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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) detection and deep learning in a Chinese community-based population
We aimed to develop and validate a deep learning system (DLS) by using an auxiliary section that extracts and outputs specific ultrasound diagnostic features to improve the explainable, clinical relevant utili...
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Open AccessAssociations of park access, park use and physical activity in parks with wellbeing in an Asian urban environment: a cross-sectional study
Relationships between park access, park use, and wellbeing remain poorly understood. The objectives of this study were to investigate: (1) perceived and objective park access in relation to park use and physic...
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Admixture/fine-map** in Brazilians reveals a West African associated potential regulatory variant (rs114066381) with a strong female-specific effect on body mass and fat mass indexes
Admixed populations are a resource to study the global genetic architecture of complex phenotypes, which is critical, considering that non-European populations are severely underrepresented in genomic studies....
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Open AccessExploring health and well-being in Taiwan: what we can learn from individuals’ narratives
Our aim was to explore the concepts of health and well-being from the point of view of the people experiencing them. Most of the efforts to understand these concepts have focused on disease prevention and trea...
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Open AccessRacial/ethnic- and county-specific prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and its burden in California
In the United States, the highest burden of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and CHB-related liver cancer is in the state of California, primarily in the San Francisco (SF) Bay and Los Angeles (LA) areas. The aim of ...
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Androgens and Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common nonskin cancer among American men and the third leading cause of cancer deaths. Research data over many years of study support the role of androgen in driving prostate cancer...
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Genetic determinants of serum lipid levels in Chinese subjects: a population-based study in Shanghai, China
We examined the associations between 21 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of eight lipid metabolism genes and lipid levels in a Chinese population. This study was conducted as part of a population-based s...
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The Expanded Poly-Q Length Within AR and AR Coregulator AIB1 and Their Clinical Implications
The cloning of the androgen receptor gene in 1988 (Chang et al., 1988) and identification of androgen receptor (AR) coactivators have greatly improved our understanding of intracellular androgenic action and the ...
