AIM: To compare the refractive prediction accuracy of 7 intraocular lens(IOL)calculation formulas in the cataract eyes with short axial length(AL)at different corneal curvatures and anterior chamber depth(ACD), and analyze relevant influencing factors contributing to prediction errors.METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed for 125 patients(125 eyes)with a short AL, who received cataract phacoemulsification at Shenyang He Eye Specialist Hospital from November 2020 to December 2021. According to the keratometry(Km), they were divided into low flat Km group(≤45.5 D), medium and high Km group(45.5 D

To explore the differences in biological gas production in the waterlogged zone of a coal seam fire-affected area, in this study the in-situ gas production experiment was conducted with the mine water from aquitard layers in coal seam fire zones in Xinjiang. The results showed that the biogas production first increased and then decreased with the increase in distance, and the highest gas production reached 216.55 mL. The changes in key metabolic pathways during the anaerobic fermentation of coal were analyzed, which showed that as the distance from the aquitard layer in the coal seam fire zone increased, the methanogenesis pathways gradually shifted from acetic acid decarboxylation and carbon dioxide reduction to acetic acid decarboxylation and methylamine methanogenesis. The significant variability in the in-situ mine water reservoir conditions contributed to the differences. In addition, the reservoir pressure and temperature increased as the distance from the fire zone became longer, and the salinity of the farthest mine water in the reverse fault was the highest due to the lack of groundwater supply. Pearson correlation analysis revealed significant correlations of microbial communities with key functional genes and the types and concentrations of ions. The ions significantly influencing microbial enzymatic metabolic activities included Al³⁺, Fe²⁺, Co²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cu²⁺, Zn²⁺, Mg²⁺, PO₄^3-, and Mo⁶⁺. The differences in metabolic pathways were attributed to the integrated effects of a co-occurring environment with multiple ions. The gas production simulation experiments and metagenomic analyses provide data support for the practical application of in-situ biogas experiments, laying a foundation for engineering applications.
Biofuels ; Coal ; Methane/biosynthesis* ; Fires ; Groundwater ; Coal Mining ; Fermentation ; China ; Anaerobiosis

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and safety of regional citrate anticoagulation (RCA) during plasma exchange (PE) in pediatric patients.Methods:We conducted a retrospective analysis of 12 critically ill children admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Jinan Children's Hospital, who underwent 28 PE sessions with RCA between December 2023 and August 2024. Clinical records were reviewed to assess bleeding events, extracorporeal circuit performance, and changes in arterial blood gas parameters, serum total calcium (Ca tot), and activated clotting time before and after treatment. Results:No patients exhibited signs of increased bleeding. In one case, the procedure was discontinued prematurely due to elevated venous pressure. A significant decrease in ionized calcium (Ca ion) was observed 0.5 hours post-treatment. At the end of PE, pH, HCO 3?, base excess (BE), lactate, PaCO 2, Ca tot, and Na + levels increased, while K + and Ca ion levels decreased, with all changes being statistically significant. Four hours post-treatment, pH, HCO 3?, BE, PaCO 2, and Na + remained elevated, whereas Ca ion, lactate, and K + returned to baseline. By 12–15 hours post-treatment, all parameters—including pH, HCO 3?, BE, PaCO 2, Na +, K +, Ca ion, and lactate—had normalized, showing no significant differences from pre-treatment levels. Conclusions:RCA provides effective extracorporeal anticoagulation during pediatric PE without increasing bleeding risk. However, metabolic complications—primarily metabolic alkalosis—are common. These disturbances typically resolve spontaneously and do not lead to severe adverse events. While no ideal anticoagulant for PE has yet been established, RCA remains a safe and effective option, particularly for pediatric patients at higher risk of bleeding.

