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Open AccessAssociation of Blood Selenium Levels with Diabetes and Heart Failure in American General Adults: a Cross-sectional Study of NHANES 2011–2020 pre
Selenium is an essential trace element closely related to human health; however, the relationship between blood selenium levels, diabetes, and heart failure remains inconclusive. Therefore, this study aimed to...
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Open AccessEndothelial specific prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2 deficiency attenuates aging-related obesity and exercise intolerance
Obesity and exercise intolerance greatly reduce the life quality of older people. Prolyl hydroxylase domain-containing protein 2 (PHD2) is an important enzyme in modulating hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha (HIF)...
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Open AccessRetention of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by syringe filters
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are being increasingly measured in water and wastewater due to emerging toxicity concerns and strict regulatory limits. Previous studies have filtered water samples t...
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Open AccessCompressive sensing-based construction of high-resolution mode shapes for updating bridge boundary constraints
In this study, a method of finite element model updating is proposed to quantitatively identify bridge boundary constraints using the high-resolution mode shapes of a bridge. The high-resolution mode shapes ar...
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Open AccessGEB-YOLO: a novel algorithm for enhanced and efficient detection of foreign objects in power transmission lines
Detecting foreign objects in power transmission lines is essential for mitigating safety risks and maintaining line stability. Practical detection, however, presents challenges including varied target sizes, i...
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Correction to: Arbitrary topological charge vortex beams from carbon dots random lasers
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Correction: Investigating Toppling Failure Mechanism of Anti-dip Layered Slope due to Excavation by Physical Modelling
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Open AccessAgreement and repeatability of scotopic pupil size measurement with the 2WIN-S portable refractor in Chinese adults
To assess the agreement and repeatability of scotopic pupil size measurement using 2WIN-S (Adaptica, Padova, Italy) portable refractor in Chinese adults. This prospective non-randomized open-label controlled ...
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Open AccessDasabuvir alleviates 5-fluorouracil-induced intestinal injury through anti-senescence and anti-inflammatory
5-Fluorouracil (5-Fu) is a basic drug that is used to treat colorectal cancer. Patients who receive 5-Fu chemotherapy often experience side effects that affect the digestive system, such as intestinal injury a...
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Open AccessViral hepatitis in China during 2002–2021: epidemiology and influence factors through a country-level modeling study
Viral hepatitis imposes a heavy disease burden worldwide and is also one of the most serious public health problems in China. We aimed to describe the epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis in China and ...
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Open AccessRefining silicon nitride waveguide quality through femtosecond laser annealing
We present a method for modification of silicon nitride (Si3N4) waveguide resonators using femtosecond laser annealing. The quality (Q) factor of the waveguide resonators can be improved by approximately 1.3 time...
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Open AccessEpidemiological characteristics of first-time SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection among hospital staff in Chengdu, China
After China ended its ‘dynamic zero-COVID policy’ on 7 December 2022, a large-scale outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infections emerged across the country. We conducted a hospital-wide prospective study to docum...
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Open AccessTelomere-to-telomere Citrullus super-pangenome provides direction for watermelon breeding
To decipher the genetic diversity within the cucurbit genus Citrullus, we generated telomere-to-telomere (T2T) assemblies of 27 distinct genotypes, encompassing all seven Citrullus species. This T2T super-pangeno...
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Open AccessEpidemiology, economic, and humanistic burden of hereditary angioedema: a systematic review
This systematic study aims to assess the global epidemiologic, economic, and humanistic burden of illness associated with all types of hereditary angioedema.
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Open AccessPentachlorophenol and its effect on different environmental matrices: the need for an alternative wood preservative
Wood is considered to be one of the most important materials in the global economy. Wood loses shelf life in countries with severe winters. Pentachlorophenol (PCP) was predominantly used as a wood preservative...
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Open AccessThe combination of temozolomide and perifosine synergistically inhibit glioblastoma by impeding DNA repair and inducing apoptosis
Temozolomide (TMZ) is widely utilized as the primary chemotherapeutic intervention for glioblastoma. However, the clinical use of TMZ is limited by its various side effects and resistance to chemotherapy. The ...
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Open AccessApplication prospects of the 2BS cell-adapted China fixed rabies virus vaccine strain 2aG4-B40
Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease whose pathogenesis has not been fully elucidated, and vaccination is the only effective method for protecting against rabies virus infection. Most inactivated vaccines are pr...
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Open AccessDietary restriction promote sperm remodeling in aged roosters based on transcriptome analysis
The breeder rooster has played a pivotal role in poultry production by providing high-quality semen. Typically, fertility peaks between 30 and 40 weeks of age and then declines rapidly from 45 to 55 weeks of a...
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Open AccessProposal and validation of a new approach in tele-rehabilitation with 3D human posture estimation: a randomized controlled trial in older individuals with sarcopenia
Through a randomized controlled trial on older adults with sarcopenia, this study compared the training effects of an AI-based remote training group using deep learning-based 3D human pose estimation technolog...
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Open AccessCircCDC42-encoded CDC42-165aa regulates macrophage pyroptosis in Klebsiella pneumoniae infection through Pyrin inflammasome activation
The circular RNA (circRNA) family is a group of endogenous non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that have critical functions in multiple physiological and pathological processes, including inflammation, cancer, and cardio...