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Comparison and Prediction of the Ecological Footprint of Water Resources in the Nine Cities and States of Guizhou Province
Authors: Wang Yongtao , Liu Jian , Li Rong , Lu EnHui , Li Shiwen , Chen Ning 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

The study of the ecological footprints of urban water resources is of great significance for sustainable urban development and water resource management. To study the scientific utilization of urban water resources, the water resources of the nine cities and states in Guizhou Province were analyzed from 2013 to 2022 based on the water resources ecological footprint model, the water resources ecological carrying capacity model, and the water resources sustainable utilization evaluation indices. This allowed for a comparison of the regional water resource use status and prediction of the water resources ecological footprints of Guizhou Province from 2023 to 2027 using the long short-term memory (LSTM) model. The results showed that: (1) the ecological footprint of production water use in the nine cities and states of Guizhou Province had fluctuated slightly in the past decade, while both the ecological water use and domestic water use had rapidly risen after 2017. (2) The ecological carrying capacities of the nine cities and states in Guizhou Province were divided into three levels. The three cities at the highest level and with the relatively highest ecological carrying capacities fluctuated the most, and several other cities and states fluctuated less. (3) The nine cities and states in Guizhou Province were in ecological surplus, the pressure indices were all in a safe state, and the fluctuations were relatively smooth, except for in Guiyang City, where the pressure index was relatively high, and the other pressure indices were very small. (4) With economic development, the ecological footprint of water resources per capita of 10,000-yuan gross domestic product (GDP) in Guizhou Province showed a decreasing trend, indicating an improvement in the efficiency of water resource utilization. This study of the ecological footprint of urban water resources helps to realize urban development sustainability, promote effective water resource management, and protect aquatic environments. This study has important implications for the long-term prosperity of cities and the quality of life of residents.
Surgical and Audiological Outcomes of Cartilage Perichondrial Grafting Myringoplasty
Authors: Chalabi Yousif Ibrahim 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Background: Myringoplasty, which is type 1 tympanoplasty, is the surgical reconstruction of the tympano-ossicular continuity after thorough disease clearance from a tympano-mastoid portion of the middle ear cleft. The success of the myringoplasty, a reconstruction of the vibrating tympanic membrane, is in hearing improvement and the closure of the tympanic membrane perforation.
Objectives: To determine the surgical and audiological results of myringoplasty (tympanoplasty type-1) using cartilage perichondrium graft.
Patients & methods: A prospective study was conducted on 100 patients with tympanic membrane perforation (TMP) at Sulaimani Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Teaching Center and Azmar Private Hospital, Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, from June 2013 to June 2016. Patients underwent TM repair using an underlay cartilage perichondrium graft and were followed up for three months after surgery. Graft taking with the closure of perforation was considered a surgical success, and hearing improvement of 10 dB as the minimum gain was regarded as an audiological success.
Results: The overall success rate was 84%. The graft take rate for large-sized perforation was 80%, and for medium-sized perforation was 90%. The success rate for posterior perforation was 100%, followed by anterior perforation (84.6%) and subtotal perforation (70%). The mean postoperative hearing gain was 11.5 dB.
Conclusions: The cartilage perichondrium graft underlay technique for myringoplasty tympanoplasty type 1 is an effective method for closure of the tympanic membrane perforations and, consequently, improving hearing provided that a thorough disease clearance from Middle ear cleft was secured.
Best Respiratory Compliance Following a Recruitment Maneuver Allows Hemodynamically Stability During Laparoscopic Surgery: a Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Ma Xiaojing , Ma Libin , Piao Xiangmei , Fu Yunke , Santiago Roberta Ribeiro Santis , Berra Lorenzo , Guo Zhenggang , Mi Weidong , Zhang Changsheng 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Background
Strategies involving positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and alveolar recruitment maneuvers (RMs) aim to provide better respiratory mechanics and prevent atelectasis but may have adverse cardiovascular effects. We hypothesized that individualized PEEP to best lung compliance should be hemodynamically well tolerated as it restores normal lung volumes in patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery.
