Objective To observe the effect of athletic taping on shoulder subluxation in stroke patients with hemiplegia. Methods From March, 2017 to March, 2018, 40 stroke patients with hemiplegia were randomly divided into control group (n = 20) and experiment group (n = 20). They all accepted routine rehabilitation training, and the experiment group accepted athletic taping before the training. They were measured acromio-humeral distance (AHD) before and after four weeks of treatment. Meanwhile, the were assessed with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of pain, simplified Fugl-Meyer Assessment-upper extremity (FMA-UE) and Functional Comprehensive Assessment (FCA). Results AHD, and scores of VAS, FMA-UE and FCA improved in both the groups after treatment (Z > 3.508, t > 4.544, P < 0.001), and improved more in the scores of VAS, FMA-UE and FCA in the experiment group than in the control group (Z = -3.151, t > 2.843, P < 0.01). Conclusion Athletic taping can alleviate shoulder pain, promote upper limb functional recovery and improve the ability of daily living for stroke patients with hemiplegia.

The fall armyworm (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda, is a destructive pest native to America and has recently become an invasive insect pest in China. Because of its rapid spread and great risks in China, understanding of FAW genetic background and pesticide resistance is urgent and essential to develop effective management strategies. Here, we assembled a chromosome-level genome of a male FAW (SFynMstLFR) and compared re-sequencing results of the populations from America, Africa, and China. Strain identification of 163 individuals collected from America, Africa and China showed that both C and R strains were found in the American populations, while only C strain was found in the Chinese and African populations. Moreover, population genomics analysis showed that populations from Africa and China have close relationship with significantly genetic differentiation from American populations. Taken together, FAWs invaded into China were most likely originated from Africa. Comparative genomics analysis displayed that the cytochrome p450 gene family is extremely expanded to 425 members in FAW, of which 283 genes are specific to FAW. Treatments of Chinese populations with twenty-three pesticides showed the variant patterns of transcriptome profiles, and several detoxification genes such as AOX, UGT and GST specially responded to the pesticides. These findings will be useful in developing effective strategies for management of FAW in China and other invaded areas.
Animals ; China ; Genomics ; Humans ; Male ; Pesticides ; Spodoptera/genetics* ; Transcriptome