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Open AccessPrevalence and relevant factors of nocturia and its impact on sleep quality in Chinese university students
The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and relevant factors of nocturia and its impact on sleep quality in university students in Mainland China. A large-scale survey was conducted on 14,0...
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Open AccessAssociations between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ten common cancers: novel insights from Mendelian randomization analyses
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant global health issue, suspected to elevate the risk for various cancers. This study sought to discern whether COPD serves as a risk marker or a caus...
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Open AccessDiscovery of gene regulation mechanisms associated with uniconazole-induced cold tolerance in banana using integrated transcriptome and metabolome analysis
The gibberellic acid (GA) inhibitor, uniconazole, is a plant growth regulator commonly used in banana cultivation to promote dwarfing but also enhances the cold resistance in plants. However, the mechanism of ...
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Open AccessLncRNA CARMN inhibits abdominal aortic aneurysm formation and vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic transformation by interacting with SRF
Phenotypic transformation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) plays a crucial role in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation. CARMN, a highly conserved, VSMC-enriched long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), is int...
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Molecular map** and candidate gene identification of two major quantitative trait loci associated with silique length in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.)
Rapeseed is a significant global source of plant oil. Silique size, particularly silique length (SL), impacts rapeseed yield. SL is a typical quantitative trait controlled by multiple genes. In our previous st...
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Open AccessCase report: Takotsubo syndrome following percutaneous coronary intervention
Takotsubo syndrome (TTS), which is frequently secondary to severe emotional (fear, anxiety, etc.) or physical stress, is an acute reversible heart failure syndrome characterized by temporary left ventricular r...
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Open AccessCell membrane-based nanomaterials for theranostics of central nervous system diseases
Central nervous system (CNS) diseases have been widely acknowledged as one of the major healthy concerns globally, which lead to serious impacts on human health. There will be about 135 million CNS diseases ca...
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Open AccessHX009, a novel BsAb dual targeting PD1 x CD47, demonstrates potent anti-lymphoma activity in preclinical models
Both PD1/PD-L1 and CD47 blockades have demonstrated limited activity in most subtypes of NHL save NK/T-cell lymphoma. The hemotoxicity with anti-CD47 agents in the clinic has been speculated to account for the...
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Open AccessIntegrated metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses of regulatory mechanisms associated with uniconazole-induced dwarfism in banana
Uniconazole is an effective plant growth regulator that can be used in banana cultivation to promote dwarfing and enhance lodging resistance. However, the mechanisms underlying banana dwarfing induced by unico...
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Diversity and functions of quorum sensing bacteria in the root environment of the Suaeda glauca and Phragmites australis coastal wetlands
The quorum sensing (QS) system plays a significant role in the bacteria-bacteria or plant-bacteria relationships through signal molecules. However, little is known about the distribution and functional diversi...
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Open AccessPrevalence of congenital heart disease among school children in Qinghai Province
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of congenital heart disease (CHD) among school children in Qinghai province, a high-altitude region in China.
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Association between physical activity and risk of obstructive sleep apnea
This aim of this study was to investigate the association of physical activity with OSA risk among adult Chinese.
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Biotemplate Synthesis of Zinc Sulfide Spheres with High Photocatalytic Performance on Organic Dyes
Pure ZnS microspheres were generated via a biotemplate with the assistance of dispersant (methanol). The products were characterized by XRD, SEM, EDS and UV–Vis. By exploring the reaction constitutions, 150 °C...
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Aquaporin1–3 expression in normal and hydronephrotic kidneys in the human fetus
Decreased expression of the renal aquaporin (AQP) protein family is associated with hydronephrosis in adult humans and animals. However, the expression of AQPs, especially subtypes AQP1–3, which play a core ro...
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Study on immobilization of marine oil-degrading bacteria by carrier of algae materials
This study investigated the immobilizations with of bacteria two kinds of algal materials, Enteromorpha residue and kelp residue. The lipophilicity of them were compared by diesel absorption rates. The immobiliza...
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The value of synchro-cystourethrometry for evaluating the relationship between urethral instability and overactive bladder
To investigate the correlation between urethral instability (URI) and overactive bladder (OAB) in children.
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Open AccessQuorum sensing of microalgae associated marine Ponticoccus sp. PD-2 and its algicidal function regulation
Quorum sensing (QS) systems play important roles in regulating many physiological functions of microorganisms, such as biofilm formation, bioluminescence, and antibiotic production. One marine algicidal bacter...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of a BCI Simulated Application System Based on DirectX
This paper proposes a novel Brain Computer Interface (BCI) simulated application system based on DirectX. In the application system, a virtual car built by 3D Studio Max is imported into the DirectX, first. Th...
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A Preprocessing Method of EEG Based on EMD-ICA in BCI
In order to remove artifacts automatically and effectively from the Electroencephalography (EEG) in Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs), a new preprocessing algorithm called EMD-ICA (Empirical Mode Decomposition,...
