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Open AccessTrunk-Inspired SWCNT-Based Wrinkled Films for Highly-Stretchable Electromagnetic Interference Shielding and Wearable Thermotherapy
Elephant trunk-inspired anisotropic wrinkling structures were formed on a sandwich-like conductive film through a controlled shrinking method.
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Open AccessHeart rate deceleration and acceleration capacities associated with circadian rhythm of blood pressure in essential hypertension
This study aimed to investigate the potential association between the circadian rhythm of blood pressure and deceleration capacity (DC)/acceleration capacity (AC) in patients with essential hypertension.
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Open AccessRadiogenomic analysis of cellular tumor-stroma heterogeneity as a prognostic predictor in breast cancer
The tumor microenvironment and intercellular communication between solid tumors and the surrounding stroma play crucial roles in cancer initiation, progression, and prognosis. Radiomics provides clinically rel...
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Open AccessTriglyceride–glucose index as a marker of adverse cardiovascular prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease and hypertension
The triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index has been proposed as a potential predictor of adverse prognosis of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). However, its prognostic value in patients with coronary heart disease (CH...
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Open AccessA predictive model of response to metoprolol in children and adolescents with postural tachycardia syndrome
The present work was designed to explore whether electrocardiogram (ECG) index-based models could predict the effectiveness of metoprolol therapy in pediatric patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
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Open AccessThiram, an inhibitor of 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, enhances the inhibitory effects of hydrocortisone in the treatment of osteosarcoma through Wnt/β-catenin pathway
The anti-osteosarcoma effects of hydrocortisone and thiram, an inhibitor of type 2 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11HSD2), have not been reported. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of...
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Open AccessFollicular lymphoma manifests as multiple erosive and proliferative lesions of the oral mucosa: case report and brief literature review
Erosion is one of the most common and basic lesions of oral mucosal diseases. Long-term refractory oral erosions, induced by autoimmune blistering diseases, infectious diseases, malignant diseases, and some ra...
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Open AccessMaster integrals for mixed QCD-QED corrections to charged-current Drell-Yan production of a massive charged lepton
The master integrals for the mixed QCD-QED two-loop virtual corrections to the charged-current Drell-Yan process q ...
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Coronary artery calcification and risk of mortality and adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19: a Chinese multicenter retrospective cohort study
Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is an independent risk factor of major adverse cardiovascular events; however, the impact of CAC on in-hospital death and adverse clinical outcomes in patients with coronavi...
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Similarities and differences between multiple inflammatory syndrome in children associated with COVID-19 and Kawasaki disease: clinical presentations, diagnosis, and treatment
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been spreading rapidly around the world, while “multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children” (MIS-C) is a new type of syndrome that ...
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Open AccessThe quantity-quality tradeoff: a cross-national, longitudinal analysis of national student-faculty ratios in higher education
This article analyzes cross-national trends in national student-faculty ratios (SFRs) over the past five decades. In descriptive analyses, we find that SFRs have increased globally, driven by particularly larg...
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Open AccessThe N-terminus of an Ustilaginoidea virens Ser-Thr-rich glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein elicits plant immunity as a MAMP
Many pathogens infect hosts through specific organs, such as Ustilaginoidea virens, which infects rice panicles. Here, we show that a microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP), Ser-Thr-rich Glycosyl-phosphatidy...
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Open AccessAssociation of vitamin D pathway genes polymorphisms with pulmonary tuberculosis susceptibility in a Chinese population
This study aimed to evaluate the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of vitamin D metabolic pathway genes with susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).
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Open AccessFear of hypoglycaemia among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study
To investigate the fear of hypoglycaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), to identify factors related to this fear, and thus to provide evidence for clinical assessment. A total of 385 patient...
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Open AccessChanges of blood-brain-barrier function and transfer of amyloid beta in rats with collagen-induced arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by synovial inflammation, cartilage damage, and systemic inflammation. RA is also associated with the occurrence of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases. ...
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Correction to: Design and Application Research of Targeted Persons Control System Based on Big Data
In the original version of the book, the following belated correction has been incorporated: The co-author’s name Zhiguo Yan has been included and the acknowledgement section has been modified in Chapter 67. T...
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Open AccessHospice care self-efficacy among clinical medical staff working in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation wards of designated hospitals: a cross–sectional study
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 462,417 deaths worldwide. A large number of patients with severe COVID-19 face death in hospital. Hospice care is truly a philosophy of care that delivers patient-cen...
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How to evaluate the value of chest CT in COVID-19: case reports and literature review
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, has been declared a public health emergency of international concern and a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The ...
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Open AccessIdentifying competing interest disclosures in systematic reviews of surgical interventions and devices: a cross-sectional survey
A competing interest is an important source of bias in research and disclosure is frequently employed as a strategy to manage it. Considering the importance of systematic reviews (SRs) and the varying prevalen...
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Open AccessAntithrombotic therapy in coronary artery disease patients with atrial fibrillation
Coronary artery disease (CAD) and atrial fibrillation (AF) frequently coexist in clinical practice, making it challenging for the treating physician to choose anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapies. The ai...
