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The wearable and portable LMEGs provide ample power supply in natural conditions for indoor and outdoor electricity-consuming systems. This work opens a novel avenue to develop sustainable power generation through collecting multiple types of natural energy by a single hybrid harvester.Although most mentoring programs for youth are structured around intergenerational relationships, a growing number of programs rely on cross-age peer mentoring. Such programs capitalize on the availability of youth mentors to promote positive outcomes in younger peers. This study used a multilevel meta-analytic approach to estimate the effect size of cross-age peer mentoring programs and evaluate potential moderators of peer mentoring program effectiveness. Analyses included six studies and revealed a medium-sized overall effect of cross-age peer mentoring programs (g = 0.45). Several characteristics moderated effect sizes, with larger effects for programs that were conducted outside of the school setting (i.e., weekend, summer, or in community settings), conducted in urban settings, and had moderate/high levels of adult oversight and supervision. Results highlight the potential benefits of cross-age peer mentoring for youth.
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on mortality and admission to intensive care unit (ICU) of COVID-19 patients.
A systematic search of PubMed, Google Scholar, Embase, Web of Science and medRxiv with terms relative to vitamin D supplementation and COVID-19 was conducted on 26 March 2021. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software was used for the quantitative assessment of data and random-effects model was applied. To investigate the association between the dose of vitamin D and the outcomes of interest, meta-regression analysis was performed.
Two thousand and seventy-eight patients from nine studies with data on mortality were included (583 received vitamin D supplementation, while 1495 did not). Sixty-one (10.46%) individuals in the treated group died, compared to 386 (25.81%) in the non-treated group (odds ratio [OR] 0.597; 95% CI 0.318-1.121; p=0.109). Eight hundred and sixty patients from six studies with data on ICU admission were included (369 received vitamin D supplementation, while 491 did not). Forty-five (12.19%) individuals in the treated group were admitted to ICU,compared to 129 (26.27%) in the non-treated group (OR 0.326; 95% CI 0.149-0.712; p=0.005). No significant linear relationship between vitamin D dose and log OR of mortality or log OR of ICU admission was observed.
This meta-analysis indicates a beneficial role of vitamin D supplementation on ICU admission, but not on mortality, of COVID-19 patients. Further research is urgently needed to understand the benefit of vitamin D in COVID-19.
This meta-analysis indicates a beneficial role of vitamin D supplementation on ICU admission, but not on mortality, of COVID-19 patients. Further research is urgently needed to understand the benefit of vitamin D in COVID-19.
Continuous enteral nutrition (CEN) remains standard practice in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Intermittent enteral nutrition (IEN) may be a suitable alternative method. This meta-analysis aims to investigate the safety, tolerance, and effectiveness of IEN compared with that of CEN in critically ill adults in the ICU.
MEDLINE, CINAHL, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar were searched for studies published up until April 30, 2020, along with manual searches in bibliographies. Eligible studies were trials that compared CEN with IEN feeding in the ICU and reported on at least one of the relevant outcomes (nutrition intake, gastric residual volume [GRV], aspiration pneumonia, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distension, and glycemic variability). Secondary outcomes were ICU length of stay (LOS) and mortality. The Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomized trials was used to assess methodological quality.
Ten studies with 664 participants were included in the meta-analysis. Most studies had an overall "high" risk of bias. Incidence of vomiting was significantly higher in CEN than in IEN groups (risk ratio, 2.76; 95% CI, 1.23-6.23). There were no significant differences between CEN and IEN groups for nutrition intake, GRV, incidence of aspiration pneumonia, diarrhea, abdominal distension, ICU LOS, and mortality. Definition and reporting of outcome measures were not standardized across studies; hence, this heterogeneity limits the generalizability of results.
Overall, the safety, tolerance, and effectiveness of CEN and IEN were found to be comparable. Future studies should explore monitoring larger sample sizes to determine best feeding practices in the ICU.
