Validation of the patient health questionnaire (PHQ)-9 and PHQ-2 in patients with COPD in China.

Background: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and PHQ-2 are commonly used screening tools for depression but have not been validated in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. We aimed to validate PHQ-9 and PHQ-2 among COPD patients in China.

Methods: Stable COPD patients were assessed using a PHQ-9 questionnaire and then assessed by a senior psychiatrist to confirm the diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.

Digital cognitive behavioral therapy as a novel treatment for insomnia.

Background: As a substitute for traditional drug therapy, digital cognitive-behavioral therapy positively impacts the regulation of brain function, which can improve insomnia. However, there is currently a paucity of studies on digital cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment for insomnia.

Aim: To assess digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia regarding its positive impact on brain function.

Detection of Inadequately Controlled Asthma in Adults Using Impulse Oscillometry and Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide.

Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of impulse oscillometry (IOS) and its combination with fractional expiratory nitric oxide (FeNO) in distinguishing inadequately controlled asthma (ICA) from well-controlled asthma (WCA) in adults.

Patients And Methods: Adult patients aged 18 and above with asthma were recruited and underwent routine blood tests, FeNO, IOS, and spirometry before and after bronchodilator administration on the same day. Asthma control level was assessed using Asthma Control Test (ACT) scores; WCA was defined as a score above 20, while ICA was defined as a score of 20 or below.

Impulse oscillometry-derived equation for prediction of abnormal FEV/FVC ratio for COPD screening in Chinese population: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

Background: The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is based on spirometry that requires a forced expiratory manoeuvre, which is laborious and difficult for mass screening. Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is easier than spirometry and performed with tidal breathing. We sought to develop an equation for predicting forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV)/forced vital capacity (FVC) and screening COPD using IOS parameters.

[Nasolabial groove through the skin flap repair nasal vestibular benign and malignant lesions Application of postoperative tissue defects].

To investigate the application value of nasolabial flaps in addressing tissue defects after resection of benign and malignant nasal vestibular lesions. The clinical data of patients with benign and malignant nasal vestibular lesions were analyzed retrospectively. There were 4 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 2 cases of black hairy nevus and 1 case of chronic proliferative inflammatory lesions, all of which were repaired by adjacent nasolabial flap.

Beyond the Surface: Tracing the Evolution of Inflammatory Mechanism in Depression through Bibliometric Analysis.

Background: Depression is a common mental illness that has become a major economic burden worldwide. Recently, increasing evidence has highlighted the inflammatory mechanism of depression. In order to understand the research status of this field, this study used the bibliometric analysis method to overview the research content and progress, as well as analyze the development trend and limitations.

Development and Validation of a Screening Tool for Generalized Anxiety and Major Depressive Disorder in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Purpose: Anxiety and depression are often underdiagnosed in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study aimed to develop and validate a screening tool for anxiety and depression in COPD patients.

Methods: Stable COPD patients were consecutively recruited from November 2021 to October 2023 and underwent a psychiatric interview to diagnose generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and/or major depressive disorder (MDD) based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.

Association of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency with Hospitalization in the Previous Year in Hospitalized Exacerbated COPD Patients.

Purpose: Vitamin D deficiency (VDD, 25-hydroxyvitamin D < 20 ng/mL) has been reported associated with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) but sometimes controversial. Research on severe vitamin D deficiency (SVDD, 25-hydroxyvitamin D < 10 ng/mL) in exacerbation of COPD is limited.

Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective observational study in 134 hospitalized exacerbated COPD patients.

Comparison of health-related quality of life measures in asthma-COPD overlap.

Objective: The Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) and COPD assessment test (CAT) are used to assess the health status of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), respectively. However, whether these questionnaires are appropriate in patients with asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) has not been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the AQLQ and CAT in subjects with ACO.

Validation of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 in patients with COPD: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have comorbid generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), which requires early screening in respiratory clinics. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire is a brief and commonly used screening tool for GAD but has not been validated among patients with COPD in China.

Methods: Stable patients with COPD from a cross-sectional observational study were assessed using the GAD-7 questionnaire and then assessed by a senior psychiatrist to confirm a diagnosis of GAD according to the criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.

Comparing the Performance of Two Screening Questionnaires for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the Chinese General Population.

