Objective To investigate the prevalence and the risk factors of heart disease(HD)in adults aged ≥80 years old in China based on the data from the 8th round of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey(CLHLS).Methods A total of 7 675 adults aged ≥80 years old were enrolled from the 8th round of CLHLS dataset.Chi-square tests were employed to examine associations between cardiovascular disease and demographic characteristics,socioeconomic status,social support,lifestyle factors,and health indicators.Logistic regression models were developed to analyze significant predictors of heart disease in the elderly.Results The prevalence of heart disease was 16％(n=1 228)in 7 675 elderly people.Aged 90-99 years old(odds ratio[OR]=0.816),≥100 years old(OR=0.641),female(OR=0.833),and low body mass index(BMI)(＜18.5 kg/m2,OR=0.778)were the protective factors for cardiovascular disease in the elderly;and high BMI(24.0 to 27.9 kg/m2,OR=1.209),rural residence(OR=2.384),health examination(OR=1.164),dysfunction of daily living activities(OR=1.401),hypertension(OR=2.143),diabetes mellitus(OR=1.719),and history of cerebrovascular accident(OR=2.080)were risk factors.Conclusion Male,overweight,rural residence,health examination,dysfunction of daily living activities,hypertension,diabetes mellitus,and a history of cerebrovascular accident are the risk factors for heart disease in the elderly.

Objective:To investigate the effects of Zhibai Dihuang Pills on neurons of cognitive dysfunction in D-galactose (D-gal) model mice.Methods:Totally 60 male mice were divided into four groups using a random number table method: control group, model group, donepezil group, and Zhibai Dihuang Pills group, with 15 mice in each group. Except for the control group, the other groups were subcutaneously injected with D-galactose solution at a dosage of 125 mg/kg once a day for 8 weeks to prepare the aging model. Mice in the donepezil group were intragastrically administered donepezil solution at a dosage of 0.65 mg/kg, and those in the Zhibai Dihuang Pills group were intragastrically administered Zhibai Dihuang Pills solution at a dosage of 1.56 g/kg. The control group was intragastrically administered an equal volume of physiological saline once a day for 8 weeks. The object recognition test and Morris Water Maze were used to assess object recognition memory and spatial learning memory abilities of mice in each group, respectively. Hematoxylin-Eosin (HE) staining and Nissl staining were employed to observe the morphology of neurons in the hippocampal region; Golgi staining was used to observe neuronal dendritic spines; Western Blot was used to detect the protein expression levels of PI3K, p-Akt/Akt, glycogen synthase kinase 3β (GSK3β), postsynaptic density protein-95 (PSD-95), and synaptophysin (SYP) in the hippocampus region; RT-qPCR was performed to detect mRNA expression of PI3K, Akt and GSK3β in the hippocampus region.Results:Compared with the model group, the recognition index in both the donepezil group and the Zhibai Dihuang Pills group increased ( P<0.05), the escape latency was shortened ( P<0.05), the platform crossings times and the target quadrant dwell time increased ( P<0.05), the number of nerve cells in the hippocampal region increased, arranged closely, the number of Nissl bodies increased, the morphology returned to normal, and the density of dendritic spines increased; the protein expressions of PI3K, PSD-95, and SYP in the hippocampal region and the ratio of p-Akt/Akt increased ( P<0.01), the mRNA level of PI3K increased ( P<0.01 or P<0.05), and the protein and mRNA levels of GSK3β decreased ( P<0.01 or P<0.05). Conclusion:Zhibai Dihuang Pills can improve the learning and memory ability and rescue neuronal damage in D-gal model mice, and the mechanism may be related to the activation of PI3K/Akt pathway and the restoration of synaptic connections.

Objective To explore the role of Schlafen4(SLFN4)in acute pneumonia induced by hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae(hvKp)via intratracheal aerosolization.Methods Differential expression gene Slfn4 was identified after infection with hvKp based on RNA sequencing(RNA-seq)and single-cell RNA sequencing(scRNA-seq)data before Slfn4-/-mice were obtained via CRISPR/Cas gene editing technology.Slfn4-/-mice and wild mice were challenged via intratracheal aerosolization.Mortality and weight changes were recorded for 14 d,while pathological changes and expression levels of interleukin-6(IL-6),IL-17A,IL-1β,and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)were detected at 48 h post-infection.Results SLFN4 expression was significantly increased in wild mice after infection with hvKp.Survival was significantly increased,and weight loss was mitigated before gradual recovery in Slfn4-/-mice after infection.The knockout of SLFN4 attenuated alveolar wall thickening,diminished neutrophil infiltration,and suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine production(IL-6,IL-17A,IL-1β,TNF-α)in the lung at 48 h post-infection.Conclusion The deletion of SLFN4 may suppress the expression of specific pro-inflammatory cytokines and attenuate neutrophil over-recruitment in the lung,thereby alleviating pneumonia in mice after hvKp infection.

