Fractional anisotropy values in diffusion tensor imaging can quantitatively reflect the consistency of nerve fibers after brain damage, where higher values generally indicate less damage to nerve fibers. Therefore, we...Fractional anisotropy values in diffusion tensor imaging can quantitatively reflect the consistency of nerve fibers after brain damage, where higher values generally indicate less damage to nerve fibers. Therefore, we hypothesized that diffusion tensor imaging could be used to evaluate the effect of mild hypothermia on diffuse axona[ injury. A total of 102 patients with diffuse axonal injury were randomly divided into two groups: normothermic and mild hypothermic treatment groups. Patient's modified Rankin scale scores 2 months after mild hypothermia were significant- ly lower than those for the normothermia group. The difference in average fractional anisotropy value for each region of interest before and after mild hypothermia was 1.32-1.36 times higher than the value in the normothermia group. Quantitative assessment of diffusion tensor imaging indicates that mild hypothermia therapy may be beneficial for patients with diffuse axonal injury.展开更多
Background Surgical site infection(SSI)is a common complication following craniotomy that increases morbidity,mortality,and medical expenses.The objectives of this study were to determine the relevant risk factors ass...Background Surgical site infection(SSI)is a common complication following craniotomy that increases morbidity,mortality,and medical expenses.The objectives of this study were to determine the relevant risk factors associated with SSI after elective craniotomy for brain tumor and analyse the treatments for SSI.Methods A retrospective nested case-control study was conducted using data from patients who underwent craniotomy for brain tumor resection at the Neurosurgical Oncology Department No.6 of Beijing Tiantan Hospital,Capital Medical University,between January 2019 and December 2021.Risk factors for SSI were determined using multivariate logistic regression analysis.We analyzed microbiological and related treatment data for different SSI types.Results Among 2061 patients who underwent craniotomy for brain tumor,31 had SSI(1.50%).In the multivariate logistic regression analysis,body mass index(BMI)and operative duration were identified as independent risk factors for SSI.The most common microorganism isolated from SSIs was Staphylococcus epidermidis(22.9%),and drug sensitivity results showed that gram-positive bacteria were sensitive to linezolid,vancomycin and tigecycline,whereas gram-negative bacteria were sensitive to meropenem,cefepime and ceftazidime.Six of the seven patients who underwent bone flap removal due to osteomyelitis were infected with gram-negative bacteria.Conclusions BMI and operative duration were identified as independent risk factors for SSI.Diabetes mellitus,previous ratio therapy,type of incision,recurrence tumor and other risk factors were not found to be associated with the occurrence of SSI in this study.展开更多
Nonradiative recombination losses originating from crystallographic distortions and issues occurring upon interface formation are detrimental for the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells.Herein,we incorp...Nonradiative recombination losses originating from crystallographic distortions and issues occurring upon interface formation are detrimental for the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells.Herein,we incorporated a series of carbamide molecules(urea,biuret,or triuret)consisting of both Lewis base(-NH2)and Lewis acid(-C=O)groups into the perovskite precursor to simultaneously eliminate the bulk and interface defects.Depending on the different coordination ability with perovskite component,the incorporated molecules can either modify crystallization dynamics allowing for large crystal growth at low temperature(60℃),associate with antisite or undercoordinated ions for defect passivation,or accumulate at the surface as an energy cascade layer to enhance charge transfer,respectively.Synergistic benefits of the above functions can be obtained by rationally optimizing additive combinations in an all-in-one deposition method.As a result,a champion efficiency of 21.6%with prolonged operational stability was achieved in an inverted MAPbI3 perovskite solar cell by combining biuret and triuret additives.The simplified all-in-one fabrication procedure,adaptable to different types of perovskites in terms of pure MAPbI3,mixed perovskite,and all-inorganic perovskite,provides a cost-efficient and reproducible way to obtain high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells.展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province in China,No.10151600101000002
文摘Fractional anisotropy values in diffusion tensor imaging can quantitatively reflect the consistency of nerve fibers after brain damage, where higher values generally indicate less damage to nerve fibers. Therefore, we hypothesized that diffusion tensor imaging could be used to evaluate the effect of mild hypothermia on diffuse axona[ injury. A total of 102 patients with diffuse axonal injury were randomly divided into two groups: normothermic and mild hypothermic treatment groups. Patient's modified Rankin scale scores 2 months after mild hypothermia were significant- ly lower than those for the normothermia group. The difference in average fractional anisotropy value for each region of interest before and after mild hypothermia was 1.32-1.36 times higher than the value in the normothermia group. Quantitative assessment of diffusion tensor imaging indicates that mild hypothermia therapy may be beneficial for patients with diffuse axonal injury.
