Objective To understand the current status and the changes in main disability reasons in the elderly with physical disabilities during the past 20 years in China. Methods　The data of the elderly with physical disabilities aged 60 years and over that were from the national sample survey on disability in 1987 and 2006 were analyzed and compared by epidemiology methods. Results　In 2006.the main disability reasons in the elderly with physical disabilities aged 60 and over were disease factors,injury factors,other factors and congenital diseases and eccyliosis.The cause-specific disability prevalences were 5.262%,1.885%,1.000% and 0.200%respectively.Cerebrovaseular diseases showed the highest cause-specific disability prevalence of 2.552% in all the causes.Compared with the national sample survey in 1987,the cause-specific disability prevalences of disease factors and injury factors were obviously increased.The top five disability reasons in the elderly with physical disabilities aged 60 years and over in China were cerebrovascular diseases,arthropathy,miscellaneous traumas,other causes and unknown causes in the national sample survey in 2006;while vascular diseases,other traumas,other causes,unknown causes and pyogenic infection were the top five disability reasons in the national sample survey in 1987.The age-specific top five reasons were basically the same with the total top five disability reasons of the elderly with physical disabilities aged 60 years and over,and also the same relationship between sex-specific top five reasons and Iotal top five disability reasons in 1987 and 2006. Conclusions　Disease factors are the main disability reasons of the elderly with physical disabilities aged 60 years and over,and cerebrovascular diseases have the highest cause specific disability prevalence.The prevention and cure of cerebrovascular diseases,arthropathy and other traumas become the key points to prevent physical disability in the elderly.

BACKGROUND:Maxil ary sinus floor elevation via a lateral window approach is the most effective method of overcoming the shortage of bone mass deficiency in atrophic maxil ary posterior region. Bone transplantation is considered to be a prerequisite for the success of maxil ary sinus floor elevation. Platelet-rich plasma and platelet-rich fibrin have been used to accelerate bone formation, regeneration, and repair. However, few in-depth studies are reported on the effects of concentrated growth factors on new bone formation. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of concentrated growth factors applied in maxil ary sinus floor elevation via a lateral window approach with simultaneous implant placement on repair of bone defects and new bone formation. METHODS:This was a randomized double-blind control ed trial, which was performed at the Hospital of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, China. Forty patients presenting with loss of maxil ary molars and residual bone height of 2-5 mm in the posterior maxil ary region were included in this study. These patients were randomly assigned to either receive concentrated growth factors, hydroxyapatite and autogenous bone (experimental group, n=20) or hydroxyapatite and autogenous bone (control group, n=20) at bone defect sites. X-ray examination was performed 1, 3 and 6 months after surgery to evaluate bone regeneration and repair as per excel ent and good rate. The thickness of the cortical bone at the defect sites was measured using a dental cone beam CT scanner to reflect bone density. The study protocol had been approved by Ethics Committee of Hospital of Stomatology, Southwest Medical University, China, was performed in strict accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and had been registered with ClinicalTrial.gov (identifier NCT03046173). Written informed consent had been obtained from each patient prior to enrol ment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:This study was completed in 2016. Study outcomes were obtained as fol ows:X-ray images showed that 3 and 6 months after surgery, bone regeneration around the implant was better in the experimental group than in the control group (P<0.01) and better bone regeneration in the experimental group was observed at 6 months than at 3 months after surgery. At 1, 3 and 6 months after surgery, bone density at bone defect site was significantly greater in the experimental group than in the control group (P<0.01). These results suggest that concentrated growth factors applied in maxil ary sinus floor elevation via a lateral window approach with simultaneous implant placement can promote new bone formation and accelerate synosteosis.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 ; blood ; complications ; genetics ; Diabetic Angiopathies ; blood ; complications ; Female ; Gene Frequency ; Genotype ; Homocysteine ; blood ; Humans ; Male ; Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) ; genetics ; Mutation ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Regression Analysis

Objective To study the main causes of hearing disability in Beijing residents. Methods The second national sample survey on disability of China was carried out in Beijing on April 1,2006. Muhiphase, stratified, proportional and cluster samplings were adopted to investigate 74 795 residents in Beijing, including 36 753 males and 38 042 females. 55 773 were urban residents while 19 022 from rural areas. The method of descriptive study was used to analyze the data of hearing disabitity in Beijing. Results Top five causes of hearing disability (including multiple disabilities) in Beijing were presbycusis, unknown, systematic diseases, noise induced, and odds media. The prevalence was 1.10%, 0.30%, 0.30%, 0.20% and 0.17%, respectively. Heredity, unknown and others were the main causes of children under 0～14 years. Unknown, ototoxicity, and otitis media were the main causes of people aged 15 ～59 years. Presbycusis, systematic diseases, noise induced and unknown were main causes of people aged 60 years and older. Presbycusis was the top cause of hearing disability for male and female residents as well as people live in urban and rural areas in Beijing. Conclusion Presbyeusis, unknown, systematic diseases, noise induced, and otitis media were main causes of hearing disability (including multiple disabilities) in Beijing.

