Application of flipped classroom based on rain classroom in standardized residency training of orthopedics / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective:To evaluate the application of flipped classroom based on rain classroom in standardized residency training of orthopedics.Methods:Sixty-two orthopedics residents were randomly divided into flipped classroom teaching group and traditional teaching group, with 31 residents in each group. The flipped classroom teaching group the flipped classroom teaching mode based on rain classroom, including three aspects: learning in advance before rain classroom, personalized discussing cases in class and teaching after class. The theoretical knowledge, clinical skills and evaluation of teaching activities were compared between the two groups. SPSS 19.0 was used for rank sum test and chi-square test.Results:All the residents completed the evaluation of theoretical knowledge, clinical skills and effect. The results showed that the scores of theoretical knowledge and clinical skills in the flipped classroom teaching group were (88.7±10.3) points and (26.8±2.2) points, which were significantly higher than those of the traditional teaching group (79.2±18.6) points and (20.4±2.9) points, with statistical significance ( P<0.05). The evaluation of teaching activities, including participation, satisfaction, enthusiasm and learning effect, was significantly better than that of the traditional teaching group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:In the orthopedics standardized residency training and teaching activities, the application of flipped classroom teaching mode based on rain classroom is conducive to improving students' learning performance, cultivate their autonomous learning ability, and improve their learning satisfaction and enthusiasm.

An exploration of public health practical skill training among undergraduates majoring in preventive medicine / 中华医学教育探索杂志

In order to enhance the level of public health practical skills among undergraduates majoring in preventive medicine and improve the professional skills of disease prevention and control staff in case of public health emergencies,Nanjing Medical University School of Public Health performed an individual protection training for senior undergraduates majoring in preventive medicine in 2017.After related experience was summarized and students' feedback was collected,comprehensive training of public health practical skills was pedormed for senior undergraduates majoring in preventive medicine in 2018,with the inclusion of virtual experiments for public health.The results showed that the students were interested in practical skill training,mastered the contents of the training,and took pride in their major.This training has an excellent teaching effect and can enhance the ability to deal with public health emergencies among students majoring preventive medicine.

Analysis of reciprocal sharing of large medical devices at the medical alliance headed by the Third People′s Hospital of Wuxi / 中华医院管理杂志

Reciprocal sharing of medical devices plays a breakthrough point for strengthening medical alliances, while promoting efficiency building is the core work of medical devices sharing as well. Taking this medical alliance as an example, this paper discussed the effective strategies of large medical devices sharing within the medical alliance. The measures taken include basic information research and expert interview, high-level planning, and information platform, as well as incentive protection, effectiveness evaluation and atmosphere construction. These efforts can enhance the service support, satisfaction, inspection income, full usage, work ability, new function extension, and equipment management. Furthermore, it can promote the service ability, telemedicine and hierarchical medical of the medical alliance.

Correction of β-thalassemia mutant by base editor in human embryos

β-Thalassemia is a global health issue, caused by mutations in the HBB gene. Among these mutations, HBB -28 (A>G) mutations is one of the three most common mutations in China and Southeast Asia patients with β-thalassemia. Correcting this mutation in human embryos may prevent the disease being passed onto future generations and cure anemia. Here we report the first study using base editor (BE) system to correct disease mutant in human embryos. Firstly, we produced a 293T cell line with an exogenous HBB -28 (A>G) mutant fragment for gRNAs and targeting efficiency evaluation. Then we collected primary skin fibroblast cells from a β-thalassemia patient with HBB -28 (A>G) homozygous mutation. Data showed that base editor could precisely correct HBB -28 (A>G) mutation in the patient's primary cells. To model homozygous mutation disease embryos, we constructed nuclear transfer embryos by fusing the lymphocyte or skin fibroblast cells with enucleated in vitro matured (IVM) oocytes. Notably, the gene correction efficiency was over 23.0% in these embryos by base editor. Although these embryos were still mosaic, the percentage of repaired blastomeres was over 20.0%. In addition, we found that base editor variants, with narrowed deamination window, could promote G-to-A conversion at HBB -28 site precisely in human embryos. Collectively, this study demonstrated the feasibility of curing genetic disease in human somatic cells and embryos by base editor system.

Effective gene editing by high-fidelity base editor 2 in mouse zygotes

Targeted point mutagenesis through homologous recombination has been widely used in genetic studies and holds considerable promise for repairing disease-causing mutations in patients. However, problems such as mosaicism and low mutagenesis efficiency continue to pose challenges to clinical application of such approaches. Recently, a base editor (BE) system built on cytidine (C) deaminase and CRISPR/Cas9 technology was developed as an alternative method for targeted point mutagenesis in plant, yeast, and human cells. Base editors convert C in the deamination window to thymidine (T) efficiently, however, it remains unclear whether targeted base editing in mouse embryos is feasible. In this report, we generated a modified high-fidelity version of base editor 2 (HF2-BE2), and investigated its base editing efficacy in mouse embryos. We found that HF2-BE2 could convert C to T efficiently, with up to 100% biallelic mutation efficiency in mouse embryos. Unlike BE3, HF2-BE2 could convert C to T on both the target and non-target strand, expanding the editing scope of base editors. Surprisingly, we found HF2-BE2 could also deaminate C that was proximal to the gRNA-binding region. Taken together, our work demonstrates the feasibility of generating point mutations in mouse by base editing, and underscores the need to carefully optimize base editing systems in order to eliminate proximal-site deamination.

