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Typical Correlation Analysis between Forage Type Triticale Production Performance and Different Pilot Ecological Factors
Domestic and foreign researches on triticale mainly focus on hereditary traits and excellent characteristics, but there are few reports on triticale yield and quality in the severe cold pastoral areas of Gansu and Qinghai. In this study, Gannong 2 triticale cultivars have been bred and planted in typical ecological areas according to the characteristics of different ecological regions. By studying the relationship between quality traits and various ecological factors, the effects of different ecological factors on the quality of Triticale hay have been clarified, which provides a reasonable basis for future triticale breeding and large-scale and targeted planting layout. The production performance and nutritional qualities of Triticale Trial in Maqu County, Gansu Province and Gannong No. 2 in Dulan County, Qinghai Province are obviously superior to other pilot sites. Through reasonable fertilization, the production performance and nutritional quality of triticale are the best. Triticale production performance is significantly related to climatic factors in different pilots. The most suitable planting area for Gannong 2 is Maqu County, Gansu Province
Deep Heterogeneous Autoencoders for Collaborative Filtering
This paper leverages heterogeneous auxiliary information to address the data
sparsity problem of recommender systems. We propose a model that learns a
shared feature space from heterogeneous data, such as item descriptions,
product tags and online purchase history, to obtain better predictions. Our
model consists of autoencoders, not only for numerical and categorical data,
but also for sequential data, which enables capturing user tastes, item
characteristics and the recent dynamics of user preference. We learn the
autoencoder architecture for each data source independently in order to better
model their statistical properties. Our evaluation on two MovieLens datasets
and an e-commerce dataset shows that mean average precision and recall improve
over state-of-the-art methods.Comment: Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Data Mining, pp.
1164-1169, Singapore, 201
Epileptic seizure, as the first symptom of hypoparathyroidism in children, does not require antiepileptic drugs
Dysglycemia and arrhythmias
Disorders in glucose metabolism can be divided into three separate but interrelated domains, namely hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, and glycemic variability. Intensive glycemic control in patients with diabetes might increase the risk of hypoglycemic incidents and glucose fluctuations. These three dysglycemic states occur not only amongst patients with diabetes, but are frequently present in other clinical settings, such as during critically ill. A growing body of evidence has focused on the relationships between these dysglycemic domains with cardiac arrhythmias, including supraventricular arrhythmias (primarily atrial fibrillation), ventricular arrhythmias (malignant ventricular arrhythmias and QT interval prolongation), and bradyarrhythmias (bradycardia and heart block). Different mechanisms by which these dysglycemic states might provoke cardiac arr-hythmias have been identified in experimental studies. A customized glycemic control strategy to minimize the risk of hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia and glucose variability is of the utmost importance in order to mitigate the risk of cardiac arrhythmias
Distribution of enteroviruses in hospitalized children with hand, foot and mouth disease and relationship between pathogens and nervous system complications
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To explore the relationship between enteroviruses and hospitalized children with hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) complicated with nervous system disease. 234 hospitalized HFMD patients treated in Shengjing Hospital, Liaoning Province were analyzed retrospectively. Based on the presence and severity of nervous system disease, the patients were grouped as follows: general patients, severely ill patients, critically ill patients and fatal patients. Based on the detected pathogen, the patients were grouped as follows: Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection, coxsackie A16 (CA16) infection and other enterovirus (OE) infection.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Of the 423 hospitalized patients, most were admitted in July 2010(129/423, 30.5%). Enteroviruses were detected in 177(41.8%). 272/423 patients were male (64.3%), and fatal patients had the greatest proportion of male patients (<it>p </it>< 0.05). EV71 infection was found in 89/423 patients (21%). CA16 infection was detected in 8/423 patients (16.1%). Compared to group CA16, patients in group EV71 were hospitalized earlier, and the duration of hospitalization was longer (<it>p </it>< 0.05). Of the 92 patients with nervous system damage, 65 were infected with EV71 and 19 were infected with CA16. Among these CA16 infected patients, 2 had brainstem encephalitis and 1 had AFP. There were more patients with nervous system dysfunction in group EV71 than in groups CA16 or OE (<it>p </it>< 0.05). The 5 fatalities all occurred in group EV71 patients (<it>p </it>< 0.05). Infection with EV71 was most likely to cause neurogenic pulmonary edema (<it>p </it>< 0.05). Patients in group EV71 had a higher rate of suffering from coma and limb movement disorder than patients in groups CA16 or OE (<it>p </it>< 0.05).</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The disease progresses faster in EV71-infected HFMD patients. These patients are more likely to suffer nervous system damage, neurogenic pulmonary edema, severe sequelae or death. CA16 and other enteroviruses can also cause HFMD with severe nervous system complications.</p
