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Krikitrat P, Sansiriphun N, Deeluea J, Sonted S, Chaiwipassatorn W, Bressington D. Factors Affecting Thai Fathers' Self-Efficacy to Support Exclusive Breastfeeding. Nurs Rep 2023; 13:1511-1523. [PMID: 37987406 PMCID: PMC10660752 DOI: 10.3390/nursrep13040127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Breastfeeding is the ideal approach for feeding infants and is an important public health consideration. Successful exclusive breastfeeding initiation and duration is influenced by fathers' support. Paternal self-efficacy to support breastfeeding has also been shown to mediate infant feeding practices. The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with Thai fathers' self-efficacy to support maternal exclusive breastfeeding. METHODS We adopted a cross-sectional survey design for this study. In total, 215 Thai fathers who had a partner with a term (37-42 weeks) pregnancy participated in the study. Data were collected from antenatal care clinics at two hospitals in Northern Thailand between June and August 2022. Participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Fathers' Attitude toward Exclusive Breastfeeding questionnaire, the Fathers' Knowledge about Exclusive Breastfeeding questionnaire, and the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (Short-Form). Multiple linear regression and hierarchical regression were used to analyze factors influencing Thai fathers' self-efficacy to support maternal exclusive breastfeeding. RESULTS The mean breastfeeding self-efficacy score was 52.94 (SD = 8.58), indicating that fathers were confident they were able to support their partners' breastfeeding. Regression analysis revealed family type, fathers' attitude toward, and fathers' knowledge about exclusive breastfeeding significantly explaining 14.90% of the variance in paternal breastfeeding support self-efficacy. However, fathers' age, education, employment, income, and number of living children were not associated with their self-efficacy. CONCLUSIONS The results demonstrated that family type and fathers' attitudes/knowledge about breastfeeding influenced their self-efficacy to support exclusive breastfeeding. Nurses should consider implementing breastfeeding interventions specific to fathers to enhance their attitudes and knowledge about breastfeeding, including increasing fathers' self-efficacy to support maternal exclusive breastfeeding efforts.
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- Preeyakamon Krikitrat
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Rd, Tambon Su Thep, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (P.K.); (N.S.); (J.D.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Rd, Tambon Su Thep, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (P.K.); (N.S.); (J.D.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Rd, Tambon Su Thep, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (P.K.); (N.S.); (J.D.); (S.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Rd, Tambon Su Thep, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand; (P.K.); (N.S.); (J.D.); (S.S.)
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- Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand;
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- Visiting Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Amphoe Mueang Chiang Mai, Chang Wat Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
- Faculty of Health, Charles Darwin University, Ellengowan Drive, Casuarina, NT 0810, Australia
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Ge LK, Wang ZY, Cao SK, Che XJ, Zhu C, Zhang P, Ma HR. [Critical Review on Environmental Occurrence and Photochemical Behavior of Substituted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2023; 44:3957-3969. [PMID: 37438294 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202207277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (SPAHs) are a type of emerging pollutant that widely exist in the environment, which also exhibit carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, and teratogenicity. These pollutants belong to toxic pollutants because of their similar structures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Their environmental behavior and ecological risk have attracted increasing attention. Based on a literature review, we found a new breakthrough in the source, distribution, behavior, and risk of SPAHs with comparison to traditional pollutants PAHs. This paper reviewed the current research progress on the environmental occurrence and photochemical behavior of SPAHs. Their sources, formation mechanisms, and distribution characteristics in the multimedia environment were highlighted, and the photochemical transformation kinetics, pathways, and affecting factors of SPAHs in water, ice, and other media were discussed. Furthermore, the research prospects about the environmental behavior and risk of SPAHs were proposed.
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- Lin-Ke Ge
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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Dong XY. Calcium Ion Channels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Fungi (Basel) 2023; 9:jof9050524. [PMID: 37233235 DOI: 10.3390/jof9050524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Regulating calcium ion (Ca2+) channels to improve the cell cycle and metabolism is a promising technology, ensuring increased cell growth, differentiation, and/or productivity. In this regard, the composition and structure of Ca2+ channels play a vital role in controlling the gating states. In this review, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as a model eukaryotic organism and an essential industrial microorganism, was used to discuss the effect of its type, composition, structure, and gating mechanism on the activity of Ca2+ channels. Furthermore, the advances in the application of Ca2+ channels in pharmacology, tissue engineering, and biochemical engineering are summarized, with a special focus on exploring the receptor site of Ca2+ channels for new drug design strategies and different therapeutic uses, targeting Ca2+ channels to produce functional replacement tissues, creating favorable conditions for tissue regeneration, and regulating Ca2+ channels to enhance biotransformation efficiency.
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- Xiao-Yu Dong
- College of Life and Health, Dalian University, Dalian 116622, China
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Chaerunisaa AY, Habibi A, Muhaimin M, Mailizar M, Wijaya TT, Al-Adwan AS. Integrated-Based Curriculum of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms (ICPDF): What Factors Affect the Learning Outcome Attainment? Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:4272. [PMID: 36901282 PMCID: PMC10002246 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate pharmacy students' perceptions regarding the correlations among the quality of faculty members, institutional resources, an integrated-based curriculum of pharmaceutical dosage forms (ICPDF), and learning outcome attainment. The current study participants have attended courses (semesters 2 to 6) through the ICPDF in the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. We distributed survey instruments to 212 pharmacy undergraduate students after one year of the curriculum implementation. We asked the students to fill in the instrument in which the indicators consist of a 7-point Likert scale. The data were analyzed using SmartPLS, which included measurement and structural models through PLS-SEM. The findings informed that the quality of faculty members and institutional resources significantly predict ICPDF. Similarly, ICPDF plays a significant role in affecting learning outcome attainment. The quality of faculty members and institutional resources were not related to learning outcome attainment. Significances of differences were informed among students' years in university regarding learning outcome attainment and ICPDF. However, insignificant differences emerged based on gender. The findings demonstrate the benefits of using the PLS-SEM approach to create a valid and reliable model, assessing the correlations between independent variables with the ICPDF and learning outcome attainment as two dependent variables.
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- Fakultas Ilmu Pendidikan dan Keguruan, Universitas Jambi, Jambi 36122, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jatinangor 45363, Indonesia
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- Mathematics Education Department, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Kota Banda Aceh 23111, Indonesia
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Business Technology, Business School, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Al-Salt 19328, Jordan
- Hourani Center for Applied Scientific Research, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Al-Salt 19328, Jordan
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Zhu S, Zhu H, Xu S, Lv S, Liu S, Ding Y, Zhou X. Gel-type emulsified muscle products: Mechanisms, affecting factors, and applications. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:5225-5242. [PMID: 36301621 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The gel-type emulsified muscle products improve fatty acid composition, maintain the oxidative stability, and achieve a better sensory acceptability. This review emphasizes the stabilization mechanisms of these emulsified muscle products. In particular, factors associated with the stability of the emulsified muscle systems are outlined, including the processing conditions (pH and heating), lipids, and emulsifiers. Besides, some novel systems are further introduced, including the Pickering emulsions and organogels, due to their great potential in stabilizing emulsified gels. Moreover, the promising prospects of emulsion muscle products such as improved gel properties, oxidative stability, freeze-thaw stability, fat replacement, and nutraceutical encapsulation were elaborated. This review comprehensively illustrates the considerations on developing gel-type emulsified products and provides inspiration for the rational design of emulsified muscle formulations with both oxidatively stable and organoleptically acceptable performance.
