Abstract Objectives To investigate glymphatic function in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) using the diffusion tensor image analysis along perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) method and to explore associations of ALPS index with ventriculomegaly white matter hyperintensities (WMH). Materials methods This study included 41 patients iNPH 40 age- sex-matched controls (NCs). All participants underwent brain MRI. Based on DTI, we then calculated obtain water diffusivity space....

The COVID-19 epidemic, which is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, has spread rapidly to become a world-wide pandemic. Chest radiography and chest CT are frequently used support diagnosis of infection. However, multiple cases transmission in radiology department have been reported. Here we summarize lessons learned provide suggestions improve infection control prevention practices healthcare workers departments radiology. Since initial discovery December 2019, causing new disease...

The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a radiomics-based nomogram for differentiation pre-invasive lesions from invasive that appearing as ground-glass opacity nodules (GGNs) ≤10 mm (sub-centimeter) in diameter at CT. A total 542 consecutive patients with 626 pathologically confirmed pulmonary subcentimeter GGNs were retrospectively studied October 2011 September 2017. All divided into training set (n = 334) validation 292). Researchers extracted 475 radiomics features...

Natural enemies of arthropods contribute considerably to agriculture by suppressing pests, particularly when combined with chemical control. Studies show that insect recovery after insecticide application is rare. Here, we discovered the predatory bug Arma chinensis from knockdown following β-cypermethrin but not five other insecticides. A. individuals were more tolerant than lepidopteran and coleopteran larvae, which did recover knockdown. We assessed monitoring their respiration tracking...

MiR-125b plays an important role in breast cancer. The current study was to explore the expression and function of miR-125b triple negative cancer cells.The human TNBC samples cell lines were examined by qRT-PCR. MTT, scratch assays transwell utilized observe proliferation, migration invasion ability. MiR-125b's target gene downstream signaling pathways investigated Luciferase Reporter Assays, qRT-PCR, immunofluorescence western bolt.MiR-125b highly expressed tissues lines. Inhibiting...

To reveal the cultural effect in job demands-resources model, this study examined how Confucian familism, emotional labor, and work-family conflict (WFC) explain variance teachers' exhaustion, with a focus on mediating roles of labor WFC. With sample 3,312 teachers China, results revealed that surface acting expression naturally felt emotion (ENFE) WFC mediated relationship between familism exhaustion. Moreover, positively predicted deep acting, ENFE, WFC, while negatively acting. These...

Tobacco-sourced carcinogen including benzopyrene (B[a]P) in lung cancer metastasis has not been fully reported. In this study, carcinoma A549 cell line was used to investigate the potential roles of tobacco-sourced B[a]P on and invasion assess its underlying mechanism. Effects proliferation, metastasis, were analyzed using MTT assay, Transwell scratch method, respectively. The effects cytokines chemokines secretion detected enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Moreover, correlation between...

Abstract Thin-section computed tomography (TSCT) imaging biomarkers are uncertain to distinguish progressive adenocarcinoma from benign lesions in pGGNs. The purpose of this study was evaluate the usefulness TSCT characteristics for differentiating among transient (TRA) lesions, atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH), situ (AIS), minimally invasive (MIA) and (IAC) presenting as pure ground-glass nodules (pGGNs). Between January 2016 2018, 255 pGGNs, including 64 TRA, 22 AAH, 37 AIS, 108 MIA...

Abstract Objectives To explore the value of structural neuroimaging in predicting prognosis shunt surgery for idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) using two different standard semi-quantitative imaging scales. Methods A total 47 patients with iNPH who underwent at our hospital between 2018 and 2020 were included this study. The modified Rankin Scale (mRS) grading scale (iNPHGS) used to evaluate quantify clinical symptoms before after surgery. disproportionately enlarged...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between efficacy epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) and circulating tumor cell (CTC) levels in patients with advanced non-small lung cancer (NSCLC). EGFR-TKIs reducing CTC counts NSCLC studied. Patients methods: A total 66 were enrolled divided into two groups (those high those low counts) based on patients' median counts. All treated an EGFR-TKI, treatment prognoses compared. Results:...

Background In clinical diagnosis, some central nervous system lymphomas (CNSL) are difficult to distinguish from high-grade gliomas (HGG). Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of histogram analysis dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in identification CNSL and HGG. Material Methods all, 43 patients diagnosed with HGG (n = 28) 15) by histopathology underwent DCE-MRI scanning. Differences parameters based on between were analyzed Mann–Whitney U test....

Learning to be a teacher through teaching practicum is viewed as highly complex process in which multiple dilemmas and tensions emerge. These may influence student teachers’ motivation for teaching. However, previous studies on have mainly focused social status welfare, seldom taking their emotion regulation into account. Sampling 752 teachers from 15 education institutes China, this study examined the relationships between emotional labor strategies, professional identity tensions, during...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure the diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI) parameters corticospinal tracts (CSTs) and evaluate diffusional changes in CSTs patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) by DSI. Methods: Twenty-three iNPH twenty-one healthy controls (HCs) were involved study. Brain DSI data for all participants collected through same MR scanning procedure. measured analyzed included quantitative anisotropy (QA), isotropic component (ISO), general...

Abstract Background The implementation of national antiretroviral therapy (ART) and expanded ART policies results in that more HIV-infected patients receive Kunming, Yunnan province, China. At the same time, however, number patients, who drop-out from ART, are also increasing. In this study, we explored factors may account for drop-out. Methods Four hundred thirty-nine received or used to were recruited study. Their age is among 18 75. All divided into two group: group (187 patients) (252...

To investigate differences in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow through the aqueduct and to determine whether there is a relationship between CSF ventricular volume parameters idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) patients, elderly acquired patients age-matched healthy volunteers by phase-contrast MR (PC-MR).A total of 40 iNPH 41 26 control (NC) group were included November 2017 October 2019 this retrospective study. The following measured with PC-MR: peak velocity, average velocity...

Purpose Phase-contrast magnetic resonance (PC-MR) is widely used in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), but its role predicting prognosis remains controversial. To evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative PC-MR CSF flow measurement clinical response to shunt surgery iNPH. Methods Forty-six definite iNPH were included between January 2018 and 2022. was peak velocity (PV), average velocity, aqueductal stroke volume (ASV), net ASV, flow. The modified Rankin Scale...

This study will investigate the diagnostic accuracy of Ki67 expression in colorectal cancer (CC).A comprehensive search electronic bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web Science, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure) be performed from inception to February 29, 2020 with no restrictions language publication status. Two authors examine collected studies, extract essential data, appraise quality separately. If possible, we...