Nitrous oxide analgesia for rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Although there is increasing emphasis on rehabilitation training after ligament reconstruction, little is known about the pain induced by the procedure itself. Procedural success may be limited by pain and anxiety. Nitrous oxide is widely used to alleviate procedural pain.

Subwavelength confinement in an all-dielectric slot waveguide with bound states in the continuum for ultrahigh-Q microresonators.

Bound state in the continuum (BIC) has been considered a promising strategy to reduce fabrication complexity and radiative loss. Despite the successful demonstration of many BIC-based configurations, their mode confinement is comparable to conventional dielectric waveguides. Even though plasmonics with strong light localization have been introduced into BICs, the intrinsic ohmic loss is still a facing challenge to be conquered.

Insights into the molecular network characteristics of major HIV-1 subtypes in developed Eastern China: a study based on comprehensive molecular surveillance data.

Purpose: This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive molecular epidemiology study of major HIV-1 subtypes in developed Eastern China (Zhejiang Province).

Methods: Plasma samples and epidemiological information were collected from 4180 newly diagnosed HIV-1 positive patients in Zhejiang Province in 2021. Pol sequences were obtained to determine the subtypes via multiple analytical tools.

Predictors of early neurological deterioration in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Background: The present study aimed to develop a reliable and straightforward Nomogram by integrating various parameters to accurately predict the likelihood of early neurological deterioration (END) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Methods: Acute ischemic stroke patients from Shaoxing People's Hospital, Shanghai Yangpu District Shidong Hospital, and Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital were recruited based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. The primary outcome was END.

Distribution of Antibiotic-Resistant Genes in Intestines of Infants and Influencing Factors.

The objective of this study is to assess the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant genes (ARGs) in the intestines of infants and the factors affecting their distribution. Breast milk and infant stool samples were collected from nine full-term, healthy mother-infant pairs. The bacterial distribution and various types of ARGs present in the samples were analyzed using metagenomic next-generation sequencing.

Brain stem angioleiomyoma mimicking meningioma: a case report.

Background: Angioleiomyoma is a benign lesion of mesenchymal origin, which always occurs in the uterine system. Pathologically, angioleiomyoma is usually composed of well-differentiated smooth muscle cells with few mitotic features. However, primary intracranial angioleiomyoma represents an exceedingly rare tumor, since the first case reported in 1994.

Herbal medicines in Alzheimer's disease and the involvement of gut microbiota.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by memory loss and cognitive impairment. It severely affects the quality of life of victims. The prevalence of AD has been increasing in recent years.

Pig Weight Estimation Method Based on a Framework Combining Mask R-CNN and Ensemble Regression Model.

Using computer vision technology to estimate pig live weight is an important method to realize pig welfare. But there are two key issues that affect pigs' weight estimation: one is the uneven illumination, which leads to unclear contour extraction of pigs, and the other is the bending of the pig body, which leads to incorrect pig body information. For the first one, Mask R-CNN was used to extract the contour of the pig, and the obtained mask image was converted into a binary image from which we were able to obtain a more accurate contour image.

Impact of early refined nursing program on prognosis of middle-aged and elderly patients with cognitive dysfunction combined with cerebral infarction.

Background: Cerebral infarction is a local or extensive necrosis of brain tissue. Subsequently, the corresponding neurological deficits appear. The incidence of cerebrovascular diseases in China is increasing gradually.

Clinical characteristics of primary aldosteronism screened from Chinese patients with hypertension: The China primary aldosteronism prospective study.

We investigated the clinical characteristics of primary aldosteronism (PA) screened from patients with hypertension in China. The participants were hypertensive patients who were suspected of PA and registered in the China Primary Aldosteronism Prospective Study. Plasma aldosterone-to-renin ratio (ARR) was used as the screening test.

Impact of emotional states on tinnitus sound therapy efficacy based on ECG signals and emotion recognition model.

Background: Diagnosis and severity assessment of tinnitus are mostly based on the patient's descriptions and subjective questionnaires, which lacks objective means of diagnosis and assessment bases, the accuracy of which fluctuates with the clarity of the patient's description. This complicates the timely modification of treatment strategies or therapeutic music to improve treatment efficacy.

New Method: We employed a novel random convolutional kernel-based method for electrocardiogram (ECG) signal analysis to identify patients' emotional states during Music Tinnitus Sound Therapy (Music-TST) sessions.

The value of lipid accumulation products in predicting type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study on elderlies over 65 in Shanghai.

Purpose: As lifestyle changes, there is an increasing number of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients in China. The present study aimed to investigate the predictive value of the lipid accumulation product (LAP) for T2DM in Chinese elderlies over 65 years.

Methods: The present cross-sectional study recruited 2,092 adults from communities of Pudong New Area of Shanghai.

Impact of premorbid hypertension and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors on the severity of aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage: a multicentre study.

Background: Hypertension is widely acknowledged as a significant contributory factor to the heightened risk of intracranial aneurysm rupture. Nevertheless, the impact of hypertension management on the outcomes subsequent to aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH), particularly concerning the severity of aSAH, remains an underexplored area.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis using data from a prospectively multicentre cohort of 4545 patients with aSAH in China.

Attention-based Sparse and Collaborative Spectral Abundance Learning for Hyperspectral Subpixel Target Detection.

The subpixel target detection in hyperspectral image processing persists as a formidable challenge. In this paper, we present a novel subpixel target detector termed attention-based sparse and collaborative spectral abundance learning for subpixel target detection in hyperspectral images. To help suppress background during subpixel target detection, the proposed method presents a pixel attention-based background sample selection method for background dictionary construction.

Unsupervised domain adaptation with weak source domain labels via bidirectional subdomain alignment.

Unsupervised domain adaptation (UDA) enables knowledge transfer from a labeled source domain to an unlabeled target domain. However, UDA performance often relies heavily on the accuracy of source domain labels, which are frequently noisy or missing in real applications. To address unreliable source labels, we propose a novel framework for extracting robust, discriminative features via iterative pseudo-labeling, queue-based clustering, and bidirectional subdomain alignment (BSA).

Applications of machine learning in urodynamics: A narrative review.

Background: Machine learning algorithms as a research tool, including traditional machine learning and deep learning, are increasingly applied to the field of urodynamics. However, no studies have evaluated how to select appropriate algorithm models for different urodynamic research tasks.

Methods: We undertook a narrative review evaluating how the published literature reports the applications of machine learning in urodynamics.

Efficiency of therapeutic plasma exchange in critically ill systemic rheumatologic diseases: A single-center 9-year experience.

Introduction: Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE), an effective method to eliminate harmful soluble mediators associated with tissue injury, serves as a crucial intervention for systemic rheumatologic diseases (SRDs). However, its value in critically ill SRDs remains uncertain. This retrospective study aims to evaluate the efficacy of TPE in SRDs.