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    Activating MC4R Promotes Functional Recovery by Repressing Oxidative Stress-Mediated AIM2 Activation Post-spinal Cord Injury

    Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a destructive neurological trauma that induces permanent sensory and motor impairment as well as a deficit in autonomic physiological function. Melanocortin receptor 4 (MC4R) is a G...

    Yongli Wang, Nongtao Fang, Yikang Wang, Yibo Geng, Yao Li in Molecular Neurobiology (2024)

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    Failure mechanism and combined bearing capacity of monopile–friction wheel hybrid foundation in sand-over-clay deposit

    Monopile–friction wheel hybrid foundations have gradually become a promising foundation type for the high-capacity offshore wind turbines. Compared with traditional offshore foundations, monopile–friction whee...

    **njun Zou, Yikang Wang, Mi Zhou, **hong Zhang in Acta Geotechnica (2023)

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    Understanding internal migration in the UK before and during the COVID-19 pandemic using twitter data

    The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected internal migration patterns and may last beyond the pandemic. It raises the need to monitor the migration in an economical, effective and timely way. Benefitting from...

    Yikang Wang, Chen Zhong, Qili Gao, Carmen Cabrera-Arnau in Urban Informatics (2022)

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    Identifying the predictive effectiveness of a genetic risk score for incident hypertension using machine learning methods among populations in rural China

    Current studies have shown the controversial effect of genetic risk scores (GRSs) in hypertension prediction. Machine learning methods are used extensively in the medical field but rarely in the mining of gene...

    Miaomiao Niu, Yikang Wang, Liying Zhang, Runqi Tu, **aotian Liu in Hypertension Research (2021)

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    Genetic factors increase the identification efficiency of predictive models for dyslipidaemia: a prospective cohort study

    Few studies have developed risk models for dyslipidaemia, especially for rural populations. Furthermore, the performance of genetic factors in predicting dyslipidaemia has not been explored. The purpose of thi...

    Miaomiao Niu, Liying Zhang, Yikang Wang, Runqi Tu in Lipids in Health and Disease (2021)

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    Independent and interactive effect of sitting time and physical activity on prevalence of hyperuricemia: the Henan Rural Cohort Study

    There are few studies on the hyperuricemia (HUA) and moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity (PA) and also hardly regarding sitting time (ST). The purpose of this study was to examine the independent ...

    **aokang Dong, Yuqian Li, Lulu Zhang, **aotian Liu in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2021)

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    Dose-response association of sleep quality with anxiety symptoms in Chinese rural population: the Henan rural cohort

    The epidemiological evidence on the association of sleep quality on anxiety symptoms has been inconclusive. This study aimed to explore the association between sleep quality and anxiety symptoms in rural Chine...

    Jiali Shen, Haiqing Zhang, Yan Wang, Tanko Abdulai, Miaomiao Niu in BMC Public Health (2020)

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    Machine learning for characterizing risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a rural Chinese population: the Henan Rural Cohort Study

    With the development of data mining, machine learning offers opportunities to improve discrimination by analyzing complex interactions among massive variables. To test the ability of machine learning algorithm...

    Liying Zhang, Yikang Wang, Miaomiao Niu, Chongjian Wang, Zhenfei Wang in Scientific Reports (2020)

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    Adiposity reduces the risk of osteoporosis in Chinese rural population: the Henan rural cohort study

    Adiposity plays a crucial role in the risk of osteoporosis. However, the impact of body fat distribution on the skeleton is contentious. The study was designed to explore the association of various adiposity i...

    Huiling Tian, Jun Pan, Dou Qiao, **aokang Dong, Ruiying Li in BMC Public Health (2020)

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    A novel, small molecule inhibitor of Hsc70/Hsp70 potentiates Hsp90 inhibitor induced apoptosis in HCT116 colon carcinoma cells

    The anti-apoptotic function of the 70 kDa family of heat shock proteins and their role in cancer is well documented. Dual targeting of Hsc70 and Hsp70 with siRNA induces proteasome-dependent degradation of Hsp...

    Andrew J. Massey, Douglas S. Williamson in Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology (2010)