Objective To understand the application effect of early screening scale and behavioral intervention effect in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods A total of 348 children with suspected ASD were selected and evaluated using the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (M-CHAT) and Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC). The evaluation results were compared with those from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V). Children enrolled were given Early start Denver model (ESDM) intervention. The evaluation results of Gesell Developmental Scale and Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist (ATEC) scores were compared before and after intervention. Results The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and Kappa value of M-CHAT for evaluating ASD in children aged 1-3 years were 89.53%, 90.70%, 89.92% and 0.78. The corresponding values of ABC were 78.49%, 81.40%, 79.46% and 0.56. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy and Kappa value of M-CHAT for evaluating children aged >3-6 years were 87.30%, 77.78%, 84.44% and 0.64. The corresponding values of ABC were 85.71%, 77.78%, 83.33% and 0.62. The sensitivity and accuracy of M-CHAT were higher than ABC for evaluating ASD in children aged 1-3 years (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in sensitivity, specificity and accuracy between M-CHAT and ABC for evaluating ASD in children aged 3-6 years (P>0.05). After intervention, development quotients (DQ) of personal-social aspects, adaptability, language, gross motor, and fine motor of children with ASD were higher than those before intervention (P<0.05). ATEC scores for language, behavior, sensation, and social contact of children with ASD were lower than those before intervention (P<0.05). Conclusion M-CHAT and ABC both can be used for early screening of ASD in children, especially M-CHAT. Early behavioral intervention can effectively improve the condition and developmental level of children with ASD.

Objective Ionization chamber detector is commonly used for direct and continuous measurement of tritium concentration in the air. However, the measurement sensitivity is low due to the limitations of weak current measurement technology. It is necessary to develop a proportional counter for measuring tritium in the air. Methods This study involved the design of a proportional counter, considering various factors such as materials and structure. The stability, plateau curve, detection efficiency, and energy spectrum of the counter were tested. Results The coefficient of variation of the proportional counter was 3.14%, which met the standard requirement of being less than 15%. The plateau length was 260 V and the plateau slope was 0.80%/100V, which met the requirement of being less than 1%/100V. The tritium detection efficiency reached 68.02%. The energy spectrum measurement indicated a significant difference between tritium signal generated by the proportional counter and background signal, and the distribution of tritium in the energy spectrum was more concentrated. The background counting rate during tritium gas activity measurement could be reduced through energy spectrum measurement. Conclusion The proportional counter can provide a reference for the direct and continuous measurement of tritium in the air.

【Objective】 To evaluate and analyze the impact of COVID-19 epidemic on inventory of red blood cells (RBCs)in local and municipal blood stations in China, and to provide reference for the management of public health emergencies. 【Methods】 Relevant data from 2018 to 2021 were collected, and the differences in the volume of qualified RBCs, the usage efficiency of inventory RBCs, the average daily distribution of RBCs,the blood distribution rate of RBCs prepared by 400 mL whole blood, the difference in the average storage days of RBCs at the time of distribution, the average daily inventory of RBCs and the time of the average daily inventory of RBCs to maintain the distribution in 24 local and municipal blood stations in China during the COVID-19 epidemic and non-epidemic periods were retrospectively analyzed. 【Results】 Compared with non-epidemic periods, the volume of qualified RBCs [(117 525.979 ±52 203.175)U] and the average daily distribution of RBCs [( 156. 468 ± 70. 186) U ] increased significantly, but the usage efficiency of inventory RBCs decreased(97.24%±0.51%) significantly (P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the blood distribution rate of RBCs prepared by 400 mL whole blood(73.88%±20.30%), the average storage days of RBCs distribution(13.040 ±3.486), the average daily stock quantity of RBCs[(2 280.542 ±1 446.538) U ] and the time of the average daily inventory of RBCs to maintain the distribution[(15.062 ±7.453) d] (P>0.5). 【Conclusion】 During the COVID-19 epidemic, the inventory management of RBCs operated well, the overall inventory remained relatively stable, the stock composition and storage period showed no significant change.