Methods
This study analyzed the cardiovascular effects of individualized PEEP in laparoscopic surgery patients. Cardiac index [CI], mean arterial pressure [MAP], heart rate [HR], stroke volume variation [SVV] changes were recorded and analyzed during RMs and decremental PEEP trials.
Results
Sixty-four patients were enrolled in this study. Our findings revealed that the hemodynamic effects, including reduction in CI (p < 0.001), MAP (p < 0.001), and increase in SVV (p < 0.001), were transient and not associated with vasopressors requirement. Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis demonstrated that PEEP levels above 17 cmH2O significantly affected CI (Area Under the ROC Curve = 0.638), while post-hoc analysis from ANOVA indicated that PEEP levels below 16 cmH2O had minimal impact on CI (p < 0.001). Notably, individualized PEEP levels led to decreased CI in 10 (16%) patients and decreased MAP in 11 (17%) patients. Mixed effects modeling showed that age negatively influenced MAP (Estimate = -0.207, p = 0.010).
Conclusion
RMs and decremental PEEP trials transiently affect hemodynamics such as CI, MAP and SVV, and age negatively influencing MAP. PEEP levels below 16 cmH2O had minimal impact on hemodynamics. Notably, individualized PEEP levels do not guarantee consistent hemodynamic stability across all individuals.
Study URL: https://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.html?proj=123129
Date of the study first posted on ChiCTR.org.cn: Apr 7th, 2021
Date of enrolment of the first research participant: May 6th, 2021
Accelerated biological aging, genetic susceptibility, and incident severe MASLD, liver cirrhosis and cancer
Authors: Tian Tian , Zeng Jing , Meng Shi-Yin , Wang Xiang , Zhang Shang-Xin , Fan Jian-Gao , Pan Hai-Feng , Ni Jing 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Background
There is an explicit link between biological age (BA) and chronic liver disease (CLD). This study aimed to explore the association between clinical biomarker-based BA and potential interaction with genetic risk on incident CLD.
Methods
This prospectively cohort study was conducted in UK Biobank included 347,917 participants. We quantified clinical biomarker-based BAs using the KDM-BA and PhenoAge algorithms and constructed the polygenic risk score (PRS) to examine its interactions with BAs on CLD risk.
Results
We first identified acceleration for KDM-BA (KDM-BAaccel) and PhenoAge (PhenoAgeAccel) were significantly associated with prevalent severe metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), as well as liver cirrhosis and cancer. Each SD increase in KDM-BAaccel and PhenoAgeAccel was correlated with an 10% elevated risk of MASLD. Particularly, we observed the deleterious effects of advanced biological aging on three CLDs in males were mostly stronger than in females. In predicting MASLD, the two BA indicators showed better performance than chronological age, with AUC values of 0.526, 0.571 and 0.595 for chronological age, KDM-BAaccel and PhenoAgeAccel, respectively. Moreover, individuals with the highest BA acceleration and PRS had the highest risk of developing severe MASLD, although no significant additive and multiplicative interactions were found. Additionally, participants who at a high genetic risk level had the greatest 10-year absolute risk reduction of severe MASLD (6.74 per 1000 person-years) if their PhenoAgeAccel decreased.
Conclusion
Our findings elucidate that relieving biological aging is important for preventing serious fatty liver-related diseases and could offset the adverse effects of inherent genetic risk.
Inefficient Labor-Saving Technological Change Due to Frictions in the Labor Market
Authors: Perera-Tallo Fernando 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Is labor-saving technological change efficient when labor market frictions arise? Does it exacerbate them? This paper presents a growth model with R&D and two types of technological change: labor-saving technological change, which reduces the labor share (the output elasticity of labor), and labor-complementary, which increases it. The paper presents two kinds of friction in the labor market: unemployment and dual labor markets. When there are dual labor markets, the marginal product of labor and the wages are higher in the “good-jobs sector” than in the “bad-jobs sector,” involving an inefficiently low amount of labor allocated to the good-jobs sector. Labor-saving technological change exacerbates the source of inefficiency in the labor market. It raises unemployment and destroys jobs in the good-jobs sector, generating negative external effects in the labor market. Consequently, investment in labor-saving technological change is inefficiently large and should be taxed. The results regarding labor-complementary technological change are the opposite.