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- Shichen Zhu
- College of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.,National R&D Branch Center for Pelagic Aquatic Products Processing (Hangzhou), Hangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang NF Refrigerated Food Co. Ltd, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.,National R&D Branch Center for Pelagic Aquatic Products Processing (Hangzhou), Hangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.,National R&D Branch Center for Pelagic Aquatic Products Processing (Hangzhou), Hangzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China.,Key Laboratory of Marine Fishery Resources Exploitment & Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, China.,National R&D Branch Center for Pelagic Aquatic Products Processing (Hangzhou), Hangzhou, China
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Zhang X, Zhang X, Li Y, Chen T, Siow L, Ye X, Wang Y, Wang Y, Ming WK, Sun X, Xiang Z, Wu Y, Wu J. What are the acceptances and associated influences of hospice care in Mainland China? A national cross-sectional study. Front Public Health 2022; 10:985218. [PMID: 36211671 PMCID: PMC9544594 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.985218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Background China ranks 53rd out of 81 countries in the Quality of Death Index for 2021. Although hospice care demand is increasing, the progress remains slow. It is of great significance to explore the acceptances and associated influencing factors of hospice care. Methods A cross-sectional survey by quota sampling was conducted in China from July 10th to September 15th, 2021. We collected demographic data and hospice care acceptance. A stepwise linear regression analysis was used. Results This survey contained 11,031 valid questionnaire results to investigate the hospice care acceptance. It was found that individuals with undergraduate or above (β = 0.04), more properties [2 (β = 0.02), 3 (β = 0.01)], and higher reimbursement types of medical insurance [employee health insurance and commercial health (β = 0.03), government insurance (β = 0.04)] had higher hospice acceptance willingness, while males (β = -0.02) were less willing to accept than females. Psychological conditions [mild anxiety (β = 0.03), moderate anxiety (β = 0.01), moderate stress (β = 0.05), and severe stress (β = 0.06)] also played an important role. The Self-Management Scale (SHMS) (β = 0.12), EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D) (β = 0.05), EuroQol Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS) (β = 0.21), Short-Form Family Health Scale (FHS-SF) (β = 0.12), higher scores of the Short-Form Health Literacy Instrument (HLS-SF12) (β = 0.16), and Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS) (β = 0.10) also contributed. Gender subgroup showed that in the male group, age, highest educational level, marital status, number of properties, whether having children, psychological conditions, the SHMS, EQ-5D, EQ-VAS, HLS-SF12, and PSSS showed significant difference. Urban and rural subgroups showed that age, highest educational level, number of properties, whether having chronic disease or psychological conditions, the SHMS, EQ-VAS, HLS-SF12, and PSSS were contributing factors in rural areas. Conclusion The average score of acceptance of hospice care was 65.02 points. Gender, house, anxiety, pressure, social support, and health literacy were the main influencing factors on residents' attitudes.
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- Xinyue Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China,Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China,Chu Kochen Honors College of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Chu Kochen Honors College of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China,Ze Xiang
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- Department of Social Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China,Yibo Wu
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Gusu School, Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China,*Correspondence: Jian Wu
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Sa’at N, Ghazali AK, Yaacob NM, Salowi MA. Factors Influencing Visual Improvement after Phacoemulsification Surgery among Malaysian Cataract Patients. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 19:11485. [PMID: 36141761 PMCID: PMC9517142 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Blindness and visual impairment are part of the global burden of eye disease, with cataract being one of the leading causes of blindness. This study aimed to determine the factors affecting visual acuity (VA) improvement among cataract patients after phacoemulsification surgery in Malaysia. Cataract patients aged over 18 who underwent phacoemulsification surgery between January 2014 and December 2018 were included in this retrospective cohort study. Patients' sociodemographic, comorbidities, surgical, and related complication factors were extracted from the National Eye Database. The outcome was measured by the difference in visual acuity before and after the operation and was categorized as "improved", "no change", and "worse". A total of 180,776 patients were included in the final analysis. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed "no changes in VA" was significantly higher in patients aged less than 40 years old (OR: 1.66; 95% CI: 1.22, 2.26), patients with ocular comorbidities (OR: 1.65; 95% CI: 1.53, 1.77), patients who had undergone surgery lasting more than 60 min (OR: 1.39; 95% CI: 1.14, 1.69), patients who had surgery without an intraocular lens (IOL) (OR: 1.64; 95% CI: 1.20, 2.26), and patients with postoperative complications (OR: 8.76; 95% CI: 8.13, 9.45). Worsening VA was significantly higher among male patients (OR: 1.11; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.22), patients who had ocular comorbidities (OR: 1.76; 95% CI: 1.59, 1.96), patients who had undergone surgery lasting more than 60 min (OR: 1.94; 95% CI: 1.57, 2.41), patients who had surgery without an IOL (OR: 2.03; 95% CI: 1.48, 2.80), and patients with postoperative complications (OR: 21.46; 95% CI: 19.35, 23.80). The factors impacting "no changes" in and "worsening" of VA after cataract surgery were the following: older age, male gender, ethnicity, ocular comorbidities, surgeon grade, absence of IOL, intraoperative complication, and postoperative problems.
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- Nadiah Sa’at
- Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia
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- Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia
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- Biostatistics and Research Methodology Unit, School of Medical Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, USM, Kubang Kerian 16150, Malaysia
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Yan H, Xiang H, Liu J, Cheng R, Ye Y, Han Y, Yao C. The Factors Dictating Properties of Atomically Precise Metal Nanocluster Electrocatalysts. Small 2022; 18:e2200812. [PMID: 35403353 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202200812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 03/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metal nanoparticles occupy an important position in electrocatalysis. Unfortunately, by using conventional synthetic methodology, it is a great challenge to realize the monodisperse composition/structure of metal nanoparticles at the atomic level, and to establish correlations between the catalytic properties and the structure of individual catalyst particles. For the study of well-defined nanocatalysts, great advances have been made for the successful synthesis of nanoparticles with atomic precision, notably ligand-passivated metal nanoclusters. Such well-defined metal nanoclusters have become a type of model catalyst and have shown great potential in catalysis research. In this review, the authors summarize the advances in the utilization of atomically precise metal nanoclusters for electrocatalysis. In particular, the factors (e.g., size, metal doping/alloying, ligand engineering, support materials as well as charge state of clusters) affecting selectivity and activity of catalysts are highlighted. The authors aim to provide insightful guidelines for the rational design of electrocatalysts with high performance and perspectives on potential challenges and opportunities in this emerging field.
