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Selenium Status Associates with Thyroid Hormone and Thyroid Dysfunction in Older Chinese Adults
Selenium (Se) is physiologically essential for thyroid function. However, epidemiological studies on the association between Se status and thyroid function are limited and the results are inconsistent. Therefo...
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Early predictor for differentiation syndrome in newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukaemia patients treated with single-agent arsenic trioxide
Differentiation syndrome (DS) is the second leading cause of death in acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) patients. Few studies have tested predictors of DS events. This study aimed to identify optimized predi...
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Multi-element Exposure and Cognitive Function in Rural Elderly Chinese
To investigate the relationship between selenium (Se) based multi-element combined exposure and cognitive function in rural elderly individuals, a cross-sectional study was conducted. The study involved 416 ol...
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Open AccessExosomal circRNAs in the plasma serve as novel biomarkers for IPF diagnosis and progression prediction
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a type of chronic interstitial pneumonia, often fatal, with elusive causes and a bleak prognosis. Its treatment options are limited and largely ineffective. Early detecti...
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Effect of high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone pulse (IVMP) therapy in the survival of patients with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated gene 5-related rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease: a retrospective analysis
To assess the impacts of high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone pulse (IVMP) therapy in survival and the occurrences of treatment-related infection of patients with anti-melanoma differentiation-associated g...
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Meteorological analysis of China’s policy for women’s entrepreneurship: themes, validity and prospects
The purpose of this study is to explore the characteristics of women’s entrepreneurship policies in China from 2009 to 2019. Survey data were collected from Chinese government departments, and content analysis...
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Blood Selenium and Serum Glutathione Peroxidase Levels Were Associated with Serum β-Amyloid in Older Adults
Studies have established the association between blood β-amyloid (Aβ) levels and Alzheimer’s disease, but population-based studies concerning the association between selenium (Se) and Aβ levels in blood sample...
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Integrated metabolomic and transcriptomic strategies to reveal alkali-resistance mechanisms in wild soybean during post-germination growth stage
The keys to alkali-stress resistance of barren-tolerant wild soybean lay in enhanced reutilization of reserves in cotyledons as well as improved antioxidant protection and organic acid accumulation in young ro...
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Value of the FDP/FIB ratio in predicting early severe bleeding events in patients with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia
Severe bleeding is the leading cause of early death in patients with newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). However, there are no means for hemorrhagic risk stratification in APL. This study aimed...
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Altered cerebral blood flow in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review
The prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease is projected to reach 13 million in the U.S. by 2050. Although major efforts have been made to avoid this outcome, so far there are no treatments that can stop or reverse ...
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Transcriptome analysis reveals the mechanisms of hepatic injury caused by long-term environmental exposure to atrazine in juvenile common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)
Atrazine (ATZ) is the second most commonly used herbicide worldwide, resulting in the pollution of water bodies and affecting the economic benefits of aquaculture. ATZ is known to cause liver damage in the co...
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Novel Approach to Integrating Mental Health Care into a Primary Care Setting: Development, Implementation, and Outcomes
It is now widely accepted that there is a growing discrepancy between demand and access to adequate treatment for behavioral or mental health conditions in the United States. This results in immense personal, ...
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Nutrient Reabsorption Mechanism Adapted to Low Phosphorus in Wild and Cultivated Soybean Varieties
Phosphorus (P) plays an important role in soybean growth and reproduction. Wild soybean (Glycine soja) expressed higher tolerance to P-limited environment compared to cultivated soybeans (Glycine max). In this st...
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Open AccessDecreasing delirium through music listening (DDM) in critically ill, mechanically ventilated older adults in the intensive care unit: a two-arm, parallel-group, randomized clinical trial
Delirium is a highly prevalent and morbid syndrome in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Music is a promising non-pharmacological intervention with beneficial effects on anxiety and st...
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Effects of wetland plant biochars on heavy metal immobilization and enzyme activity in soils from the Yellow River estuary
The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of wetland plant biochars on the enzyme activity in heavy metal contaminated soil. The biochars were produced from Phragmites australis (PB), Suaeda salsa (SB),...
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Open AccessAdaptive optical microscopy via virtual-imaging-assisted wavefront sensing for high-resolution tissue imaging
Adaptive optics (AO) is a powerful tool for optical microscopy to counteract the effects of optical aberrations and improve the imaging performance in biological tissues. The diversity of sample characteristic...
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Wild soybean resists the stress of low phosphorus by increasing nutrient reuse between the young and old leaves
Screening and identification of plant resources with high quality and multi resistance is important for crop breeding. In this study, ion content was determined by ion chromatography and atomic absorption spec...
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Porous organic polymer/MMT hybrid supports for efficient metallocene catalysts
The preparation of organic/inorganic hybrid materials has been proven to be an effective method to overcome the drawbacks of organic or inorganic materials. In this paper, porous organic polymer/montmorillonit...
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Open AccessThe middle lipin domain adopts a membrane-binding dimeric protein fold
Phospholipid synthesis and fat storage as triglycerides are regulated by lipin phosphatidic acid phosphatases (PAPs), whose enzymatic PAP function requires association with cellular membranes. Using hydrogen d...
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Open AccessEffect of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block with rectus sheath block on patients undergoing laparoscopy-assisted radical resection of rectal cancer: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Many patients complain of pain following laparoscopic surgery. Clinicians have used ultrasound-guided posterior transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) and rectus sheath block (RSB) for multimodal analgesia a...