Objective To investigate the bidirectional causal relationship between circulating amino acid levels and the risk of myasthenia gravis(MG)using Mendelian randomization(MR).Methods A two-sample Mendelian randomization a-nalysis was conducted using publicly available genome-wide association study(GWAS)genetic data,with validation from GWAS data from different sources to assess the robustness of the results.Five models were used for the two-sample bidirectional MR anal-ysis,and odds ratios(OR)were calculated to evaluate the causal relationship between the levels of nine circulating amino acids and MG risk.Sensitivity analyses,heterogeneity tests,and pleiotropy tests were performed to assess the robustness of the results.The causal effect estimated by the inverse variance weighted(IVW)method was the primary result,and the IVW-estimated causal effects were further validated using data from different GWAS sources to assess robustness.Results Genetically predicted high-er circulating glutamine levels were significantly associated with a lower risk of MG[OR(95％CI)=0.696(0.524,0.926),P=0.012 7,IVW model].Validation analyses using GWAS data from various sources also demonstrated a significant negative associa-tion between genetically predicted higher circulating glutamine levels and MG risk[OR(95％CI)=0.321(0.178,0.581),P=1.67x10-1,IVW model].Moreover,genetically predicted higher MG risk was associated with lower levels of circulating glutamine and alanine(β=-0.178±0.009,P=0.049;β=-0.013±0.007,P=0.048,IVW model,respectively).Conclusion Genetic evidence reveals a potential bidirectional causal relationship between circulating amino acid levels and MG risk.Further studies are required to elucidate the mechanisms underlying this relationship.

Objective:To gain an in-depth understanding of the psychological safety experiences and changes of new nurses in Neurosurgery Department, providing insights for improving their psychological safety.Methods:A purposive sampling method was used to select new nurses from the Neurosurgery Department at Zhejiang Enze Medical Center Enze Hospital in July to August 2023. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and Colaizzi's 7-step analysis method was applied to organize and analyze the interview data, summarizing and refining the themes.Results:A total of eleven new nurses from the Neurosurgery Department were included in the study. A total of five themes were identified: insufficient awareness of psychological safety, self-doubt, lack of interpersonal safety, fear and worry, and coping and adaptation.Conclusions:New nurses in Neurosurgery Department often experience a lack of psychological safety during their development. It is crucial to focus on their stage-specific characteristics, enhance new nurse training, create a safe environment, assist them in adopting correct coping strategies, and improve their mental health.

Objective To investigate the bidirectional causal relationship between circulating amino acid levels and the risk of myasthenia gravis(MG)using Mendelian randomization(MR).Methods A two-sample Mendelian randomization a-nalysis was conducted using publicly available genome-wide association study(GWAS)genetic data,with validation from GWAS data from different sources to assess the robustness of the results.Five models were used for the two-sample bidirectional MR anal-ysis,and odds ratios(OR)were calculated to evaluate the causal relationship between the levels of nine circulating amino acids and MG risk.Sensitivity analyses,heterogeneity tests,and pleiotropy tests were performed to assess the robustness of the results.The causal effect estimated by the inverse variance weighted(IVW)method was the primary result,and the IVW-estimated causal effects were further validated using data from different GWAS sources to assess robustness.Results Genetically predicted high-er circulating glutamine levels were significantly associated with a lower risk of MG[OR(95％CI)=0.696(0.524,0.926),P=0.012 7,IVW model].Validation analyses using GWAS data from various sources also demonstrated a significant negative associa-tion between genetically predicted higher circulating glutamine levels and MG risk[OR(95％CI)=0.321(0.178,0.581),P=1.67x10-1,IVW model].Moreover,genetically predicted higher MG risk was associated with lower levels of circulating glutamine and alanine(β=-0.178±0.009,P=0.049;β=-0.013±0.007,P=0.048,IVW model,respectively).Conclusion Genetic evidence reveals a potential bidirectional causal relationship between circulating amino acid levels and MG risk.Further studies are required to elucidate the mechanisms underlying this relationship.

Objective:To gain an in-depth understanding of the psychological safety experiences and changes of new nurses in Neurosurgery Department, providing insights for improving their psychological safety.Methods:A purposive sampling method was used to select new nurses from the Neurosurgery Department at Zhejiang Enze Medical Center Enze Hospital in July to August 2023. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and Colaizzi's 7-step analysis method was applied to organize and analyze the interview data, summarizing and refining the themes.Results:A total of eleven new nurses from the Neurosurgery Department were included in the study. A total of five themes were identified: insufficient awareness of psychological safety, self-doubt, lack of interpersonal safety, fear and worry, and coping and adaptation.Conclusions:New nurses in Neurosurgery Department often experience a lack of psychological safety during their development. It is crucial to focus on their stage-specific characteristics, enhance new nurse training, create a safe environment, assist them in adopting correct coping strategies, and improve their mental health.

