Objective To explore optimal proposal and theorical mechanism for treatment of chronic ulcerative colitis(UC) with the therapeutic instrument inducting combined energies into anus.Methods 76 patients with mid-range chronic UC were sampled and divided into two groups randomly.Patients in both groups were all withdrawn from drugs and treated with the therapeutic instrument inducting the combined energies into the anus by choosing different combined energies.There were 41cases in the treated group and they were treated with intracavity electrod synchronizing with electrotherapy,heat therapy,magnetic therapy and massor.35 cases in the control group were treated with intracavity electrod synchronizing with heat therapy and magnet therapy.The two groups were compared after twelve months.Results The general improvement rate and cure rate of the two groups showed great significant difference(P

BACKGROUND:Reaction velocity for brain imagination is a major criterion in measuring quality of brain computer interface (BCI)system.Therefore,electroencephalogram (EGG) analysis,especially the feature extraction screening,is very important.Reduction the number of features is an important way to improve the speed.OBJECTIVE:To screen EGG features using reduction algorithm,and to decrease the number of EGG features.METHODS:Firstly,by various analytical methods,the EGG features were extracted and classified;then,discreting the continuous EGG to establish an EGG information table;At last,reduction theory was used to reduce EGG features,and to sort the data according to reduced attributes,the accuracy of sorting was validated.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Using reduction algorithm and feature marking,discreting the continuous EGG to establish an EGG information table,and then choose the features from the discrete data.The results show that classification accuracy has not been reduced but the number of features was reduced.However,this method can be used marking features in two sorts,how to marking features of multi-sorts and to perform data reduction is a key point in further study.

This article introduces the structure, principle and characteristics of a new anorectal therapeutic apparatus. The adoption of new technologies, new components and new materials lays the foundation for the compatibility for electric energy, magnetic energy and thermal energy as well as the safety and comfortability of the intracavitary electrode. The intracavitary electrode possesses the functions of electrotherapy, thermotherapy, magnetotherapy and massage, and thus can be applied to the physical therapies of colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and prostatitis. The apparatus has such advantages as reliable curative effects, no toxic and side effects, simple manipulations, low cost, etc, and thus should be popularized.

BACKGROUND: Halofuginone has been proved to ameliorate the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis.OBJECTIVE: To further verify the protective effect of halofuginone on early osteoarthritis.METHODS: Forty-five healthy male C57BL6J mice were randomly divided into three groups (n=15 per group): the mice in sham operation group were only subjected to right knee capsulotomy; in the other two groups, animal models of osteoarthritis were established by cutting off the right anterior cruciate ligament, followed by treated with distilled water (placebo group) or 0.5 mg/kg halofuginone (halofuginone group) via gavage, once daily beginning at 3 days after modeling. Twenty-eight days after treatment, all mice were sacrificed and the right knee was removed. The morphology and structure of the joint tissue were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining and safranin fast green staining; the expression of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) was detected by immunohistochemistry.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The structure of articular cartilage in the sham operation group was normal, the cells arranged in neat rows, and the articular surface was not worn. In the placebo group, the articular cartilage layer became thinner, the cartilage surface was worn and even fragmented, and cells arranged in disorder. In the halofuginone group,the cartilage cell layer was clear and tidy, with regular cell morphology. The hyaline cartilage thickness and hyaline cartilage thickness/calcified cartilage thickness were ranked as follows: sham operation group > halofuginone group >placebo group. The calcified cartilage thickness was the highest in the placebo group, followed by halofuginone group,and lowest in the sham operation group. Osteoarthritis Research Society International scores and TGF-β1 positive cells/chondrocytes in the halofuginone group were significantly lower than those in the placebo group, and all above indices showed significant differences among groups (P < 0.05). These results suggest that halofuginone via gavage can partially prevent articular cartilage degeneration in early osteoarthritis mice probably by downregulating the expression of TGF-β1, thus delaying the progression of osteoarthritis.

[Objective] To explore the efficacy and safety of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) using a flexible negative pressure suction sheath in the treatment of upper urinary tract stones >2 cm in diameter, to provide reference for the diagnosis and treatment of such disease. [Methods] Clinical data of 155 patients who underwent surgery for upper urinary tract stones during Nov.2022 and Nov.2023 at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine were retrospectively analyzed.The patients were divided into 3 groups: percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PCNL) group (n=54), conventional sheath RIRS group (n=41), and flexible sheath RIRS group (n=60). The general and clinical data of the 3 groups were compared. [Results] The PCNL group had more patients with severe hydronephrosis (22.22% vs. 4.88%, 5.00%, P=0.027) and smaller IPA involving the lower calyx [(36.17±17.6)° vs. (48.57±17.56)°, (47.41±10.82)°, P=0.014] than the conventional sheath RIRS group and flexible sheath RIRS group.Three days after operation, the stone-free rate (SFR) was 90.74%, 53.66% and 78.33% in the PCNL, conventional sheath RIRS, and flexible sheath RIRS groups, respectively (P<0.05). At 1 month postoperatively, the SFR was 92.59%, 73.17%, and 81.67%, with no statistically significant difference between the PCNL and flexible sheath RIRS groups (P>0.05), but was higher than that in the conventional sheath RIRS group (P<0.05). The PCNL group had shorter operation time than the two RIRS groups [(65.22±17.67) min vs. (91.73±20.57) min, (94.38±24.75) min, P<0.001], longer postoperative hospital stay [(5.0(4.0, 7.0) d vs.3.0(2.0, 4.0) d, 3.0(2.0, 4.0) d, P<0.001], greater decrease in hemoglobin level [(18.00±5.78) g/L vs. (5.57±5.16) g/L, (7.42±5.09) g/L, P<0.001], and higher visual analogue scale (VAS) score [(4.83±1.48) min vs. (2.95±1.07) min, (3.05±1.21) min, P<0.001], while there was no difference between the two RIRS groups (P>0.05). The costs were lower in the flexible sheath RIRS group than in the conventional sheath RIRS group but higher than in the PCNL group [(23 311.19±1 341.20)yuan vs.(24 550.49±1 172.51)yuan, (15 351.97±1 101.4)yuan, P<0.001]. The overall incidence of complications was similar among the three groups, but stone street occurred only in the conventional sheath RIRS group. [Conclusion] For the treatment of patients with upper urinary tract stones >2 cm, RIRS has shorter postoperative hospital stay, lower hemoglobin decrease, and lower VAS score compared to PCNL; the early postoperative SFR of flexible sheath RIRS is superior to that of conventional sheath RIRS, and the 1-month SFR is comparable to that of PCNL, with a low incidence of stone street.