1.The application of projection pursuit model in anti-assessment on peer reviewer of scientific research project
Huan LI ; Ruihua SUN ; Kai XU ; Yumeng WANG ; Ao HUANG ; Ruimin GUO ; Yanfen CHEN
Chinese Journal of Medical Science Research Management 2016;29(6):430-434
Objective To explore the application of projection pursuit model in anti-assessment on peer reviewer of scientific research project,discussing the rational of this application.Methods Establishing the projection pursuit model of anti-assessment on peer reviewer,with the best projection direction as a weight,making an evaluation on the peer reviewer,and sequencing experts by projection value.Results The projection pursuit model is stable and scientific,the importance of index ranking as correlation coefficient> dispersion> hit rate> synthetic dispersion> self dispersion ratio.Conclusions The application of projection pursuit model in anti-assessment on peer reviewer of scientific research project,is reasonable and practicable.
2.A comparative study of premature senescence of chondrocytes in patients with Kashin-Beck disease and osteoarthritis using DNA methylation aging clock
Li LIU ; Feng ZHANG ; Yan WEN ; Yumeng JIA ; Bolun CHENG ; Shiqiang CHENG ; Xiong GUO
Chinese Journal of Endemiology 2021;40(3):173-178
Objective:To explore if there is premature senescence of chondrocytes in patients with Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) and osteoarthritis.Methods:Five knee cartilage samples of KBD, osteoarthritis and control groups were collected, respectively, from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University. DNA was then extracted from cartilage samples and DNA methylation was analyzed by Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip. At the same time, based on genome-wide methylation data, the online DNA methylation aging clock calculator (https://dnamage.genetics.ucla.edu/home) was used to calculate the DNA methylation age (DNAm age) of samples, and the results were compared with their actual ages.Results:In the comparison between KBD group and control group, 1 212 differentially methylated CpG sites were found, including 497 hypermethylated CpG sites and 715 hypomethylated CpG sites, corresponding to 264 hypermethylated genes and 368 hypomethylated genes, respectively. In the comparison between osteoarthritis group and control group, 656 differentially methylated CpG sites were found, including 343 hypermethylated CpG sites and 313 hypomethylated CpG sites, corresponding to 177 hypermethylated genes and 174 hypomethylated genes, respectively. In the above comparison, 367 overlapped CpG sites (corresponding to 182 genes) were found, which were differentially methylated in both KBD and control groups and osteoarthritis and control groups. The results of DNA methylation aging clock showed that the average age acceleration differences between DNAm age and actual age of KBD, osteoarthritis and control groups were 2.549, 0.017, and - 5.364 years, respectively, the DNAm ages of KBD and osteoarthritis groups were greater than the actual ages.Conclusion:The chondrocytes show premature senescence in both KBD and osteoarthritis.
3.Evaluation of comprehensive sexuality education course on sexual knowledge and attitude of college students
GUO Lingfeng, LAI Zhenzhen, LI Yumeng, LIU Shuang, LIU Wenli
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(12):1808-1811
Objective:
To provide empirical evidence on the effectiveness of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) on sexual knowledge and sexual attitudes improvement among college students.
Methods:
Sexual knowledge and attitudes questionnaire survey was implemented among college students in Beijing, who later received the CSE for a full semester. Sexual knowledge and attitude were evaluated after intervention and were compared with control students.
Results:
The average score of sexual knowledge was low among college students in Beijing. Most students held neutral attitudes towards "AIDS community" and "masturbation behavior" and positive attitudes towards "LGBT"(58.85%, 68.75%, 61.98%). Compared with the control group, after one semester of CSE curriculum intervention, the average scores of the five dimensions on sexual knowledge in the intervention group was significantly improved(11.79±1.16, 9.36±1.23, 4.84±0.88, 4.91±1.00, 5.35±1.03)(t=11.25, 15.74, 10.37, 5.59, 8.17, P<0.01), and the attitudes towards "sexual minorities", "AIDS communities" and "masturbation behavior" were also significantly improved(30.59±3.91, 17.70±3.41, 10.12±2.17)(t=5.16, 5.83, 2.97, P<0.01).
Conclusion
College students’ knowledge of sexuality is not optimistic. The attention to proper sexual attitudes is in great need. Systematic and comprehensive sexuality education curriculum could improve college students’ sexual knowledge and attitudes.
4.Status quo and curriculum intervention of sexual psychological health during puberty in middle school
LI Yumeng, GUO Lingfeng, LIU Wenli, LIU Jingyun, SUN Dongjun, WANG Lulei, YU Wanting
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(12):1835-1837
Objective:
To explore the influence of comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) course based on International Technical Guidance onthe sexual psychological health of middle school students during puberty, and to provide a reference for mental health promotion.
