Comments on “Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the Treatment of Gynecological Perioperative Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis” [Letter] by Li PQ, Huang M, Shao XM

“…Pei-qi Li,* Mei Huang,* Xiao-mei Shao The Third Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiao-mei Shao, The Third Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China, Email 13185097375@163.com…”
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Design and Preparation of Activated Carbon with High Specific Surface Area and Porosity Through an Organic Activator Coupled with CO2 Activation by Yizhong Li, Xiaoqing Yan, Zhi Cui, Jingkang Yuan, Baorong Xu, Guidong Yang

“…The production of activated carbon via this novel organic activator is at a temperature of 850 °C under CO2 atmosphere for an activation time of 90 min, showing a specific surface area (SBET) of 1354 m2 g−1, an adsorption capacity of iodine (QI) of 1195 mg g−1, and a total pore volume (Vtot) of 0.855 cm3 g−1. …”
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Quality of care delivery in patients with acute heart failure: insights from the international REPORT-HF registryResearch in context by Wan Ting Tay, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Wouter Ouwerkerk, Christiane E. Angermann, Kenneth Dickstein, John G.F. Cleland, Ulf Dahlstrom, Georg Ertl, Mahmoud Hassanein, Sergio V. Perrone, Mathieu Ghadanfar, Anja Schweizer, Achim Obergfell, Sean P. Collins, Gerasimos Filippatos, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Jasper Tromp

“…We investigated how QoC varied by region and its relationship with mortality rates at 30 days and 1 year after hospital discharge. For each QI, percentage attainment of QI among eligible patients was calculated and compared across regions. …”
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Design and Deployment of a Pediatric Cardiac Arrest Surveillance System by Jordan Michel Duval-Arnould, Heather Marie Newton, Leann McNamara, Branden Michael Engorn, Kareen Jones, Meghan Bernier, Pamela Dodge, Cheryl Salamone, Utpal Bhalala, Justin M. Jeffers, Lilly Engineer, Marie Diener-West, Elizabeth Anne Hunt

“…We aimed to increase detection of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) events and collection of physiologic and performance data for use in quality improvement (QI) efforts. Materials and Methods. We developed a workflow-driven surveillance system that leveraged organizational information technology systems to trigger CPR detection and analysis processes. …”
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In vitro Antibacterial Effect of Reduning Combined with Polymyxin on Carbapenem Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae by Shangguan ZF, Chen HL, Li YF, Shi N, Mao QF

“…Zui-Fei Shangguan,1 Hong-Lei Chen,2 Yi-Fan Li,3 Na Shi,4 Qi-Fen Mao2 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310012, People’s Republic of China; 3College of Laboratory Medicine and College of Bioengineering, Hangzhou Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311399, People’s Republic of China; 4Medical Laboratory, Second Sanatorium of Air Force Healthcare Center for Special Services, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310007, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Qi-Fen Mao, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province, 234#, Gucui Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310012, People’s Republic of China, Email maoqifen@alu.zcmu.edu.cnObjective: This study aimed to investigate the status of carbapenem-resistant strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from the Department of Microbiology, Zhejiang Tongde Hospital between September 2023 and February 2024, and to examine the in vitro antibacterial effect of Reduning combined with polymyxin on carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP), which may provide evidence on the application of Reduning in the clinical anti-infective therapy.Methods: A total of 50 different isolates of CRKP were collected, and the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of polymyxin, Reduning and polymyxin plus Reduning were measured with microbroth dilution method. …”
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TRIM26 exacerbates pathological cardiac hypertrophy by activating TAK1 by Xiaochuang Xia, Huajing Shan, Zhaoxia Jin, Tengfei Ma, Yemao Liu, Jianqing Zhang, Han Tian, Bizhen Dong, Chengsheng Xu, Shaoze Chen

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Research on hierarchical service guarantee scheme for 5G network by Zhao SUN, Furong XU, Yantao HAN, Long ZHANG, Jinxia CHENG, Shanshan LIU, Wei DENG, Zhenping HU

