Dear editor,We read with great interest the article by Liu H et al.[1]The authors proposed to explore the value of the procalcitonin-to-cortisol ratio(P/C ratio) in predicting the prognosis of patients with abdominal ...Dear editor,We read with great interest the article by Liu H et al.[1]The authors proposed to explore the value of the procalcitonin-to-cortisol ratio(P/C ratio) in predicting the prognosis of patients with abdominal sepsis. However, we have some concerns.展开更多
This corpus-based study aims to explore if the high frequently used word "really" is at a risk of overused,underused or misused in the writing of Chinese learners.Then draw attention on English learning and ...This corpus-based study aims to explore if the high frequently used word "really" is at a risk of overused,underused or misused in the writing of Chinese learners.Then draw attention on English learning and teaching and raise learners' awareness of the structural and collocation complexity of words.展开更多
Thoracoscopic surgeries usually require single-lung ventilation under general anesthesia because of the need to obtain a sufficient working space.In patients with impaired pulmonary function,if the patient can undergo...Thoracoscopic surgeries usually require single-lung ventilation under general anesthesia because of the need to obtain a sufficient working space.In patients with impaired pulmonary function,if the patient can undergo general anesthesia,a more selected collapse of the lung is considered to be beneficial for intraoperative oxygenation.The selective bronchial blockade of the lobe to be resected has been reported by several investigators （1-3）.Mukaida and coworkers first reported thoracoscopic surgery for pnenmothorax under local and epidural anesthesia in 1998 in high-risk patients contraindicated for general anesthesia （4）.展开更多
In our clinical practice, we are accustomed to dealing with perioperative hemodynamic and blood pressure changes on a daily basis. Intraoperative blood pressure variations outside of the accepted ＂normal＂ physiologi...In our clinical practice, we are accustomed to dealing with perioperative hemodynamic and blood pressure changes on a daily basis. Intraoperative blood pressure variations outside of the accepted ＂normal＂ physiologic ranges are in fact very common.展开更多
We read with considerable interest the paper from Passeri et al.[1]questioning how the IIIb preoperative determination of a Klatskin tumor could be considered a risk factor for unresectability,and we could not refrain...We read with considerable interest the paper from Passeri et al.[1]questioning how the IIIb preoperative determination of a Klatskin tumor could be considered a risk factor for unresectability,and we could not refrain from making some critical recommendations about it.Although the paper was nicely written,in our opinion,no meaningful conclusion should however be drawn from it,due to the small sample size of the reported series.展开更多
To the Editor:We read with great interest the article by Yang et al.[1]evaluating the effects of postoperative serum total cholesterol(s TC)changes on early allograft dysfunction and survival after living donor liver ...To the Editor:We read with great interest the article by Yang et al.[1]evaluating the effects of postoperative serum total cholesterol(s TC)changes on early allograft dysfunction and survival after living donor liver transplantation(LDLT).By the multivariate regression analysis,they showed that patients with s TC<1.42 mmol/L on postoperative day 3 had 4.08-fold and 2.72-fold greater risks of展开更多
One more gift to buy,one more dish to cook,onemore decoration to hang—“everyone’s *counting onme,I can’t stop now.”If you fred yourself having thoughtslike this,take a moment to remind yourself of the personyou a...One more gift to buy,one more dish to cook,onemore decoration to hang—“everyone’s *counting onme,I can’t stop now.”If you fred yourself having thoughtslike this,take a moment to remind yourself of the personyou are outside your family and holiday roles.When wasthe last time you took care of yourself?Relaxation isn’ta luxury,after all—*it’s essential to our health and well-being.And unless we refuel once in a while,we won’tbe much good to anyone else either.So here are some ofour favorite ways to rejuvenate—and put life in展开更多
Good manners are alive and well amongnew graduates.I know this because of a youngjob hunter whose graciousness helped her tobeat out nearly a dozen other candidates for ajob.Her success tells me that * 30-somethingrec...Good manners are alive and well amongnew graduates.I know this because of a youngjob hunter whose graciousness helped her tobeat out nearly a dozen other candidates for ajob.Her success tells me that * 30-somethingrecruiters value politeness as much asold-timers like me.What did this young woman—a year outof college,working at a * dead-end job—展开更多