Methods:
This study used Adolescent Sexual Psychological Health Questionnaire as measuring tool and self-made textbook on sexuality education entitled Love and Life: Junior High School Students’ Sexual Health Education Textbook as intervention. Measurements were set before and after the first semester together with the end of the second semester, respectively were pretest, intermediate test and posttest.
Results:
The sexual psychological health of middle school students was in the medium level, and girls(3.51±0.40) were generally better than boys(3.44±0.37)(t=3.62, P<0.05). According to one-way analysis of variance, the main effect of three dimensions of sexual health-sexual cognition(3.31±0.81, 3.68±0.80, 4.37±0.61), sexual values(3.43±0.51, 3.55±0.54, 3.85±0.58) and sexual adaptation(3.63±0.41, 3.85±0.49, 4.09±0.58) and the total score(3.51±0.39, 3.74±0.46, 4.10±0.47) before, during and after the acceptance of comprehensive sexuality education was significant(F=252.18, 281.68, 113.54, 114.60, P<0.05).
Conclusion
Comprehensive sexuality education course has a significant effect on improving sexual psychological health among junior high school students.
5.Effectiveness of sexuality education curriculum to improve the attitude towards homosexuality in primary school
GUO Lingfeng, FANG Shixin, LI Yumeng, LIU Shuang, LIU Wenli
Chinese Journal of School Health 2019;40(10):1478-1481
Objective:
To analyze the influence of sexuality education on primary school students’ attitude towards homosexuality, and provide practical teaching evidence of intervening campus bullying based on sexual orientation.
Methods:
A primary school offering school-based sexuality education curriculums in Beijing was selected as an experimental school, another school with similar location, nature and scale, quality of teachers and teaching environment was selected as a control school. The graduates in experimental school received 6 years of sexuality education in grade 1 to grade 6 of primary school. A survey was conducted in Jun. 2018 among all the graduates in grade 6 of the two schools through an attitude scale on homosexuality adopting cluster sampling.
Results:
The scores of attitude towards homosexuality in experimental school and control school were (42.85±15.46) and (60.17±12.54) respectively, with significantly statistical difference(t=-9.47, P<0.01). There were interaction effects on attitudes of primary school students towards homosexuality between gender and experience of sexuality education (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in attitude towards homosexuality between male and female students in control school(t=0.58, P>0.05), but in experimental school, the attitude scores of male and female students respectively were (47.64±14.31) and (38.13±15.19), with significantly statistical difference(t=3.47, P<0.01). There was no significant difference in attitude towards different sexual orientation between experimental school students and control school students(t=0.10,1.53,P>0.05).
Conclusion
Sexuality education curriculum can help improve attitude towards homosexuality of primary school students, which has better intervention effects on female students than male students, attitudinal difference in gay and lesbian has not formed in primary school students.
6.Ultrasonic evaluation of hemodynamics in patients with vertebral artery hypoplasia
Yumeng ZHANG ; Xiaojiu LI ; Rong GUO ; Xiaohong CHEN
International Journal of Cerebrovascular Diseases 2018;26(5):389-393
Vertebral artery hypoplasia (VAH) may lead to the morphological and hemodynamic changes of the vessels themselves and their adjacent vessels,and may lead to posterior circulation ischemia.Hemodynamic detection is an important means to evaluate the structure and functional status of blood vessels.The combined use of color Doppler flow imaging and transcranial Doppler can not only comprehensively evaluate the morphological and hemodynamic changes of the vertebral basilar artery system,but also comprehensively analyze the significance of the hemodynamic changes of cerebral artery.
7.Survey of sexual knowledge,attitudes and behaviors on 3-6 years old children in kindergartens in Changping District, Beijing
GUO Lingfeng,LI Yumeng,LI Jiayang,LIAN Zhiping,SANDERIJN Van Der Doef,LIU Wenli
Chinese Journal of School Health 2020;41(10):1468-1471
Objective:
To understand the current situation of sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of young children in kindergarten, based on the framework of comprehensive sexuality education.
Methods:
Totally 354 children between the ages of 3-6 from two kindergartens in Changping District, Beijing, participated in one-to-one interviews. There were 164 girls and 190 boys.
Results:
In the dimension of physical development, no child knew the scientific name of reproductive organs. In the dimension of social emotion, 44.07% of children could express love to their friends, and 40.68% of children could express their refusal when they were unwilling. In the dimension of sexual health, well-being and sexual rights,81.92% of children knew that they couldn t touch other people s genitals, and 54.80% of children could at least name one way to protect themselves when facing sexual abuse. In the dimension of gender equality, 33.62% and 28.53%of children had gender stereotypes in toy selection and career choice, 66.38% of children thought that boys are as smart as girls. In the dimension of pregnancy and birth,78.53% of children knew where babies come from and 26.27% of children think parenthood doesn t directly lead to happiness. Sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of children had statistically significant difference in different grades(P<0.05).
