Objective:To establish UPLC characteristic spectrum of Hujiao standard decoction and the determination method for the content of piperine.Methods:15 batches of freeze-dried powder of Hujiao standard decoction were prepared according to the traditional decocting method. The range of paste yield was determined, and the UPLC characteristic spectrum of the standard decoction was established. High-resolution mass spectrometry and control products were used to identify common peaks. Based on the common peak area, the weights of each peak were compared using entropy weight method, and correlation analysis and similarity evaluation were conducted using clustering analysis and grey correlation method; a method for determining the content of piperine in Hujiao decoction pieces and freeze-dried powder of standard decoction was simultaneously established, and the transfer rate was calculated.Results:The extraction rate of 15 batches of freeze-dried powder of Hujiao standard decoction ranged from 10.4% to 16.8%, with an average of 14.0%. The content of piperine ranged from 12.2 to 30.0 mg/g, with an average of 18.5 mg/g, and the transfer rate ranged from 4.0% to 7.8%, with an average of 5.8%. Six common peaks were identified in the established characteristic spectrum and identified by high-resolution mass spectrometry and control products respectively. Peak 1 was N-trans-feruloyltyramine, peak 3 was piperine and the similarity was 0.959-1.000. Clustering analysis and grey correlation analysis showed that there was little difference between quality of Piperis Fructus and origins.Conclusion:In this study, the characteristic spectrum and content determination method of freeze-dried powder of Hujiao standard decoction are established, which can provide references for quality detection and control of Hujiao standard decoction or its derivative products.

Objective:To understand the current status and influencing factors for science and technology ethics awareness among medical postgraduates, explore scientific cultivation path, and provide empirical evidence for higher medical colleges to carry out science and technology ethics education.Methods:The study adopted a cluster sampling method and designed a questionnaire. A total of 2 095 medical postgraduates from Hebei Medical University participated in the survey from June to December 2023. SPSS 24.0 was used for non-parametric tests, and the ordered logistic regression analysis was used to explore the influencing factors.Results:A total of 1 992 valid questionnaires were collected, with a valid response rate of 95.08% (1 922/2 095). The qualified rate of science and technology ethics awareness among medical postgraduates was 90.76% (1 808/1 992), with 48.24% (961/1 992) of students falling into the good interval and 16.21% (323/1 992) falling into the excellent interval. The regression analysis showed that sex, academic category, students' attention to science and technology ethical issues, and understanding of ethical principles were significant influencing factors for medical postgraduates' science and technology ethics awareness ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The science and technology ethics awareness of medical postgraduates is at a medium level. Higher medical colleges should start from the needs and adhere to the direction of lifelong education to build a multi-subject, all-round, and all-process cultivation path. They can help students cultivate ethical awareness by improving the educational system, building a scientific teaching system, and creating a social education atmosphere. They can also help students internalize ethical norms and externalize them in their behaviors, and ensure that they can maintain ethical sensitivity in scientific and technological activities, thereby cultivating high-quality new medical and health professionals who can anticipate scientific and technological risks and assume ethical responsibilities.

Objective:To explore the chain mediating role of positive coping and organizational climate in the relationship between charismatic leadership and clinical nurses' organizational silence behavior.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional research. A convenience sampling method was used to select 236 clinical nurses from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from April to May 2024. The Conger-Kanungo Charismatic Leadership Scale, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (positive coping), Organizational Climate Scale, Nurse Organizational Silence Evaluation Questionnaire were administered to the nurses. Harman's single-factor test was used to examine common method bias, while Spearman's correlation analysis was employed to analyze the relationships among charismatic leadership, positive coping, organizational climate, and organizational silence behavior. The chain mediating effect of positive coping and organizational climate between charismatic leadership and organizational silence behavior was tested using Model 6 in SPSS PROCESS macro.Results:A total of 248 questionnaires were retrieved, with 236 valid responses, yielding an effective response rate of 95.16%. The common method bias test revealed that 7 factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 were extracted, with the first factor explaining 26.19% of the variance, which was below the critical value of 40%. Correlation analysis showed that charismatic leadership, positive coping, and organizational climate were positively correlated with each other ( P<0.05), and organizational silence behavior was negatively correlated with charismatic leadership, positive coping, and organizational climate ( P<0.05). The mediating effect analysis showed that charismatic leadership could directly affect nurses' organizational silence behavior ( β=-0.138, P<0.01), and could also affect nurses' organizational silence behavior through three mediating paths: charismatic leadership→positive coping→nurses' organizational silence behavior, with an effect value of -0.205, accounting for 46.91% (-0.205/ -0.437) of the total effect; charismatic leadership→organizational climate→nurses' organizational silence behavior, with an effect value of -0.073, accounting for 16.70% (-0.073/-0.437) of the total effect; charismatic leadership→positive coping→organizational climate→nurses' organizational silence behavior, with an effect value of -0.021, accounting for 4.81% (-0.021/-0.437) of the total effect. The total mediating effect was -0.299, accounting for 68.42% (-0.299/-0.437) of the total effect. Conclusions:Charismatic leadership not only directly influences nurses' organizational silence behavior but also has an indirect impact through the mediating effects of positive coping and organizational climate.