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- Hao Yan
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University, 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
- Ningbo Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University, 218 Qingyi Road, Ningbo, 315103, China
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Feng QY, Gao BY, Yue QY, Shi WJ, Feng CH, Zhou JZ, Wang GR. [Effect of Different Cationic Polyacrylamide Organic Dehydrating Agents on Sludge Dewatering Performance]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2022; 43:928-935. [PMID: 35075866 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.202106119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To study the effect of different cationic polyacrylamide organic dehydrating agents on sludge dewatering performance, eight commercially available cationic polyacrylamides of the same series with different properties were used. Based on the different cationic degree, they were named 9101, 9102, 9103, 9104, 9106, 9108, 9110, and 9112, respectively. Their properties were characterized by instruments and chemical analysis, and the indexes of sludge after treatment were also measured. The results showed that the properties of the eight organic dehydrants were different, among which the charge density, cationicity, viscosity, and Zeta potential had homologous trends, which all increased gradually from 9101 to 9112. The four indexes of 9112 were as high as 2.98 meq·L-1, 17.42%, 85.07 mPa·s, and 67.10 mV, respectively. The dewatering performance of sludge was improved by improving the specific resistance of filtration (SRF), floc properties, viscosity, Zeta potential, the bound water content, and the distribution of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) after dosing organic dewatering agents. The results showed that the viscosity, charge density, cationic degree, and Zeta potential of the dewatering agents had a great influence on the sludge dewatering performance. The SRF of sludge was negatively correlated with the viscosity of the organic dewatering agent, and the correlation coefficient was as high as 0.92025, indicating that the sludge dewatering performance was improved mainly through the adsorption bridging effect of the organic dewatering agent in sludge dewatering.
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- Qi-Yun Feng
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Smedic Technology Co., Ltd., Hejian 062450, China
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- Smedic Technology Co., Ltd., Hejian 062450, China
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- Smedic Technology Co., Ltd., Hejian 062450, China
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Sjöström M, Danielsson D, Munck-Wikland E, Nyberg J, Sandström K, Thor A, Johansson H, Ceghafi P, Dybeck Udd S, Emanuelsson J, Forsberg Pettersson L, Halle M, Laurell G. Mandibular resection in patients with head and neck cancer: acute and long-term complications after reconstruction. Acta Otolaryngol 2022; 142:78-83. [PMID: 35023428 DOI: 10.1080/00016489.2021.2021283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND The treatment of head and neck cancer is an intensive multimodal treatment that has a great impact on the individual patient. AIMS/OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate acute and long-term complications associated with mandibular resections and reconstructions. MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively retrieved data on complications and recurrences among patients that underwent mandibular resections and reconstructions for treating oral cavity cancer (n = 190 patients) and osteoradionecrosis (ORN, n = 72). Reconstructions included composite grafts (n = 177), soft tissue flaps (n = 61), or primary closure without any graft (n = 24). RESULTS Forty-two patients that underwent reconstructions with composite grafts displayed serious complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥ IIIa). The complication rates were similar between patients treated for oral cavity cancer and patients treated for ORN. Patients that underwent a primary closure without any graft, had a significantly lower risk of complications compared to patients that underwent the other treatments. After hospitalization, 181 patients (69%) had at least one complication. CONCLUSIONS A majority of patients undergoing resection and reconstruction due to oral cancer/ORN suffered from postoperative complications regardless of indication, comorbidity status or reconstruction technique. The risk of Clavien-Dindo grade IIIa-V events was significantly lower for patients treated with primary closure without grafts. SIGNIFICANCE The results from this study clarifies the importance of in-depth analyse prior to decision of treatment for patients with head and neck cancer.
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- Mats Sjöström
- Department of Odontology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Patient Area, Craniofacial Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Patient Area Head and Neck-, Lung-, and Skin-Cancer, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre for Head and Neck Oncology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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- Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre for Head and Neck Oncology, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
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- Patient Area, Craniofacial Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Odontology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institute and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Peng JJ, Yue SY, Fang YH, Liu XL, Wang CH. Mechanisms Affecting the Biosynthesis and Incorporation Rate of Selenocysteine. Molecules 2021; 26:7120. [PMID: 34885702 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Selenocysteine (Sec) is the 21st non-standard proteinogenic amino acid. Due to the particularity of the codon encoding Sec, the selenoprotein synthesis needs to be completed by unique mechanisms in specific biological systems. In this paper, the underlying mechanisms for the biosynthesis and incorporation of Sec into selenoprotein were comprehensively reviewed on five aspects: (i) the specific biosynthesis mechanism of Sec and the role of its internal influencing factors (SelA, SelB, SelC, SelD, SPS2 and PSTK); (ii) the elements (SECIS, PSL, SPUR and RF) on mRNA and their functional mechanisms; (iii) the specificity (either translation termination or translation into Sec) of UGA; (iv) the structure–activity relationship and action mechanism of SelA, SelB, SelC and SelD; and (v) the operating mechanism of two key enzyme systems for inorganic selenium source flow before Sec synthesis. Lastly, the size of the translation initiation interval, other action modes of SECIS and effects of REPS (Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic Sequences) that affect the incorporation efficiency of Sec was also discussed to provide scientific basis for the large-scale industrial fermentation for the production of selenoprotein.
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Yang L, Qi Y, Jiang X. An Investigation of the Initial Recovery Time of Chinese Enterprises Affected by COVID-19 Using an Accelerated Failure Time Model. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:12079. [PMID: 34831837 PMCID: PMC8619245 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182212079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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COVID-19 has had a great impact on the economy, society, and people's lives in China and globally. The production and operations of Chinese enterprises have also faced tremendous challenges. To understand the economic impact of COVID-19 on enterprises and the key affecting factors, this study adds to the literature by investigating the business recovery process of enterprises from the micro perspective. Specific attention is paid to the initial stage of business recovery. A questionnaire survey of 750 enterprises explored the impact during the pandemic period from July to September 2020. An accelerated failure time model in survival analysis was adopted to analyze the data. The results show that the manufacturing industry is mainly faced by affecting factors such as enterprise ownership, employees' panic and order cancellation on initial enterprise recovery. As for the non-manufacturing industry, more factors, including clients' distribution, employees' panic, raw material shortage, cash flow shortage and order cancellation, are found to be significant. Acceleration factors that estimate the effects of those covariates on acceleration/deceleration of the recovery time are presented. For instance, the acceleration factor of employees' panic is 1.319 for non-manufacturing, which implies that, compared with enterprises where employees are less panicked, enterprises with employees obviously panicked will recover 1.319 times slower at any quantile of probability of recovery time. This study provides a scientific reference for the post-pandemic recovery of enterprises, and can support the formulation of government policies and enterprise decisions.
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- School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China; (L.Y.); (Y.Q.)
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Malyan SK, Yadav S, Sonkar V, Goyal VC, Singh O, Singh R. Mechanistic understanding of the pollutant removal and transformation processes in the constructed wetland system. Water Environ Res 2021; 93:1882-1909. [PMID: 34129692 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Constructed wetland systems (CWs) are biologically and physically engineered systems to mimic the natural wetlands which can potentially treat the wastewater from the various point and nonpoint sources of pollution. The present study aims to review the various mechanisms involved in the different types of CWs for wastewater treatment and to elucidate their role in the effective functioning of the CWs. Several physical, chemical, and biological processes substantially influence the pollutant removal efficiency of CWs. Plants species Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia, and Typha angustifolia are most widely used in CWs. The rate of nitrogen (N) removal is significantly affected by emergent vegetation cover and type of CWs. Hybrid CWs (HCWS) removal efficiency for nutrients, metals, pesticides, and other pollutants is higher than a single constructed wetland. The contaminant removal efficiency of the vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands (VSSFCW) commonly used for the treatment of domestic and municipal wastewater ranges between 31% and 99%. Biochar/zeolite addition as substrate material further enhances the wastewater treatment of CWs. Innovative components (substrate materials, plant species) and factors (design parameters, climatic conditions) sustaining the long-term sink of the pollutants, such as nutrients and heavy metals in the CWs should be further investigated in the future. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Constructed wetland systems (CWs) are efficient natural treatment system for on-site contaminants removal from wastewater. Denitrification, nitrification, microbial and plant uptake, sedimentation and adsorption are crucial pollutant removal mechanisms. Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia, and Typha angustifolia are widely used emergent plants in constructed wetlands. Hydraulic retention time (HRT), water flow regimes, substrate, plant, and microbial biomass substantially affect CWs treatment performance.
