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Perinatal prevalence of birth defects in the Mainland of China, 2000–2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Although birth defects are of great concern globally, the latest national prevalence has not yet been quantified in China. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the perinatal prevalenc...
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Open AccessLife and disease status of patients with Parkinson’s disease during and after zero-COVID in China: an online survey
Little is known about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) at different stages of the pandemic. This study aims to assess the lives and disease status of PD patients du...
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Open AccessThe increased lateral tibial slope may result in inferior long-term clinical outcome after DB-ACL reconstruction
To determine if there is a correlation between lateral tibial slope and long-term clinical results in patients who underwent double-bundle ACL reconstruction.
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Open AccessBiobased polyester versus synthetic fiberglass casts for treating stable upper limb fractures in children: a randomized controlled trial
Stable upper limb fractures, such as radius, ulna, or distal humerus fractures, are common pediatric orthopedic traumas that are traditionally managed with cast immobilization. The commonly used synthetic fibe...
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Unveiling the Contribution of Lactic Acid to the Passivation Behavior of Ti–6Al–4V Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion in Hank’s Solution
In actual physiological environments, bacteria can activate the immune system and release lactic acid. However, the detailed contribution of lactic acid to the passivation behavior of titanium (Ti) alloys is s...
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Open AccessCetuximab Treatment beyond Progression in Patients with Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Nationwide Population-Based Study (THNS-2021-08)
Little is known regarding the association of cetuximab treatment beyond progression (TBP) with survival among patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC). Although i...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Ontology Construction Technology of Knowledge Graph in Oil and Gas Exploration and Development
With the gradual application of knowledge atlas technology in oil and gas exploration and development fields such as intelligent evaluation of oil and gas reservoir and intelligent identification of oil and ga...
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Open AccessPrevalence and Predictors of Hemorrhagic Foci on Long-term Follow-up MRI of Recent Single Subcortical Infarcts
Hemorrhagic foci surrounding the lacune in the long-term evolution of recent single subcortical infarcts (RSSIs) remains largely unexplored. We aimed to determine the prevalence, characteristics, and predictor...
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Open AccessExploring knowledge, attitude, and intention towards advance care planning, advance directive, and the patient self-determination act among hemodialysis patients
Hemodialysis holds the highest incidence and prevalence rate in Taiwan globally. However, the implementation of advance care planning (ACP), advance directives (AD), and patient self-determination acts (PSDA) ...
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Development of aperiodic multilayer mirrors operated at W-Lβ line for plasma diagnostics application
Multilayer interference mirrors play a pivotal role in spectroscopic diagnostic systems, which probe electron temperature and density during inertial confinement fusion processes. In this study, aperiodic Mo/B4C ...
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Characteristics and evaluation of C1 posterior arch variation for transpedicular screw placement between patients with and without basilar invagination
C1 transpedicular screw (C1TS) placement provided satisfactory pullout resistance and 3D stability, but its application might be limited in patients with basilar invagination (BI) due to the high incidences of...
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Drawing–upsetting–extrusion–clinching of high-strength steel and aluminum alloy
To realize good point connection between high-strength steel and aluminum alloy, a process of drawing–upsetting–extrusion–clinching was proposed. First, the sheets were drawn; then, the bottom of the protrusio...
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Open AccessResearch on the development methodology for clinical practice guidelines for organic integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine
Integrated traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine (WM) is a new medical science grounded in the knowledge bases of both TCM and WM, which then forms a unique modern medical system in China. In...
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Comparison of convolutional-neural-networks-based method and LCModel on the quantification of in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Quantification of metabolites concentrations in institutional unit (IU) is important for inter-subject and long-term comparisons in the applications of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Recently, deep lea...
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Understanding Mass Dependence of Glass Formation in Ring Polymers
Having highly tunable molecular topology is one of the most important characteristics of polymers that provides these materials with a wide range of interesting and unique properties. In particular, ring polym...
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Expanded clinical-grade NK cells exhibit stronger effects than primary NK cells against HCMV infection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation remains a common complication and leads to high mortality in patients who undergo allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Early natural killer (NK) ce...
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The SLITRK4-CNPY3 axis promotes liver metastasis of gastric cancer by enhancing the endocytosis and recycling of TrkB in tumour cells
Gastric cancer (GC) is a malignant tumour with high mortality, and liver metastasis is one of the main causes of poor prognosis. SLIT- and NTRK-like family member 4 (SLITRK4) plays an important role in the ner...
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Open AccessPararespiratory and paradigestive lymph node metastases in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: predicting survival and refining the N staging system
The site of lymph node metastasis (LNM) may affect the prognosis of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). To investigate the prognoses of pararespiratory and paradigestive LNM and to propose...
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Open AccessAssociations of air pollutant concentrations with longitudinal kidney function changes in patients with chronic kidney disease
This longitudinal cohort study investigated the associations of air pollutant exposures, including CO, NO, NO2, NOx, O3, PM10, PM2.5, and SO2, with long-term kidney function changes in patients with chronic kidne...
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Factors Affecting Employability of Patients with Schizophrenia who had First Participated in Vocational Training: A Pilot Study
While vocational training may offer financial and health benefits for patients with schizophrenia (PwS), further empirical research is required to investigate the effectiveness of this intervention for PwS, as...
