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Open AccessContribution of small airway inflammation to the development of COPD
Little attention has been paid to the pathophysiological changes in the natural history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The destructions of the small airways were visualized on thoracic micro-...
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Open AccessRegulator of G protein signaling protein 6 alleviates acute lung injury by inhibiting inflammation and promoting cell self-renewal in mice
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a disease with high mortality and morbidity. Regulator of G protein signaling protein 6 (RGS6), identified as a tumor suppressor gene, has received increasing atte...
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Open AccessComparison of the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban and low-molecular-weight heparin in Chinese lung cancer patients with nonhigh-risk pulmonary embolism
Data that guide selection of differing anticoagulant regimens for specific cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE) are lacking. We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban and low-molecul...
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Open Access2019 novel coronavirus of pneumonia in Wuhan, China: emerging attack and management strategies
An ongoing outbreak of 2019-nCoV pneumonia was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei province, China at the end of 2019. With the spread of the new coronavirus accelerating, person-to-person transmission in family ...
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Simultaneous detection and characterization of toxigenic Clostridium difficile directly from clinical stool specimens
We employed a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coupled with capillary electrophoresis (mPCR-CE) targeting six Clostridium difficile genes, including tpi, tcdA, tcdB, cdtA, cdtB, and a deletion in tcdC fo...
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Open AccessNew insights of aquaporin 5 in the pathogenesis of high altitude pulmonary edema
High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) affects individuals and is characterized by alveolar flooding with protein-rich edema as a consequence of blood-gas barrier disruption. In this study, we hypothesized that ...
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Left–right asymmetry for pion and kaon production in the semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering process
We analyze the left–right asymmetry in the semi-inclusive deep-inelastic scattering (SIDIS) process without introducing any weighting functions. With the current theoretical understanding, we find that the Siv...
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Design of Multi-layer Dielectric Thin-film Polarizing Beam Splitters by Adaptive Simulated Annealing Method
Polarizing beam splitters (PBS’s) are essential components in optical systems such as liquid crystal displays, optical communication and optical recording. Adaptive simulated annealing (ASA) method is introduc...
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Optimal design of achromatic quarter-wave plate using twisted nematic liquid crystal cells
A novel configuration of achromatic quarter-wave plate using two twisted nematic liquid crystal (TNLC) cells is presented. The 4 × 4 Mueller matrix is used to describe the optical properties of the liquid crys...
