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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Xiaoyun Liu, Yinxiao Bai, Sidong Li, Martin O'Donnell, Andrew Mente, Lu Yin, Bo Hu, Xiaoru Cheng, Weida Liu, Xiulin Bai, Yang Wang, Yi Sun, Xiaomeng Li, Lisheng Liu, Salim Yusuf, Wei Li
Summary: In Chinese population, there is a positive association between estimated urinary sodium excretion and blood pressure, with a possible J-shaped pattern of association between sodium excretion and clinical outcomes, with the lowest risk in participants with sodium excretion between 3 and 5 g/day.
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yuan Ma, Feng J. He, Qi Sun, Changzheng Yuan, Lyanne M. Kieneker, Gary C. Curhan, Graham A. MacGregor, Stephan J. L. Bakker, Norm R. C. Campbell, Molin Wang, Eric B. Rimm, JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett, Albert Hofman, Ron T. Gansevoort, Nancy R. Cook, Frank B. Hu
Summary: This study analyzed data from six prospective cohorts of healthy adults and found that higher sodium and lower potassium intakes, estimated from multiple 24-hour urine samples, were associated in a dose-dependent manner with a higher cardiovascular risk.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Puhong Zhang, Fang Fan, Yinghua Li, Yuan Li, Rong Luo, Li Li, Gang Zhang, Lanlan Wang, Xiaofei Jiao, Feng J. He
Summary: The use of low-sodium salt substitute (LSSS) has the potential to reduce sodium and increase potassium intake. However, its real-world use and impact on sodium/potassium intake is unclear.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Beike Wu, Hongmei Yang, Xinyu Ren, Zijing Qi, Shuai Tang, Xuejun Yin, Liping Huang, Maoyi Tian, Yangfeng Wu, Xiangxian Feng, Zhifang Li
Summary: We developed and validated a new formula for estimating 24-hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion in stroke patients using spot urine specimens. The new formula showed low mean bias and high proportion at the cutoff for estimating urinary sodium and potassium excretion.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Naoko Hikita, Enkhtungalag Batsaikhan, Satoshi Sasaki, Megumi Haruna, Ariunaa Yura, Otgontogoo Oidovsuren
Summary: This study examined the daily salt intake of medical professionals in Darkhan-Uul Province, Mongolia. The average estimated salt intake was higher than recommended, and body mass index was positively correlated with excess salt intake while age was negatively correlated. Medical professionals should be aware of factors associated with excessive salt consumption and make appropriate adjustments to minimize it.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Fang Fan, Yinghua Li, Li Li, Xueqiong Nie, Puhong Zhang, Yuan Li, Rong Luo, Gang Zhang, Lanlan Wang, Feng J. He
Summary: Salt intake in China is high and increases the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. A study found that salt-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors are inversely associated with 24-hour urinary sodium excretion. The results suggest the need for large-scale health education, particularly targeting rural areas, individuals with low education levels, and older people, to reduce salt intake.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Yanjun Zhou, Ke Gu, Fengying Zhou
Summary: Cancer is a major global cause of death, and adequate intake of fruits and vegetables, which are rich in nutrients like flavonoids, can effectively prevent cancer. However, the specific impact of different flavonoids on cancer mortality and the population that benefits from increased flavonoid intake are still controversial and unknown. A study was conducted on 14,029 participants to explore the association between flavonoid intake and cancer mortality. The results revealed that higher intake of flavonols and specific flavonoids was associated with decreased cancer mortality, especially in certain age groups, genders, and other subpopulations. These findings suggest that personalized nutrition based on flavonoid intake can potentially improve outcomes for cancer patients.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Diana Maria Merida, Facundo Vitelli-Storelli, Belen Moreno-Franco, Montserrat Rodriguez-Ayala, Esther Lopez-Garcia, Jose R. Banegas, Fernando Rodriguez-Artalejo, Pilar Guallar-Castillon
Summary: Polyphenol intake was associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in the Spanish adult population. Specifically, the intake of dihydroflavonols, flavonols, methoxyphenols, tyrosols, alkylmethoxyphenols, hydroxycinnamic acids, and hydroxyphenilacetic acids was associated with a decreased risk of mortality.
CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jie Dong, Xiaoran Yu, Xun Li, Shiting Xiang, Yongquan Qin, Shaolun Zhu, Jie Zheng, Yinkun Yan
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the salt intake in boarding school students and compare the consistency between salt intake measurements based on 24-h urine and weighed dietary records. Results showed that boarding school students consumed excess salt from school canteens, highlighting the need for policies or strategies targeting school canteens.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ya-Guang Peng, Jing-Jing Feng, Ying Zhang, Kun Li, Si-Yu Cai, Ruo-Hua Yan, Xiao-Xia Peng
Summary: This study explored the circadian rhythm of urinary sodium, potassium, and creatinine excretion in healthy young Chinese adults. While the circadian rhythm patterns differed for each substance, urinary creatinine excretion showed significant parameters, in contrast to sodium. There was some synchronization between the circadian rhythms of sodium and creatinine excretion, with both peaking at night, while potassium peaked in the morning. Hourly urine excretion also followed a similar circadian rhythm.