Objective To understand the prevalence situation of common respiratory tract pathogens in Shihezi area to provide reliable basis for clinical diagnosis and treatment Methods The serum samples from the inpatients with acute respiratory tract in‐fection in the First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Shihezi University from January to June 2014 were collected and detec‐ted 9 kinds of common pathogens by using the indirect immuno‐fluorescence assay .Results Among 810 serum samples ,the IgM antibody positive detection rate was 32 .35% ,the detection rates of various pathogens from high to low were Mycoplasma pneumon‐iae(MP ,21 .48% ) ,Q fever rickettsia (COX ,8 .8% ) ,legionella pneumophila(LP1 ,5 .18% ) ,Chlamydia pneumoniae(CP ,4 .2% ) ,in‐fluenzaBvirus(INFB,2.22% ),parainfluenzavirus(PIVs,1.24% )andrespiratorysyncytialvirus(RSV,0.50% ).MPinfectionwas dominated by young children ,the detection rate in females was higher than that in males (P<0 .05);majority of COX infection were young adults ,the detection rate in males was higher than that in females (P<0 .05) .Conclusion MP is the main respiratory tract infection pathogen in children and COX is the main respiratory tract infection pathogen among young adults in Shihezi area .

[Objective]To investigate a method of in vitro preparation and separation for metallic wear particles around joint prosthesis,and evaluate its feasibility in medical experiments of prosthetic loosening.[Method]Metallic wear particles were made around joint prosthesis by vacuum ball mill in vitro.Particle size,size distribution,chemical composition and shape were characterized by element trace analysis,laser countersizer,scanning electron microscopy.Metal particles were co-cultured with RAW264.7 cells,and its cytotoxicity was detected.[Result]Metal particles made by vacuum ball mill in vitro was similar to particles extracted in vivo(

Objective To observe the expression of basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF) at different stages of tooth germ development,and explore its mechanism and significance.Methods Immunohistochemical technique was used to examine the expressions of bFGF in the tooth germs at different stages of human fetus in 8-34 weeks,the suckling mice with 1-22 d,and the dog postnatal in 6 weeks-5 months.Results bFGF expressed in tooth germ at all stages.In human fetus,the positive reaction was observed in epithelium of tooth bud,dental plate,enamel organ,external and outer enamel.The ameloblasts,odontoblasts,epithelial root sheath and dental follicle showed strongly positive reaction in the unerupted human deciduous tooth,the tooth under the eruption of neonate external enamel,stratum intermedium cells,ameloblasts and odontoblasts showed strongly positive epithelium,dental papilla and dental follicle at bud stage and cap stage,while at bell stage cells in mice and 6 week postnatal canal tooth.The positive expressions of bFGF were observed in root of tooth,peridental ligament and the osteoblasts adjoin to peridental ligament in the dog succession of decideous teeth.Conclusion bFGF is one of critical regulator in the tooth development,which can regulate the differentiation and morphogenesis of tooth germ cells and control the eruption and succession of deciduous teeth at different stages.

In order to assess the effect of long-term versus short-term intravesical chemotherapy in preventing the recurrence of patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, we searched several databases with words as mesh terms and free text words to find all eligible randomized clinical trials (RCTs) for the comparison of the two strategies of instillation durations. "Observed-Expected events research (O-E)" and "Variance (V)" for calculating hazard ratio (HR) were used in Revman 5.2 software recommended by Cochrane Collabration for data analysis. Sensitivity and subgroup analysis were selected to minish heterogeneity. GRADEpro 3.6 profile recommended by Cochrane Collabration was employed for quality assessment of analyses. Finally, 13 eligible RCTs with 4216 patients were included in this review and 16 comparisons from 13 trials were involved for analysis. The pooled analysis revealed no significant difference between long-term and short-term duration [HR=0.99, 95% CI (0.89, 1.11), P=0.89]. Within the subgroup analysis, patients benefited from long-term instillations with a start regimen of one immediate instillation [HR=0.83, 95% CI (0.69, 1.00), P=0.05]. But patients were not suitable to receive long-term instillations with epirubicin (EPI) [HR=1.01, 95% CI (0.91, 1.13), P=0.78]. The progression rate was not reduced after long-term instillations [HR=0.96, 95% CI (0.66, 1.39), P=0.82]. From our results, patients should not receive introvesical chemotherapy more than half a year. In contrast, patients with one immediate instillation are preferred to have a long-term duration at least one year. Long-term instillations can not reduce the progression rate.

Objective To develop questionnaires to indentify research motivation and its related psychological factors for medical postgraduates.Methods The questionnaire was developed based on previous literature and case interview by using self-determination theory as the theoretical framework.Delphi method and stratified factor analysis were used to examine the reliability and validity of the questionnaire.Results The questionnaires included 2 sections:research motivation questionnaire and related psychological factors questionnaire.The Cranach's α of each questionnaire was 0.89 and 0.90 and test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.74 and 0.80.The content validity (CVI) of each questionnaire was 0.958 and 0.935,and stratified factor analysis demonstrated that the items of each dimension could account for more than 40％ of the accumulated variance.Conclusion The questionnaires have good reliability and validity and could be applied.

INDENA SPA Company in Italy is a multi-national company that produces and sells plant extracts. Based on its own re- search advantages in the field of Ginkgo biloba preparation, the company protects its own products market effectively through building patent portfolio around the patents of its opponent. Based on the multi-angle analysis for patent portfolio of G. biloba preparation from the aspects of application time, legal status, technical development route, and patent portfolio layout, this article provides technical reference on research and development of G. biloba preparation, and the author suggest that Chinese applicants learn techniques and layout experiences of other patents fully to enhance the level of research and patent protection level.
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical ; economics ; legislation & jurisprudence ; Ginkgo biloba ; chemistry ; Italy ; Patents as Topic ; Plant Extracts ; chemistry ; economics ; isolation & purification