Development of a prognostic model for overall survival in neuroblastoma based on Schwann cell-specific genes, clinical predictors, and MYCN amplification.

Background: Neuroblastoma (NBL) is a common pediatric malignancy with diverse prognoses influenced by multiple factors. Accurate overall survival (OS) predictions are essential for guiding treatment. However, the contribution of specific cell types within the tumor microenvironment (TME), which significantly influence disease progression, is often overlooked.

A novel strategy utilizing waste glucose mother liquor to prepare gentiooligosaccharide-based functional syrup by β-glucosidase catalysis.

Background: Crystalline glucose mother liquor is an industrial by-product generated in large quantities, and finding a green, efficient method for utilizing this resource is of great concern to sugar enterprises. Normally, gentiooligosaccharides are prepared from high-concentration glucose, which is a major component of glucose mother liquor. Therefore, we creatively used mother liquor as an alternative to prepare gentiooligosaccharide-based functional syrup through β-glucosidase catalysis.

Evaluating performance of large language models for atrial fibrillation management using different prompting strategies and languages.

This study evaluated large language models (LLMs) using 30 questions, each derived from a recommendation in the 2024 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines for atrial fibrillation (AF) management. These recommendations were stratified by class of recommendation and level of evidence. The primary objective was to assess the reliability and consistency of LLM-generated classifications compared to those in the ESC guidelines.

Fertility preservation by ovarian tissue cryopreservation of children in China--umbilical single-incision surgery and perioperative experience.

Background: Ovarian tissue cryopreservation and transplantation (OTCT) is an effective method for preserving fertility and endocrine function. This study aims to summarize the surgical techniques and perioperative experiences to provide clinical evidence for pediatric OTCT.

Methods: This retrospective study reviewed the clinical data of 89 children who underwent umbilical single-incision laparoscopic oophorectomy at Children's Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics between September 2020 and December 2024.

Assessing large language models as assistive tools in medical consultations for Kawasaki disease.

Background: Kawasaki disease (KD) presents complex clinical challenges in diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management, requiring a comprehensive understanding by both parents and healthcare providers. With advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs) have shown promise in supporting medical practice. This study aims to evaluate and compare the appropriateness and comprehensibility of different LLMs in answering clinically relevant questions about KD and assess the impact of different prompting strategies.

Long-Term Monitoring of Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation After Pulsed Field Ablation.

Most studies have followed patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF) using 12-lead or 24-h Holter electrocardiography, but this may overestimate the effectiveness of pulsed field ablation (PFA) in the treatment of PeAF. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of PFA in patients with PeAF and follow-up using insertable cardiac monitoring that can provide information on the actual status of atrial arrhythmia (AA) recurrence after PFA. We prospectively enrolled 49 patients with PeAF who underwent PFA strategy comprising superior vena cava isolation, pulmonary vein isolation, and posterior wall box isolation between December 2022 and January 2024.

Achieving kilowatt-scale elastocaloric cooling by a multi-cell architecture.

Elastocaloric cooling using shape memory alloys (SMAs) has attracted considerable interest as an environmentally friendly, energy-efficient alternative to conventional vapour-compression refrigeration. However, the limited cooling power of existing devices (≤300 W) hampers the commercialization of this technology. Here we constructed a kilowatt-scale elastocaloric cooling device using compressive tubular NiTi in an 'SMAs in series-fluid in parallel' architecture, referred to as the multi-cell architecture.

1D-(GaN/AlN)/2D-Gr/3D-(SiO/Si) Combined High-Performance Flash Memory Device.

Recent advancements have shown that flash memory devices made from entirely two-dimensional (2D) materials exhibit nice performance in terms of storage window, switching speed, and extinction ratio. However, these devices still face challenges such as low carrier density, environmentally sensitive, and difficulty in integration due to the properties of 2D material channels. Here, we propose a novel nonvolatile memory device based on a floating-gate field effect transistor, which integrates one-dimensional (1D) GaN/AlN microwire with 2D few-layer graphene (Gr) to combine the advantages of both materials.

Association between triglyceride glucose index and adverse cardiovascular prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation without diabetes: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Triglyceride glucose index (Tyg), a convenient evaluation variable for insulin resistance, has shown associations with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, studies on the Tyg index's predictive value for adverse prognosis in patients with AF without diabetes are lacking.

[12-Lead Holter Integrated with Sleep Monitoring Module].

ECG signals and sleep monitoring parameters complement each other and can be used for qualitative diagnosis of sleep apnea syndrome and cardio-related diseases. However, due to the limitations of the instrument volume and the detection environment, it is often challenging to integrate these two functions in practical applications. In this paper, a 12-lead dynamic electrocardiograph integrated with sleep monitoring is designed.

A hybrid framework with large language models for rare disease phenotyping.

Purpose: Rare diseases pose significant challenges in diagnosis and treatment due to their low prevalence and heterogeneous clinical presentations. Unstructured clinical notes contain valuable information for identifying rare diseases, but manual curation is time-consuming and prone to subjectivity. This study aims to develop a hybrid approach combining dictionary-based natural language processing (NLP) tools with large language models (LLMs) to improve rare disease identification from unstructured clinical reports.

Assessing quality and reliability of online videos on tachycardia: a YouTube video-based study.

Background: Considering the adverse clinical consequences of pathologic tachycardia and the potential anxiety caused by physiological tachycardia in some heathy individuals, it is imperative to disseminate health information related to tachycardia for promotion in early diagnosis and appropriate management. YouTube has been increasingly used to access health care information. The aim of this study is to assess the quality and reliability of English YouTube videos focusing on tachycardia and further delve into strategies to enhance the quality of online health resources.

