In recent years, hybrid brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have gained significant attention due to their demonstrated advantages in increasing the number of targets and enhancing robustness of the systems. However, Existing studies usually construct BCI systems using intense auditory stimulation and strong central visual stimulation, which lead to poor user experience and indicate a need for improving system comfort. Studies have proved that the use of peripheral visual stimulation and lower intensity of auditory stimulation can effectively boost the user's comfort. Therefore, this study used high-frequency peripheral visual stimulation and 40-dB weak auditory stimulation to elicit steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) and auditory steady-state response (ASSR) signals, building a high-comfort hybrid BCI based on weak audio-visual evoked responses. This system coded 40 targets via 20 high-frequency visual stimulation frequencies and two auditory stimulation frequencies, improving the coding efficiency of BCI systems. Results showed that the hybrid system's averaged classification accuracy was (78.00 ± 12.18) %, and the information transfer rate (ITR) could reached 27.47 bits/min. This study offers new ideas for the design of hybrid BCI paradigm based on imperceptible stimulation.
Brain-Computer Interfaces ; Humans ; Evoked Potentials, Visual/physiology* ; Acoustic Stimulation ; Photic Stimulation ; Electroencephalography ; Evoked Potentials, Auditory/physiology* ; Adult

Objective:To study the complete genome characterization of Human Astrovirus (HAstV) in Shandong Province.Methods:Stool samples from acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance in Shandong Province from 2020 to 2022 were collected, and HAstV nucleic acid was examined by real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR). Next-generation sequencing (NGS) was conducted for the positive samples to obtain complete genome sequences and identify the genotype. Homology comparison and phylogenetic analysis were performed by using BioEdit and Mega software.Results:A total of 667 samples were examined by qPCR, of which 14 were HAstV-positive (2.1%), including HAstV-1 ( n=6), MLB1 ( n=6), MLB2 ( n=1), and VA2 ( n=1). The complete genome sequences were obtained from 11 samples. The six HAstV-1 sequences of this study had 98.2% to 99.9% nt similarities with each other and 87.6% to 98.6% with those from other regions. The four MLB1 sequences of this study had 99.1% to 99.9% nt similarities with each other and 92.2% to 99.4% with those from other regions. The VA2 sequence of this study had 96.0% to 96.3% nt similarities with those from other regions. Phylogenetic analysis based on ORF2 region showed that the local HAstV-1 sequences were most closely related to Japanese strains, and had distinct topology with phylogenies based on ORF1a and ORF1b regions. Conclusion:The complete genome sequences of 11 HAstV strains are obtained, and the VA2 complete genome is found.

[Objective]To present Professor HE Ruoping's clinical experience in treating esophageal cancer.[Methods]Through the follow-up study,relevant medical cases were collected,organized and analyzed to describe the clinical experience of Professor HE Ruoping in the treatment of esophageal cancer in terms of the etiology and mechanism of the disease,and the rules and methods of treatment.A medical record was attached as evidence.[Results]Professor HE Ruoping believes that the pathogenic characteristic of esophageal cancer is a deficiency in origin and an enrichment in symptom.Deficiency in origin indicates weakness in Zang and Fu,while enrichment in symptom suggests there're Qi stagnation,phlegm,blood stasis and hot toxin."Strengthen healthy Qi,eliminate pathogens,and treat according to the symptoms"is the therapeutic approach used to treat esophageal cancer.The aim is to strengthen Zang and Fu,specifically the spleen,stomach and kidney.Treatments for anti-cancer mainly include moving Qi and dissipating mass,eliminating phlegm and removing blood stasis,clearing heat and toxin,etc.It emphasizes that the elimination of pathogenic factors should be carried out in an appropriate manner and should not hurt the body's positive Qi.Treating according to the symptoms means treating patients with various kinds of uncomfortable symptoms after surgery,radiotherapy and local stent placement to improve their quality of life.In the attached medical case,the above three principles were carried through the whole treatment process,and achieved good therapeutic effect.[Conclusion]By expounding the principle of"strengthen healthy Qi,eliminate pathogens and treat diseases according to the symptoms",it has summarized Professor HE Ruoping's clinical experience in the treatment of esophageal cancer,which is of some significance for the clinical treatment of this disease.

