Otogenic vertigo is a common disorder that affects the vestibular system,which often results in considerable discomfort and impaired daily functioning.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),including acupuncture and moxibu...Otogenic vertigo is a common disorder that affects the vestibular system,which often results in considerable discomfort and impaired daily functioning.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),including acupuncture and moxibustion,has been historically utilized to manage the symptoms of vertigo.However,the effectiveness and methodology of these treatments have rarely been investigated in the medical literature.This study reviews the existing literature on the point selection,method,and therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion to provide a reference for the TCM treatment of otogenic vertigo.A literature search was performed using the PubMed search engine.The terms used included otogenic vertigo,acupuncture treatment,and acupuncture point selection.A total of 34 relevant articles were retrieved from PubMed.These suggest that the clinical treatment of otogenic vertigo should consider the functions of zang-fu organs and meridians and select different acupuncture treatment methods according to syndrome differentiation based on the difference between deficiency and excess.Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy should be based on acupoint selection,considering the syndrome differentiation,supplemented with experience.The treatment of otogenic vertigo with acupuncture and moxibustion refers to the selection of appropriate acupuncture methods under the guidance of TCM theory and following the principles of syndrome,disease,and meridian differentiation.Common acupuncture methods include body acupuncture,auricular acupuncture,scalp acupuncture,acupoint injection,electroacupuncture,and moxibustion.There are many acupuncture and moxibustion acupoints selected for the treatment of otogenic vertigo.Individualized treatment according to the patient’s specific condition is effective and safe,which can help to improve the patient’s vertigo symptoms and cerebral blood perfusion.展开更多
BACKGROUND Sepsis exacerbates intestinal microecological disorders leading to poor prognosis.Proper modalities of nutritional support can improve nutrition,immunity,and intestinal microecology.AIM To identify the opti...BACKGROUND Sepsis exacerbates intestinal microecological disorders leading to poor prognosis.Proper modalities of nutritional support can improve nutrition,immunity,and intestinal microecology.AIM To identify the optimal modality of early nutritional support for patients with sepsis from the perspective of intestinal microecology.METHODS Thirty patients with sepsis admitted to the intensive care unit of the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University,China,between 2019 and 2021 with indications for nutritional support,were randomly assigned to one of three different modalities of nutritional support for a total of 5 d:Total enteral nutrition(TEN group),total parenteral nutrition(TPN group),and supplemental parenteral nutrition(SPN group).Blood and stool specimens were collected before and after nutritional support,and changes in gut microbiota,short-chain fatty acids(SCFAs),and immune and nutritional indicators were detected and compared among the three groups.RESULTS In comparison with before nutritional support,the three groups after nutritional support presented:(1)Differences in the gut bacteria(Enterococcus increased in the TEN group,Campylobacter decreased in the TPN group,and Dialister decreased in the SPN group;all P<0.05);(2)different trends in SCFAs(the TEN group showed improvement except for Caproic acid,the TPN group showed improvement only for acetic and propionic acid,and the SPN group showed a decreasing trend);(3)significant improvement of the nutritional and immunological indicators in the TEN and SPN groups,while only immunoglobulin G improved in the TPN group(all P<0.05);and(4)a significant correlation was found between the gut bacteria,SCFAs,and nutritional and immunological indicators(all P<0.05).CONCLUSION TEN is recommended as the preferred mode of early nutritional support in sepsis based on clinical nutritional and immunological indicators,as well as changes in intestinal microecology.展开更多