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human tripronuclear zygotes

Genome editing tools such as the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR)-associated system (Cas) have been widely used to modify genes in model systems including animal zygotes and human cells, and hold tremendous promise for both basic research and clinical applications. To date, a serious knowledge gap remains in our understanding of DNA repair mechanisms in human early embryos, and in the efficiency and potential off-target effects of using technologies such as CRISPR/Cas9 in human pre-implantation embryos. In this report, we used tripronuclear (3PN) zygotes to further investigate CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human cells. We found that CRISPR/Cas9 could effectively cleave the endogenous β-globin gene (HBB). However, the efficiency of homologous recombination directed repair (HDR) of HBB was low and the edited embryos were mosaic. Off-target cleavage was also apparent in these 3PN zygotes as revealed by the T7E1 assay and whole-exome sequencing. Furthermore, the endogenous delta-globin gene (HBD), which is homologous to HBB, competed with exogenous donor oligos to act as the repair template, leading to untoward mutations. Our data also indicated that repair of the HBB locus in these embryos occurred preferentially through the non-crossover HDR pathway. Taken together, our work highlights the pressing need to further improve the fidelity and specificity of the CRISPR/Cas9 platform, a prerequisite for any clinical applications of CRSIPR/Cas9-mediated editing.

Research of Narcotrend monitor for the prevention of awareness during general anesthesia / 中国医师进修杂志

ObjectiveTo study the clinical efficacy and safety of Narcotrend (NT) monitor for the prevention of awareness during general anesthesia.MethodsFour hundred and thirty-two patients with elective extubation and general anesthesia (ASA Ⅰ-Ⅱ) were divided into observation group and control group with 216 cases each by random digits table.All patients were treated with total intravenous anesthesia.The patients were given anesthetics by NT monitor in observation group and detemined by the clinical experience of anesthesiologists in control group.The mean arterial pressure (MAP),heart rate (HR),respiratory rate(RR),pulse oxygen saturation(SpO2),NT stages (NTS),NT index (NTI),total sedatives,awaking time,extubation time,Ramsay score was recorded.All patients in the postoperative on the first day and the fourth day were followed-up two times to understand the perception and memory in patients undergoing the situation.ResultsThere was no know in operation in observation group,there was 1 case with suspectedknow and 1 case with definite know in control group.Compared with control group,the awaking time and extubation time was decreased in observation group [ ( 6.0 ± 2.8 ) min vs.( 10.0 ± 4.9 ) min,( 12.0 ± 5.5 ) min vs.( 19.0 ± 6.9) min] (P ＜ 0.05 ); MAP and HR was even more stable.In addition to midasolam,the remaining amount of the drug was less (P ＜ 0.05 ).Ramsay score at awaking,extubation and out of the operating room in observation group was lower than that in control group (P ＜ 0.05).ConclusionNT monitor for total intravenous anesthesia increases the safety of general anesthesia,and it can be reduced to some extent,intraoperative awareness.

On skull recognition of quadratic rational Bezier curve fitting / 生物医学工程学杂志

Skull recognition is a new method of biometrics recognition. A skull recognition algorithm is presented in this paper by Quadratic rational Bezier curve fitting which accurately describes the feature of skull edge; the experiment results based on skull x-ray image show the correctness of this method.

Experimental study on the anticancer effect of Curcumine on mice of S180 in vivo / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

Objective To study Curcumine's growth-inhibitory effects and morphological changes on sarcoma grafts of S180 mice,with further inquiry into the possible mechanism.Methods A total of 30 cases of S180 mice were assigned randomly into 3 groups: saline group(blank control),CTX group(positive controlled) and Curcumine group.① The anti-tumor effect on internal organ of mice was observed to study the tumor inhibition rate in different groups.② Influence of curcumine on mice's immune system was studied by comparing the index of thymus and spleen.③ The growth and patho-morphologic changes of tumor cells were observed.④To calculate the index of apoptosis cells and observe the morphological changes of all groups' apoptosis cells under electroscope.Results ① The inhibitory rate was 68.32% in the curcumine group,70.43% in the positive controlled group.Compared to blank control group, these two groups had significantly elevated tumor inhibition rate(P0.05);however,positive thymus index in control group had significant decrease compared with that in the other two groups(P0.05).③ Under electroscope,curcumine group and positive control group had significant decrease in growth of tumor,degree of tumor infiltration,number of nucleus fission,and blood vessel number compared to those in negative control group(P