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Seasonal variation, source apportionment, and cancer risk assessment of PM2.5-bound phthalates: a case study in Taiyuan, China
Taiyuan in the Shanxi Province of China has experienced significant air pollution from fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the past years. Phthalate esters (PAEs), which are common semi-volatile chemical molecules...
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Open AccessAnalysis of influencing factors of HPV vaccination willingness of female sex workers in urban entertainment venues based on the IMB model in Guangxi, China
Understanding HPV vaccination willingness and its influencing factors among female sex workers (FSWs) in entertainment venues in an urban area of Guangxi, China.
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Open AccessHow the clinical dosage of bone cement biomechanically affects adjacent vertebrae
This study evaluated the biomechanical changes in the adjacent vertebrae under a physiological load (500 N) when the clinically relevant amount of bone cement was injected into fractured cadaver vertebral bodies.
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Multiple Regression-Based Calculation of Iron Ore Resource Royalty Rate and Analytical Study of Its Influencing Factors: Example from Anhui Province of China
Mineral resource royalty is the economic manifestation of mineral resource ownership benefits. In the context of globalized mineral resource allocation, it is inevitable to research the royalty evaluation in o...
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Is duration of preoperative anti-tuberculosis treatment a risk factor for postoperative relapse or non-healing of spinal tuberculosis?
This study evaluated the relationship between spinal TB postoperative recurrence or non-healing and duration of preoperative anti-TB treatment (ATT).
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Study of impedance model and water transport behavior of modified solvent-free epoxy anti-corrosion coating by EIS II
This work studied the evolution of an impedance model of 60 μm modified solvent-free epoxy anti-corrosion coating on a Q235 steel surface in 3.5% NaCl solution using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The...
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Comparison of VerifyNow P2Y12 and thrombelastography for assessing clopidogrel response in stroke patients in China
Poor response to clopidogrel is often associated with recurrent ischemic events, and reliable platelet function tests are needed to identify clopidogrel low response (CLR). The aim of the study was to compare ...
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Risk factors of new symptomatic vertebral compression fractures in osteoporotic patients undergone percutaneous vertebroplasty
This study evaluated the risk factors of new vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) following percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP).
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Synthesis and characterization of poly(aryl ether ketone)s with fluorinated phenyl in the side chain
New bisphenol monomers, (4-fluorophenyl)hydroquinone (3b) and (3,4-difluoro phenyl)hydroquinone (3c), were synthesized in a two-step synthesis. Poly(aryl ether ketone)s (PAEKs) (4a–c) were derived from these fluo...
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Synthesis and characterization of novel polyamides derived from 1,4-bis((4-amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)methyl)cyclohexane and aromatic dicarboxylic acids
A new aromatic diamine with a trifluoromethyl pendent group, 1,4-bis((4-amino-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)methyl)cyclohexane, was successfully synthesized in two steps from 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and 2-chlor...
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High optical transparency and low dielectric constant of novel organosoluble poly(ether ketone amide)s derived from an unsymmetrical diamine containing trifluoromethyl and methyl pendant groups
A series of novel fluorinated poly(ether ketone amide)s (PEKAs) were prepared from an unsymmetrical aromatic diamine, (4′-(4″-amino-2″-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3′,5′-dimethylphenyl)(4-aminophenyl)-methanone (1), w...
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Synthesis, characterization, and properties of novel aromatic polyamides containing phthalazinone moiety
A unsymmetrical and kink non-coplanar heterocyclic dicarboxylic acid monomer, 4-[4-(4-carboxy phenoxy)-naphthyl]-2-(4-carboxyphenyl)phthalazin-1-one (3) was successfully synthesized with high purity and high yiel...
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Synthesis and characterization of a rigid-rod dihydroxy poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) fiber with excellent surface and axial compression properties
A series of dihydroxy poly(p-phenylene benzobisoxazole) (DHPBO) were prepared by introducing binary hydroxyl polar groups into poly(p-phenylene benzoxazole) PBO macromolecular chains and the effects of hydroxyl p...
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High glass transitions and fluorescence of novel organosoluble poly(arylene ether)s containing kink noncoplanar heterocyclic structures
A novel unsymmetrical and kink noncoplanar heterocyclic bisphenol-like monomer, 4-(4-hydroxynaphthalenyl)phthalazin-1-one (2), was synthesized in a two-step reaction starting from 1-naphthol and phthalic anhy...
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Association between clinical characteristics and expression abundance of RTKN gene in human bladder carcinoma tissues from Chinese patients
Bladder carcinoma is the most common urological malignancy in China. Gene mutation may be one of causes of carcinogenesis in the cancer. We therefore investigated the mRNA expression of RTKN gene in clinic malign...
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Silencing of hdm2 oncogene by siRNA inhibits p53-dependent human breast cancer
RNA interference technology is a powerful tool for silencing endogenous or exogenous genes in mammalian cells. Here our results showed that hdm2-siRNA silenced its target mRNA specifically and effectively in h...