There are some very good things about open education.This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people,and to develop their own interests in many subjects.Open education allows students to be responsible for ...There are some very good things about open education.This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people,and to develop their own interests in many subjects.Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education,as they are responsible for what they do in life.Some students do badly展开更多
Dear Editor,In 2012,Zhang et al.(2012)published an interesting and widely cited article in Cell Research.They reported that exogenous plant miR168a could enter mammals through oral food intake to regulate the expressi...Dear Editor,In 2012,Zhang et al.(2012)published an interesting and widely cited article in Cell Research.They reported that exogenous plant miR168a could enter mammals through oral food intake to regulate the expression of mammalian LDLRAP1 gene.From then on,cross-kingdom regulation of diet-derived plant miRNAs has generated substantial interest and attracted media to report.Although there is evidence to support this point of view,the authenticity of cross-kingdom regulation of plant miRNAs has been widely questioned.In 2019,Science China Life Sciences published a special topic entitled“Herbal small RNA,novel precision medicine from Mother Nature”,in which the authors tried to demonstrate an idea that herbal sRNAs are novel precision medicines.This is a thought further than cross-kingdom regulation of sRNAs.However,are herbal sRNAs really novel precision medicines?展开更多
How about we talk about a dish that really rocks!Like,literally,rocks...It's also low in calories and 100-percent eco-friendly.It's called suodiu.Back in the olden days on the coasts of Hubei Province,fishers ...How about we talk about a dish that really rocks!Like,literally,rocks...It's also low in calories and 100-percent eco-friendly.It's called suodiu.Back in the olden days on the coasts of Hubei Province,fishers would be stuck on shipping vessels in port for long periods waiting for their turn to dock.When their food ran out,they came up with the creative and unconventional idea of cooking up smooth river rocks to pass the time.展开更多
When I was at school,I read a popular book by John Wyndham called The Day of the Triffids.It was really exciting,and it was about very big plants-triffids-that ate people.It was my favourite book.A few years later,I c...When I was at school,I read a popular book by John Wyndham called The Day of the Triffids.It was really exciting,and it was about very big plants-triffids-that ate people.It was my favourite book.A few years later,I came home from school and there was something special waiting for me:my mum had bought me a plant for my bedroom.It was a Venus flytrap.It was like a very small triffid,but it caught insects and ate them,not people!展开更多
Hello,I’m Lily,a primary school student,and I’m excited about my upcoming weekend.Let me share my plans with you.On Saturday morning,I plan to visit Xinhua Bookstore to buy some books.I have a deep love for various ...Hello,I’m Lily,a primary school student,and I’m excited about my upcoming weekend.Let me share my plans with you.On Saturday morning,I plan to visit Xinhua Bookstore to buy some books.I have a deep love for various kinds of books because I really enjoy reading.In the afternoon,I’m looking forward to playing badminton with my friends.展开更多
Shana Collier, 17, is running fast; a hungry pterodactyl is on her trail. She ducks behind a giant pillar and waves her arms to ward off the predator. but it’s too late. One more teen becomes prehistoric pet food. So...Shana Collier, 17, is running fast; a hungry pterodactyl is on her trail. She ducks behind a giant pillar and waves her arms to ward off the predator. but it’s too late. One more teen becomes prehistoric pet food. Sound like a bad dream? Actually, it’s Dactyl Nightmare, a new arcade game that employs the technology of virtual reality(VR).Virtual reality展开更多
文摘Dear editor,We read with great interest the article by Liu H et al.[1]The authors proposed to explore the value of the procalcitonin-to-cortisol ratio(P/C ratio) in predicting the prognosis of patients with abdominal sepsis. However, we have some concerns.
文摘This corpus-based study aims to explore if the high frequently used word "really" is at a risk of overused,underused or misused in the writing of Chinese learners.Then draw attention on English learning and teaching and raise learners' awareness of the structural and collocation complexity of words.
文摘Thoracoscopic surgeries usually require single-lung ventilation under general anesthesia because of the need to obtain a sufficient working space.In patients with impaired pulmonary function,if the patient can undergo general anesthesia,a more selected collapse of the lung is considered to be beneficial for intraoperative oxygenation.The selective bronchial blockade of the lobe to be resected has been reported by several investigators （1-3）.Mukaida and coworkers first reported thoracoscopic surgery for pnenmothorax under local and epidural anesthesia in 1998 in high-risk patients contraindicated for general anesthesia （4）.