Backgrounds This work emphasizes the current research status of the urban Digital Twins to establish an intelligent spatiotemporal framework.A Geospatial Artificial Intelligent(GeoAI)system is developed based on the G...Backgrounds This work emphasizes the current research status of the urban Digital Twins to establish an intelligent spatiotemporal framework.A Geospatial Artificial Intelligent(GeoAI)system is developed based on the Geographic Information System and Artificial Intelligence.It integrates multi-video technology and Virtual City in urban Digital Twins.Methods Besides,an improved small object detection model is proposed:YOLOv5-Pyramid,and Siamese network video tracking models,namely MPSiam and FSSiamese,are established.Finally,an experimental platform is built to verify the georeferencing correction scheme of video images.Result The MultiplyAccumulate value of MPSiam is 0.5B,and that of ResNet50-Siam is 4.5B.Besides,the model is compressed by 4.8times.The inference speed has increased by 3.3 times,reaching 83 Frames Per Second.3%of the Average Expectation Overlap is lost.Therefore,the urban Digital Twins-oriented GeoAI framework established here has excellent performance for video georeferencing and target detection problems.展开更多
类受体激酶SOBIR1(suppressor of BIR1-1)在植物对病害的免疫应答中发挥重要作用。本研究在马铃薯中克隆了一个SOBIR1类似(StSOBIR1-like)基因,检测其在生物胁迫和非生物胁迫诱导下的表达特性;构建StSOBIR1-like基因沉默载体,并利用农...类受体激酶SOBIR1(suppressor of BIR1-1)在植物对病害的免疫应答中发挥重要作用。本研究在马铃薯中克隆了一个SOBIR1类似(StSOBIR1-like)基因,检测其在生物胁迫和非生物胁迫诱导下的表达特性;构建StSOBIR1-like基因沉默载体,并利用农杆菌介导法获得该基因的沉默株系;通过马铃薯块茎蛾生物测定实验和转录组测序,深入探究该基因沉默对马铃薯应答虫害的影响。结果表明:StSOBIR1-like基因在马铃薯叶片中高表达,马铃薯块茎蛾的模拟虫害、机械损伤以及外源施用茉莉酸甲酯、水杨酸、脱落酸等均能诱导该基因的表达,说明该基因可能参与马铃薯对生物胁迫和非生物胁迫诱导的生理反应。StSOBIR1-like沉默株系与野生型植株相比生长表型无明显差异,但马铃薯块茎蛾幼虫在前者上取食后的生物量比后者低,说明取食StSOBIR1-like沉默株系后马铃薯块茎蛾幼虫生长受到抑制。转录组测序结果表明,沉默StSOBIR1-like基因后,马铃薯植株的虫害应答在基因表达水平受到较大影响,特别是茉莉酸、水杨酸等防御激素合成通路相关基因的相对表达量总体呈上升趋势。综上所述,StSOBIR1-like基因可能负调控马铃薯对虫害的应答。本研究首次解析了StSOBIR1-like基因在马铃薯应答虫害中的功能,为进一步探究该基因调控作物抗虫的分子机制提供了依据。展开更多
基金Special scientific research project of the Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,No.2022FSYYZY13.
文摘Otogenic vertigo is a common disorder that affects the vestibular system,which often results in considerable discomfort and impaired daily functioning.Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM),including acupuncture and moxibustion,has been historically utilized to manage the symptoms of vertigo.However,the effectiveness and methodology of these treatments have rarely been investigated in the medical literature.This study reviews the existing literature on the point selection,method,and therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion to provide a reference for the TCM treatment of otogenic vertigo.A literature search was performed using the PubMed search engine.The terms used included otogenic vertigo,acupuncture treatment,and acupuncture point selection.A total of 34 relevant articles were retrieved from PubMed.These suggest that the clinical treatment of otogenic vertigo should consider the functions of zang-fu organs and meridians and select different acupuncture treatment methods according to syndrome differentiation based on the difference between deficiency and excess.Acupuncture and moxibustion therapy should be based on acupoint selection,considering the syndrome differentiation,supplemented with experience.The treatment of otogenic vertigo with acupuncture and moxibustion refers to the selection of appropriate acupuncture methods under the guidance of TCM theory and following the principles of syndrome,disease,and meridian differentiation.Common acupuncture methods include body acupuncture,auricular acupuncture,scalp acupuncture,acupoint injection,electroacupuncture,and moxibustion.There are many acupuncture and moxibustion acupoints selected for the treatment of otogenic vertigo.Individualized treatment according to the patient’s specific condition is effective and safe,which can help to improve the patient’s vertigo symptoms and cerebral blood perfusion.
基金Supported by Ningxia Natural Science Foundation Project,No.2022AAC03488the National Key Research and Development Program of China,No.2016YFD0400605.
