OBJECTIVE: To analyze the rules of moxibustion for low back pain by ZHOU Meisheng by using data mining and knowledge graph technology. METHODS: Taking the medical cases of moxibustion for low back pain from ZHOU Meisheng's legacy manuscripts and existing works as the research objects, information on disease types, symptoms, tongue manifestations, pulse conditions, syndrome patterns, moxibustion methods and acupoints were collected. Frequency statistics and community analysis were conducted by the ancient and modern medical record cloud platform V 2.3.7, cluster analysis of high-frequency acupoints was performed by SPSS26.0, association rule analysis of high-frequency acupoints was performed by SPSS Modeler 18.0, and the generated linked data were imported into Cytoscape 3.9.1 for complex network analysis. Knowledge graph of moxibustion for low back pain by ZHOU Meisheng was constructed based on the results of data mining. The data storage and display of knowledge graph were realized through the Neo4j 3.5.25 graph database, and the Cypher query language was used for knowledge graph retrieval and discovery. RESULTS: A total of 219 medical cases were collected, involving 14 disease types, 85 related clinical symptoms, 5 related TCM syndrome types, and 6 moxibustion methods. The acupoints were mostly attributed to the governor vessel, the bladder meridian of foot-taiyang, non-meridian and non-acupoint areas. The core prescription of acupoints derived from complex network analysis included tender points, Shenshu (BL23), Jinsuo (GV8), Yinjiao (CV7), Yaoyangguan (GV3), Yanglingquan (GB34), which were largely coincides with high-frequency acupoints. Cluster analysis obtained 4 cluster combinations. Community analysis yielded 6 communities, each corresponding to different acupoints.The constructed knowledge graph contained 187 nodes and 696 relationships, by retrieving clinical elements related to low back pain, the disease-moxibustion association graph, disease-acupoint association graph, accompanying symptom-acupoint association graph and syndrome type-matching point association graph were obtained. CONCLUSION When treating low back pain with moxibustion, ZHOU Meisheng adopts the principle of promoting circulation, distinguishing diseases to determine the treatment, selecting acupoints according to the diseases, and matching points according to the symptoms.And taking tender points, Shenshu (BL23), Jinsuo (GV8), Yinjiao (CV7), Yaoyangguan (GV3), Yanglingquan (GB34) as core acupoints, combined with tenderness point selection, acupoint selection based on meridian and zangfu syndrome differentiation, "sunshine area" acupoint selection, yin-yang acupoint matching. Additionally, he skillfully employs special points, such as Zhongzhu (KI15) and ear tips, pays attention to the reform of moxibustion tools, and innovates the moxibustion techniques, using distinctive moxibustion tools and methods to treat low back pain.
Moxibustion/methods* ; Humans ; Data Mining ; Low Back Pain/history* ; Acupuncture Points ; History, Ancient ; Female ; China ; Male ; Adult ; Middle Aged

Objective:To understand the research hotspots and research trends of Chinese literature about acupuncture and moxibustion treatment for post-stroke depression (PSD).Methods:Research literature on the treatment of post-stroke depression with acupuncture and moxibustion was retrieved from CNKI, Wanfang Data, and Chongqing VIP from January 1,2002 to August 31,2023. CiteSpace 6.1.R6 software was used to visually analyze the authors, research institutions and key words.Results:A total of 734 articles were included. Wang Zhen, Xiao Wei and Zhang Xianbao (the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine) published the most articles (12 articles each). The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui University of Chinese Medicine had the largest number of articles (32 articles), and the inter-agency cooperation was mainly based on TCM colleges and their affiliated hospitals. In addition to the search terms, the keywords with higher frequency were efficacy observation, acupuncture and medicine, nerve function, etc., and 10 representative keyword clusters were obtained. The acupoints with high frequency were Baihui, Neiguan, Taichong, etc., and 13 common acupuncture methods and acupoint combinations used in different acupuncture methods were obtained, as well as 8 representative acupoint clusters. The main treatment methods were acupuncture, acupuncture and moxibustion, fluoxetine and so on.Conclusions:The research hotspots of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of PSD mainly lie in the observation of the efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion, the study of the mechanism, and the summary of the experience of famous experts. The research trend is to explore how to use acupuncture and moxibustion, medicine, music and other combined treatment to improve clinical symptoms and improve the overall quality of life of patients.

