger and P6 acupressure on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting: a randomized controlled study.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of ginger with P6 acupressure in preventing and treating chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in cancer patients.

Method: A total of 172 participants were randomly divided into the control, ginger, acupressure, and joint groups, who were hospitalized in the Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University from February and September 2022. The baseline characteristics, nausea, vomiting, and retching, benefit finding, functional living index-emesis, treatment satisfaction, and adverse reaction, were used in data collection.

BRT: An Efficient and Scalable Blockchain-Based Revocation Transparency System for TLS Connections.

Log-based public key infrastructure(PKI) refers to a robust class of CA-attack-resilient PKI that enhance transparency and accountability in the certificate revocation and issuance process by compelling certificate authorities (CAs) to submit revocations to publicly and verifiably accessible logs. However, log-based PKIs suffer from a reliance on centralized and consistent sources of information, rendering them susceptible to split-world attacks, and they regrettably fail to provide adequate incentives for recording or monitoring CA behavior. Blockchain-based PKIs address these limitations by enabling decentralized log audits through automated financial incentives.

Effects of PC6 acupressure on acute and delayed nausea and vomiting induced by chemotherapy in patients with malignant neoplasm: a meta-analysis.

Objective: Evaluating the intervention effect of PC6 acupressure on chemotherapy-induced acute, delayed nausea, and vomiting in malignant tumor patients.

Method: Eleven databases had been retrieved from January 2010 through January 2022. The published meta-analysis literature was hand-searched, and the language was limited to English and Chinese.

Gorham-Stout disease affecting the spine with cerebrospinal fluid leakage and Chiari-like tonsillar herniation: a rare case report and review of literature.

Background: Gorham-Stout disease (GSD) is a very rare disorder characterized by massive osteolysis of poorly understood aetiology. The association between GSD involving the skull base and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage has been reported in the literature. However, few cases of CSF leakage and Chiari-like tonsillar herniation in GSD involving the spine have been reported.

Computed Tomography-Guided Percutaneous T4 Thoracic Sympathetic Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation for Primary Palmar Hyperhidrosis: A Retrospective Observational Trial.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and patient satisfaction of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous T4 thoracic sympathetic radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFT) for the treatment of primary palmar hyperhidrosis (PPHH).

Materials And Methods: A total of 158 patients who underwent bilateral thoracic sympathetic RFT at the T4 level were analysed. Hyperhidrosis Severity Scale (HDSS), Dermatologic Quality of Life Index (DLQI), patient satisfaction, and adverse events were evaluated within 12 months after RFT.

Impedance Iterative Learning Backstepping Control for Output-Constrained Multisection Continuum Arms Based on PMA.

Background: Pneumatic muscle actuator (PMA) actuated multisection continuum arms are widely applied in various fields with high flexibility and bionic properties. Nonetheless, their kinematic modeling and control strategy proves to be extremely challenging tasks.

Methods: The relationship expression between the deformation parameters and the length of PMA with the geometric method is obtained under the assumption of piecewise constant curvature.

Predictive Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound in Chemical Lumbar Sympathectomy for End-Stage Arteriosclerosis Obliterans of the Lower Extremities.

Introduction: The therapeutic effect of chemical lumbar sympathectomy (CLS) on ischemic diseases of the lower limbs varies greatly among individuals. The time to peak (TTP) response in contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can reflect the perfusion disorder of the calf skeletal muscle and the collateral circulation. In this study we evaluated the predictive value of CEUS in patients treated with CLS for end-stage atherosclerotic occlusive disease of the lower extremity (ASO-LE).

The Role of Flagellin B in -Induced Intestinal Immunity and Functional Domain Identification.

, an opportunistic pathogen of aquatic animals, moves using a filament comprised of polymerised flagellin proteins. Flagellins are essential virulence factors for infection. Herein, we investigated the effects of flagellins (, , , and ) on cell apoptosis, TLR5 expression, and production of IL-8 and TNF-α.