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- Sandeep K Malyan
- Research Management and Outreach Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India
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- Research Management and Outreach Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India
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- Research Management and Outreach Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India
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- Research Management and Outreach Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India
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- Research Management and Outreach Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, India
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- Environmental Hydrology Division, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India
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Zhang L, Hao Z, Zhao C, Zhang Y, Li J, Sun B, Tang Y, Yao M. Taste compounds, affecting factors, and methods used to evaluate chicken soup: A review. Food Sci Nutr 2021; 9:5833-5853. [PMID: 34646550 PMCID: PMC8498081 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.2501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The taste of chicken soup is dependent upon various taste substances and human senses. More than 300 nonvolatile compounds reportedly exist in chicken/chicken soup. The primary purpose of this review was to elaborate on the prominent taste substances, the taste evaluation methods, and the factors affecting the taste of chicken soup. Most taste-active compounds with taste descriptions and thresholds in chicken soup were summarized. The application of sensory evaluation, liquid chromatography, electronic tongue, and other evaluation methods in chicken soup taste analysis were elaborated. The effects of genetic constitution, preslaughter, processing, and storage on chicken soup taste had been discussed. Nucleotides (especially inosine 5'-monophosphate), amino acids and their derivatives, organic acids, sugars, and peptides play a vital role in the taste attributes of chicken soup. Combining of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry enables qualitative and quantitative analysis of taste-active compounds in chicken soup, aiding the exploration of key taste-active compounds. The electronic tongue application helps the overall taste perception of the soluble taste-active compounds present in chicken soup samples. Postmortem aging and stewing for a prolonged duration are effective techniques for improving the taste quality of chicken soup. The washing of preprocessing, the cooking temperature of processing, and the storage conditions also exert a significant impact on the taste of chicken soup.
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- Lili Zhang
- College of Food Science and EngineeringTianjin University of Science and TechnologyTianjinChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor ChemistryBeijing Technology and Business UniversityBeijingChina
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor ChemistryBeijing Technology and Business UniversityBeijingChina
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- College of Food ScienceFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFujianChina
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor ChemistryBeijing Technology and Business UniversityBeijingChina
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor ChemistryBeijing Technology and Business UniversityBeijingChina
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- College of Food Science and EngineeringTianjin University of Science and TechnologyTianjinChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor ChemistryBeijing Technology and Business UniversityBeijingChina
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Flavor ChemistryBeijing Technology and Business UniversityBeijingChina
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- Jiangxi Jiangzhong Diet Therapy Technology Co., LtdJiujiangChina
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Ozdemir K, Sahin S, Sevimli Guler D, Unsal A. Headache and distress during pregnancy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2021; 157:686-693. [PMID: 34449878 DOI: 10.1002/ijgo.13904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of headache, review variables believed to be associated, and assess distress levels in pregnant women. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study conducted on pregnant women who presented to a Training and Research Hospital in Sakarya, Turkey from June 1, 2020 to December 1, 2020. The study group consisted of 600 pregnant women who agreed to take part in the study. Chi-squared test and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Statistical significance level was accepted as P value of 0.05 or less. RESULTS The ages of pregnant women ranged from 19 to 44 years with a mean age of 29.01 ± 5.27 years. Prevalence of headache during pregnancy was found to be 55.7% (n = 334). The number of pregnant women at of distress was found to be 144 (24.0%). There was no difference between women with and without headache and between severity of headache and prevalence of distress (P > 0.05 for each). CONCLUSION Headache is an important health issue in pregnant women. There was no relationship between the presence and severity of headache and distress level.
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- Kevser Ozdemir
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
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Qin S, Ding Y. Who is willing to participate in and provide Family Doctor Contract Service?: A cross-sectional study based on the medical staff's perspective in China. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26887. [PMID: 34397909 PMCID: PMC8360403 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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China encourages medical staff from non-primary hospitals (higher-level hospitals) to participate in and provide Family Doctor Contract Service (FDCS) due to a lack of primary medical resources in community health service centers. This study aims to explore the factors affecting the willingness of family doctor contracting from the tertiary hospital medical staff's perspective. An anonymous self-administered survey was conducted among the medical staff from tertiary hospitals in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Information of the socio-demographic characteristics, the willingness of participating in FDCS and its related reasons, and factors that might affect willingness were investigated. A multivariate logistic regression was used to identify the statistically significant variables associated with willingness. A total of 346 medical staff were recruited in the survey, and 37.86% of them were willing to participate in and provide FDCS. Medical staff with the following characteristics had stronger will: (1).. with higher education level; (2).. having better knowledge with family doctor; (3).. being more attracted by the national policy of FDCS; (4).. thinking it help for income increase. The majority of willing doctors (25.95%) believed that participating in FDCS could help them achieve their personal value, and the reason chosen most for unwilling reason was “low income and unrealized personal value (32.21%).” It is necessary for the government to establish the essential matching mechanisms to guarantee the development of the family doctor, including increasing the final financial support for primary health facilities, and developing the national incentive mechanism for family doctors.
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- Shangren Qin
- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University
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- School of Public Health, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Lee JI, Kim DH, Yoo HJ, Choi HG, Lee YS. Comparison of the Predicting Performance for Fate of Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tear Based on Treatment Strategies: A Comparison between Logistic Regression, Gradient Boosting, and CNN Algorithms. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11071225. [PMID: 34359308 PMCID: PMC8304966 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11071225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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This study aimed to validate the accuracy and prediction performance of machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and logistic regression methods in the treatment of medial meniscus posterior root tears (MMPRT). From July 2003 to May 2018, 640 patients diagnosed with MMPRT were included. First, the affecting factors for the surgery were evaluated using statistical analysis. Second, AI technology was introduced using X-ray and MRI. Finally, the accuracy and prediction performance were compared between ML&DL and logistic regression methods. Affecting factors of the logistic regression method corresponded well with the feature importance of the six top-ranked factors in the ML&DL method. There was no significant difference when comparing the accuracy, F1-score, and error rate between ML&DL and logistic regression methods (accuracy = 0.89 and 0.91, F1 score = 0.89 and 0.90, error rate = 0.11 and 0.09; p = 0.114, 0.422, and 0.119, respectively). The area under the curve (AUC) values showed excellent test quality for both ML&DL and logistic regression methods (AUC = 0.97 and 0.94, respectively) in the evaluation of prediction performance (p = 0.289). The affecting factors of the logistic regression method and the influence of the ML&DL method were not significantly different. The accuracy and performance of the ML&DL method in predicting the fate of MMPRT were comparable to those of the logistic regression method. Therefore, this ML&DL algorithm could potentially predict the outcome of the MMRPT in various fields and situations. Furthermore, our method could be efficiently implemented in current clinical practice.