[Purpose]To analyze the incidence and mortality of lung cancer in Zhejiang cancer regi-stration areas in 2021 and trends from 2000 to 2021.[Methods]Using data from Zhejiang cancer registration areas from 2000 to 2021,the crude rate,age-standardized rate by Chinese standard population(ASRC)and the world standard population(ASRW),and composition ratio were calcu-lated to describe the incidence and mortality in 2021.Joinpoint regression was employed to ana-lyze temporal trends over the 22 years,calculating the annual percentage change(APC),average annual percentage change(AAPC),and their 95％confidence intervals(CI).[Results]The crude incidence rate of lung cancer in 2021 was 128.58/105,with an ASRC of 68.74/105,ac-counting for 24.22％of all cancers;the crude mortality rate was 51.55/105,with an ASRC of 21.58/105,constituting 27.98％of all cancer deaths.Both crude incidence rate(AAPC=5.73％,P＜0.001)and ASIRC(AAPC=4.14％,P＜0.001)of lung cancer showed significant increasing trends from 2000 to 2021.The crude mortality rate increased slowly(AAPC=1.76％,P＜0.001),while the ASMRC(AAPC=-0.40％,P=0.035)exhibited a modest decline.The increase in incidence was more pronounced in females than males,though no statistically significant difference was observed in mortality trends.The incidence rates in urban and rural areas showed similar growth trends;the crude mortality rate in rural areas was growing significantly faster than that in urban areas,and the decline in the ASRC was only statistically significant in urban areas.The incidence rate was in-creasing in all age groups.The mortality rate was declining among younger people(＜65 years old).The age group of 15～44 years old demonstrated a greater increase in incidence and a sharper decline in mortality than those aged 45 years old and above.[Conclusion]From 2000 to 2021,Zhejiang Province experienced a marked rise in lung cancer incidence with escalating disease burden.Despite severe population aging,ASRC of mortality declined steadily,reflecting effective prevention and control measures.

Objective:Near-infrared(NIR)spectroscopy technology faces the problem of insufficient model generalization due to individual differences in non-invasive blood glucose testing,in order to solve this problem,to improve data utilization,and to build predictive models with stronger generalization ability,this study introduces a transfer learning method to study the NIR spectroscopy non-invasive glucose testing.Methods:Migration learning is a machine learning technique that aims to improve task performance in the target domain by transferring knowledge from the source domain to the target domain.In this study,we used community population data as the source domain and student population data as the target domain to improve the performance of the noninvasive glucose detection model on the target domain.In order to verify the effectiveness of migration learning,this study compares the performance of the model before and after migration learning.Results:the model's performance on the noninvasive glucose detection task is significantly improved by the migration learning strategy,and the MAPE and MAE of the migrated model decreases by 52.5460％and 6.0805％,respectively,and the RMSE and MSE decreases by 10.7215％and 12.1135％.Conclusions:This study demonstrates the promising application of transfer learning in the field of non-invasive blood glucose detection,which is expected to realize portable and continuous blood glucose monitoring in the future by migrating the features that are difficult to access in the source domain but are related to blood glucose values to the target domain,which will greatly improve the quality of life of diabetic patients.Advances in noninvasive glucose testing technology will not only reduce patients' pain,but also provide a more convenient means of glucose monitoring,which will provide strong support for diabetes management.

