Publications by authors named "Zhou Lihua"

Rationale: Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) is a slowly progressing neurodegenerative disease with various manifestations and high heterogeneity. Clinical characteristics, imaging, skin biopsy, and genetic testing are necessary for its diagnosis. Electromyography may also be a useful tool for diagnosing NIID.

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Background: Women-centered care for positive childbirth experiences is currently a global trend. However, there are some barriers to promoting women's positive childbirth experiences in practice. This study explored midwives' perspectives on the barriers and facilitators to promoting women's positive childbirth experience in practice.

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Objective: The purpose of this study is to develop and validate the scale of health education demand of patients with HPV infection based on KANO model, so as to provide a tool for further exploring the types of health education demand and influencing factors of patients with HPV infection.

Methods: This study is a scale development and validation study using a three-stage cross-sectional design. In stage 1, a preliminary item pool is formed using literature review, semi-structured interviews and the Delphi method.

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  • The livestock sector, especially in China, is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions, and understanding the factors affecting greenhouse gas emission intensity (GEIL) is essential for effective emission reduction policies.
  • The study utilized spatial econometric models to analyze GEIL, focusing on various influences such as technological innovation and consumer demographics, in addition to more commonly studied factors like population and urbanization.
  • Key findings included a national decrease in GEIL, substantial variations among provinces, and distinct spatial patterns showing higher emissions in western regions compared to central and eastern parts of China.
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  • - The study investigates psychological birth trauma (PBT) in women during labor, highlighting its common occurrence and significant impact on both maternal and infant health while noting a lack of synthesized data for effective screening and intervention.
  • - A systematic search across several medical databases revealed a pooled prevalence of 19% for PBT, with notable variations based on age, previous birth experience, geographic region, and assessment methods.
  • - Key risk factors identified include fear of childbirth, modes of delivery (like cesarean and operative vaginal births), labor pain, and lack of adequate support from midwives, underscoring the need for tailored healthcare approaches.
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Correction for 'Malachite green: a long-buried water-soluble AIEgen with near-infrared fluorescence for living cell nucleus staining' by Yuan Luo , , 2024, , 1452-1455, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CC05535C.

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Objective: This study aims to examine the thyroid hormone profile and its association with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study enrolled patients admitted to a tertiary hospital due to SARS-CoV-2 infection between February 18 and May 18, 2022. Clinical data were collected retrospectively from the electronic medical record system.

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Ferroptosis primarily relies on reactive oxygen (ROS) production and lipid peroxide (LPO) accumulation, which opens up new opportunities for tumor therapy. However, a standalone ferroptosis process is insufficient in inhibiting tumor progression. Unlike previously reported Fe-based nanomaterials, we have engineered a novel nanoreactor named IR780/Ce@EGCG/APT, which uses metal-polyphenols network (Ce@EGCG) based on rare-earth cerium and epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) to encapsulate IR780 and modified with the aptamer (AS1411).

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  • Acromegaly significantly affects glucose metabolism, showing increased blood glucose and insulin levels compared to healthy subjects, indicating disruptions in glucose balance.
  • The complexity of glucose time series index (CGI) reveals that patients with acromegaly have poorer glucose control, as evidenced by lower CGI values.
  • Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) levels are strongly correlated with the CGI, suggesting that monitoring IGF-1 may help assess glucose metabolism issues in acromegaly patients.
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  • A new sensitive method has been developed to measure dextranase activity using a compound called 3-methyl-2-benzothiazolinone hydrazine, improving upon existing techniques.
  • The method focuses on optimizing measurement parameters and validating dynamic enzymatic conditions by analyzing glucose solutions that involve dextran.
  • Results reveal that dextranase hydrolysis behaves like a zero-order reaction, leading to a reliable, high-sensitivity assay suitable for testing products like toothpaste and mouthwash, while outperforming previous methods.
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Background: Anemia frequently occurs in patients with hip fractures and represents a risk factor that can potentially be altered. To evaluate the association between admission anemia and complications in older hip fracture patients while exploring the potential impact of anemia on complications from the perspective of overall, operation and non-operation.

Methods: This retrospective study enrolled in-patients over 60 years old with hip fractures from January 2020 to November 2023.

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Objective: Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists are the recommended medical therapy for bilateral primary aldosteronism (BPA). Patients with BPA have higher risk of cardiocerebrovascular disease (CCVD) than those with essential hypertension. There is no consensus on the criteria to assess the effectiveness of medical therapy for BPA.

