1.Research of Health Law Education Reform in the Scope of Constructivism
Yi WEI ; Jia HE ; Shaohua QIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2011;10(3):286-288
Constructivism educational theory can provide a useful guidelines for health law education,this article finds the association of constructivist theory for health law education reform,and combined the with application of relevant theories on teaching practice experience,it also discusses how to provide a real promotion for the"students'first"concept.
2.Health law practical-oriented course reform based on simulated teaching method
Yi WEI ; Jia HE ; Shaohua QIU
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2012;11(3):313-315
Simulated teaching method is a necessary complement to theoretical teaching of health law,which meets the practical-oriented reform need and cultivates students with the literacy as a legal professional.The teaching method demands more requirements on teachers,students,teaching materials,organizational management,and more attention on contextual design,preparation details,implementation activities and evaluation of teaching.
3.RESPIRATORY SUPPORT FOR HOME CARE PATIENTS
Wei Yi Tay ; Catherine Qiu Hua Chan
The Singapore Family Physician 2015;41(2):17-26
Home respiratory support for patients in the home care setting can range from simple oxygen supplementation, non-invasive ventilation, to home ventilation support via a tracheostomy. A home care doctor may not be able to know everything about ventilator support, but he should be familiar with the medical care of patients requiring one, and know who to refer to should patients require ventilator adjustments or troubleshooting. The management of such patients is challenging outside the hospital setting and usually requires a multidisciplinary team effort from the doctors, nurses, medical social worker, respiratory therapists, vendor of the ventilator and, most importantly, dedicated and well-trained caregivers. This article will cover two other important topics that Family Physicians should know when managing patients who require home respiratory support: home oxygen therapy and tracheostomy care.
4.Research progress on Smad3 protein in hepatocellular carcinoma
Zhufeng LU ; Jinlong HUANG ; Wei GAN ; Yong YI ; Shuangjian QIU
Chinese Journal of Hepatobiliary Surgery 2017;23(6):430-432
Smad3 is a major transporter in the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) signaling pathway.It is in charge of the transfer of TGF-β signal from the surface of the cell membrane into the nucleus.The TGF-β signal can be bound to the target gene in the nucleus and regulate its expression.Abnormalities in Smad3 expression level and functional status will lead to abnormal signal transduction,involving cell growth,proliferation,development,differentiation,migration,apoptosis and other basic life activities.This review focused on the differential expression of Smad3 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)and the adjacent tissue.The character of Smad3 in HCC is outlined in three parts:Smad3 upstream signaling source,Smad3 self-assembly maturation and Smad3 downstream effects,which may provide a summary and reference for the follow-up study on Smad3.
5.Using corneal topography design personalized cataract surgery programs
Jin-Ou, HUANG ; Jin-Bang, CHEN ; Wei-Jiang, CHEN ; Yi-Song, QIU ; Xiao-Hong, WEI
International Eye Science 2014;(8):1436-1439
AIM:To investigate how to design personalized cataract surgery programs to achieve surgical correction of preoperative corneal astigmatism with surgical astigmatism under the guidance of corneal topography, improve postoperative visual quality and reduce the cost of treatment.
METHODS: Totally 202 cases ( 226 eyes ) cataract patients were divided into randomized treatment group and individualized treatment group. According to the method and location of the incision, randomized treatment group were divided into 8 groups. Surgical astigmatism after different incision were calculated with the use of preoperative and postoperative corneal astigmatism through vector analysis method. Individualized treatment groups were designed personably for surgical method with reference of every surgically induced astigmatism, the surgical method chooses the type of surgical incision based on close link between preoperative corneal astigmatism and surgically induced astigmatism, and the incision was located in the steep meridian. The postoperative corneal astigmatism of individualized treatment group was observed.
RESULTS: Postoperative corneal astigmatism of individualized treatment group were lower than that of 3.0mm clear corneal tunnel incision in the randomized treatment group, there were statistically significance difference, while with 3. 0mm sclera tunnel incision group there were no statistically significance difference. After 55. 8% of patients with the use of individualized surgical plan could undergo the operation of extracapsular cataract extraction with relatively low cost and rigid intraocular lens implantation, the per capita cost of treatment could be reduced.
CONCLUSION: Personalized cataract surgery programs are designed to achieve surgical correction of preoperative corneal astigmatism under the use of corneal topography, improve postoperative visual quality and reduce the cost of treatment.