“…The digital transformation process of economic society is accelerating.As the first of ＆quot;new infrastructure＆quot;, 5G will effectively enable the industry digital transformation.Facing the diverse needs of the industry in terms of network performance, operators need to provide the industry with hierarchical wireless service levels.Based on the analysis of 5G network performance requirements of industry services, the RAN-based service guarantee capability of 5G network was introduced from three aspects: data rate, delay and reliability.At the same time, based on the demands, various service guarantee technical technologies were combined and associated with network slice ID and 5QI to form a hierarchical service guarantee scheme.By matching industry service demands and network capacities, the integration and development of communication and vertical industry will be better promoted.…”
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XÂY DỰNG CHỈ SỐ CHẤT LƯỢNG NƯỚC DƯỚI ĐẤT (GWQI) VÀ ÁP DỤNG CHO HUYỆN HẢI LĂNG, TỈNH QUẢNG TRỊ by Kiên Trương Trung, Thị Thanh Tuyền Mai, Quý Tùng Trương, Văn Hợp Nguyễn

“…Các chỉ số đó đều là hàm số của chỉ số phụ qi và trọng số wi. Kết quả cho thấy, chỉ số GWQIM phù hợp hơn GWQIA và GWQIRef trong phản ánh CLN dưới đất. …”
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Uniqueness Theorems on Difference Monomials of Entire Functions by Gang Wang, Deng-li Han, Zhi-Tao Wen

“…It is an improvement of the result of Qi, Yang and Liu.…”
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On the rate of convergence of degenerate U-statistics by Olga Januškevičienė

“…We consider U-statistics of type T = n−1 ∑1 ≤ i< k ≤ n  h(Xi, Xk). Let qi,  i ≥ 1 be eigenvalues of the Hilbert-Schmidt operator associated with the kernel h(x, y) and q1 be the largest eigenvalue. …”
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Development of an implementation intervention to promote adoption of the COMFORT clinical practice guideline for peripartum pain management: a qualitative study by Limi Sharif, Shelytia Cocroft, Shawna N. Smith, Christopher Benincasa, Alex F. Peahl, Lisa Kane Low, Jennifer Waljee, Carrie Miller, Carey Simpson, Michelle H. Moniz

“…Results From May–September 2023, we completed 57 semi-structured individual interviews (31 patients, 26 clinicians) and six focus groups (44 QI champions). Participants identified 10 key conditions influential for COMFORT CPG adoption. …”
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PD(L)1 Inhibitors Plus Lenvatinib Vs Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab Combined With HAIC for Unresectable HCC: A Propensity Score Matching Study by He Z, Chen H, Liang C, Tang X, Jiang L, Xie F, Liu Q, Zheng Y

“…Zhaoqian He,1– 3,&ast; Hua Chen,1– 3,&ast; Chen Liang,1– 3,&ast; Xiang Tang,1– 3 Lingmin Jiang,1– 3 Feihu Xie,1– 3 Qi Liu,1– 3 Yun Zheng1– 3 1Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 2Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 3Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yun Zheng; Qi Liu, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, People’s Republic of China, Email zhengyun@sysucc.org.cn; liuqi9@sysucc.org.cnPurpose: To compare the clinical outcomes of different systemic therapies, specifically PD(L)1 inhibitors plus Lenvatinib versus Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab, when combined with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) based on the FOLFOX regimen (oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin) as first line treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.Patients and Methods: This real-world retrospective study enrolled 294 patients with unresectable HCC. …”
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Correlation between fall risk and Traditional Chinese Medicine constitution of inpatients (住院患者跌倒风险与中医体质的相关性) by WANG Bei (王蓓), SHI Tingting (石婷婷), LI Jianing (李佳凝), WU Junyuan (吴均媛), ZHANG Ning (张宁), GAO Mei (高梅), ZHANG Xixia (章细霞)

