Processed by the MATLAB-based wavelet analysis,normal EEG signal is used as stimulating source to stimulate brain at proper points for insomnia treatment.This paper explains the design principle of the instrument as well as the hardware structure and the software implementation.

Hypersensitivity reactions ( HSRs) are the serious problems of taxanes in the clinical appli- cation. These reactions range in severity from mild flushing and itching to bronchospasm, dyspnea and signifi-cant alterations in blood pressure with loss of consciousness or not, and death in some rare cases. Nevertheless, HSRs are often reported only sporadically in clinical trials or as case reports. The vague or inconsistent termi-nology used to describe these reactions may reflect our poor understanding of their pathophysiology. This article will reviews the advancement of taxanes HSRs.

Objective To measure the course of the mandibular canal in mandibula posterior area by cone-beam computed tomography ( CBCT ) , to provide a theoretical support for implant preoperative assessment. Methods Mandibular data of 65 people measured by CBCT were collected, measured the distance between mandibular canal around the bone wall and analyzed the differences by gender and the differences between the left and the right. Results The average distance of mandibular canal outer edge to the buccal bone plate by former backward in-creased gradually,at least in the area of the mental formen, at largest in the area of the mental foramen after 18 mm. The average distance between mandibular canal inner edge to lingual bone plate by former backward reduced gradually, at largest in the area of the mental foramen,at least in the area of the mental foramen after 18 mm. The average distance between mandibular canal upper edge to alveolar crest by former backward reduced gradually,at largest in the area of the mental foramen, at least in the area of the mental foramen after 18 mm. The average dis-tance between the edge of mandibular canal to the edge of mandible by former backward reduced previous,then in-creased, at least in the area of the mental foramen after 6 mm, at largest in the area of the mental foramen after 18 mm. All the results had no significant statistical differences between the male and the female, and had no significant statistical differences between the left and the right. Conclusion The trajectory of the mandibular canal from front to back is downward first, then upward in the mesial of the first molar in the vertical, and whose from the buccal side to the lingual side. That has significance for assessment before implant in mandibular posterior area.

Medical equipment is playing an important role in medical treatment, teaching and scientific research, especially in how to improve the utilization rate of large and middle medical equipment to ensure the safety and integrity of medical equipment in the clinical operation, and this is a very significant job. Through the operation of large and middle medical equipment to conduct analysis, comparison and statistics, it can be found the issue and adjusts timely to improve the medical equipment management of the technological level and economic benefits.

Objective To know the health habit about water drinking of the residents in the communities provided with pipe direct drinking water system. Methods From June, 2006 till July, 2006, 340 family were interviewed using the same questionnaire. At the same time, the water samples were collected from the pipe direct drinking water system and tap water. Results Of the interviewed family, 80.37% drank the water of pipe direct drinking water system. 47.66% also used the water for washing, gargling, cooking and so on. 61.69% drank the water without boiling. 69.15% did not abandon the old water before using. 67.29% never sterilized the tap and the detection rate of bacteria in the samples was 83.18%. Conclusion The contamination situation of the pipe direct drinking water system in Podong New District, Shanghai is not to be ignored. The health administrative organization must strengthen the inspection of the pipe direct drinking water system and the health education in this field must be promoted.

To discuss the advantages and disadvantages of fibular osteosynthesis and osteotomy in the treatment of tibial fractures. Medical literature was searched for articles concerning “fibular fracture”and“fibular osteotomy”on Medline to have a comprehensive idea of experiences of others. The results of others and of ours were analyzed and interpreted. Fractures of distal tibia and fibula with displaced distal tibial articular fractures were classic indications of fibular osteosynthesis, but distal tibiofibular syndesmosis and stability of ankle joint were seldom affected by the fibular fracture when tibia was fractured. It is not necessary to perform routine osteosynthesis for distal fibula fracture. Fibular osteotomy may be considered as an adjuvant procedure when atrophic nonunion or deformity union of tibia occurs. It is wise in treatment of tibial fractures not to perform fibular osteosynthesis or osteotomy whenever possible.

Human Dermatoglyphics is elective in the Shanghai Jiaotong University, which is popular among the students. The 284 anonymous questionaires were received and the result was analyzed. Based on the teaching practice of human dermatoglyphic the opinions about the teaching reform and curriculum construction have been made in this paper.

Objective To detect the expression of apoptotic inhibitor protein Livin in different esophageal epithelial lesions and to analyze the relation between the expression of Livin with pathologic characteristics. Methods The expressions of Livin mRNA and Livin protein were detected by real- time fluorescence quantitative PCR and western blot in 40 patients with different esophageal epithelial lesions including normal, atypical hyperplasia, carcino-ma in stiu and invasive carcinoma. Results The expressions of Livin mRNA were progressively increased from nor-mal to invasive carcinoma( 1.00 ± 0. 00,2.26 ± 0.79,7.24 ± 1.06,12.21 ± 2.47 ). There was statistical signifi-cance in Livin mRNA expression among carcinoma in stiu and invasive carcinoma and normal tissues ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion The expression of Livin is significantly related to the progression of esophageal cancer,which may be a new target for diagnosis and gene treatment of esophageal carcinoma.

Purpose To assess the expression of DLL4 in non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC) patients and to determine its associa-tion with clinicopathological parameters and prognosis. Methods DLL4 expression was evaluated in NSCLC tissues and adjacent non-cancerous normal lung tissues from 89 patients undergoing surgical treatment by immunohistochemistry. Results DLL4 had high ex-pression in 52 of 89 cases of NSCLC (58. 4%), which was significantly higher than that in adjacent non-cancerous lung tissues (P<0. 05). Moreover, DLL4 overexpression was significantly correlated with TNM stage (P=0. 010 78). Kaplan-Meier survival analysis showed that the overall survival times in patients expressing DLL4 in NSCLC were shorter. Conclusion High level of DLL4 expression is significantly correlated with NSCLC progression and unfavorable prognosis. Thus, DLL4 expression may be used as a clinical param-eter for predictive prognostication of NSCLC patients.

Objective To process the image of endoscopic uhrasonography(EUS)by digital imaging processing(DIP)and pattem recognition,and to evaluate its efficacy in diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.Methods Two hundreds and sixteen patients,who underwent EUS between Feb 2005 and Feb 2007,were randomly recruited to the study.The cohort jncluded 153 cases of pancreatic cancer,which were confirmed by cytological findings after fine-needle aspiration,and 63 cases of non-pancreatic cancer(normal pancreas and chronic panereatitis).The texture features of the EUS image were selected and extracted,and cases were automatically divided into cancer and non-cancer based on findings of support vector machine (SVM).Sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of the technique were calculated.Results From each region of interest(ROI),a total of69 texture features vest in 9 sets were extracted,and 25 features with most set interval were taken as initial.The images of 216 cases were divided randomly into training set(108 eases,76 cancer and 32 non cancer)and testing set(108 cases,77 cancer and 31 non cancer).After 50 times of random tests,the average accuracy,sensitivity and specificity of the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer were (97.98±1.237)%,(94.32±0.0354)%,and(99.45±0.0102)%respectively.Conclusion DIP,combined with computer aided EUS imaging,is an accurate and noninvasive technique in diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.which warrants novel and further researches.