1.Development of Ward Calling System Based on ZigBee Protocol
Huijun ZHAO ; Yang CAO ; Yanjing SUN
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal 2004;0(07):-
Objective To avoid complicated wiring, a ward calling system based on wireless protocol is studied. Methods The system adopted ZigBee protocol, composed of calling console as network coordinator, bed-extensions as terminals and network routers in each ward. Results After initial configuration, the system could ring an alarm and gave the patient's bed number and ward number when patients called. Also it provided the automated network faults detection system. Conclusion The system is characterized with convenient installation, high intelligence and easy expansibility, and accords with the trend of technology.
2.The Validity of New Material for Nasalance Evaluation and Nasalance Gender Score Differences
Hakyung KIM ; Youngjin HWANG ; Yanjing CAO ; Xiaoming LIU ; Zhaoming HUANG
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2014;(5):471-474
Objective This study aimed to develop reading material for nasalance evaluation ,and find out na-salance scores associated with genders .Methods The NasalView ? (Tiger Electronics Inc .,Seattle ,USA) was used to obtain nasalance values in the new and old material .A total of 102 subjects (51 males ,51 females) who have lived in Beijing for 18 years or longer at the time of the experiment received the tests ,the results from two pieces of material and the mean nasalance gender score differences were compared .Results The mean nasalance scores of sen-tences were 56 .58% ± 3 .43% for'Nasal sentence',33 .86% ± 5 .24% for'Oral sentence',and 49 .49% ± 4 .13% for'Oro -nasal sentence'respectively in the new material .The mean nasalance scores of sentences were 54 .31% ± 4 .43% for'Nasal sentence',35 .64% ± 5 .90% for'Oral sentence',and 47 .12% ± 4 .96% for'Oro-nasal sentence're-spectively in the old material .There were significant differences between males and females through materials .The nasalance gender score differences showed that females were bigger than males (P<0 .01) .This study found a cor-relation between the new and old materials :'Nasal sentence'(r=0 .899 ,P< 0 .01) ,'Oral sentence'(r= 0 .850 ,P<0 .01) ,and'Oro -nasal sentence'(r=0 .851 ,P<0 .01) .The standard error difference showed that the new was smaller than the old (P<0 .01) .Conclusion The new material for nasalance evaluation has a better test validity ,and there is a high correlation between the old materials .The usage of the new material for nasalance evaluation will produce more accurate results with higher credibility .Normal female's nasalance scores were higher than males .
3.The Characteristics of the Working Memory in Patients with Chinese Aphasia
Yanjing CAO ; Jinxuan LIU ; Shanshan DING ; Qin ZHENG ; Hakyung KIM
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology 2017;25(2):143-148
Objective To study the characteristics of the working memory in patients with Chinese aphasia in different ways of tasks and test materials .Methods Fifteen aphasia patients (aphasia group ,54~70 years old) and fifteen matched normal cases (control group) were requested to finish auditory retelling and auditory recognition tests of numerical materials ,content and function words .The maximum length of the string correctly completed was referred to as the working memory span .The working memory span was compared between the two groups .Results The working memory span of the aphasia group was significantly smaller than that of in the normal group (P<0 .01) .The working memory span of in patients with the aphasia group in the positive sequence retelling tasks were significantly greater than in reverse retelling ,positive recognition and reverse recognition (P<0 .01) .Reverse retell-ing was significantly greater than reverse recognition (P<0 .01) .The positive recognition was significantly greater than the reverse recognition(P<0 .01) .In retelling tasks ,the order of the working memory span was numbers , function words ,content words from high to low in the aphasia group ,but there was no significant difference be-tween them .In the positive recognition tasks ,the average working memory span for the numerical material was sig-nificantly greater than the content words(P< 0 .01) and the function words(P< 0 .01) .The content words were greater than the function words(P<0 .01) .In the reverse recognition tasks ,average working memory span for the numerical material was significantly greater than the function words (P<0 .01) .Conclusion The working memoryspan of in patients with aphasics significantly lags behind the normal people .Numbers are the easiest for aphasics . In different task modes ,the difficulties from high to low are as follow :positive retelling ,reverse retelling ,positive recognition and reverse recognition .
4.Comparative study of rabbit VX2 tumor angiogenesis in fatty liver and normal liver and correlation with contrast-enhanced ultrasound quantitative parameters
Liping LIU ; Qin LU ; Yanjing ZHANG ; Cheng CAO ; Yanhong HAO ; Kun XU ; Yufang ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2014;23(4):340-344
Objective To comparative analysis the rabbit VX2 tumors angiogenesis in fatty liver and normal liver,and investigate the correlation of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) parameters and their angiogenesis.Methods Rabbit models of fatty liver and normal liver with implanted VX2 tumors were established.Two groups of hepatic backgrounds and VX2 tumors were analyzed by QontraXt quantitative software of CEUS.The expression level of tumor microvascular density (MVD) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were detected with immunohistochemical techniques and real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR (FQ-PCR).Results ①No significant difference was found in MVD,VEGF protein and gene expression between VX2 tumors in normal liver and fatty liver.The expression of VEGF gene in fatty liver parenchyma were lower than normal liver parenchyma (P <0.05).②There was positive correlation between MVD and peak intensity (r =0.494,P <0.05; r =0.591,P <0.01) both in fatty liver and normal liver VX2 tumors.The expression of VEGF protein were not correlated with TIC parameters (all P > 0.05).③The MVD had positive correlation with expression of VEGF protein in fatty liver and normal liver VX2 tumors (r =0.508,P <0.05; r =0.570,P <0.01).Conclusions The expression of MVD and VEGF had no significant difference between fatty liver and normal liver VX2 tumors.The peak intensity of VX2 tumors CEUS had positive correlation with MVD both in fatty liver and normal liver,which can indirectly reflect MVD expression level and help to evaluate tumor angiogenesis.
