Objective Response surface methodology ( RSM ) was applied to optimize the ultrasonic extraction conditions for flavonoids from Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt. Methods The influence factors of ultrasonic extraction were evaluated using the Box-Behnken central component experiments and analyzed by RSM. Results The optimum extraction conditions were confirmed as follows:extraction time 30. 0 min, ratio of liquid to solid 21∶1, concentration of ethanol 60%. The yield of flavonoids under this condition was (4.65±0.036)% (n=3). Conclusion The flavonoids could be extracted with stability and higher yield from Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt under optimized conditions.

Abstract: Objective To compare the application value of metagenomic next generation sequencing (mNGS) with traditional culture in diagnosis of pulmonary infection pathogens. Methods　The clinical documents of 310 patients with suspected pulmonary infection admitted to the General Hospital of Center Theater Command from February 2021 to September 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The results of mNGS and traditional culture were analyzed, followed by comparison on the positive rate, sensitivity, specificity, accuracy (ACC), positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) between the two methods. Results　 The study revealed that mNGS can simultaneously detect multiple pathogens, with the highest efficiency of detection for bacteria and the lowest for fungi. And the sequencing numbers of bacteria, fungi and viruses shown by mNGS were significantly different (H=70.361, P<0.001). In comparison, mNGS displayed a higher positive detection rate (88.40%) than traditional culture (29.70%) (χ2=162.373, P<0.001), but the consistency between the two methods was not significant (Kappa = -0.003, P=0.902). The sensitivity, specificity, ACC, PPV and NPV of mNGS were 91.29%, 28.26%, 81.94%, 87.96%, and 36.11% respectively, compared to corresponding 30.30%, 73.91%, 36.77%, 86.96% and 15.60% of traditional culture respectively. Through analysis, it is confirmed that the sensitivity and specificity between the two methods were statistically significant (91.29% vs 30.30%, χ2=148.120, P<0.001 and 28.26% vs 73.91, χ2=13.793, P<0.001). Conclusions　mNGS can significantly improve the detection rate of pathogens in pulmonary infections and provide a complementary tool besides to traditional culture method for accurate anti-infection therapy. Furthermore, both traditional culture and mNGS pathogen detection methods are highly dependent on sample quality and detection quality control. mNGS requires the correct interpretation of comprehensive, non-destructive pathogenic genetic information to accurately identify pathogens.

Objective To explore the high-risk factors,clinical characteristics,therapy and prognosis of invasive fungal infection (IFI)in patients underwent allogeneic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation (AlloHSCT). Methods One hundred patients underwent Allo-HSCT at our department from March 2002 to July 2010 were analyzed retrospectively,among whom 26 patients had invasive fungal infection(IFI). Seven patients had pulmonary IFI before allo-HSCT, 14 patients had pulmonary IFI after allo-HSCT,3 patients had respiratory tract system IFI, and 2 patients had intestinal IFI. We observed the occurrence of Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) ,cytomegalovirus( CMV )infection, Lymphocyte subsets and chronic basic diseases in patients with IFI. The twenty six cases were divided into two groups: experience therapy group with 12 cases and preemption therapy group with 14 cases. Results Among 26 patients with IFI,20 cases suffered from GVHD,6 cases had CMV infection,19 cases had low cellular immune function simultaneously. 1 case had diabetes,3 patients had pulmonary tuberculosis and 1 case had bronchiectasis as complications. In experience therapy groupe: 8 cases (67%)recovered completely but 1 case(8% )suffered from progressive infection. In preemption therapy groupe:3 cases ( 21% ) recovered completely but 5 cases ( 36% ) suffered from progressive infection. Conclusion Clinician should pay close attention to the patients with high-risk factors of IFI after allo-HSCT.