Diazidobis[4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-2-imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide-κ2 O,N]manganese(II)
In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Mn(N3)2(C10H14N3O2S)2], the Mn(II) atom exhibits a roughly octahedral coordination geometry. The Mn(II) atom lies on an inversion centre, thus the asymmetric unit comprises one half-molecule. The metal center is six-coordinated by two azide anions and by two chelating 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(1,3-thiazol-2-yl)-2-imidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide nitronyl nitroxide radical ligands, leading to two six-membered chelate rings
Anti-hyperuricemic effect of Plantago depressa Willd extract in rats
Purpose: To investigate the effects of Plantago depressa Willd. extract (PDWE) on hyperuricemia in rats.Methods: The effect of PDWE was investigated in hyperuricemic rats induced by potassium oxonate. PDWE were fed to hyperuricemic rats daily at a dose of 160, 320 and 640 mg/kg for 10 days; allopurinol (5 mg/kg) was given as positive control. Serum and urine levels of uric acid and creatinine were determined by colorimetric method.Results: PDWE inhibited xanthine oxidase (XOD) activity in serum (16.36 ± 1.16 U/L, p < 0.05) and liver (72.15 ± 5.26 U/g protein, p < 0.05), and also decreased levels of serum uric acid (2.43 ± 0.59 mg/L, p < 0.05), serum creatinine (0.42 ± 0.15 μmol/L) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN, 9.58 ± 0.72 mmol/L, p < 0.05), but increased levels of urine uric acid (39.23 ± 8.22 mg/L, p < 0.05) and urine creatinine (32.24 ± 1.69 mmol/L, p < 0.05) in the renal tissue of hyperuricemic rats.Conclusion: PDWE exerts uricosuric action by regulating renal urate transporters to ameliorate renal dysfunction in hyperuricemic rats.Keywords: Plantago depressa Willd., Hyperuricemic, Renal urate transporters, Renal dysfunction, Uricosuric actio
Effect of acupuncture inclusion in the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol on tumor patient gastrointestinal function: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies
IntroductionAcupuncture has been shown to be effective in restoring gastrointestinal function in tumor patients receiving the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the rationality and efficacy of integrating acupuncture in the ERAS strategy to recuperate gastrointestinal function.MethodsWe searched eleven databases for relevant randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of acupuncture for the treatment of gastrointestinal dysfunction in tumor patients treated with the ERAS protocol. The quality of each article was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias criteria and the modified Jadad Scale. As individual symptoms, the primary outcomes were time to postoperative oral food intake, time to first flatus, time to first distension and peristaltic sound recovery time (PSRT). Pain control, adverse events, and acupoint names reported in the included studies were also investigated.ResultsOf the 211 reviewed abstracts, 9 studies (702 patients) met eligibility criteria and were included in the present systematic review and meta‑analysis. Compared to control groups, acupuncture groups showed a significant reduction in time to postoperative oral food intake [standardized mean difference (SMD) = -0.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) -1.18 to -0.35], time to first flatus (SMD=-0.81, 95% CI -1.13 to -0.48), time to first defecation (SMD=-0.91, 95% CI -1.41 to -0.41, PSRT (SMD=-0.92, 95% CI -1.93 to 0.08), and pain intensity (SMD=-0.60, 95% CI -0.83 to -0.37).The Zusanli (ST36) and Shangjuxu (ST37) acupoints were used in eight of the nine included studies. Adverse events related to acupuncture were observed in two studies, and only one case of bruising was reported. DiscussionThe present systematic review and meta‑analysis suggested that acupuncture significantly improves recovery of gastrointestinal function and pain control in tumor patients receiving the ERAS protocol compared to the control group. Moreover, ST36 and ST37 were the most frequently used acupoints. Although the safety of acupuncture was poorly described in the included studies, the available data suggested that acupuncture is a safe treatment with only mild side effects. These findings provide evidence-based recommendations for the inclusion of acupuncture in the ERAS protocol for tumor patients.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/ PROSPERO, identifier CRD42023430211
Exact soliton solution and inelastic two-soliton collision in spin chain driven by a time-dependent magnetic field
We investigate dynamics of exact N-soliton trains in spin chain driven by a
time-dependent magnetic field by means of an inverse scattering transformation.
The one-soliton solution indicates obviously the spin precession around the
magnetic field and periodic shape-variation induced by the time varying field
as well. In terms of the general soliton solutions N-soliton interaction and
particularly various two-soliton collisions are analyzed. The inelastic
collision by which we mean the soliton shape change before and after collision
appears generally due to the time varying field. We, moreover, show that
complete inelastic collisions can be achieved by adjusting spectrum and field
parameters. This may lead a potential technique of shape control of soliton.Comment: 5 pages, 5 figure
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