Search

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Lingze Tablets in the treatment of BPH with kidney deficiency, blood stasis and dampness resistance.Totally 235 eligible BPH patients, aged 50－80 years and meeting the inclusion criteria, were enrolled and treated with Lingze Tablets orally, 4 tablets per time, tid. Before and after an 8-week course of medication, IPSS, quality of life (QOL) and TCM syndromes scores were obtained from the patients.Of the total number of patients, 211 completed the whole course of treatment. Compared with the baseline, the IPSS was dramatically reduced after 4 and 8 weeks of medication (18.28 ± 5.29 vs 12.82 ± 4.66 and 9.23 ± 4.21, P0.01), and so were the QOL scores (6.44 ± 1.99 vs 4.95 ± 1.64 and 3.16 ± 1.53, P0.01) and TCM syndromes scores (17.49 ± 5.30 vs 12.45 ± 3.74 and 9.17 ± 3.24, P0.01). The incidence rates of adverse events and drug-related adverse reactions were 15.2% and 1.9%, respectively, and no organ function impairment was observed.Lingze Tablets are definitely effective and safe for the treatment of BPH with kidney deficiency, blood stasis and dampness resistance.

Transitional metal chalcogenides have been considered as promising high-performance electrode materials for lithium ion energy storage devices. Herein, the detailed study of ZnS@C sheets composites on lithium ion intercalation pseudocapacitance performance was presented, which exhibited remarkable electrochemical performance with excellent rate capability and long cycle life. ZnS@C sheets composites were synthesized based on a facile strategy through calcine of hexanuclear zinc clusters. These composites served as promising anodic materials hold favourable reversible capacity of 692.2 mAh g−1 at 0.05 A g−1 and 529 mAh g−1 at 1.0 A g−1 for lithium storage device, which exhibited promising in alkali-ion energy storage. Furthermore, the capacity retention is maintained at 98% after 100 cycles, showing a desirable operational stability. Depending on the intercalation pseudocapacitance mechanism, it provides more insights into the development of anodic electrode materials for alkali-ion storage battery with high reversible rate capability and long cycling durability.

As an important part of the ore transportation route, the ore bins can be used to buffer ore when there is more incoming material in the upper stream, and can be used as a buffer when the material is lacking, so as to prevent the downstream machine from idling. We can calculate the location of a certain grade of ore in real time through the volume of the mine heap to prepare for the later addition of ore. A simple estimation of the volume by human observation leads to a larger volume error. In order to avoid the deviation of the volume calculation caused by rough estimation, a volume calculation method based on ore heap is proposed to obtain the exact formula for the volume calculation of the ore heap and provide accurate guidance for the later addition of ore.

To explore the effect of acupuncture on chronic pelvic pain syndromes (CPPS), and its therapeutic mechanism.Fourty-seven cases of CPPS were treated with electroacupuncture on Zhongji (CV 3), Guilai (ST 29), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Shuidao(ST 28), Xuehai (SP 10) and Taichong (LR 3) as main acupoints. Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (CPSI) was adopted to grade the severity of pain or discomforts. Additionally, the levels of Interleukin-8 (IL-8), Interleukin-10 (IL-10) and Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) in prostate fluid were detected and the correlation between those changes and pain score was analyzed.After treatment, pain or discomfort score in CPSI decreased remarkably as compared with that before treatment (P0.01). The levels of IL-8, IL-10 and TNF-alpha were lower than those before treatment (P0.01, P0.05). The positive correlation was obtained between IL-10 level and pain score (P0.05). The total effective rate was 89.4% (42/47).Acupuncture has significant efficacy on CPPS through reducing IL-10 level to ease pain, and reducing the levels of IL-8 and TNF-alpha to relieve inflammatory reaction.