Decisive Stage of All-round Construction of Well-off Society Is a New Opportunity for China's Human Rights Cause

The p eriod of"The 13th Five-Year Plan"for national socioeconomic development(2016-2020)is a decisive stage of completion of all-round construction of a moderately prosperous society in China,and the year of 2016 is the first annum of this decisive stage.The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China(CPC)headed by General Secretary Xi Jinping has,with a new stance and new ideas,set strategic tasks

The Artistic Exploration of"New Novel of Society"-Qiao Ye and Tradition

Qiao Ye's literary creations are inextricably linked with Chinese literary tradition.In her novels,she transforms many traditional techniques found in traditional Chinese literature in a creative manner,and has gradually crafted her unique writing form of"new novel of society"in her two-decade writing career.Qiao Ye's unique artistic exploration not only enables the stories in her works to reflect the social conditions,and human natureandhuman relationships sin contemporary Chinese society,but also presents a new,more casual format that uses hybrid discourse and intersections of identity in its literary narrative,thus forming Qiao Ye's personalized artistic style of analytic/reflective narrative.This should be regarded as Qiao Ye's creative transformation to the traditional discourse found in Chinese story-telling novels or pan-story-telling novels.

Mid-term Outcomes of Primary Constrained Condylar Knee Arthroplasty for Severe Knee Deformity

This study aimed to examine the clinical and radiographic outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasy（TKA） with use of Nex Gen#174; Legacy#174; Constrained Condylar Knee（CCK） prosthesis for severe knee deformity. Clinical data of 46 patients（48 knees in total, aged 61 years on average） with severe knee deformity who underwent TKA with Nex Gen#174; Legacy#174; CCK prosthesis between December 2007 and February 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 34 knees with severe valgus with incompetent medial collateral ligament, 11 knees with severe flexion contracture with inability to achieve knee balancing in flexion and extension by posterior soft tissue release, 2 knees with Charcot arthritis with severe varus and bone loss, and 1 with traumatic osteoarthritis with severe varus and ligamentous instability. The mean duration of follow-up was 71 months（range 40–90 months）. The New Knee Society scoring（NKSS） system and the Hospital for Special Surgery（HSS） score were used to evaluate the functional and clinical outcomes. Visual Analogue Scale（VAS） was used for pain measurement and Knee Society criteria for evaluation of radiological images. The results showed that, in the total 48 knees, 1 case of loosening due to short-stem tibial component at 3 months post-operatively underwent revision. The 6-year prosthesis survival rate in this cohort was 97.9%. There was no component infection occurring within 6 years. Significant post-operative improvements were found in NKSS and HSS scores. Patient satisfaction was significantly increased. Pain score was decreased significantly. Total functional score was improved from 31.46±11.43 to 86.42±8.87, range of motion（ROM） from 42.42°±23.57° to 95.31°±23.45° and the flexion contracture from 5.31°±7.87° to 0.92°±1.80°. Preoperative radiographic study showed excessive valgus（≥7°） in 37 knees, and varus deformity in 3 knees. Post-operative femorotibial alignment was valgus 3.88°±1.76° in 48 knees. Antero/posterior（A/P） view of X-ray films showed 4 radiolucent lines（RLL） in 48 tibial components. It was concluded that TKA with CCK is effective for the treatment of the severe unstable knee that cannot be balanced by soft tissue.

Professor Hu Zhihong:The New President of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology

The Society for Invertebrate Pathology (SIP)is foremost in the world covering all aspects of related research in insect virology,bacteriology,mycology,parasitology and microbial control.The SIP has a wide scientific appeal with members from many countries spanning every continent in the globe.Election of members to the Society's Governing Council is based on scientific standing,contributions, reputation and involvement in the activities of the Society.