A Numerical Measurement Method for Dynamic Granular Materials Based on Computer Vision

Granular materials are widespread in nature and human production, and their macro-mechanical behavior is significantly affected by granule movement. The development of computer vision has brought some new ideas for measuring the numerical information (including the amount of translation, the rotation angle, velocity, acceleration, etc.) of dynamic granular materials. In this paper, we propose a numerical measurement method for dynamic granular materials based on computer vision. Firstly, an improved video instance segmentation (VIS) network is introduced to perform end-to-end multi-task learning, and its temporal feature fusion module and tracking head with long-sequence external memory can improve the problems of poor video data quality and high similarity in appearance of granular materials, respectively. Secondly, the numerical information can be extracted through a series of post-processing steps. Finally, the effectiveness of the measurement method is verified by comparing the numerical measurement results with the real values. The experimental results indicate that our improved VIS obtains an average precision (AP) of 76.6, the relative errors and standard deviations are maintained at a low level, and this method can effectively be used to measure the numerical information of dynamic granular materials. This study provides an intelligent proposal for the task of measuring numerical information of dynamic granular materials, which is of great significance for studying the spatial distribution, motion mode and macro-mechanical behavior of granular materials.     

类风湿性关节炎患者健康相关生命质量评价及其影响因素

目的 探讨类风湿性关节炎（RA）住院患者健康相关生命质量（HRQoL）评分及其影响因素。 方法 采用欧洲五维度五水平健康量表（EQ-5D-5L）及自编问卷对 2023 年 4~9 月安徽中医药大学第一附属医院风湿免疫科收治的 200 例 RA 住院患者进行HRQoL 调查,EQ-5D-5L 量表中健康描述系统及视觉模拟标尺（EQ-VAS）分别用于测量 RA 患者健康效用值及整体健康状态,采用单因素分析、Tobit 多因素回归分析影响 RA 患者 HRQoL 的因素。 结果 共收集 190 份有效问卷,有效回收率 95%。RA 患者健康效用值为（0.77±0.25）,EQ-VAS 评分为（76.44±43.65）分,其健康问题多集中于“行动能力”和“疼痛或不适”两个维度。Tobit 多因素回归分析显示,文化程度低（P=0.042,95%CI：0.032~0.143）与吸烟（P=0.013,95%CI：-0.154~-0.019）是 RA 患者 HRQoL 的危险因素。 结论 RA患者 HRQoL 与 EQ-VAS 较一般人群相比情况尚可,但仍存在健康效用值较低的问题,其中文化程度低与吸烟的患者 HRQoL 较差。     

Risk of infections of biological and targeted drugs in patients with spondyloarthritis: meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

Background: Concerns exist regarding the risk of infections in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) treated with biologics. We assessed the risk of infections of biological and targeted drugs in patients with SpA by performing a meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs).Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Library, and China Biology Medicine Disc for RCTs evaluating the risk of infections of biological therapy in ...     

诸子蜂起 百家争鸣(二)——英国中医药的现状与展望

中医药面临着"诸子蜂起,百家争鸣"的国际医药保健时代,处于有机会又有曲折的局面.故从1)中医药在国外的发展.2)中医药在英国的现状.3)英国推动中医教育的经验.4)英国偶尔发生的中医事故影响中医界整体形象.5)英国中医的立法过程与国际影响.6)建立中医药企业文化和品牌标准--英国的经验.7)中医药发展展望.8)中医药的宣传和外交等方面论述.指出在"诸子蜂起,百家争鸣"的新"全球医学"时代,中医界人士需团结一致,既往开来,为把中医真正纳入世界主流医学,并能恩泽于全人类而全心全力、努力不懈!     