5.Construction and expression of procaryotic expression vector of a chimeric GPI-B7-1 cDNA
Jianwei WANG ; Yingbin LIU ; Yanjing CAO ; Xuan WANG ; Jiangtao LI ; Ying KONG ; Xiaoming MA ; Shuyou PENG
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2009;24(1):38-41
Objective Through constructing prokaryotic expression vector pET-30a-GPI-B7-1, to gain purified GPI-B7-1 fusion protein so as to confirm the tumor immune effect. Methods The DNA fragment encoding the signal for GPI-anchor attachment of hPLAP-1 and the cDNA encoding the human costimulatory molecule CD80 ( BT-1 ) were cloned from fresh placenta and human peripheral blood monocytes (PBMC) respectively. The two fragment were annealed to form a fusion gene (GPI-BT-1) by PCR. Then the fusion gene was inserted into the prokaryotic expression vector pET-30a, resulting in pET-30a-GPI-BT-1. Transfer to E. coli BL21, purified fusion protein were analysed by SDS-PAGE and Western blot. Results Agarose gel electrophoresis map of GPI and BT-1 PCR products show that GPI goal gene strap was seen at 133bp region and BT-1 goal gene strap at 792 region. Identification of recombinant pET-30a-GPI-B7-1 by restriction enzyme and PCR illustrate two goal fragment for 5000 bp and 900 bp, to realize the expression of fusion gene ( GPI-B7-1 ) at the E. coli BL21. The fusion protein was successfully produced in the pET expression system induced by IPTG and purified by Ni2 + -NTA agarose column. By SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis, the observed molecular weight of the fusion protein was 38 kDa. Conclusion The purified GPI-B7-1 fusion protein can be obtained from E. coli BL21 transfered by prokaryotic expression vector pET-30a-GPI-B7-1, which will prove useful tool for the study of tumor immune therapy.
6.VX2 tumors in fatty liver and normal liver rabbits:characteristics of conventional ultrasound and quantitative study of contrast-enhanced ultrasound
Qin LU ; Liping LIU ; Yanjing ZHANG ; Cheng CAO ; Yanhong HAO ; Kun XU ; Yufang ZHAO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2013;(5):443-447
Objective To investigate the conventional ultrasound characteristics of VX2 tumors in fatty liver and normal liver of rabbits,furthermore,to analysis the blood flow characteristics of them with contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS).Methods Rabbit model of fatty liver and normal liver with implanted VX2 tumors were established,and examined using conventional and CEUS.QontraXt quantitative software of CEUS was used.Results The fatty liver models with 20 VX2 tumors and normal liver models with 23 VX2 tumors were successfully developed in rabbits.In conventional ultrasonography,hyperechoic VX2 tumor lesions in fatty liver were far less than them in normal liver (P =0.008).No significant difference was found in iso-echoic and hypoechoic VX2 tumor lesions between two groups (P > 0.05).Compared with normal liver parenchyma,arrival time of fatty liver parenchyma was later,peak intensity was lower (P <0.05).There was no significant difference in arrival time,peak intensity,sharpness,area under curve between the VX2 tumors of normal liver and fatty liver (P > 0.05).Conclusions There is a significant difference characteristic in conventional ultrasonography between VX2 tumors in fatty liver and normal liver.Fatty liver blood perfusion effects are lower than normal liver in CEUS.Quantitative parameters of CEUS are more objective and accurate for hemodynamic of VX2 tumors and fatty liver.
7.Comparative study of inflammatory pseudoneoplasm of the liver in rabbits with fatty liver and normal liver by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
Yanjing ZHANG ; Liping LIU ; Qin LU ; Yufang ZHAO ; Yanhong HAO ; Kun XU ; Cheng CAO
Chinese Journal of Ultrasonography 2013;(6):525-529
Objective To analyze hepatic inflammatory pseudoneoplasm with fatty liver and normal liver perfusion blood characteristics and quantitative parameters using real-time contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and time intensity curve.Methods Twenty rabbits (including ten with fatty liver and ten with normal liver) with thirty-nine inflammatory pseudoneoplasm of the liver (IPL) were studied by low mechanical index CEUS with bolus injection of SonoVue via peripheral auricular vein and QontraXt quantitative analysis software.IPL contrast-enhanced ultrasound blood perfusion characteristics with two different liver background were analyzed.Results ①According to the different pathological elements,IPL showed four kinds of CEUS types:one lesion showed absent contrast enhancement pattern (type Ⅰ),nineteen lesions showed iso-enhancement pattern (type Ⅱ),six lesions showed hypo-enhancement pattern (type Ⅲ),thirteen lesions showed fast-in and fast-out pattern (type Ⅳ).②Compared with normal liver,arrival time of fatty liver was later and its peak intensity was lower.②Compared with peripheral parenchyma,arrival time of IPL was later,peak intensity was lower and its sharpness was sharper (P <0.05).④Between IPL lesions with two different liver background,there was no significant difference about parameters of the time-intensity curve (P >0.05).Conclusions Due to different pathological elements,IPL lesions have multiform perfusion patterns in CEUS.CEUS and time intensity curve could provide enough perfusion information for IPL and liver parenchyma more accurately.