【Objective】 To compare the value of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and echocardiography in predicting the degree pulmonary hypertension (PH). 【Methods】 Fifty-four patients in our hospital who underwent right heart catheterization, CTPA and echocardiography for suspected or confirmed PH from November 2013 to April 2021 were retrospectively recruited. Pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAMP) were measured by right heart catheterization. According to PAMP, the patients were divided into non-PH group and mild, moderate, and severe PH groups. The three-dimensional model of the pulmonary artery was obtained by computer-aided segmentation, and the best fitting circle diameter (Dfit), inscribed circle diameter (Dmin), circumscribed circle diameter (Dmax), hydraulic diameter (Dh), cross-sectional area (Area), circumference (Scf), and the largest area and largest short diameter of the right ventricle were measured. Echocardiography was used to estimate PASP. The differences in the above parameters between different PH groups were compared, the correlations of the above parameters with PASP and PAMP were analyzed, and statistically significant indicators were included to establish three predictive models of PAMP (Model 1: CTPA pulmonary artery; Model 2: CTPA pulmonary artery+CTPA right ventricle; Model 3: CTPA pulmonary artery+CTPA right ventricle+echocardiography), and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to compare the diagnostic performance of the three models. 【Results】 Some parameters of main pulmonary artery (Dfit, Dmin, Dmax, Dh, Area, Scf), right pulmonary artery (Dmax, Dh, Area, Scf), left pulmonary artery (Dfit), and right ventricular short diameter increased with the increase of PAMP (P<0.05). Dfit, Dmin, Dh, and area of main pulmonary artery, right pulmonary artery and left pulmonary artery were positively correlated with PASP and PAMP (P<0.05). Right ventricular short diameter and right ventricular maximum area were positively correlated with PASP (P<0.05), and right ventricular short diameter was positively correlated with PAMP (P<0.05). The estimated value of pulmonary artery systolic blood pressure in echocardiography was positively correlated with PASP and PAMP (P<0.05). Model 1, Model 2 and Model 3 could all be used to identify mild PH and moderate PH, among which Model 3 had the best performance in identifying non-PH and mild PH, moderate PH and severe PH. 【Conclusion】 CTPA and echocardiography are helpful in assessing the degree of PH, and the combination of the two has better accuracy in distinguishing non-PH from mild PH, moderate and severe PH.

【Objective】 To investigate the clinical characteristics, long-term follow-up rate, level and control rate of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) aged ≥75 years who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during hospitalization. 【Methods】 We selected ASCVD patients aged ≥75 years with PCI from January 2016 to December 2020 in The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, collected the baseline data of the patients and the follow-up of 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months after discharge by HIS system, and analyzed their LDL-C and control rate at each follow-up. 【Results】 A total of 1 129 patients were enrolled in this study, aged 78 (ranging from 75 to 89) years. Among them 72.1% were male; myocardial infarction was the main type of ASCVD (71.5% ); hypertension was the most common risk factor, accounting for 85.2% (717/842), followed by diabetes, 58.6% (493/842); 74.6% met the ultra-high risk criteria of the 2020 Chinese Expert Consensus on Lipid Management in Ultra-High Risk ASCVD Patients, and the LDL-C control rate was only 8.1% . The four routine follow-up rates of 1 129 elderly ASCVD patients were 49.5%, 24.1%, 17.1%, and 24.6%, respectively. The detection rates of LDL-C during follow-up were 26.3%, 5.3%, 10.4%, and 13.8%, respectively. LDL-C control rates in ultra-high risk ASCVD were 59.4%, 45.1%, 37.1%, and 17.6%, respectively, while LDL-C control rates in non-ultra-high risk ASCVD patients were 67.3%, 55.6%, 47.4%, and 44.0%, respectively. 【Conclusion】 The elderly patients with ASCVD-PCI were mainly ultra-high risk patients. The routine follow-up rate and the LDL-C compliance rate during follow-up were low and showed a downward trend.

【Objective】 To explore the relationship of health literacy with COVID-19 prevention and control knowledge， attitude and practice （KAP） in general population so as to contribute scientific evidence for strengthening health education and promoting health literacy to resist the threat of major infectious disease outbreaks. 【Methods】 In September 2020， a questionnaire survey was conducted in residents selected by a multi-stage random sampling across all the twelve counties/districts of Baoji city. The questionnaire， which was issued by the Chinese Health Education Center， consisted of a health literacy questionnaire and a COVID-19 prevention and control KAP questionnaire. According to the national unified scoring method， the participants were divided into two groups： those who met and those who failed to meet the overall standard of health literacy. The results of the answer to each KAP question were compared between the two groups by Chi-square test or rank sum test. Multivariate binary Logistic regression was used to control confounding effects of socio-demographic characteristics to draw relatively reliable conclusions. 【Results】 A total of 4 544 valid questionnaires were collected， in which 664 （14.60%） met the overall standard of health literacy， but 3 880 （85.40%） failed to do so. Compared with the unmet group， the met group had a higher correct answer rate in 10 of the 11 knowledge-related questions （all P<0.001）； showed more positive answer to each attitude-related question in the three aspects， namely， responsibility for the prevention and control of infectious disease transmission， evaluation for COVID-19-related information release and reporting， and evaluation for the government’s COVID-19 prevention and control results （all P<0.001）； and acted more actively in 6 of the 7 practice concerning appropriate self-prevention and control behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak （all P<0.001）. Logistic regression analyses confirmed that achieving the overall standard of health literacy played a positive role in each of the contents of COVID-19 prevention and control KAP in study （ORs were between 1.44 and 4.09， all P<0.001）. Moreover， the absolute value of regression coefficient of the overall standard of health literacy was the largest compared with all the socio-demographic factors. Logistic regression was used to further analyze relationships between each of the six health dimensions of health literacy and COVID-19 prevention and control KAP， which revealed that the association with safety and first aid， infectious diseases prevention， and health information was the closest. 【Conclusion】 Health literacy is closely related to COVID-19 prevention and control KAP in the general population of Baoji city. Promoting residents' health literacy by targeted health education can play an important and positive role in dealing with the threat of major infectious diseases outbreaks.

