The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section that consist of commentary on an article published in the Journal or other relevant issues. Letters commenting on an articl...The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section that consist of commentary on an article published in the Journal or other relevant issues. Letters commenting on an article published in the Journal will be considered if they are received within 6 weeks of the time the article was published. Authors of the article being commented on will be given an opportunity to offer a timely response to the letter. Authors of letters will be notified that the letter has been received. Unpublished letters cannot be returned.展开更多
Dear sir-I am a liver transplant patient ... 1-16-03. Previous to the tx I had HCV, then cirrho-sis, then liver cancer (2.5cm), radiation ablationof the tumor, liver transplant, then a recurrence ofliver cancer in the...Dear sir-I am a liver transplant patient ... 1-16-03. Previous to the tx I had HCV, then cirrho-sis, then liver cancer (2.5cm), radiation ablationof the tumor, liver transplant, then a recurrence ofliver cancer in the tx incision (again smaller than4 cm), and removal of the tumor in the abdominalwall (incision site). The recurrence was seen 2months ago. I have had no chemotherapy, nor ra-diation therapy. Since I’ ve had a negative PET scan ... and anegative chest X-ray, I have an AFP of 614 as oftoday with ALT and AST in the 400 range. MyHCV has recurred with bile duct damage within 3months of my transplant. This makes treatmentvery difficult as treatment followup for my tx (im-munosuppressants), as you said, will encourage a展开更多
The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section that consist of commentary on an article published in the Journal or other relevant issues.
Last year, HBPD Int was born. The baby hasbeen growing in good health. In the very begin-ning, the new journal has been accepted by Che-mical Abstracts for abstracting and indexing. In 2002, 129 original articles were...Last year, HBPD Int was born. The baby hasbeen growing in good health. In the very begin-ning, the new journal has been accepted by Che-mical Abstracts for abstracting and indexing. In 2002, 129 original articles were publishedquaterly in four issues. Of these, 70 (54.26%)were of purely clinical research, and 59 (45.74%)were of basic research with or without clinical rele-vance. For classification according to the sections,18 articles (13.96%) related to transplantation, 45展开更多
In the beginning of the new millenium, a newbaby--the journal of Hepatobiliary & Pancre-atic Diseases International (HBPD Int) was born.This journal published by the First AffiliatedHospital, Zhejiang University S...In the beginning of the new millenium, a newbaby--the journal of Hepatobiliary & Pancre-atic Diseases International (HBPD Int) was born.This journal published by the First AffiliatedHospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine,China will provide a platform for physicians, sur-geons, and researchers worldwide who are involvedin the field of liver, biliary tract and pancreaticdiseases to present their achievements. The edito-rial board or panel consists of native and foreignspecialists and many of them are famous in theirfields locally or internationally. This ensures thepublication of a high quality journal for our read-ers. In the first issue, the topics focus on liver andpancreatic diseases. Since the first successful livertransplantation was performed in the 1960s in theUSA, it has become a routine treatment method forend-stage liver disease. Unfortunately, this tech-展开更多
A Recent paper by Ma et al.,claims to estimate the state of charge of Lithium-ion batteries with a fractionalorder impedance model including a Warburg and a constant phase element(CPE)with a maximum error of 0.5%[1].T...A Recent paper by Ma et al.,claims to estimate the state of charge of Lithium-ion batteries with a fractionalorder impedance model including a Warburg and a constant phase element(CPE)with a maximum error of 0.5%[1].The proposed equivalent circuit model from[1]is reproduced in Fig.1.展开更多
Dear Reader:Contemporary International Relations is an English monthly journalpublished by the China Institute of Contemporary International Rela-tions.It is now in the fifth year of publication,and is favourably re-c...Dear Reader:Contemporary International Relations is an English monthly journalpublished by the China Institute of Contemporary International Rela-tions.It is now in the fifth year of publication,and is favourably re-ceived by international academic community,especially the展开更多
Dear Sir,Re: Qin DN, Lung MA: Asian J Androl 2000; 2:257-261 We read with interest the paper on the "Effect oftesficular capsulotomy on secretion of testosterone andgonadotrophins in rats" (AJA 2000; 2: 257-...Dear Sir,Re: Qin DN, Lung MA: Asian J Androl 2000; 2:257-261 We read with interest the paper on the "Effect oftesficular capsulotomy on secretion of testosterone andgonadotrophins in rats" (AJA 2000; 2: 257-261 ) inwhich the authors indicated that testicular capsulotomy(i.e. incision of the tunica albuginea and vaginalis) led展开更多