Objective:To understand the current status and influencing factors for science and technology ethics awareness among medical postgraduates, explore scientific cultivation path, and provide empirical evidence for higher medical colleges to carry out science and technology ethics education.Methods:The study adopted a cluster sampling method and designed a questionnaire. A total of 2 095 medical postgraduates from Hebei Medical University participated in the survey from June to December 2023. SPSS 24.0 was used for non-parametric tests, and the ordered logistic regression analysis was used to explore the influencing factors.Results:A total of 1 992 valid questionnaires were collected, with a valid response rate of 95.08% (1 922/2 095). The qualified rate of science and technology ethics awareness among medical postgraduates was 90.76% (1 808/1 992), with 48.24% (961/1 992) of students falling into the good interval and 16.21% (323/1 992) falling into the excellent interval. The regression analysis showed that sex, academic category, students' attention to science and technology ethical issues, and understanding of ethical principles were significant influencing factors for medical postgraduates' science and technology ethics awareness ( P<0.05). Conclusions:The science and technology ethics awareness of medical postgraduates is at a medium level. Higher medical colleges should start from the needs and adhere to the direction of lifelong education to build a multi-subject, all-round, and all-process cultivation path. They can help students cultivate ethical awareness by improving the educational system, building a scientific teaching system, and creating a social education atmosphere. They can also help students internalize ethical norms and externalize them in their behaviors, and ensure that they can maintain ethical sensitivity in scientific and technological activities, thereby cultivating high-quality new medical and health professionals who can anticipate scientific and technological risks and assume ethical responsibilities.

Objective:To explore the chain mediating role of positive coping and organizational climate in the relationship between charismatic leadership and clinical nurses' organizational silence behavior.Methods:This study was a cross-sectional research. A convenience sampling method was used to select 236 clinical nurses from the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from April to May 2024. The Conger-Kanungo Charismatic Leadership Scale, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (positive coping), Organizational Climate Scale, Nurse Organizational Silence Evaluation Questionnaire were administered to the nurses. Harman's single-factor test was used to examine common method bias, while Spearman's correlation analysis was employed to analyze the relationships among charismatic leadership, positive coping, organizational climate, and organizational silence behavior. The chain mediating effect of positive coping and organizational climate between charismatic leadership and organizational silence behavior was tested using Model 6 in SPSS PROCESS macro.Results:A total of 248 questionnaires were retrieved, with 236 valid responses, yielding an effective response rate of 95.16%. The common method bias test revealed that 7 factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 were extracted, with the first factor explaining 26.19% of the variance, which was below the critical value of 40%. Correlation analysis showed that charismatic leadership, positive coping, and organizational climate were positively correlated with each other ( P<0.05), and organizational silence behavior was negatively correlated with charismatic leadership, positive coping, and organizational climate ( P<0.05). The mediating effect analysis showed that charismatic leadership could directly affect nurses' organizational silence behavior ( β=-0.138, P<0.01), and could also affect nurses' organizational silence behavior through three mediating paths: charismatic leadership→positive coping→nurses' organizational silence behavior, with an effect value of -0.205, accounting for 46.91% (-0.205/ -0.437) of the total effect; charismatic leadership→organizational climate→nurses' organizational silence behavior, with an effect value of -0.073, accounting for 16.70% (-0.073/-0.437) of the total effect; charismatic leadership→positive coping→organizational climate→nurses' organizational silence behavior, with an effect value of -0.021, accounting for 4.81% (-0.021/-0.437) of the total effect. The total mediating effect was -0.299, accounting for 68.42% (-0.299/-0.437) of the total effect. Conclusions:Charismatic leadership not only directly influences nurses' organizational silence behavior but also has an indirect impact through the mediating effects of positive coping and organizational climate.