[Objective]To introduce Professor HE Ruofeng's clinical experience of treating uterine myoma with Liuwei Dihuang Pills.[Methods]Briefly discussing the meaning of Liuwei Dihuang Pills,summarizing Professor HE's understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment principles of uterine myoma and postoperative patients through learning from the master,compiling medical cases and clinical observation,and presenting case reports to support the conclusion.[Results]Professor HE believes that uterine myoma is a disease caused by dysfunction of the liver,kidney,spleen,abnormal Qi and blood,and deficiency of the body's resistance,with blood stasis accumulated in the uterus.Postoperative patients are weakened by surgery,and are prone to recurrence.Liuwei Dihuang Pills are used as the main treatment,aiming to nourish the kidneys and adrenals,regulate the liver and spleen,and break down blood and tumors.Emphasis is also placed on the psychological factors.The case report showed that Professor HE diagnosed the patient with liver and kidney deficiency and treated her with Liuwei Dihuang Pills modification,achieving good results.[Conclusion]Professor HE's use of Liuwei Dihuang Pills for postoperative uterine myoma patients provides a reference for the integration of traditional Chinese and western medicine,and has clinical value.

Objective:To investigate the complicated virus infection of infants with pertussis and its effect on the disease.Methods:From January 2019 to March 2020, a total of 100 hospitalized infants with pertussis were admitted to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Shantou University, nasopharyngeal swabs were collected for detection of ten pathogens including pertussis, namely respiratory syncytial virus(RSV), parainfluenza virus(PIV), bordetella pertussis (BP), human rhinovirus(HRV), human bocavirus(HBoV), human metapneumovirus(hMPV), influenza B virus (INF-B), adenovirus, influenza A virus and cytomegalovirus(CMV). According to the results of pathogen detection, all infants were divided into single detection group of BP(single detection group) and co-detection group of BP combined with viruses(co-detection group). The clinical data of the two groups were retrospectively analyzed and compared to explore the differences of clinical characteristics and its impact on the course of disease.Results:Among 100 cases, there were 54(54.0%) boys and 46(46.0%)girls.The age ranged from 28 days to 2 years and 5 months, with a median age of 3.5 months.Fifty-six cases were classified as single detection group, while 44 cases were included into co-detection group.Among infants in co-detection group, fourteen cases were co-infected with CMV(31.8%, 14/44), seven cases with HRV(15.9%, 7/44), seven cases with PIV(15.9%, 7/44), four cases with RSV(9.1%, 4/44), one case with hMPV(2.2%, 1/44), eight cases with CMV+ HRV(18.2%, 8/44), one case with HRV+ HBoV (2.2%, 1/44), one case with CMV+ PIV(2.2%, 1/44)and one case with CMV+ PIV+ INF-B(2.2%, 1/44). The number of infants in the single detection group who had cyanosis before treatment, requiring repiratory support, PICU admission, severe pneumonia or abnormal myocardial enzymes were higher than those in the co-detection group( P<0.05), while the months of age were lower than that in the co-detection group( P<0.05). When comparing the clinical characteristics of infants over three months of age, only the number of cases of combined cyanosis before treatment and the number of days in hospital were higher in the single detection group than those in the co-detection group ( P<0.05), no statistically significant differences were found in the other clinical characteristics between the two groups( P>0.05). Conclusion:The cases of infants requiring repiratory support, complicated with severe pneumonia or abnormal myocardial enzymes in the single detection group are higher than those in the co-detection group, which may be attributed to the small age of months.

With the characteristics of fast prototyping and personalized manufacturing, 3D-printing (three-dimensional printing) is an emerging technology with promising applications for orthopedic medical devices. It can complete the process of medical devices with complex shape which can not be completed by conventional fabrication process. At present, a variety of orthopedic medical devices manufactured by 3D printing technology, has been approved for marketing, and their use has been proved to be beneficial. 3D bioprinting in this area has also made a few breakthroughs. However, many challenges still remain to be addressed as well. In this study, the research status, as well as the development of the 3D-printing technology in the field of orthopedic medical devices is elaborated.
Printing, Three-Dimensional ; Bioprinting ; Commerce ; Research

Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze the inflammation-related molecular targets of Pien Tze Huang in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma and to preliminary explore its mechanism. METHODS Obtain the ingredients and targets of Pien Tze Huang through TCMSP and BATMAN databases. Obtain the disease targets of hepatocellular carcinoma through Genecards, OMIM and TCGA databases. Take the intersection of compound targets and disease targets to get Pien Tze Huang’s target for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Obtain the related genes of inflammation pathway from the GSEA database, and then analyze the correlation between Pien Tze Huang’s therapeutic targets for hepatocellular carcinoma and inflammation-related genes to screen out inflammation-related targets, and explore the mechanism through GO and KEGG enrichment analysis. Then, single-factor cox analysis and LASSO regression were performed to construct related prognostic models. The 10 core targets were screened out through the protein-protein interaction(PPI) network. The model gene and the core target were intersected. The core compounds were screened out through the drug-compound-target network. Perform molecular docking verification between the core compound and the target. Construct a nomogram to assess the prognosis of patients. RESULTS Obtained 162 Pien Tze Huang targets, 522 hepatocellular carcinoma targets, 20 Pien Tze Huang therapeutic targets for hepatocellular carcinoma, and 16 inflammation-related targets. The enrichment analysis of GO and KEGG showed that their effects were mainly through biological functions such as monooxygenase activity, oxidoreductase activity, and chemical carcinogenesis-receptor activation. The ROC curve of the prognosis model calculated AUC as 0.780 in 1 year, 0.688 in 3 years, and 0.642 in 5 years, indicating that the model was reliable. The prognostic model intersects with the core target of PPI to get 5 targets: PON1, IGF2, NQO1, CCNB1 and IGFBP3. The nomogram was constructed using CCNB1, NQO1, and T staging, and its c-index was 0.726, indicating the reliability of the model. The drug-compound-target network suggested that quercetin was the core compound and targets the above two genes. CONCLUSION Pien Tze Huang’s treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma mainly uses quercetin to target CCNB1 and NQO1 to exert anti-inflammatory effects, and its prognostic model can be used to predict the survival of patients.

Objective:To investigate the risk factors for organoid culture failure in colorectal cancer.Methods:This was a retrospective observational study. Tumor specimens were obtained from 1130 patients with colorectal cancer who had undergone surgery or biopsy and had no other concurrent malignancies at Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University from December 2021 to November 2022. Organoid culture was performed on 1231 tumor tissue samples. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the factors that might have influenced the rate of successful organoid culture of colorectal cancer tissue samples.Results:The median (range) duration of organoid culture was 7 (3–12) days. The overall rate of successful culture was 76.3% (939/1231). The rate of successful organoid cultures varied according to the sampling site, malignant ascites having the highest success rate (96.4%, 27/28), followed by liver metastases (83.1%, 54/65), lung metastases (8/10), primary tumors (76.0%, 816/1074), omental metastases (10/14), peritoneal metastases (61.5%, 16/26), ovarian metastases (3/5), and lymph node metastases (5/9). The difference in rates of successful organoid culture between primary tumors and malignant ascites was statistically significant ( P=0.012), whereas none of the other rates of successful organoid culture success differed significantly (all P>0.05). The rate of successful organoid culture was 96.4% (27/28) for malignant ascites obtained by abdominal puncture, 76.5% (864/1130) for surgical specimens, and 65.8% (48/73) for endoscopic biopsies; these differences are statistically significant (χ 2=10.773, P=0.005). The rate of successful organoid culture was 62.5% (40/64) in the neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy group, which is significantly lower than in the non-adjuvant (76.9%, 787/1023) and chemotherapy groups (77.8%, 112/144) (χ 2=7.134, P=0.028). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that endoscopic biopsy (OR=0.557, 95%CI: 0.335–0.924, P=0.024) and neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (OR=0.483, 95%CI: 0.285–0.820, P=0.007) were independent risk factors for failure of organoid culture of colorectal cancer samples. Malignant ascites (OR=8.537, 95%CI:1.154–63.131, P=0.036) and abdominal puncture (OR=8.294, 95% CI: 1.112–61.882, P=0.039) were identified as independent protective factors. Conclusions:The rate of successful organoid culture was influenced by the sampling site, sampling method, and chemoradiotherapy. The rate of successful organoid culture was lower for endoscopic biopsies and in patients receiving preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, and higher for malignant ascites. We consider that culture of malignant ascites is preferable when peritoneal metastases are suspected.

