Objective To study the scattering effect of Co-Cr-Mo hip prosthesis which was high Z material for patients undergoing pelvic irradiation.Methods The hip prosthesis was set in water phantom (30 cm×30 cm×30 cm), determing points were chosen on the entrance side of both 6 MV and 10 MV beams at the distance of 0.5 cm, 1.0 cm, 2.0 cm to the hip prosthesis, and also on the exit side of both 6 MV and 10 MV beams at the distance of 3.0 cm, 5.0 cm, 7.0 cm to the hip prostheses.Dose behind the hip prosthesis at depths of 5.0 cm and 10.0 cm for 6 MV and 10 MV beams are also measured.ResultsThe dose deviation on the beams′ entrance side is between 0 to 5.0%, the backscatter effect was more obviously with the higher energy beam.The dose deviation on the beams′ exit side was between 21.6%-30.8%.With the same field size and depth, dose deviation becomes smaller when the beam energy was higher;while with the same energy and depth, dose deviation becomes smaller when the field size was bigger.Dose profiles behind the head of the hip prosthesis indicate obvious attenuation of the beam.Conclusions Beam arrangements that avoid the prosthesis should be considered first or we should at least reduce the weight of the beam that pass through the prosthesis.

Objective To observe the effect of STK15 gene silencing on the growth of gastric cancer cell line-MKN45 in vitro and vivo. Methods STK15 expression was inhibited by RNAi techenique, STK15 protein level was detected by Western blot, the ability of MKN45 invasion in vitro was assessed by cell migration and invasion assay, the change of cell cycle distribution was detected by flowcytometry, MKN45 proliferation was measured by MTT method, and MKN45 cells treated with STK15 siRNA were transplanted subcutanuously in nude mice and their tumorgenesis ability were observed. Results After treatment with STK15 siRNA, STK15 protein level decreased obviously. Compared with control group, STK15- group showed lower invasion ability in vitro [ mean A value: (182?27 ) vs. (308?38 ), P

ObjectiveTo develop a new mosquito trap and evaluate its effectiveness in Aedes albopictus monitoring in an urban community. MethodsThe first-round field test was conducted in a well-greened residential neighborhood with high Aedes albopictus density calculated by human landing catch in August 2022， in Minhang District， Shanghai. 65 new test containers with different designs were randomly deployed in the field. These trap containers were designed by different material， color， hole size， shape and top cover colors. The results of mosquito and its egg trapping were observed and recorded continuously for 7 days. In September 2022， the second round of experiment was conducted. After comparison， an optimized trap container was designed. 140 new trap containers were compared with 140 traditional ones to evaluate the effectiveness. SPSS 22.5 software was used for statistical analysis. ResultsThere were significant changes in the outcome of mosquito and its egg trapping on the 4th and 7th day of the pre-experiment deployment of the three kinds of containers. The 200 ml container cup with three round holes in the body had the best effect on trapping mosquitos and eggs， with a positive rate of 45.5% （5/11）， while other type of contrainer cup only had a positive rate of 12% （6/50） in trapping mosquitos and eggs. Statistical significant differences （χ²=45.443，P <0.001） existed between the two tpyes of cups within the first kind of trapping container. The second kind of trapping container showed round and oval holes had better effect on mosquito trapping， with a positive rate of 55.6% （5/9）. The third kind of hanging container can resist strong wind. The best mosquito trapping effect of three round holes was 66.7% （2/3）. The container wall should not be made of rough material， which was easy to cause the escape of adult mosquitoes. Combined with the three types of containers， the new contariner should be top transparent， and the top 1/3 of the side should paint black with 3 round holes. The effective recovery rate of the new container was higher than that of the traditional one under the exclusion of human factors， and had the advantage of preventing rain， wind and rollover， but the effect of trapping mosquito and its egg was comparable to the traditional one（χ²_D4=0.197，P=0.658； χ²_D7=0.125 ，P=0.724）. ConclusionThis new type of mosquito trap is worth further exploration and research， which can improve the trapping efficiency， overall recovery rate and the accurate confirmation of the mosquito density.