In this article,a new approach tosleep analysis based on fuzzy prediction theory is described.This article gives a general introduction todetection and processing of biological signals with LabVIEW technique.The designed fuzzy measurement system is applied tofuzzy prediction analysis of physiological signals.The experiment results show that our method of analysis is correct.SoLabVIEW-based fuzzy prediction analysis is more helpful for early diagnosis,monitoring and prognosis assessment of some diseases.The method might reflect the sleep state of SASpatient.

Objective To explore the clonality of the T cells and the role of cellular immunological pathogenesis in chronic asymptomatic HBV carriers (AsC) by TCR CDR3 size spectratyping and determining sequence. Methods The TCR CDR3 region genes of 24 BV families were amplified by utilizing inverse polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technology, and the CDR3 size lengths of T cell receptor (TCR) ?-chain were analyzed with Genescan technology for 4 healthy individuals and 9 AsCs. The clonality of T cells presumed by spectratyping was further confirmed by CDR3 sequencing. Results The CDR3 repertoire of 4 healthy individuals showed Gaussian distribution. The clonal expansions of T cell were observed in 8 out of 9 AsCs. The expanded T cells have different CDR3 sequences. Conclusion There is significantly clonal expansion in the compartment of the peripheral blood T lymphocyte in AsCs. The expanded T cells do not have homogenicity.

BACKGROUND:Knee-parameter measurements play an important role in the designing of the knee prosthesis. Currently, we have more and more research of the total knee replacement, while uni-condylar knee replacement study is few. OBJECTIVE: To obtain the parameters of the normal femoral condyles and explore its correlation with osteotomy and prosthesis design of the knee joint during uni-condylar knee replacement. METHODS: Normal knee joints of 60 cases (60 knees) were selected. We measured the parameters by using thin-section CT scan and post-processing techniques, including arc diameter of the lowest point of the femoral condyle on the coronal plane, arc diameter of the distal point of the posterior condyle of the femur on the transverse plane, arc diameter of the distal point of the posterior condyle of the femur on the sagittal plane, and arc diameter of the lowest point of the femoral condyle on the sagittal plane, and analyzed the correlation with sex and height. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The diameter of the arc that passes through the lowest point of femoral medial condyle in the coronal plane was (42.685±1.389) mm. The diameter of the arc that passes through the farthest point of posterior of femoral medial condyle in the cross-section was (42.732±1.440) mm. The diameter of the arc that passes through the lowest point of femoral medial condyle on the sagittal plane was (45.473±1.332) mm. The diameter of the arc that passes through the farthest point of posterior of femoral medial condyle on the sagittal plane was (42.587±1.446) mm. The results illustrate that knee condyle related parameters were positively correlated with height. Parameters in males were significantly greater than in females. The diameter of the arc that passes through the lowest point of femoral medial condyle on the sagittal plane was significantly larger than that of the farthest point of femoral posterior medial condyle on the sagittal plane (P < 0.001). There was no significant difference among the diameter of the arc that passes through the lowest point of femoral medial condyle on the coronal plane, the diameter of the arc that passes through the farthest point of posterior of femoral medial condyle on the cross-section and that of the farthest point of femoral posterior medial condyle on the sagittal plane.

Objective To evaluate the clinical outcomes and correction accuracy of posttraumatic varus and valgus knee deformities using the Taylor Spatial Frame (TSF).Methods From June 2006 to December 2010,26 patients with posttraumatic varus and valgus knee deformities who had been treated with the TSF combined with less invasive high tibial osteotomy (HTO) or supracondylar femur osteotomy (SFO) were retrospectively analyzed,including 19 males and 7 females with an average age of 39 years.There were 20 cases of posttraumatic varus knees and 6 valgus knees.Twenty one patients were treated with HTO and 3 with SFO,2 with HTO and SFO simultaneously.During the operation,the TSF was firstly assembled and then the parameters of the frame were measured followed by less invasive percutaneous osteotomy.Correction was started seven to ten days after the operation following the time schedule provided by the computer program.Correction of the struts were performed 3 times per day,with a total movement of 0-3 mm.Results Through 7-35 days frame adjustments,20 cases of deformities were fully corrected.X-ray showed that the mechanical axis deviations of the tibia and femur all were recovered to normal range,and the deformity of rotation,angulation and crispation were fully corrected.Six cases had residual slight angulation or crispation deformity ( ＜ 4° or ＜ 10 mm).Through the second 4-10 days frame adjustments,these 6 cases of deformities were fully corrected finally.New bone formation and consolidation on the osteotomy site were good.The fixators were removed from 2.5-6.0 months after surgery and the appearance of the limbs and the patients' gait recovered to normal and the keen pain disappeared.All patients were followed up for 12-60 months and without the recurrence of the deformity.Eleven cases occured pin site infection and were controlled by use of the sensitive antibiotics.One case occured refracture of the distal femur osteotomy site 1.5 months after frame removal.Through conservative treatment,the fracture finally healed.Conclusion Posttraumatic varus and valgus knee deformities can be effectively corrected by using TSF and with a high accuracy.