Scavenger receptor MARCO contributes to macrophage phagocytosis and clearance of tumor cells.

Macrophage receptor with collagenous structure (MARCO) is a member of the class A scavenger receptor family which is expressed on the cell surface of macrophages. It is well known that MARCO avidly binds to unopsonized pathogens, leading to its ingestion by macrophages. However, the role of MARCO in the recognition and phagocytosis of tumor cells by macrophages remains poorly understood.

Molecular identification and functional analysis of MyD88 in giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) and expression changes in response to bacterial challenge.

Myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) is a crucial adaptor protein for Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated signaling pathways and plays an important role in immune response. In this study, the full-length cDNA of MyD88 from Macrobrachium rosenbergii (MRMyD88) was cloned. The MRMyD88 cDNA is 1758 bp long and contains a 1398-bp open reading frame.

Construction of a Vibrio anguillarum flagellin B mutant and analysis of its immuno-stimulation effects on Macrobrachium rosenbergii.

Vibrio anguillarum is a globally distributed aquatic pathogen, and its flagellin B (FlaB) protein can evoke innate immune responses in hosts. In order to explore the role of FlaB in V. anguillarum infection, we constructed a FlaB-deficient mutant using overlapping PCR and two-step homologous recombination, and gene sequencing confirmed successful knockout of the FlaB gene.

Effect of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) on survival, quality of life, and immune function in patients with ovarian carcinoma: A protocol for systematic review and meta analysis.

Background: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely applied as promising adjunctive drugs for ovarian carcinoma (OC) in China and other Asian countries. However, its exact clinical efficacy and safety is still not well investigated. In this study, we aimed to summarize the efficacy of TCM on survival, quality of life (QoL), and immune function in patients with OC through the meta-analysis.

Effects of heat treatment, homogenization pressure, and overprocessing on the content of furfural compounds in liquid milk.

Background: Sterilization of milk is aimed at killing the microorganisms present. There are three main sterilization methods commonly used in milk processing: high temperature and short time (HTST) pasteurization, ultrahigh pasteurization (UP), and ultrahigh temperature (UHT) sterilization. The Maillard reaction is of special interest in studying the effect of heat treatment on milk quality.

Unbounded and revocable hierarchical identity-based encryption with adaptive security, decryption key exposure resistant, and short public parameters.

Revocation functionality and hierarchy key delegation are two necessary and crucial requirements to identity-based cryptosystems. Revocable hierarchical identity-based encryption (RHIBE) has attracted a lot of attention in recent years, many RHIBE schemes have been proposed but shown to be either insecure or bounded where they have to fix the maximum hierarchical depth of RHIBE at setup. In this paper, we propose a new unbounded RHIBE scheme with decryption key exposure resilience and with short public system parameters, and prove our RHIBE scheme to be adaptively secure.

[Preparation of triterpene saponins from Platycodon grandiflorum by two-dimensional hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-reversed phase liquid chromatography].

A two-dimensional (2-D) preparative liquid chromatography method was developed for the preparation of triterpene saponins from Platycodon grandiflorum using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) coupled with reversed phase liquid chromatography (RPLC). At first, the crude extract was obtained from Platycodon grandiflorum by boiled alcohol precipitation. Then, the concentrated crude extracts were continuously pretreated using solid phase extraction (SPE) under reversed-phase and hydrophilic-phase modes to remove the impurities.

Comprehensive HILIC × RPLC with mass spectrometry detection for the analysis of saponins in Panax notoginseng.

A comprehensive off-line two-dimensional liquid chromatography (2D-LC) method coupling hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) and reversed phase liquid chromatography (RPLC) was developed in this study to detect as many saponins as possible in extracts of Panax notoginseng. The orthogonality of the 2D HILIC × RPLC was up to 81%, and the peak capacity was 10200. In total, 224 saponins were found, and some of them were trace amounts.