Photocatalytic degradation of a typical macrolide antibiotic roxithromycin using polypropylene fibre sheet supported N-TiO2/graphene oxide composite materials.

The post-treatment of recycling the fine photocatalyst nanoparticles restricts their application. In this study, a new photocatalytic material was synthesized by immobilizing the N-doped TiO2 and graphene oxide (GO) composite on polypropylene (PP) (N-TiO2/GO/PP) fibre sheet, and characterized based on X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD), Raman spectroscopy and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The photocatalytic activity was evaluated using roxithromycin (ROX) as a typical antibiotic pollutant. XRD, Raman spectra and SEM images proved that N-TiO2/GO/PP fibre sheet was successfully synthesized. The photocatalytic degradation of 10 mg L-1 ROX can reach up to 90% and the degradation rate constant was 0.2299 h-1 in surface water with the application amount of TiO2/GO/PP fibre sheet of 24.6 cm × 2.7 cm and reaction time of 9 h under the irradiation of simulated sunlight. The application amount of TiO2/GO/PP fibre sheet, initial concentration of ROX and water matrix significantly affect the degradation of ROX. A low concentration of natural organic matter (NOM) slightly promoted the degradation of ROX, while a high concentration of NOM significantly inhibited the degradation of ROX. Alkaline condition (pH 8-9) is favourable for the photocatalytic degradation of ROX by TiO2/GO/PP fibre sheet. The photocatalytic reactivity of the TiO2/GO/PP fibre sheet showed no significant decrease after three runs. Two primary degradation products of ROX were identified and they showed lower ecotoxicity than ROX. The results demonstrate that the new synthesized TiO2/GO/PP fibre sheet shows promising application prospects in the treatment of antibiotics in wastewater and surface waters.

Effects of magnanimous therapy on the magnanimous and enterprising traits of lung cancer patients and related factors / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

Objective:To explore the effects of magnanimous therapy on the magnanimous and enterprising traits of lung cancer patients and the analysis of related factors.Methods:Totally 197 patients with lung cancer were divided into individual group ( n=62), team group ( n=75) and control group ( n=60). Comparison and correlation analysis were applied to the data before and after the electroencephalogram and the magnanimous questionnaire, the cancer response questionnaire, the T-type psychological scale, the cancer heart state questionnaire and the cancer patient's life function index scale. t test, analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis were processed by SPSS 23.0. Results:After treatment, the " enterprising" dimension and " magnanimous" dimension of individual group and the " enterprising" dimension of the team group ((3.035±0.309), (3.041±0.265), (3.173±0.371)) were higher than that before treatment((2.934±0.326), (2.908±0.315), (3.130±0.387), all P<0.05). There was negative correlation between " magnanimous" dimension of the magnanimous questionnaire and " subconscious" dimension of the T-type psychological scale in individual group( r=-0.280, P<0.05). In team group, the " enterprising" dimension of the magnanimous questionnaire was negatively correlated with " Psychological" and " Yield" dimension of the cancer heart state questionnaire( r=-0.279, -0.285, P<0.05), and positively correlated with " Facing" of the cancer response questionnaire, " Good physical condition and ability" and " Psychological well-being" dimension of the cancer patient's life function index scale( r=0.367, 0.402, 0.379, P<0.05). There was a negative correlation between the " enterprising" dimension of the magnanimous questionnaire and the beta wave value in individual group. Conclusion:The magnanimous therapy can improve enterprising and magnanimous level of patients with lung cancer, and the effects are related with the above-mentioned psychosomatic factors.

Risk factors for female pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence / 中南大学学报(医学版)

To explore the risk factors for and the pathogenic mechanisms of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence.
 Methods: A total of 2 668 females who completed pelvic floor functional detection from July 2014 to October 2015 in the Physical Examination Center of the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. The patients were divide into 4 groups: an urinary incontinence group, an organ prolapse group, an organ prolapse with urinary incontinence group, and a normal group. We compared the age, BMI, menopause, gravidity and parity, delivery pattern, the coordination of pelvic floor and abdominal muscles among the 4 groups.
 Results: There were statistical differences in age and BMI values among the 4 groups (P0.05). In the mode of delivery, there were statistical difference among the normal group and the other 3 groups (P0.05). Among the 4 groups, the normal group was the best one in coordination between pelvic floor and abdominal muscles, following by the organ prolapse group, the pelvic organ prolapse group and the urinary incontinence group.
 Conclusion: Aging, menopause, number of pregnancies and delivery, BMI, and mode of delivery all affect the occurrence of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence. Females with urinary incontinence or organ prolapse are not good in coordination between the pelvic floor and abdominal muscles.

Radioprotection in Bedside Digital Radiography / 医疗卫生装备

Objective To investigate the radiation and radioprotection in bedside digital radiography. Methods 650 cases undergoing X-ray examination in sugical wards are involved. Results The patients' X-ray radiation dose is 3.12~7.68 mGR. Conclusion To avoid unnecessary radiation, radioprotection should be emphasized when improving images' quality.

The changes of serum and urine guanidinoacetic acid level after cadmium chloride-induced renal injury in rabbits / 第三军医大学学报

Subcutaneous injection of 1.0 mg/kg cadmium chloride in 0.8% solution was given to rabbits weighing 1.7~2.5kg 3 times a week for 10 weeks.An equal volume of normal saline was injected to the rabbits of the control group.Blood specimen from the auricle vein and 24-hour-urine of every rabbit were collected once a week.Ten weeks later the renal cortex of the rabbits WES resected,processed routinely and examined under optical microscopy,The level of guanidinoacetic acid (GAA) of the serum and urine was determined with HPLC.It was found that the serum level of GAA increased after 3 weeks of cadmium administration while urinary excretion of GAA increased slightly in the first week and decreased significantly in the second week of cadmium injection and thereafter.

Changes of serum enzyme activities of healthy males under simulated high altitudes / 第三军医大学学报

The changes of the activities of serum CK,LDH,HBKH and AST of 11 soldiers having stayed in simulated 3500m and 4500m were observed.It was found that the activities were significantly increased in the order of CK,LDH and HBDH because of hypoxia but the changes of AST was of no statistical significance.CK/LDH ratio and pulse rate showed similar charges to serum enzymes but the changes of arterial oxygen saturation and working efficiency were the opposite to those of serum enzymes.These findings suggest that serum CK and LDH are the indicators of choice to evaluate human reactions to high altitude.