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Sindan N, Bhandari A, Sindan N, KC R, Xia E, Lin Y. Clinical factors influencing the pregnancy outcome after laparoscopic treatment in endometriosis-associated infertility patients: a retrospective study. Am J Transl Res 2021; 13:2399-2409. [PMID: 34017398 PMCID: PMC8129327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Endometriosis is an illness caused by the presence of foci of endometrial implants outside the uterine cavity. Laparoscopy (minimally invasive surgical method) is considered as the definitive treatment for Endometriosis. METHOD Clinical data from January 2014 till December 2018, between the ages of 20 and 40 years were collected. A total of 175 women with pelvic Endometriosis complicated with infertility, underwent laparoscopy in our hospital, were followed up to assess fertility outcome. We analyzed using univariate logistic regression analysis as well as multivariate logistic analysis. RESULTS We analyzed the relationship between them by logistic regression analysis. Univariate logistic regression analysis indicated that the significant factors for influencing pregnancy were the following factors: age, infertility types: primary or secondary infertility, treatment with Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone-agonist, r-AFS grade, operative method: excision or ablation. And multivariate logistic regression using all the factors also revealed that age, infertility types: primary or secondary, treatment with GnRH-a, revised- American Fertility Society grading and operative method: excision or ablation were positively correlated and were the significant factors to influence pregnancy outcome. While the other factors such as Body Mass Index, and endometriosis along with other gynecological pathology were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS In this study, we found out that age, infertility type, treatment with Laparoscopy surgery, use of GnRH-a after the operation, grading of the disease, and different types of operative methods were found to be significant and were found to be the factors which influenced the pregnancy outcome.
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- Namita Sindan
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Paropakar Maternity and Women’s HospitalKathmandu 00977, Nepal
- Department of Reproductive Center, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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- Department of Paediatrics, Karnali Academy of Health SciencesJumla, Nepal
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- Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuwan UniversityKirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine Center of The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical UniversityWenzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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The infant’s refusal to breastfeed can be a stressful and concerning matter for a mother. This study aimed to investigate the frequency and factors leading to nursing strikes in Rafsanjan city. This descriptive study was performed on infants who had been referred to the pediatrician’s office with a complaint of a nursing strike. The research sample included 70 infants, and all the required data, including the causes of the nursing strike and the demographic information of the mother and the infant, were collected using a checklist. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 20 was used to analyze the data. The percentage was used to express qualitative indices, and the mean and standard deviation were used to express quantitative indices. The results showed that the most common factors contributing to the infants’ breast refusal were playfulness and distraction (50%) and recent vaccinations in the last 12 days (48.6%). Besides, the most common maternal factors affecting breast refusal were level of education (67.1%), recent acute stress (41.4%), and inadequate milk production (35.7%). The results of the present study showed that playfulness and distraction of the baby, recent vaccination, use of a pacifier, level of education and recent stress of the mother, breastfeeding program, and insufficient milk production are the most common reasons for nursing strikes.
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- Fatemeh Jalali
- Clinical Research Development Unit, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.,Department of Pediatrics, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.,Department of Family Medicine, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.,Department of Pathology, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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- Clinical Research Development Unit, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.,Department of Family Medicine, Ali-Ibn Abi-Talib Hospital, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran
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Lim J. Factors Affecting Mistreatment of the Elderly in Long-Term Care Facilities. Healthcare (Basel) 2020; 8:E224. [PMID: 32717835 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare8030224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In long-term care facilities, elderly mistreatment occurs routinely and frequently. However, few studies have empirically explored the multifaceted risk factor of mistreatment. The purpose of this paper was to explore the factors affecting elderly mistreatment by care workers in Japanese long-term care facilities and to examine the relationship between these factors and mistreatment. This analysis was based on a sample of 1473 care workers from long-term care facilities and used multiple regression analyses. The results revealed that the nursing care level, work period, resilience, and attitude towards mistreatment among residents and staff were factors significantly associated with the degree of mistreatment. Facility size, an institutional environment that does not limit the behavior of residents, and family and community support for the elderly were among the institutional environment factors that had significant relationships with mistreatment. Staff gender, care-related qualifications, and workload were not associated with mistreatment. These findings suggest that strengthening the staff’s attitude and coping skills to prevent mistreatment, as well as interventions for changes in the institutional environment, are needed to prevent and reduce the prevalence of mistreatment in Japan. In addition, raising staff resilience to stress situations and building a resident-centered facility care environment is an important measure to reduce mistreatment.
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Zhang D, Zhu X, Zhou Z, Xu X, Ji X, Gong A. Research on Disaster Literacy and Affecting Factors of College Students in Central China. Disaster Med Public Health Prep 2020;:1-7. [PMID: 32284089 DOI: 10.1017/dmp.2020.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Disaster literacy, which is a concept involved in moral quality, knowledge, and ability, impacts the disaster response. This study aimed to evaluate disaster education needs and to determine the affecting factors of disaster literacy among college students. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted through questionnaires. A total of 7200 college students from 10 colleges and universities in 5 provinces and cities in China were investigated. RESULTS Disaster education needs were urgently. For the participants, 79.43% stated that their families were not prepared for disaster prevention items, 96.36% suggested a campus emergency rescue team, and 88.64% obtained disaster knowledge through TV or Internet, and only 12.89% had offered relevant courses in their disciplines. The total scores of college students' disaster literacy were 87.85 ± 19.86, which was at a low level. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age, major, grade, place of residence, parental education, mother's occupation, disaster experience, disaster training experience, and family disaster preparedness significantly affected college students' disaster literacy, especially grade, family disaster preparedness, and place of residence. CONCLUSIONS College students' disaster literacy education is urgently needed. Families, communities, colleges and the government should attach importance to disaster literacy education for college students.
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Anggraini S, Utami W, Zairina E. Factors affecting community pharmacist's service for women with chronic diseases during pregnancy and breastfeeding: application of the Health Belief Model. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2019; 30:/j/jbcpp.ahead-of-print/jbcpp-2019-0347/jbcpp-2019-0347.xml. [PMID: 31855570 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2019-0347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background Pharmacists are known as health care professionals who are responsible for the safety and efficacy of medicine to achieve optimal therapeutic results. Community pharmacists have an opportunity to provide direct services including giving an active medication information service in women during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This study aimed to determine the factors associated with the practice of community pharmacists for actively giving the drug information service for women with chronic diseases during pregnancy and breastfeeding based on the Health Belief Model. Methods About 300 community pharmacists were randomly chosen to participate in the study. All participants were asked to complete questionnaires that were designed based on the theory of the Health Belief Models. The questionnaires measured the community pharmacists' knowledge, beliefs, cues to action, and practice for actively giving medication information services. Results About 267 pharmacists in the community agreed to participate in this study. Nearly 80% of the participants were female pharmacists (n = 213). The results show that pharmacists' knowledge had significant influences towards perceived threat (p = 0.009), perceived benefit (p = 0.011), and pharmacists' self-efficacy (p < 0.001). The self-efficacy factor was the most influential factor in the practice of pharmacists to give medication information service actively (p < 0.001). Conclusions The findings of the study indicate that self-efficacy is the most important factor for pharmacist to be able to provide the medication information services successfully particularly in women during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Providing continuous learning programs through seminars and training related to medication use during pregnancy and breastfeeding to pharmacists is needed to optimise the confidence and the ability of pharmacists in providing the services.
