[Drying kinetics of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma and dynamics of active components in drying process].

This study explored the drying kinetics of Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix et Rhizoma(SM), established the suitable models simulating the drying kinetics, and then analyzed the dynamic changes of active components during the drying processes with different methods, aiming to provide a basis for the establishment of suitable drying methods and the quality control of SM. The drying kinetics were studied based on the drying curve, drying rate, moisture effective diffusion coefficient, and drying activation energy, and the appropriate drying kinetics model of SM was established. The drying performance of different methods, such as hot air drying, infrared drying, and microwave drying of SM was evaluated, and the changes in the content of 10 salvianolic acids and 6 tanshinones during drying were analyzed by UPLC-TQ-MS.

Predicting colorectal adenomatous polyps in patients with chronic liver disease: A novel nomogram.

Background: Colorectal polyps are commonly observed in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) and pose a significant clinical concern because of their potential for malignancy.

Aim: To explore the clinical characteristics of colorectal polyps in patients with CLD, a nomogram was established to predict the presence of adenomatous polyps (AP).

Methods: Patients with CLD who underwent colonoscopy at Tianjin Second People's Hospital from January 2020 to May 2023 were evaluated.

Enhanced recovery after surgery-based nursing in older patients with postoperative intestinal obstruction after gastric cancer surgery: A retrospective study.

Background: Gastric cancer-related morbidity and mortality rates are high in China. Patients who have undergone gastric cancer surgery should receive six cycles of chemotherapy according to their condition. During this period, intestinal obstruction is likely to occur.

Comprehensive treatment and a rare presentation of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome: Two case reports and review of literature.

Background: Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS) is a rare sporadic polyposis syndrome that presents with gastrointestinal and ectodermal symptoms in addition to nutritional deficiencies. CCS combined with hypothyroidism is an even rarer condition, with no standard treatment guidelines.

Case Summary: The present study described 2 patients with CCS: A 67-year-old woman with concomitant hypothyroidism and 68-year-old man treated with endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR).

Dual-radical-based molecular anisotropy and synergy effect of semi-conductivity and valence tautomerization in a photoswitchable coordination polymer.

Organic radicals are widely used as linkers or ligands to synthesize molecular magnetic materials. However, studies regarding the molecular anisotropies of radical-based magnetic materials and their multifunctionalities are rare. Herein, a photoisomerizable diarylethene ligand was used to form {[Co(3,5-DTSQ)(3,5-DTCat)](6F-DAE-py)}·3CHCN·HO (·3CHCN·HO, 6F-DAE-py = 1,2-bis(2-methyl-5-(4-pyridyl)-3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene), a valence-tautomeric (VT) coordination polymer.

Imbalance of multiple neurotransmitter pathways leading to depression-like behavior and cognitive dysfunction in the triple transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer disease.

Depression is among the most frequent psychiatric comorbid conditions in Alzheimer disease (AD). However, pharmacotherapy for depressive disorders in AD is still a big challenge, and the data on the efffcacy of current antidepressants used clinically for depressive symptoms in patients with AD remain inconclusive. Here we investigated the mechanism of the interactions between depression and AD, which we believe would aid in the development of pharmacological therapeutics for the comorbidity of depression and AD.

Artificial Intelligence in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Endoscopy: Advanced Development and New Horizons.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a complex chronic immune disease with two subtypes: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Considering the differences in pathogenesis, etiology, clinical presentation, and response to therapy among patients, gastroenterologists mainly rely on endoscopy to diagnose and treat IBD during clinical practice. However, as exemplified by the increasingly comprehensive ulcerative colitis endoscopic scoring system, the endoscopic diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of IBD still rely on the subjective manipulation and judgment of endoscopists.

Photoelectrocatalytic Dioxygen Reduction Based on a Novel Thiophene-Functionalized Tricarbonylchloro(1,10-phenanthroline)rhenium(I).

A novel Re (I) complex of [Re(CO)Cl(L)], {L = 2-([2,2'-bithiophen]-5-yl)-1-phenyl-1-imidazo [4,5-][1,10]phenanthroline}, was synthesized, and its optical (UV-Visible absorption and emission spectroscopy), cyclovoltammetric and photoelectrochemical oxygen reduction properties were studied. The geometric and electronic properties were also investigated by density functional theory calculations. It was found that the ITO electrode coated with drop-casted [Re(CO)Cl(L)] film exhibited cathodic photocurrent generation characteristics.

Effect of probiotics combined with applied behavior analysis in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To study the effect of probiotics combined with applied behavior analysis (ABA) in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Methods: A total of 41 children with ASD who attended the Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University from May 2019 to December 2020 were enrolled and randomly divided into an observation group with 21 children and a control group with 20 children. The children in the observation group were given oral probiotics combined with ABA intervention, while those in the control group were given ABA intervention alone.

Influencing factors of resource utilisation in haemodialysis patients-Based on socioecological pyramid model.

Aims And Objectives: To describe the current situation and analyse influencing factors of resource utilisation in maintenance haemodialysis patients.

Background: The self-management level of patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis in China is low. The applicability of the Chronic Illness Resources Survey in Chinese maintenance haemodialysis patients has been validated, and this survey can be used to assess the utilisation of self-management support resources among haemodialysis patients.