文摘BACKGROUND Sepsis exacerbates intestinal microecological disorders leading to poor prognosis.Proper modalities of nutritional support can improve nutrition,immunity,and intestinal microecology.AIM To identify the optimal modality of early nutritional support for patients with sepsis from the perspective of intestinal microecology.METHODS Thirty patients with sepsis admitted to the intensive care unit of the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University,China,between 2019 and 2021 with indications for nutritional support,were randomly assigned to one of three different modalities of nutritional support for a total of 5 d:Total enteral nutrition(TEN group),total parenteral nutrition(TPN group),and supplemental parenteral nutrition(SPN group).Blood and stool specimens were collected before and after nutritional support,and changes in gut microbiota,short-chain fatty acids(SCFAs),and immune and nutritional indicators were detected and compared among the three groups.RESULTS In comparison with before nutritional support,the three groups after nutritional support presented:(1)Differences in the gut bacteria(Enterococcus increased in the TEN group,Campylobacter decreased in the TPN group,and Dialister decreased in the SPN group;all P<0.05);(2)different trends in SCFAs(the TEN group showed improvement except for Caproic acid,the TPN group showed improvement only for acetic and propionic acid,and the SPN group showed a decreasing trend);(3)significant improvement of the nutritional and immunological indicators in the TEN and SPN groups,while only immunoglobulin G improved in the TPN group(all P<0.05);and(4)a significant correlation was found between the gut bacteria,SCFAs,and nutritional and immunological indicators(all P<0.05).CONCLUSION TEN is recommended as the preferred mode of early nutritional support in sepsis based on clinical nutritional and immunological indicators,as well as changes in intestinal microecology.
基金Supported by Key R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology (2019YFC0810704)Key R&D Program of Guangdong Province (2019B111102002)Shenzhen Science and Technology Program (KCXFZ202002011007040)。
文摘Backgrounds This work emphasizes the current research status of the urban Digital Twins to establish an intelligent spatiotemporal framework.A Geospatial Artificial Intelligent(GeoAI)system is developed based on the Geographic Information System and Artificial Intelligence.It integrates multi-video technology and Virtual City in urban Digital Twins.Methods Besides,an improved small object detection model is proposed:YOLOv5-Pyramid,and Siamese network video tracking models,namely MPSiam and FSSiamese,are established.Finally,an experimental platform is built to verify the georeferencing correction scheme of video images.Result The MultiplyAccumulate value of MPSiam is 0.5B,and that of ResNet50-Siam is 4.5B.Besides,the model is compressed by 4.8times.The inference speed has increased by 3.3 times,reaching 83 Frames Per Second.3%of the Average Expectation Overlap is lost.Therefore,the urban Digital Twins-oriented GeoAI framework established here has excellent performance for video georeferencing and target detection problems.
文摘类受体激酶SOBIR1(suppressor of BIR1-1)在植物对病害的免疫应答中发挥重要作用。本研究在马铃薯中克隆了一个SOBIR1类似(StSOBIR1-like)基因,检测其在生物胁迫和非生物胁迫诱导下的表达特性;构建StSOBIR1-like基因沉默载体,并利用农杆菌介导法获得该基因的沉默株系;通过马铃薯块茎蛾生物测定实验和转录组测序,深入探究该基因沉默对马铃薯应答虫害的影响。结果表明:StSOBIR1-like基因在马铃薯叶片中高表达,马铃薯块茎蛾的模拟虫害、机械损伤以及外源施用茉莉酸甲酯、水杨酸、脱落酸等均能诱导该基因的表达,说明该基因可能参与马铃薯对生物胁迫和非生物胁迫诱导的生理反应。StSOBIR1-like沉默株系与野生型植株相比生长表型无明显差异,但马铃薯块茎蛾幼虫在前者上取食后的生物量比后者低,说明取食StSOBIR1-like沉默株系后马铃薯块茎蛾幼虫生长受到抑制。转录组测序结果表明,沉默StSOBIR1-like基因后,马铃薯植株的虫害应答在基因表达水平受到较大影响,特别是茉莉酸、水杨酸等防御激素合成通路相关基因的相对表达量总体呈上升趋势。综上所述,StSOBIR1-like基因可能负调控马铃薯对虫害的应答。本研究首次解析了StSOBIR1-like基因在马铃薯应答虫害中的功能,为进一步探究该基因调控作物抗虫的分子机制提供了依据。
