1.New service models in medical academic libraries
Sisi CHEN ; Yuhong QIU ; Jijun GUO
Chinese Journal of Medical Library and Information Science 2015;(6):42-46
Libraries are faced with the crisis of being marginalized in the era of network.Medical academic library should thus adapt to the changing information behaviors of users in study , teaching and scientific research and pro-vide their service according to the user needs-orientedsubject librarian service model , mobile library service model, and sharing commons service model.The service provided in the top 18 medical academic libraries in China according to the 3 models was analyzed, which showed their low popularization rate, insufficient depth and repeti-tion.Measures that should be taken for the solution of such problems were put forward.
2.Maturity and scientific research strength of medical subjects between PRC and India and between PRC and Japan according to the scale and production distribution of authors
Sisi CHEN ; Shuang XU ; Dan XU ; Yuhong QIU ; Jijun GUO
Chinese Journal of Medical Library and Information Science 2017;26(7):21-26
The maturity and scientific research strength of medical subjects between PRC and India and between PRC and Japan were demonstrated by comparing the scale and production distribution of international papers authors between PRC and India and between PRC and Japan according to the SCADC(2011), SCIE, InCites Statistical Analysis Database, non-regression fitting curve, K-S Test and Rnew fitting goodness, which showed that SCADC(2011) and SCIE displayed 53 specific medical subjects.Lotka distribution and author scale analysis showed that the maturity and scientific research strength of tropical medicine and pediatrics were lower while those of drug abuse, combined traditional and western medicine, primary health care, medical informatics, parasitology, audiology, speech and language pathology were higher in PRC than in Japan.
3.Expression and its significance of aquaporin 8 in patients with functional constipation or constipated irritable bowel syndrome
Sisi QIU ; Shiyang MA ; Yan CHENG ; Hui SHAO ; Lei DONG ; Fei DAI
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2016;36(8):538-542
Objective To detect the expression level of aquaporin 8 (AQP8) in patients with functional constipation(FC) or constipated irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C),and the correlation between the expression of AQP8 and clinical features.Methods From March to December 2014,a total of 16 patients with IBS-C and 19 patients with FC met Rome Ⅲ criteria were collected,and nine healthy individuals were assigned to control group at the same period.The ascending and decending colonic tissues mucosa of FC,IBS-C and control group were taken under endoscope.The expression of AQP8 at mRNA and protein level was detected by real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry (IHC).The differences in AQP8 mRNA expression and AQP8 relative area were analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis test among groups,and Pearson correlation coefficient was performed for correlation analysis between the expression and clinical features.Results The relative expressions of AQP8 mRNA of ascending colon and descending colon of FC patients (1.38,0.61 to 4.09;2.65,0.82 to 7.52) and IBS-C patients (2.23,0.82 to 4.67;1.35,0.51 to 2.03) were higher than those of control group (0.56,0.19 to 0.97;0.38,0.21 to 1.19),and the differences were statistically significant (ZFc =-2.435,-3.149,ZIBS-C =-2.690,-2.152;all P<0.05).AQP8 mRNA expression of descending colon in patients with FC was higher than that of patients with IBS-C,and the difference was statistically significant (Z =-2.003,P =0.045).The expression of AQP8 in patients with FC and IBS-C was positively correlated with disease course (ascending colon r=0.57 and 0.53;descending colon r=0.49 and 0.54,all P<0.05),and was negatively correlated with frequency of defecation (ascending colon r=-0.82 and-0.61;descending colon r=-0.49 and-0.53,all P<0.05).There was no correlation between the expression of AQP8 and age,gender,onset age,presence of abdominal symptoms of the patients (all P> 0.05).Most of AQP8 of FC group was expressed in cytoplasm of colonic mucosa epithelial cells,while that of IBS-C group and control group was mostly expressed at apical membrane and basal membrane of epithelial cells.The results of semi-quantification demonstrated that AQP8 relative area of descending colon of FC and IBS-C group increased compared with that of control group (3.42% (1.24% to 5.61%),2.45%(1.72% to 4.27%) vs 1.18% (0.35% to 2.81%);Z=-2.534,-2.151,both P<0.05).Meanwhile,AQP8 relative area of ascending colon of FC group increased compared with that of control group (2.46%(1.48% to 4.18%) vs 1.14%(1.29% to 2.15%) Z=-2.041,P<0.05).Conclusion There are differences in AQP8 expression quantity and location in cells of descending colon between patients with FC and patients with IBS-C,which is a way for differentiation these two diseases.
