Blended Learning. Intelligent Computing in Education
17th International Conference on Blended Learning, ICBL 2024, Macao SAR, China, July 29 – August 1, 2024, Proceedings
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Open AccessA Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Ropeginterferon Alfa-2b in Patients with Moderate COVID-19
Ropeginterferon alfa-2b is a novel mono-pegylated proline-interferon. This clinical study aimed to evaluate its antiviral efficacy of ropeginterferon alfa-2b against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Open AccessSpecific convulsions and brain damage in children hospitalized for Omicron BA.5 infection: an observational study using two cohorts
SARS-CoV-2 continues to mutate over time, and reports on children infected with Omicron BA.5 are limited. We aimed to analyze the specific symptoms of Omicron-infected children and to improve patient care.
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Soil microbial community in lead smelting area and the role of sulfur-oxidizing bacteria
The long-term operation of the lead smelter has brought serious heavy metal pollution to the surrounding soil. The microbial community structure and composition of heavy metal contaminated soil is important fo...
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Open AccessComparing transfusion reactions between pre-storage and post-storage leukoreduced apheresis platelets: an analysis using propensity score matching
Transfusion reactions induced by platelet transfusions may be reduced and alleviated by leukocyte reduction of platelets. Although leukoreduction of apheresis platelets can be performed either pre-storage or p...
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Open AccessGene variants and clinical characteristics of children with sitosterolemia
To enhance the detection, management and monitoring of Chinese children afflicted with sitosterolemia by examining the physical characteristics and genetic makeup of pediatric patients.
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Random and site-specific radiolabeling of [89Zr]Zr-DFO-anti-PD-L1-mAb iPET tracer
Zirconium-89 radiolabeled immuno-positron emission tomography (89Zr-iPET) has become a critical tool for patient stratification before and after immunotherapies for therapeutic evaluation. In this study, random a...
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Open AccessRelationship between shoulder and elbow range of motion and ultrasonographic structural abnormalities in the elbow of Taiwanese high school baseball players
Ultrasonographic structural abnormalities are regarded as one of the risk factors of elbow injuries. Elbow injuries are commonly associated with decreased shoulder/elbow range of motion (ROM). The purpose of t...
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High incidence of EDNRB gene mutation in seven southern Chinese familial cases with Hirschsprung’s disease
Hirschsprung’s disease (HSCR) is the leading cause of neonatal functional intestinal obstruction, which has been identified in many familial cases. HSCR, a multifactorial disorder of enteric nervous system (EN...
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Open AccessEfficacy of Qingpeng ointment (a Tibetan medicine) for acute gouty arthritis: a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of Qingpeng ointment (QPO), a Tibetan medicine for alleviating symptoms in individuals with acute gouty arthritis (AGA).
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Fungal diversity notes 1717–1817: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa
As the continuation of Fungal Diversity Notes series, the current paper is the 16th contribution to this series. A total of 103 taxa from seven classes in Ascomycota and Basidiomycota are included here. Of these ...
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MRI radiomics for predicting poor disease-free survival in muscle invasive bladder cancer: the results of the retrospective cohort study
To develop an MRI radiomic nomogram capable of identifying muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) patients with high-risk molecular characteristics related to poor 2-year disease-free survival (DFS).
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Optimization and Minimum-Energy Approaches for Private Message Security in the Wavelet Domain of Audio Signals
In the field of embedding digital information or private message into an audio signal, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and bit error rate (BER) are commonly performance indexes in measuring the distortion and robu...
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Two-thiols-regulated fabrication of plasmonic nanoparticles with co-enhanced Raman scattering and circular dichroism responses
Plasmonic nanoparticles (PNPs) with stable nanogaps are important to achieve strong, uniform and quantitative gap-enhanced Raman scattering (GERS) signals. Chiral PNPs with plasmonic circular dichroism (PCD) r...
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Open AccessPrediction of clinically significant prostate cancer through urine metabolomic signatures: A large-scale validated study
Currently, there are no accurate markers for predicting potentially lethal prostate cancer (PC) before biopsy. This study aimed to develop urine tests to predict clinically significant PC (sPC) in men at risk.
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Open AccessURI alleviates tyrosine kinase inhibitors-induced ferroptosis by reprogramming lipid metabolism in p53 wild-type liver cancers
The clinical benefit of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs)-based systemic therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is limited due to drug resistance. Here, we uncover that lipid metabolism reprogramm...
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Real-world treatment outcome with protease inhibitor direct-acting antiviral in advanced hepatitis C cirrhosis: a REAL-C study
Current guidelines discourage the use of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) containing protease-inhibitor (PI) in advanced HCV cirrhosis. We aimed to compare the real-world tolerability of PI vs. non-PI DAA regimen...
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The association of bisphenol A and paraben exposure with sensorineural hearing loss in children
Bisphenol A (BPA) and parabens (PBs) are chemicals that are extensively used in personal care products (PCPs). In early childhood development, hearing is critical to speech and language development, communicat...
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Open AccessInhibition of GSDMD-mediated pyroptosis triggered by Trichinella spiralis intervention contributes to the alleviation of DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is increasing worldwide. Although there is currently no completely curative treatment, helminthic therapy shows cer...
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Conductivity characteristics of landslide considering porosity, saturation, temperature and ion concentration
High-density resistivity imaging method is widely used in landslide monitoring. The resistivity of rock and soil is closely related to factors, such as porosity, moisture content, saturation and temperature. I...
