Eight marine transgressions have been recognized from more than 30 deep drill holes (ca. 300 m deep) through Quaternary sequences in the Yangtze River delta region. These are, in ascending order, the Rugao and Zhoupe transgressions (early Pleistocene); the Shanghai, Jiading, and Wangdian transgressions in the middle Pleistocene; the Jiangyin and Gehu transgressions in the late Pleistocene; and the Zhenjiang transgression in the Holocene. The transgressions correspond to warm periods and regressions to cold periods. The younger transgressions were not only of shorter duartion, but also of larger magnitude. The findings verify that there were five moderately warm periods during the early to middle Pleistocene and two very warm periods during the late Pleistocene in the Yangtze River delta region.

The result of our risk factor analysis for loss of intestine viability in pediatric intussusception cases may help develop a predictability index to prevent the complication to happen. Further prospective studies are required to confirm our findings.

Pudendal nerve damage is more severe in MSA than in PD. Prolonged BCR latency may be valuable for distinguishing between MSA and PD in the early stages. BCR and PSEP testing may also contribute to localized and qualitative diagnosis of the distribution of neurodegenerative pathologies in these two disorders.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is one of the most common devastating gastrointestinal emergencies and affect premature intestine infants. However, there is still a lack of indications for timely surgery, which cause complications and miss the optimal surgical timing. We collected plasma fibrinogen from 168 postoperative NEC patients using the pt-der method and the patients were divided into four groups, including 68 Infant patients with intestinal perforation and necrosis (IPN), 61 Infant patients of intestinal necrosis without perforation (INWP), 15 Infant patients of intestinal perforation without necrosis (IPWN), and 24 infants without necrosis and perforation (WNP). Compared to no intestinal necrosis patients, there was a significant increase of the fibrinogen level in NEC children with intestinal necrosis. This study may provide important information for early diagnosis of infant patients with intestinal necrosis for immediate decision of surgery.