Wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with pain nursing for the treatment of urinary calculi with acute pain.

Background: Urological calculi often cause renal colic, which is characterized by paroxysmal or persistent severe pain in the upper abdomen or lumbar region. Development of methods to quickly relieve these pain symptoms has garnered clinical attention. Wrist-ankle acupuncture is a type of floating acupuncture therapy administered at selected points in the carpal and ankle areas, and it has good pain-relieving effects.

Prevalence of smoking among nurses and its association with blood pressure: A cross-sectional study in 11 cities of China.

Aim: Smoking is harmful to human health. However, the relationship between smoking and blood pressure (BP) has not been consistent. This study aimed to analyse nurses' smoking behaviours and their relationship with BP.

Value of Serum SRY-Box Transcription Factor 2 Levels Combined with Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Endometrial Carcinoma.

To investigate the role of the SRY-box transcription factor 2 (SOX2) in endometrial carcinoma and the diagnostic value of serum SOX2 levels combined with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The present prospective observational study included 326 cases of endometrial carcinoma. All patients received measurements of serum SOX2 and MRI detection two weeks prior to surgery.

The effect of holographic meridian scraping therapy combined with free position on the labor process, perineum lateral resection rate, and delivery outcomes of primiparae.

Objective: To explore the effect of holographic meridian scraping combined with free body positions on the stages of labor, the perineal lateral resection rate, and the delivery outcomes of the primipara.

Methods: A total of 120 primiparous women in natural labor admitted to Hebei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (HPH-TCM) from January 2020 to September 2020 were recruited as the study cohort. The cohort of parturients was divided into a conventional treatment group (the conventional group) or a combined treatment group (the combined group).

Exosomal long non-coding RNA LINC00662 promotes non-small cell lung cancer progression by miR-320d/E2F1 axis.

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common tumor affecting modern people and is associated with severe morbidity and high mortality. Exosomal long non-coding RNAs as crucial regulators are involved in cancer progression. However, the role of exosomal lncRNA LINC00662 in the development of NSCLC remains unclear.

A Policy Category Analysis Model for Tourism Promotion in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic Based on Data Mining and Binary Regression.

Background And Aim: At the end of 2019, the outbreak of COVID-19 had a significant impact on China's tourism industry, which was almost at a standstill in the short-term. After reaching the preliminarily stable state, the government and the scenic area management department implemented a series of incentive policies in order to speed up the recovery of the tourism industry. Therefore, analyzing all sorts of social effects after policy implementation is of guiding significance for the government and the scenic areas.

Effect of frequency and pattern of night shift on hypertension risk in female nurses: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Understanding the effect of night shift on hypertension risk in nurses is important to improve the health of nurses and ensure patient safety. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the frequency and pattern of night shift on hypertension risk and the interaction of them in female nurses.

Methods: This cross-sectional study constituted 84 697 female nurses in 13 cities in China.

Analysis of User Satisfaction with Online Education Platforms in China during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The outbreak of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in various countries at the end of last year has transferred traditional face-to-face teaching to online education platforms, which directly affects the quality of education. Taking user satisfaction on online education platforms in China as the research object, this paper uses a questionnaire survey and web crawler to collect experience data of online and offline users, constructs a customer satisfaction index system by analyzing emotion and the existing literature for quantitative analysis, and builds aback propagation (BP) neural network model to forecast user satisfaction. The conclusion shows that users' personal factors have no direct influence on user satisfaction, while platform availability has the greatest influence on user satisfaction.

Comparison of the predictive value of four-dimensional speckle tracking imaging risk classification and the TIMI system after STEMI reperfusion therapy.

The predictive value of four-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (4D-STI) risk classification and TIMI risk scores for the prognosis of patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after reperfusion therapy were investigated. One hundred and twenty patients with STEMI after reperfusion therapy were involved. At 12 h after reperfusion therapy, 2nd and 3rd day, the three-dimensional longitudinal strain (LS), circumferential strain (CS) and radial strain (RS), area strain (AS), as well as other 4D-STI detection indicators, were collected.