With the widespread application of diving technology, the safety of long-term diving has become a research focus. Research on the chronic health effects of long-term diving on divers mainly focuses on the respiratory system, circulatory system, nervous system, skeletal system, urinary system, as well as psychological health and sleep. Long-term diving can lead to increased lung capacity, thickening of nasal mucosa, myocardial hypertrophy, changes in heart rhythm, and hearing loss in divers. The impact of long-term diving on health is influenced by diving exposure index such as diving mode, maximum diving depth, underwater stay time, diving frequency, and number of dives, as well as individual factors such as years of diving experience, age, and medical history of divers. However, research on the effects of diving on health are inconsistent, and the potential mechanisms of health damage are unclear. Future large-scale research should be conducted under strict experimental conditions and with standardized inclusion criteria for subjects. Establishing a scientific and systematic assessment method for decompression is crucial for studying the chronic health effects of divers and enhancing understanding of relevant mechanisms to promote the development of diving industry and sport.

Objective To study the correlation between carotid bifurcation geometry and atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability using high-resolution magnetic resonance vessel wall imaging(HRMR-VWI),and to seek the potential predictor for vulnerable plaque for-mation.Methods The clinical information and imaging data of 104 patients with carotid bifurcation plaque detected by HRMR-VWI were analyzed retrospectively.Carotid bifurcation geometric parameters was measured to determine whether the carotid bifurcation plaque was vulnerable plaque,and they were divided into vulnerable plaque group(69 cases)and stable plaque group(35 cases).The difference of carotid bifurcation geometry of various groups was investigated,and the influence of common traditional risk factors to obtain independent risk factors was adjusted.Receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve was drawn.Results Among 104 carotid artery,vulnerable plaque group had larger bifurcation angle(54.00 vs 48.80,P＜0.001),less luminal expansion(1.76 vs 1.94,P=0.002)and less outflow/inflow area ratio(0.79 vs 0.88,P＜0.001)compared with stable plaque group.After adjusting,binary logistic regres-sion indicated that bifurcation angle[odds ratio(OR)1.132 per 10° increase;95％confidence interval(CI)1.044-1.225],luminal expan-sion(OR 0.084 per 1 increase;95％CI 0.014-0.492)and outflow/inflow area ratio(OR 0.357 per 0.01 increase;95％CI 0.177-0.723)were independent risk factors of vulnerable plaque formation.Bringing them into the final model,the area under the curve(AUC)was 0.878 above the basic model(AUC=0.664).Conclusion Bifur-cation angle,luminal expansion and outflow/inflow area ratio are independently associated with vulnerable plaque formation.Carotid bifurcation geometry have the certain predictive efficiency of vulnerable plaque formation and have the incremental diagnostic value to traditional risk factors,which are expected to be effective imaging makers for the formation of vulnerable plaque.

Objective:To construct a predictive model of radiomics based on laparoscopic grayscale ultrasound features and investigate its value in predicting microvascular invasion (MVI) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) during laparoscopic liver resection.Methods:A total of 74 patients (74 lesions)with HCC confirmed by postoperative pathology, who underwent a laparoscopic ultrasonography during laparoscopic hepatectomy were prospectively enrolled in Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology from March 2022 to August 2023. The general clinical information of the patients was recorded, and the features were extracted and screened from tumor regions in gray-scale ultrasound images, and eventually the radiomics prediction models were constructed, respectively. Pathological results were used as gold standard to compare the effectiveness of different models in predicting MVI.Results:In the 74 HCC lesions, 12 lesions were MVI positive.The MVI imaging prediction model of HCC lesions was constructed from the screened clinical features, laparoscopic gray scale ultrasound image features, as well as combined screened clinical features, respectively. The obtained data sets were randomly divided into 5 parts (4 parts with 15 lesions, 1 part with 14 lesions), and the effectiveness of the model was trained and tested by the method of 5 folds interaction validation. The performance of support vector machine(SVM) radiomics model based on the characteristics of laparoscopic gray scale ultrasound in predicting the MVI of HCC was the best. Compared with clinical model and combined Adaboost model, the SVM, radiomics model had higher area under ROC curve (0.836 vs 0.696, 0.804), accuracy (0.852 vs 0.687, 0.838), sensitivity (0.900 vs 0.900, 0.833) and specificity (0.837 vs 0.644, 0.838). Conclusions:The radiomics model based on the characteristics of laparoscopic gray-scale ultrasound is an innovative potential approach to predict the MVI status of HCC lesions during laparoscopic hepatectomy.