Purpose: Screening questionnaires can help identify individuals at a high risk of COPD. This study aimed to compare the performance of the COPD population screener (COPD-PS) and COPD screening questionnaire (COPD-SQ) on the general population as a full cohort and stratified by urbanization.

Methods: We recruited subjects who underwent a health checkup at urban and rural community health centers in Beijing.

COPD Assessment Test as a Screening Tool for Anxiety and Depression in Stable COPD Patients: A Feasibility Study.

Anxiety and depression are common comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients but are often under-diagnosed. We aimed to assess the suitability of the COPD Assessment Test (CAT) in screening anxiety and depression in patients with COPD. Stable COPD patients from a cross-sectional observational study were assessed by CAT.

Similarities and differences in kinetic characteristics of airways inflammation, formation of inducible bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue and remodeling between young and old murine asthma surrogates induced with house dust mite.

Elderly asthmatics have higher morbidity and mortality compared with those of youngers. It has been shown that there are also some differences in clinic phenomena between young and elderly asthmatics, however, there is lack of the kinetic comparisons of the changes in the development of asthma between two populations. To better understand the specific pathophysiological manifestations in older patients with asthma, we dynamically and parallelly compared pathophysiological changes in the airways and lung tissues between young and old murine asthma surrogates based on sensitization and challenge with house dust mite (HDM).

Outcomes and perception of cloud-based remote patient monitoring in children receiving automated peritoneal dialysis: a prospective study.

Background: Remote patient monitoring (RPM) for automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) may improve clinical outcomes. Paediatric data, however, remain extremely scarce.

Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study of children (0-18 years) receiving APD with cloud-based RPM over two 24-week periods (pre- and post-RPM).

Biochar stimulates growth of novel species capable of direct interspecies electron transfer in anaerobic digestion via ethanol-type fermentation.

The study presented here was to evaluate the effects of combining biological ethanol-type fermentation pretreatment (BEFP) with biochar on the growth of novel species capable of direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) and methanogenesis in anaerobic co-digestion (AcoD) of kitchen wastes (KWs) and waste activated sludge (WAS). The results showed that, after BEFP, the genera capable of extracellular electron transfer to Fe(III) oxides or the elemental sulfur, such as Geobacter, Sphaerochaeta and Sporanaerobacter species, were detected, which however were not detected in the seed sludge. In the presence of biochar, their abundance was further increased, suggesting that biochar stimulated their growth.

Maize Plant Architecture Is Regulated by the Ethylene Biosynthetic Gene .

Plant height and leaf angle are two crucial determinants of plant architecture in maize () and are closely related to lodging resistance and canopy photosynthesis at high planting density. These two traits are primarily regulated by several phytohormones. However, the mechanism of ethylene in regulating plant architecture in maize, especially plant height and leaf angle, is unclear.

Maize male sterile 33 encodes a putative glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase that mediates anther cuticle formation and microspore development.

Background: The anther cuticle, which is primarily composed of lipid polymers, is crucial for pollen development and plays important roles in sexual reproduction in higher plants. However, the mechanism underlying the biosynthesis of lipid polymers in maize (Zea mays. L.

In situ synthesis of g-CN/TiO heterojunction nanocomposites as a highly active photocatalyst for the degradation of Orange II under visible light irradiation.

As a highly active photocatalyst, g-CN/TiO heterojunction nanocomposites were in situ synthesized by simple ultrasonic mixing and calcination by using TiO and melamine as precursors. The morphology and structure of the prepared photocatalysts were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activities of g-CN/TiO nanocomposites to degrade Orange II (AO7) under visible light irradiation were evaluated.

[Evaluation of the research features and methodology of acupuncture literatures of headache published in foreign journals in SCI in the recent 5 years].

Retrieving literatures in SCI source journals in the recent 5 years through Web of Science and PubMed databases, articles regarding to the treatment of headache with acupuncture are arranged and analyzed. It turns out that (1) the acupoint selection and treatment is not under the guidence of syndrome differentiation in the clinical research literatures published in foreign journals. (2) The clinical research trials published in foreign journals shows that regarding to curative effect, there is no difference between acupuncture group and sham acupuncture group which indicats that the westerners do not grasp the westerners do not grasp the essene of acupuncture techniques owing to the great difference of medical theory and thinking mode between eastern and western, and the western's shallow cognition of TCM and acupuncture.