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Natasha Tasevska, Virag Sagi-Kiss, Susana A. Palma-Duran, Brian Barrett, Matthew Chaloux, John Commins, Diane M. O'Brien, Carol S. Johnston, Douglas Midthune, Victor Kipnis, Laurence S. Freedman
Summary: This study investigated the performance of 24uSF as a biomarker of sugars intake among US participants, finding that total sugars intake was the main determinant of the biomarker. By calibrating the biomarker equation, accurate estimation of total sugars intake was achieved. Future steps include validating the stability assumptions of the calibration equation for further use in diet-disease association studies.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Zhao Dan, Li Hua Min, Li Chao Xiu, Zhou Bo
Summary: There is a significant non-linear relationship between sodium excretion and CV events. Studies collecting 24-hour urine samples have shown a linear association between sodium excretion and CV event risk.
BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Yuta Matsukuma, Masaru Nakayama, Susumu Tsuda, Akiko Fukui, Ryota Yoshitomi, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Toshiaki Nakano, Takanari Kitazono
Summary: This study found that a higher UNa/K ratio was independently associated with poor renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease.
HYPERTENSION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Cal Robinson, Rahul Chanchlani, Anastasia Gayowsky, Sandeep Brar, Elizabeth Darling, Catherine Demers, Tapas Mondal, Rulan Parekh, Hsien Seow, Michelle Batthish
Summary: KD survivors have an increased risk of post-discharge cardiovascular events but a lower risk of death.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Massimo Cirillo, Giancarlo Bilancio, Carmine Secondulfo, Gennaro Iesce, Carmela Ferrara, Oscar Terradura-Vagnarelli, Martino Laurenzi
Summary: The effects of alcohol intake on kidney function are still debated. This population-based study examined the association between alcohol intake and kidney function and mortality. The findings suggest a positive independent association between alcohol intake and kidney function, with moderate alcohol consumption associated with lower mortality rates.
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Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Yueqing Wang, Ruilin Cui, Ruoyu Han, Feng He, Tianliang Zhang, Jinsong Miao, Jiting Ouyang
Summary: This paper compares the characteristics of an electric double layer (DL) in argon helicon plasma and magnetized direct current (DC) discharge plasma. Experimental investigations show that the DL appears in a divergent magnetic field with high plasma density. The strength of the DL increases with the magnetic field and can be controlled by the magnetic field structure and discharge mode.
PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Zijie Li, Feng He, Congcong Zheng, Dongyang Yan, Bing Zhang, Xiuhua Cao, Haidong Ren, Junlin Xie
Summary: The experimental results show that a decrease in the SiO2/B2O3 ratio reduces the glass transition temperature, but has little effect on the crystallisation temperature. The structure of glass and glass-ceramics, as well as the crystal phase in the glass-ceramics, changes with a decrease in the SiO2/B2O3 ratio. Glass-ceramics sintered at 670 degrees C with a SiO2/B2O3 ratio of 0.29 exhibit the best properties, including bending strength, density, and acid resistance. The coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass-ceramics sintered at different temperatures is maintained in the range of 6.3 - 7.2 x 10(-6) K-1 when the SiO2/B2O3 ratio is 0.29.
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Engineering, Aerospace
Juan Sheng, Xiangru Li, Yitao Wang, Pengfei Hao, Xiwen Zhang, Feng He
Summary: This study investigates the starting process of a supersonic underexpanded free jet using large-eddy simulation. The changes in screech frequency and acoustic source position are explored, and the changing screech mode is analyzed using dynamic mode decomposition. The wavenumber spectra and dispersion relations indicate the interaction between the Kelvin-Helmholtz wavepacket and shock-cell structures at different stages of the starting jet.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hengtao Wang, Congcong Cao, Hui Chen, Hanjian Lai, Chunxian Ke, Yulin Zhu, Heng Li, Feng He
Summary: Research on oligomeric acceptors synthesized through oligomerization of small molecules has shown promising results in organic solar cells, with improved power conversion efficiencies and lifetimes, suggesting a bright future for commercial applications.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Zhibo Wang, Xiangru Li, Luhan Liu, Xuecheng Wu, Pengfei Hao, Xiwen Zhang, Feng He
Summary: A degradation and super-resolution attention model using unsupervised machine learning is proposed to reconstruct high resolution time-resolved fluid images from coarse data, validated in high-speed experiments. The model outperforms existing methods and has significant applications in obtaining flow images with high spatial and temporal resolution.
