Risk Factors for Bacterial Infection After Liver Transplant: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: Bacterial infection is an important cause of early death after liver transplant. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the risk factors for bacterial infection after liver transplant.

Materials And Methods: We searched for relevant studies published in PubMed,Web of Science, Embase, The Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan Fang Database, Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database, and China Biomedical Literature Database up to May 2024.

Midwives perspectives of barriers and facilitators for the practice of promoting women's positive childbirth experience in China: A qualitative study.

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.

Development and application of ex-ante performance evaluation framework for health projects in China.

China National Health Commission issued an implementation plan for budget performance management in health projects in April 2021, which emphasizes all health projects must be evaluated in advance prior to implementation. The study aims to develop an ex-ante performance evaluation framework for health projects and formulate a self-assessment report template. The study also attempts to gain insights into the ex-ante performance of health projects in China, identify issues and explore the factors that influence the ex-ante performance of health projects and make suggestions about improvement strategies.

Vitamin D and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in the IEU OpenGWAS Project: A Two-Sample Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most prevalent pregnancy problems, and there is still debate over the relationship between vitamin D and GDM.

Objectives: Our objective is to investigate the correlation between vitamin D and GDM by employing Mendelian randomization (MR) with summary data obtained from genome-wide association studies (GWAS).

Methods: Data on exposures and outcomes, namely vitamin D, vitamin D insufficiency, and GDM, were acquired from the IEU OpenGWAS Project.

Deep learning and its associated factors among Chinese nursing undergraduates: A cross-sectional study.

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.

Status and predictors of readiness for hospital discharge in women with caesarean section: A latent profile analysis.

Background: Women undergoing caesarean section (CS) experience difficulties when preparing for discharge, and readiness for hospital discharge (RHD) may depend on individual characteristics.

Objective: To explore the status of RHD in women with CS, identify the latent classes of RHD, and analyse predictors from a bio-psycho-social perspective.

Methods: A sample of 410 women with CS completed the following questionnaires on demographic and obstetric characteristics: Readiness for Hospital Discharge Study-New Mother Form (RHDS-NMF), Parents' Postnatal Sense of Security (PPSS), Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (OB-QDTS), and Postpartum Support Questionnaire (PSQ).

infection in a non‑endemic area: A case report.

Non-endemic infection is challenging to diagnose. The present study reports the case of a 40-year-old female patient with severe epigastric pain, initially suspected to be a liver lesion, who was admitted to The Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zunyi, China). A combination of diagnostic procedures, including computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, revealed an abnormality in the left hepatic lobe.

Inverse association between type 2 diabetes and hepatocellular carcinoma in East Asian populations.

Aims: To investigate the potential association between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in East Asian populations using Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses.

Methods: Bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) studies were conducted using summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) related to T2D and HCC. The potential effects of confounders such as chronic hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C, body mass index, and alcohol intake frequency were corrected using a multivariate MR study.

Preferences for Physical Examination Service in Community Health Service Center in China: A Discrete Choice Experiment.

Objective: Physical examination services play a crucial role in the early detection of diseases, improving the effectiveness of treatment. However, the current physical examination services provided by community health service centers are limited. The objective of this study was to investigate the aspects of physical examination services that are most valued by residents.

Endoscopic thyroidectomy via areola approach for stage T1 papillary thyroid carcinoma: feasibility, safety, and oncologic outcomes.

Purpose: To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and oncologic outcomes associated with endoscopic thyroidectomy via the areolar approach (ETAA), compared with conventional open thyroidectomy (COT) for the treatment of stage T1 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Methods: Between January 2021 and June 2022, a total of 1204 patients diagnosed with PTC underwent screening, out of which 138 patients were selected for inclusion in the study population after propensity score matching (92 patients in the ETAA group and 46 patients in the COT group). The study included the collection and analysis of clinicopathologic characteristics, intraoperative outcomes, postoperative outcomes, complications, and follow-up data using R software.

Causal association between body mass index and autoimmune thyroiditis: evidence from Mendelian randomization.

Background: Recent studies have reported associations between body mass index (BMI) and various autoimmune disorders. However, it is still uncertain whether there exists a direct cause-and-effect relationship between BMI and autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT). The aim of our study is to investigate the causal association between BMI and AIT.

Detection and counting of pigment glands in cotton leaves using improved U-Net.

Gossypol, as an important oil and raw material for feed, is mainly produced by cotton pigment gland, and has a wide range of applications in the fields of pharmaceutics, agriculture and industry. Accurate knowledge of the distribution of pigment gland in cotton leaves is important for estimating gossypol content. However, pigment glands are extremely small and densely distributed, manual counting is laborious and time-consuming, and difficult to count quickly and accurately.

dl-Serine Covalently Ornamented and Ln-Incorporated Arsenotungstates with Fast-Responsive Photochromic and Photoinduced Luminescent Switchable Behaviors.

Three isostructural dl-serine covalently functionalized and multinuclear lanthanide (Ln)-embedded arsenotungstates, K[{AsWO(OH)(HO)(dl-Ser)}{Ln(HO)(dl-Ser)}{Ln(HO)}]·70HO (Ln = Sm (), Eu (), and Gd (); dl-Ser = CHNO), were prepared, where the centrosymmetric [{AsWO(OH)(HO)(dl-Ser)}{Ln(HO)(dl-Ser)}] polyanion consists of two {AsWO(OH)(HO)} fragments, integrated with a two-dl-serine-ornamented [WO(OH)(dl-Ser){Ln(HO)}] segment. In addition, the photochromic transformation of solid-state compounds - was observed from colorless to blue after a UV illumination of 4 min, and the decay process lasted as long as ∼20 h in the dark. The coloration kinetic half-life () values of compounds , , and were calculated to be 0.

Fabrication of Chitosan/Polypyrrole-coated poly(L-lactic acid)/Polycaprolactone aligned fibre films for enhancement of neural cell compatibility and neurite growth.

Objective: Chitosan (CS) and polycaprolactone (PCL) were added into a nerve scaffold of poly(L-lactide acid) (PLLA)/polypyrrole (PPy)-based fibre films to solve the unmatch with the nerve strength and the aseptic inflammation from PLLA.

Methods: Poly (L-lactide acid)-polycaprolactone (PLLA/PCL) fibre films coated with chitosan (CS) and polypyrrole (PPy) were prepared by electrospinning of aligned PLLA/PCL fibres, electrochemical deposition of PPy nanoparticles and in situ doping of CS in PPy. PC12 cells were electrically stimulated with 100 mV for 2 hours every day via CS/PPy-PLLA/PCL fibre film to promote the neurite growth.

[Pollution Characteristics and Health Risk Assessment of Hazardous Air Pollutants in the Surroundings of Three Petrochemical Industries in Northwest China].

The samples in the surroundings of three representative petrochemical industries in Northwest China were collected by summa canister/adsorption using activated carbon/glass fiber filter, and then they were analyzed for 13 hazardous air pollutants by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/gas chromatograph/high performance liquid chromatography. The pollution characteristics and human health risk of hazardous air pollutants were discussed. The results showed that 8 hazardous air pollutants existed in the surroundings of all petrochemical industries.

SO2 emission cap planning for Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone.

The SO2 emission sources of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone were divided into 556 emissions units according to four different categories, which are city, industry, point sources, and area sources. The CALPUFF model was used to calculate the contribution of each unit, and consequently obtain an influence-transferring matrix. To ensure that the SO2 concentrations of 46 cities and counties in the Chengdu-Chongqing economic zone meet air quality standards, an emission optimization model was developed to calculate optimal emissions of each emission unit under different development scenarios.