文摘Background Surgical site infection(SSI)is a common complication following craniotomy that increases morbidity,mortality,and medical expenses.The objectives of this study were to determine the relevant risk factors associated with SSI after elective craniotomy for brain tumor and analyse the treatments for SSI.Methods A retrospective nested case-control study was conducted using data from patients who underwent craniotomy for brain tumor resection at the Neurosurgical Oncology Department No.6 of Beijing Tiantan Hospital,Capital Medical University,between January 2019 and December 2021.Risk factors for SSI were determined using multivariate logistic regression analysis.We analyzed microbiological and related treatment data for different SSI types.Results Among 2061 patients who underwent craniotomy for brain tumor,31 had SSI(1.50%).In the multivariate logistic regression analysis,body mass index(BMI)and operative duration were identified as independent risk factors for SSI.The most common microorganism isolated from SSIs was Staphylococcus epidermidis(22.9%),and drug sensitivity results showed that gram-positive bacteria were sensitive to linezolid,vancomycin and tigecycline,whereas gram-negative bacteria were sensitive to meropenem,cefepime and ceftazidime.Six of the seven patients who underwent bone flap removal due to osteomyelitis were infected with gram-negative bacteria.Conclusions BMI and operative duration were identified as independent risk factors for SSI.Diabetes mellitus,previous ratio therapy,type of incision,recurrence tumor and other risk factors were not found to be associated with the occurrence of SSI in this study.
基金Acknowledgements We thank Dr. M. M. Gottesman at the National Cancer Institute for providing MCF7/MDR cells. We thank Dr. K. R. Williams for manuscript review. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (Nos. GM079359 and CA133086) and National Key Scientific Program of China (No. 2011CB911000), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Nos. 21325520, J1210040, 20975034 and 21177036), the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of NSFC (No. 21221003), the National Key Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21135001), National Instru- mentation Program (No. 2011YQ030124), the Ministry of Education of China (No. 20100161110011), and the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Nos. 12JJ6012 and 11JJ1002).
基金the financial support from the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20171022)the Six Talent Peaks Project in Jiangsu Province(2019-XNY-013)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61935017)the Projects of International Cooperation and Exchanges NSFC(51811530018).
文摘Nonradiative recombination losses originating from crystallographic distortions and issues occurring upon interface formation are detrimental for the photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells.Herein,we incorporated a series of carbamide molecules(urea,biuret,or triuret)consisting of both Lewis base(-NH2)and Lewis acid(-C=O)groups into the perovskite precursor to simultaneously eliminate the bulk and interface defects.Depending on the different coordination ability with perovskite component,the incorporated molecules can either modify crystallization dynamics allowing for large crystal growth at low temperature(60℃),associate with antisite or undercoordinated ions for defect passivation,or accumulate at the surface as an energy cascade layer to enhance charge transfer,respectively.Synergistic benefits of the above functions can be obtained by rationally optimizing additive combinations in an all-in-one deposition method.As a result,a champion efficiency of 21.6%with prolonged operational stability was achieved in an inverted MAPbI3 perovskite solar cell by combining biuret and triuret additives.The simplified all-in-one fabrication procedure,adaptable to different types of perovskites in terms of pure MAPbI3,mixed perovskite,and all-inorganic perovskite,provides a cost-efficient and reproducible way to obtain high-performance inverted perovskite solar cells.