Heat-sensitive moxibustion of different suspension moxibustion methods and imitation moxibustion apparatus on moxibustion sensation and clinical efficacy in knee osteoarthritis / 中国针灸

OBJECTIVE@#To observe the moxibustion sensation and the clinical therapeutic effect of heat-sensitive moxibustion of two different suspension moxibustion methods and imitation moxibustion apparatus on mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis (KOA), and compare the therapeutic effect of different moxibustion methods.@*METHODS@#A total of 90 patients with mild to moderate KOA were randomized into a hand-held group (30 cases, 1 case dropped off), an imitation moxibustion apparatus group (30 cases) and a moxibustion shelf group (30 cases, 1 case dropped off). @*RESULTS@#The compositions of moxibustion sensation and numbers of moxibustion sensation types in individuals in the hand-held group and the moxibustion shelf group were richer, the moxibustion sensation intensity was higher than that in the imitation moxibustion apparatus group (@*CONCLUSION@#Heat-sensitive moxibustion can effectively treat knee osteoarthritis, while the different suspension moxibustion methods have an influence on clinical therapeutic effect, hand-held suspension moxibustion has the best efficacy.

[Distribution and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban rainfall runoff].

Runoff samples were collected from traffic roads, campus, residential road and roof in a typical rain event. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in both dissolved and particle phases were investigated at impervious surfaces. The PAHs wash-off process at different monitoring sites was analyzed. The scatters of first flush were conducted in a method of fitting power function to quantitatively assess the magnitude of first flush effect (FFE). The sources of PAHs were identified using factor analysis. The results showed that PAHs concentrations in runoff samples varied from 317.21 ng x L(-1) to 10364.3 ng x L(-1) with the maximal and minimal contents of PAHs found on Longwu Road and campus, respectively. The values of event mean concentration ( EMC) varied considerably at different sampling sites. The concentration of washed-off pollutant generally decreased with runoff duration, which showed an obvious attenuation trend. The runoff process indicated the occurrence of FFE at different levels. PAHs mainly came from the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, oil leakage and coking, and the contribution of each source was different in accordance with various surfaces.