Implication of coronary CT angiography combined with four-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography for predicting major adverse cardiac events.

Coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) can provide abundant information about the anatomy of the coronary artery. However, this modality is limited in evaluation of myocardial function. Four-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (4DSTE) is a novel and sensitive technique for quantitative evaluation of myocardial deformation.

Assessment of carotid plaque neovascularization by contrast-enhanced ultrasound and high sensitivity C-reactive protein test in patients with acute cerebral infarction: a comparative study.

Vulnerable carotid plaque easily ruptures and causes cerebral infarction. Plaque inflammation and neovascularization have both been shown as important characteristics in vulnerable plaque. We assessed neovascularization within carotid plaque using contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and also assessed inflammation, using high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) testing, in acute cerebral infarction patients.

[Gene analysis in a family of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia].

Objective: To investigate the clinical feature of a family with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), and to study the mutation of its related genes.

Methods: Medical histories of the family were analyzed to detect HHT patients according to the diagnostic criteria. ENG and ALK-1 genes of the proband and her two daughters were analyzed.

Clinical application of contrast enhanced ultrasound to diagnose benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the clinical significance of contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) through comparing CEUS parameters between BPH and normal person.

Methods: A retrospective study of sixty BPH patients (aged 73.5 ± 20.

The response of mulberry trees after seedling hardening to summer drought in the hydro-fluctuation belt of Three Gorges Reservoir Areas.

Interest has developed in the potential of mulberry (Morus alba), a woody perennial, for revegetating the hydro-fluctuation belt of the Three Gorges Reservoir due to its resistance to water-logging stress. To be useful, the trees must also be able to withstand dry conditions in summer when temperatures can be very high and droughts become severe quickly. Here, we report a study in which mulberry seedlings were grown in a greenhouse under a variety of simulated soil water conditions reflecting potential summer scenarios in the hydro-fluctuation belt of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area.

[Autoradiography reporter gene (Ad5-tk carrying HSV1-tk gene) expression imaging in rat myocardium].

Objective: Radionuclide imaging of reporter gene expression holds promise for noninvasive monitoring of gene therapy. Herpes simplex virus 1-thymidine kinase (HSV1-tk) has been successfully applied to the tumor tissue.We explored the feasibility of the expression imaging of HSV1-tk reporter gene in rat myocardium by using SPECT reporter probe (131)I-2'-fluoro-2'-deoxy-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-5-iodouracil ((131)I-FIAU) and autoradiography (ARG).

Comparative study of cellular kinetics of reporter probe [(131)I]FIAU in neonatal cardiac myocytes after transfer of HSV1-tk reporter gene with two vectors.

Aim: Reporter gene imaging is a promising approach for noninvasive monitoring of cardiac gene therapy. In this study, HSV1-tk (herpes simplex virus type 1 thymidine kinase) and FIAU (2'-fluoro-2'-deoxy-1-beta-d-arabinofuranosyl-5-iodouracil) were used as the reporter gene and probe, respectively. Cellular uptakes of radiolabeled FIAU of neonatal rat cardiac myocytes transferred with HSV1-tk were compared between two vectors, adenovirus and liposome.

Angiotensin II receptor 1 involved in the central pressor response induced by interleukin-1 beta in the paraventricular nucleus.

Objective: To investigate the possible participation of angiotensin II receptor 1 (AT(1) receptor) in pressor response induced by IL-1beta in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of hypothalamus.

Methods: The experiments were performed on adult Wistar rats. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) were recorded during microinjection of different doses of IL-1beta, IL-1beta together with Losartan, an AT1 receptor antagonist, or Ang II pre-treated with IL-1beta into PVN.

[Development of periodontal tissue engineering].

Objective: To review the literature about the development of the periodontal tissue engineering.

Methods: Based on an extensive review of the latest literature concerned, we analyzed and evaluated the method of the periodontal tissue engineering.

Results: The development of the periodontal tissue engineering in the fields of the seed cells, modifier genes, cell factors, and scaffold materials provided a brand-new thinking and method for complete regeneration of the periodontal tissues.