Background and Aims:Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally has a good prognosis,leading to relatively limited research on the psychological status of PTC patients. However,animal studies have shown that PTC is associated with negative emotions,which may adversely affect the prognosis of the disease. Therefore,this study was performed to explore the relationship between PTC and negative emotions,focusing on anxiety and depression,to understand their association and provide information for clinical practice and research.Methods:Patients diagnosed with PTC after surgery in the Department of Thyroid Surgery at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from June 2021 to April 2022 were selected as the observation group. Healthy volunteers without a history of thyroid disease or thyroid surgery during the same period were selected as the control group. The emotional status of the subjects in the past year was assessed using a general questionnaire,the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS),and the self-rating depression scale (SDS). Multivariable Logistic regression was used to analyze the connection of anxiety and depression to the risk of developing PTC. Results:Comparing the four components of SAS,there was no significant difference in the motor tension scores between the observation group and the control group (P=0.496). However,the observation group had significantly higher scores in psychological emotions,neurofunctional disorders,somatic symptoms,and the total SAS score compared to the control group (all P<0.05). Comparing the four components of SDS,there were no significant differences in psychological emotions and psychomotor scores between the two groups (both P>0.05). However,the observation group had significantly higher scores in somatic disorders,psychological disorders,and the total SDS score compared to the control group (all P<0.05). Multivariable Logistic regression analysis of the 20 items of SAS showed that anxiety,panic,insanity,tremors,somatic pain,numbness in hands and feet,palpitations,nightmares,and sleep disturbances were associated with the risk of PTC. Multivariable Logistic regression analysis of the 20 items of SDS indicated that somatic and psychological disorder scores were related to the risk of PTC. Conclusion:Negative emotions are associated with the occurrence and development of PTC,and there may be mutual influences between them. Therefore,attention should be given to the psychological well-being of both healthy individuals and PTC patients. The mechanisms underlying the association between negative emotions and PTC require further exploration.

Background::Total human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) DNA and integrated HIV DNA are widely used markers of HIV persistence. Droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) can be used for absolute quantification without needing a standard curve. Here, we developed duplex ddPCR assays to detect and quantify total HIV DNA and integrated HIV DNA.Methods::The limit of detection, dynamic ranges, sensitivity, and reproducibility were evaluated by plasmid constructs containing both the HIV long terminal repeat (LTR) and human CD3 gene (for total HIV DNA) and ACH-2 cells (for integrated HIV DNA). Forty-two cases on stable suppressive antiretroviral therapy (ART) were assayed in total HIV DNA and integrated HIV DNA. Correlation coefficient analysis was performed on the data related to DNA copies and cluster of differentiation 4 positive (CD4 +) T-cell counts, CD8 + T-cell counts and CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio, respectively. The assay linear dynamic range and lower limit of detection (LLOD) were also assessed. Results::The assay could detect the presence of HIV-1 copies 100% at concentrations of 6.3 copies/reaction, and the estimated LLOD of the ddPCR assay was 4.4 HIV DNA copies/reaction (95% confidence intervals [CI]: 3.6-6.5 copies/reaction) with linearity over a 5-log 10-unit range in total HIV DNA assay. For the integrated HIV DNA assay, the LLOD was 8.0 copies/reaction (95% CI: 5.8-16.6 copies/reaction) with linearity over a 3-log 10-unit range. Total HIV DNA in CD4 + T cells was positively associated with integrated HIV DNA ( r = 0.76, P <0.0001). Meanwhile, both total HIV DNA and integrated HIV DNA in CD4 + T cells were inversely correlated with the ratio of CD4/CD8 but positively correlated with the CD8 + T-cell counts. Conclusions::This ddPCR assay can quantify total HIV DNA and integrated HIV DNA efficiently with robustness and sensitivity. It can be readily adapted for measuring HIV DNA with non-B clades, and it could be beneficial for testing in clinical trials.

