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Analysis of factors affecting intraoperative hemorrhage during percutaneous nephrolithotomy and establishment of nomogram model
Intraoperative hemorrhage is an important factor affecting intraoperative safety and postoperative patient recovery in percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). This study aimed to identify the factors that influen...
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Singularity separation Chebyshev collocation method for weakly singular Volterra integral equations of the second kind
Volterra integral equation of the second kind with weakly singular kernel usually exhibits singular behavior at the origin, which deteriorates the accuracy of standard numerical methods. This paper develops a ...
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Open AccessUptake of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines in relation to preexisting chronic conditions in the European countries
The suboptimal uptake of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines among those with non-communicable chronic diseases is a public health concern, because it poses a higher risk of severe illness for individuals with und...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a novel mesh model to define a new index “amount of stone” to evaluate calculus and predicting the lithotripsy time
Develop a mesh model to define a new “index amount of stone” to evaluate calculus and predict lithotripsy time.
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Platelet-rich Plasma Improves Radiotherapy-induced Emotional Disorder and Cognitive Dysfunction, Neuroinflammation in Aged Rats by Inhibiting the Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasomes
Although radiotherapy (RT) is the preferred treatment for elderly patients with brain tumors, certain negative effects can’t be ignored. Fortunately, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) presents with a promising potent...
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Single-cell meta-analysis of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes across tissues and demographics
Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and accessory proteases (TMPRSS2 and CTSL) are needed for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) cellular entry, and their expression may shed light...
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Research on Intelligent Optimization Method of Grid Communication Server Based on Support Vector Machine
With power grid becoming more intelligent, networked and automatized, the information communication server (ICS) of power grid carries the core business of power grid information transmission. Generally, the t...
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A Critical Comparison of Three Methods for Time-Lapse Time-Shift Calculation
Time-shift, one of the most popular time-lapse seismic attributes, has been widely used in dynamic reservoir characterization by linking it with pressure and geomechanical changes. Therefore, it is important t...
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Open AccessThe migrating mediators and the interaction associated with the use of essential public health services: a cross-sectional study in Chinese older migrants
Despite the incremental implementation of the essential public health services (EPHS) during the last decade, the goal of EPHS’s equalization is impossible to cannot be achieved without appropriate policies ta...
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Open AccessSociodemographic characteristics associated with the utilization of maternal health services in Cambodia
Cambodia is a Southeast Asian country and has one the highest rates of maternal and child mortality with inadequate use of maternal healthcare services in the region. The present study aimed to analyse the pro...
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Cognition and Sociodemographic Determinants for Effective Pain Control in Patients with Cancer Pain: a Cross-sectional Survey in China
This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate cancer patients’ cognitive level of pain control and to evaluate the patient-related factors or barriers to effective cancer pain management in China. In seven t...
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TIAMBIENTA Smart Technologies for the Motor-Home Sector
The contemporary scenario sees the substantial affirmation of innovative technologies as digital tools necessary for the creation of an increasingly connected society. These technologies have a systemic releva...
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Textile Historical Sustainability and Innovative Textile Products
Textile surfaces have expressed a great deal of changes related to the meanings they are able to transmit as a communication layer and also as a technological product.
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The association between matrix metalloproteinase-7 genetic variant and bladder cancer risk in a Chinese Han population
The circulating matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) levels are associated with the risk of bladder cancer (BC). MMP-7 gene -181A/G polymorphism may influence the expression of MMP-7 by affecting the transcripti...
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Capturing the interactome of newly transcribed RNA
Labeling newly transcribed RNA with 5-ethynyluridine and adding biotin via click chemistry allows the analysis of the proteome bound to the various RNA species, including nascent RNA.
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Open AccessPretreatment quality of life as a predictor of survival for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with IMRT
To evaluate the prognostic significance of pretreatment quality of life for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.
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Open AccessEconomic burden of malaria inpatients during National Malaria Elimination Programme: estimation of hospitalization cost and its inter-province variation
Apart from its direct impact on public health and well-being, malaria had placed significant socioeconomic burden on both individuals and whole health systems. This study was conducted to investigate the hospi...
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Open AccessRelationship between plasma lipids and mild cognitive impairment in the elderly Chinese: a case-control study
High lipid levels may constitute a more important risk factor for cognitive health in previous studies. However, the association of plasma lipids with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among elderly people had n...
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Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major respiratory pathogens associated with cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In this study, we collected sputum and isolated fifty S. aureus isolates fro...
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Open AccessDeterminants of public malaria awareness during the national malaria elimination programme: a cross-sectional study in rural China
Public malaria health promotion is an integral part of the national malaria elimination programme, which was launched by the Chinese government in 2010. However, the public awareness of malaria needs to improv...
