Supportive care needs of patients who had a stroke: a scoping review protocol.

Introduction: Incidences of stroke are on the rise and approximately 80 million stroke survivors worldwide live with disabilities. Supportive care needs of stroke survivors are not adequately defined, and the assessment tools to help care service providers identify these needs are unclear. The overall aim of this scoping review will be to map the supportive care needs of stroke survivors against the Supportive Care Needs Framework.

[Distribution Characteristics of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter and Nutrients from the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea in Autumn].

Water samples were collected from the Yellow and Bohai seas during November 2013 and the chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) and nutrients concentrations were investigated, including their composition, source and distribution characteristics. CDOM was analyzed by excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy (EEMS) in combination with a parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC). Three terrestrial humic-like substances (C1, C2, and C3) and one protein-like (C4) substances were identified.

Exploration of the molecular mechanism of prostate cancer based on mRNA and miRNA expression profiles.

Prostate cancer, the second most common cancer in men, has been rarely explored by integrating mRNA and miRNA expression profiles. In this study, we combined two mRNA expression datasets and six documented miRNAs to uncover the comprehensive molecular mechanism of prostate cancer. Results showed that a total of 30 genes were significantly differentially expressed in 49 tumor samples by comparing with 22 normal samples.

[Assessment of the Spatial-temporal Distribution Characteristics and Main Affecting Factors of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter in Spring and Summer at the Changjiang Estuary and Adjacent Areas].

The composition and distribution characteristics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter(CDOM) of Changjiang Estuary and its adjacent waters in spring (March 2015) and summer (July 2015) were evaluated by excitation-emission matrix spectroscopy (EEMs) in combination with parallel factor(PARAFAC) analysis. Three humic-like components[C1(370/495 nm),C2(330/405 nm),C3(365/440 nm)] and one protein-like component[C4(295/345 nm)] were identified. The distribution patterns of the four components in spring and summer were almost the same, showing a decreasing trend from Changjiang Estuary to adjacent waters.

[Impact of metabolic syndrome on cardio-cerebral vascular events in pre-hypertensive population].

Objective: This study investigated the impact of metabolic syndrome on the development of cardio-cerebral vascular (CVD) events in a pre-hypertensive population.

Methods: The data used in this prospective study was derived from the Kailuan study cohort (n = 101 510). Prehypertension was diagnosed in 29 968 (mean age: 50 ± 9 years and 23 744 males) individuals by the JNC VII criteria and these subjects were further classified into metabolic syndrome positive (MS+, n = 3447) and MS negative (MS-, n = 26 521) groups according to the modified 2004 Chinese Diabetes Society criteria.

[Association between preterm low birth weight and maternal cytokine levels of saliva and gingival crevicular fluid].

Objective: To examine the hypothesis that periodontitis was one of the sources of inflammation in preterm low birth weight (PLBW) mothers and investigate the relationship between PLBW and inflammatory factors.

Methods: The samples of saliva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) were collected from 83 PLBW mothers (PLBW group) and 44 normal birth weight (NBW) mothers (NBW group). The levels of IL-1beta and IL-6 were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.