Modular hip exoskeleton improves walking function and reduces sedentary time in community-dwelling older adults

Numerous studies showed that postural balance improves through light touch on a stable surface highlighting the importance of haptic information, seemingly downplaying the mechanical contributions of the support. The present study examined the mechanical effects of canes for assisting balance in healthy individuals challenged by standing on a beam. Sixteen participants supported themselves with two canes, one in each hand, and applied minimal, preferred, or maximum force onto the canes. They positioned the canes in the frontal plane or in a tripod configuration. Statistical analysis used a linear mixed model to evaluate the effects on the center of pressure and the center of mass. The canes significantly reduced the variability of the center of pressure and the center of mass to the same level as when standing on the ground. Increasing the exerted force beyond the preferred level yielded no further benefits, although in the preferred force condition, participants exploited the altered mechanics by resting their arms on the canes. The tripod configuration allowed for larger variability of the center of pressure in the task-irrelevant anterior–posterior dimension. High forces had a destabilizing effect on the canes: the displacement of the hand on the cane handle increased with the force. Given this static instability, these results show that using canes can provide not only mechanical benefits but also challenges. From a control perspective, effort can be reduced by resting the arms on the canes and by channeling noise in the task-irrelevant dimensions. However, larger forces exerted onto the canes can also have destabilizing effects and the instability of the canes needs to be counteracted, possibly by arm and shoulder stiffness. Insights into the variety of mechanical effects is important for the design of canes and the instructions of how to use them.     

PDCA在优化医院新冠病毒核酸检测流程中的应用

目的：应用PDCA循环优化医院新冠病毒核酸检测的流程，提升核酸检测能力，以满足疫情防控和临床患者的需求。方法：应用PDCA循环，分析核酸检测流程存在的问题，建立标准化的核酸检测体系。同时，收集2020年10月至12月（优化前）和2021年10月至12月（优化后）的数据，采用SPSS 22.0软件进行统计分析，以评价PDCA循环的优化效果。结果：经过PDCA循环优化后，总检测中位标本数从20 307个增加至71 403个，优化前后差异有统计学意义（P=0.018）。中位送检时间从224分钟缩短至208分钟，中位检测时间从234分钟缩短至151分钟，中位报告时间从461分钟缩短至371分钟，优化前后差异均有统计学意义（P < 0.001）。结论：应用PDCA循环，能够制定并持续完善标准化的核酸检测流程，有助于提高核酸检测能力和服务水平。     

Correction to: “Living with COVID”—implications for immunosuppressed and immunocompromised

Clinical Rheumatology -     

菊花总黄酮含药血清对干眼细胞模型AR、NF-κB磷酸化蛋白及TGF-β1表达的影响＊

目的 观察菊花总黄酮在体外条件下对泪腺上皮细胞中雄激素受体（Androgen Receptor，AR）的调控作用及对下游的核因子κB（Nuclear Factor kappa B，NF-κB）、转化生长因子-β1（transforming growth factor-beta1，TGF-β1）的表达影响。方法 以过氧化氢（H₂O₂）诱导泪腺上皮细胞凋亡，建立细胞模型，设立无雄激素培养空白对照组、含雄激素培养对照组、无雄激素培养黄酮治疗组。以MTT法摸索含药血清最佳干预加入量；免疫印迹实验（Western Blot）以及实时荧光定量PCR法（Quantitative Real-Time PCR，qPCR）检测泪腺上皮细胞中AR、NF-κB及TGF-β1的表达情况；并应用雄激素受体阻断剂氟他胺进行AR阻断后再次检测上述指标 。结果 MTT法检测后计算得出含药血清干预细胞的最终浓度为13.2%；无雄激素培养黄酮治疗组及含雄激素培养对照组中AR、NF-κB及TGF-β1的表达增强，与空白对照组对比有显著差异（P<0.01）；无雄激素培养黄酮治疗组中NF-κB表达量比含雄激素培养对照组表达量低，两者间的差异有统计学意义。氟他胺及含药血清干预后，无雄激素培养黄酮治疗组及含雄激素培养对照组中AR及NF-κB的表达未见提高，无统计学意义。结论 菊花总黄酮对泪腺上皮细胞可能存在拟雄激素效应，从而使AR、NF-κB表达增加，并通过上调TGF-β1的表达，可能起到在泪腺局部的抗炎作用。     

Calculation of the Biological Efficiency of the Proton Component from 14.8 MeV Neutron Irradiation in Computational Biology with Help of Video Cards

Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine - Fast neutron therapy, which previously has demonstrated effective results, but along with a large number of complications, can again be considered a...     

下一代诊断病理学

随着人类基因组测序、生物大数据信息分析、分子病理检测和人工智能辅助病理诊断等技术进步及其应用, 临床医学发展迈向精准诊疗时代。这一时代背景下, 传统诊断病理学迎来前所未有的历史机遇, 正在向"下一代诊断病理学(next-generation diagnostic pathology)"迈进。下一代诊断病理学以病理形态和临床信息为诊断基础, 以分子检测与生物信息分析、智慧制样与流程质控、智能诊断与远程会诊、病灶活体可视化与"无创"病理诊断等创新前沿交叉技术为主要特征, 以多组学和跨尺度整合诊断为病理报告内容, 实现对疾病的"最后诊断", 并预测疾病演进和结局、建议治疗方案和评估治疗反应, 形成新的疾病诊断"金标准"。未来, 需要激发病理学科创新活力, 加快下一代诊断病理学成熟和应用, 重塑病理学科理论和技术体系, 发挥诊断病理学在疾病"防、诊、治、养"等过程中的重要作用, 促进临床医学进一步发展, 服务健康中国战略。     

Quantitative Assessment and Predicting the Effects of Soil Pollutants on Herbaceous Biomass Production in Reserved Forests

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences - Heavy metal concentrations in surface soils of Reserved Forests (RFs) have a significant impact on...