6.The Cis-elements and Transcription Factors of Plant Environmental Response Promoters
Yi ZHANG ; Hui YIN ; Dan LI ; Wei-Wei ZHU ; Qiu-Li LI ;
China Biotechnology 2006;0(07):-
The growth and development of plant is affected by environmental factors that include light,temperature and water. Many cis-elements that are response to these elicitors interact with transcription factors, and regulate the expression of target genes. It concludes by pointing out recent studies of cis-elements and transcription factors in the plant environmental response promoters, such as light, temperature and water inducible promoter. The molecular mechanisms of gene expression regulated by environmental factors was discussed. This is important to study the mechanisms that plant adapt the environment.
7.Nutrition Factors Influence the Production of Insecticidal Crystal Proteins Cry1 and Cry2 from Bacillus thuringiensis 4.0718
Fei LIU ; Li-Qiu XIA ; Xue-Zhi DING ; Yong YI ; Xiang-Tao MO ; Wei WEI ;
Microbiology 2008;0(08):-
In order to increase the production of insecticidal crystal proteins Cry1 and Cry2, firstly, Plack-ett-Burman design was applied to evaluate the effectiveness of the related nutrition factors; it was found that the soybean powder and MnSO4?H2O were significant factors for Cry1 production, but the yield of Cry2 wasn’t effected remarkably in such medium. Then the steepest ascent experiment was adopted to approach the optimal region of the medium composition. Lastly, the optimal concentration of the soybean powder and MnSO4?H2O was 11.5 and 0.02 g/L, obtained by response surface methodology (RSM). The final yields of Cry1 and Cry2 was 0.32 mg/mL and 0.11 mg/mL, increasing twice more than that in the medium optimized before. The median lethal concentration (LC50) of optimal medium was 1.09 ?L/mL. The toxicity to Heli-coverpa armigera was significantly enhanced than the old one.
8.Relation of supplementary feeding to resumptions of menstruation and ovulation in lactating postpartum women.
Chinese Medical Journal 2007;120(10):868-870
BACKGROUNDResumption of menstrual cycles is one of the indicators for restoration of reproductive capability in postpartum women. However, menstruation does not necessarily mean that ovulation has taken place. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation of supplementary feeding to return of menstruation and ovulation after delivery.
METHODSA questionnaire was used to obtain data from 101 breastfeeding mothers. The following elements were analyzed: age, education level, breastfeeding practice, time of return of menstruation, contraceptive practice, and starting time of supplementary feeding during the lactation at intervals of 6 weeks to 18 months after delivery. The ovulation was continuously monitored by ultrasonography and basal body temperature (BBT) measurement.
RESULTSBy ultrasonography, 53 of the 101 women (52.5%) had the first ovulation (follicle > 1.8 cm in diameter) within 154 days after delivery on average, among whom 11 (10.9%, 11/101) had restoration of ovulation within 4 months and 42 (41.6%, 42/101) had it after 4 months. In women with follicles > 1.8 cm in diameter (n = 53), the menstruation resumed (138 +/- 84) days after delivery, and the supplementary feeding was started at (4.0 +/- 1.1) months, which were significantly earlier than those in the women with follicular diameter < 1.7 cm (n = 48; (293 +/- 88) days, (5.1 +/- 1.3) months; t = 9.003, P < 0.01 and t = 4.566, P < 0.01). In the women with follicles < 1.8 cm in diameter, 30 had return of menstruation before the end of ultrasonographic monitoring, while only 8 in the women with follicular diameter < 1.7 cm had menstrual resumption at the same time (chi(2) = 16.91, P < 0.01). The starting time of supplementary feeding was positively correlated with the time of the restoration of menstruation (n = 100, r = 0.4764, P < 0.01) and first ovulation after delivery (n = 53, r = 0.5554, P < 0.01). In this series, no woman had pregnancy within 18 months postpartum.
CONCLUSIONSupplementary feeding can affect the restoration of menstrual cycles and ovulation in lactating postpartum women.