We feel extremely pleased that the additional issue of CONTAINERIZATION in May 2005 will come to the readers. The 24th World Port Conference will open soon and we have, through tedious efforts, made the desires of the...We feel extremely pleased that the additional issue of CONTAINERIZATION in May 2005 will come to the readers. The 24th World Port Conference will open soon and we have, through tedious efforts, made the desires of the readers, authors and editors become true as. we will participate in this grand gathering with this additional CONTAINERIZATION as one of the supporting medium. During the 15 years from 1990 to 2004, cOntainerization展开更多
To the Editor:On Oct 9,2017,China Food and Drug Administration announced1~ the Regulations of the Simplified Registration and Approval Management for Compound Recipe of Classical Prescription of Traditional Chinese Me...To the Editor:On Oct 9,2017,China Food and Drug Administration announced1~ the Regulations of the Simplified Registration and Approval Management for Compound Recipe of Classical Prescription of Traditional Chinese Medicine(Exposure Draft)which has been stirring up intense debate in the West.The article China to Roll Back Regulations for Traditional Medicine Despite Safety Concerns lately展开更多
PARTICUOLOGY is gratified with its accomplishments over the past 6 years. From its modest beginnings, PARTICUOLOGY has developed into an influential journal, publishing best papers in original research, engineering an...PARTICUOLOGY is gratified with its accomplishments over the past 6 years. From its modest beginnings, PARTICUOLOGY has developed into an influential journal, publishing best papers in original research, engineering and application in the overall field of particle science and technology.展开更多
Dear Friends at Women of China, I have been a reader of your magazine for many years and I have at different times written to you, either to congratulate you on some excellent pieces, or even to be a little critical w...Dear Friends at Women of China, I have been a reader of your magazine for many years and I have at different times written to you, either to congratulate you on some excellent pieces, or even to be a little critical when I’ve felt that an article was not quite up to your usual standard展开更多
There are five sections to this issue of Teaching English in China . These reflect some of the important challenges facing ELT in China at present, as well as also coming to bear on the broader issues worldwide. The s...There are five sections to this issue of Teaching English in China . These reflect some of the important challenges facing ELT in China at present, as well as also coming to bear on the broader issues worldwide. The sections include the process of educational change, the teaching and learning of oral English, intensive and extensive reading, the teaching and learning of vocabulary and a last section containng a range of issues within ELT. Researchers in the field of ELT have relatively recently recognized the importance of educational change as well as its inevitability. In this section of seven articles, some of the stages of the process of education-展开更多
THERE has been a trend among language teaching journals in recent years to bring out themed issues,which deal with one particular area testing, for example, or classroom management in depth. A glance at the contents p...THERE has been a trend among language teaching journals in recent years to bring out themed issues,which deal with one particular area testing, for example, or classroom management in depth. A glance at the contents page of this issue of Teaching English in China will reveal no such single theme. In fact, you are more likely to be struck by the articles’ diversity. They come from all over China from Xinjiang in the north to Yunnan in the south, from the capital Beijing as well as remote provincial townships. They range over a wide field, taking in classroom research and methodology, issues in EAP, teacher training, educational technology, and the development of ELT materials and coursebooks.展开更多
The present letter to the editor is related to the review with the title“Past,present,and future of long-term treatment for hepatitis B virus.”Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)represents an important and pressing public heal...The present letter to the editor is related to the review with the title“Past,present,and future of long-term treatment for hepatitis B virus.”Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)represents an important and pressing public health concern.Timely identification and effective antiviral therapy hold the potential to reduce liver-related mortality attributable to chronic infection with hepatitis B virus(HBV)substantially.However,the current global treatment rates for CHB remain conspicuously low,with the excessively stringent treatment criteria advocated by national CHB guidelines being a contributing factor to these low rates.Nevertheless,recent strides in comprehending this malady and the emergence of novel antiviral agents prompt the imperative re-evaluation of treatment standards to extend the sphere of potential beneficiaries.An impending need arises for a novel paradigm for the classification of patients with CHB,the expansion of antiviral treatment eligibility for HBV-infected individuals,and even the streamlining of the diagnostic process for CHB to amplify cost-effectiveness and augment survival prospects.展开更多
The diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease only on the basis of laboratory parameter score such as Hepatic Steatosis Index which includes liver en...The diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease only on the basis of laboratory parameter score such as Hepatic Steatosis Index which includes liver enzymes,gender,basal metabolic index,and presence of diabetic mellitus is not sufficient to exclude other causes of deranged liver enzymes especially medications and autoimmune related liver diseases.As the guideline suggests ultrasound is the preferred first-line diagnostic procedure for imaging of NAFLD,as it provides additional diagnostic information and the combination of biomarkers/scores and transient elastography might confer additional diagnostic accuracy and evident from previous similar studies too.展开更多
This letter to the editor addresses the study titled“Predictive value of NLR,Fib4,and APRI in the occurrence of liver failure after hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma”by Kuang et al in the World J...This letter to the editor addresses the study titled“Predictive value of NLR,Fib4,and APRI in the occurrence of liver failure after hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma”by Kuang et al in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.The study acknowledges the comprehensive patient data analysis while suggesting that there is a need for further discussion on the clinical applicability of these markers across diverse patient populations.This letter recommends prospective studies for validation and considers the influence of confounding factors.This finding underscores the significance of this study in improving hepatocellular carcinoma management.展开更多
The present letter to the editor is related to the study titled“Diabetic gastroenteropathy:An underdiagnosed complication”.Diabetic gastroenteropathy contributes to a decline in quality of life.In addition,gastroent...The present letter to the editor is related to the study titled“Diabetic gastroenteropathy:An underdiagnosed complication”.Diabetic gastroenteropathy contributes to a decline in quality of life.In addition,gastroenteropathy is generally observed in patients with concurrent gastric cancer and diabetes mellitus before surgery,and the occurrence of the symptoms might be due not only to cancer but also to the complications of diabetes mellitus.展开更多
文摘The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section that consist of commentary on an article published in the Journal or other relevant issues. Letters commenting on an article published in the Journal will be considered if they are received within 6 weeks of the time the article was published. Authors of the article being commented on will be given an opportunity to offer a timely response to the letter. Authors of letters will be notified that the letter has been received. Unpublished letters cannot be returned.
文摘Dear sir-I am a liver transplant patient ... 1-16-03. Previous to the tx I had HCV, then cirrho-sis, then liver cancer (2.5cm), radiation ablationof the tumor, liver transplant, then a recurrence ofliver cancer in the tx incision (again smaller than4 cm), and removal of the tumor in the abdominalwall (incision site). The recurrence was seen 2months ago. I have had no chemotherapy, nor ra-diation therapy. Since I’ ve had a negative PET scan ... and anegative chest X-ray, I have an AFP of 614 as oftoday with ALT and AST in the 400 range. MyHCV has recurred with bile duct damage within 3months of my transplant. This makes treatmentvery difficult as treatment followup for my tx (im-munosuppressants), as you said, will encourage a
文摘The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section that consist of commentary on an article published in the Journal or other relevant issues.
文摘Last year, HBPD Int was born. The baby hasbeen growing in good health. In the very begin-ning, the new journal has been accepted by Che-mical Abstracts for abstracting and indexing. In 2002, 129 original articles were publishedquaterly in four issues. Of these, 70 (54.26%)were of purely clinical research, and 59 (45.74%)were of basic research with or without clinical rele-vance. For classification according to the sections,18 articles (13.96%) related to transplantation, 45
文摘In the beginning of the new millenium, a newbaby--the journal of Hepatobiliary & Pancre-atic Diseases International (HBPD Int) was born.This journal published by the First AffiliatedHospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine,China will provide a platform for physicians, sur-geons, and researchers worldwide who are involvedin the field of liver, biliary tract and pancreaticdiseases to present their achievements. The edito-rial board or panel consists of native and foreignspecialists and many of them are famous in theirfields locally or internationally. This ensures thepublication of a high quality journal for our read-ers. In the first issue, the topics focus on liver andpancreatic diseases. Since the first successful livertransplantation was performed in the 1960s in theUSA, it has become a routine treatment method forend-stage liver disease. Unfortunately, this tech-
文摘A Recent paper by Ma et al.,claims to estimate the state of charge of Lithium-ion batteries with a fractionalorder impedance model including a Warburg and a constant phase element(CPE)with a maximum error of 0.5%[1].The proposed equivalent circuit model from[1]is reproduced in Fig.1.
