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Background: The effect of total intravenous anaesthesia (TIVA) and inhalation anaesthesia (IA) on the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer after resection is controversial. This study aimed to explore the effects of different anaesthesia methods on the postoperative prognosis of colorectal cancer. Methods: PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library databases were searched for relevant literature from each database’s inception until 18 November 2023. The literature topic was to compare the effects of TIVA and IA on the prognosis of patients undergoing colorectal cancer resection. Results: Six studies were selected for meta-analysis. The studies involved 111043 patients, with a trial size of 1001–88184 people. A statistically significant difference was observed in the overall survival (OS) between colorectal cancer patients administered TIVA and IA (hazard ratio [HR], 0.83; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.70–0.99), but none in recurrence-free survival (RFS) (HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.90–1.08). In the subgroup analysis of OS, no statistically significant difference was observed between colorectal cancer patients administered TIVA and IA in Asia (HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.57–1.05), and not in Europe (HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.93–1.06). Regarding tumour location, no significant association was found between TIVA and IA in the colon, rectum and colorectum ((HR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.38–1.28), (HR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.83–1.08) and (HR, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.93– 1.06), respectively). Conclusion: OS differed significantly between patients administered TIVA and IA when undergoing colorectal cancer resection, but no difference was observed in RFS. The prognostic effects of TIVA and IA differed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Auriculariaceae accounts for most of the species in the Auriculariales, and all species in the family are wood-decaying fungi with gelatinous, crustaceous, or woody basidiomes. Many new taxa were published recently, but the taxonomy and phylogeny of the corticioid species in the Auriculariaceae are far from resolved. We undertook a comprehensive taxonomic and phylogenetic study of the family with emphasis on corticioid specimens collected from East and Southeast Asia. Phylogenetic analyses on concatenated ITS and 28S rDNA sequences of representative taxa of the Auriculariaceae and the genera Eichleriella and Heteroradulum were carried out that resolved five new lineages. Heterocorticium gen. nov. is established for two species with resupinate coriaceous basidiomes with smooth, pigmented hymenophores. Five new species, H. bambusicola (generic type), H. latisporum, Eichleriella alpina, E. bambusicola, and Heteroradulum maolanense, are described and illustrated. In addition, Heterochaete delicata, H. discolor, and H. sinensis are transferred to Eichleriella, whereas H. roseola is regarded as a synonym of Kneiffia discolor (= H. discolor). Eichleriella aculeobasidiata is treated as a synonym of Heterochaete sinensis (= E. sinensis). Heterochaete mussooriensis is transferred to Heteroradulum with Heteroradulum semis as a heterotypic synonym. The present study contributes to the understanding of species diversity, taxonomy, and phylogeny of corticioid fungi in Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Andrographolide is a labdane diterpenoid from Andrographis paniculata and has been used in the clinic for several decades to treat a variety of diseases in east Asia. In the present study, modification of 12-thioether andrographolide was carried out to seek compounds with better antitumor activity and drug-like properties. A series of novel 3,19-modified thioether andrographolide derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for their in vitro anticancer activities against human breast cancer cells. The results are promising and important in the further development of anticancer agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Open access journal publishing has experienced a dramatic growth in the past decades and significantly reshaped the landscape of scholarly communication. In the evolving landscape, unprofessional practices have been discovered such as the so-called predatory publishing. Predatory journals are those that charge article processing fees to authors but fail to provide necessary editorial and publishing services (Berger and Cirasella, 2015). Most predatory journals are published in developing countries, particularly India and Pakistan (Ameen, 2017; Pulla, 2016). Our study attempts to provide an overview of this type of publishing in Asia, hoping to paint a fuller picture of open access by taking into account alternative practices. It finds that the predatory journals have primarily tried to benefit from the open access model to scam people by misrepresenting editorial information, promising a broad coverage of scholarly subjects, and levying charges for publications while ignoring peer review. It is our hope to use the findings to support academics in battling with unprofessional conduct. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study on an investigation of the genetic diversity and differentiation of 47 populations of planthopper sampled from the Greater Mekong Subregion using inter-simple sequence repeat markers. It is stated that white backed planthopper is a serious pest of rice in Asia. This study provides useful data for understanding and speculating the migration of planthopper and reveals available information to develop sustainable strategies to manage this long-range migratory pest.