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Investigation on the focusing and separation of polystyrene microbeads in an integrated microfluidic system using magnetized functionalized flexible micro-magnet arrays
Focusing and separation of cells by microfluidic techniques are significant steps in many applications, such as single-cell analysis and disease diagnosis. Among the microfluidic techniques, passive magnetopho...
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Seismic responses of an intensively constructed metro station-passageway-shaft structure system
Intensive construction methods offer benefits for metro station development, yet they present challenges for seismic design due to the spatially asymmetric configuration of passageway-shaft structures. In this...
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Open AccessInhibitory effects of the nanoscale lysate derived from xenogenic dental pulp stem cells in lung cancer models
Lung cancer is a highly prevalent malignancy and has the highest mortality rate among all tumors due to lymph node metastasis. Bone marrow and umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have demonstr...
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Open AccessCorrection: Metal-organic framework materials promote neural differentiation of dental pulp stem cells in spinal cord injury
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Open AccessMetal-organic framework materials promote neural differentiation of dental pulp stem cells in spinal cord injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is accompanied by loss of Zn2+, which is an important cause of glutamate excitotoxicity and death of local neurons as well as transplanted stem cells. Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) have ...
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From “Tanghulu” to “Sausage”: gold nanosheets-decorated TiO2 nanocolumns/carbon fiber as SERS substrate
In this work, a novel nanostructure of gold nanosheets (NSs)-decorated TiO2 nanocolumns (NCs) coated on carbon fiber (Au NSs-TiO2 NCs/CF) is designed and fabricated. The structure and morphology can be adjusted f...
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Local site effect of soil-rock ground: 1-g shaking table test
Construction sites are not generally flat but heterogeneous. It would be of significance to explore the patterns of ground response where soil and rock strata laterally distribute near the ground surface. Shak...
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Open AccessAssociation of serum creatinine with hepatic steatosis and fibrosis: a cross-sectional study
Recent studies have shown that chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence is significantly higher in patients with hepatic steatosis (HS); however, it remains unclear whether HS is associated with serum creatinin...
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The optimal activation of plastic aligner for canine distal movement: a three-dimensional finite element analysis
This study aimed to investigate the optimal activation of plastic aligner for the canine distal movement by combining the stress and strain of periodontal ligament. Computer-aided design models of the upper ca...
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Open AccessAssociation between circadian variation of heart rate and mortality among critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study
Heart rate (HR) related parameters, such as HR variability, HR turbulence, resting HR, and nighttime mean HR have been recognized as independent predictors of mortality. However, the influence of circadian cha...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Phosphorothioate-DNA bacterial diet reduces the ROS levels in C. elegans while improving locomotion and longevity
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Open AccessPhosphorothioate-DNA bacterial diet reduces the ROS levels in C. elegans while improving locomotion and longevity
DNA phosphorothioation (PT) is widely distributed in the human gut microbiome. In this work, PT-diet effect on nematodes was studied with PT-bioengineering bacteria. We found that the ROS level decreased by ab...
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Open AccessRelationship between 24-h venous blood glucose variation and mortality among patients with acute respiratory failure
Evidence indicates that glucose variation (GV) plays an important role in mortality of critically ill patients. We aimed to investigate the relationship between the coefficient of variation of 24-h venous bloo...
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Open AccessResearch on neck dissection for oral squamous-cell carcinoma: a bibliometric analysis
Neck dissection for oral squamous-cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a clinically controversial issue and has therefore been the subject of abundant research. However, no one has performed a bibliometric study on this t...
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NEAT1 polyA-modulating antisense oligonucleotides reveal opposing functions for both long non-coding RNA isoforms in neuroblastoma
Many long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) are highly dysregulated in cancer and are emerging as therapeutic targets. One example is NEAT1, which consists of two overlap** lncRNA isoforms, NEAT1_1 (3.7 kb) and NEAT1...
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A fluorescent probe operating under weak acidic conditions for the visualization of HOCl in solid tumors in vivo
Levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in cancer cells or in the tumor microenvironment differ noticeably from those in normal cells and cellular microenvironments because ROS play important roles in all aspe...
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Caramelized carbonaceous shell-coated γ-Fe2O3 as a magnetic solid-phase extraction sorbent for LC-MS/MS analysis of triphenylmethane dyes
Carbonaceous shell-coated γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles (γ-Fe2O3@CNM) were synthesized from glucose caramelization and used as a novel magnetic solid-phase extraction medium for malachite green and crystal violet in envi...
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Open AccessVitamin C: a misunderstood ally?
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Open AccessIn silico analysis excavates potential biomarkers by constructing miRNA-mRNA networks between non-cirrhotic HCC and cirrhotic HCC
Mounting evidences have demonstrated that HCC patients with or without cirrhosis possess different clinical characteristics, tumor development and prognosis. However, few studies directly investigated the unde...
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Impact of Lung Function and SDB on Incident Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure: A Community-based Study
To investigate whether lung function, especially when complicated with SDB, has an increased risk for myocardial infarction (MI) and congestive heart failure (CHF).
