Characterization of viscoelastic behavior of basalt fiber asphalt mixtures based on discrete and continuous spectrum models.

In order to analyze the differences between the master curves of relaxation modulus E(t) and creep compliance J(t) obtained from discrete and continuous spectrum models, and to comprehensively evaluate the effect of basalt fiber content on the viscoelastic behavior of asphalt mixtures, complex modulus tests were conducted for asphalt mixtures with fiber content of 0%, 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.

Efficacy and Safety of Non-Steroidal Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review Incorporating an Indirect Comparisons Meta-Analysis.

The non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) are promising treatments in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D). We conducted a meta-analysis to explore the efficacy and safety of the non-steroidal MRAs (finerenone, apararenone, esaxerenone) and detect the differences among them. We searched several databases for eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating non-steroidal MRAs versus placebo in patients with CKD and T2D.

Association between ICS use and risk of hyperglycemia in COPD patients: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The effect of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) on risk of hyperglycemia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains ambiguous. The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between ICS use and the incidence of hyperglycemia related adverse effects in COPD patients.

Methods: Medline/PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and ClinicalTrials.

Change in mortality rates of respiratory disease during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: This study explored the change in mortality rates of respiratory disease during the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: Death data of registered residents of Suzhou from 2014 to 2020 were collected and the weekly mortality rates due to respiratory disease and all deaths were analyzed. The differences in mortality rates during the pandemic and the same period in previous years were compared.

Efficacy and Safety of Different Doses of Systemic Corticosteroids in COPD Exacerbation.

Background: Although systemic corticosteroids (SCS) have long been used to treat patients with COPD exacerbation, the recommended dose remains controversial. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis and an indirect treatment comparison to investigate the efficacy and safety of different doses of SCS in subjects with COPD exacerbation.

Methods: Studies were identified by searching different databases for randomized controlled trials that investigated the efficacy and safety of SCS with placebo in subjects with exacerbation of COPD.

[Seasonal variation of blood pressure and related factors in Chinese adults: a survey of over 50 000 people in Suzhou, China].

Objective: Seasonal variation in blood pressure had been observed in several studies on Western populations, but uncertainty remains about the strength of the relationship in other populations and the extent to which it was modified by other factors.

Methods: This study was based on cross-sectional data from the China Kadoorie Biobank study with 53 260 men and women from the Suzhou area involved. Linear regression model was used to analyze the association of blood pressure with outdoor temperature-overall and in various subgroups.

[The application of molecular differential diagnoses platform in identification of the respiratory pathogens].

Aim: To establish a MDD (molecular differential diagnoses) platform for diagnosing the pathogens that may cause respiratory infection by combination of the advanced Tem-PCR(Target enriched multiplex PCR)with xMAP(multiple analyses profiling), and to evaluate the reliability and further use the platform to test clinic samples.

Methods: 22 throat swab specimen from outpatient patients of respiratory department in First Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University and 20 respiratory tract lavage fluid specimen from inpatients of respiratory department in Affiliated Children Hospital of Suzhou University were collected, and the nucleic acids of the samples were amplified by Tem-PCR and xMAP.

Results: Testing of the the known samples showed that the platform had excellent specificity and sensitivity.