Objective:To explore the mediating role of psychosocial adaptation level in the relationship between menopausal symptoms and community integration in young breast cancer patients after chemotherapy.Methods:A total of 538 young breast cancer patients who underwent day chemotherapy in the outpatient Department of Breast Surgery,Ruijin Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine from September 2022 to May 2023 were selected by convenience sampling method.The general data survey scale,menopause rating scale(MRS),psychosocial adaptation questionnaire for breast cancer patients,and community integration questionnaire(CIQ)were used to investigate the patients.Results:The scores of menopausal symptoms,psychosocial adaptation level,and community integration in young breast cancer patients after chemotherapy were 6.88±3.14,134.12±21.53 and 16.27±6.24,respectively.Menopausal symptoms in young patients were negatively correlated with the total score and each dimension score of psychosocial adaptation level,and the psychosocial adaptation level was positively correlated with the total score and each dimension score of community integration.Community integration was negatively correlated with the total score and each dimension score of menopausal symptoms(all P＜0.001).The mediation effect test showed that the level of psychosocial adaptation played a mediating role between menopausal symptoms and community integration in young breast cancer patients,with a mediating effect of-0.799 and a mediating effect accounting for 63.21%.Conclusion:Improving the level of psychosocial adaptation of young breast cancer patients can alleviate menopausal symptoms and thus improve the community integration of young patients.

Objective:To explore the mediating role of psychosocial adaptation level in the relationship between menopausal symptoms and community integration in young breast cancer patients after chemotherapy.Methods:A total of 538 young breast cancer patients who underwent day chemotherapy in the outpatient Department of Breast Surgery,Ruijin Hospital,Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine from September 2022 to May 2023 were selected by convenience sampling method.The general data survey scale,menopause rating scale(MRS),psychosocial adaptation questionnaire for breast cancer patients,and community integration questionnaire(CIQ)were used to investigate the patients.Results:The scores of menopausal symptoms,psychosocial adaptation level,and community integration in young breast cancer patients after chemotherapy were 6.88±3.14,134.12±21.53 and 16.27±6.24,respectively.Menopausal symptoms in young patients were negatively correlated with the total score and each dimension score of psychosocial adaptation level,and the psychosocial adaptation level was positively correlated with the total score and each dimension score of community integration.Community integration was negatively correlated with the total score and each dimension score of menopausal symptoms(all P＜0.001).The mediation effect test showed that the level of psychosocial adaptation played a mediating role between menopausal symptoms and community integration in young breast cancer patients,with a mediating effect of-0.799 and a mediating effect accounting for 63.21%.Conclusion:Improving the level of psychosocial adaptation of young breast cancer patients can alleviate menopausal symptoms and thus improve the community integration of young patients.

New threats posed by the emerging circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2 highlight the need to find conserved neutralizing epitopes for therapeutic antibodies and efficient vaccine design. Here, we identified a receptor-binding domain (RBD)-binding antibody, XG014, which potently neutralizes β-coronavirus lineage B (β-CoV-B), including SARS-CoV-2, its circulating variants, SARS-CoV and bat SARSr-CoV WIV1. Interestingly, antibody family members competing with XG014 binding show reduced levels of cross-reactivity and induce antibody-dependent SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein-mediated cell-cell fusion, suggesting a unique mode of recognition by XG014. Structural analyses reveal that XG014 recognizes a conserved epitope outside the ACE2 binding site and completely locks RBD in the non-functional "down" conformation, while its family member XG005 directly competes with ACE2 binding and position the RBD "up". Single administration of XG014 is effective in protection against and therapy of SARS-CoV-2 infection in vivo. Our findings suggest the potential to develop XG014 as pan-β-CoV-B therapeutics and the importance of the XG014 conserved antigenic epitope for designing broadly protective vaccines against β-CoV-B and newly emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern.
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 ; Antibodies, Neutralizing ; Antibodies, Viral ; COVID-19 ; Epitopes ; Humans ; SARS-CoV-2/genetics* ; Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus/genetics*

To investigate the clinical and genetic characteristics of patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH), the clinical data of 23 patients with IHH were retrospectively analyzed. Gene analyses were accomplished with whole-exome sequencing (WES) and Sanger sequencing. Functional prediction of mutation sites was conducted using two bioinformatics platforms, SIFT and Polyphen. Among the 23 patients with IHH, 9 patients carried prokinin 2 (PROKR2) gene mutations including 4 missense mutations (p.W178S, p.Y113H, p.A103V, p.R164Q), and 1 frameshift mutation (p.D42delinsDED), the remaining 14 cases were found negative in gene sequencing. Functional prediction showed that the above mutations may affect protein function suggestive of a pathogenic role of PROKR2 mutation in the patients. There were no significant differences in the levels of follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, testosterone, and estradiol between the IHH patients with PROKR2 gene mutation and those without. PROKR2 gene mutation might associated with IHH, and the mutations reported in the present study could enrich the pathogenic spectrum of genes.