JEL: D60, E24, J31, J50, J60, H21, H23, O30, O41.
Plants that have naturalized as aliens abroad have also become more common at home during the Anthropocene
Authors: Paudel Rashmi , Fristoe Trevor , Kinlock Nicole , Davis Amy , Zhao Weihan , Calster Hans Van , Chytry Milan , Danihelka Jiří , Decocq Guillaume , Ehrendorfer-Schratt Luise , Kaplan Zdeněk , Wild Jan , Dawson Wayne , Essl Franz , Kreft Holger , Pergl Jan , Pyšek Petr , Winter Marten , Kleunen Mark van 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Changes in species' native range size and occupancy have been dramatically accelerated by anthropogenic pressures in the last centuries. At the same time humans have introduced thousands of species beyond their historic range limits, and some of these have established self-sustaining populations (i.e. become naturalized). It is known that particularly common plant species have become naturalized, but how dynamics in native distributions relate to global naturalization is unknown. We retrieved data on grid-cell occupancy of native vascular plant species for 10 European regions, for at least two periods, to calculate for each species an occupancy-change index. For nine of the ten regions, we found a significant increase in global naturalization with both the early period occupancy and occupancy-change index. This finding shows that many of the plant species expanding globally as naturalized aliens are also expanding within their native ranges and suggests that the same drivers underlie both processes.
Association of Cholecystectomy with Short-term and Long-term Risks of Depression and Suicide
Authors: Yu Ji Won , Park Sangwoo , Jeong Seogsong , Ko Ahryoung , Lee Jaewon , Han Saemi , Park Sang min 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Background: This study explores the relationship between cholecystectomy and short- and long-term depression and suicide risk in Korean adults.
Method: A retrospective cohort study used data from the National Health Insurance Service of Korea (2002-2019). A total of 6,688 cholecystectomy patients were matched with 66,880 individuals without a history of cholecystectomy for suicide analysis, and 6,694 cholecystectomy patients were matched with 66,940 individuals for depression analysis. The non-cholecystectomy group was created by matching the experimental group at a 1 to 10 ratio for sex and age. The incidence of depression and suicide was followed from the day of cholecystectomy to December 31, 2019. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Results: Short-term depression risk within 3 years of cholecystectomy was significantly elevated (aHR 1.37 [95% CI 1.19-1.58]), but the long-term depression risk over 3 years was not significantly greater (aHR 1.09 [95% CI 0.98-1.22]). There was no significant association between cholecystectomy and suicide risk during any period.
Conclusions: Cholecystectomy correlated with a higher risk of short-term depression, underscoring the importance of close monitoring and support postoperatively. However, no such association was observed with long-term depression or suicide.
Maladaptive exercise in eating disorders: lifetime and current impact on mental health and treatment seeking
Authors: liao zhenxin , Birgegård Andreas , Monell Elin , Borg Stina , Bulik Cynthia M , Mantilla Emma Forsén 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Background Many patients with eating disorders report exercise as a central symptom of their illness—as a way to compensate for food intake, prevent weight-gain, and/or reduce negative affect. Previous findings show associations between maladaptive exercise and more severe eating disorder pathology, higher risk for relapse, other co-morbid symptoms, and worse treatment outcome.Methods In this study, we included 8165 participants with eating disorders and investigated associations between maladaptive exercise (both lifetime and current) and ED pathology, illness duration, depression, anxiety, self-harm and suicidal ideation, and treatment seeking patterns in individuals with lifetime maladaptive exercise. Participants were included via the Swedish site of the large global study The Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) and completed measures of both lifetime and current symptomatology.Results Results indicate that lifetime maladaptive exercise is associated with higher prevalence of lifetime depression and anxiety and with patients more often receiving treatment, although these results need to be investigated in future studies. Current maladaptive exercise was associated with more severe ED symptoms, and higher levels of depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive traits, and suicidal ideation.Conclusions Our findings point to the complexities of exercise as an eating disorder symptom and the need for clearly assessing and acknowledging this, as well as tailoring interventions to treat this symptom to achieve sustainable recovery.