基金supported by the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,University of California Davis Health and NIH grant ULl TR000002 of the University of California Davis Health
文摘In our clinical practice, we are accustomed to dealing with perioperative hemodynamic and blood pressure changes on a daily basis. Intraoperative blood pressure variations outside of the accepted ＂normal＂ physiologic ranges are in fact very common.
文摘We read with considerable interest the paper from Passeri et al.[1]questioning how the IIIb preoperative determination of a Klatskin tumor could be considered a risk factor for unresectability,and we could not refrain from making some critical recommendations about it.Although the paper was nicely written,in our opinion,no meaningful conclusion should however be drawn from it,due to the small sample size of the reported series.
文摘To the Editor:We read with great interest the article by Yang et al.[1]evaluating the effects of postoperative serum total cholesterol(s TC)changes on early allograft dysfunction and survival after living donor liver transplantation(LDLT).By the multivariate regression analysis,they showed that patients with s TC<1.42 mmol/L on postoperative day 3 had 4.08-fold and 2.72-fold greater risks of
文摘One more gift to buy,one more dish to cook,onemore decoration to hang—“everyone’s *counting onme,I can’t stop now.”If you fred yourself having thoughtslike this,take a moment to remind yourself of the personyou are outside your family and holiday roles.When wasthe last time you took care of yourself?Relaxation isn’ta luxury,after all—*it’s essential to our health and well-being.And unless we refuel once in a while,we won’tbe much good to anyone else either.So here are some ofour favorite ways to rejuvenate—and put life in
文摘Good manners are alive and well amongnew graduates.I know this because of a youngjob hunter whose graciousness helped her tobeat out nearly a dozen other candidates for ajob.Her success tells me that * 30-somethingrecruiters value politeness as much asold-timers like me.What did this young woman—a year outof college,working at a * dead-end job—
文摘There are some very good things about open education.This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people,and to develop their own interests in many subjects.Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education,as they are responsible for what they do in life.Some students do badly
文摘Dear Editor,In 2012,Zhang et al.(2012)published an interesting and widely cited article in Cell Research.They reported that exogenous plant miR168a could enter mammals through oral food intake to regulate the expression of mammalian LDLRAP1 gene.From then on,cross-kingdom regulation of diet-derived plant miRNAs has generated substantial interest and attracted media to report.Although there is evidence to support this point of view,the authenticity of cross-kingdom regulation of plant miRNAs has been widely questioned.In 2019,Science China Life Sciences published a special topic entitled“Herbal small RNA,novel precision medicine from Mother Nature”,in which the authors tried to demonstrate an idea that herbal sRNAs are novel precision medicines.This is a thought further than cross-kingdom regulation of sRNAs.However,are herbal sRNAs really novel precision medicines?
文摘How about we talk about a dish that really rocks!Like,literally,rocks...It's also low in calories and 100-percent eco-friendly.It's called suodiu.Back in the olden days on the coasts of Hubei Province,fishers would be stuck on shipping vessels in port for long periods waiting for their turn to dock.When their food ran out,they came up with the creative and unconventional idea of cooking up smooth river rocks to pass the time.
文摘When I was at school,I read a popular book by John Wyndham called The Day of the Triffids.It was really exciting,and it was about very big plants-triffids-that ate people.It was my favourite book.A few years later,I came home from school and there was something special waiting for me:my mum had bought me a plant for my bedroom.It was a Venus flytrap.It was like a very small triffid,but it caught insects and ate them,not people!
文摘Hello,I’m Lily,a primary school student,and I’m excited about my upcoming weekend.Let me share my plans with you.On Saturday morning,I plan to visit Xinhua Bookstore to buy some books.I have a deep love for various kinds of books because I really enjoy reading.In the afternoon,I’m looking forward to playing badminton with my friends.
文摘Shana Collier, 17, is running fast; a hungry pterodactyl is on her trail. She ducks behind a giant pillar and waves her arms to ward off the predator. but it’s too late. One more teen becomes prehistoric pet food. Sound like a bad dream? Actually, it’s Dactyl Nightmare, a new arcade game that employs the technology of virtual reality(VR).Virtual reality
