Surgical Trunk Oriented Laparoscopic Right Hemicolectomy (ST-LRH) for Right-Sided Colon Cancer.

Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy is a commonly utilized surgical procedure for the treatment of right-sided colon cancer. However, the high degree of difficulty in separating adjacent structures and the frequent vascular variations present in laparoscopic right hemicolectomy contribute to ongoing challenges, including unclear dissection planes, increased intraoperative bleeding, and insufficient lymph node clearance. This article proposes a combined approach that employs the surgical trunk as a guide, providing a clearer anatomical perspective and safer procedural steps.

Effects of Qigong vs. routine physical exercise in school-aged children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Increased understanding of the etiology of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) emphasizes the importance of non-pharmaceutical treatments. This study compares the effects of Baduanjin exercise, a Qigong-based body therapy from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with routine physical exercise on school-aged children diagnosed with ADHD.

Methods: In this two-arm, single-blind, randomized controlled trial, eligible school-aged children with ADHD were randomly assigned (1:1) to Baduanjin exercise or regular physical exercise using a permuted block randomization procedure.

Dietary folic acid intake, 13 genetic variants and other factors with red blood cell folate concentration in pregnancy-preparing population.

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate a combined effect of dietary folic acid intake, multiple genetic polymorphisms in folate metabolism, and other environmental factors on red blood cell (RBC) folate concentration in pregnancy-preparing population.

Methods: 519 pregnancy-preparing subjects (260 couples) were investigated. Dietary intake was measured by 3-day dietary recalls.

Adaptive decision threshold algorithm based on a sliding window to reduce BER of free-space optical communication systems.

Free-space optical communication (FSOC) systems face susceptibility to several factors, such as transmission distance, atmospheric turbulence, and alignment errors. These elements contribute to fluctuations in the signal strength reaching the receiver. The resultant signal fluctuations can result in misjudgments and an elevated bit error rate (BER).

Circulating neuropeptide Y as a biomarker in postoperative atrial fibrillation cases administered off-pump coronary bypass Graft surgery.

Background And Aims: Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is considered the most prevalent irregular heart rhythm after heart surgery. The cardiac autonomic nervous system significantly affects POAF, and neuropeptide Y (NPY), an abundant neuropeptide in the cardiovascular system, is involved in this autonomic regulation. The current work aimed to examine the potential association of NPY with POAF in individuals administered isolated off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Preparation of starch-palmitic acid complexes by three different starches: A comparative study using the method of heating treatment and autoclaving treatment.

Recent research emphasizes the growing importance of starch-lipid complexes due to their anti-digestibility ability, prompting a need to explore the impact of different starch sources and preparation methods on their properties. In this study, starch-palmitic acid (PA) complexes were prepared by three different starches including Tartary buckwheat starch (TBS), potato starch (PTS), and pea starch (PS) by heating treatment (HT) and autoclaving treatment (AT), respectively, and their physicochemical property and in vitro digestibility were systematically compared. The formation of the starch-PA complex was confirmed through various characterization techniques, including scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction.

Robust Artificial Intelligence Tool for Atrial Fibrillation Diagnosis: Novel Development Approach Incorporating Both Atrial Electrograms and Surface ECG and Evaluation by Head-to-Head Comparison With Hospital-Based Physician ECG Readers.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases risk of embolic stroke, and in postoperative patients, increases cost of care. Consequently, ECG screening for AF in high-risk patients is important but labor-intensive. Artificial intelligence (AI) may reduce AF detection workload, but AI development presents challenges.

Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Is Associated with Acute Kidney Injury after Abdominal Trauma Based on the Generalized Propensity Score Approach: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Introduction: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) after trauma. However, the associations between different adipose tissue depots and AKI remain unknown. Our study aimed to quantify the effect of abdominal adiposity on AKI in trauma patients.

High Fat-to-Muscle Ratio Was Associated with Increased Clinical Severity in Patients with Abdominal Trauma.

