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Open AccessSurvival analysis of laparoscopic surgery and open surgery for hilar cholangiocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study
This study compared the clinical efficacy and safety of laparoscopic versus open resection for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HCCA) and analyzed potential prognostic factors.
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Measurement Information Consensus Based Distributed Estimation of Unknown Source by Using Mobile Sensor Networks
This paper addresses the problem of estimating unknown environment spatial source fields by using the measured information from mobile sensor networks. We propose distributed estimation and control methods for...
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Photocatalysis and Phase-Transition of Ca2+-Doped TiO2
Calcium-doped titanium dioxide (TiO2) precursors were prepared by the direct hydrolysis and precipitation of titanium sulfate (TiOSO4) and calcium hydroxide, (Ca(OH)2) and then calcined. The phase-transition temp...
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Open AccessAdvances in nanomedicines for lymphatic imaging and therapy
Lymph nodes play a pivotal role in tumor progression as key components of the lymphatic system. However, the unique physiological structure of lymph nodes has traditionally constrained the drug delivery effici...
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Open AccessA clinical trial of super-stable homogeneous lipiodol-nanoICG formulation-guided precise fluorescent laparoscopic hepatocellular carcinoma resection
Applying traditional fluorescence navigation technologies in hepatocellular carcinoma is severely restricted by high false-positive rates, variable tumor differentiation, and unstable fluorescence performance.
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Open AccessCorrection to: Expression and prognostic significance of CBX2 in colorectal cancer: database mining for CBX family members in malignancies and vitro analyses
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Open AccessExpression and prognostic significance of CBX2 in colorectal cancer: database mining for CBX family members in malignancies and vitro analyses
The Chromobox (CBX) domain protein family, a core component of polycomb repressive complexes 1, is involved in transcriptional repression, cell differentiation, and program development by binding to methylated...
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Open AccessRisk of hematologic malignancies after breast ductal carcinoma in situ treatment with ionizing radiation
The increased incidence of secondary hematologic malignancies (SHM) is a well-known, potentially fatal, complication after cancer treatment. It is unknown if patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of th...
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Effect of Chemical Bonding on the Thermal Stability of Cu–Zr-Rich Cu–Zr–Al Bulk Metallic Glasses
The chemical enthalpies of formation of the liquid alloy, ∆Hc,l, of Cu–Zr-rich Cu–Zr–Al bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) in a broad composition region have been calculated, in order—to investigate the effect of the c...
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Open AccessTranscriptomic profiles of 33 opium poppy samples in different tissues, growth phases, and cultivars
Opium poppy is one of the most important medicinal plants and remains the only commercial resource of morphinan-based painkillers. However, little is known about the regulatory mechanisms involved in benzyliso...
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Open AccessDisruption of the c-Myc/miR-200b-3p/PRDX2 regulatory loop enhances tumor metastasis and chemotherapeutic resistance in colorectal cancer
Metastasis is a major threat to colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. We have reported that peroxiredoxin-2 (PRDX2) is associated with CRC invasion and metastasis. However, the mechanisms regulating PRDX2 expressi...
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Self-assembly of monodisperse polymer microspheres from PPQ-b-PEG rod-coil block copolymers in selective solvents
Poly(phenylquinoline)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)(PPQ-b-PEG) rod-coil block copolymers possess the self-assembly behavior in selective solvents. The copolymers in the mixed solvents ofV(trifluoroacetic acid, TFA)...
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Ultrasonic synthesis of poly(2-methoxy-5-butoxy) phenylene vinylene
A new method was developed using ultrasonic irradiation to synthesize poly(2-methoxy-5-butoxy) phenylene vinylene fromp-methoxy phenol (MOPh) and CH3 (CH2)3Br. Ultrasonic irradiation catalyzes the reactions throu...
