Prevalence, Economic Burden, and Neurophenotype of Asthma

Abstract

Asthma has become a serious global public health issue affecting approximately 14% of children worldwide. Asthma patients often accompany various mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and panic attacks, which could aggravate asthma symptoms. It can be summarized that in addition to pathological cellular and molecular immune processes, asthma also has a neural phenotype. The first part of this review summarizes the prevalence and economic burden of asthma in recent years. Then, the neurophenotype of asthma is described in terms of brain structural changes, molecular expression, and prevalence. Our literature search shows that the frontal lobe plays an essential role in asthma-related neurophenotypes. Finally, we assume that an electroencephalogram signal could be one of the directions of asthma neurophenotype diagnosis.

Research and implementation of the blockchain-based supply chain information system

“…A supply chain refers to the network chain consisting of all stages involved in the production, transportation, packaging, and sales of goods until they finally reach the consumers [1]. With the development of the times and the advancement of technology, the traditional supply chain model no longer adapts to the current supply chain system, thus producing some issues: information asymmetry, untimely sharing, which affects the overall efficiency of the system [2]; data might be tampered with, making it difficult to hold accountability and trace sources; the entire process is not transparent, making it difficult for consumers to verify the authenticity and value of goods.…”