The relationship between facial negative physical self and social anxiety in college students: the role of rumination and self-compassion.

Background: To investigate the association between facial negative physical self, social anxiety, rumination, and self-compassion among college students in western China.

Methods: A questionnaire was used to conduct an online survey of 1, 178 students from a university in western China through convenience sampling using the Self-Compassion Scale, the Ruminative Response Scale, the Negative Physical Self Scale-facial appearance sub-scale and the Interaction Anxiousness Scale.

Results: In the mediation model, the total predictive effect of facial negative physical self on social anxiety was significant ( = 0.

MR elastography-based prediction of development of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B with sustained virological response.

Objectives: The goal of this study was to develop a risk score based on MR elastography (MRE) to predict hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).

Materials And Methods: A total of 345 patients with CHB who underwent 2D/3D MRE between July 2015 and December 2018 were enrolled and then randomly assigned to training (n = 243) and validation (n = 102) cohorts. An MRE-based HCC risk score was developed for the prediction of HCC development based on a multivariable Cox model and compared with previous clinical scores.

Childhood Environment, Intrinsic Goals, and Parental Autonomy Support in Chinese College Students.

The pursuit of intrinsic goals plays a pivotal role in enhancing an individual's overall psycho-social well-being, health, and more (Deci & Ryan, 2000). As such, understanding the factors that influence the formation of intrinsic goals is essential. This study tests hypotheses about the relationship between childhood risk environments and intrinsic goals, focusing on childhood unpredictability and harshness as independent variables, with Chinese university students serving as the subjects.

Activated partial thromboplastin time levels and coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease: A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute systemic inflammation, that affects medium-sized arteries. Coronary artery lesions (CALs) were the most serious complication or sequelae of KD. The intense inflammatory response leads to platelet activation, further exacerbating inflammation, which plays an important role in the pathogenesis of CALs in KD patients.

TXM-CB13 Improves the Intestinal Mucosal Barrier and Alleviates Colitis by Inhibiting the ROS/TXNIP/TRX/NLRP3 and TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB/NLRP3 Pathways.

The activation of inflammasomes (NLRP3 and NLRP1) is central to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Here we examined the protective effects of a thioredoxin-mimetic peptide CB13 (TXM-CB13), known for its antioxidative stress and anti-inflammatory properties. We examined the effects of TXM-CB13 on dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation in RAW264.

Clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease with pulmonary radiographic abnormalities and its impact on the incidence of coronary artery lesions: a randomized retrospective cohort study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics of Kawasaki disease (KD) in patients demonstrating pneumonia-like changes and pulmonary complications, as well as the subsequent impact on coronary artery lesions, by comparing them with those of KD patients with normal pulmonary imaging.

Method: From January 1, 2013 to October 1, 2022, this study included paediatric patients diagnosed with KD who were registered in the KD database at Yuying Children's Hospital affiliated with Wenzhou Medical University. Patients were divided into three distinct groups based on the presence and severity of abnormalities observed via lung imaging.

A facile combined therapy of chemotherapeutic agent and microRNA for hepatocellular carcinoma using non-cationic nanogel.

High drug resistance remains a challenge for chemotherapy against hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Combining chemotherapeutic agents with microRNA (miRNA), which simultaneously regulates multiple pathways, offers a promising approach to improve therapeutic efficacy against HCC. Although cationic amphiphilic copolymers have been used to co-deliver these agents, their effectiveness is often limited by low co-encapsulation efficiency and inherent cationic toxicity.

Integrated healthy lifestyle even in late-life mitigates cognitive decline risk across varied genetic susceptibility.

It remains unclear whether the benefits of adhering to a healthy lifestyle outweigh the effects of high genetic risk on cognitive decline. We examined the association of combined lifestyle factors and genetic risk with changes in cognitive function and six specific dimensions of cognition among older adults from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (1998-2018, n = 18,811, a subset of 6301 participants with genetic information). Compared to participants with an unfavorable lifestyle, those with a favorable lifestyle showed a 46.

Air Pollution and Cognitive Impairment Among the Chinese Elderly Population: An Analysis of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS).

Cognitive impairment and dementia have long been recognized as growing public health threats. Studies have found that air pollution is a potential risk factor for dementia, but the literature remains inconclusive. This study aimed to evaluate the association between three major air pollutants (i.

Ir-O-Mn embedded in porous nanosheets enhances charge transfer in low-iridium PEM electrolyzers.

Using metal oxides to disperse iridium (Ir) in the anode layer proves effective for lowering Ir loading in proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWE). However, the reported low-Ir-based catalysts still suffer from unsatisfying electrolytic efficiency and durability under practical industrial working conditions, mainly due to insufficient catalytic activity and mass transport in the catalyst layer. Herein we report a class of porous heterogeneous nanosheet catalyst with abundant Ir-O-Mn bonds, achieving a notable mass activity of 4 A mg for oxygen evolution reaction at an overpotential of 300 mV, which is 150.

