Objective Base on the neighborhood activation model(NAM), to develop the Mandarin monosyllable lexical neighborhood test(M-LNT-monosyllable), which is expected to be useful for evaluating speech perception performance in children with hearing loss. Methods Test items were based on the lexical characteristics of word frequency and neighborhood density which addressed in the neighborhood activation model (NAM). M-LNT -monosyllable consisted of two parts: Lexically "easy" words with high word frequency, which were low phonemically similar to the target word and lexically "hard" words with low word frequency, which were high phonemically similar to the target word. 34 children of 3～5 year old with normal hearing were choosed as subjects to verify easy word and hard word lists. Results 1 979 words for children contained 487 easy words and 419 hard words. Three easy word lists and three hard word lists were developed to estimate the performance of word recognition among normal- hearing children. There were no differences among scores of three easy words lists(P＞0.05), and no difference among scores of three hard words lists(P＞0.05). But there were significant differences between scores of easy and hard words lists(P＜0.01). Conclusion The development of the lexicon was affected by the lexical characteristics. Normal-hearing children with some lexical techniques were affected by the lexical characteristics when they recognized the spoken words, but children with less lexical technique didn't show the same result because the recognition was processed on the phonetic level.

It uses research methods such as questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews with key informants to investigate the quantitative data,settlement costs,satisfaction,and other actual operations of the"dual channel"electronic prescription circulation and medical insurance online settlement pilot project in Shenzhen in June 2022.It explores and analyzes its advantages in effectively eliminating counterfeit paper prescriptions,real-time sharing of pharmacy inventory,transparency of drug prices,and limitations in prescription circulation coverage.And it makes suggestions for optimizing the prescription review process,such as creating a unified and standardized prescription circu-lation model,constructing a standardized and efficient management system for purchased drug catalogs,and strengthening information privacy and data security,are proposed.

It uses research methods such as questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews with key informants to investigate the quantitative data,settlement costs,satisfaction,and other actual operations of the"dual channel"electronic prescription circulation and medical insurance online settlement pilot project in Shenzhen in June 2022.It explores and analyzes its advantages in effectively eliminating counterfeit paper prescriptions,real-time sharing of pharmacy inventory,transparency of drug prices,and limitations in prescription circulation coverage.And it makes suggestions for optimizing the prescription review process,such as creating a unified and standardized prescription circu-lation model,constructing a standardized and efficient management system for purchased drug catalogs,and strengthening information privacy and data security,are proposed.

It uses research methods such as questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews with key informants to investigate the quantitative data,settlement costs,satisfaction,and other actual operations of the"dual channel"electronic prescription circulation and medical insurance online settlement pilot project in Shenzhen in June 2022.It explores and analyzes its advantages in effectively eliminating counterfeit paper prescriptions,real-time sharing of pharmacy inventory,transparency of drug prices,and limitations in prescription circulation coverage.And it makes suggestions for optimizing the prescription review process,such as creating a unified and standardized prescription circu-lation model,constructing a standardized and efficient management system for purchased drug catalogs,and strengthening information privacy and data security,are proposed.

It uses research methods such as questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews with key informants to investigate the quantitative data,settlement costs,satisfaction,and other actual operations of the"dual channel"electronic prescription circulation and medical insurance online settlement pilot project in Shenzhen in June 2022.It explores and analyzes its advantages in effectively eliminating counterfeit paper prescriptions,real-time sharing of pharmacy inventory,transparency of drug prices,and limitations in prescription circulation coverage.And it makes suggestions for optimizing the prescription review process,such as creating a unified and standardized prescription circu-lation model,constructing a standardized and efficient management system for purchased drug catalogs,and strengthening information privacy and data security,are proposed.

It uses research methods such as questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews with key informants to investigate the quantitative data,settlement costs,satisfaction,and other actual operations of the"dual channel"electronic prescription circulation and medical insurance online settlement pilot project in Shenzhen in June 2022.It explores and analyzes its advantages in effectively eliminating counterfeit paper prescriptions,real-time sharing of pharmacy inventory,transparency of drug prices,and limitations in prescription circulation coverage.And it makes suggestions for optimizing the prescription review process,such as creating a unified and standardized prescription circu-lation model,constructing a standardized and efficient management system for purchased drug catalogs,and strengthening information privacy and data security,are proposed.

