简介:AsreadersofCancerBiologyandMedicinewellknow,therehasbeenaseismicshiftinhumanmolecularbiologyoverthepastfewyears,asmomentousinitsownwayasthediscoveryofthedouble-helicalstructureofDNAbyWatsonandCrick60yearsago,theelucidationofthegeneticcodeshortlythereafter,theadventofrecombinantDNAandgenecloning
简介:Hypertensionisaleadingriskfactorforcardiovasculardisease,theleadingcauseofdeathandmorbidityinoursocietyandonaglobalscale.Majorcomponentsofcardiovasculardiseaseincludestroke,coronaryarterydisease,heartfailure,andchronickidneydisease,inallofwhichhypertensionplaysamajorrole.Theriskofthesecomplicationsincreasesdirectlyandlinearlywithsystolicbloodpressurestartingat115mmHg.Althoughusuallyasymptomatic,hypertensionisreadilydetectableonphysicalexaminationandisamenabletobothlifestylemodificationandpharmacologictreatmentinmostpatients.However,largeproportionsofthehypertensivepopulationremainundetectedandundertreated.Numerousguidelineshavebeenissuedduringthepastfewdecadestopromotedetectionandoptimaltherapy.Despitetheincreaseinriskwithsystolicbloodpressuregreaterthan115mmHg,thegenerallyacceptedthresholdfordiagnosisandtreatmenthasbeensystolicbloodpressuregreaterthan139mmHganddiastolicbloodpressuregreaterthan80mmHgbecauseuntilrecentlytreatmenttolowerlevelshasbeenassociatedwithanunfavorablerelationbetweenclinicalbenefitandharm.Inthepastseveralyears,newguidelines,advisories,commentaries,andclinicaltrialshaveprovidedevidenceforapotentialchangeincurrentrecommendationsforthemanagementofhypertension.Inthisregard,thelong-awaitedeighthreportoftheJointNationalCommitteeonthePrevention,Detection,Evaluation,andTreatmentofHighBloodPressurerecommendedpatientsolderthan60yearsbetreatedtoasystolicbloodpressureoflessthan150mmHg,whichhasgeneratedconsiderablecontroversyandcaution.ThestrikingfindingsoftheSystolicBloodPressureInterventionTrial(SPRINT)havereceivedconsiderableattentionbecauseofthedemonstrationthatintensivetherapytoatargetsystolicbloodpressurebelow120mmHgdecreasescardiovascularmortalityandmorbiditymorethanlessintensivetreatmenttoatargetsystolicbloodpressurebelow140mmHg
简介:Thispaperreviewscurrentrecommendationsontheappropriateevaluationandmanagementofcardiacarrhythmiasinthepregnantpatient.Mostarrhythmiasduringpregnancyarebenignandrequirenointervention.Whenrequired,thedecisiontotreatshouldbebasedonsymptomseverityandtheassociatedrisktomotherandfetusposedbypotentiallyrecurringarrhythmiaepisodesthroughoutthepregnancy.Anytreatmentstrategyinthispatientpopulationhasinherentrisktobothmotherandunbornchild.Beforetheinitiationofanyintervention,documentationofaclinicalarrhythmiaandcorrelationwithclinicalsymptomsshouldbeobtained.Thereisnoroleforempirictherapy.
简介:Iatrogenicaortocoronarydissection(IACD)isararebutpotentiallylife-threateningcomplicationduringcoronarycatheterizations.Althoughtheincidencewasrelativelylow,thedissectionoftenleadstoprocedurefailurewithincreasedriskofmyocardialinfarctionanddeath.IACDismainlycausedbydisruptionofintimaattheostiaofleftorrightcoronaryarteryduringinterventionalprocedures,andappearsasluminalfillingdefectsorpersistenceofcontrast(“extraluminalcap”)orintimaltearoutsidethecoronarylumen.Dissectioncoulddisseminateantegradelyandleadtosubtotalortotalocclusionofthecoronarylumen.Similarly,itcouldextendretrogradelyintothesinusofValsalvaandcusp,oreventheascendingaorta,aorticarch,ordescendingaorta,leadingtohemodynamiccollapse.EarlyidentificationandpromptmanagementiscrucialtotheprognosisofpatientswithIACD.Immediatebail-outstentingshouldbeperformedasrapidlyaspossibleinmostcasesofseveredissection,evenwhensignificantpropagationhasalreadyoccurred.Surgeryshouldonlybeconsideredwhenstentingfailedtosealthedissectionandthepatientshadhemodynamiccompromise.