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  • Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) can cause inflammation in the body, but how this affects patients is not fully understood.
  • In a study with 55 ICH patients and 20 healthy people, scientists looked at 92 proteins related to inflammation to see how they relate to stroke severity and patient outcomes.
  • They found six proteins increased and 74 decreased in ICH patients, which might help predict how severe the stroke is and how well patients do afterward.
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Trimethyltin chloride (TMT) is widespread in the environment and is harmful to both humans and animals. In order to investigate the toxicity mechanism of TMT exposure on chicken liver, We established an in vivo experimental model by giving chickens oral administration of different concentrations of TMT dilution solution and vitro experiments of treating leghorn male hepatoma (LMH) cells for 12 h. The results showed that Albumin (ALB), total protein (TP) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in the blood of TMT-treated chickens, as well as ALT and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in the liver, were dose-dependently increased, and different degrees of necrosis of hepatocytes were observed in histology.

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Background: Adequate professional preparation of nursing undergraduates is conducive to developing health care careers. Deep learning is important for enhancing nursing competencies and the overall quality of students. However, limited research has been conducted to explore deep learning and its associated factors for students in higher nursing education.

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Maternal separation (MS), a form of early life adversity, increases the risk of psychiatric disorders in adulthood by intricately linking cytokines and mood-regulating brain circuits. The Lateral Habenula (LHb) encodes aversive experiences, contributes to negative moods, and is pivotal in depression development. However, the precise impact of MS on LHb cytokine signaling and synaptic plasticity remains unclear.

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  • This study aimed to investigate how hallux valgus (HV) affects lower limb control during the sit-to-stand movement and to assess if Kinesio taping (KT) improves these control strategies in HV patients.
  • The research involved 14 healthy controls and 24 HV patients (some receiving KT), analyzing muscle and movement patterns using advanced data methods.
  • Findings indicated no major differences in muscle control between groups, but HV patients displayed abnormal muscle activation, which KT helped improve, suggesting its potential benefits for HV rehabilitation.
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Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a special type of fibroblasts, which play an important role in the development and immune escape of tumors. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was used to construct the co-expression module.

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Background: Brachial plexus injury is recognized as one of the most severe clinical challenges due to the complex anatomical configuration of the brachial plexus and its propensity for variation, which complicates safe clinical interventions. This study aimed to ascertain the prevalence and characterize the types of brachial plexus variations, and to elucidate their clinical implications.

Materials And Methods: We conducted meticulous dissections of 60 formalin-fixed cadavers' upper arm, axilla and lower neck to reveal and assess the roots, trunks, divisions, cords, and branches of the brachial plexus.

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The rapid development of miniaturized, high-frequency, and highly integrated microelectronic devices has brought about critical issues in electromagnetic compatibility and thermal management. In recent years, there has been significant interest in lightweight polymer-based composites that offer both electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and thermal conductivity. One promising approach involves constructing three-dimensional (3D) interconnection networks using functional fillers in the polymer matrix.

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  • The study examines the prevalence of unilateral primary aldosteronism (UPA) with cortisol co-secretion in a Chinese population, finding it present in 11.2% of patients.
  • Patients with cortisol co-secretion were typically older, had longer histories of hypertension, and displayed higher levels of aldosterone and cortisol, but lower ACTH and DHEAS levels.
  • The study concludes that cortisol co-secretion is common in this context and negatively impacts the success rate of surgical treatment for UPA.
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Objective: Preoperative frailty and surgical waiting times are associated with the occurrence of adverse outcomes in patients with hip fractures. Specifically, we aimed to investigate the influence of frailty status and surgical timing on the risk of serious adverse events during hospitalization.

Methods: This study utilized an observational single cohort design and included patients aged ≥60 years with a primary diagnosis of hip fracture.

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Introduction: Nurses caring for patients with gynecological cancer experience significant job stress, which adversely impacts their mental health. Previous studies have indicated that perceived professional benefits serves as a protective factor for nurses' mental health, and factors such as job stress, perceived social support and self-efficacy influence their perceived professional benefits. However, the relationships between these factors and the associated mechanisms have remained incompletely understood.

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With a shortage of organs for transplant, the use of marginal donors can be an effective measure to meet the shortfall. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are considered an absolute contraindication for organ donation because of the high invasive potential. Currently, organ transplantation from donors with a past history of MDS has not been reported.

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