“…Peace quality was the factor to reduce the risk of fall, and Qi deficiency, Qi depression, Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency and blood stasis were the factors to increase the risk of fall. …”
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The giant genome of lily provides insights into the hybridization of cultivated lilies by Yuwei Liang, Qiang Gao, Fan Li, Yunpeng Du, Jian Wu, Wenqiang Pan, Shaokun Wang, Xiuhai Zhang, Mingfang Zhang, Xiaoming Song, Linlin Zhong, Fan Zhang, Yan Li, Zhiwei Wang, Danqing Li, Qing Duan, Shenchong Li, Chunlian Jin, Peihua Zhang, Yang Gu, Zhong-Hua Chen, Klaus F. X. Mayer, Xiaofan Zhou, Jihua Wang, Liangsheng Zhang

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Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Enuresis in Children: Current Perspectives and Beyond by Wang Z, Zhang P, Shi R, Yang S, Liu K, Zhou Z, Li Q

“…Zhan Wang,1,&ast; Pengpeng Zhang,2,&ast; Run Shi,3,&ast; Shuai Yang,1 Kui Liu,4 Zhaokai Zhou,1 Qi Li5 1Pediatric Urodynamic Center, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Joint International Pediatric Urodynamic Laboratory, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Lung Cancer, Tianjin Lung Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin’s Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, 471000, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhaokai Zhou, Pediatric Urodynamic Center, Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Joint International Pediatric Urodynamic Laboratory, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China, Email 13526278113@163.com Qi Li, Department of Pediatric Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China, Email siloam1994@163.comBackground: Nocturnal enuresis (NE) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are common diseases in children, which often cause various social and psychological problems. …”
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Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention and Control Programmes on Antibiotic Usage and A. baumannii resistance: A 2016&ndash;2023 Multicentre Prospective Study by Liu L, Liu B, Li L, Li Y, Zhou X, Li Q

“…Lei Liu,1,2,&ast; Bin Liu,1,2,&ast; Liang Li,1,2 Yu Li,3 Xiangdong Zhou,1,2 Qi Li1,2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 2Hainan Province Clinical Medical Center of Respiratory Disease, Haikou, Hainan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Qi Li, Email lqlq198210@sina.comObjective: This study assesses the efficacy of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) and infection prevention and control programmes (IPCP) in guiding the use of antibiotics and the control of A. baumannii (AB) resistance at multiple medical centres.Methods: We evaluated the effectiveness of the policy on antibiotic consumption and AB resistance by determining the relationship between the defined daily doses (DDD) for antibiotics – or alcohol-based hand gel (ABHG) consumption – and the incidence of carbapenem-resistant AB (CR-AB), multidrug-resistant AB (MDR-AB) and extensively drug-resistant AB (XDR-AB) at two medical centers from 2016– 2023.Results: In total, 4057 AB isolates were collected; 64.95% of the AB isolates were CR, 59.48% were MDR and 1.41% were XDR. …”
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Modeling of multicomponent and multitemperature adsorption equilibria of water vapor and organic compounds on activated carbons by Józef Nastaj, Konrad Witkiewicz, Małgorzata Chybowska

“…In the modeling, the experimental adsorption equilibrium data of pure components were correlated by the Toth isotherm for organic compounds, and Talu–Meunier or Qi–LeVan models for water vapor. Additionally, multitemperature isotherms for pure component were calculated to determine virial mixture coefficient of the two-dimensional virial equation of state depending on temperature. …”
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Myth-making and History: The Visual Transformation of Boadicea in Eighteenth-Century History Books by Isabelle Baudino

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Editorial by Adriana Delbó

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Fufang E’jiao Jiang’s effect on immunity, hematopoiesis, and angiogenesis via a systematic “compound-effect-target” analysis by Xiang Li, Xiao Xu, Ying Dong, Shusheng Fan, Xueyang Ren, Yuan Zheng, Jiamu Ma, Feng Zhang, Qingyue Deng, Xianxian Li, Yingyu He, Mengyu Sun, Wei Liu, Mengxia Li, Qing Xia, Yan Zhang, Gaimei She

“…Fufang E’jiao Jiang (FEJ) as a healthy food consisting of medicine food homology materials approved by China’s Ministry of Health has been extensively applied to replenish qi and nourish blood, and it has a positive impact on women’s health. …”
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