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Recently, correlations of different physiological processes in humans with variations in the local lunisolar gravitational tide force have been observed under highly controlled laboratory conditions. Understanding of the physical nature of this phenomenon needs a comprehensive study of its possible molecular mechanisms. One of the possible timing cues is the strong periodic variation of the emanation fields of radon-222 and its progeny produced by tidal deformations of geological environment. In the present work, we argue that this variation could induce temporal modulation of radiation-induced bystander signaling pathways associated with fundamental regulators of gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus clock. Gout is a form of crystal arthropathy associated with deposition of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals, and is directly related to hyperuricemia arising from abnormal purine metabolism and/or decreased uric acid excretion. Uric acid is the final oxidation product of purine metabolism and plays an important role as an in vivo antioxidant at physiological concentrations. Several case reports have described the presence of tophi in the intervertebral disc (IVD) or endplate of patients with hyperuricemia or gout, and these patients also exhibited severe intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD). We speculated that uric acid may have dual effects on an IVD. On the one hand, physiological concentrations of uric acid have powerful antioxidant activity and can effectively maintain the steady state of the IVD, while on the other hand, high concentrations of uric acid have strong oxidizing activity and the resulting high osmotic pressure can aggravate IDD. Moreover, when MSU crystals accumulate in the endplate and IVD, they lead to a series of mechanical damages and inflammatory reactions that further accelerate IDD. Further basic and clinical studies are needed to clarify the mechanism for the involvement of uric acid in the onset and development of IDD. PURPOSE to assess the quality of guidelines on clinical indications for the use of 18F-FDG PET/CT in oncology using the AGREE II tool. METHOD from March to May 2019, the current literature was searched to identify guidelines focused on clinical indications for the use of18F-FDG PET/CT in oncology. The quality of the selected guidelines was then assessed by four independent appraisers using the AGREE II tool, which is organized in six quality domains accounting for a total of 23 items. The agreement among appraisers was measured using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) analysis. RESULTS four guidelines were selected. buy NSC-187208 Of these, one resulted of high quality (mean score 86.5 %), another showed an average quality (mean score 61.8 %), and the remaining two proved to be of low quality (mean scores of 53.3 and 45.7, respectively). With the exception of the high-quality guideline, critical domains were Domain 2 "Stakeholder involvement" (total mean score 56.28 + 15.9), Domain 3 "Rigor of development" (total mean score 43.48 + 27.6), Domain 5 "Applicability" (total mean score 46.90 + 19.4) and Domain 6 "Editorial independence" (total mean score 50.55 + 35.7). ICC values ranged from 0.939 to 0.995, indicating very good agreement among the four appraisers. CONCLUSIONS a heterogeneous quality of guidelines dealing with clinical indications for the use of 18F-FDG PET/CT in oncology emerged from our analysis. Further efforts should be made to improve the reporting of the applied methodology as well as to promote the applicability of guidelines into clinical practice. Crown V. All rights reserved.BACKGROUND Reduced flow into the brain or decreased jugular venous outflow from the brain may serve as a potential biomarker for Parkinson's disease (PD). Our goal was to compare the presence of vascular abnormalities, flow, and increases in midbrain iron content (a hallmark of the disease) in patients with PD. METHODS A total of 85 PD patients and 85 healthy controls (HCs) were imaged at 3T. We assessed vascular abnormalities using magnetic resonance (MR) venography, average cerebral blood flow using 2D flow quantification, and substantia nigra iron content using susceptibility mapping. RESULTS Fifty-two percent (52%) of the PD subjects showed venous structural and functional abnormalities in the two most severe categories, while ony 14% of the HC group showed these abnormalities. Total arterial flow (tA) was significantly lower for the PD group (10.9 ± 1.8 ml/s) compared to the HCs (11.6 ± 2.1 ml/s) (t = 2.28, p = 0.02). Of the PD patients (HCs), 42% (14%) had little flow on the left side. PD patients had higher heart rates and lower perfusion and the lower perfusion correlated with increased iron content in the substantia nigra. CONCLUSION Some PD patients showed abnormal left internal jugular veins, lower tA, higher heart rates, and lower perfusion relative to HCs. These indicators could serve as early biomarkers for PD and create new avenues for future studies regarding the etiology of PD. The high chemical stability of lead complexes in solution precludes most traditional removal methods. Achieving the efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly removal of metal complexes from wastewater is a challenge. In this study, ferrous phosphate and iron phosphate were used to treat wastewater containing EDTA-Pb, and the differences in their removal processes were compared. Both materials enabled efficient removal of the EDTA-Pb complex from 50 mg Pb/L to less then 1 mg Pb/L, and the leaching of Fe was less then 50 mg/L. More attractively, the