It uses research methods such as questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews with key informants to investigate the quantitative data,settlement costs,satisfaction,and other actual operations of the"dual channel"electronic prescription circulation and medical insurance online settlement pilot project in Shenzhen in June 2022.It explores and analyzes its advantages in effectively eliminating counterfeit paper prescriptions,real-time sharing of pharmacy inventory,transparency of drug prices,and limitations in prescription circulation coverage.And it makes suggestions for optimizing the prescription review process,such as creating a unified and standardized prescription circu-lation model,constructing a standardized and efficient management system for purchased drug catalogs,and strengthening information privacy and data security,are proposed.

It uses research methods such as questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews with key informants to investigate the quantitative data,settlement costs,satisfaction,and other actual operations of the"dual channel"electronic prescription circulation and medical insurance online settlement pilot project in Shenzhen in June 2022.It explores and analyzes its advantages in effectively eliminating counterfeit paper prescriptions,real-time sharing of pharmacy inventory,transparency of drug prices,and limitations in prescription circulation coverage.And it makes suggestions for optimizing the prescription review process,such as creating a unified and standardized prescription circu-lation model,constructing a standardized and efficient management system for purchased drug catalogs,and strengthening information privacy and data security,are proposed.

It uses research methods such as questionnaire surveys and in-depth interviews with key informants to investigate the quantitative data,settlement costs,satisfaction,and other actual operations of the"dual channel"electronic prescription circulation and medical insurance online settlement pilot project in Shenzhen in June 2022.It explores and analyzes its advantages in effectively eliminating counterfeit paper prescriptions,real-time sharing of pharmacy inventory,transparency of drug prices,and limitations in prescription circulation coverage.And it makes suggestions for optimizing the prescription review process,such as creating a unified and standardized prescription circu-lation model,constructing a standardized and efficient management system for purchased drug catalogs,and strengthening information privacy and data security,are proposed.

BACKGROUNDEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a herpesvirus commonly associated with several malignant diseases including nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), which is a common cancer in Southeastern Asia. Previous studies showed that plasma levels of EBV-DNA might be a sensitive and reliable biomarker for the diagnosis, staging and evaluating of therapy for NPC. There are a few analyses of the levels of EBV-latent membrane protein 2 (LMP2)-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) in patients with NPC. This study was conducted to investigate the levels of EBV-LMP2-specific CTLs, EBV-DNA load and the level of CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells in such patients.

METHODSFrom February 2006 to April 2006, 62 patients with NPC, 40 healthy virus carriers positive for EBV viral capsid antigen (EBV-IgA-VCA) and 40 controls were enrolled in the study. We used a highly sensitive ELISPOT assay, real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and flow cytometry to measure the EBV-LMP2-specific CTL response, the EBV DNA load and the level of CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells, respectively.

RESULTSThe EBV-LMP2-specific CTL responses of the samples from the control, healthy virus carriers and patients with NPC were significantly different from the LMP2 epitopes, with the control and healthy virus carrier samples displaying a stronger response in three cases. There were significant differences in EBV DNA load in serum between NPC and the healthy groups; patients with NPC at stages III or IV had significantly higher viral loads compared with those at stages I or II. A significantly higher percentage of CD4(+)CD25(+) T lymphocytes were detected in the patients, compared with healthy virus carriers and healthy controls. Moreover, patients with advanced stages of NPC (III and IV) had significantly higher percentages than the patients with early stages (I and II).

CONCLUSIONSPatients with NPC are frequently unable to establish or maintain sufficient immunosurveillance to control proliferating B cells harboring EBV and to destroy the tumor cells that express immunodominant LMP2 proteins. Controlling the activity of CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells and elevating CD8(+) cells specific for LMP2 epitopes could be an effective immunotherapy for patients with NPC.

Adult ; Antigens, Viral ; immunology ; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes ; immunology ; Capsid Proteins ; immunology ; DNA, Viral ; genetics ; Epstein-Barr Virus Infections ; immunology ; virology ; Female ; Flow Cytometry ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin A ; immunology ; Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit ; immunology ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; immunology ; virology ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic ; immunology ; Viral Matrix Proteins ; immunology