简介:Ventriculartachycardia(VT)inthepresenceofstructuralheartdiseaseisassociatedwithsuddencardiacdeathandwarrantspromptattention.Implantablecardioverterdefibrillators(ICDs)whilehighlyeffectiveinterminatingsustainedventriculararrhythmiasandreducingmortality,havenoeffectonthearrhythmiasubstrateandrecurrentshocksforVTterminationoccurinapproximately20%ofpatients.Shocksworsenqualityoflifeandareassociatedwithprogressionofheartfailureandincreasedmortality.Antiarrhythmicdrugs,mainlyintheformofbeta-blockersoramiodarone,aremoderatelyeffectiveinreducingICDtherapiesbutdrugintoleranceandserioustoxicitiesofamiodaronenecessitatedrugcessationinaquarterofpatients.CatheterablationhasemergedasaneffectivetreatmentforcontroloffrequentVTepisodesandcanbelifesavingincasesofincessantVTorVTstorm.Asexperienceincreases,itisbeingusedincreasinglyearlier,ratherthanalastresorttherapy.Efficacyvarieswiththenatureoftheunderlyingheartdisease.Intramuralarrhythmiasubstrateandfailuretocreatepermanentablationlesionsremainchallengesandrepeatproceduresarenecessaryinathirdtoahalfofpatients.ForidiopathicVTsorPVCsthataresymptomaticorworsenLVfunction,catheterablationisoftenaneffectivetherapy.
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简介:尽管关于在组织的知识管理(千米;公里)的实现的许多理论被建议了并且学习,没有合并企业过程,大多数应用趋于独自站。知识的不同范畴提供不同好处并且当一种有效千米;公里方式仍然保持战略上重要,并且还仍然是understudied,怎么把千米;公里的各种各样的范畴集成到一条混合途径。因此,在这糊为新服务开发(NSD)和结果的测量集成主要千米;公里应用程序的一个混合模型金融好处被开发了。建议千米;公里模型合并新闻组,知识论坛,知识财产管理和一个混血儿为沿着二轴分享组织上的知识意味着的知识应用程序进程,明确对含蓄、单个对集体。在台湾的最大的管理咨询公司之一,中国,其过程NSD当模特儿,用千米;公里应用程序独自正在站,为案例研究被选择。一套混合千米;公里进程被开发实现建议千米;公里模型,并且它为把混合千米;公里惯例集成到企业进程与更大的金融好处说明一个应用程序。把确认基于增加的知识价值(KVA),建议千米;公里模型为在一个组织以内分享NSD知识提供一个新操作系统。通过由测量完成的金融结果的案例研究,建议千米;公里模型被发现向一个独占的混合平台提供一个实验进程模型在一个组织以内探讨创新途径和千米;公里的实际的值。
简介:Watershedmanagementisanever-evolvingpracticeinvolvingthemanagementofland,water,biota,andotherresourcesinadefinedareaforecological,social,andeconomicpurposes.Inthispaper,weexplorethefollowingquestions:Howhaswatershedmanagementevolved?Whatnewtoolsareavailableandhowcantheybeintegratedintosustainablewatershedmanagement?Toaddressthesequestions,wediscusstheprocessofdevelopingintegratedwatershedmanagementstrategiesforsustainablemanagementthroughtheincorporationofadaptivemanagementtechniquesandtraditionalecologicalknowledge.Weaddressthenumerousbenefitsfromintegrationacrossdisciplinesandjurisdictionalboundaries,aswellastheincorporationoftechnologicaladvancements,suchasremotesensing,GIS,bigdata,andmulti-levelsocial-ecologicalsystemsanalysis,intowatershedmanagementstrategies.WeusethreecasestudiesfromChina,Europe,andCanadatoreviewthesuccessandfailureofintegratedwatershedmanagementinaddressingdifferentecological