Abstract Background Vitamin D deficiency is a global public health issue in women and children associated with adverse impacts on child growth, such as rickets. However, prior studies have mainly focused measuring vitamin levels singleton pregnant their offspring, very limited revealed the prevalence of twin offspring. The aim this study was to investigate twin-pregnant neonates. We also explor...

Abstract Background There are few studies on the hyperuricemia (HUA) and moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (PA) also hardly regarding sitting time (ST). The purpose of this study was examine independent interactive association PA ST with HUA. Methods A cross-sectional analysis performed 38,855 participants (aged 18–79) enrolled from Henan Rural Cohort Study at baseline (2015 2017...

To determine association of severe anemia and red blood cell (RBC) transfusions with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants gestational age <32 weeks, a retrospective analysis was conducted on 364 newborns from August 1,2018, until 31,2020. 135 patients were diagnosed BPD the other 229 neonates included non-BPD group. One-to-one propensity score matching (83:83) used to match basel...

OBJECTIVE To explore the effect of acupuncture at HT7 on heart rate variability (HRV) in healthy volunteers. METHODS 120 subjects were divided into four groups using a random number table. The following groups of acupuncture interventions were used: HT7 verum acupuncture; HT7 non-penetrating sham acupuncture; acupuncture at a sham point; and no acupuncture. HRV was recorded 10 min before, dur...

This study compares sensory recovery after total lower lip reconstruction in a wide variety of flaps including bilateral depressor anguli oris flap, submental island flap, bilateral fan flaps, radial forearm flap, and pectoralis major myocutaneous flaps in a large number of patients. Spontaneous return of flap sensation was documented by clinical testing in the majority (3%) of patients who und...

Abstract Background The treatment efficacy of botulinum toxin bilateral medial rectus injections for acute acquired concomitant esotropia (AACE) in adult is not clear. We characterize the effects injection AACE, especially patients over 14 years old, and compared it with surgical treatment. Methods In this prospective, nonrandomized, controlled clinical study, AACE our hospital from March 2017 ...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Information technology has been previously used for the research and practice of health promotion. Appropriate and effective health promotion methods used by professional groups remain to be investigated. This study aimed to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a weight management program among the Chinese occupational population using and a novel information technolog...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of an EPI smartphone application (EPI app) on improving vaccination coverage in rural Sichuan Province, China. METHODS This matched-pair cluster randomized controlled study included 32 village doctors, matched in 16 pairs, and took place from 2013 to 2015. Village doctors in the intervention group used the EPI app and reminder t...

BACKGROUND A moderate insufflation pressure and deep neuromuscular blockade (NMB) have been recommended in laparoscopic surgery in consideration of the possible reduction in splanchnic perfusion due to the CO2-pneumoperitoneum. Since the liver is the major organ for rocuronium metabolism, the question of whether NMB of rocuronium would change with the variation of liver perfusion during pneumop...

Abstract Background Window of implantation (WOI) displacement is one the endometrial origins embryo failure, especially repeated failure (RIF). An accurate prediction tool for receptivity (ER) extraordinarily needed to precisely guide successful implantation. We aimed establish an RNA-Seq-based test (rsERT) using transcriptomic biomarkers and evaluate benefit personalized transfer (pET) guided ...