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Open AccessCorrection: Fear of COVID and Physical Health Among People Living with HIV in China: Mediation Effects of HIV Stigma, Social Support, and Substance Use
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The invasive weed common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia [L.]) has become notorious in China as a major weed in agriculture. Soil microbial communities play important roles in invasive plant growth by potentiall...
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Open AccessThe effect of hyperthyroidism on cognitive function, neuroinflammation, and necroptosis in APP/PS1 mice
Increasing evidence has linked the thyroid dysfunction to the pathogenesis of dementia. Evidence from clinical studies has demonstrated that hypothyroidism is related to an increased risk of dementia. But the ...
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Open AccessLost in Translation: Impact of Language Barriers and Facilitators on the Health Care of Asian Americans Living with HIV
Language barriers are major obstacles that Asian American immigrants face when accessing health care in the USA. This study was conducted to explore the impact of language barriers and facilitators on the heal...
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Open AccessFear of COVID and Physical Health Among People Living with HIV in China: Mediation Effects of HIV Stigma, Social Support, and Substance Use
The COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely impacted people living with HIV (PLWH) worldwide. The negative impacts on PLWH’s mental health from fear of COVID-19 are labeled as “a double stress.” The association between...
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Two novel pathogenic mutations of GAN gene identified in a chinese family with giant axonal neuropathy: a case report
Giant axonal neuropathy (GAN) is a rare autosomal recessive, early-onset and fatal neurodegenerative disorder which develops into severe impairments in both peripheral and central nervous systems.
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A Water-absorbent Mat Incorporating β-cyclodextrin/eugenol Inclusion Complex for Preservation of Cold Fresh Mutton
To extend the shelf life of cold fresh mutton, the water-absorbent antibacterial mat was developed. This mat was composed of polylactic acid-β-cyclodextrin/eugenol (PLA-β-CD/EUG) fiber membrane, super absorben...
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Characterization, expression, and function analysis of AKR1A1 gene from yellow catfish (Tachysurus fulvidraco)
Aldehyde reductase (AKR1A1) is a carbonyl detoxification protein in toxic aldehyde removal. In the present study, the full-length cDNA of yellow catfish AKR1A1 (TfAKR1A1) was cloned. As expected, yellow catfis...
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Acculturation, HIV-Related Stigma, Stress, and Patient-Healthcare Provider Relationships Among HIV-Infected Asian Americans: A Path Analysis
Acculturation may limit HIV-positive Asian Americans’ active interactions with patient-healthcare providers (HCP) and utilization of HIV healthcare services; however, the specific mediation effect of accultura...
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Pix2Vox++: Multi-scale Context-aware 3D Object Reconstruction from Single and Multiple Images
Recovering the 3D shape of an object from single or multiple images with deep neural networks has been attracting increasing attention in the past few years. Mainstream works (e.g. 3D-R2N2) use recurrent neura...
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Oxidative stress contributes a lot to initiation and progression of pathological conditions. Heme oxygenase 1 (HO1), a cytoprotective enzyme, is usually upregulated to alleviate oxidative stress in vivo. The f...
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Open AccessVagus nerve stimulation for pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy between 3 and 6 years of age: study protocol for a double-blind, randomized control trial
Recent clinical observations have reported the potential benefit of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) as an adjunctive therapy for pediatric epilepsy. Preliminary evidence suggests that VNS treatment is effective ...
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Nanogels of poly-N-isopropylacrylamide, poly-N,N-diethylacrylamide and acrylic acid for controlled release of thymol
Synthesis of new nanogels composed of poly N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) and poly N,N-diethylacrylamide (PNDEA) at different mole ratios of 100:0–50:50 were performed with constant acrylic acid (AA) content (NIP...
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Fast Crystallization and Toughening of Poly(L-lactic acid) by Incorporating with Poly(ethylene glycol) as a Middle Block Chain
High molecular weight poly(L-lactic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA–PEG–PLLA; PLGL) triblock copolymers with various lengths of the PLLA blocks were synthesized by ringopening polymerization...
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New application of kappa-carrageenan: producing pH-sensitive lappaconitine-loaded kappa-carrageenan microparticle using two-step self-assembly
pH-sensitive lappaconitine-loaded kappa-carrageenan microparticle (LA-KCG-MP), a degradable, high-load, ionic biopolymer, was prepared using a two-step self-assembly method. Cation exchange resin was selected ...
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Synthesis, characterization and antinociceptive properties of the lappaconitine salts
A series of diterpene alkaloid derivatives (1–6) are prepared by reaction of the lappaconitine (0) with the corresponding organic or inorganic acid. The lappaconitine was isolated from the root of Aconitum sinomo...
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Improved mechanical and barrier properties of PPC multilayer film through interlayer hydrogen bonding interaction
Poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) is coated with cellophane (PT) via the intermolecular hydrogen bonds of chitosan (CS) with the both polymers, and their multilayer films are prepared in different weight ratios....
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A novel Ray-space based view generation algorithm via Radon transform
Ray-space interpolation is one of the key technologies to generate virtual viewpoint images, typically in epipolar plane images (EPI), to realize free viewpoint television (FTV). In this paper, a novel Radon t...
