Publications by authors named "Zhang Ying-Qi"

Objective: To investigate the mechanism of the six-method massage antipyretic process (SMAP) and its influence on the body's metabolic state.

Methods: The random number table method was used to divide 24 New Zealand 2-month-old rabbits with qualified basal body temperature into a control group, model group and massage group ( = 8 per group). The model group and massage groups were injected with 0.

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An emerging class of C-C coupling transformations that furnish drug-like building blocks involves catalytic hydrocarbonation of alkenes. However, despite notable advances in the field, hydrocarbon addition to gem-difluoroalkenes without additional electronic activation remains largely unsuccessful. This owes partly to poor reactivity and the propensity of difluoroalkenes to undergo defluorinative side reactions.

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A ketogenic diet (KD) has been promoted as an obesity management diet, yet its underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here we show that KD reduces energy intake and body weight in humans, pigs, and mice, accompanied by elevated circulating growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15). In GDF15- or its receptor GFRAL-deficient mice, these effects of KD disappeared, demonstrating an essential role of GDF15-GFRAL signaling in KD-mediated weight loss.

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The objective of this study was to measure how much of the superolateral femoral neck should be removed to reduce the incidence of wedge effect. Simulating surgery: Computed Tomography images of 131 intertrochanteric fracture patients were included, three-dimensionally reconstructed, virtually reduced and implanted with Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation blade-Ⅱ(PFNA-Ⅱ) nail. The antero-posterior length and media-lateral width of the intersection between superolateral femoral neck and PFNA-Ⅱ nail were measured.

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The objective of this review was to summarize the applications of sonoelastography in testicular tumor identification and inquire about their test performances. Two authors independently searched English journal articles and full conference papers from CINAHL, Embase, IEEE Xplore, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science from inception and organized them into a PIRO (patient, index test, reference test, outcome) framework. Eleven studies ( = 11) were eligible for data synthesis, nine of which ( = 9) utilized strain elastography and two ( = 2) employed shear-wave elastography.

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Objective: The inverted triangle configuration of the three cannulated screws is the classic fixation method most commonly performed for undisplaced femoral neck fractures in young and geriatric patients. However, the posterosuperior screw has a high incidence of cortical breach, known as an in-out-in (IOI) screw. In this study, we present a novel posterosuperior screw placement strategy to prevent the screw from becoming IOI.

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Background And Objectives: The anatomical reduction (AR) is usually considered the best option for fractures. Nevertheless, in unstable trochanteric hip fractures (UTHF), previous clinical reports found that the positive medial cortical support (PMCS, an over-reduction technique) attained higher mechanical stability, but this challenging clinical finding still needs experimental validation.

Methods: This study constructed in-silico and biomechanical PMCS and AR models, with the use of the most clinically-representative geometry design of fracture models, the multi-directional design in FE analysis, and the subject-specific (osteoporotic) bone material properties, to make the models better mimic the actual condition in clinical settings.

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  • The study examines the effectiveness of two surgical methods—internal fixation and total hip replacement—for treating displaced femoral neck fractures in patients aged 55 to 65.
  • A total of 86 patients were monitored, with one group receiving internal fixation and the other undergoing total hip replacement, evaluating outcomes like reoperation rates, infection rates, and hip function scores over 24 to 54 months.
  • Results showed higher reoperation rates in the internal fixation group and lower patient-reported functional scores compared to those who underwent total hip replacement, indicating a better overall outcome for the latter.
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  • A new fixation method called separate vertical wiring plus bilateral anchor girdle suturing fixation (SVW-BSAG) was introduced for treating inferior pole fractures of the patella (IPFPs), known for being challenging for surgeons.
  • A study compared the effectiveness of SVW-BSAG and the traditional anterior tension band wiring (ATBW) method using finite element models and data from 41 patients.
  • Results indicated that while both methods were equally strong in fixation, SVW-BSAG provided benefits in reduced radiation exposure, quicker weight-bearing time, and less extension lag compared to the ATBW method.
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  • Elastography improves tumor detection in the endocrine system by mapping tissue stiffness, and machine learning enhances the accuracy of these diagnoses.
  • A review of 11 relevant studies focused primarily on thyroid (8 studies) and pancreatic (3 studies) tumors, utilizing different elastography techniques.
  • Most methods delivered an accuracy of at least 80%, with the highest being 94.7% for thyroid tumors (using sequential training CNN) and 98.26% for pancreatic tumors (using a CNN-LSTM model integrating multiple imaging types).
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Peripherally-induced neuropathic pain (pNP) is a kind of NP that is common, frequent, and difficult to treat. Tuina, also known as massage and manual therapy, has been used to treat pain in China for thousands of years. It has been clinically proven to be effective in the treatment of pNP caused by cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, etc.

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The regulations governing the discharge of marine aquaculture wastewater are becoming increasingly stringent, and the problems of nitrogen and phosphorus pollution and antibiotic residues in wastewater are serious. Microalgae-based treatment with the dual benefits of wastewater purification and microalgae resource recycling was regarded as the most promising technology in aquaculture wastewater treatment. Isochrysis galbana and Chlorella sp.