[Purpose]To analyze the incidence and mortality of lung cancer in Zhejiang cancer regi-stration areas in 2021 and trends from 2000 to 2021.[Methods]Using data from Zhejiang cancer registration areas from 2000 to 2021,the crude rate,age-standardized rate by Chinese standard population(ASRC)and the world standard population(ASRW),and composition ratio were calcu-lated to describe the incidence and mortality in 2021.Joinpoint regression was employed to ana-lyze temporal trends over the 22 years,calculating the annual percentage change(APC),average annual percentage change(AAPC),and their 95％confidence intervals(CI).[Results]The crude incidence rate of lung cancer in 2021 was 128.58/105,with an ASRC of 68.74/105,ac-counting for 24.22％of all cancers;the crude mortality rate was 51.55/105,with an ASRC of 21.58/105,constituting 27.98％of all cancer deaths.Both crude incidence rate(AAPC=5.73％,P＜0.001)and ASIRC(AAPC=4.14％,P＜0.001)of lung cancer showed significant increasing trends from 2000 to 2021.The crude mortality rate increased slowly(AAPC=1.76％,P＜0.001),while the ASMRC(AAPC=-0.40％,P=0.035)exhibited a modest decline.The increase in incidence was more pronounced in females than males,though no statistically significant difference was observed in mortality trends.The incidence rates in urban and rural areas showed similar growth trends;the crude mortality rate in rural areas was growing significantly faster than that in urban areas,and the decline in the ASRC was only statistically significant in urban areas.The incidence rate was in-creasing in all age groups.The mortality rate was declining among younger people(＜65 years old).The age group of 15～44 years old demonstrated a greater increase in incidence and a sharper decline in mortality than those aged 45 years old and above.[Conclusion]From 2000 to 2021,Zhejiang Province experienced a marked rise in lung cancer incidence with escalating disease burden.Despite severe population aging,ASRC of mortality declined steadily,reflecting effective prevention and control measures.

Objective:Near-infrared(NIR)spectroscopy technology faces the problem of insufficient model generalization due to individual differences in non-invasive blood glucose testing,in order to solve this problem,to improve data utilization,and to build predictive models with stronger generalization ability,this study introduces a transfer learning method to study the NIR spectroscopy non-invasive glucose testing.Methods:Migration learning is a machine learning technique that aims to improve task performance in the target domain by transferring knowledge from the source domain to the target domain.In this study,we used community population data as the source domain and student population data as the target domain to improve the performance of the noninvasive glucose detection model on the target domain.In order to verify the effectiveness of migration learning,this study compares the performance of the model before and after migration learning.Results:the model's performance on the noninvasive glucose detection task is significantly improved by the migration learning strategy,and the MAPE and MAE of the migrated model decreases by 52.5460％and 6.0805％,respectively,and the RMSE and MSE decreases by 10.7215％and 12.1135％.Conclusions:This study demonstrates the promising application of transfer learning in the field of non-invasive blood glucose detection,which is expected to realize portable and continuous blood glucose monitoring in the future by migrating the features that are difficult to access in the source domain but are related to blood glucose values to the target domain,which will greatly improve the quality of life of diabetic patients.Advances in noninvasive glucose testing technology will not only reduce patients' pain,but also provide a more convenient means of glucose monitoring,which will provide strong support for diabetes management.

Objective:To explore the application value and damage control of minimally inva-sive techniques in the treatment of acute incarcerated inguinal hernias in the elderly.Methods:In this study,62 elderly patients with acute incarcerated inguinal hernias admitted to the department of emergency surgery at the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from June 2018 to June 2023 were selected as the research subjects.After obtaining informed consent from the pa-tient's family for both treatment modalities,they were randomly divided into open surgery group and laparoscopic surgery group.Differences in clinical efficacy,perioperative indicators,post-operative complications,and prognostic follow-up of the two groups of patients were observed.Seven cases of elderly patients aged above 80 had many underlying diseases and poor tolerance during surgery.After treatment of lesions in the hernia contents,only damage control surgery for hernia sac high ligation was performed.Results:In comparison to patients treated with laparo-scopic surgery,there were statistically significant differences(P＜0.05)in the open surgery group in clinical efficacy(efficacy,ineffectiveness,and overall effectiveness),perioperative indicators(length of stay,recovery time of digestive tract function,and VAS pain score),post-operative complica-tions,and prognostic follow-up(local mass,chronic pain,and ratio of second-stage hernia sur-gery).Seven patients treated according to injury control strategies all recovered and discharged from hospital after surgery.Conclusion:Emergency laparoscopic surgery for detecting incarcer-ated inguinal hernias in the elderly is safe and feasible.At the same time,it is essential to correctly assess the patient's vital signs during surgery.If necessary,surgery should be simplified to provide opportunities for follow-up treatment.