Objective To assess the clinical significance of fetal pyelectasis and its changing in utero. Methods One hundred and ninty-seven isolated pyelectasis cases were retrospective reviewed from Jan 2012 to Jul 2014.Isolated pyelectasis was defined as a renal pelvis anteroposterior diameter (RPAPD)of ≥5 mm without other fetal anomaly in second trimester.Persistent or progressive pyelectasis was defined as a RPAPD of ≥10 mm before delivery.They were divided into two groups according to the size of renal pelvis in second trimester:group A (RPAPD 5 - 10 mm)and group B (RPAPD ≥ 10 mm).As the same,there were two groups after 32 weeks of gestation:group C (RPAPD < 10 mm)and group D (RPAPD ≥ 10 mm).Results Totally 1 54 cases were followed up.There were 1 88 cases (95.4%)in group A,with 41 cases lost,141 cases (95.9%)RPAPD <10 mm,6 cases (4.1 %)RPAPD ≥10 mm before delivery.There were 9 cases (4.6%)in group B,with 2 cases lost,remained 7 cases RPAPD ≥ 10 mm before delivery. Conclusions Although most of the fetuses with RPAPD 5 - 10 mm in second trimester will remain the same or resolved before delivery,those with RPAPD ≥ 10 mm may persistent or progress.Prenatal assessment of fetal renal pelvis may provide properly consultation.

Our work focuses on the quality control and structural identification of Photocyanine as a cancer therapeutic photosensitizer. Photocyanine is a mixture which contains four ZnPcS2P2 type substituted Phthalocyanine isomers. In order to obtain the single component from Photocyanine, the mixture of four isomers possessing the similar structures and chemical property had been isolated and purified. An HPLC method with a mixture of methanol-acetonitrile-ion-pair buffer as the mobile phase was applied to isolate the four isomers by means of a semi-preparative C18 column. To remove the salts which were mixed in the preparative product, a SPE C18 column was used to separate the salts by elution with water and then the marker component was eluted by methanol. Subsequently, a column of Sephadex LH-20 gel was applied to elute the crudes with methanol to desalination. The purity of the isolated compound was measured by TLC and four different isomers of phthalocyanine were obtained. The chemical structures of them were elucidated by 1H NMR spectra, gCOSY and NOE1D. An HPLC-DAD method was developed for simultaneously determination of four major isomers in Photocyanine with a C18 column (Grace Smart, 150 mm x 4.6 mm ID, 5 microm). The separation was carried out with a gradient program at a flow rate of 1.0 mL x min(-1). The mobile phase was a mixture of acetonitrile and ion-pair buffer (0.01 mol x L(-1) hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide and 0.01 mol x L(-1) potassium dihydrogen phosphate, adjusted the pH value to 6.8 with potassium hydroxide solution). The resolution values of four isomers were 2.5, 1.20, 1.33, and 1.8. Linear regression analysis for four compounds was performed by the external standard method. Four constituents were linear in the concentration range of 0.005 to 10 microg. The values of relative standard deviation (RSD) of intra-day were 0.12%, 0.66%, 0.99%, and 1.21%, respectively. The limits of detection for four compounds were 15 ng, 20 ng, 12 ng, and 25 ng, respectively. This method was simple, accurate and reproducible. The developed method can be successfully applied to analyze isomers in Photocyanine.

Objective: To understand the emotional and behavioral problems among preschool children in Ezhou city, and to analyze its association with screen time,to provide a reference for making preventive measures. Methods: 1 720 children were selected from 9 kindergartens in Ezhou by cluster sampling method. Questionnaires were completed by the children’s parents or primary caregivers. Results: High total difficulty score accounted for 9.8%(169/1 720) of all participants,the abnormal proportion of peer communication problems is the highest. The average screen time was (1.95±1.88) hours, among them 2.6% spent more than 2 hours. The average screen time on weekends was (2.84±2.58) hours, among them 19.1% spent more than 2 hours. The results of multiple linear regression analysis showed that weekday, weekend and total screen times was associated with children’s total difficulty score, emotional problems, conduct problems, peer interaction and hyperactivity(P<0.05). Furthermore, with the duration of screen time increased, the susceptibility of emotional and behavioral problems in these four dimensions increased. Conclusion Screen time is associated with emotional and behavioral problems among preschool children. Schools and parents should pay attention to interventions that target family TV viewing practices, and parent-child interaction and communication.