Adult ; Breast Feeding ; Contraception ; Female ; Humans ; Menstruation ; Ovulation ; Postpartum Period ; physiology ; Pregnancy
9.Application of serum procalcitonin level in neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia
Wei XIONG ; Guihui CHENG ; Yinghong WANG ; Qizhou QIU ; Jinguo XIONG ; Yi XIAO
Clinical Medicine of China 2015;(4):310-312
Objective To explore the expression and its clinical significance of serum procalcitonin (PCT)level in ventilator-associated pneumonia( VAP)in newborns. Methods One hundred and fifty-five children with suspected VAP in Shajing Hospital of Shenzhen Affiliated to Medical University of Guangzhou from June 2013 to December 2014 who were in intensive care kiunit(NICU)were selected as our subjects. According to whether they had VAP or not could be divided into VAP group(80 cases)and non-VAP group(75 cases). Immunoluminometric method was used to detect PCT level at 1st day. According to the different medicine,VAP group was divided into 40 cases of two groups. The control group was according to the situation of children which was used empirical antibiotic by clinicians. The observation group was given antibiotics according to the level of PCT(the antibiotics were used when PCT > 0. 25 μg/ L). After treatment,if PCT did not decrease,the antibiotics was replaced. If PCT decreased,the antibiotics was continued to use the same kind of antibiotics. While the PCT< 0. 25 μg/ L,the antibiotics were stopped using. The change of the PCT level at 1st,4th,7th,10th day of two groups were observed. Results Serum PCT level of VAP group was(1. 68 ± 0. 83)μg/ L,significantly higher than that of non-VAP((0. 10 ± 0. 02)μg/ L),and there was statistically significant difference( t = 52. 614,P< 0. 05). Clinical effective rate of observation group was 87. 5%(35 / 40),which was higher than that of the control group(80. 0%(32 / 40),P = 2. 067). At 4th,7th and 10th day after treatment,PCT expressions of the observation group were all significantly lower than those of the control group. The medical costs and antibiotic using time were significantly lower than those of the control group((3 525. 8 ± 1 162. 9)yuan vs.(4 706. 7 ± 803. 4),(10. 3 ± 2. 7)d vs.(13. 5 ± 1. 4)d;t = 5. 28,6. 65;P < 0. 05). Conclusion The serum PCT levels of newborns of VAP significantly increase,and monitoring the PCT can guide reasonably the use of antibiotics in clinic.
10.Detection of MYCN gene amplification in neuroblastic tumors by fluorescence in situ hybridization and its clinical significance
Huilin NIU ; Wei LIU ; Fenghua WANG ; Zhengrong CHEN ; Peng YI ; Qiu GAO ; Hancheng ZHENG
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics 2015;30(23):1812-1815
Objective To explore the significance of MYCN gene amplification in children with neuroblastic tumors(NT).Methods The clinicopathological data of 154 cases with NT were reviewed,including general data, classification of pathology,clinical stage and prognosis.MYCN gene amplification was detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization(FISH) and its relationship between pathological characteristics and prognostic significance was analyzed.Results There was 154 cases of NT aged 1 day to 11 years,with a mean age of 26.1 months,and the median age of 20.5 months.Male and female ratio was 1.48 : 1.00.According to International Neuroblastoma Staging System (INSS) ,20 cases were of stage Ⅰ (13.0%) ,23 cases of stage Ⅱ (14.9%) ,43 cases of stage Ⅲ (27.9%) ,64 cases of stage Ⅳ(41.6%) and 4 cases of Ⅳs (2.6%).There were 72 cases(46.8%) with favorable histology,and 82 cases(53.2%) with unfavorable histology.MYCN amplification was found in 20 cases (13.0%) and the signal ratio of MYCN and chromosome 2 (CEP2) was 4.08-43.29.One hundred and thirty-four cases of MYCN non-amplification included MYCN gain in 91 cases(68.0%) ,MYCN negative in 43 cases(32.0%).MYCN expression showed the significant differences in ages, neuroblastoma type, international neuroblastoma pathology classification (INPC), mitosis karyorrhexis index (MKI), and clinical stages (all P < 0.05).No significant difference was found in gender(P > 0.05).Of 20 MYCN amplification cases,4 cases (20.0%) survived and 16 cases (80.0%) died,and the overall survival rate was 20.0% (4/20 cases) ,with survival time was (17.10 ± 2.24) months;of 134 MYCN non-amplification cases,96 cases (71.6%) survived and 38 cases (28.4%) died, with survival time of (28.71 ± 1.28)months.Survival analysis showed the cases with MYCN amplification had worse prognosis (x2 =19.596, P < 0.05).Conclusions Patients with MYCN amplification had poorer prognosis and lower incidence of MYCN amplification of pediatric NT was found in China.