文摘Dear Reader:Contemporary International Relations is an English monthly journalpublished by the China Institute of Contemporary International Rela-tions.It is now in the fifth year of publication,and is favourably re-ceived by international academic community,especially the
文摘Dear Sir,Re: Qin DN, Lung MA: Asian J Androl 2000; 2:257-261 We read with interest the paper on the "Effect oftesficular capsulotomy on secretion of testosterone andgonadotrophins in rats" (AJA 2000; 2: 257-261 ) inwhich the authors indicated that testicular capsulotomy(i.e. incision of the tunica albuginea and vaginalis) led
文摘We feel extremely pleased that the additional issue of CONTAINERIZATION in May 2005 will come to the readers. The 24th World Port Conference will open soon and we have, through tedious efforts, made the desires of the readers, authors and editors become true as. we will participate in this grand gathering with this additional CONTAINERIZATION as one of the supporting medium. During the 15 years from 1990 to 2004, cOntainerization
文摘To the Editor:On Oct 9,2017,China Food and Drug Administration announced1~ the Regulations of the Simplified Registration and Approval Management for Compound Recipe of Classical Prescription of Traditional Chinese Medicine(Exposure Draft)which has been stirring up intense debate in the West.The article China to Roll Back Regulations for Traditional Medicine Despite Safety Concerns lately
文摘PARTICUOLOGY is gratified with its accomplishments over the past 6 years. From its modest beginnings, PARTICUOLOGY has developed into an influential journal, publishing best papers in original research, engineering and application in the overall field of particle science and technology.
文摘Dear Friends at Women of China, I have been a reader of your magazine for many years and I have at different times written to you, either to congratulate you on some excellent pieces, or even to be a little critical when I’ve felt that an article was not quite up to your usual standard
文摘There are five sections to this issue of Teaching English in China . These reflect some of the important challenges facing ELT in China at present, as well as also coming to bear on the broader issues worldwide. The sections include the process of educational change, the teaching and learning of oral English, intensive and extensive reading, the teaching and learning of vocabulary and a last section containng a range of issues within ELT. Researchers in the field of ELT have relatively recently recognized the importance of educational change as well as its inevitability. In this section of seven articles, some of the stages of the process of education-
文摘THERE has been a trend among language teaching journals in recent years to bring out themed issues,which deal with one particular area testing, for example, or classroom management in depth. A glance at the contents page of this issue of Teaching English in China will reveal no such single theme. In fact, you are more likely to be struck by the articles’ diversity. They come from all over China from Xinjiang in the north to Yunnan in the south, from the capital Beijing as well as remote provincial townships. They range over a wide field, taking in classroom research and methodology, issues in EAP, teacher training, educational technology, and the development of ELT materials and coursebooks.
文摘The present letter to the editor is related to the review with the title“Past,present,and future of long-term treatment for hepatitis B virus.”Chronic hepatitis B(CHB)represents an important and pressing public health concern.Timely identification and effective antiviral therapy hold the potential to reduce liver-related mortality attributable to chronic infection with hepatitis B virus(HBV)substantially.However,the current global treatment rates for CHB remain conspicuously low,with the excessively stringent treatment criteria advocated by national CHB guidelines being a contributing factor to these low rates.Nevertheless,recent strides in comprehending this malady and the emergence of novel antiviral agents prompt the imperative re-evaluation of treatment standards to extend the sphere of potential beneficiaries.An impending need arises for a novel paradigm for the classification of patients with CHB,the expansion of antiviral treatment eligibility for HBV-infected individuals,and even the streamlining of the diagnostic process for CHB to amplify cost-effectiveness and augment survival prospects.
文摘The diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD)and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease only on the basis of laboratory parameter score such as Hepatic Steatosis Index which includes liver enzymes,gender,basal metabolic index,and presence of diabetic mellitus is not sufficient to exclude other causes of deranged liver enzymes especially medications and autoimmune related liver diseases.As the guideline suggests ultrasound is the preferred first-line diagnostic procedure for imaging of NAFLD,as it provides additional diagnostic information and the combination of biomarkers/scores and transient elastography might confer additional diagnostic accuracy and evident from previous similar studies too.
文摘This letter to the editor addresses the study titled“Predictive value of NLR,Fib4,and APRI in the occurrence of liver failure after hepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma”by Kuang et al in the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery.The study acknowledges the comprehensive patient data analysis while suggesting that there is a need for further discussion on the clinical applicability of these markers across diverse patient populations.This letter recommends prospective studies for validation and considers the influence of confounding factors.This finding underscores the significance of this study in improving hepatocellular carcinoma management.
文摘The present letter to the editor is related to the study titled“Diabetic gastroenteropathy:An underdiagnosed complication”.Diabetic gastroenteropathy contributes to a decline in quality of life.In addition,gastroenteropathy is generally observed in patients with concurrent gastric cancer and diabetes mellitus before surgery,and the occurrence of the symptoms might be due not only to cancer but also to the complications of diabetes mellitus.
