In 2000, a remote user authentication scheme using smart cards was proposed and the masquerade attacks were proved successful on this scheme. Recently, Kumar has suggested the idea of check digits to overcome the abov...In 2000, a remote user authentication scheme using smart cards was proposed and the masquerade attacks were proved successful on this scheme. Recently, Kumar has suggested the idea of check digits to overcome the above attacks with a new scheme that removes these threats well. In this paper it is pointed out that the weakness still exists in Kumar＇s scheme, and the intruder can login to the remote system through having some information. A new scheme which can overcome these attacks and appears more secure and efficient than Kumar＇s is presented.展开更多
Objective To explore the relationship between liver iron deposition and steatosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) through MRI.Methods 163 cases of liver biopsy underwent MRI examination.R2~*w...Objective To explore the relationship between liver iron deposition and steatosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) through MRI.Methods 163 cases of liver biopsy underwent MRI examination.R2~*was used to measure liver iron content.Dixon-based proton density fat fraction (PDFF)was used to measure liver fat content.展开更多
Chaundy and Jolliffe proved that if {a n } is a non-increasing (monotonic) real sequence with lim n →∞ a n = 0, then a necessary and sufficient condition for the uniform convergence of the series ∑∞ n=1 a n sin nx...Chaundy and Jolliffe proved that if {a n } is a non-increasing (monotonic) real sequence with lim n →∞ a n = 0, then a necessary and sufficient condition for the uniform convergence of the series ∑∞ n=1 a n sin nx is lim n →∞ na n = 0. We generalize (or weaken) the monotonic condition on the coefficient sequence {a n } in this classical result to the so-called mean value bounded variation condition and prove that the generalized condition cannot be weakened further. We also establish an analogue to the generalized Chaundy-Jolliffe theorem in the complex space.展开更多
Background Community-acquired pneumonia （CAP） remains one of the leading causes ot death from infectious diseases around the world.Most severe CAP patients are admitted to the intensive care unit （ICU）,and receive...Background Community-acquired pneumonia （CAP） remains one of the leading causes ot death from infectious diseases around the world.Most severe CAP patients are admitted to the intensive care unit （ICU）,and receive intense treatment.The present study aimed to evaluate the role of the pneumonia severity index （PSI）,CURB-65,and sepsis score in the management of hospitalized CAP patients and explore the effect of ICU treatment on prognosis of severe cases.Methods A total of 675 CAP patients hospitalized in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine were retrospectively investigated.The ability of different pneumonia severity scores to predict mortality was compared for effectiveness,while the risk factors associated with 30-day mortality rates and hospital length of stay （LOS） were evaluated.The effect of ICU treatment on the outcomes of severe CAP patients was also investigated.Results All three scoring systems revealed that the mortality associated with the low-risk or intermediate-risk group was significantly lower than with the high-risk group.As the risk level increased,the frequency of ICU admission rose in tandem and LOS in the hospital was prolonged.The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve in the prediction of mortality were 0.94,0.91 and 0.89 for the PSI,CURB-65 and sepsis score,respectively.Compared with the corresponding control groups,the mortality was markedly increased in patients with a history of smoking,prior admission to ICU,respiratory failure,or co-morbidity of heart disease.The differences were also identified in LOS between control groups and patients with ICU treatment,heart,or cerebrovascular disease.Logistic regression analysis showed that age over 65 years,a history of smoking,and respiratory failure were closely related to mortality in the overall CAP cohort,whereas age,ICU admission,respiratory failure,and LOS at home between disease attack and hospital admission were identified as independent risk factors for mortality in the high-risk CAP sub-group.The 30-day mortality of patients who underwent ICU treatment on admission was also higher than for non-ICU treatment,but much lower than for those patients who took ICU treatment subsequent to the failure of non-ICU treatment.Conclusions Each severity score system,CURB-65,sepsis severity score and especially PSI,was capable of effectively predicting CAP mortality.Delayed ICU admission was related to higher mortality rates in severe CAP patients.展开更多
Background Currently, migration has become one of the risk factors of high burden of tuberculosis in China. This study was to explore the influence of mass migration on the dynamics of Mycobacterium （M.） tuberculosi...Background Currently, migration has become one of the risk factors of high burden of tuberculosis in China. This study was to explore the influence of mass migration on the dynamics of Mycobacterium （M.） tuberculosis in Beijing, the capital and an urban area of China.展开更多
Objective To investigate the expressions of transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1),aquaporin(AQP)and osteopontin(OPN)in renal injury induced by fluorosis in rats.Methods According to body weight(80-100 g),forty-eight...Objective To investigate the expressions of transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1),aquaporin(AQP)and osteopontin(OPN)in renal injury induced by fluorosis in rats.Methods According to body weight(80-100 g),forty-eight SD rats were divided into control group(normal saline),low fluoride group(10 mg/kg)and high fluoride group(20 mg/kg)by random number table,16 rats in each group(half males and half females).展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10671051)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (103060)
文摘In 2000, a remote user authentication scheme using smart cards was proposed and the masquerade attacks were proved successful on this scheme. Recently, Kumar has suggested the idea of check digits to overcome the above attacks with a new scheme that removes these threats well. In this paper it is pointed out that the weakness still exists in Kumar＇s scheme, and the intruder can login to the remote system through having some information. A new scheme which can overcome these attacks and appears more secure and efficient than Kumar＇s is presented.