Overall, the safety, tolerance, and effectiveness of CEN and IEN were found to be comparable. Future studies should explore monitoring larger sample sizes to determine best feeding practices in the ICU.The role of enteral feeding with fiber-enriched feeds in minimizing infections, shortening length of hospital stay (LOHS), and preventing or treating feeding complications has been widely researched. However, there is limited evidence to evaluate the role of fiber-enriched enteral feeding in gastrointestinal surgery patients postoperatively. This systematic review aims to identify the role of fiber-enriched enteral feeds on postoperative feeding complications of diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, abdominal distension, flatulence, cramps, LOHS, and infection rates after gastrointestinal surgery. A systematic literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library. Manual reference lists were searched on identified studies and the SCOPUS database. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) conducted on any gastrointestinal surgery type that included enteral nutrition with high-fiber enteral feeds and/or fiber supplements were included. All studies included were screened for risk of bias with Cochrane's risk-of-bias tool, and data were extracted with Cochrane Collaboration's data extraction tool. In total, 3 RCTs out of 231 screened citations including fiber-enriched feeds and probiotics were included in this review. No significant effect on LOHS or postoperative infections was found. No safety risks were identified. Limited, low-quality evidence suggests fiber-enriched feeds may minimize diarrhea incidence. The effects of fiber-enriched feeds postoperatively in gastrointestinal surgery remain under-researched. Studies evaluating fiber and probiotics were low quality and at high risk of bias because of the misreporting of outcomes and the lack of detailed outlines of probiotic strains utilized. However, fiber-enriched enteral feeding appears safe, may yield benefits, and is recommended in stable gastrointestinal surgical patients.Despite the growing interest in radioiodine and 211 At-labeled radiopharmaceuticals, the search for radiolabeling reactions has been somewhat neglected, resulting in a limited number of available radiosynthetic strategies. Herein we report a comparative study of nucleophilic 125 I and 211 At-labeling of aryliodonium ylides. Whereas radioiodination efficiency was low, 211 At-labeling performed efficiently on a broad scope of precursors. The most activated aryliodonium ylides led rapidly to quantitative reactions at room temperature in acetonitrile. For deactivated precursors, heating up to 90 °C in glyme and addition of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO) as radical scavenger appeared essential to avoid precursor degradation and to achieve high radiochemical yields and molar activity. The approach was applied successfully to the preparation of 4-[211 At]astatophenylalanine (4-APA), an amino acid derivative increasingly studied as radiotherapeutic drug for cancers. This validated aryliodonium ylides as a valuable tool for nucleophilic 211 At-labeling and will complement the short but now growing list of available astatination reactions.
To investigate the ovarian function and pregnancy outcome of patients with uterine fibroids and the influencing factors after high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation treatment.
A total of 80 patients were recruited. All patients were divided into the pregnancy group (64 cases) and the non-pregnancy group (16 cases). The pregnancy group was categorized into the good pregnancy outcome (GOP) group (46 cases) and adverse pregnancy outcome (APO) group (18 cases). The general data of all study subjects were collected. The changes of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), inhibin B (INHB), and antral follicle count (AFC) before HIFU and 3, 6, and 12 months after HIFU were compared. The related factors affecting pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes were analyzed.
There were no significant differences in AMH, FSH, INHB levels, and AFC at 6 and 12 months after HIFU compared with those before HIFU in pregnancy and non-pregnancy groups (p > 0.05). This study demonstrated that patients with prior history of pregnancy, younger age, lower body mass index (BMI), and smaller fibroids volume had a higher pregnancy rate (p < 0.05). Besides, younger age and smaller fibroids volume were associated with better pregnancy outcomes (p < 0.05).
HIFU in the treatment of uterine fibroids has little effect on ovarian function and does not increase the risk of infertility and adverse pregnancy. The prior history of pregnancy, age, BMI, and fibroids volume are essential factors affecting the postoperative pregnancy.
HIFU in the treatment of uterine fibroids has little effect on ovarian function and does not increase the risk of infertility and adverse pregnancy. The prior history of pregnancy, age, BMI, and fibroids volume are essential factors affecting the postoperative pregnancy.Denitrification in woodchip bioreactors is a microbial process, but the effects of variations in bioreactors operation on microbial community structure are not well understood. Crenolanib Here, our goals were to understand hydraulic retention time (HRT) as a factor that influences woodchip bioreactor microbial community variation and structure in replicated field bioreactors and to evaluate relationships between microbial community membership and marker genes for denitrification. We used a combination of quantitative polymerase chain reaction of nirS, nirK, nosZI, and nosZII and 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing to characterize the microbial communities of nine pilot-scale woodchip bioreactors located at Iowa State University. Our results showed dynamic microbial communities but with persistent taxa between two sampling years and three HRTs. Similarities between functional gene copy numbers across sampling year and HRT indicate that the potential for denitrification is conserved despite differences in the microbial communities. These results are evidence that there are specific and persistent taxa within replicated bioreactors. Woodchip bioreactor microbial community membership is recommended to be the focus of future studies to better understand the relationship between microbial community functions and bioreactor management.
This study aimed to explore the clinical value of ultrasonic Doppler examination and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (US) in the circulation of septic acute kidney injury (AKI).
Patients with intensive care unit-related infection were divided into AKI group and control groups. The AKI group was divided into three subgroups according to the serum creatinine value stage 1, stage 2, and stage 3. Relevant parameters and blood flow of the renal artery were measured, and further contrast-enhanced US was performed and time-intensity curve was analyzed.
The renal blood flow (RBF) and time-averaged velocity decreased significantly in the AKI group compared with the control group (p=.021 and p=.001). The peak value decreased and time to peak (TTP) prolonged in the AKI group (p < .001). With the aggravation of the disease, the RBF decreased slightly among subgroups (p=0.124). However, the peak value gradually decreased and the TTP prolonged (all p < .05). The multiple linear regression model showed that only PI, RI, and TTP were independently and linearly correlated with the serum creatinine value.