maximum adsorption capacity of ferrous phosphate significantly increased from 80.44 mg Pb/g to 436.68 mg Pb/g as the reaction environment changed from aerobic to anoxic. The concentration of Pb was reduced to the sub-ppm level by ferrous phosphate even when the initial concentration of EDTA-Pb was 300 mg/L. In-depth exploration of the removal mechanism of EDTA-Pb demonstrated that the synergistic effect of Fe2+ and Fe3+ contributed to the high removal efficiency of EDTA-Pb by ferrous phosphate. Moreover, ferrous phosphate was minimally affected by salinity and organics, but the iron phosphate performance was significantly suppressed. The potential application of ferrous phosphate was further explored by processing explosive wastewater containing lead complexes. link2 The results showed that the residual Pb content was 0.94 mg/L (lower than the discharge standard of China) and the removal performance of iron phosphate was suppressed. The results demonstrate that ferrous phosphate is a promising material for the decontamination of EDTA-Pb-contaminated water. Bilateral acoustic hearing in cochlear implant (CI) recipients with hearing preservation may allow access to binaural cues. Sensitivity to acoustic binaural cues has been shown in some listeners combining electric and acoustic stimulation (EAS), yet remains poorly understood and may be subject to limitations imposed by the electrical stimulation and/or amplification asymmetries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of stimulus level, frequency-dependent gain, and the addition of unilateral electrical stimulation on sensitivity to low-frequency binaural cues. link3 Thresholds were measured for interaural time and level differences (ITD and ILD) carried by a low-frequency, bandpass noise (100-800 Hz). 16 adult CI EAS listeners (mean age = 50.2 years) each participated in three listening conditions acoustic hearing only at 90 dB SPL, acoustic hearing only at 60 dB SPL with frequency-dependent gain, and acoustic hearing plus unilateral CI at 60 dB SPL with frequency-dependent gain applied to the acoun combined with bilateral acoustic stimulation may reduce interference effects, perhaps because listeners adapt to the presence of the constant but binaurally incongruous CI stimulus. These results are consistent with past studies that demonstrated no interference in spatial hearing tasks due to the addition of a unilateral CI in adult EAS listeners. V.OBJECTIVES There is currently no effective salvage therapeutic modality that improves the survival outcomes of patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However, the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1) inhibitors may provide clinical benefit for these advanced patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS The databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE and Cochrane Library, were systematically searched up to Nov 5, 2019. Data of objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS) rate, overall survival (OS) rate, and drug-related adverse events were extracted and pooled meta-analyzed. RESULTS From 71 search records, eight studies were included in the systematic review, of which three were eligible for final meta-analysis. In recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with anti-PD-1 therapy, the pooled ORR was 27% (95% confidence interval [CI] 19-36%), DCR was 63% (95% CI 50-75%), 6 months PFS rate was 49% (95% CI 40-58%), 1-year PFS rate was 25% (95% CI 19-32%), 1-year OS rate was 61% (95% CI 49-72%). The pooled incidences of any grade and grade ≥ 3 drug-related adverse events were 94% and 20% respectively. CONCLUSION We present the aggregate response rates, survival rates and incidences of drug-related adverse events for recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients receiving PD-1/PD-L1 blockage treatment, which could provide useful information for future design of clinical studies. There is a need for more randomized controlled studies with head-to-head comparison of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors and traditional chemotherapeutic strategies to enable better recommendations for optimal advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treatment. BACKGROUND The prognostic significance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is still unclear. The objective of this study was to estimate its correlation with clinicopathological and prognostic significance in HNSCC. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two authors systematically searched the studies independently with keywords in PubMed, Web of science, Embase, the Cochrane database, the CNKI database, the Science citation index and the references of relevant studies (up to February 2019). Odds ratio (OR), risk ratio (RR), pooled hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) were calculated as effect values. RESULTS Twenty studies containing 1054 patients with HNSCC were included in this meta-analysis. The CTC-positive rate was higher in the T3-T4 group (RR = 1.29, 95% CI [1.11, 1.49], I2 = 47.3%), the N1-N3 group (RR = 1.18, 95% CI [1.02, 1.36], I2 = 12.4%) and the III-IV group (RR = 1.13, 95% CI [1.02, 1.25], I2 = 0%). Positive CTCs were significant associated with overall survival (HR = 1.37, 95% CI [0.59, 2.15], I2 = 9.7%), progression-free survival (HR = 3.40, 95%CI [1.47, 5.32], I2 = 0%), and disease-free survival (HR = 3.57, 95%CI [1.06, 6.08], I2 = 81%). CONCLUSION Our meta-analysis results indicated that CTCs are significant associated with prognosis of patients with HNSCC. The presence of CTCs can be used as a monitoring tool for survival prognosis of HNSCC patients in the future.