Reframing climate change as a public health issue: an exploratory study of public reactions

Background  

Climate change is taking a toll on human health, and some leaders in the public health community have urged their colleagues to give voice to its health implications. Previous research has shown that Americans are only dimly aware of the health implications of climate change, yet the literature on issue framing suggests that providing a novel frame - such as human health - may be potentially useful in enhancing public engagement. We conducted an exploratory study in the United States of people's reactions to a public health-framed short essay on climate change.     

开放式护理实验室的管理与教学模式探讨

目的探索科学实用的开放式护理实验室的管理与教学模式。方法在开放式护理实验室中实施学生参与型的管理模式和基础技能训练、综合技能训练及设计技能训练3个层次的教学模式。结果实验室开放式学时数显著增加，学生学习成绩和优良率显著优于管理前（P〈0.01，P〈0.05）。学生认为开放式护理实验室的管理和教学模式有利于教学，能提高动手能力、分析问题和解决问题能力及增强协作精神。结论开放式护理实验室管理和教学模式提高了实验室利用率，有助于学生护理技能的提高。     

Changes of circulating TNF and its effects on Pseudomonas aeruginosa septic shock in rabbits

Itiswellknownthatcertaincytokinesplayapivotalroleinthedevelopmentoftraumaandshock.Tumornecrosisfactor(TNF)isapolypep-tiedcytokinesynthesizedinmonocytesandmacrophagesinresponsetolipopolysaccharide(LPS)stimulation-TherelationshipbetweenTNFandendotoxic-septicshockbecomesafocusoftheresearchofshockmediators[1'2].Alargeamountofexperimentalandclinicaldata[3-9JsuggestthatTNFplaysanimportantroleinthepathogenesisofendotoxic-septicshockbuttheprecisemechanismandtherelationshipofTNFtoshockseverityrem…     

A comparative study of using comet assay and gammaH2AX foci formation in the detection of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine-induced DNA damage.

Comet assay is a useful technique in the detection of DNA damages, particularly DNA strand breaks; and it has been utilized to show that a potent carcinogen N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), can induce such damages. Recently, gammaH2AX foci formation has been suggested as another sensitive way to detect DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). However, there is no systematic comparison being conducted to evaluate the consistency of these two methods. Using MNNG as a model chemical, the sensitivity of neutral comet assay and gammaH2AX foci formation in detecting MNNG-induced damage was studied. It was found that at concentrations of 0.1 and 1 microg/ml, both methods can detect MNNG-induced damage in human amnion FL cells. However, at 0.1 microg/ml, comet assay revealed more percentage of cells with DNA damage than gammaH2AX fluorescence revealed. On the other hand, while gammaH2AX foci were readily formed at very early times by 10 microg/ml MNNG treatment, neutral comet assay did not detect any significant DNA damage at the same time points. In addition, 10 microg/ml MNNG induced a distinct whole nuclei staining pattern of gammaH2AX, a type of DNA damage which was not detected by neutral comet assay but could be detected by alkaline comet assay. Therefore, gammaH2AX may be used as a sensitive indicator for DNA damage.     

下尿路梗阻性肾积水患者逼尿肌功能变化

目的：探讨下尿路梗阻性肾积水患者逼尿肌功能变化。方法：对20例（3．5－73岁）下尿路梗阻导致的肾积水组和10例（13－67岁）无肾积水的对照组进行膀胱压力容积测定与压力－流率测定，并记录不同膀胱灌注量的逼尿肌基础压力。结果：下尿路梗阻性肾积水组逼尿肌－括约肌协同失调（DSD）11例（55％），逼尿肌功能过度活跃5例；而对照组仅发现1例（10％）DSD，未发现有逼尿肌功能过度活跃。下尿路梗阻性肾积水组平均膀胱顺应性显著低于对照组（P＜0．05），而下尿路梗阻性肾积水组平均逼尿肌基础压力，平均逼尿肌最大收缩压和残余尿量均显著高于对照组（P＜0．05），且下尿路梗阻性肾积水组在灌注量逐渐增加时高逼尿肌基础压力发生率逐渐增加。结论：下尿路梗阻性肾积水多伴有逼尿肌功能异常，提示膀胱逼尿肌功能改变与下尿路梗阻性肾积水的形成及发展有一定的相关性。     

CT-guided stereotactic injection of radionuclide in treatment of brain tumors.

140 patients with brain tumor were treated by CT-guided stereotactic injections of radionuclides, such as Aurum-198 (198 Au), Phosphorus-32 (32 P) and Yttrium-90 (90Y). Of these patients aged from 3 to 67 years (average 37), 64 were male and 76 female. Astrocytoma was found in 75 patients, craniopharyngioma in 46, metastatic carcinoma in 7, meningioma in 5, germinoma in 4 and pituitary adenoma in 3. The tumors were located in the deep part or functionally critical area of the brain. After 267 times of injection of colloidal isotopes, no major adverse effects or complications occurred. Follow-up for 6 to 48 months showed improvement in symptoms in 104 (74.3%) patients and CT scanning showed the diminished tumors.

     

老年脑出血的CT扫描与预后

本组老年脑出血发病率５７％，明显高于中、青年组脑出血。首要病因是高血压病，社会环境变迁是老年脑出血的重要因素。ＣＴ扫描特点为①型别：壳核出血最多（３５．４％）、其次为丘脑（２９％）、脑叶（２１．４％）、其它型别均低于５％；②血肿量：小量出血最多（６８．８％）。预后特点是存活率较高８７．２％、死亡率仅１２．８％。     

医疗卫生单位的后勤社会化管理与改革

相对于我国企业改革的发展,医疗卫生单位后勤管理与改革不仅起步较晚,而且力度不大,步伐不快。以往的医疗卫生单位后勤往往面面俱到,造成了严重的经济负担和社会资源的浪费。因此,医疗卫生单位后勤改革势在必行。     

塑料镜片材料的发展动向

概述光学塑料的基本材料，讨论塑料镜片材料的主要品种及其应用，并着重分析影响塑料镜片材料性能的主要因素及其发展趋势。     

Osteopontin affects the persistence of beta-glucan-induced hepatic granuloma formation and tissue injury through two distinct mechanisms

Osteopontin (OPN) plays a pivotal role in various immune responses and inflammatory diseases. OPN is expressed in various granulomatous diseases; however, the cellular and molecular role of OPN in these diseases is not well known. We analyzed the role of OPN in a beta-glucan-induced hepatic granuloma model. First, we found that neither OPN deficiency nor overexpression of OPN affected the number and the size of hepatic granulomas at day 7, indicating that OPN is not involved in the formation of hepatic granulomas at the early stages. Importantly, OPN did not influence the liver tissue damage as defined by alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels at early stages. Second, OPN deficiency resulted in the reduction of IL-12 and IFN-gamma production at early stages. Third, at late stages, OPN deficiency resulted in a decrease in the number and size of hepatic granulomas, and a reduction of liver tissue injury. This was due to the reduction of the cellular recruitment including macrophages, CD4 T cells and dendritic cells into the liver, and the reduction of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha production in the liver. In contrast, overexpression of OPN resulted in the persistence of granuloma formation. These data suggest that OPN affects the persistence of hepatic granuloma formation. Our results indicate that OPN up-regulates the production of IL-12 and IFN-gamma within the granulomas at early stages, and OPN has an additional role in the regulation of cellular recruitment and TNF-alpha production at late stages that determine the severity of liver tissue injury.