Objective:To explore the value of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of MRI in evaluating the response of osteosarcoma to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in different cycles, and to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of each ADC and its difference.Methods:A total of 31 patients with pathologically confirmed osteosarcoma in the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School from January 2019 to December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. All patients received NAC before surgery, and routine MRI and DWI were performed before and during chemotherapy. The ADC values were measured before, during and after chemotherapy (ADCpre, ADCmid, ADCpost), and the difference were calculated. According to whether the tumor necrosis rate was more than 90%, the patients were divided into good response group and poor response group. The differences of ADC values in each stage within the two groups were compared, and the differences of related parameters between the two groups were compared, and the diagnostic efficacy of each parameter in predicting tumor necrosis rate was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic(ROC) curve.Results:The ADC values of the two groups at different stages of NAC were compared. Except for the intermediate ADCmid and ADCpost in the poor response group ( P = 0.226), all the ADC values were statistical differences ( P<0.05). There were significant differences in ADCmid and ADCpost between the good response group and the poor response group (1.52 ± 0.39 vs. 1.39 ± 0.25, 1.65 ± 0.16 vs. 1.46 ± 0.44, P<0.05), but there was no significant difference in ADCpre between the two groups ( P>0.05). ROC curve showed that the area under the curve of ADCmid, ADCpost and △ADC3 (ADCpost -ADCpre) were 0.897, 0.810 and 0.714, respectively, and ADCmid had the best diagnostic efficiency. Conclusions:ADCmid, ADCpost and △ADC3 can be used to evaluate the efficacy of NAC in osteosarcoma. The ADCmid can provide some reference for the adjustment and improvement of clinical treatment.

ObjectiveTo understand the experience， knowledge and attitudes of e-cigarette users in Shanghai， and to provide evidence for the development of intervention programs for e-cigarette use. MethodsThe Respondent-Driven Sampling （RDS） method was used to recruit 40 e-cigarette users for qualitative interviews from November 2020 to February 2021. NVivo （11.0） software was used to code interview records， and the thematic pattern and relationship analysis were conducted. ResultsIn terms of the reasons and user experience of e-cigarette use， most respondents used e-cigarettes for the first time after recommendation of friends； The reasons for the current use of e-cigarettes focus on the subjective feelings generated by the use of e-cigarettes （easy to use， replacing traditional tobacco， and having many flavors）. Compared with traditional tobacco use， respondents said e-cigarettes tasted good and had no physical impact （they could be used all the time without making them uncomfortable）. In terms of the awareness of e-cigarette use related knowledge， the respondents' opinions on whether e-cigarettes caused health risks were mostly based on their own experience of using them， and they said it was difficult to identify real information online. As for whether they were interested in relevant knowledge， most respondents said they wanted to learn about the professional knowledge related to e-cigarettes. Regarding the attitude related to the use of e-cigarettes， most respondents believed that e-cigarettes are addictive， e-cigarettes are not a safe alternative to traditional tobacco， ande-cigarettes couldn't help them quit smoking. Three out of ten respondents said they supported including e-cigarettes in the Regulation on Smoking Control in Public. ConclusionThere are certain characteristics of e-cigarette users' feelings， related knowledge and attitude towards e-cigarette use that should be targeted to carry out publicity， education and intervention.

Deficits in the clearance of amyloid β protein (Aβ) by the peripheral system play a critical role in the pathogenesis of sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). Impaired uptake of Aβ by dysfunctional monocytes is deemed to be one of the major mechanisms underlying deficient peripheral Aβ clearance in AD. In the current study, flow cytometry and biochemical and behavioral techniques were applied to investigate the effects of polysaccharide krestin (PSK) on AD-related pathology in vitro and in vivo. We found that PSK, widely used in therapy for various cancers, has the potential to enhance Aβ uptake and intracellular processing by human monocytes in vitro. After administration of PSK by intraperitoneal injection, APP/PS1 mice performed better in behavioral tests, along with reduced Aβ deposition, neuroinflammation, neuronal loss, and tau hyperphosphorylation. These results suggest that PSK holds promise as a preventive agent for AD by strengthening the Aβ clearance by blood monocytes and alleviating AD-like pathology.
Alzheimer Disease/pathology* ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism* ; Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor/metabolism* ; Animals ; Cognition ; Disease Models, Animal ; Mice ; Mice, Transgenic ; Monocytes/pathology* ; Polysaccharides/therapeutic use* ; Proteoglycans