Objective: To evaluate the current status of the primary and secondary schools’ teaching environment in China and associated factors,and to provide the support for making differentiated interventional stategies. Methods: Data regarding to information of the primary and secondary schools was obtained by random inspection from the National Health and Family Planning Commission in 2018. Chi-square test was used to compare differences of qualified rates between groups. Spearman correlation analyses was applied to examine the correlations among population density, per capita GDP and qualified rates. Results: Among the total of 37 531 schools, the overall qualified rate of teaching environmental sanitation of primary and secondary schools in 2018 was 59.1%. The qualifying rate in urban areas (60.3%) was higher than that of rural areas (59.4%) and towns (56.7%). Primary schools (59.8%) had higher qualifying rates than junior high schools (58.2%) and senior high schools (51.8%). In terms of each evaluation item, the qualifying rates of school furniture equipment including desks and chairs were the lowest, while the qualifying rates of dormitory ventilation ranked highest. Large variations among provinces were observed for the qualifying rates for school furniture equipment, as well as blackboard illumination. Those provinces with higher per capita GDP and higher population density had higher the qualifying rates for school furniture equipment. Conclusion The overall qualifying rate of Chinese primary and secondary schools’ teaching environment is low. Among all the evaluation measures, qualifying rates of dormitory ventilation are relatively good, while school furniture equipment needs to be improved. Notably, strengthened and targeted management should be applied to improve schools’ teaching environment in new era.

Objective:To investigate the predictive value of mean platelet volume (MPV) for early neurological deterioration (END) after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke.Methods:Patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis in the Department of Neurology, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine from September 2016 to December 2019 were enrolled retrospectively. Immediately after admission, hematology analyzer was used to detect the MPV level. END was defined as the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NHISS) score at any time point within 7 d after the admission increased by ≥2 from baseline. Univariate analysis was used to compare the differences in baseline data between the END group and the non-END group, and multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent risk factors for END. The receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the predictive value of MPV for END. Results:A total of 103 patients were enrolled. Their age was 68.0±13.3 years old, and 80 were male (77.7%). There were 28 patients (27.2%) in the END group and 75 (71.8%) in the non-END group. The proportion of ischemic heart disease (28.6% vs. 9.3%; χ2=6.065, P=0.014), baseline NIHSS score (8.5 [4.0-16.5] vs. 5.0 [3.0-11.0]; Z=2.198, P=0.028), symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (1.9% vs. 0%; χ2=5.463, P=0.019), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (2.9 [2.2-3.4] mmol/L vs. 2.4 [1.8-3.1] mmol/L; Z=2.165, P=0.030), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (7.0 [1.2-36.0] mg/L vs. 2.1 [1.0-6.0] mg/L; Z=2.159, P=0.031) and MPV levels ( 10.4±1.3 fl vs. 9.5±1.2 fl, t=2.771, P=0.007) of the END group were significantly higher than those of the non-END group. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after adjusting for the confounding factors, the larger MPV was an independent predictor of END (odds ratio 1.668, 95% confidence interval 1.079-2.579; P=0.021). ROC curve analysis showed that MPV had a certain predictive value for END (area under the curve, 0.653, 95% confidence interval 0.533-0.774). Its optimal cutoff value was 102 fl, and the sensitivity and specificity at this time were 57.4% and 70.3%, respectively. Conclusion:A larger baseline MPV had a certain predictive value for END after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of varying the number of diffusion gradient directions (NDGDs) on diffusion tensor fiber tracking (FT) in human brain white matter using tract characteristics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twelve normal volunteers underwent diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) scanning with NDGDs of 6, 11, 15, 21, and 31 orientations. Three fiber tract groups, including the splenium of the corpus callosum (CC), the entire CC, and the full brain tract, were reconstructed by deterministic DTI-FT. Tract architecture was first qualitatively evaluated by visual observation. Six quantitative tract characteristics, including the number of fibers (NF), average length (AL), fractional anisotropy (FA), relative anisotropy (RA), mean diffusivity (MD), and volume ratio (VR) were measured for the splenium of the CC at the tract branch level, for the entire CC at tract level, and for the full brain tract at the whole brain level. Visual results and those of NF, AL, FA, RA, MD, and VR were compared among the five different NDGDs. RESULTS: The DTI-FT with NDGD of 11, 15, 21, and 31 orientations gave better tracking results compared with NDGD of 6 after the visual evaluation. NF, FA, RA, MD, and VR values with NDGD of six were significantly greater (smallest p = 0.001 to largest p = 0.042) than those with four other NDGDs (11, 15, 21, or 31 orientations), whereas AL measured with NDGD of six was significantly smaller (smallest p = 0.001 to largest p = 0.041) than with four other NDGDs (11, 15, 21, or 31 orientations). No significant differences were observed in the results among the four NDGD groups of 11, 15, 21, and 31 directions (smallest p = 0.059 to largest p = 1.000). CONCLUSION: The main fiber tracts were detected with NDGD of six orientations; however, the use of larger NDGD (> or = 11 orientations) could provide improved tract characteristics at the expense of longer scanning time.
Adult ; Anisotropy ; Diffusion Tensor Imaging/*methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; White Matter/*radiography ; Young Adult