Humans ; Hydrogen Peroxide ; Occupational Diseases ; Risk Factors

Objective To investigate the status of radiological protection in Baoji City. Methods Using the questionnaire survey method, the survey forms were sent to the radiology clinics and other relevant units in the counties and districts of the city to investigate the basic situation of radiology and treatment of medical and health institutions, basic information of radiology and treatment equipment, personal information of radiation workers, and health monitoring of radiation workers. Results There is 1.13 X-ray diagnostic equipment per 10, 000 people, 0.015 radiotherapy equipment per 10, 000 people in Baoji City, and One million people own 11.4 CTs. There are 1, 102 radiation workers in Baoji City, and 2.92 per 10, 000 people. The occupational health check rate of medical radiation personnel was 87.7% within 2 years, the personal dose monitoring rate was 90.4%, the radiation worker training rate was 73.6% within 2 years, about the holding rate of "Radiation Staff Certificate" in Baoji City was 73.0%, and the occupational health file rate was 89.2%. The evaluation indexes of various health monitoring were lower, especially in township hospitals (35.7%～50.8%). Conclusion On the whole, the number of radiological diagnosis and treatment equipment is small, and Class A large equipment is almost blank. The city is stronger than the county in health monitoring. The status of health monitoring is very different from urban to rural areas.

Objective: Several COVID-19 patients have overlapping comorbidities. The independent role of each component contributing to the risk of COVID-19 is unknown, and how some non-cardiometabolic comorbidities affect the risk of COVID-19 remains unclear. Methods: A retrospective follow-up design was adopted. A total of 1,160 laboratory-confirmed patients were enrolled from nine provinces in China. Data on comorbidities were obtained from the patients' medical records. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds ratio ( Results: Overall, 158 (13.6%) patients were diagnosed with severe illness and 32 (2.7%) had unfavorable outcomes. Hypertension (2.87, 1.30-6.32), type 2 diabetes (T2DM) (3.57, 2.32-5.49), cardiovascular disease (CVD) (3.78, 1.81-7.89), fatty liver disease (7.53, 1.96-28.96), hyperlipidemia (2.15, 1.26-3.67), other lung diseases (6.00, 3.01-11.96), and electrolyte imbalance (10.40, 3.00-26.10) were independently linked to increased odds of being severely ill. T2DM (6.07, 2.89-12.75), CVD (8.47, 6.03-11.89), and electrolyte imbalance (19.44, 11.47-32.96) were also strong predictors of unfavorable outcomes. Women with comorbidities were more likely to have severe disease on admission (5.46, 3.25-9.19), while men with comorbidities were more likely to have unfavorable treatment outcomes (6.58, 1.46-29.64) within two weeks. Conclusion Besides hypertension, diabetes, and CVD, fatty liver disease, hyperlipidemia, other lung diseases, and electrolyte imbalance were independent risk factors for COVID-19 severity and poor treatment outcome. Women with comorbidities were more likely to have severe disease, while men with comorbidities were more likely to have unfavorable treatment outcomes.
Adult ; Aged ; COVID-19/virology* ; China/epidemiology* ; Comorbidity ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Severity of Illness Index ; Treatment Outcome

ObjectiveAutosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the most common genetic renal diseases, which may cause oligoasthenospermia and azoospermia and result in male infertility. This study aimed to analyze the outcomes of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in male patients with ADPKD-induced infertility.

METHODSWe retrospectively analyzed the clinical data on 7 male patients with ADPKD-induced infertility undergoing PGD from April 2015 to February 2017, including 6 cases of oligoasthenospermia and 1 case of obstructive azoospermia, all with the PKD1 gene heterozygous mutations. Following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), we performed blastomere biopsy after 5 or 6 days of embryo culture and subjected the blastomeres to Sureplex whole-genome amplification, followed by haplotype linkage analysis, Sanger sequencing, array-based comparative genomic hybridization to assess the chromosomal ploidy of the unaffected embryos, and identification of the unaffected euploid embryos for transfer.

RESULTSOne PGD cycle was completed for each of the 7 patients. Totally, 26 blastocysts were developed, of which 12 were unaffected and diploid. Clinical pregnancies were achieved in 6 cases following 7 cycles of frozen embryo transplantation, which included 5 live births and 1 spontaneous abortion.

CONCLUSIONSFor males with ADPKD-induced infertility, PGD may contribute to high rates of clinical pregnancy and live birth and prevent ADPKD in the offspring as well. This finding is also meaningful for the ADPKD patients with normal fertility.

Abortion, Spontaneous ; genetics ; Biopsy ; Blastocyst ; Comparative Genomic Hybridization ; Embryo Transfer ; Female ; Humans ; Infertility, Male ; etiology ; genetics ; Male ; Mutation ; Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant ; complications ; diagnosis ; genetics ; prevention & control ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Outcome ; Preimplantation Diagnosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic