A case of exercise induced rhabdomyolysis from calf raises

Dear editor,A 27-year-old male presented to the emergency department with acute exercise induced rhabdomyolysis(EIR)following low intensity,high repetition physical activity.It is paramount for the clinician to consider this diagnosis in the differential of the patient presenting with a complaint of musculoskeletal pain.This case highlights the necessity of staying vigilant for a condition that can develop with seemingly minor,repetitive training of a single muscle group,such as in the exercise of calf raises.

Bioinformatics Analysis Raises Candidate Genes in Blood for Early Screening of Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson＇s disease （PD） is a typical degenerative disease, which is characterized by the most obvious symptoms of movement dysfunction, including shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty in walking and gait. This disease can not be clearly identified through laboratory tests at present, thus application of high-throughput technique in studying the expression profiles of PD helps to find the genetic markers for its early diagnosis. Studies on expression profiles of neurodegenerative diseases have revealed the novel genes and pathways involved in the progress of illness. In this study, the expression profiles of PD in blood were compared, showing that 181 differentially expressed genes （DEG） exhibit a similar expression trend both in patients and in normal controls.

Bank of China Raises Funds to Support Key Projects

The rapid development of China’s economic construction following the opening to the outside world calls for more foreign funds. Undertaking the task to raise funds abroad for many years, the Bank of China (BOC) has furnished substantial foreign funds for a large number of key state projects. Since 1993 the BOC has issued bonds in Tokyo on three occasions, totalling Japanese yen 45 billion. It reentered the European capital

A New Lease of Life Organ donation gains wider acceptance in China as an efficient donation system raises awareness

Wu Yue, a lung transplant recipi ent. now regards August 31, the day she underwent surgery, as her re-birth day. In the eyes＇ of many people, the 30-year- old woman is an embodiment of love, dili gence and intelligence.

Huntsman Textile Effects raises the bar for non-fluorinated durable water repellents

PHOBOTEX~? RSY durable water repellent delivers best-in-class performance to support the industry's shift to non-fluorinated formulations Continuing to lead the textile sector’s transition to more sustainable and eco-friendly business models,Huntsman Textile Effects has introduced the new PHOBOTEX~?RSY non-fluorinated durable water repellent(DWR)that raises the standard for repellency especially on high-performance synthetic textiles.This new product will allow brands and retailers to meet global demand for eco-friendly clothing that require extreme rain-and stain-protection.

Relay,for a better MRE!

After careful consideration,with the consent of Editor-inChief Weiyan Zhang(张维岩)and Editor-in-Chief Ho-kwang Mao(毛河光),I have decided to step down as the Executive Editor-inChief of MRE to focus on my health and research.I will be succeeded by the next Executive Editor-in-Chief,Professor Jinren Sun(孙今人)of the Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasma,China Academy of Engineering Physics,and Professor Hongbo Cai(蔡洪波)of the Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics in Beijing.With the help of both of these excellent and experienced physicists,I believe that MRE and its community can be raised to a higher level.

Retraction: MicroRNA-142-5p Overexpression Inhibits Cell Growth and Induces Apoptosis by Regulating FOXO in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells

Following the publication,concerns have been raised about a number of figures in this article.The western blots in this article were presented with atypical,unusually shaped and possibly anomalous protein bands in many cases.The authors were contacted and invited to comment on the concerns raised and to provide the original,unmodified figures,but did not respond.The Editors-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the integrity of the data in this article and decided to retract this article.

Retraction:Knockdown of Long Noncoding RNA(lncRNA)Metastasis-Associated Lung Adenocarcinoma Transcript 1(MALAT1)Inhibits Proliferation,Migration,and Invasion and Promotes Apoptosis by Targeting miR-124 in Retinoblastoma

Following the publication,concerns have been raised about a number of figures in this article.The western blots in this article were presented with atypical,unusually shaped and possibly anomalous protein bands in many cases.The authors were contacted and invited to comment on the concerns raised and to provide the original,unmodified figures,but did not respond.The Editors-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the integrity of the data in this article and decided to retract this article.

Retraction:Gamma Irradiation Upregulates B-cell Translocation Gene 2 to Attenuate Cell Proliferation of Lung Cancer Cells Through the JNK and NF-κB Pathways

Following the publication,concerns have been raised about a number of figures in this article.The western blots in this article were presented with atypical,unusually shaped and possibly anomalous protein bands in many cases.The authors were contacted and invited to comment on the concerns raised and to provide the original,unmodified figures,but did not respond.The Editors-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the integrity of the data in this article and decided to retract this article.

Retraction: MicroRNA-411 Inhibits Cervical Cancer Progression by Directly Targeting STAT3

Following the publication,concerns have been raised about a number of figures in this article.The transwell invasion assays shown in Fig.5C were strikingly similar to data appearing in different form in other articles written by different authors at different research institutes that had already been published.The authors were contacted and invited to comment on the concerns raised and to provide the original,unmodified figures,but did not respond.The Editors-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the integrity of the data in this article and decided to retract this article.

Retraction:MicroRNA-373 Promotes Growth and Cellular Invasion in Osteosarcoma Cells by Activation of the PI3K/AKT–Rac1–JNK Pathway:The Potential Role in Spinal Osteosarcoma

Following the publication,concerns have been raised about a number of figures in this article.The western blots in this article were presented with atypical,unusually shaped and possibly anomalous protein bands in many cases.The authors were contacted and invited to comment on the concerns raised and to provide the original,unmodified figures,but did not respond.The Editors-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the integrity of the data in this article and decided to retract this article.

