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Global Natural Gas Market and Changing Trends of Natural Gas Trade
As a relatively clean and low-carbon primary energy source, natural gas will play an important role in the energy transition in the next decade in the context of peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality. Si...
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New Features of the Global Oil Market in the Context of High Oil Prices
In recent years, the global macroeconomic and geopolitical situation is complex and volatile, and the international oil price as a whole has shown an oscillating upward trend. Under the influence of multiple f...
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Open AccessRelationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and target organ damage in children with essential hypertension
Researchers have shown that 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH] D), a kind of active vitamin D in the human body, plays a role in cardiovascular disease (CVD). Low serum 25(OH) D levels have been found to be associate...
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Refractory Kawasaki disease: modified methylprednisolone regimen decreases coronary artery dilatation
The use of corticosteroids in Kawasaki disease (KD) is still controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and effectiveness of modified methylprednisolone (mPSL) regimen as an initial tre...
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Open AccessEyelid ptosis and muscle weakness in a child with Kawasaki disease: a case report
Kawasaki disease (KD) is an acute febrile vasculitis that often occurs in children under 5 years. Ptosis and muscle weakness associated with KD are rarely documented.
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Open AccessPrognostic significance of peripheral CD8+CD28+ and CD8+CD28− T cells in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with chemo(radio)therapy
Noninvasive prognostic biomarkers are needed for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with different histological types to identify cases with poor survival. Here, we investigated the prognosti...
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Open AccessSmoking history influences the prognostic value of peripheral naïve CD4+ T cells in advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Considering the effect of smoking on tumor immunity, we attempted to investigate the impact of smoking history on the prognostic value of circulating naïve and memory CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in advanced non-smal...
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The effect of alumina content on fracture property of all-ceramics zirconia
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of Al2O3 content on the fracture property of all-ceramics ZrO2. To improve the all-ceramics ZrO2 restoration mechanics properity,96 samples containing 0...
