The Diagnostic Value of Carnett's Test with Chronic Abdominal Pain: A Narrative Review.

Purpose Of Review: Chronic abdominal wall pain is a poorly recognized cause of chronic abdominal pain, and patients frequently go misdiagnosed despite a battery of medical tests. The Carnett's test is a diagnostic tool used to distinguish between abdominal wall pain and visceral pain. This review synthesizes the current literature on the Carnett's test, merges the viewpoints of diverse writers, and evaluates and reports on the Carnett's test's applicability.

[Adsorption Characteristics of Tetracycline by CuFeO-modified Biochar].

CuFeO-modified biochars were prepared through co-precipitation and hydrothermal methods, and the composites had high efficiency removal for tetracycline (TC) from water. The CuFeO-modified biochar with a 2:1 mass ratio of CuFeO to BC450 (CuFeO/BC450=2:1) demonstrated the best adsorption performance. The kinetic process of TC adsorption by CuFeO/BC450=2:1 was well fitted with the intraparticle diffusion model, suggesting that the adsorption process was controlled by film and pore diffusion.

A Study of Blended Learning Using the Smart Class Teaching Module on Psychosocial Dysfunction Course During the Training of Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Students in China.

BACKGROUND Online blended learning, also known as "smart classes", has benefits when compared with traditional teaching methods that use books and lectures. This study aimed to compare the use of the Smart Class teaching module with traditional teaching on the topic of psychosocial dysfunction during the training of undergraduate occupational therapy (OT) students in China. MATERIAL AND METHODS We recruited Grade 2017 OT students as the Smart Class teaching module group and Grade 2016 OT students as the Traditional Class teaching module group to participate in the study.

Epidemiology of Diabetes in Adults Aged 35 and Older from Shanghai, China.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the epidemiology of diabetes in adults from Shanghai, aged 35 and older, in 2013.

Methods: We estimated the diabetes prevalence in a representative sample of 18,736 adults who were selected through a multistage stratified cluster sampling process. A standard questionnaire containing questions about demographic characteristics and lifestyle factors was distributed.

[Study on risk factors and behavior features related to chronic diseases among adults in Shanghai].

Objective: To investigate the risk factors and behavior features related to chronic diseases among adults in Shanghai.

Methods: A total of 15 516 subjects aged over 18 years old were selected from the investigation project on chronic diseases and relevant risk factors in Shanghai in 2010. Questionnaire were used to investigate the general information of the subjects, such as behavior features as smoking, drinking, diet, physical activity as well as the prevalence and control of chronic diseases as hypertension and diabetes.

Associations between risk perception, spontaneous adaptation behavior to heat waves and heatstroke in Guangdong province, China.

Background: In many parts of the world, including in China, extreme heat events or heat waves are likely to increase in intensity, frequency, and duration in light of climate change in the next decades. Risk perception and adaptation behaviors are two important components in reducing the health impacts of heat waves, but little is known about their relationships in China. This study aimed to examine the associations between risk perception to heat waves, adaptation behaviors, and heatstroke among the public in Guangdong province, China.

Cloning and expression of a novel antifreeze protein AFP72 from the beetle Tenebrio molitor.

A novel antifreeze protein AFP72 cDNA (GenBbank accession No. AY929389) was obtained by RT-PCR from Tenebrio molitor. The 216 bp fragment encodes a protein of 72 amino acid residues.

[Investigation on the perception of risk level of heat wave and its related factors in Guangdong province].

Objective: To investigate the risk perception of heat wave, and further explore its related factors in Guangdong province.

Methods: A total of 2183 adults were selected by a multi-stage sampling method in Guangdong province. Each subject was interviewed in their home with a structured questionnaire by a well trained investigator from September to November, 2010.

[Association between temperature and daily mortality in Guangzhou, 2006-2009: a time-series study].

Objective: To study the association between temperature and daily mortality from June 1, 2006 to December 31, 2009 in Guangzhou.

Methods: Time series approach was used to estimate the impact of temperature on the rates of total and cause-specific daily mortality. We fitted generalized additive Poisson regression using non-parametric smooth functions to control for the long-term time trend, day of week, air pollution and other weather variables.