Objective To assess alternations in left ventricular( LV) torsion parameters in healthy subjects and patients with premature ventricular complexes ( PVCs) from the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) .Methods ThirtypatientswithPVCsfromRVOTand31healthysubjectswereincluded.Two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging( 2D-STI) was applied to evaluate LV torsion parameters ,including LV rotational degrees in basal and apical levels respectively ,LV total torsional degrees ,and time to peak rotational and torsional degrees . All values of patients with PVCs were recorded during both sinus beats ( PVC-S) and premature ventricular beats ( PVC-V) . Results No significant difference was observed in left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) between PVC-S group and control subjects( P > 0 .05) ,while LV rotational degrees in apical levels[( 8 .47 ± 3 .54)° vs (9 .50 ± 3 .21)° , P = 0 .042] and LV total torsional degrees [ (11 .25 ± 6 .31)° vs (14 .00 ± 4 .07)° , P =0 .046] were significantly reduced in PVC-S group . In addition to the reduction of LV rotational degrees in apical levels[( 3 .93 ± 7 .23)° vs (9 .50 ± 3 .21)° , P =0 .000] and LV total torsional degrees[ ( 4 .35 ± 9 .62)° vs (14 .00 ± 4 .07)° , P =0 .000] ,lower apical levels[ ( -0 .57 ± 4 .44)° vs ( -5 .26 ± 3 .84)° , P =0 .000] and advanced LV rotational degrees [ ( 40 .5 ± 18 .6)％vs (48 .0 ± 9 .1)％ , P =0 .05] in basal levels were observed in PVC-V group in comparison with the control subjects . Compared with the PVC-S group ,PVC-V group showed lower LV rotational degrees in basal levels [ ( -0 .57 ± 4 .44)° vs ( -4 .57 ± 4 .57)° , P = 0 .000] and advanced time to peak rotational degrees [ (40 .5 ± 18 .6)％ vs (48 .1 ± 12 .6)％ , P =0 .018] ,as well as advanced time to peak and lower LV total torsionaldegrees[(39.3±15.4)％ vs(46.7±13.8)％ ,P =0.007 ;(4.35±9.62)°vs(11.25±6.31)°,P=0 .001] .Conclusions As to RVOT-PVC patients ,LV myocardial torsional motion has changed in PVC-S mainly manifested as a decrease of rotation degrees in apical levels even if the LVEF is still in the normal range . During PVC-V the rotation and twist degree is further reduced ,and the time sequence altered , accompanied with significantly decreased LVEF .