Short-term associations between ambient PM, PM, and PM and hospital admissions, length of hospital stays, and hospital expenses for patients with cardiovascular diseases in rural areas of Fuyang, East China.

Evidence on the impacts of PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 on the hospital admissions, length of hospital stays (LOS), and hospital expenses among patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still limited in China, especially in rural areas. This study was performed in eight counties of Fuyang from 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2017.

Ambient nitrogen dioxide and cardiovascular diseases in rural regions: a time-series analyses using data from the new rural cooperative medical scheme in Fuyang, East China.

Most of studies relating ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO) exposure to hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) were conducted among urban population. Whether and to what extent these results could be generalizable to rural population remains unknown. We addressed this question using data from the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme (NRCMS) in Fuyang, Anhui, China.

Correlation of clinical manifestations and condylar morphology of patients with temporomandibular degenerative joint diseases.

Objective: To study the correlation between condylar morphology and clinical manifestations in patients with degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).

Methods: A total of 175 joints of 131 patients with DJD were included. Data on patients' basic information and symptoms were collected and analyzed.

Correlation of patients' demographics and clinical symptoms with temporomandibular disorders.

Objective: To investigate the correlation between basic characteristics and clinical features of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD).

Methods: The R language statistical tool was used to analyze the clinical information of 500 TMD patients, i.e.

[Influence of green roof application on water quantity and quality in urban region].

Green roof is widely used in advanced stormwater management as a major measure now. Taking Huxi catchment in Chongqing University as the study area, the relationships between green roof installation with runoff volume and water quality in urban region were investigated. The results showed that roof greening in the urban region contributed to reducing the runoff volume and pollution load.

Hydrothermal synthesis of nanocrystalline NaX zeolite at room temperature.

NaX zeolites were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis under room-temperature conditions. Some influence parameters such as crystallization time, Al2O3/SiO2, Na2O/SiO2 and H2O/SiO2 molar ratios on the crystalline end products were studied, the products were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, particle size analysis and N2 adsorption-desorption techniques. The results indicated that although 28 days product was fully crystalline according to the XRD investigation, the crystals were able to continue to grow.

[Filter coated with phenyl fluorone for enrichment and determination of indium by GFAAS].

The filter fiber column coated with phenyl fluorone was extended to pre-concentrate trace amount of indium determined by GFAAS. The optimized condition for filter fiber coated with phenyl fluorone was obtained. The enrichment condition was achieved when the pregnant solution at pH 5 flowed through the filter fiber column at the rate of less than 2.

[Precipitation trapping with phenylfluorone and determination of trace gallium, germanium, molybdenum and indium by GFAAS].

The preconcentration of trace gallium, germanium, molybdenum and indium by trapping with precipitation of phenylfluorone (PF), and the determination of the elements by GFAAS were developed. The effects such as those of acidity, amounts of PF, aging time, volume of test solution, and the coexistent ions on the preconcentration of the trace elements were examined in detail. The optimum conditions of preconcentration for Ga(III) were pH approximately 2 test solution 500 mL with added 10.