Overweight and moderate obesity confer a survival benefit in chronic diseases such as coronary artery disease and chronic kidney disease, which has been termed the "obesity paradox". However, whether this phenomenon exists in trauma patients remains controversial. We performed a retrospective cohort study in abdominal trauma patients admitted to a Level I trauma center in Nanjing, China between 2010 and 2020.

Gut Microbiota in Patients with Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery.

Background: Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is one of the most common complications of cardiac surgery. However, the underlying mechanism is not well understood. Alterations in the gut microbiota are associated with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF).

Triterpenoids from and their anti-inflammatory and radical scavenging activity.

A phytochemical investigation on 90% methanol extract from the leaves of led to the isolation of three new triterpenoids, jugsigiloids A-C (-). Structural elucidation of all the compounds were performed by spectral methods such as 1 D and 2 D (H-H COSY, HMQC, and HMBC) NMR spectroscopy, in addition to high resolution mass spectrometry. The isolated components were evaluated for anti-inflammatory activities against COX-1 and COX-2 and radical scavenging potential using DPPH test.

150 Gbit/s 1 km high-sensitivity FSO communication outfield demonstration based on a soliton microcomb.

A high-sensitivity and large-capacity free space optical (FSO) communication scheme based on the soliton microcomb (SMC) is proposed. Using ultra-large bandwidth stabilized SMC with a frequency interval of 48.97 GHz as the laser source, 60 optical wavelengths modulated by 2.

The impact of multi-level interventions on the second-wave SARS-CoV-2 transmission in China.

Background: A re-emergence of COVID-19 occurred in the northeast of China in early 2021. Different levels of non-pharmaceutical interventions, from mass testing to city-level lockdown, were implemented to contain the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Our study is aimed to evaluate the impact of multi-level control measures on the second-wave SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the most affected cities in China.

Blockade of the Notch Signaling Pathway Promotes M2 Macrophage Polarization to Suppress Cardiac Fibrosis Remodeling in Mice With Myocardial Infarction.

Myocardial infarction (MI) is regarded as a serious ischemic heart disease on a global level. The current study set out to explore the mechanism of the Notch signaling pathway in the regulation of fibrosis remodeling after the occurrence of MI. First, experimental mice were infected with recombination signal binding protein J (RBP-J) shRNA and empty adenovirus vector, followed by the establishment of MI mouse models and detection of cardiac function.

Calcium-Induced Autonomic Denervation in Patients With Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation.

Background: Post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is associated with worse long-term cardiovascular outcomes.

Objectives: This study hypothesized that injecting calcium chloride (CaCl) into the major atrial ganglionated plexi (GPs) during isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can reduce the incidence of POAF by calcium-induced autonomic neurotoxicity.

Methods: This proof-of-concept study randomized 200 patients undergoing isolated, off-pump CABG to CaCl (n = 100) or sodium chloride (sham, n = 100) injection.

Microplastic (1 and 5 μm) exposure disturbs lifespan and intestine function in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

As an emerging environmental pollutant, microplastics (MPs) are increasingly viewed as a serious health concern to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. However, previous toxicological studies examining MPs on freshwater and terrestrial organisms provide contradictory results, possibly due to few investigations at environmentally relevant concentrations. Here, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C.

The rapid detection of microRNA based on p19-enhanced fluorescence polarization.

Via a molecular caliper p19 protein, we have developed an amplified fluorescence polarization method for rapid microRNA detection. This proposed assay has several intrinsic features including rapidity, simplicity, and accuracy.

Adaptive Fuzzy Association Rule mining for effective decision support in biomedical applications.

Due to complexity of biomedical classification problems, it is impossible to build a perfect classifier with 100% prediction accuracy. Hence a more realistic target is to build an effective Decision Support System (DSS). Here 'effective' means that a DSS should not only predict unseen samples accurately, but also work in a human-understandable way.