The association between the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in US adults: a cross-sectional study.

The ratio of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) to HDL-C (NHHR) is a novel lipid parameter used to assess the risk of cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have demonstrated an association between the NHHR and risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Owing to the lack of research exploring this relationship in specific populations, this study aimed to determine the potential link between the NHHR and risk of NAFLD among American adults in the United States.

Covered stent combined with embolization treatment for complex congenital lower limb arteriovenous malformations: case report and literature review.

Background: Currently, the treatment outcomes for complex congenital arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) remain unsatisfactory. This article reports on the utilization of an abdominal aortic stent graft, in conjunction with embolization techniques, for managing acute heart failure triggered by complex congenital arteriovenous malformations in the lower limb.

Case Presentation: We present a case involving a patient with congenital AVMs in the lower limb, who had suffered from prolonged swelling in the left lower limb and recently developed symptoms of heart failure.

The effect of telephone and short-message follow-ups on compliance and efficacy in asthmatic children treated with inhaled corticosteroid: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: This study aims to evaluate the effect of telephone and short-message follow-ups on compliance and efficacy in asthmatic children treated with inhaled corticosteroids.

Methods: A total of 120 children with moderate bronchial asthma who visited the Asthma Outpatient Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University were enrolled in the study. They were divided randomly into 3 groups based on the type of follow-up given: a combined telephone and short-message service (Tel + SMS) group, a SMS group, and a control group.

Short-term exposure to gaseous pollutants is neglected factors for knee osteoarthritis: evidence from a humid subtropical region of China.

Few studies were performed on the impact of exposure to gaseous pollutants on the risk of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). We conducted this study to analyze the association between short-term exposure to gaseous pollutants and the risk of hospitalizations for KOA. A total of 2952 KOA hospitalizations derived from two hospitals in Hefei, and the relationship between gaseous pollutants and KOA hospitalizations was analyzed by a distributed lag non-linear model combined with a generalized linear model.

Perioperative complication incidence and risk factors for retroperitoneal neuroblastoma in children: analysis of 571 patients.

Background: Surgery plays an important role in the treatment of neuroblastoma. Perioperative complications may impact the course of neuroblastoma treatment. To date, comprehensive analyses of complications and risk factors have been lacking.

Comparison of one-year outcomes and quality of life between endovenous microwave ablation and high ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein.

Introduction: The objective of this study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of endovenous microwave ablation (EMA) and high ligation and strippingn (HLS) of the great saphenous vein (GSV) in the treatment of varicose veins.

Methods: We included 182 patients in each EMA and HLS groups. Follow-up outcomes included AVVQ, VCSS, chronic venous insufficiency questionnaire-14 (CIVIQ14) score, clinical recurrence rate of varicose vein treatment, and patient satisfaction during the 1-year follow-up period.

Biomechanical analysis of fixation strength at different nailing angles for femoral neck fracture with insufficient reduction.

To analyze the fixation strength of cannulated screws fixation in the treatment of femoral neck fracture with posterior tilt due to insufficient reduction. Two sets of digital models of anatomical reduction and 15° tilting reduction were established by CT data. Each group of models was modeled with two different fixation methods.

Endoscopic grading of gastric atrophy and histological gastritis staging on risk assessment for early gastric cancer: A case-control study.

Objectives: To assess the predictive value of endoscopic grading of gastric atrophy using Kimura-Takemoto classification, histological grading systems of operative link on gastritis assessment (OLGA) and operative link on gastric intestinal metaplasia (OLGIM) on risk stratification for early gastric cancer (EGC) and other potential risk factors of EGC.

Methods: A single-center, case-control study was retrospectively conducted including 68 patients with EGC treated with endoscopic submucosal dissection and 68 age- and sex-matched control subjects. Kimura-Takemoto classification, OLGA and OLGIM systems, and other potential risk factors were evaluated between the two groups.

Crop rotations increased soil ecosystem multifunctionality by improving keystone taxa and soil properties in potatoes.

Continuous cropping of the same crop leads to soil degradation and a decline in crop production, and these impacts could be mitigated through rotation cropping. Although crop rotation enhances soil fertility, microbial community diversity, and potato yield, its effects on the soil ecosystem multifunctionality (EMF) remain unclear. In the present research, we comparatively examined the effects of potato continuous cropping (PP) and rotation cropping [potato-oat rotation (PO) and potato-forage maize rotation (PFM)] on the soil EMF as well as the roles of keystone taxa, microbes abundance, and chemical properties in EMF improvement.

Clinical Study of Modified Devine's Surgical Technique in the Treatment of Concealed Penis.

Purpose: This study aimed to observe the clinical effect of modified Devine's surgical technique in the treatment of concealed penis.

Materials And Methods: From July 2015 to September 2020, fifty-six children with concealed penis were treated with modified Devine's technique. Recorded the penile length and the satisfaction score preoperatively and postoperatively to confirm the effect of the surgery.

Bilateral symmetrical distal clavicle fractures (Neer type II): A case of rare injury.