,social,andeconomicdilemmasingeographicallydiverselocations.Althoughprogresshasbeenmadeinwatershedmanagementstrategies,therearestillnumerousissuesimpedingsuccessfulmanagementoutcomes;manyofwhichcanberemediedthroughholisticmanagementapproaches,incorporationofcutting-edgescienceandtechnology,andcross-jurisdictionalcoordination.Weconcludebyhighlightingthatfuturewatershedmanagementwillneedtoaccountforclimatechangeimpactsbyemployingtechnologicaladvancementsandholistic,cross-disciplinaryapproachestoensurewatershedscontinuetoservetheirecological,social,andeconomicfunctions.Wepresentthreecasestudiesinthispaperasavaluableresourceforscientists,resourcemanagers,governmentagencies,andotherstakeholdersaimingtoimproveintegratedwatershedmanagementstrategiesandmoreefficientlyandsuccessfullyachieveecologicalandsocio-economicmanagementobjectives.
简介:Thecombinationofradiotherapy(RT)andfunction-preservingsurgeryisthemostusualcontemporaryapproachinthemanagementofsofttissuesarcomas(STS).Pre-andpostoperativeRTresultinsimilarlocalcontrolrates,asshownbyalandmarktrialinextremitySTS.Inthisreview,theroleofRTinthemanagementofextremitySTSwillbediscussed,butSTSinothersites,includingretroperitonealSTS,willalsobeaddressed.ThefocuswillconsidervariousaspectsofRTincludingstrategiestoreducethevolumeoftissuebeingirradiated,dose,scheduling,andthepossibleofomissionofRTinselectedcases.Finally,technologyadvancesthroughtheuseofintensity-modulatedradiotherapy(IMRT),image-guidedIMRT,intraoperativeradiotherapy(IORT)andparticletherapywillalsobediscussed.
简介:Accordingtothemostrecentepidemiologicaldata,theprevalenceofhypertensionrangedfromabout25%inChineselivingeitherinthemainlandorinTaiwanandKoreans,toapproximately40%inMongolians.Thecontrolrateofhypertensionwasabout35%inKoreansandJapanese,24%inMongolians,andlessthan10%inChinese.Fourplacebo-controlledtrialsinChinaunequivocallyprovedthatantihypertensivetherapymaypreventstrokeandothercardiovascularcomplicationsinhypertensionorpatientswithahistoryofstrokeortransientischemicattack.Fouractively-controlledtrialsinJapandidnotshowsignificantdifferencebetweenvariousclassesorcombinationsofantihypertensivedrugs.TwotrialsthatcomparedintensivewithlessintensivebloodpressurecontrolinelderlyJapanesehypertensivepatientsdidnotshowfurtherbenefitofcontrollingsystolicbloodpressuretoalevelbelow140mmHgincomparisonwithbloodpressurecontroltoalevelof140mmHgorabove.Thesetrialsthatcomparedvariousclassesofantihypertensivedrugsorintensivewithlessintensivebloodpressurecontroloftenhadsmallsamplesizeandhenceinadequatepowertodetectmodestormoderatebenefit.ThereisstillaneedforhighqualityoutcometrialdatainEastAsians.