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- Septi Anggraini
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 670115, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia, Phone: +62-31-5033710
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Li P, Li R, Qiao Y, Xu X. [Progress on numerical simulation of the deposition of inhaled particles in human pulmonary acinus region]. Sheng Wu Yi Xue Gong Cheng Xue Za Zhi 2019; 36:499-503. [PMID: 31232555 DOI: 10.7507/1001-5515.201808001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The inhalation and deposition of particles in human pulmonary acinus region can cause lung diseases. Numerical simulation of the deposition of inhaled particles in the pulmonary acinus region has offered an effective gateway to the prevention and clinical treatment of these diseases. Based on some important affecting factors such as pulmonary acinar models, model motion, breathing patterns, particulate characteristics, lung diseases and ages, the present research results of numerical simulation in human pulmonary acinus region were summarized and analyzed, and the future development directions were put forward in this paper, providing new insights into the further research and application of the numerical simulation in the pulmonary acinus region.
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- Penghui Li
- Institute of Medical Support Technology, Academe of System Engineering, Academy of Military Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R.China
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- Department of Military Preventive Medicine, Logistics University of Chinese People's Armed Police Force, Tianjin 300309, P.R.China
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- Institute of Medical Support Technology, Academe of System Engineering, Academy of Military Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R.China
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- Institute of Medical Support Technology, Academe of System Engineering, Academy of Military Sciences, Tianjin 300161, P.R.China
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Candemir I, Turk S, Ergun P, Kaymaz D. Influenza and pneumonia vaccination rates in patients hospitalized with acute respiratory failure. Hum Vaccin Immunother 2019; 15:2606-2611. [PMID: 31084472 DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1613128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Background and method: Despite their proven effect, the rates of vaccinations are low. The aim of this study was to determine the rates and associated factors of influenza and pneumonia vaccinations in patients who were hospitalized because of acute respiratory failure. Patients hospitalized because of acute hypoxemic or hypercapnic respiratory failure were recruited for this retrospective study. A survey was conducted with 97 patients. Primary diagnoses, ages, reasons of hospitalizations, education status, vaccination rates, information resources, and thoughts about vaccinations were recorded.Results: In total 45 (46%) of the patients were female, and 52 (54%) were male. The mean age was 67 ± 12 years. The primary diagnoses were lung disorders (n = 77, 79%), cardiac disorders (n = 16, 17%), and neuromuscular disorders (n = 5, 4%). In total 72 (74%) patients had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with primary lung disorders. All patients were hospitalized due to acute respiratory failure. The main reason for acute respiratory failure was infection in 40 patients (42%). The overall influenza and pneumococcal vaccination rates were 26% and 15%, respectively; for patients with COPD it was 30% and 17%, respectively. The main providers of information were doctors (42%). Vaccination status was not associated with infections or other reasons of hospitalization, age, sex, educational status, and number of hospital admissions in the previous year. A total of 51 patients (52%) had no belief in the benefits of vaccinations.Conclusion: Vaccination rates were found to be low in patients who were frequently hospitalized. Vaccination status was not related with hospitalization due to infections and history of hospitalization; awareness of vaccinations should be improved both in doctors and patients.
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- Ipek Candemir
- Ataturk Chest Diseases and Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Chronic Respiratory Failure Clinic, Home Care Unit and Pulmonary Rehbailitation Center, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ataturk Chest Diseases and Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Chronic Respiratory Failure Clinic, Home Care Unit and Pulmonary Rehbailitation Center, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ataturk Chest Diseases and Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Chronic Respiratory Failure Clinic, Home Care Unit and Pulmonary Rehbailitation Center, Ankara, Turkey
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- Ataturk Chest Diseases and Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Chronic Respiratory Failure Clinic, Home Care Unit and Pulmonary Rehbailitation Center, Ankara, Turkey
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Wang C, Diao H, Ren P, Wang X, Wang Y, Zhao W. Efficacy and Affecting Factors of 131I Thyroid Remnant Ablation After Surgical Treatment of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma. Front Oncol 2019; 8:640. [PMID: 30619772 PMCID: PMC6306449 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2018.00640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Purpose: Radioiodine (131I) thyroid remnant ablation is an important treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) and various factors affecting its efficacy have been reported but not well defined. The aim of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and the affecting factors of 131I ablation after total or near-total thyroidectomy in a relative large DTC cohort. Methods: 261 DTC patients with negative thyroglobulin antibody received 100-200 mCi 131I for thyroid remnant ablation after total or near-total thyroidectomy between January 2012 and October 2015 in our hospital. The efficacy and affecting factors of 131I ablation therapy were retrospectively investigated. Results: The success rate of the first 131I thyroid remnant ablation was 65.90%. Univariate analysis demonstrated that larger tumor size, higher level of pre-ablation stimulated thyroglobulin (sTg), intermediate to high risk stratification for recurrence, and lymph node and distant metastases were associated with a lower success rate of the first 131I ablation (all p < 0.05). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that tumor size, pre-ablation sTg, and lymph node and distant metastases were independent factors affecting the efficacy of the first 131I ablation. Areas under receiver operating characteristic curves for sTg, sTg/TSH ratio, and tumor size to predict unsuccessful ablation were 0.831, 0.824, and 0.648, respectively. The threshold values were 4.595 ng/ml, 0.046 mg/IU, and 1.350 cm, respectively. The sensitivities were 95.51, 96.63, and 73.03% and the specificities were 64.54, 61.63, and 49.41%, respectively. The excellent response (ER) ratio of the successful group was significantly higher than that of the unsuccessful group. Conclusions: The efficacy of the first 131I thyroid remnant ablation after surgical treatment of DTC is well demonstrated, and tumor size, pre-ablation sTg, lymph node, and distant metastases are independent factors affecting its efficacy.