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Thirteen Gram-stain-positive bacterial strains were isolated from Chinese traditional pickle and the gut of honeybee (). These strains were characterized using a polyphasic taxonomic approach. The data demonstrated that 12 of the 13 strains represented eight novel species belonging to the genera , , and ; strains HN36-1, 887-11, F79-211-2, 866-3, 6-5(1), 13B17, 117-1 and ZW152 were designated as the type strains.

Proposal of Ren . 2020 as a later heterotypic synonym of Morandi . 2012.

was published in the in June 2012. was published in in 2016 and validated in November 2020. In the present study, the relationship between and was re-evaluated.

Targeting NLRP3 inflammasome improved the neurogenesis and post-stroke cognition in a mouse model of photothrombotic stroke.

Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) severely affects the quality of a survivor's life, but its neurophysiological basis remains unknown. Neuroinflammation has been considered as an important contributor to PSCI, which could be induced or exacerbated by system inflammation. NACHT-LRR- and pyrin-domain-containing protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome is the most widely studied in the initiation of inflammation.

sp. nov., isolated from traditional Chinese yogurt.

Three Gram-stain-positive bacterial strains, designated X0750, X0278 and X0401, isolated from traditional yogurt in Tibet Autonomous Region, PR China, were characterized by a polyphasic approach, including sequence analyses of the 16S rRNA gene and three housekeeping genes (, and ), determination of average nucleotide identity (ANI) and average amino acid identity (AAI), DNA-DNA hybridization (DDH), fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis and phenotypic characterization. Strain X0750 was phylogenetically related to the type strains of , , , , , , and , having 94.4-100 % 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities, 76.

sp. nov., sp. nov., sp. nov., sp. nov. and sp. nov., isolated from Chinese traditional pickle juice.

Five novel lactic acid bacterial strains, isolated from Chinese traditional pickle juice, were characterised by a polyphasic approach, including 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, gene sequence analysis, gene sequence analysis, determination of DNA G+C content, average nucleotide identity (ANI) analysis, DNA-DNA hybridisation (DDH), fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) analysis and an analysis of phenotypic features. Strains 241-2-2, 63-4 and 190-7 were closely related to the type strains of , , , , , , and , having 99.1-99.

A review on co-existent Epstein-Barr virus-induced complications in inflammatory bowel disease.

There have been growing reports regarding the presence of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in the intestine portions of patients suffering from ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, collectively termed as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Indeed, the prevalence of EBV infection increases in IBD patients due to prolonged employment of immunosuppressive drugs including azathioprine and infliximab. In turn, coinfection with EBV increases the propensity of development of lymphoproliferative disorders in the gastrointestinal tract including Hodgkin lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphomas, and lymphoepithelioma-like cholangiocarcinoma.

[Characteristics of Mercury Transformation in Soil and Accumulation in Rice Plants in an Acidic Purple Paddy Soil Area].

A pot experiment was conducted to analyze the characteristics of mercury (Hg) accumulation during the rice growth period in acidic purple paddy soil. Results showed that the soil total Hg concentration was stable with time during the rice growth period, while methylmercury (MeHg) increased greatly. Therefore, the ratio of MeHg/THg was mainly affected by MeHg concentration.

Study on association of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α with C-reactive protein, and additional gene-gene interaction in Chinese Han.

Background: The aim was to examine the association between 6 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors α (PPAR α) poly morphisms and C-reactive protein (CRP) level, as well as  additional gene-gene interaction among the 6 SNPs.

Methods: A total of 1260 subjects (583 men, 677 women), with a mean age of 41.3 ± 14.

Enzymolysis of chitosan by papain and its kinetics.

Low molecular weight chitosan (LMWC) was obtained by the enzymolysis of chitosan by papain. Enzymolysis conditions (initial chitosan concentration, temperature, pH and ratio of papain to chitosan) were optimized by conducting experiments at three different levels using the response surface methodology (RSM) to obtain high soluble reducing sugars (SRSs) concentrations. Meanwhile, the influence of chitosan substrate concentration on the activity of papain was assessed in the experiments.

Diagnostic value of autofluorescence imaging combined with narrow band imaging in intraepithelial neoplasia of Barrett's esophagus.

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic values of Auto Fluorescence Imaging (AFI) combined with Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) in the diagnosis of the intraepithelial neoplasia of Barrett's esophagus (BE).

Methods: Seventy four suspicious BE intraepithelial lesions were assessed in 50 patients by AFI, who were further subjected to NBI mode to observe the changes of gastric mucosal capillaries and gastric pits. The corresponding lesions were biopsied for pathological examination.

Determination of bleb capsule porosity with an experimental glaucoma drainage device and measurement system.

Importance: Control of intraocular pressure after implantation of a glaucoma drainage device (GDD) depends on the porosity of the capsule that forms around the plate of the GDD.

Objective: To compare capsular porosity after insertion of 2 different GDDs using a novel implant and measurement system.

Design, Setting, And Subjects: We performed an experimental interventional study at an eye research facility in a tertiary eye care center.

Amino acid profiles and quality from lotus seed proteins.

Background: Protein composition, amino acid profile and nutritional value of the lotus seed and its Osborne fractions were investigated. The seed was rich in protein with 19.85%, and showed well balanced amino acid composition compared with FAO/WHO pattern, Its nutritive properties were similar to those observed in the reference soybean protein.