Newcastle Disease in Chickens of Smallholder Farmers at Krang Yov Commune S’ang District,Kandal Province

The study was conducted in Krang Yov commune,S’ang district,Kandal province and was conducted in three villages,including Kampong Po,Andong and Svay Damnak village.In the total,88 families were selected for interview by using snowball technic of nonprobability sampling.According to the results of the interviews,it showed that the number of farmers who raised chickens and had participated in training was very low number,ranging from 10.71%to 34.38%.For chicken raising system,the free ranging was the most popular by allowing the chicken to scavenge around the village,however,the total confinement was also applied.The local breed was more popular and the purpose of raising was for selling meat,however there were few households that raised the fighting cock for hobby.The number of chickens owned per household,was mostly less than 20 birds,while,the average number of birds per household ranged from 16.82 birds to 37.66 birds.However,the average number of birds per household was significant different between the households who have participated in chicken raising training and those who never participated(p<0.05),accounting for 47.52 birds and 19.85 birds,respectively.For the chicken feed,most of the farmers in those three villages used the concentration feed to offer the chicken,especially for supplementation,but,the whole rice was also used to supplement feed.The vaccination for chicken was significant different among the villages(p<0.05),in which the household in Kampong Po village had highest percentage of vaccinating their chicken,40.63%,than those in Svay Damnak and Andong village.The Newcastle vaccination was the more popular in those areas.But,all of the households have experienced with the disease,especially ND(Newcastle Disease)accounting for 67.05%,followed by influenza and fowl pox.When chicken got sick,most of farmers had treated their chicken with different methods,especially buying the medicine from the store and treatment by themselves were mostly applicable.Regarding the specific case of Newcastle disease,most of farmers were familiar with this disease and it frequently occurred in dry season and the knowledge on biosecurity measurement was very high,during suspected cases.However,the real practice with bird infected with Newcastle disease was limited since they treated the affected bird,and few farmers left their affected chicken in the flock,which could cause further spreading of this disease in the flock and village.

Finding the Magic Key

A blind pianist builds his future with music.WHEN Liu Hao played the last note of French composer Claude Debussy’s Clair de Lune at the Lang Lang Master Class in Beijing on July 10 and slowly raised his hands in valediction,the audience erupted into thunderous applause.Many came up to him to give him flowers and take photos with him.

Chopsticks in Pairs:A Cultural And Emotional Bond

After a two-year gap year following high school,I finally departed my hometown in Malaysia for a solo journey to China.Upon arrival,the most frequent question I encountered was:“Why do you Malaysians speak such fluent Mandarin?”Well,not only can we speak and write Mandarin,but many of us are also proficient in dialects such as Hakka,Cantonese,Hokkien,and Teochew.Our mastery of these dialects transcends mere convenience in communication;more importantly,it is about our strong desire to preserve the culture and language of our ancestral homeland:China.Indeed,as an ethnic Chinese person born and raised in Malaysia,my roots are forever tied to China.

News in Brief

China promotes integrated development of domestic,foreign tradeNChina,the world’s second-largest consumer market and the world’s biggest goods trader,is striving to accelerate the integrated development of both domestic and foreign trade.Introducing a circular released recently by the General Office of the State Council that raised 18 measures to speed up the integrated development,officials of multiple departments said that it is necessary to open up the domestic market as well as the international market,encourage foreign trade enterprises to switch to domestic sales,and domestic trade enterprises to engage in foreign trade.

Me and China: the 20 Years of Being Home

2024 marks the 70th anniversary of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs(SAFEA). For me, 2024 is also a year to celebrate two decades of living and working in China. The keyword is “to celebrate” because the PRC became my second home.I’m counting the years. I was born and raised in the Soviet city of Kirov until I was 17.

Trophy Dream

A two-year cycle of qualifying tournaments for the FIFA World Cup 2026 began in Africa on 15 November 2023.It is the first qualifying round after a significant change in FIFA rules that raised the number of teams competing at the finals of the World Cup to 48 from 32.This means more African teams can take part in the coveted tournament and,therefore,greater chance for Africa’s footballing stars to shine brightly.

The Art of The Ages

Ethiopian artist presents the 64 characters of the ancient Chinese classic divination text the I Ching in a series of unique paintings Dawit Muluneh,50,found his calling for painting and sculpture at an early age.Born and raised in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa,he abandoned the playground and became obsessed with watching his uncle paint.

Effect of Health Management in Raising Awareness Rate of Disease Prevention and Treatment in Patients with Prehypertension

Objective: To analyze the effect of health management on improving the awareness rate of disease prevention and treatment in patients with prehypertension, so as to provide guidance for clinical management of patients with prehypertension. Methods: 108 patients diagnosed with prehypertension in our hospital were divided into a control group and an experimental group. The control group was not given management measures, while the experimental group was given health management. The incidence of hypertension and cognition level of hypertension knowledge were compared between the two groups after management. Results: The incidence of hypertension in the experimental group was 7.41% lower than that in the control group 29.63%. The cognitive level of hypertension in the patients (66.54 ± 1.25) was significantly higher than that in the patients without health management (41.45 ± 2.45), and P < 0.05;Conclusion: For patients with prehypertension, the implementation of health management is helpful to improve their cognition of hypertension, master related prevention knowledge, and reduce the incidence of hypertension.