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Open AccessSystematic analysis of the sugar accumulation mechanism in sucrose- and hexose- accumulating cherry tomato fruits
Sugar content is an important indicator of fruit quality. Except for a few wild tomato species that accumulate sucrose in the fruits, most cultivated tomato species accumulate hexose. Although several studies ...
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Effects of red/blue versus white LED light of different intensities on the growth and organic carbon and autotoxin secretion of hydroponic lettuce
Light is a crucial signal for plant growth, development, and secondary metabolism. Exploring the effects of light on autotoxin secretion in lettuce can be helpful for improving the utilization efficiency of th...
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Primary cerebellar glioblastomas in children: clinical presentation and management
Pediatric cerebellar glioblastomas (pcGBMs) are rare and their characteristics remain ill-defined. We conducted a retrospective analysis of pediatric cerebellar glioblastomas who underwent surgery from 2008 to...
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Open AccessCombined transcriptomic and lipidomic analysis reveals aberrant lipid metabolism in central nervous system hemangioblastomas
Peritumoral cysts are commonly detected in the central nervous system tumors, especially hemangioblastomas (HBs). However, the molecular mechanisms driving their formation and propagation are still unknown. We...
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Altering light–dark cycle at pre-harvest stage regulated growth, nutritional quality, and photosynthetic pigment content of hydroponic lettuce
Lettuce exposed to red (R) and blue (B) LEDs (4R:1B, 200 μmol·m−2·s−1) were cultivated hydroponically in an environmentally controlled plant factory to examine the effects of light–dark cycle (LDC) conversion at ...
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Effects of constant versus fluctuating red–blue LED radiation on yield and quality of hydroponic purple-leaf lettuce
This study investigated the effects of constant light and alternating relatively high-intensity (500 µmol m−2 s−1) and low-intensity (150 µmol m−2 s−1) red–blue LEDs (4R:1B) on the biomass production and quality ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Electronic Health Record Data Sharing Cryptographic Algorithm Based on Blockchain
The data stored into the blockchain is immutable, which enhances the security of the data. In this work, we propose a blockchain-based scheme for electronic medical record data sharing that enables third-party...
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Primary hyperparathyroidism due to ectopic parathyroid adenoma in an adolescent: a case report and review of the literature
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder and is usually diagnosed in adults. PHPT due to ectopic parathyroid adenoma in adolescents is rare.
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Effects of light quality, light intensity, and photoperiod on growth and yield of cherry radish grown under red plus blue LEDs
For more plant species to be suitable for plant factory production, their optimal light regimes need to be optimized. We evaluated the effects of light quality, light intensity, and photoperiod on the growth a...
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Pediatric central nervous system hemangioblastomas: different from adult forms? A retrospective series of 25 cases
Pediatric hemangioblastomas are rare, and the clinical features, timing of surgical intervention, optimal treatment, and clinical outcomes are still unclear.
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Nerve atrophy in trigeminal neuralgia due to neurovascular compression and its association with surgical outcomes after microvascular decompression
Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is caused by neurovascular compression and is often related to morphological changes in the trigeminal nerve. The aim of this study was to quantitatively measure atrophic c...
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Thymic carcinoma patients with myasthenia gravis exhibit better prognoses
Thymic carcinoma is an aggressive mediastinal neoplasm with a poor prognosis, but the factors that contribute to its prognosis are not completely understood. Myasthenia gravis (MG) can coexist with thymic carc...
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Examining Nek2 as a better proliferation marker in non-small cell lung cancer prognosis
The purpose of this study is to identify a better potential biomarker for the prognosis of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The expressions of Nek2, MCM7, and Ki-67 were evaluated in 270 NSCLC...
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Higher nitrates, P and lower pH in soils under medicinal plants versus crop plants
This report shows a higher soil quality under medicinal plants versus food-crop plants. Long-term continuous cultivation of food crops induces changes of soil properties that can lead to fertility loss and, in...
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Phytotoxic Substances in Waste Nutrient Solution by Various Immobilized Levels of Nano-TiO2
The photocatalytic degradation effectiveness of six selected typical phytotoxic substances (ferulic, benzoic, gallic, salicylic, tannic, and acetic acid) by two levels of 10 nm TiO2 (11 and 22 g/m2) immobilized o...
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Open AccessA comparison of three induction regimens using succinylcholine, vecuronium, or no muscle relaxant: impact on the intraoperative monitoring of the lateral spread response in hemifacial spasm surgery: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Surgical microvascular decompression (MVD) is the curative treatment for hemifacial spasm (HFS). Monitoring MVD by recording the lateral spread response (LSR) intraoperatively can predict a successful clinical...
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Open AccessEndoscopic surgery versus conservative treatment for the moderate-volume hematoma in spontaneous basal ganglia hemorrhage (ECMOH): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is a disease with high morbidity, high disability rate, high mortality, and high economic burden. Whether patients can benefit from surgical evacuation of hematomas is stil...
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Occurrence, fate, and ecotoxicity of antibiotics in agro-ecosystems. A review
Globally, besides human medicine, an increasing amount of antibiotics as veterinary drugs and feed additives are used annually in many countries with the rapid development of the breeding industry (livestock b...
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Do genetically modified plants impact arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi?
The development and use of genetically modified plants (GMPs), as well as their ecological risks have been a topic of considerable public debate since they were first released in 1996. To date, no consistent c...
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Effects of Bt transgenic crops on soil ecosystems: a review of a ten-year research in China
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) transgenic cotton is the unique Bt transgenic crop planted on a large scale in China, and its commercialized varieties and hectareage had increased rapidly in China during the past dec...