Single-Incision Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Resection of Adrenal Tumors in Children.

Background: We describe our experience with single-incision retroperitoneal laparoscopic (SIRL) for resection of adrenal tumors in pediatric patients and discuss the technique's clinical value.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 27 pediatric patients who underwent SIRL between January 2020 and September 2023. Patients with tumors >5 cm in size and those requiring vascular skeletonization surgery or extensive lymph node dissection were excluded.

Combining "waste utilization" and "tissue to tissue" strategies to accelerate vascularization for bone repair.

Background: A pivotal determinant for the success of tissue regeneration lies in the establishment of sufficient vasculature. Utilizing autologous tissue grafts from donors offers the dual advantage of mitigating the risk of disease transmission and circumventing the necessity for post-transplant immunosuppression, rendering it an exemplary vascularization strategy. Among the various potential autologous donors, adipose tissue emerges as a particularly auspicious source, being both widely available and compositionally rich.

[Development of Wireless Wearable Sleep Monitoring System Based on EEG Signal].

A wireless wearable sleep monitoring system based on EEG signals is developed. The collected EEG signals are wirelessly sent to the PC or mobile phone Bluetooth APP for real-time display. The system is small in size, low in power consumption, and light in weight.

Effects of the kinetic pattern of dietary glucose release on nitrogen utilization, the portal amino acid profile, and nutrient transporter expression in intestinal enterocytes in piglets.

Background: Promoting the synchronization of glucose and amino acid release in the digestive tract of pigs could effectively improve dietary nitrogen utilization. The rational allocation of dietary starch sources and the exploration of appropriate dietary glucose release kinetics may promote the dynamic balance of dietary glucose and amino acid supplies. However, research on the effects of diets with different glucose release kinetic profiles on amino acid absorption and portal amino acid appearance in piglets is limited.

Resveratrol ameliorates DSS-induced ulcerative colitis by acting on mouse gut microbiota.

Objective And Design: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a multi-faceted, recurrent immune disorder caused by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). The intestinal microbiota has multiple functions in the host, so UC requires long-term potent medication. The effect of resveratrol (RSV) has seldom been reported, and this study researched that.

Pullulanase pretreatment of highly concentrated maltodextrin solution improves maltose yield during β-amylase-catalyzed saccharification.

Increasing the substrate concentration can effectively reduce energy consumption and result in more economic benefits in the industrial production of maltose, but this process remarkably increases the viscosity, which has a negative effect on saccharification. To improve saccharification efficiency, pullulanase is usually employed. In the conventional process of maltose production, pullulanase is added at the same time with β-amylase or later, but this process seems inefficient when the substrate concentration is high.

[Development of a Three-Wavelength Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring System Based on Near Infrared Spectrum].

In the past 20 years, near infrared spectrum technology has been widely used in human body monitoring due to its non-invasive and real-time characteristics. Oxygen, as the main metabolic substance of the human body, is consumed the most in brain tissue. In order to prevent complications caused by a decrease in brain tissue oxygen during treatment, the patient's brain tissue blood oxygen saturation needs to be monitored in real time.

Glabridin reduces neuroinflammation by modulating inflammatory signals in LPS-induced in vitro and in vivo models.

Objectives: Chronic neuroinflammation has become one of the important causes of common neurodegeneration disease. Therefore, the target of this study was to explore the protective action of glabridin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuroinflammation in vivo and in vitro and its mechanism.

Methods: The neuroinflammation model was established by LPS-induced BV2 cells.

Advancements in materials, manufacturing, propulsion and localization: propelling soft robotics for medical applications.

Soft robotics is an emerging field showing immense potential for biomedical applications. This review summarizes recent advancements in soft robotics for and medical contexts. Their inherent flexibility, adaptability, and biocompatibility enable diverse capabilities from surgical assistance to minimally invasive diagnosis and therapy.

Geographical distribution and potential distribution prediction of thirteen species of Citrus L. in China.

Using DIVA-GIS software to study the spatial accumulation of Citrus species, an important economic crop in China. Draw the distribution maps of Citrus to concerning altitude and vegetation, and use DIVA-GIS' Bioclim ecological model and maximum information entropy model Maxent software to estimate the potential distribution areas of various Citrus species. The results show that the Citrus genus is located in the south of Qinling Mountains, mainly in the southwest of China and the coast of southeastern China.

Long non-coding RNA LINC00491 accelerates head and neck squamous cell carcinoma progression through regulating miR-508-3p/SATB1 axis and activating Wnt signaling pathway.

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the most common malignancy of the head and neck epidermis. Accumulating long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been proven to be involved in the occurrence and development of HNSCC. LncRNA long intergenic non-protein coding RNA 491 (LINC00491) has been confirmed to regulate the progression of some cancers.

Transformation of arginine into zero-dimensional nanomaterial endows the material with antibacterial and osteoinductive activity.

Implant-associated infection is a major threat affecting the success of orthopedic surgeries. Although various materials scavenge bacteria by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS), the intrinsic inability of ROS to distinguish bacteria from cells notably limits the therapeutic effects. Here, we found that the arginine carbon dots (Arg-CDs) that were transformed from arginine exhibited supreme antibacterial and osteoinductive activity.

Designing liquefaction and saccharification processes of highly concentrated starch slurry: Challenges and recent advances.

Starch-based sugars are an important group of starch derivatives used in food, medicine, chemistry, and other fields. The production of starch sugars involves starch liquefaction and saccharification processes. The production cost of starch sugars can be reduced by increasing the initial concentration of starch slurry.