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In the process from chronic HBV infection to the development of HCC, there is a phenomenon of co-evolution of hepatocytes and HBV. The evolution of hepatocytes includes dedifferentiation and reverse evolution, while the evolution of HBV is mainly "telemorphosis" . Since HBV evolution occurs earlier than the development of HCC, the interaction between them is mainly reflected in the promotion of HCC evolution by HBV mutation. This article briefly summarizes the novel theory termed as cancer evolution and development and elucidates the molecular mechanism of HCC caused by HBV from the perspective of evolution.

Hydrological disasters are associated with infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics. Hydrological disasters will lead to water pollution, increased vulnerability to diseases, and increased density of vectors. These factors will facilitate the outbreaks of water-borne/food-borne diseases, vector-borne diseases, and air-borne/contagious diseases. Pre-event preparedness for disasters and post-event reconstruction of both disease surveillance system and water-supply system are key measures to prevent infectious disease outbreaks caused by hydrological disasters. This study reviews the domestic and overseas experiences of controlling infectious diseases after hydrologic disasters, outlines the spectrum of post-disaster infectious disease as well as their epidemiological characteristics, and provides practicable suggestions accordingly.

Objective: To retrospectively analyze the application trend of cohort study in the field of liver cancer in past 27 years and to look forward to the future development trend. Methods: Chinese and English papers reporting the cohort studies of liver cancer conducted in the mainland of China since 1991 were included. The literature management software was used to analyze the publication time, institution, type and objective of the studies and the follow-up performance. Statistical analysis was carried out by using SPSS 21.0. Results: The number and quality of the papers reporting liver cancer-related cohort studies increased significantly in past 27 years and a core English journal group of this field has formed. The average annual growth rates of Chinese and English papers published were 20.4% and 35.2% respectively. About 52.3% of the Chinese papers and 73.5% of the English papers were published in past five years and the quality of these papers was high. The Chinese papers published on Chinese core journals accounted for 49.2%, and the English papers published on SCI periodicals (IF>3) accounted for 47.3%. For the study objective, those published on the domestic journals mainly focused on the pathogenesis of hepatoma (41.5%), studies with large sample size was the common form. The SCI studies mainly focused on the prognosis of liver cancer (40.7%). High-quality SCI papers are more interested in the studies of prognosis, and survival analysis was the common form. Conclusions The application of cohort study in the field of liver cancer gradually increased in China. Large-scale study and prognosis analysis were conducted commonly. However, it is necessary to further improve the researchers’ understanding of cohort study, improve the follow-up quality, and increase the application of scientific evaluation methods, such as survival analysis, for the better solving of clinical problems.

