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Open AccessMechanistic exploration of polytetrafluoroethylene thermal plasma gasification through multiscale simulation coupled with experimental validation
The ever-growing quantities of persistent Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) wastes, along with consequential ecological and human health concerns, stimulate the need for alternative PTFE disposal method. The cent...
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Design of High-Performance Broadband Power Amplifier Based on Normal Distribution Real Frequency Matching Method
In order to improve the working bandwidth of the power amplifier and make it suitable for a variety of application scenarios, a real frequency matching method based on normal distribution generating weights is...
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Open AccessResearch progress on antitumor mechanisms and molecular targets of Inula sesquiterpene lactones
The pharmacological effects of natural product therapy have received sigificant attention, among which terpenoids such as sesquiterpene lactones stand out due to their biological activity and pharmacological p...
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Non-monotonic Association Between Chlorinated Polyfluorinated Ether Sulfonic Acids Exposure and the Risk of Overweight/Obesity Status in Adults
Chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs, including 6:2 Cl-PFESA and 8:2 Cl-PFESA), one of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), used as perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) alternatives i...
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Open AccessInclusion in practice: a systematic review of diversity-focused STEM programming in the United States
Colleges across the United States have shown a commitment to advancing diversity in the STEM fields by creating programs aimed at improving outcomes of women and/or racially and ethnically minoritized students...
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Low-Level Environmental Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Preterm Birth: A Nested Case–Control Study Among a Uyghur Population in Northwestern China
Evidence concerning associations between exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and preterm birth is limited. We evaluated the associations of preterm birth with gestational exposures to PFAS ...
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Open AccessCT radiomics-based long-term survival prediction for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy using features from tumor and tumor organismal environment
Definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is the standard treatment for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LANSCLC) patients, but the treatment response and survival outcomes varied among these ...
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Assessing dynamic metabolic heterogeneity in non-small cell lung cancer patients via ultra-high sensitivity total-body [18F]FDG PET/CT imaging: quantitative analysis of [18F]FDG uptake in primary tumors and metastatic lymph nodes
This study aimed to quantitatively assess [18F]FDG uptake in primary tumor (PT) and metastatic lymph node (mLN) in newly diagnosed non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using the total-body [18F]FDG PET/CT and to ch...
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Diminished miR-374c-5p negatively regulates IL (interleukin)-6 in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion
Unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) is commonly observed, and seriously affects women’s reproductive health. Excessive interleukin-6 (IL-6) production has been shown to frequently occur and relat...
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Open AccessHuman organoids in basic research and clinical applications
Organoids are three-dimensional (3D) miniature structures cultured in vitro produced from either human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) or adult stem cells (AdSCs) derived from healthy individuals or patients th...
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Open AccessAmnion signals are essential for mesoderm formation in primates
Embryonic development is largely conserved among mammals. However, certain genes show divergent functions. By generating a transcriptional atlas containing >30,000 cells from post-implantation non-human primat...
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Open AccessTLR2 deficiency promotes IgE and inhibits IgG1 class-switching following ovalbumin sensitization
To explore the roles of Toll-like receptor (TLR)2 in Th2 cytokine production and immunoglobulin (Ig) class switching following ovalbumin (OVA) sensitization.
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Open AccessEffects of surgery on survival of patients aged 75 years or older with oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas
The objective of this study is to assess prognostic value of surgery for elderly oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (OTSCC) patients. Patients with OTSCC were extracted from the SEER database between 2010 an...
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Open AccessClinical warning of hemophagocytic syndrome caused by Epstein-Barr virus
This study aimed to compare the clinical features and laboratory tests of infectious mononucleosis (IM) and hemophagocytic syndrome (HLH) caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in 1–3-year-old children and to expl...
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Open AccessGeneration of a Hutchinson–Gilford progeria syndrome monkey model by base editing
Many human genetic diseases, including Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), are caused by single point mutations. HGPS is a rare disorder that causes premature aging and is usually caused by a de novo poi...
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Open AccessHigh expression of miR-222-3p in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia in children. However, its mechanism of pathogenesis is not fully understood, and microRNAs might play a role. This study aimed to explor...
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Open AccessThe relationship between air quality and respiratory pathogens among children in Suzhou City
We studied the short-term effects of air pollutant concentrations in Suzhou City on respiratory infections in children of different age groups.
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Open AccessResearch on distribution route with time window and on-board constraint based on tabu search algorithm
In order to solve the problem of the optimization of delivery and pickup cargoes’ routes with time windows under the constraints of load and road, the method and algorithm were designed and researched based on...
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Open AccessHomologous recombination-mediated targeted integration in monkey embryos using TALE nucleases
Non-human primate (NHP) models can closely mimic human physiological functions and are therefore highly valuable in biomedical research. Genome editing is now develo** rapidly due to the precision and effici...
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Improved Bayesian Method with Collision Recovery for RFID Anti-collision
In a radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems, Aloha Based Protocols is widely adapted to solve the anti-collision problem. Currently, the problem of anti-collision can be divided into two parts. The firs...
