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Open AccessSOFA in sepsis: with or without GCS
Sepsis is a global public health burden. The sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) is the most commonly used scoring system for diagnosing sepsis and assessing severity. Due to the widespread use of endot...
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Impacts of magnitude and texture of variable sediment supply on bedload transport
Sediment supply governs the bedload transport and bed morphology in rivers. Up to the present, the impacts of magnitude and texture of variable sediment supply (e.g., induced by flash flood from tributaries) o...
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Association between ICU quality and in-hospital mortality of V-V ECMO-supported patients—the ECMO quality improvement action (EQIA) study: a national cohort study in China from 2017 to 2019
This cohort study was performed to explore the influence of intensive care unit (ICU) quality on in-hospital mortality of veno-venous (V-V) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-supported patients in Chin...
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Determination of cutting force and failure surface using a blunt cutter under confining condition: analytical modelling
Digital drilling is a common method for detecting the deep rock mass information, but the cutter wear leads to an irregular shape of the rock chip affecting the detecting accuracy. The detecting methodology la...
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Open AccessIdentification and validation of IRF6 related to ovarian cancer and biological function and prognostic value
Ovarian cancer (OC) is a severe gynecological malignancy with significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The discovery of reliable cancer biomarkers can be used to adjust diagnosis and improve patient ...
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Open AccessMulticompartmental coacervate-based protocell by spontaneous droplet evaporation
Hierarchical compartmentalization, a hallmark of both primitive and modern cells, enables the concentration and isolation of biomolecules, and facilitates spatial organization of biochemical reactions. Coacerv...
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Open AccessFactors influencing DVT formation in sepsis
Sepsis is a global public health burden. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the third most common cause of death from cardiovascular disease after heart attacks and strokes. We designed this experiment to investiga...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Study on the Effect of Sand on the DC Discharge Character Curve of Air Gap in an Altitude of 3500 m
Sand weather often occurs in areas with an altitude of 3500 m, which affects the insulation character curve of transmission line gaps. Therefore, so as to investigate the impact of sand on the typical gap disch.....
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Switching Impulse Characteristics for Air Gap of Valve Hall at 2500 m Above Sea Level in ± 800 kV Ultra High Voltage DC Transmission System
In order to accurately obtain the internal design dimensions of the delivery valve hall of the ± 800 kV UHV DC project above 2500 m altitude. In the **ning high-altitude test base at 2500 m altitude, the disch...
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Anisotropy on the ductile-to-brittle transition for rock in process of drilling
Anisotropy is an inherent property of rocks. It refers to the different response of the rock properties in each direction. Understanding the anisotropy characteristics of rock failure by drilling has practical...
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Open AccessCarbapenem is not always the best choice in the treatment of septic shock
Septic shock is a global public health burden. In addition to the improvement of the level of individual care, the improvement of the overall hospital quality control management is also an essential key aspect...
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Open AccessMeasuring the worldwide spread of COVID-19 using a comprehensive modeling method
With the global spread of COVID-19, detecting high-risk countries/regions timely and dynamically is essential; therefore, we sought to develop automatic, quantitative and scalable analysis methods to observe a...
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Evaluation of ICUs and weight of quality control indicators: an exploratory study based on Chinese ICU quality data from 2015 to 2020
This study aimed to explore key quality control factors that affected the prognosis of intensive care unit (ICU) patients in Chinese mainland over six years (2015–2020). The data for this study were from 31 pr...
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Correction: Regulation of PPARγ/CPT-1 expression ameliorates cochlear hair cell injury by regulating cellular lipid metabolism and oxidative stress
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Identification of the spatial patterns and controlling factors of Se in soil and rice in Guangxi through hot spot analysis
Selenium (Se) is essential to human health, anti-cancer, possessing antioxidant, and antiviral properties. In this study, the spatial patterns of rice Se and their varying relationship with soil Se on a region...
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Experimental study of the effects of riverbank vegetation conditions on riverbank erosion processes
Riverbank erosion is a common natural river process that threatens the security of in-stream structures as well as public and private properties. The impacts of riparian vegetation on the riverbank erosion pro...
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Effects of Different Calcining Temperatures on the Properties of Ceramsite Prepared by High-carbon Gasification Slag
The structure and characteristics of high-performance lightweight aggregates produced by high-carbon gasification slag were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetry/dif...
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Open AccessOnly the new beginning of VAP quality control
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Regulation of PPARγ/CPT-1 expression ameliorates cochlear hair cell injury by regulating cellular lipid metabolism and oxidative stress
This study aimed to investigate the protective effects of PPARγ/CPT-1 regulation on cisplatin-induced cochlear hair cell injury. The viability, apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential of cisplatin-induc...
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Open AccessAssociation between quality control and outcomes of septic shock caused by intestinal perforation in China: a cross-sectional study
Septic shock, largely caused by intestinal perforation, is a common critical disease in intensive care unit (ICU). For hospitals and health systems, a performance improvement program for sepsis was strong reco...