Venous Thromboembolism Risk in Asian Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Population-Based Nationwide Inception Cohort Study

Background/AimsInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with the occurrence of venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, to date, there have been few studies on the risk of VTE in Asian IBD patients. We aimed to estimate the incidence of VTE in Asian IBD patients and to determine if IBD is related to increased VTE risk.MethodsWe performed a population-based cohort study between 2004 and 2015 using Korean National Health Insurance data. IBD and VTE were defined by ICD-10 codes. Incidence rates of VTE were calculated among patients with IBD and among age- and sex-matched controls. Hazard ratios were estimated using Cox regression with adjustment for multiple variables. We performed additional analyses stratifying by age, sex, Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) score, and disease type.ResultsAmong the 45,037 patients with IBD (IBD cohort) and 133,019 matched controls (non-IBD cohort) included in our analysis, 411 IBD patients and 641 controls developed VTE. The IBD cohort had a higher incidence rate ratio and risk of VTE than the non-IBD cohort (incidence rate ratio 1.92 and hazard ratio 1.93). Older age, female sex, higher CCI scores, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, use of steroids, and hospitalization were significant risk factors for VTE in patients with IBD.ConclusionsThe IBD patients in this study were approximately two times more likely to develop VTE than the non-IBD individuals. Our findings support the need for thromboprophylaxis in Asian IBD patients with various factors that further increase the risk of VTE.     

高效液相色谱法测定宁神补心片丹参酮ⅡA的含量

目的建立高效液相色谱法测定宁神补心片中丹参的丹参酮ⅡA含量.方法利用Lichrospher5-C18色谱柱,流动相甲醇-水为73∶27,检测波长为270 nm,流速1.6 mL/min,柱温为30℃.结果进样量在0.208～1.664 μg范围内呈现良好的线性关系,回归方程为Y=2.735×107X 8.870×105,r=0.9996,平均回收率为98.54%,RSD=1.33%(n=5).结论该方法快速简便,准确可靠,灵敏度高,可用于宁神补心片的质量控制.     

The role of toll-like receptors (TLRs) in pan-cancer

BackgroundToll-like receptors (TLRs) are important components of the innate and adaptive immune systems, and abnormal TLR expression has been linked to a variety of cancers. However, there was a lack of clarity on the association of TLR stimulation with the carcinogenesis of cancer. The study''s goal was to analyse the clinical importance of TLRs expression at the mRNA level in pan-cancer datasets, as well as the link between TLR expression and carcinogenesis, progression, and clinical prognosis.MethodsThe expression profile of TLRs derived from UCSC pan-cancer data was analysed in multiple dimensions, including clinical analysis, immunological subtype analysis, tumour microenvironment (TME) analysis, tumour stem cell correlation analysis, and drug sensitivity analysis. Additionally, we analyse protein-protein interactions, functional enrichment, and chromatin accessibility, as well as TLR expression in single-cell sequencing data.ResultsOur multi-omics analysis results imply that TLRs may operate as a biological marker for carcinogenesis and progression, a potential target for anti-tumour therapy, and a prognostic biomarker, laying the theoretical groundwork for future translational medicine research.ConclusionTLRs are involved in the formation of malignancies and can be explored in further detail as potential prognostic indicators.

Key Messages

• Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key factors in the process of the innate and adaptive immune response, and their aberrant expression of TLRs have been widely reported in various cancer. However, the association between TLRs stimulation and tumorigenesis of cancer has not been well clarified.
• In this study, in the pan-cancer data, integrated TLR family gene expression analysis, clinical correlation analysis, immune subtype correlation analysis, tumour microenvironment correlation analysis, tumour stem cell correlation analysis, and drug sensitivity correlation analysis were performed.
• TLRs play an important role in the development of tumours and can be studied in depth as potential prognostic markers.

     

A lignan fromRubia akane

A lignan, (+)-isolariciresinol, was isolated fromRubia akane Nakai. This is the first reporting from Rubiaceae.     

健康促进对产后抑郁症患者生活质量影响的研究

目的 探讨健康促进对产后抑郁症患者生活质量的影响.方法 将182例产后抑郁症患者随机分为实验组与对照组,每组各91例,实验组施行健康促进,对照组只实行常规护理,24 w后采用生活质量量表(SF-36QOL)测定其生活质量.结果 实验组生活质量非常显著高于对照组(P＜0.001).结论 健康促进提高了产后抑郁症患者的生活质量.     

急性心肌梗死并发症预防护理

急性心肌梗死具有起病急、发展快，复杂多变，并发症多，死亡率高等特点。据有关资料报道：急性心肌梗死患者约有1／2～1／3在住院前死亡，其中不少患者是在无先兆的情况下突然死亡，或在发病2h内死于严重并发症，如心律失常、心力衰竭、心源性休克、血管栓塞、心脏破裂等。若能及早发现，及时处理，多能抢救患者生命。