Objective: To investigate the incidence trend of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Yantian District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province from 2008 to 2022, and the effects of age, period, and cohort on STDs incidence, so as to provide the basis for formulating control measures for STDs. Methods: Data of reported STDs cases (syphilis, gonorrhea, genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections, condyloma acuminatum and genital herpes) among population aged 15 to 64 years in Yantian District from 2008 to 2022 were collected through the Chinese Disease Control and Prevention Information System. The temporal and population distribution of STDs were descriptively analyzed. Trends in incidence of STDs were analyzed using average annual percent change (AAPC). Impacts of age, period and cohort on the incidence of STDs were analyzed by an age-period-cohort model. Results: A total of 6 156 cases of STDs aged 15 to 64 years were reported from 2008 to 2022, and the average annual incidence was 229.92/105. The overall incidence showed an upward trend (AAPC=2.409%, P<0.05), and an upward trend among females (AAPC=5.846%, P<0.05), but the trend was not statistically significant among males (AAPC=0.193%, P>0.05). The incidence of STDs showed an increasing trend followed by a decreasing trend with the increase of age. The incidence trend among males was consistent with the overall population, reaching its peak in the age group of 30 to 34 years (371.04/105), while the incidence among females showed an increasing trend with the increase of age, peaking in the age group of 60 to 64 years (442.15/105). Compared with 2013-2017, the incidence risk of STDs showed an increasing trend in 2018-2022 (RR=1.349, 95%CI: 1.217-1.495). Compared with the birth cohort of 1975-1979, the incidence risk of STDs in 1980-2005 birth cohort showed an increasing trend, with the highest incidence risk in 2000-2004 birth cohort (RR=4.178, 95%CI: 2.717-6.423). Conclusions The overall incidence of STDs among residents aged 15 to 64 years in Yantian District from 2008 to 2022 appeared a tendency towards a rise. Age, period and cohort all had impacts on the incidence, with a greater effect among females than males.

The possibility of heterologous expression of human Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase (scd1) was investigated. The scd1 encoding sequence was inserted into the pNZ8149 to generate the pNZ8149-scd1 expression plasmids. Then we introduced the pNZ8149-scd1 construct into the Lactococcus lactis NZ3900 to investigate its enzyme activity. The results show that heterologous expressed SCD1 enzyme resulted in a 92%-169% increase in the C16:1n-7 and a 53-127% increase in the C18:1n-7 (P<0.05). The SCD1 enzyme was capable of producing n-7 fatty acids in Lactococcus lactis efficiently. It also suggests that the fatty acid desaturases can be heterologous expressed in Lactococcus lactis to produce the helpful fatty acids.
Electroporation ; Humans ; Lactococcus lactis ; genetics ; metabolism ; Mutagenesis, Insertional ; Nisin ; pharmacology ; Recombinant Proteins ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase ; biosynthesis ; genetics

Objective To evaluate the effect of isosceles right angle triangulation on deep vein puncture under ultrasound localization. Methods In this prospective randomized case-controlled clinical study, the enrolled patients who required deep veins puncture to establish transient hemodialysis pathway were randomly divided into treatment group treated with ultrasound localization puncture based on isosceles right triangle theory, and control group treated with traditional localization puncture following exploration of blood vessels using color doppler ultrasound, with 46 cases in each group. The differences in gender, age, causes for hemodialysis, puncture sites, successful rate of initial puncture, rates of complications and cathetering-consuming time were compared between two groups. Results The differences in gender, age, causes for hemodialysis and puncture sites between two groups were not statistically significant. In control group, 30 patients received puncture through internal jugular veins, among whom 16 received successful initial puncture, with the successful rate of initial puncture of 53.33%, and the cathetering-consuming time of (545.5 ± 120.3) s; and 16 patients received puncture through femoral veins, among whom 8 received successful initial puncture, with the successful rate of initial puncture of 50.00%, and the cathetering-consuming time of (500.6 ± 120.6) s. Meanwhile, in control group, 3 patients had hematoma in puncture sites, and another 3 had arterial mis-puncture, with the total rate of complications of 13.04%(6/46). In treatment group, 32 patients received puncture through internal jugular veins, among whom 31 received successful initial puncture, with the successful rate of initial puncture of 96.88%, and the cathetering-consuming time of( 99.5 ± 34.8) s;and 14 patients received puncture through femoral veins, among whom 14 succeed in initial puncture, with the successful rate of initial puncture of 14/14, and the cathetering-consuming time of (99.8 ± 44.8) s. None in treatment group had hematoma in puncture sites or arterial mis-puncture. Both groups finished deep veins puncture intubation successfully. Treatment group was markedly higher in the successful rate of initial puncture (P<0.05), notably shorter in cathetering-consuming time (P<0.05), and prominently lower in the total rate of complications than control group (P<0.05), and all differences were statistically significant. Conclusions Ultrasound localization based on isosceles right triangle theory has superiority to traditional B-ultrasound localization in deep veins puncture in that it can promote the successful rate of initial puncture and shorten cathetering-consuming time without increasing the occurrence rates of complications, and can be completely operated by single clinical physician independently, thus deserving to be popularized in clinical practice.

Objective: To analyze the level of sex-related knowledge and behavior and related factors among children in senior grade of kindergarten in rural areas, and to provide the evidence for early childhood sexuality education. Methods: Multi-state stratified sampling method was adopted. From March to May 2019,a total of 324 students and their parents from 16 kindergartens of rural areas in Sichuan Province were enrolled, self-developed questionnaire was used to collect the basic demographic characteristics, information of sexuality education knowledge and sex-related behavior. Results: The average score of sexuality education knowledge was 5(4,6) point, and the awareness rate was 33.6%(109). The qualified sex-related behavior was observed in 75.0%(243 of all the children), while 25.0%(81) needed to be improved. Multivariate analysis showed that,compared with children were aware of the sexuality education knowledge, children who were unaware of the sexuality education knowledge were more likely to have good sex-related behavior, with the OR(95%CI) value was 2.06(1.14-3.72). The possibility of having good sex-related behavior among those children with more than 2 members in the family parents carring out sexuality education was higher than children without sexuality education in the family, with the OR(95%CI) value being 2.40(1.17-4.89). Conclusion The level of sexuality education knowledge among children in senior grade of kindergarten of rural areas in Sichuan is low, and most children s behavior needs to be improved. Children s awareness of sexuality education knowledge and the number of family members who have carried out sexuality education are related to the occurrence of children s sex-related behavior.

Objective: To understand the demand of rural parents for children’s sexual education knowledge and associated factors, to provide reference and advise for the development of the children’s sexual education in the rural areas. Methods: In this study,1 015 parents from 16 rural kindergartens in Luzhou City and Mianyang City were selected as the research objects by multiple-stage stratified sampling from March to May, 2019. The self-interview or face-to-face questionnaire survey was used to investigate the demand for children’s sexual education among parents. Results: Totally 81.7%(829) of parents expressed their demand for children’s sexual education knowledge. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age was negatively associated with demand for sexual education of children(OR=0.73,95%CI=0.61-0.88). Junior middle school education background of mothers(OR=2.45,95%CI=1.36-4.41), received sexual education for children(OR=2.85，95%CI=1.84-4.42), reckon sexual education for children as necessary(OR=4.97，95%CI=3.16-7.83)and regarded it as parents’ own responsibility(OR=2.11，95%CI=1.30-3.43) had a high demand for children’s sexual education knowledge(P<0.05). Conclusion Parents in Sichuan rural areas generally have a high demand for children’s sexual education. We should intensify publicity and training about sexual education knowledge among parents in rural areas and attach importance to the cooperation between family and kindergarten in order to jointly promote the development of children’s sexual education.