简介:Background:Forestecosystemsareincreasinglyseenasmulti-functionalproductionsystems,whichshouldprovide,besidestimberandeconomicbenefits,alsootherecosystemservicesrelatedtobiologicaldiversity,recreationalusesandenvironmentalfunctionsofforests.Thisstudyanalyzedtheperformanceofeven-agedrotationforestmanagement(RFM)continuouscoverforestry(CCF)andany-agedforestry(AAF)intheproductionofecosystemservices.AAFalowsbotheven-agedanduneven-agedmanagementschedules.Theecosystemservicesincludedintheanalyseswerenetpresentvalue,volumeofharvestedtimber,cowberryandbilberryyields,scenicvalueoftheforest,carbonbalanceandsuitabilityoftheforesttoSiberianjay.Methods:Dataenvelopmentanalysiswasusedtoderivenumericalefficiencyratiosforthethreemanagementsystems.Efficiencyratioisthesumofweightedoutputs(ecosystemservices)dividedbythesumofweightedinputs.ThelinearprogramingmodelproposedbyCharnes,CooperandRhodeswasusedtoderivetheweightsforcalculatingefficiencyscoresforthesilviculturalsystems.Resultsandconclusions:CCFprovidedmoreecosystemservicesthanRFM,andCCFwasmoreefficientthanRFMandAAFintheproductionofecosystemservices.Multi-objectivemanagementprovidedmoreecosystemservices(exceptharvestedtimber)thansingle-objectivemanagementthatmaximizedeconomicprofitability.Theuseoflowdiscountrate(resultinginlowcuttinglevelandhighgrowingstockvolume)ledtobettersupplyofmostecosystemsservicesthantheuseofhighdiscountrate.RFMwhereNPVwasmaximizedwithhighdiscountrateledtoparticularlypoorprovisionofmostecosystemservices.InCCFtheprovisionofecosystemserviceswaslesssensitivetochangesindiscountrateandmanagementobjectivethaninRFM.
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简介:Themyelodysplastic/myeloproliferativeneoplasms(MDS/MPNs)areauniquegroupofhematologicmalignanciescharacterizedbyconcomitantmyelodysplasticandmyeloproliferativefeatures.Accordingtothe2008WHOclassification,thecategoryincludesatypicalchronicmyeloidleukemia(aCML),chronicmyelomonocyticleukemia(CMML),juvenilemyelomonocyticleukemia(JMML),MDS/MPN-unclassifiable(MDS/MPN-U),andtheprovisionalentityrefractoryanemiawithringsideroblastsandthrombocytosis(RARS-T).Althoughdiagnosiscurrentlyremainsbasedonclinicopathologicfeatures,theincorporationofnextgenerationplatformshasallowedfortherecentmolecularcharacterizationofthesediseaseswhichhasrevealeduniqueandcomplexmutationalprofilesthatsupporttheirdistinctbiologyandisanticipatedtosoonplayanintegralroleindiagnosis,prognostication,andtreatment.Futuregoalsofresearchshouldincludethedevelopmentofdisease-modifyingtherapies,andfurthergeneticunderstandingofthecategorywilllikelyformthefoundationoftheseefforts.
简介:IllegallogginghasbecomeaseriousprobleminforestmanagementinASEAN.Inthepaper,theillegalloggingstatusinASEANisintroduced,anditissurethatIndonesia,Malaysia,Brunei,Laos,MyanmarandCambodiaareproductioncountries,ThailandandVietnamaretheprocessingcountries,andPhilippines,Singaporeareconsumercountriesinthewholesupplychainofillegallogging.Aswell,thetradeflowsofillegalforestproductsofASEANarechecked,thecauseofillegallogginganditsproducingimpactsareassessed.Totackleillegallogging,onefeasiblewayistodesignecologicalsupplychaintosuperviseillegalloggingprocess,andundertheconceptofecologicalsupplychain,theproductioncountries,processingcountriesandconsumercountriesshouldtakeactionstogether.Non-ASEANcountriesshouldimprovebordercontrol,introducepublicprocurementpolicies,promotemarket-basedinstruments,andstrengtheninternationalcooperation.ForASEANcountries,theyshouldestablishcooperationmechanismswithintheregion,takeaunifiedaction,increasegovernancecapacityandpromotelegalityverificationorsustainabilitycertification.