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Correction to: AHA Life’s Essential 8 and new‑onset CKD: a prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank
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Previous studies have explored the connections between various ocular biological parameters with myopia. Our previous study also found that pupil data can predict the myopic progression during the intervention...
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The design of an integrated beam dynamics framework and its application in a heavy-ion accelerator facility
HIRFL-CSR (Heavy Ion Research Facility in Lanzhou, Cooler Storage Ring) is a heavy-ion accelerator facility at IMP (Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences). Due to the diverse physics researc...
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Open AccessAssessing the causal relationship between circulating immune cells and abdominal aortic aneurysm by bi-directional Mendelian randomization analysis
Although there is an association between abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and circulating immune cell phenotypes, the exact causal relationship remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the causal relationsh...
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A compound control method based on adaptive high-order fast non-singular terminal sliding mode control (AHONFTSMC) and sliding mode disturbance observer is investigated in this paper, so as to shorten the resp...
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The standard care for resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) involves perioperative therapy combining chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors, typically lasting 6 to 12 months. However, the optima...
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Open AccessSynthetic community derived from grafted watermelon rhizosphere provides protection for ungrafted watermelon against Fusarium oxysporum via microbial synergistic effects
Plant microbiota contributes to plant growth and health, including enhancing plant resistance to various diseases. Despite remarkable progress in understanding diseases resistance in plants, the precise role o...
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Open AccessComprehensive genome-wide analysis of wheat xylanase inhibitor protein (XIP) genes: unveiling their role in Fusarium head blight resistance and plant immune mechanisms
In this comprehensive genome-wide study, we identified and classified 83 Xylanase Inhibitor Protein (XIP) genes in wheat, grouped into five distinct categories, to enhance understanding of wheat's resistance t...
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Comparison of short-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery, robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery, and open surgery for lateral lymph-node dissection for rectal cancer: a network meta-analysis
This study attempted to compare short-term outcomes of laparoscopic surgery (LS), robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery (RS), and open surgery (OS) for lateral lymph-node dissection (LLND) in treatment of rectal...
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Considering the direct or indirect influence of crops on greenhouse soil, we improved the traditional greenhouse prediction of soil temperature, and established an accurate greenhouse soil temperature predicti...
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Robotic intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer: a cumulative sum analysis for the learning curve
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Experimental study on corner filling of B1800HS boron steel tubes in hot metal gas forming process
The adequate filling and quenching of small corner features are major challenges in manufacturing complex-shaped boron steel tubular parts during the hot metal gas forming process. Considering that the tube fo...
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Open AccessThe Minhang Pediatric Biobank cohort study: protocol overview and baseline characteristics
Little has been done to establish biobanks for studying the environment and lifestyle risk factors for diseases among the school-age children. The Minhang Pediatric Biobank (MPB) cohort study aims to identify ...
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Deciphering past climate variability in the Western Pacific Warm Pool (WPWP), the Earth’s largest heat and moisture centre, is vital for understanding the global climate system. Nevertheless, its long-term evo...
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Open AccessPercutaneous kyphoplasty with or without posterior pedicle screw fixation for the management of severe osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures with nonunion
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In chloroplasts, insertion of proteins with multiple transmembrane domains (TMDs) into thylakoid membranes usually occurs in a co-translational manner. Here, we have characterized a thylakoid protein designate...
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Particle breakage at coral sands–structure interface is common in marine geological environments and is critical to the stability of geotechnical structures. However, due to the knowledge gap regarding the rel...
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Open AccessAssessment and clinical utility of metagenomic next-generation sequencing for suspected lower respiratory tract infections
This study aims to compare the diagnostic efficacy of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) to traditional diagnostic methods in patients with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs), elucidate the ...
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Optimization of shape-forming accuracy in arc-striking and arc-extinguishing areas of weld bead by torch hovering for directed energy deposition-arc manufactured nickel aluminum bronze alloy component
In the process of directed energy deposition-arc (DED-arc), the geometrical shape of weld bead in arc-striking (AS) and arc-extinguishing (AE) areas are usually inconsistent with that in the middle section, wh...
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AHA Life’s Essential 8 and new-onset CKD: a prospective cohort study from the UK Biobank
The AHA has recently introduced a novel metric, Life's Essential 8, to assess cardiovascular health (CVH). Nevertheless, the association between varying levels of LE8 and the propensity for CKD is still unclea...