文摘Objective To explore the relationship between liver iron deposition and steatosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) through MRI.Methods 163 cases of liver biopsy underwent MRI examination.R2~*was used to measure liver iron content.Dixon-based proton density fat fraction (PDFF)was used to measure liver fat content.
基金supported by National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10471130)
文摘Chaundy and Jolliffe proved that if {a n } is a non-increasing (monotonic) real sequence with lim n →∞ a n = 0, then a necessary and sufficient condition for the uniform convergence of the series ∑∞ n=1 a n sin nx is lim n →∞ na n = 0. We generalize (or weaken) the monotonic condition on the coefficient sequence {a n } in this classical result to the so-called mean value bounded variation condition and prove that the generalized condition cannot be weakened further. We also establish an analogue to the generalized Chaundy-Jolliffe theorem in the complex space.
基金This study was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.30871130 and 30500229）,the Qianjiang Talent Project of Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province （No.2010R10080）,and the Youth Talent Fund of Health Bureau of Zhejiang Province,China （No.2008QN016）.
文摘Background Community-acquired pneumonia （CAP） remains one of the leading causes ot death from infectious diseases around the world.Most severe CAP patients are admitted to the intensive care unit （ICU）,and receive intense treatment.The present study aimed to evaluate the role of the pneumonia severity index （PSI）,CURB-65,and sepsis score in the management of hospitalized CAP patients and explore the effect of ICU treatment on prognosis of severe cases.Methods A total of 675 CAP patients hospitalized in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine were retrospectively investigated.The ability of different pneumonia severity scores to predict mortality was compared for effectiveness,while the risk factors associated with 30-day mortality rates and hospital length of stay （LOS） were evaluated.The effect of ICU treatment on the outcomes of severe CAP patients was also investigated.Results All three scoring systems revealed that the mortality associated with the low-risk or intermediate-risk group was significantly lower than with the high-risk group.As the risk level increased,the frequency of ICU admission rose in tandem and LOS in the hospital was prolonged.The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve in the prediction of mortality were 0.94,0.91 and 0.89 for the PSI,CURB-65 and sepsis score,respectively.Compared with the corresponding control groups,the mortality was markedly increased in patients with a history of smoking,prior admission to ICU,respiratory failure,or co-morbidity of heart disease.The differences were also identified in LOS between control groups and patients with ICU treatment,heart,or cerebrovascular disease.Logistic regression analysis showed that age over 65 years,a history of smoking,and respiratory failure were closely related to mortality in the overall CAP cohort,whereas age,ICU admission,respiratory failure,and LOS at home between disease attack and hospital admission were identified as independent risk factors for mortality in the high-risk CAP sub-group.The 30-day mortality of patients who underwent ICU treatment on admission was also higher than for non-ICU treatment,but much lower than for those patients who took ICU treatment subsequent to the failure of non-ICU treatment.Conclusions Each severity score system,CURB-65,sepsis severity score and especially PSI,was capable of effectively predicting CAP mortality.Delayed ICU admission was related to higher mortality rates in severe CAP patients.
基金This work was supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation （No. 5062016） and National Natural Science Foundation of China （No. 81273144 and No. 31070120）.Acknowledgment： We thank Dr. LI Liang for sharing the epidemiological information on TB in Beijing and Dr. WANG Xiao- bo and Dr. ZHOU Hui for assisting in VNTR typing.
文摘Background Currently, migration has become one of the risk factors of high burden of tuberculosis in China. This study was to explore the influence of mass migration on the dynamics of Mycobacterium （M.） tuberculosis in Beijing, the capital and an urban area of China.
文摘Objective To investigate the expressions of transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1),aquaporin(AQP)and osteopontin(OPN)in renal injury induced by fluorosis in rats.Methods According to body weight(80-100 g),forty-eight SD rats were divided into control group(normal saline),low fluoride group(10 mg/kg)and high fluoride group(20 mg/kg)by random number table,16 rats in each group(half males and half females).