Anesthetic management of a patient with bilateral subclavian artery stenosis undergoing lower extremity arterial thrombectomy
Authors: Yong Hui , WU Chun-lin , He Ming-xia , Ding Wei , Xie Qian 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Background Bilateral subclavian artery stenosis is a rare peripheral artery disease. This case study presents a patient who underwent an emergency thrombectomy for this condition.
Case presentation The diagnosis of bilateral subclavian artery stenosis was confirmed through perioperative measurement of radial arterial blood pressure in both upper limbs and postoperative examination.
Conclusion The study highlights the crucial need for accurately measuring blood pressure in all limbs to prevent perioperative complications resulting from inaccurate readings, delayed interventions, or unnecessary procedures.
Effect of local Zoledronic acid application in alveolar bone healing: An experimental study
Authors: Su Xin-Yi , Li Shu , Fan Ying-Ying , Wei Tai , Ye Peng 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

Objectives:This experimental study aimed to assess the effects of local ZA application in alveolar bone healing.
Methods:Nine male New Zealand White Rabbits were randomly allocated into 2, 4, and 8 weeks group after extraction of four incisor teeth. The upper and lower right sockets were filled with ZA + collagen sponge (ZA-CS group), while the left sockets were filled with collagen sponge alone (CS group) postoperatively. At 2, 4, and 8 weeks (T1, T2 and T3) after the extraction, radiographic and histomorphometric evaluations were conducted for both groups.
Results: The increase in alveolar bone density of the ZA-CS group at T3 was more significant than the CS group (P＜0.01). Three-dimensional evaluations demonstrated no statistically significant differences in ridge height and width between the two groups at T3. On histological evaluation, the ZA-CS group included significantly fewer TRAP-positive cells than the CS group at T1 and T2. Masson’s trichrome staining showed significantly higher mean red collagen volume fraction in the ZA-CS group (76.09%) than in the CS group (66.17%) at T3.
Conclusions: Although local ZA application with collagen sponge did not reduce alveolar ridge contraction, it improved the bone density and maturity of newly formed bone after tooth extraction. Thus, local ZA application seems to be effective for alveolar bone healing, albeit it might not be suitable for ridge preservation.
Detection and Delineation of Lateral and Vertical Extent to Fresh-Saline Water Boundary: Recent Development in Badagary Axis of the Dahomey Basin, Nigeria
Authors: OJO Olabanji Adeolu , Babafemi Emmanuel Olumuyiwa , Jabo Stephen Margima , Hussaini Sunday , Akinlabi Joseph Oluwafemi , Saidu S.S 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

This research is aimed at detecting evidence of saline water intrusion in the aquifers, delineate the depth to and lateral extent of saline water incursion into the Badagary area of Dahomey Basin, South western Nigeria. This was done by combining information derived from water quality analysis, geophysical well logs, lithologic logs and geophysical field data. Groundwater samples were collected from shallow wells and abandoned deep wells close to the vertical electrical sounding (VES) points. Variations in resistivity of the subsurface downwards were measured from six (6) different points using the VES technique along six traverses that covers about 1 kilometer long. VES data were interpreted using the RES 2D inversion tool Result from water quality test revealed saline water incursion into the aquifers with values of Na+ concentration found to be as low as 76 mg/l in Badagary well 2, a shallow well and as high as 162 mg/l in Badagary well 4, an abandoned deep well. Cl− values range from as low as 257 mg/l in Badagary well 6 and as high as 321 mg/l in well 3, an average of 287.83 mg/l. Na+ and Cl− ions contributing about 70% of the concentration of the cations and the anions. The results of geophysical study revealed that the Badagary axis of Dahomey Basin exhibit a multi-aquifer system having three levels of aquifers as follows: shallow unconfined aquifer unit which exist around 30–40 meters deep at the hinterland, intermediate semi-confined and confined aquifer at about 40–120 meters deep and deeper confined aquifer unit occurring at about 40–150 meters deep or at the coast at about 120–270 meters deep. The aquifers are thick at greater depths towards the coast but thins out at shallower depths around the hinterland except in certain cases where thick sequence of Coastal Plain Sands confines the aquifers at the hinterland. Results from geophysical field data interpretation and lithologic logs indicates saline water incursion especially in areas that borders the Atlantic Ocean. To date, saline water incursion has extended up to about 2,265 meters from the sea shore and about 138 meters deep in boreholes.