Background and Aims:Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) generally has a good prognosis,leading to relatively limited research on the psychological status of PTC patients. However,animal studies have shown that PTC is associated with negative emotions,which may adversely affect the prognosis of the disease. Therefore,this study was performed to explore the relationship between PTC and negative emotions,focusing on anxiety and depression,to understand their association and provide information for clinical practice and research.Methods:Patients diagnosed with PTC after surgery in the Department of Thyroid Surgery at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University from June 2021 to April 2022 were selected as the observation group. Healthy volunteers without a history of thyroid disease or thyroid surgery during the same period were selected as the control group. The emotional status of the subjects in the past year was assessed using a general questionnaire,the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS),and the self-rating depression scale (SDS). Multivariable Logistic regression was used to analyze the connection of anxiety and depression to the risk of developing PTC. Results:Comparing the four components of SAS,there was no significant difference in the motor tension scores between the observation group and the control group (P=0.496). However,the observation group had significantly higher scores in psychological emotions,neurofunctional disorders,somatic symptoms,and the total SAS score compared to the control group (all P<0.05). Comparing the four components of SDS,there were no significant differences in psychological emotions and psychomotor scores between the two groups (both P>0.05). However,the observation group had significantly higher scores in somatic disorders,psychological disorders,and the total SDS score compared to the control group (all P<0.05). Multivariable Logistic regression analysis of the 20 items of SAS showed that anxiety,panic,insanity,tremors,somatic pain,numbness in hands and feet,palpitations,nightmares,and sleep disturbances were associated with the risk of PTC. Multivariable Logistic regression analysis of the 20 items of SDS indicated that somatic and psychological disorder scores were related to the risk of PTC. Conclusion:Negative emotions are associated with the occurrence and development of PTC,and there may be mutual influences between them. Therefore,attention should be given to the psychological well-being of both healthy individuals and PTC patients. The mechanisms underlying the association between negative emotions and PTC require further exploration.

Abstract Allergic diseases can occur in all systems of the body, covering the whole life cycle, from children to adults and to old age, can be lifelong onset and even fatal in severe cases. Children account for the largest proportion of the victims of allergic disease, Children s allergies start from scratch, ranging from mild to severe, from less to more, from single to multiple systems and systemic performance, so the prevention and treatment of allergic diseases in children is of great importance, which can not only prevent high risk allergic conditions from developing into allergic diseases, but also further block the process of allergy. At present, there is no consensus on the management system of allergic children in kindergartens and primary schools. The "Consensus on Allergy Management and Prevention in Kindergartens and Primary Schools", which includes the organizational structure, system construction and management of allergic children, provides evidence informed recommendations for the long term comprehensive management of allergic children in kindergartens and primary schools, and provides a basis for the establishment of the prevention system for allergic children.

ObjectiveTo establish a more accurate and sensitive liquid chromatography-ultraviolet (LC-UV) method for the determination of uric acid in rat serum, and compare the results with those of commercial kits, providing a new method for the accurate determination of uric acid in the rat hyperuricemia model induced by potassium oxonate.Methods A hyperuricemia model was established by intraperitoneal injection of potassium oxonate (300 mg/kg) into SPF-grade male SD rats, and the control group was administered an equal amount of 0.5% sodium carboxymethylcellulose solution. Blood samples were collected from the posterior orbital venous plexus and centrifuged to obtain serum samples. After precipitation with 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid-acetonitrile (containing the internal standard 3,4-dihydroxybenzylamine hydrobromide), the supernatant was injected for analysis. Uric acid was separated on a Waters XBridge HILIC column (150 mm×4.6 mm, 3.5 μm) using acetonitrile (containing 0.5% formic acid and 2 mmol/mL ammonium formate) as the organic phase and methanol solution (methanol∶water=1∶1, containing 0.5% formic acid with 2 mmol/L ammonium formate) as the aqueous phase for isocratic elution and detection at 290 nm. Serum samples treated with activated carbon were used as substitute matrices for the methodological verification. Serum uric acid levels in rats with potassium oxonate-induced hyperuricemia were measured using the established LC-UV method and commercially available kits (uricase and phosphotungstic acid methods), and the accuracies of the three methods were compared.Results Serum uric acid showed a good linear relationship (R>0.999) at mass concentration of 10–200 μg/mL in rats, the lower limit of quantification was 10 μg/mL, the accuracy ranged from -2.17% to 2.21%, the intra-batch precision ranged from 0.52% to 1.95%, the inter-batch precision ranged from 3.04% to 4.90%, and the extraction recovery ranged from 83.12% to 89.91%. In the rat model, the results obtained using the commercially available phosphotungstic acid method kit were significantly higher than those of the LC-UV method, and those obtained using the commercially available uricase method kit were significantly lower than those of the LC-UV method, but the LC-UV method showed the best recovery of the spiked sample (95.90%–99.96%).ConclusionThe LC-UV method developed in this study can determine the concentration of uric acid in rat serum with higher accuracy than commercially available kits and is recommended for the determination of serum uric acid in the rat model of hyperuricemia induced by potassium oxonate.