The Impact of Cyberbullying Victimization on Internet Gaming Addiction Among College Students: The Mediating Roles of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration, and the Moderating Role of Parental Autonomy Support.

Purpose: Research on the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and Internet gaming addiction in China is limited, while the mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. Based on the Self-Determination Theory, this study establishes a moderated mediation model to test the mediating roles of basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration between cyberbullying victimization and Internet gaming addiction, as well as the moderating role of parental autonomy support in this mediating effect.

Methods: 2819 college students were surveyed using self-reported questionnaires about cyberbullying victimization, basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration, parental autonomy support, and Internet gaming addiction.

New strategy of LI-RADS v2018 to improve the sensitivity for small hepatocellular carcinoma ≤ 3.0 cm on extracellular-contrast enhanced MRI.

Introduction: We aimed to modify LI-RADS version 2018 to improve sensitivity and determine the value of the combination of high alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels for small HCC (sHCC, ≤ 30 mm) diagnosis.

Methods: A total of 984 patients at high risk for HCC, with 1204 observations (including 997 small observations ≤ 30 mm), who underwent extracellular contrast-enhanced MRI were enrolled from five independent centers. Blinded readers evaluated the LI-RADS features and categorized each observation according to the LI-RADS v2018, modified LI-RADS and EASL.

Burden of non-communicable diseases due to population ageing in China: challenges to healthcare delivery and long term care services.

China has made substantial progress in healthcare delivery to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases due to population ageing, although challenges and opportunities in long term care services have been under-recognised, argue

Cancer survival statistics in China 2019-2021: a multicenter, population-based study.

Background: A milestone goal of the Healthy China Program (2019-2030) is to achieve 5-year cancer survival at 43.3% for all cancers combined by 2022. To assess the progress towards this target, we analyzed the updated survival for all cancers combined and 25 specific cancer types in China from 2019 to 2021.

Reverse Electrodialysis with Continuous Random Variation in Nanochannel Shape: Salinity Gradient-Driven Power Generation.

The shape of nanochannels plays a crucial role in the ion selectivity and overall performance of reverse electrodialysis (RED) systems. However, current research on two-dimensional nanochannel shapes is largely limited to a few fixed asymmetric forms. This study explores the impact of randomly shaped nanochannels using dimensionless methods, controlling their randomness by varying their length and shape amplitude.

Multidirectional Fate Path Model to Connect Phosphorus Emissions with Freshwater Eutrophication Potential.

Excessive anthropogenic phosphorus (P) emissions put constant pressure on aquatic ecosystems. This pressure can be quantified as the freshwater eutrophication potential (FEP) by linking P emissions, P fate in environmental compartments, and the potentially disappeared fraction of species due to increase of P concentrations in freshwater. However, previous fate modeling on global and regional scales is mainly based on the eight-direction algorithm without distinguishing pollution sources.

A Prospective Cohort Study of Antimony Exposure and Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults - China, 2017-2021.

What Is Already Known About This Topic?: Antimony (Sb) has been identified as a new neurotoxicant that impacts neurological functions in animal studies. However, its effects on the human population remain unknown.

What Is Added By This Report?: The study reveals that there is an association between exposure to Sb and a higher incidence of cognitive impairment in older adults.

Integrated assessment of the spatial distribution, sources, degradation, and human risk of tetracyclines in honey in China.

Tetracyclines are widely used in Chinese apiculture. However, limited information is available on the presence of tetracycline residues in honey and the sources, degradation patterns, and associated health risks of these compounds. In this study, the presence of tetracyclines in honey samples across China was investigated over a four-year period.

Highly-Solvating Electrolyte Enables Mechanically Stable and Inorganic-Rich Cathode Electrolyte Interphase for High-Performing Potassium-Ion Batteries.

Cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) is crucial for the reversibility of rechargeable batteries, yet receives less attention compared to solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI). The prevalent weakly-solvating electrolyte is usually proposed from the standing point of obtaining robust SEI, however, the resultant weak ion-solvent interaction gives rise to excessive free solvents and forms thick CEI with high kinetic barriers, which is disadvantageous for interfacial stability at the high working voltage. Herein, a highly-solvating electrolyte is reported to immobilize free solvents by generating stable ternary complexes and facilitate the growth of homogeneous and ultrathin CEI to boost the electrochemical performances of potassium-ion batteries (PIBs).

Associations between socioeconomic status and rates of blood pressure changes among Chinese older adults: a longitudinal community-based cohort study.

Objectives: The relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and blood pressure changes among older adults in China remain unclear. This study aimed to examine the associations between SES and rates of blood pressure changes among Chinese older adults.

Study Design: Community-based, prospective, longitudinal cohort study.

Intertumoral Heterogeneity Based on MRI Radiomic Features Estimates Recurrence in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) heterogeneity impacts prognosis, and imaging is a potential indicator.

Purpose: To characterize HCC image subtypes in MRI and correlate subtypes with recurrence.

Study Type: Retrospective.