Development of Immersive 360° Virtual Reality Videos for Intervention with Test Anxiety
Authors: DOĞAN Uğur , ÜZMEZ Halil , DAĞILGAN Elif Betül , SARICAOĞLU Halim , ACAR Sinem , ÖZKARACA Osman 
Published: April 2024

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of 360-degree virtual reality videos on simulating test anxiety among students who already experience it. In this study, which used a phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methodologies, various questions were asked of the students about their immersion in the virtual environment. Questions such as "How much did the visual elements of the environment draw you in?", "How convincing were the feelings that the video objects evoked?", "How quickly did you adapt to the virtual environment?", "How much did you feel involved in the virtual environment?" and "How deeply did you experience your senses during this encounter?" were asked. The study aimed to determine the level of interaction with the virtual world, the realism of the environment, and the intensity of emotional experiences in the simulated test environment by utilizing the insights and experiences of the students. The research was conducted with a cohort of seven students (four girls and three boys) who met the predetermined study criteria. The obtained data were subjected to content analysis to obtain meaningful insights. The findings revealed that exposure to virtual reality created an effective sense of reality among users. Participants who shared their experiences confirmed that 360-degree VR videos triggered test anxiety symptoms similar to those experienced during real tests, increasing their sense of immersion in the virtual environment. Users also stated that distressing emotions that are intensely experienced during real tests intensified similarly when they were exposed to 360-degree VR videos. In particular, individuals with test anxiety reported that unwanted emotions were stimulated more prominently through exposure to 360-degree VR videos compared to exposure based on imagination alone. In this context, exposure to 360-degree VR videos yielded expected results and showed potential to be a powerful tool, although not superior to in vivo (real-life) exposure.
Oral Administration of Probiotic Spore Ghosts for Efficient Attenuation of Radiation-Induced Intestinal Injury
Authors: Zheng Cuixia , Niu Mengya , Kong Yueyue , Liu Xinxin , Zhao Hongjuan , Song Qingling , Zhang Dandan , Hong Chen , Li Junxiu , Wang Lei 
Published: April 2024

Abstract
Radiation-induced intestinal injury is the most common side effect during radiotherapy of abdominal or pelvic solid tumors significantly impacting patients’ quality of life and even resulting in poor prognosis. Until now, oral application of conventional formulations for intestinal radioprotection remains challenging with no preferred method available to mitigate radiation toxicity in small intestine. Our previous study revealed that nanomaterials derived from spore coat of probiotics exhibit superior anti-inflammatory effect and even prevent the progression of cancer. The aim of this work is to determine the radioprotective effect of spore coat (denoted as spore ghosts, SGs) from three clinically approved probiotics (B.coagulans, B.subtilis and B.licheniformis). All the three SGs exhibit outstanding reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging ability and excellent anti-inflammatory effect. Moreover, these SGs can reverse the balance of intestinal flora by inhibiting harmful bacteria and increasing the abundance of Lactobacillus. Consequently, administration of SGs significantly reduce radiation-induce intestinal injury by alleviating diarrhea, preventing X-ray induced apoptosis of small intestinal crypt epithelial cells and promoting restoration of barrier integrity in a prophylactic study. Notably, SGs markedly improve weight gain and survival of mice received total abdominal X-ray radiation. This work may provide promising radioprotectants for efficiently attenuating radiation-induced gastrointestinal syndrome and promote the development of new intestinal predilection.