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A practical guide to understanding the context of human-wildlife coexistence
Fostering sustainable human-wildlife coexistence involves managing a more-than-human social process of complex interactions among people and wildlife. Develo** effective coexistence strategies requires a tho...
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Open AccessOccupant behavior, thermal environment, and appliance electricity use of a single-family apartment in China
The household is the basic unit of a residential community or building. High-resolution, long-term open data are necessary to help study residential electricity consumption, smart home technologies, and electr...
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Open AccessImpacts of exposure to humidex on cardiovascular mortality: a multi-city study in Southwest China
Many studies have reported the association between ambient temperature and mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the health effects of humidity are still unclear, much less the combined effects...
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Open AccessAssociation between spicy food and hypertension among Han Chinese aged 30–79 years in Sichuan Basin: a population-based cross-sectional study
While spicy food is believed to have cardiovascular-protective effects, its impact on hypertension remains uncertain due to conflicting findings from previous studies. This study aimed to explore the associati...
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Open AccessEffects of ambient temperature on mortality among elderly residents of Chengdu city in Southwest China, 2016–2020: a distributed-lag non-linear time series analysis
With complex changes in the global climate, it is critical to understand how ambient temperature affects health, especially in China. We aimed to assess the effects of temperature on daily mortality, including...
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Open AccessEffects of active vitamin D on insulin resistance and islet β-cell function in non-diabetic chronic kidney disease patients: a randomized controlled study
The purpose of the study is to observe the effects of active vitamin D supplementation on insulin resistance and islet β-cell function (HOMA-β) in patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease (NDCKD).
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Open AccessLeft atrial morpho-functional remodeling in atrial fibrillation assessed by three dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography and its value in atrial fibrillation screening
Three dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (3D STE) is a novel technique combining 3D echocardiography and speckle tracking analysis. 3D STE software dedicated to the left atrium (LA) was recently ava...
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Open AccessThe different risk factors for isolated diastolic hypertension and isolated systolic hypertension: a national survey
Hypertension is highly prevalent and is one of the modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular outcomes. Isolated diastolic hypertension (IDH), however, tends to be ignored due to insufficient recognition. We s...
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Salidroside Attenuates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction Partially Through Activation of QKI/FoxO1 Pathway
Doxorubicin (DOX) is an effective chemotherapy. However, its usage has been associated with adverse effects. Salidroside (SAL) is an antioxidative drug, which confers protective effects against several disease...
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Bioactive hyaluronic acid fragments inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses via the Toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway
The high- and the low-molecular weight hyaluronic acids (HMW-HA and LMW-HA, respectively) showed different biological activities in inflammation. However, the role of LMW-HA in inflammatory response is controv...
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IMPERFECTIVE EXINE FORMATION (IEF) is required for exine formation and male fertility in Arabidopsis
IEF, a novel plasma plasma membrane protein, is important for exine formation in Arabidopsis.
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Double-layer TiO2 inverse opal-based quantum dot-sensitized solar cells
The operation of dye-sensitized solar cells and quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSCs) depends strongly on the photoanode material employed. This is addressed in the present work by develo** photoanodes...
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Performance Verification of Capsule Networks in LOS/NLOS Identification for UWB Positioning
In ultra-wideband (UWB) positioning systems, positioning accuracy can be improved by determining the conditions of line-of-sight (LOS) and non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation and taking appropriate measures. ...
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A stricter control of low-density lipoprotein is necessary for thrombosis reduction in “lower thrombosis risk” patients with atrial fibrillation: a multicenter retrospective cohort study
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are associated with increased thrombotic events. Our previous case–control study showed low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) was an independent predictor of ischem...
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Clinical Features and Treatment Protocol in Eleven Chinese Children with Mild COVID-19
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Open AccessThe association of metabolic syndrome components and chronic kidney disease in patients with hypertension
Hypertension is a highly prevalent disease and the leading cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Metabolic syndrome could also be the risk factor for CKD. We sought to study the association between metabolic ...
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Open AccessA Novel Preparation of Nano-Copper Chalcogenide (Cu2S)-based Flexible Counter Electrode
Copper nanowires (CuNWs) are used to prepare flexible, transparent conducting substrates due to their low cost and ease of fabrication on a large area. A CuNW/polymer composite substrate was prepared and vulca...
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Open AccessMonocular lens dislocation due to vomiting-a case report
Lens dislocation is a common disease in ophthalmology, which leads to vision loss, while the lens dislocation caused by vomiting has not been reported yet. We report a case of lens dislocation caused by simple...
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Diode-pumped Q-switched Nd:YLF laser at 1313 nm
In this letter, we describe the operation of an end-pumped acousto-optic Q-switched Nd:YLF laser. According to the theoretical analysis and calculation for Nd:YLF crystal, the thermal focal length of σ-polari...
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Diagnostic accuracy of the soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1/placental growth factor ratio for preeclampsia: a meta-analysis based on 20 studies
To investigate the accuracy of the soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1(sFlt-1)/placental growth factor (PlGF) ratio to predict preeclampsia (PE).