Objective:To investigate the risk factors for organoid culture failure in colorectal cancer.Methods:This was a retrospective observational study. Tumor specimens were obtained from 1130 patients with colorectal cancer who had undergone surgery or biopsy and had no other concurrent malignancies at Nanfang Hospital of Southern Medical University from December 2021 to November 2022. Organoid culture was performed on 1231 tumor tissue samples. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the factors that might have influenced the rate of successful organoid culture of colorectal cancer tissue samples.Results:The median (range) duration of organoid culture was 7 (3–12) days. The overall rate of successful culture was 76.3% (939/1231). The rate of successful organoid cultures varied according to the sampling site, malignant ascites having the highest success rate (96.4%, 27/28), followed by liver metastases (83.1%, 54/65), lung metastases (8/10), primary tumors (76.0%, 816/1074), omental metastases (10/14), peritoneal metastases (61.5%, 16/26), ovarian metastases (3/5), and lymph node metastases (5/9). The difference in rates of successful organoid culture between primary tumors and malignant ascites was statistically significant ( P=0.012), whereas none of the other rates of successful organoid culture success differed significantly (all P>0.05). The rate of successful organoid culture was 96.4% (27/28) for malignant ascites obtained by abdominal puncture, 76.5% (864/1130) for surgical specimens, and 65.8% (48/73) for endoscopic biopsies; these differences are statistically significant (χ 2=10.773, P=0.005). The rate of successful organoid culture was 62.5% (40/64) in the neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy group, which is significantly lower than in the non-adjuvant (76.9%, 787/1023) and chemotherapy groups (77.8%, 112/144) (χ 2=7.134, P=0.028). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that endoscopic biopsy (OR=0.557, 95%CI: 0.335–0.924, P=0.024) and neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (OR=0.483, 95%CI: 0.285–0.820, P=0.007) were independent risk factors for failure of organoid culture of colorectal cancer samples. Malignant ascites (OR=8.537, 95%CI:1.154–63.131, P=0.036) and abdominal puncture (OR=8.294, 95% CI: 1.112–61.882, P=0.039) were identified as independent protective factors. Conclusions:The rate of successful organoid culture was influenced by the sampling site, sampling method, and chemoradiotherapy. The rate of successful organoid culture was lower for endoscopic biopsies and in patients receiving preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, and higher for malignant ascites. We consider that culture of malignant ascites is preferable when peritoneal metastases are suspected.

Objective:To observe the postoperative complications and revision rates of robot arm-assisted unicompartment arthroplasty by means of a meta-analysis.Methods:Relevant databases including Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, Wanfang, VIP, CNKI, and Web of Science were searched by computer for high-quality studies on complications and revision rates after robot arm-assisted unicompartment arthroplasty in both English and Chinese from the database establishment date to March 2021. The quality of the studies retrieved was evaluated. Relevant data including postoperative complications, infection, pain, prosthesis loosening, and revision were extracted for a meta-analysis using STATA 15.0 software.Results:A total of 16 studies were included, including one randomized controlled study, 6 case-control studies and 9 cohort studies. By the methodological index for non-randomized studies (MINORS), 7 studies scored 14 points, 3 studies 13 points, one study 12 points, 4 studies 11 points, and one study 10 points. Meta analysis showed that the total rate of complications was 2% (95% CI: 1%to 4%) . Three studies used NAVIO robot, 7 studies MAKO robot, one study NAVIO and MAKO robots, and one study Acrobot robot. Since just one study used Acrobot robot, only MAKO and NAVIO robots were included for the subgroup analysis which showed that the postoperative complication rates for NAVIO and MAKO robots were 4.0% (95% CI: -2% to 10%) and 3% (95% CI: 1% to 5%) , respectively. The incidence of postoperative pain was 0.2% (95% CI: 0.1% to 0.3%), the incidence of postoperative infection 0.5% (95% CI: 0.3% to 0.8%), the incidence of postoperative prosthesis loosening 0.5% (95% CI: 0.3% to 0.8%), and the revision rate 2% (95% CI: 1% to 2%). According to the subgroup analysis of NAVIO and MAKO robots, their revision rates were 4% (95% CI: 2% to 7%) and 2% (95% CI: 1% to 2%), respectively. Conclusion:The clinical efficacy of robot arm-assisted unicompartment arthroplasty is good, for the complications in the patients are limited and the long-term survival rate of the prosthesis is excellent.