4.Preventive effects of Haishe capsules on the conversion of amnestic mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease
Enyan YU ; Zhengluan LIAO ; Yunfei TAN ; Yaju QIU ; Junpeng ZHU ; Meifang SHI ; Hong WANG ; Yan CHEN ; Sisi LIN ; Minghao WU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2017;36(3):278-281
Objective To evaluate the preventive effects of Haishe capsules on the conversion of amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) to Alzheimer's disease(AD).Methods Patients (n=120) with aMCI from our department were recruited and randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group (n=60 in each group).The treatment group was given 0.9 gram of Haishe capsules three times a day while the control group received no drug treatment.Data on the conversion ratio,memory and cognitive function were comparedbetween the groups in a 24-months follow-up.Results By the end of the study,12 patients in the treatment group and 15 in the control group dropped out.Valid data for 93 patients were available for statistical analysis (48 in the treatment group and 45 in the control group).The number of aMCI patients who converted to AD was 6,with a conversion ratio of 12.5% (6/48);and the number of patients who went through conversion in the control group was 13,with a conversion ratio of 28.8% (13/45).The difference in conversion between the two groups was statistically significant (x2 =3.83,P<0.05).After 24 months,MMSE scores for the treatment group (25.52± 1.07) had no significant change compared with baseline levels,while MMSE scores for the control group decreased significantly(24.75--1.49) and were markedly lower than thosefor the treatment group (t=2.85,P<0.05).MoCA scores for the treatment group (19.39 ±2.01) did not show decline until the end of the study,while those for the control group started to decrease about half way through the study and were lower than scores for the treatment group (t =2.41,P<0.05).Compared with baseline levels,ADAS-Cogscores for the treatment group (7.62± 1.06) did not increase significantly during the course of the study.ADAS-Cogscores forthe control group were higher at both half way (7.70±0.75) and the end of the study (8.18±0.80)than base line levels,and there was a statistically significant difference in end-of-study ADAS-Cog scores between the two groups(t =-2.6,P< 0.05).Conclusions Haishe capsules not only effectively maintain memory and cognitive function,but also delay the conversion from aMCI to AD.
5.Prevalence of sensitization to aeroallergens in 1 893 patients with allergic rhinitis in Yunnan.
Sisi LI ; Yongmei YU ; Biao RUAN ; Ben LIU ; Xiaoyang ZHAO ; Jiwei QIU
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2013;27(5):246-250
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate which aeroallergens were prevalent in patients with allergic rhinitis in Yunnan.
METHOD:
Retrospective analysis of the medical records of intradermal test performed in 1893 AR patients. The samples were divided into four age groups: 4-17-year-olds, > 17-35-year-olds, > 35-50-year-olds and > 50-70-year-olds. According to gender,the samples were decided into two groups: the males and the females. The positive rate of aeroallergens were compared among the groups.
RESULT:
(1)The total positive rate of intradermal test was 70.1%. The top ten allergens were as follow: dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, dermatophagoides farina, house dust, pollen of the summer and autumn, alnus nepalensis, chenopodiaceae, mugwort, poaceae, brassica and cockroach. (2) In all groups,patients with triple positive allergens were the most common,followed by dual positive allergens and single positive allergen. (3) Among the top ten allergens, the top three positive ones in all groups were dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, dermatophagoides farina and house dust. And there were significant differences between 4-17-year-olds group and the other age groups (P < 0.01). (4) There was no significant difference between male and female patients in distribution of aeroallergens except House dust and mite.
CONCLUSION
The most common allergen in patients with allergic rhinitis in Yunnan is mite,the follow are pollen of the summer and autumn, alnus nepalensis, chenopodiaceae, mugwort, poaceae, and brassica. The distribution of aeroallergens are different among the age groups, but has no evident correlation with gender.