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- Chen Wang
- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Endocrine, Yiyuan County People's Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Zhao FK, Chen LD, Yang L, Fang L, Sun L, Li SJ. [Composition and Distribution of Antibiotics in Soils with Different Land Use Types in a Typical Peri-urban Area of the Yangtze River Delta]. Huan Jing Ke Xue 2018; 38:5237-5246. [PMID: 29964587 DOI: 10.13227/j.hjkx.201705243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Antibiotics have been widely used for agriculture, aquaculture, and livestock, as well as for human disease treatment, in recent decades. However, antibiotics cannot be completely absorbed, and most of them are excreted through urine and feces. A substantial part of the antibiotics enter soils through fertilization and irrigation. Antibiotics persist in the soil environment and threaten human and ecological security. Identifying the composition, distribution, and factors affecting antibiotics in soils with different land use types can help in understanding the spatial distribution and migration processes of antibiotics. In this study, a typical peri-urban catchment located in the Yangtze River delta was selected as the study area, and 82 sampling sites were selected based on land use and topographical features. Soil samples were collected at depths of 0-40 cm at each sampling site. The types and quantity of antibiotics in each soil sample were identified and analyzed by using HPLC-MS/MS in the laboratory. The composition and concentration of antibiotics in different soil layers and the land use types were compared, and the factors affecting the spatial distribution of soil antibiotics were analyzed. Results from this study showed that the total concentration of antibiotic compounds (total) ranged from 0.05 μg·kg-1 to 395.55 μg·kg-1 in the study area, and a significant spatial distribution of antibiotics was found between different land use types. The total in cropland ranged from 0.35 μg·kg-1 to 395.55 μg·kg-1, and tetracyclines (TCs) were the dominant antibiotics (81.45%). The total in forestland ranged from 0.07 μg·kg-1 to 3.65 μg·kg-1, with values significantly lower than those in cropland (P<0.05). The total in orchard soil were significantly lower than in cropland (P<0.05), and no significant differences in antibiotics were found between orchards and forestland (P>0.05). The analysis of the composition and quantity of antibiotics in the soils showed that tetracyclines (TCs) and quinolones (QNs) were the dominant antibiotic types in orchards (TCs:67.63%, QNs:29.55%) and forestland (TCs:13.25%, QNs:70.04%). The indices, including distance to town, distance to road, elevation, and C/N value in soils, were selected to explore the influence of human activity on soil antibiotic concentration. Results of the correlation analysis showed that the concentration of soil antibiotics decreased with increasing values of the four indices. This indicated that the concentrations of soil antibiotics in peri-urban areas were dominantly affected by land use and its spatial distribution, and the concentrations increased with the intensity of human activities. Results of this study can provide scientific guidance for soil management and soil security.
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- Fang-Kai Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Health Risk Factors for Seafood of Zhejiang Province(Zhoushan Municipal District Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Zhoushan 316021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Zhao B, Zhang S, Meng Z, Wang D, Li Q, Guo Y, Li F, Wang X, Yang C. Kinetic studies on oxygen releasing of HBOC and red blood cells as fluids and factors affecting the process. Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol 2018; 46:S1076-S1082. [PMID: 30449264 DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1529677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Red blood cells (RBCs) possess intact cyto-architectures while haemoglobin (Hb) is a cell-free, homogeneous solution. Both RBCs and Hb are generalized oxygen carriers. In this paper, kinetic studies on oxygen-releasing of high concentration of Hb and RBCs under various conditions were carried out regarding Hb and RBCs as fluids. Among them, Hb under specific conditions was seen as the simplest Hb-based oxygen carrier (HBOC), Also, factors affecting the oxygen releasing of Hb and RBCs, including osmotic pressure, viscosity and allosteric agent, have been well studied. Analysis of the results from the measurement above showed that kinetics of oxygen releasing of either pure Hb or the simplest HBOCs was obviously different from that of RBCs. The oxygen-releasing time of Hb was shorter and the oxygen-releasing rates of Hb were quicker than those of RBCs under various conditions. Therefore, as fluids, only by changing the milieus it exists in, Hb could not achieve the expected oxygen-releasing effect on the microcirculation so well as RBCs do in the same system, irrespective of the interaction between the fluids and blood vessels. Furthermore, kinetic properties of HBOCs must be considered and matched with those of RBCs in the study of HBOCs.
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- Baojuan Zhao
- a School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China.,b State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China
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- a School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China
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- a School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China
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- a School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China
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- a School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China
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- c College of Biotechnology , Tianjin University of Science & Technology , Hexi District , Tianjin , P. R. China
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- a School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China.,b State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China
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- a School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China.,b State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , P. R. China
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- d Institute of Blood Transfusion, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College , Chengdu , P. R. China
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of clinical features and pathological lead points in recurrent intussusception, with a special focus on the risk factors that lead to recurrent intussusception. DESIGN This is a retrospective cohort study. A 5-year retrospective study was performed between January 2012 and July 2016 in the Children's Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China, to determine the clinical features and pathological lead points of recurrent intussusception. SETTING This is a retrospective chart review of recurrent intussusception cases in a large university teaching hospital. PARTICIPANTS The medical records were obtained for 1007 cases with intussusception, including demographics, clinical signs and symptoms, imaging and recurrence times if available. INTERVENTIONS Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to measure significant factors affecting recurrent intussusception and recurrent intussusception with pathological lead points. RESULTS There were 481 total episodes of recurrence in 191 patients. Among these, 87 had one recurrence and 104 had multiple recurrences. After comparing recurrent and non-recurrent intussusception cases using univariate analysis, it was determined that the factors associated with recurrent intussusception were age (>1 year), duration of symptoms (≤12 hours), the lack of bloody stool, paroxysmal crying or vomiting, the mass location (right abdomen) and pathological lead point (P<0.05). Age (>1 year), duration of symptoms (≤12 hours), the absence of vomiting, mass location (right abdomen) and pathological lead point were significantly independently predictive of recurrent intussusception. The factors associated with recurrent intussusception with lead points present were vomiting and mass location in the right abdomen (P<0.05). Vomiting and mass location (left abdomen) were significantly predictive of recurrent intussusception with lead points. CONCLUSIONS Age (>1 year), symptom duration (≤12 hours), the absence of vomiting, mass location (right abdomen) and pathological lead points were significantly predictive of recurrent intussusception. Vomiting and mass location (left abdomen) were significantly predictive of recurrent intussusception with lead points.
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- Wan-liang Guo
- Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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Cherkani-Hassani A, Ghanname I, Mouane N. Assessment of cadmium levels in human breast milk and the affecting factors: A systematic review, 1971-2014. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2017; 57:2377-2391. [PMID: 26732189 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2015.1057633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND This is a first systematic review summarizing 43 years of research from 36 countries for the assessment of cadmium in breast milk, a suitable matrix in human biomonitoring. OBJECTIVES To report from the published literature the levels of cadmium in breast milk, and the affecting factors causing increase in cadmium concentrations. In addition, to gather several quantitative data that might be useful to evaluate the international degrees of maternal and infant exposure. METHODS We reviewed the literature published between 1971 and 2014, available on Pubmed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar, reporting quantitative data about cadmium levels in human breast milk. Information about the aim of the study, name of the country, period of collection of samples, size of samples, sampling method, time of lactation, mother's age, area of residence, cadmium concentration, and other data were extracted. RESULTS Sixty-seven studies were selected and included in this systematic review. Some concentrations greatly exceed the limit set by the World Health Organization (WHO); however, about 50% of the studies had less than 1 µg/L cadmium concentration (recommended by the WHO); as well as many factors have shown their implication in breast milk contamination. CONCLUSIONS Breast milk is a pathway of maternal excretion of cadmium. It is also a biological indicator of the degree of environmental pollution and cadmium exposure of the lactating woman and the nourished infant. Therefore, preventive measures and continuous monitoring are necessary.