Conclusion
Children already have good understanding about pregnancy, childbirth and prevention of sexual abuse. In the future, sexuality education in school and family need to promote physical cognition and gender equality education.
8.Impact of indoxyl sulfate on left atrial strains in patients with maintenance hemodialysis: a three-dimensional speckle tracking study
Minmin SUN ; Yumeng XING ; Yao GUO ; Xuesen CAO ; Xianhong SHU
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2020;29(11):934-940
Objective:To investigate the influence of indoxyl sulfate(IS), a typical protein-bound uremic toxin, on left atrial (LA) functional strains using three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (3DSTE).Methods:From May 2019 to January 2020, 128 individuals were consecutively enrolled, including 37 healthy controls and 91 patients, who received maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) in the blood purification center of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University. Conventional echocardiographic parameters and 3DSTE datas of LA were obtained on interdialytic days.LA reservoir, conduit and contraction strains (LASr, LAScd and LASct) were calculated and compared. IS concentration in plasma was assessed by high-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry in the MHD cohort.According to the IS concentration, the MHD group was divided into high and low IS (HI and LI) groups. The LA data were also compared between the two groups and linear regression analysis was used to identify independent impact factors of LA strains.Results:Compared to the control group, MHD group had markedly enlarged LA volumes( P<0.05). With regard to the LA phasic strains, both of LASr and LAScd were decreased( P<0.05), while LASct remained unchanged( P>0.05). Compared to the LI group, LASr, LAScd and LASct of the HI group were significantly decreased(all P<0.05). Correlation analysis showed IS concentration correlated well with LASr( rs=-0.674, P<0.001), LAScd( rs=0.454, P<0.001) and LASct( rs=0.376, P<0.001). After adjustment of age, systolic blood pressure, left ventricular mass index(LVMI), and pulmonary systolic pressure, IS concentration remained independently associated with LASr (β=-0.206, 95% CI=-0.353--0.059, P=0.007). Conclusions:In MHD patients, LA is enlarged, and its reservoir function and conduit function are impaired.LA strains derived from 3DSTE are independently related to the IS concentration in plasma, which can be used for the monitoring and evaluation of IS induced cardiac injury.
9.Chinese expert consensus on management of dyslipidemia in the elderly
Meilin LIU ; Yumeng ZHANG ; Zhifang FU ; Ping YE ; Yifang GUO ; Fang WANG ; Qing HE ; Jianjun LI ; Xiaowei YAN ; Yuhua LIAO ; Xiaofang ZHOU ; Xiping TUO ; Zhaohui WANG
Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine 2022;61(10):1095-1118
Dyslipidemia is an important risk factor of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Statins delay the occurrence and development of ASCVD, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events and death. Due to safety concerns, there exist insufficient use of lipid-lowering agents and a high withdrawal rate of the agents in the elderly. To promote the prevention and treatment of ASCVD, this expert consensus is issued and focuses on the management of dyslipidemia of Chinese elderly basing on the clinical evidence of the use of lipid-lowering drugs by the elderly, and the lipid management guidelines and expert consensus recommendations at home and abroad.
10.Effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound on the migration and phagocytosis of lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW264.7 macrophages
Yumeng GUO ; Yue WANG ; Xiaohan LIU ; Lin WU
Journal of China Medical University 2024;53(1):15-19,33
Objective Tto evaluate the effect of low intensity pulsed ultrasound(LIPUS)on the migration and phagocytosis ability of lipopolysaccharide(LPS)-induced RAW264.7 macrophages and on macrophage behavior under inflammation.Methods An in vitro activated RAW264.7 macrophage model was developed using LPS.Cell viability was assessed using a CCK-8 assay to explore the effect of LIPUS on activated and inactivated macrophages.Wound healing assays were employed to measure the effect of LIPUS on macrophage migration,and the Transwell assay was employed when LPS was used as a chemoattractant.Phagocytosis ability was examined using confocal microscopy and flow cytometry by observing the FITC fluorescence signal of internalized pHrodo Green E.coli BioParticles Conjugate.Results An activated RAW264.7 macrophage model was successfully developed using 100 ng/mL LPS.LIPUS inhibited the migration of inactivated macrophages into scratch areas as well as guided cell migration.However,cell viability and phagocytosis remained unchanged.Conclusion LIPUS may inhibit RAW264.7 migration but not affect the phagocytosis ability of the macrophages.