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To summarize -'s experience of applying Danzhong (CV 17) for mental illness in acupuncture and . - uses Danzhong (CV 17) alone or in combination with other acupoints to treat mental illnesses such as insomnia, palpitation and chest distress. Professor emphasizes 4 tips when treating diseases, nourishing the heart to tranquilize by light stimulation; regulating spirit by combined stimulation; leaving the acupoints and holding on the meridian for a wide range of stimulation; using rubbing and pushing manipulation in several directions for regulating to soothe the chest.

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Background: Complex tibial plateau fractures can seriously affect quality of life and physical and mental health of patients. The anatomical relationship between the proximal tibial bone and soft tissue is complex, resulting in different types of tibial plateau fractures. Violent trauma can lead to displaced fracture, serious soft tissue injury, and potentially, dislocation of the knee joint.

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Transition-metal-catalyzed Si-H bond insertion reactions are generally limited to stabilized diazo compounds. An efficient copper-catalyzed Si-H bond insertion reaction of -propargyl ynamides with hydrosilanes is described, allowing practical and atom-economic construction of valuable organosilanes in generally moderate to excellent yields under mild reaction conditions. Notably, this reaction constitutes a new method of Si-H bond insertion reaction involving vinyl cations as key intermediates.

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Chiral Brønsted acid-catalysed asymmetric synthesis has received tremendous interest over the past decades, and numerous efficient synthetic methods have been developed based on this approach. However, the use of chiral Brønsted acids in these reactions is mostly limited to the activation of imine and carbonyl moieties, and the direct activation of carbon-carbon triple bonds has so far not been invoked. Here we show that chiral Brønsted acids enable the catalytic asymmetric dearomatization reactions of naphthol-, phenol- and pyrrole-ynamides by the direct activation of alkynes.

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Background And Objective: Object reassembly is a key technology in scenarios such as surgical planning and broken object restoration. Based on previous research, this work intends to explore the general tasks of 3D object reassembly, including conventional object reconstruction and bone fracture reduction.

Methods: We introduce an efficient and robust region-pair-relation descriptor, which incorporates strong geometric constraints and remains invariant to rotation and translation.

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Background: There is no consensus in the literature about the ideal classification of the distal radius fracture for the clinical practice. The traditional Melone classification system divides the distal radius into four basic components, the shaft, radial styloid, dorsal medial fragment, and volar medial fragment. The aim of this study was to identify fracture lines in comminuted distal radius fractures using three-dimensional mapping of computed tomography (CT) images to test the hypothesis that fracture fragments can be divided according to the Melone classification.

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To explore the physiological and ecological adaptability of different dominant species during grassland community succession, we measured soil nutrients, plant biomass and C, N and P contents of two dominant species using the method of spatial sequences instead of chronosequences in the successive series of Agropyron michnoi community - A. michnoi + A. cristatam community - A.

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Objective: This study was undertaken to uncover the pathophysiologic role of discoidin domain receptor 2 (DDR-2), a putative fibrillar collagen receptor, in inflammation promotion and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods: In synovial tissue from patients with RA and from mice with collagen antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) (using Ddr2 and DBA/1 mice), gene and protein expression levels of DDR-2, interleukin-15 (IL-15), and Dkk-1 were measured by quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, Western blotting, and immunohistochemistry. Gene knockdown of DDR2 in human RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) was conducted via small interfering RNA.

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Rearrangement reactions have attracted considerable interest over the past decades due to their high bond-forming efficiency and atom economy in the construction of complex organic architectures. In contrast to the well-established [3,3]-rearrangement, [1,3] O-to-C rearrangement has been far less vigorously investigated, and stereospecific [1,3]-rearrangement is extremely rare. Here, we report a metal-free intramolecular hydroalkoxylation/[1,3]-rearrangement, leading to the practical and atom-economical assembly of various valuable medium-sized lactams with wide substrate scope and excellent diastereoselectivity.

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Alkene carbooxygenation has attracted considerable attention over the past few decades as this approach provides an efficient access to various oxygen-containing molecules, especially the valuable O-heterocycles. However, examples of catalytic alkene carbooxygenation a direct C-O cleavage are quite scarce, and the C-O cleavage in these cases is invariably initiated by transition metal-catalyzed oxidative addition. We report here a novel Brønsted acid-catalyzed intramolecular alkoxylation-initiated tandem sequence, which represents the first metal-free intramolecular alkoxylation/Claisen rearrangement.

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BACKGROUND The lesser trochanter (LT) posterior cortical extension (LTPE) fragment is important for joint stability during reconstruction in unstable pertrochanteric hip fractures. This study aimed to investigate the morphological characteristics of the LT fragments using three-dimensional computed tomography (3-D CT) reconstruction and to compare clinical outcomes in different subgroups of 31A2 fractures. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective study included CT images of 58 cases of 31A2 type unstable pertrochanteric fractures, using the Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen and Orthopedic Trauma Association (AO/OTA) classification.

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