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- Abha Cherkani-Hassani
- a Unit of Training and Research in Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University , Rabat , Morocco.,b Center of Doctoral Studies in Life Sciences and Health CEDoc-SVS, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University , Rabat , Morocco
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- c Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University , Rabat , Morocco
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- a Unit of Training and Research in Nutrition and Food Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University , Rabat , Morocco.,d Department of Pediatric Hepatology , Gastroenterology and Nutrition -- P III, Rabat Children's Hospital , Rabat , Morocco
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Zhang Y, Zhang MN, Wang X, Chen XF. Removal of the eye in a tertiary care center of China: a retrospective study on 573 cases in 20 years. Int J Ophthalmol 2015; 8:1024-30. [PMID: 26558221 DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2015.05.31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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AIM To investigate the original protopathy, direct indications, clinical characteristics, complications of orbit plants and visual conditions of eye enucleation/evisceration. METHODS A retrospective study of 573 eyes removed (573 inpatients) at Ophthalmology Department in a tertiary care center of China from January 1993 to December 2012 was completed. RESULTS Cases underwent removal of the eye accounted for 2.15% of total ophthalmology inpatients, whose annual frequency declined from 3.80% to 0.52%. There were 167 eyes (29.14%) being enucleated and 406 (70.86%) eviscerated. Annual proportion of evisceration rose from 16.67% in 1993 to 90.48% in later years. Trauma was the top one (65.62%) in original protopathies followed by neoplasm (13.44%) and ocular infections (5.76%). Phthisis bulbi (45.20%) was the most common direct indication, succeeded by malignant tumor (12.57%), loss/unreconstructed of intraocular tissues due to trauma (11.00%), untreatable inflammation (9.60%), intractable glaucoma (8.55%) and sclerocorneal staphyloma (5.24%). Exenteration was underwent in 20 (25.97%) cases (40% for recurrent carcinoma). Following evisceration, secondary prosthesis implantation was more and earlier, implant exposure occurred in less but earlier and infection and extraction/exchange of implants were more than those following enucleation. Male, phthisis bulbi, evisceration and secondary implantation meant lower risk of implant exposure; eyes removed within 24h following trauma was an independent risk factor. There were 14.37% of eyes with vision of light perception at least as been removed. In the residual contralateral eyes, low vision accounted 5.58% and blindness 3.14%. CONCLUSION Ocular trauma, tumor and infections were great threats to eyeball preservation. Early and effective controlling of any original protopathies was vital. Generally evisceration presented more superior and safe outcomes than enucleation did. Visual conditions of the sufferers should be focused on.
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- Ying Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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BACKGROUND We evaluated the factors that affect the natural course of subacromial impingement syndrome in patients without rotator cuff tears. METHODS In total, 63 patients were included. During the first evaluation, we recorded each patient's age, gender, profession, body mass index (BMI), hand dominance, alcohol and tobacco consumption, comorbidities, causative event of pain, presence of a functional limitation, duration of symptoms, shoulder scores (American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons [ASES], Constant-Murley, and visual analog scale), history of subacromial steroid injections, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) classification. A subacromial lidocaine injection test was performed to confirm the diagnosis, and patients were initially treated conservatively. Of the 63 patients, 7 underwent a subsequent surgical procedure. We recalled the patients and questioned them about recurrences. According to their answers, the patients were grouped as follows: group 1, no recurrence; group 2, relapsing course; and group 3, chronic course. We compared the groups regarding the factors proposed to affect the course of the disease. RESULTS The mean follow-up time was 8.45 ± 0.9 years. There were no significant differences regarding gender, profession, hand dominance, alcohol consumption, smoking, comorbidities, causative event of pain, visual analog scale score, or history of subacromial steroid injections between groups. The patients in group 1 were significantly younger than those in group 2 (P = .038). The mean BMI value of the group 1 patients was significantly lower than that of the group 3 patients (P = .034). Patients with a functional limitation besides pain tended to have a relapsing course. The Constant-Murley and ASES scores were significantly higher for patients in group 1 than for patients in group 2 (P = .024 and P = .041, respectively). The duration of symptoms was significantly shorter (<3 months) in group 1 (P = .001). Most of the patients in group 1 had reversible changes on MRI (P = .038). CONCLUSION In our study, younger age, lower BMI, more functional capacity, a shorter symptomatic period, reversible changes on MRI, and higher Constant and ASES scores at the first evaluation were good prognostic factors.
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- Sema Ertan
- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Ceylanpinar State Hospital, Şanlıurfa, Turkey.
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- Department of Hand Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Bilim University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Ceylan B, Özerdoğan N. Factors affecting age of onset of menopause and determination of quality of life in menopause. Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2015; 12:43-49. [PMID: 28913040 PMCID: PMC5558404 DOI: 10.4274/tjod.79836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Menopause is a process in the climacteric period, characterized by a reduction in ovarian activity, a fall in the fertility rate, and a range of symptoms including irregular menstruation intervals. Most women enter menopause in their 40s, but this can vary from one individual to another. Although there are many factors affecting the age of menopause onset, there is no general agreement on them. Studies have shown many factors to affect the age of menopause, such as the mother’s age at menopause, the age at menarche, gestational age, use of oral contraceptives, irregular menstrual cycle, number of pregnancies, body mass index, use of tobacco and alcohol, physical activity, unilateral oophorectomy, serum lead levels, consumption of polyunsaturated fat, socioeconomic status and educational level. During this period, hormonal and biochemical changes give rise to various symptoms in the woman’s body. In menopause period, physical, psychological, social and sexual changes have a negative effect on quality of life in women. Recently, different measures have been used to assess women’s quality of life in this period of change. The purpose of this review was to examine the factors affecting the onset age of menopause and the measures of quality of life related to menopause.
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- Burcu Ceylan
- Ege University Faculty of Nursing, İzmir, Turkey
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- Eskişehir Osmangazi University High School Health, Department of Midwifery, Eskişehir, Turkey
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Babalık A, Kılıçaslan Z, Kızıltaş S, Gencer S, Ongen G. A retrospective case-control study, factors affecting treatment outcomes for pulmonary tuberculosis in istanbul, Turkey. Balkan Med J 2013; 30:204-10. [PMID: 25207101 DOI: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2013.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is a public health problem and its transmission is a threat to the community. AIMS The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the treatment outcomes and the effectiveness of the National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) in relation to the application of the directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) program in various sites in Istanbul, Turkey. STUDY DESIGN Case-Control Study. METHODS A case-control study was used, where cases and controls were randomly selected from the Turkish Tuberculosis National Database, which includes complete data on treatment outcomes for patients recorded in the database from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2009 and had one year follow-up. RESULTS The case group was composed of 464 patients with adverse outcome, while the control group was composed of 441 patients who had been cured of disease. Factors associated with adverse treatment outcome were >65 years of age (OR: 3.39 (1.99-5.76)) ; male gender (OR:2.11 (1.49-2.99)); born outside Turkey (OR: 5.48 (2.13-14.04)); co-morbidity (OR: 1.85 (1.29-2.65)); bilateral radiologic lesions (OR: 2.07 (1.41-3.00); previous treatment history (OR: 3.99 (2.78-5.74)); 3(rd) month positive microscopy (OR: 4.96 (3.04-8.09)) and any H&R +/- others multidrug resistant (MDR) resistance (OR: 22.64 (6.92-74.08)). There was no association between the adverse treatment outcome and the application site of direct observation treatment, short course (DOTS) delivery and the supervisors. CONCLUSION Our findings indicate similar quality in DOTS application and supervision among patients with or without adverse treatment outcomes. However, patients with certain characteristics should be carefully monitored and aggressively treated.
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- Aylin Babalık
- Department of Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonology, İstanbul University İstanbul Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonology, Kadıköy Tuberculosis Dispensary, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Dr. Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonology, İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey, Department of Pulmonology, İstanbul, Turkey
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