Risk prediction of pulse wave for hypertensive target organ damage based on frequency-domain feature map.

The application of deep learning to the classification of pulse waves in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) related to hypertensive target organ damage (TOD) is hindered by challenges such as low classification accuracy and inadequate generalization performance. To address these challenges, we introduce a lightweight transfer learning model named MobileNetV2SCP. This model transforms time-domain pulse waves into 36-dimensional frequency-domain waveform feature maps and establishes a dedicated pre-training network based on these maps to enhance the learning capability for small samples. To improve global feature correlation, we incorporate a novel fusion attention mechanism (SAS) into the inverted residual structure, along with the utilization of 3 × 3 convolutional layers and BatchNorm layers to mitigate model overfitting. The proposed model is evaluated using cross-validation results from 805 cases of pulse waves associated with hypertensive TOD. The assessment metrics, including Accuracy (92.74 %), F1-score (91.47 %), and Area Under Curve (AUC) (97.12 %), demonstrate superior classification accuracy and generalization performance compared to various state-of-the-art models. Furthermore, this study investigates the correlations between time-domain and frequency-domain features in pulse waves and their classification in hypertensive TOD. It analyzes key factors influencing pulse wave classification, providing valuable insights for the clinical diagnosis of TOD.

Motor function rebuilding of limbs based on communication principle and electronic system.

In this paper, we report our novel idea on the function rebuilding for hemiplegic limbs and the primary experiments. The main concept is to connect the control-lost nerves or neuromuscular junctions by using a multi-channel micro- electronic neural bridge (MENB), regenerate the nervous signal, and rebuild the motor functions of the related limb. Since the injured nervous system in stroke-related hemiplegia is located in the brain and difficult to be identified and operate on, we use another nervous system functioning as a new signal source to supply similar neural signals. In these cases, that means, two independent nervous systems are connected by a MENB. As preclinical experiments, we have made a series of tests on bodies of animals and healthy human. The principle, the system construction and the experimental results will be given.

Lysis of Microcystis aeruginosa with extracts from Chinese medicinal herbs.

Boiling water extracts of 66 selected Chinese medicinal herbs were screened for their anticyanobaterial activity against Microcystis aeruginosa by the soft-agar overlayer (SAO) method. Results indicated that extracts from 16 materials could inhibit the growth of this bacterial species. Among these anticyanobacterial samples, eight extracts showed low minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC), including four extracts with MICs between 1 and 6 mg/mL, and four extracts with MICs < 1 mg/mL which could be considered useful to prevent the outbreak of cyanobacteria before the appearance of cyanobacterial blooms. Further study showed that three extracts with MIC values < 1 mg/mL induced intensive chlorophyll-a lysis within 7 days at the MIC. The results suggested that highly efficient anticyanobacterial compounds must be involved in the inhibitory activities. The final results indicated these three extracts (from Malaphis chinensis, Cynips gallae-tinctoriae and Fructus mume) had the potential to be developed as algicides due to their remarkably anticyanobacterial activities.