Objective: To evaluate the value of multi-detector CT (MDCT) upper airway imaging in the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome ( OSAHS) and in determining the location of upper airway obstruction． Methods : MDCT was used to scan the upper airways of 85 clinically confirmed adult patients with different degrees of OSAHS (73 males and 12 females) in calm breathing phase and forced inhalation phase and 60 normal adults (50 males and 10 females) in calm breathing phase to obtain nasal cavity，nasopharynx，palatopharynx and oglosopharynx volumes．Parapharyngeal fat volume was measured in OSAHS patients and normal subjects．In addition，three groups of clinical data related to OSAHS patients were recorded，including sleep apnea hypopnea index (AHI) ，body mass index ( BMI) and lowest blood oxygen saturation ( LaSO2 ) ．Finally，the measured data and clinical data of each group were statistically analyzed. Results : The volume of nasopharynx and palatopharynx in the calm breathing group was significantly smaller than that in the control group，with statistical significance．Palatopharyngeal volume forced inspiratory phase was significantly smaller than calm breathing phase in the experimental group．The parapharyngeal fat volume in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group．AHI was positively correlated with BMI and parapharyngeal fat volume．LaSO2 was negatively correlated with AHI and BMI，respectively． Conclusion MDCT upper airway imaging has good clinical application value in the diagnosis，treatment and postoperative evaluation of OSAHS disease due to the significant anatomical difference between OSAHS patients and normal subjects.

OBJECTIVE To establish the HPLC fingerprint of Mongolian medicine Sanzisan ，and to evaluate its internal quality by chemical pattern recognition technique comprehensively. METHODS HPLC method was used. Using geniposide as reference，HPLC fingerprints of 15 batches of Sanzisan were drawn with Similarity Evaluation System of TCM Chromatogram Fingerprint（2012 edition）. Similarity evaluation and common peaks identification were conducted. Combined with cluster analysis （CA），principal component analysis （PCA），and orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis （OPLS-DA），the quality of 15 batches of Sanzisan was evaluated ，and the differential markers that affected its quality were screened. RESULTS There were 29 common peaks in 15 batches of Sanzisan ，and the similarity was no less than 0.952，indicating that the chemical composition of the 15 batches of Sanzisan had good consistency. A total of 13 common peaks were identified ，which were chebulic acid ，gallic acid，punicalin，punicalagin A ，punicalagin B ，jasminoside B ，caffeic acid ，corilagin，geniposide，chebulagic acid ，1，2，3，4，6- O-galloylglucose，chebulinic acid ，ellagic acid. Both CA and PCA could divide 15 batches of Sanzisan into four categories ，and the classification results were consistent ，indicating that the quality of 15 batches of Sanzisan had certain differences. Fourteen differential markers （chebulic acid ，gallic acid ，ellagic acid ，etc）that lead to the quality difference between batches were screened out by OPLS-DA. CONCLUSIONS Established HPLC fingerprint analysis method is simple and stable. Combined with chemical pattern recognition analysis ，it can be used for the quality control of Sanzisan.