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Open versus laparoscopic Hartmann’s procedure: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hartmann’s procedure is traditionally performed in emergency situations where single-step procedures with immediate anastomosis may be unsafe. However, it can be associated with significant morbidity and low c...
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Open AccessIrinotecan/scFv co-loaded liposomes coaction on tumor cells and CAFs for enhanced colorectal cancer therapy
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), as an important component of stroma, not only supply the “soils” to promote tumor invasion and metastasis, but also form a physical barrier to hinder the penetration of th...
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Open AccessSOX9 is a dose-dependent metastatic fate determinant in melanoma
In this research, we aimed to resolve contradictory results whether SOX9 plays a positive or negative role in melanoma progression and determine whether SOX9 and its closely related member SOX10 share the same...
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miR-338 suppresses the growth and metastasis of OSCC cells by targeting NRP1
microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that have been suggested to play an essential role in tumorigenesis. Reduced expression of miR-338 has been reported in several types of cancers; however, the role ...
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Web video thumbnail recommendation with content-aware analysis and query-sensitive matching
In this paper, a unified and adaptive web video thumbnail recommendation framework is proposed, which recommends thumbnails both for video owners and browsers on the basis of image quality assessment, image ac...
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Tumor-Specific Delivery and Therapy by Double-Targeted DTX-CMCS-PEG-NGR Conjugates
To synthesize and evaluate the antitumor efficacy of double-targeted docetaxel (DTX)-carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS)-PEG-NGR (DTX-CPN) conjugates that could target to CD13 over-expressed tumor neovascular endoth...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Research and Application of Variable Rate Fertilizer Applicator System Based on a DC Motor
With the aim to simplify the electrical component structure of the present variable rate fertilizer applicator system, a kind of variable rate fertilizer applicator control system was developed. It is based on...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Coarse-to-Fine Dissolve Detection Based on Image Quality Assessment
Although many approaches have been proposed for video shot boundary detection, dissolve detection remains an open issue. For a dissolve, we could find that the video frames reveal a “clarity–blur–clarity” visu...
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Emerging biotechnological strategies for non-viral antiangiogenic gene therapy
Angiogenesis has emerged as a promising target of cancer treatment. With the development of biotechnology, major progress has been made in the exploring effective therapies on targeting tumor angiogenesis over...
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Metal Ions Enhance the Affinities of Flavonoids for Human Serum Albumin in Vitro
The affinities of apigenin, chrysin, daidzein and quercetin for human serum albumin (HSA) were studied in the presence and absence of Pb2+, Ni2+, Zn2+, Mg2+ and Mn2+. The fluorescence intensities of HSA decrease ...
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Mannan-Modified Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Targeted Gene Delivery to Alveolar Macrophages
Cationic solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) have established themselves during the past decades. They can efficiently bind DNA directly via ionic interaction and mediate gene transfection. One major problem with ...
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Enhanced gastrointestinal absorption of N3-O-toluyl-fluorouracil by cationic solid lipid nanoparticles
This study was aimed to prepare N3-O-toluyl-fluorouracil (TFu) loaded cationic solid lipid nanoparticles (TFu-SLNs) and evaluate the potential of a novel lipid-based drug delivery system to enhance the oral absor...
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Open AccessPreparation and Characterization of Cationic PLA-PEG Nanoparticles for Delivery of Plasmid DNA
The purpose of the present work was to formulate and evaluate cationic poly(lactic acid)-poly(ethylene glycol) (PLA-PEG) nanoparticles as novel non-viral gene delivery nano-device. Cationic PLA-PEG nanoparticl...
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Open AccessKnockdown of astrocyte elevated gene-1 inhibits proliferation and enhancing chemo-sensitivity to cisplatin or doxorubicin in neuroblastoma cells
Astrocyte elevated gene-1 (AEG-1) was originally characterized as a HIV-1-inducible gene in primary human fetal astrocyte. Recent studies highlight a potential role of AEG-1 in promoting tumor progression and met...