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6.Features of human cytomegalovirus UL146 gene in asymptomatic children
Min YANG ; Sisi YE ; Jiating YANG ; Cong LIN ; Huiting LI ; Wei QIU ; Gangqiang GUO ; Hongying SHI ; Baoqing LI ; Xiangyang XUE
Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology 2017;37(9):650-658
Objective To investigate the polymorphisms of human cytomegalovirus ( HCMV ) UL146 gene in asymptomatic children. Methods Urine samples were collected from 47 asymptomatic chil-dren who were positive for HCMV DNA. PCR was performed to amplify the open reading frame ( ORF) of UL146 gene. Positive bands were sequenced and variations in UL146 gene were analyzed by using bioinfor-matics software. Results Seventeen samples were successfully amplified and sequenced. Variations spread all over the sequence of UL146 gene and the variability in nucleotide and amino acid sequences ranged from 0% to 42. 5% and 0% to 67. 7% respectively. Compared with the Towne strain, there was diversity in sig-nal sequence and C-terminal region. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that UL146 in the 17 asymptomatic chil-dren belonged to four genotypes, which were G1, G8, G9 and G11. Forms of post-translational modification varied greatly among the four genotypes, while the important functional region of ELRCXC chemokine was highly conservative. Secondary structure prediction showed that random-coli conformation was the predomi-nant structure of active proteins. Isoelectric point ( PI) and molecular weight ( MW) were dissimilar among the four genotypes. Conclusion HCMV UL146 gene in asymptomatic children was hypervariable in both nucleotide sequence and amino acid structure. However, the important functional region was highly con-served. The predominant genotypes of UL146 in these children were G1, G8, G9 and G11, and the geno-type distribution in them showed no significant difference with previous findings in children with symptomatic HCMV infection.
7.An exoskeleton robot can help improve the walking ability of stroke survivors
Fang CHEN ; Jing JI ; Bin SU ; Huaide QIU ; Xixi WU ; Yingjun HUANG ; Sisi HUANG ; Yuting ZHANG ; Xue WANG ; Chunli WANG ; Panli GE ; Junhao HUANG ; Yongqiang LI
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2022;44(6):497-502
Objective:To explore the efficacy of a flat ground exoskeleton robot in improving the walking ability of stroke survivors.Methods:Fifty-eight stroke survivors with mobility difficulties were randomly divided into a robot group ( n=29) and a control group ( n=29). In addition to routine rehabilitation, the control group received conventional walking training, while the robot group underwent exoskeleton robot-assisted gait training. The 30-minute training sessions were held twice a day, 5 days per week for 5 weeks. Before as well as after 2 and 4 weeks of treatment, everyone′s walking ability was tested using the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and functional ambulation scale (FAC). General lower limb motor function was quantified using the Fugl-Meyer Lower Extremity assessment (FMA-LE). Moreover, gait analysis was conducted before and after 4 weeks of treatment. Results:After 2 and 4 weeks of treatment, the average 6MWT times of both groups were significantly better than before the treatment, with the improvement of the robot group significantly greater than that of the control group after 2 weeks. After 2 and 4 weeks the average FMA-LE and FAC scores of both groups had improved significantly compared with before treatment. After 4 weeks the stride frequency and gait cycle of both groups had improved significantly.Conclusions:Exoskeleton robot-assisted gait training can improve walking ability and lower limb motor function of stroke survivors about as well as conventional walking training.
8.Analysis of the current situation of Internet hospitals management and construction in China
Tao HAN ; Qinpeng WEI ; Jiani CHEN ; Qiu JIN ; Sisi LI ; Zhiruo ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration 2023;39(2):149-153
Thanks to the support of relevant national policies since 2018, Internet hospitals in China had developed rapidly. The authors sorted out the current situation of Internet hospital management and construction in China through policy document search and literature search, and found such loopholes as lack of unified supervision and process supervision, barriers between online and offline one-stop services, obsolete information interoperability and network security technology, and poor doctor-patient satisfaction and treatment efficiency. It is recommended to establish a provincial-level standardized supervision and evaluation system, explore an integrated online and offline medical service system, improve the hospital informationized operation guarantee system, promote the improvement of doctor-patient communication satisfaction system, and further promote the development of Internet hospitals in China.