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Open AccessApplication of prolonged submental perforator flap to repair the postoperative defect of upper airway malignancy
To explore the feasibility of making a submental perforator flap distal to the connecting line between the mastoid and the sternoclavicular joint under the guidance of neck-enhanced CT and repairing the postop...
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Spatial and Temporal Change of Habitat Quality of Poyang Lake Basin in China at Small Watershed Scale and Its Multidimensional Response to Landscape Pattern
The health and function of ecosystems are largely determined by the quality of habitat, and the optimal regulation of landscape patterns has become an important way to improve regional habitat quality. This ar...
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A Simplified Model of Tethered Projectile Systems Wrap** Around Targets in Space and a Preliminary Capture Scheme Based Thereon
The Euler-Eytelwein equation indicates that the tension from one end of the rope to the other end decays exponentially with the wrap** angle after wrap** around a target object, and the tensions at two end...
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Open AccessCharacteristics of locoregional extension of unilateral nasopharyngeal carcinoma and suggestions for clinical target volume delineation
To summarize the characteristics of local invasion and distribution of metastatic lymph nodes in unilateral nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to provide references for the opti...
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A novel seven-gene panel predicts the sensitivity and prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treated with platinum-based radio(chemo)therapy
The aim of the study is to identify a reliable gene panel to predict the prognosis of HNSCC patients by integrated genomic analysis.
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Production of butanol from biomass: recent advances and future prospects
At present, diminishing oil resources and increasing environmental concerns have led to a shift toward the production of alternative biofuels. In the last few decades, butanol, as liquid biofuel, has received ...
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale: prevalence and demographic correlates of orthorexia nervosa among Chinese university students
As there is no measure available in Chinese for assessing orthorexia nervosa (ON), and as the Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS) has demonstrated to be a valid measure for such a purpose, the current study aime...
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Open AccessLncRNA MIR31HG targets HIF1A and P21 to facilitate head and neck cancer cell proliferation and tumorigenesis by promoting cell-cycle progression
LncRNAs are involved in the initiation and progression of cancer. However, the molecular mechanism and diverse clinical prognosis of MIR31HG in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are still unclear. ...
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Concise review on ethanol production from food waste: development and sustainability
The development of sustainable bioethanol fuel production from food waste has increasingly become an attractive topic. Food waste is recognized as the most available and costless feedstock. Therefore, ethanol ...
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Kinetic modelling and synergistic impact evaluation for the anaerobic co-digestion of distillers’ grains and food waste by ethanol pre-fermentation
The anaerobic digestion of food waste (FW) often leads to acidification inhibition owing to rapid biodegradation, resulting in system instability. In this study, distillers’ grains (DG) and food waste were mix...
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Tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 13 is a novel biomarker for diagnosis and prognosis and promotes cancer cell proliferation in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
Tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 13 (TNFSF13) modulates cell proliferation and apoptosis and participates in the pathogenesis of solid tumors, but its role in laryngeal cancer development is not clearl...
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Open AccessDysregulation of zinc finger protein, X-linked (ZFX) impairs cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in human oral squamous cell carcinorma
Zinc finger protein, X-linked (ZFX) is a transcriptional factor involved in many physiological processes such as embryonic stem cell survival and self-renewal. Though ZFX dysfunctions have been identified in v...
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Effect of microRNA-203 on tumor growth in human hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma
MicroRNAs (MiRNAs) have been recognized to regulate cancer initiation and progression in carcinogenesis as either oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes, but their role in hypopharyngeal cancer development is not...
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Catalytic Reduction of NOX Over TiO2–Graphene Oxide Supported with MnOX at Low Temperature
TiO2–graphene oxide (TiO2–GO) nanocomposites were prepared by the sol–gel method with different mass ratios of GO. The MnOX active components were loaded by means of ultrasonic impregnation. The catalysts exhibit...
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The up-regulation expression of APRIL is a marker of glottic malignant disease
A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family. Recent studies have implied that APRIL is closely related to solid tumors and hematological tumors, indicating tha...
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Knockdown of zinc finger protein, X-linked (ZFX) inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis in human laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma
ZFX (zinc finger protein, X-linked) gene locus on the human X chromosome is structurally similar to the zinc finger protein, Y-linked gene, which may constitute the primary sex-determining signal. However, the...
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Study on Advanced Treatment of Secondary Effluent Using Fixed-Bed Filled with Bone Char
The adsorption of a fixed bed filled with bone char was investigated in terms of its efficiency and capacity by determining operational conditions for the purpose of further reduction of organic matter and rem...
