Objective:To assess the effectiveness and safety of acupoint injection for the treatment of asthma.Methods:Six electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of acupoint injection for asthma....Objective:To assess the effectiveness and safety of acupoint injection for the treatment of asthma.Methods:Six electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of acupoint injection for asthma.Two authors extracted data and assessed methodological quality independently using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias tool.Data were evaluated using RevMan v5.2.Results:Eighteen RCTs involving 1913 participants with asthma were identified.Overall methodological quality of the RCTs was classified as unclear risk of bias.Western medicine(12 RCTs)was injected most frequently into acupoints,followed by Chinese herbal medicine(four RCTs),vitamins(one RCT),and Chinese herbal medicine combined with Western medicine(one RCT).Four RCTs used only one acupoint[ST36(two RCTs),BL13,CV22],whereas the other RCTs selected multiple acupoints(among which BL13 was used most frequently).One RCT reported mortality,no RCT reported quality of life,15 RCTs reported the symptom improvement rate,one RCT reported asthma control test(ACT)data,one RCT reported the duration of asthma,three RCTs reported the mean time that asthma was controlled(MTAC),and 13 RCTs reported lung-function tests(LFTs).Some RCTs showed acupoint injection may improve the attack time of asthma,MTAC,and LFTs.Five RCTs reported the outcome of adverse events and showed no significant differences between the acupoint injection group and control group.Conclusions:The findings suggest that acupoint injection may be effective for improving ACT data,duration of asthma,MTAC and LFTs.However,the evidence is insufficient owing to the poor methodological quality of the RCTs.展开更多
Storage of thermal energy is a key technology for energy conservation and application of renewable energy sources. In this paper, the thermal performance of inorganic composite phase-change materials (PCMs;NaNO3/SiO2/...Storage of thermal energy is a key technology for energy conservation and application of renewable energy sources. In this paper, the thermal performance of inorganic composite phase-change materials (PCMs;NaNO3/SiO2/C) is studied under extreme thermal conditions and the effect of raw particle size is examined. We designed a thermal shock test platform with a diffusive combustion system and in-situ infrared thermal imaging. The influences of the heat flux magnitude and exposure time on the performance of the PCMs were examined under vertical thermal shock conditions. Leakage of molten salt in the composite PCMs was observed as the heat flux reached a threshold point. The morphology and thermal properties were characterized by ex-situ SEM, XRD, DSC, and BET. Raw particles with sizes in the range of 105-500 μm were used to synthesize the composite material and examine its role in thermal shock behavior. Our experiments showed that deterioration of the thermal storage density was slowed as the particle size was increased. This work provides useful guidance for improving the anti-thermal shock ability of future material designs.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51472184 and 51472185)the Science and Technology Support Program of Hubei Province(2013BHE003)the Program for Innovative Teams of Outstanding Young and Middle-Aged Researchers in the Higher Education Institutions of Hubei Province(T201602)~~
基金This work is supported in part by the Project for Capacity Building of TCM Clinical Researchers(grant number,201207007)the Program of Innovative Research Team of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(2011-CXTD-09)LQ Wang was supported by the Independent Research Project from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine(2014-JYBZZ-XS-066).
文摘Objective:To assess the effectiveness and safety of acupoint injection for the treatment of asthma.Methods:Six electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials(RCTs)of acupoint injection for asthma.Two authors extracted data and assessed methodological quality independently using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias tool.Data were evaluated using RevMan v5.2.Results:Eighteen RCTs involving 1913 participants with asthma were identified.Overall methodological quality of the RCTs was classified as unclear risk of bias.Western medicine(12 RCTs)was injected most frequently into acupoints,followed by Chinese herbal medicine(four RCTs),vitamins(one RCT),and Chinese herbal medicine combined with Western medicine(one RCT).Four RCTs used only one acupoint[ST36(two RCTs),BL13,CV22],whereas the other RCTs selected multiple acupoints(among which BL13 was used most frequently).One RCT reported mortality,no RCT reported quality of life,15 RCTs reported the symptom improvement rate,one RCT reported asthma control test(ACT)data,one RCT reported the duration of asthma,three RCTs reported the mean time that asthma was controlled(MTAC),and 13 RCTs reported lung-function tests(LFTs).Some RCTs showed acupoint injection may improve the attack time of asthma,MTAC,and LFTs.Five RCTs reported the outcome of adverse events and showed no significant differences between the acupoint injection group and control group.Conclusions:The findings suggest that acupoint injection may be effective for improving ACT data,duration of asthma,MTAC and LFTs.However,the evidence is insufficient owing to the poor methodological quality of the RCTs.
基金This research was supported by the National Key Technologies R&D Program of China (2015BAA01B02)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA21070302)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91434116)Jiangsu Province Scientific program (BA2016120).
文摘Storage of thermal energy is a key technology for energy conservation and application of renewable energy sources. In this paper, the thermal performance of inorganic composite phase-change materials (PCMs;NaNO3/SiO2/C) is studied under extreme thermal conditions and the effect of raw particle size is examined. We designed a thermal shock test platform with a diffusive combustion system and in-situ infrared thermal imaging. The influences of the heat flux magnitude and exposure time on the performance of the PCMs were examined under vertical thermal shock conditions. Leakage of molten salt in the composite PCMs was observed as the heat flux reached a threshold point. The morphology and thermal properties were characterized by ex-situ SEM, XRD, DSC, and BET. Raw particles with sizes in the range of 105-500 μm were used to synthesize the composite material and examine its role in thermal shock behavior. Our experiments showed that deterioration of the thermal storage density was slowed as the particle size was increased. This work provides useful guidance for improving the anti-thermal shock ability of future material designs.