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Ning Hao, Fenghua He, Yi Hou, Yu Yao
Summary: This paper investigates the observability properties of a particular type of nonlinear system that often arises in multi-robot localization problems. By constructing an extended relative position measurement graph (ERPMG), the authors integrate various influencing factors of observability, such as the motion inputs and relative position measurements of robots. The authors analyze the observability of such systems by establishing a connection between the nonlinear observability matrix and the spectral matrix of the ERPMG. They derive a necessary and sufficient observability condition for the multi-robot system represented by the spectral graph properties of the ERPMG for the first time. The authors also develop an algorithm to efficiently check observability and validate their theoretical results through simulation experiments.
SYSTEMS & CONTROL LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Ruilin Cui, Tianliang Zhang, Qian Yuan, Feng He, Ruoyu Han, Jiting Ouyang
Summary: In this study, the discharge characteristics and heating mechanisms of argon helicon plasma in different wave coupled modes with and without blue core were investigated. The results showed the existence of at least two distinct wave coupled modes, with one having a significant blue core and the other without. The emission intensity and electron density were measured, and it was found that the ion line intensity was dependent on both electron density and temperature, while the atom line intensity tended to be saturated in wave coupled modes due to neutral depletion. Theoretical analysis revealed that helicon waves were the dominant mechanism of power deposition or central heating of electrons in both modes.
PLASMA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Zhongpeng Wang, Beibei He, Yijie Zhou, Long Chen, Bin Gu, Shuang Liu, Minpeng Xu, Feng He, Dong Ming
Summary: This article discusses the application of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) in motor rehabilitation. It introduces a neurofeedback training method that combines visual scenes and electrical stimulation for long-term motor training. The results of the experiment show that long-term BCI training significantly improves neurophysiological responses, but does not have a significant impact on BCI performance.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON HUMAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Yunhua Xiao, Jing Yuan, Chongshuang Yang, Junru Xiong, Liangyu Deng, Qinghua Liang, Chuang He, Liangshan Li, Fengtian He, Xuequan Huang
Summary: The study demonstrates that I-125 radioactive particles induce cell apoptosis and protective autophagy of HCC. Inhibition of autophagy by silencing ATG9B enhances the radiosensitivity of HCC to I-125 radioactive particles.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL HEPATOLOGY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Cell Biology
Haojun Xiong, Liangbo Sun, Jiqin Lian, Fengtian He
Summary: In this study, the researchers revealed for the first time that the acetylation level of ATG4B at lysine residue 39 (K39) plays a crucial role in regulating its activity and autophagy. The deacetylation of ATG4B K39 by SIRT2 enhances ATG4B activity and autophagic flux, which can be countered by EP300/p300. Starvation treatment promotes the deacetylation of ATG4B K39 by suppressing EP300 and activating SIRT2, leading to the initiation of autophagy. The findings suggest that acetylation-mediated regulation of ATG4B activity is involved in the response to nutritional deficiency.
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Physics, Fluids & Plasmas
Wanying Zhu, Ruilin Cui, Feng He, Tianliang Zhang, Jiting Ouyang
Summary: This paper presents the formation mechanism of multiple low-field peaks (LFP) in argon helicon plasmas. The study calculates the propagating conditions of helicon (H) waves and Trivelpiece-Gould (TG) waves in collisional plasmas based on the dispersion relation. It is demonstrated that resonance and anti-resonance mechanisms of H- and TG-waves contribute to LFP formation in mode transition processes.
PHYSICS OF PLASMAS
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Chelsea Liu, Yuan Ma, Albert Hofman, Reem Waziry, Silvia Koton, James R. Pike, B. Gwen Windham, Melinda C. Power, A. Richey Sharrett, Rebecca F. Gottesman
Summary: Lower education is associated with higher burden of vascular risk factors and higher risk of dementia. This study aims to understand the causal mechanism between education and dementia mediated by vascular risk factors. The results show that a substantial proportion of the relationship between education and dementia is mediated through mid-life vascular risk factors.
ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuan Ma
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Xiao-Lei Chu, Xi-Zi Song, Qi Li, Yu-Ru Li, Feng He, Xiao-Song Gu, Dong Ming
Summary: Previous studies on PNI have focused on single injury sites, but recent research has shown that PNI can cause changes in the central nervous system, as well as in injury sites and target organs at the cellular and molecular levels. The specific mechanisms of electrical stimulation in PNI treatment remain unclear.
NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Li Yanwei, He Feng, Wang Xudong, Pan Zhanyu
Summary: This study explored the impact of traditional Chinese medicine formula 01 on the health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) of patients with head and neck cancers. The results showed that patients who received NPC01 treatment had better improvements in physical functioning, fatigue, pain, appetite loss, constipation, and other symptoms compared to the control group. Additionally, the NPC01 group had better scores in pain, swallowing, and dry mouth. The study also found that the financial burden of NPC01 treatment was not higher considering insurance coverage.
BMC COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE AND THERAPIES
(2022)