Objective To explore the application value of monoexponential, biexponential models multiple b values diffusion weighted imaging(DWI) in distinguishing pancreatic cancer from non-tumorous pancreas.Methods Subjects comprised 37 pancreatic cancers confirmed by clinical or surgery.Pancreas multiple b values DWI was performed using 3.0T scanner.Standard apparent diffusion coefficient (ADCstandard) was calculated using monoexponential diffusion model.Pure diffusion coefficient (ADCslow), pseudodiffusion coefficient (ADCfast) and perfusion fraction (f) were calculated using intravoxel incoherent motion(IVIM) diffusion model.Parameters of pancreatic cancers and non-tumorous pancreas were compared using independent samples t test.Results Mean ADCslow value of pancreatic cancer was higher than that of non-tumorous pancreas (0.611×10-3 mm2/s vs 0.521×10-3 mm2/s,P=0.037).Mean ADCfast and f values of pancreatic cancer were lower than that of non-tumorous pancreas (5.066×10-3 mm2/s vs 7.188×10-3 mm2/s,P=0.035;55.8% vs 64.0%,P=0.016;respectively).ADCslow of pancreatic cancer was positively correlated to ADCstandard (r=0.824,P=0.000).ADCfast of pancreatic cancer was negatively correlated to f(r=-0.558,P=0.000).Conclusion ADCslow, ADCfast and f derived from IVIM-DWI model can distinguish pancreatic cancer from non-tumorous pancreas.IVIM-DWI may be a promising and non-invasive tool for early diagnosing and differentiating pancreatic carcinoma from non-tumorous pancreas.

The Streptococcus suis serotype 2 (S. suis 2) isolates 05ZYH33 and 98HAH33 have caused severe human infections in China. Using a strand-specific RNA-seq analysis, we compared the in vitro transcriptomes of these two Chinese isolates with that of a reference strain (P1/7). In the 89K genomic island that is specific to these Chinese isolates, a toxin–antitoxin system showed relatively high levels of transcription among the S. suis. The known virulence factors with high transcriptional activity in these two highly-pathogenic strains are mainly involved in adhesion, biofilm formation, hemolysis and the synthesis and transport of the outer membrane protein. Furthermore, our analysis of novel transcripts identified over 50 protein-coding genes with one of them encoding a toxin protein. We also predicted over 30 small RNAs (sRNAs) in each strain, and most of them are involved in riboswitches. We found that six sRNA candidates that are related to bacterial virulence, including cspA and rli38, are specific to Chinese isolates. These results provide insight into the factors responsible for the difference in virulence among the different S. suis 2 isolates.

Objective To describe the 40?years trend for the mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Shanghai and to estimate the effect of age, period, and birth cohort with Age?Period?Cohort (APC) model. Methods Data on tumor?releated death from 1975 Janurary 1 to 2014 December 31 was derived from the Yangpu District of Shanghai Center for Diseases Prevention and Control tumor registration system. Colonrectal cancer cases (C18.2-C18.9 and C20 in ICD10) were selected for analyses. Crude mortality, age?adjusted mortality, and Average Annual Percent Changes (AAPCs) were calculated for colon cancer and rectal cancer. The difference of AAPCs between male/female and different age groups were tested. An APC model (reference cohort and period were 1900 and 1975, respectively) was constructed to estimate the age?effect, period?effect, and cohort?effect on the colorectal cancer death. Results During 1975-2014, 6 725 cases died of colorectal cancer (the cased of colon and rectal cancer were 3 684 and 3 041, respectively). The crude mortality and age?adjusted mortality of colon cancer was 8.83/100 000 and 6.76/100 000, respectively. The crude mortality and age?adjusted mortality of rectal cancer were 7.32/100 000 and 5.67/100 000, respectively. For population in Yangpu District, the crude mortality and age?adjusted mortality of colon cancer increased with time, and the crude mortality of rectal cancer increased with time (P<0.001). AAPC of the crude mortality rate (5.6%) and age?adjusted mortality rate (2.3%) of colon cancer were higher than those in rectal cancer (3.0% and-0.3%), respectively (both P values<0.001). AAPC of the crude mortality rate (males vs. females was 6.2% vs. 5.0%, P<0.05) and age?adjusted mortality rate (males vs. females was 2.7% vs. 1.7%, P<0.05) of colon cancer were higher in males than in females. APC model indicted that CRC?related death increased with age. During 1901 to 1941, the RR values of cohort effects for colon and rectal cancer death were 1.09-5.57 and from 1.04-2.28, respectively; During 1946 to 1991, the RR values of cohort effects for colon cancer and rectal cancer were 5.51-4.32 and 2.16-0.89. Conclusion From 1975 to 2014, the mortality of CRC in Yangpu District increased gradually, and colon cancer mortality in males increased faster than that in females. The risk of death from colorectal cancer in the 1946-1991 birth cohort declined.