Background: Neer type II/bilateral distal clavicular fracture is an extremely rare injury combination, with few cases having been reported.

Case Presentation: This paper reports a case of polytrauma in a 16-year-old female following a road traffic accident. The radiographs revealed distal fractures of the bilateral clavicles (Neer type II), and an open reduction and internal fixation procedure was performed.

Impact of the COVID-19 kindergarten closure on overweight and obesity among 3- to 7-year-old children.

Background: Knowledge on the impact of the temporary kindergarten closure policy under COVID-19 in 2020 on childhood overweight and obesity is inadequate. We aimed to examine differences in rates of overweight and obesity from 2018 to 2021 among kindergarten children aged 3-7 years.

Methods: Overweight was defined as body mass index (BMI) > 1 standard deviation (SD) for age and sex, and obesity was defined as BMI > 2 SD for age and sex.

Efficacy and safety of triple therapy containing berberine hydrochloride, amoxicillin, and rabeprazole in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori.

Objective: To estimate the effectiveness and safety of triple therapy containing berberine, amoxicillin, and rabeprazole in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori).

Methods: This prospective, randomized controlled, open-label, noninferiority trial included treatment-naive patients with H.

Breaking boundaries: Current progress of anticancer NK cell-based drug development.

Natural killer (NK) cell therapy is emerging as a cancer treatment. NK cells are innate cytotoxic lymphocytes that act as first-line responders to kill target cells without prior encounters. NK cells recognize cancer cells, virus-infected cells, and other types of stressed cell through a reservoir of germline-encoded receptors.

ILC3-like ILC2 subset increases in minimal persistent inflammation after acute type II inflammation of allergic rhinitis and inhibited by Biminkang: Plasticity of ILC2 in minimal persistent inflammation.

Minimal persistent inflammation (MPI), the local inflammation that occurs after an acute type II immune response in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR), is responsible for airway hyperreactivity and the recurrence of AR. Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) play a crucial role in mucosal immune homeostasis, but the changes of ILC subsets in the MPI stage remain unclear. In this study, the levels of ILC-secreting cytokines in nasal lavages were analyzed from 19 AR patients and 8 healthy volunteers.

Early Rise of Serum hCG in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Women With Live Birth Through Fertilization Procedure.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common complications of pregnancy. The characteristics of early human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels and the rise pattern in patients with GDM after fertilization (IVF) are unclear. The present investigation was a retrospective cohort analysis of eligible viable pregnancies achieved through IVF in the authors' hospital between October 2015 and June 2020.

Blood tests for prediction of deep endometriosis: A case-control study.

Background: Deep endometriosis (DE) is the most aggressive subtype of endometriosis. The diagnosis may be challenging, and no biomarkers that can discriminate women with DE from those without DE have been developed.

Aim: To evaluate the role of blood hemostatic parameters and inflammatory indices in the prediction of DE.

Lamb's tripe extract and vitamin B capsule plus celecoxib reverses intestinal metaplasia and atrophy: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Chronic atrophic gastritis (AG) with intestinal metaplasia (IM) significantly increases the risk of gastric cancer. Some medicines have showed definite therapeutic effects in AG and IM regression.

Aim: To validate the efficacy of Lamb's tripe extract and vitamin B capsule (LTEVB) initial therapy and celecoxib rescue therapy for IM and AG.

Long Non-coding RNAs LINC01679 as a Competitive Endogenous RNAs Inhibits the Development and Progression of Prostate Cancer via Regulating the miR-3150a-3p/SLC17A9 Axis.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been indicated as the candidate factors to predict cancer prognosis. However, it is still unknown whether lncRNA combinations may be utilized for predicting overall survival (OS) of prostate cancer (PCa). The present work focused on selecting the potent OS-related lncRNA signature for PCa and studying its molecular mechanism to enhance the prognosis prediction accuracy.

The lupus autoantigen La/Ssb is an Xist-binding protein involved in Xist folding and cloud formation.

Using the programmable RNA-sequence binding domain of the Pumilio protein, we FLAG-tagged Xist (inactivated X chromosome specific transcript) in live mouse cells. Affinity pulldown coupled to mass spectrometry was employed to identify a list of 138 candidate Xist-binding proteins, from which, Ssb (also known as the lupus autoantigen La) was validated as a protein functionally critical for X chromosome inactivation (XCI). Extensive XCI defects were detected in Ssb knockdown cells, including chromatin compaction, death of female mouse embryonic stem cells during in vitro differentiation and chromosome-wide monoallelic gene expression pattern.

The Association of Muscle Dysmorphia, Social Physique Anxiety, and Body Checking Behavior in Male College Students With Weight Exercise.

To investigate the association between muscle dysmorphia (MD), social physique anxiety, and body-checking behavior in male college students with weight exercise, and to reveal the association between them. A total of 492 male college students with weight exercise from 18 Fitness Clubs or bodybuilding centers in Chengdu, China, participated in this study. First, the social physique anxiety scores, body checking frequency, and weight exercise behavior (i.