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Open AccessPrognostic value of the Naples prognostic score in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after hepatectomy
The Naples Prognostic Score (NPS), integrating inflammatory and nutritional biomarkers, has been reported to be associated with the prognosis of various malignancies, but there is no report on intrahepatic cho...
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Open AccessGenome-wide enhancer RNA profiling adds molecular links between genetic variation and human cancers
Dysregulation of enhancer transcription occurs in multiple cancers. Enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) are transcribed products from enhancers that play critical roles in transcriptional control. Characterizing the genetic...
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Regulatory effect of Yinchenhao decoction on bile acid metabolism to improve the inflammatory microenvironment of hepatocellular carcinoma in mice
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a malignant tumor with extremely high mortality. The tumor microenvironment is the “soil” of its occurrence and development, and the inflammatory microenvironment is an import...
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Open AccessAssociation between serum vitamin E and bacterial vaginitis in women: a cross-sectional study
Bacterial vaginitis (BV) is a common vaginal disease. Vitamin E has been shown to reduce BV by enhancing immune function, but no studies have analyzed the relationship between vitamin E and BV at different BMI...
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Open AccessStructural basis and synergism of ATP and Na+ activation in bacterial K+ uptake system KtrAB
The K+ uptake system KtrAB is essential for bacterial survival in low K+ environments. The activity of KtrAB is regulated by nucleotides and Na+. Previous studies proposed a putative gating mechanism of KtrB regu...
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Open AccessRefraction and topographic risk factors for early myopic regression after small-incision lenticule extraction surgery
We sought to evaluate the topographic risk factors for early myopic regression after small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE). A retrospective case‒control study was conducted, and individuals who underwent...
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Open AccessTopographic and surgical risk factors for high postoperative residual astigmatism after small incision lenticule extraction in patients with different degrees of myopia: a retrospective cohort study
To evaluate the possible topographic and surgical risk factors for high postoperative residual astigmatism in patients who undergo small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) surgery and have different myopia ...
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Open AccessTEM1/endosialin/CD248 promotes pathologic scarring and TGF-β activity through its receptor stability in dermal fibroblasts
Pathologic scars, including keloids and hypertrophic scars, represent a common form of exaggerated cutaneous scarring that is difficult to prevent or treat effectively. Additionally, the pathobiology of pathol...
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Roadmap for rechargeable batteries: present and beyond
Rechargeable batteries currently hold the largest share of the electrochemical energy storage market, and they play a major role in the sustainable energy transition and industrial decarbonization to respond t...
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Real-Time Automated Body Condition Scoring of Dairy Cows
Traditional management and farming of dairy cows have relied primarily on human labor and experience. However, this approach has limitations such as the lack of real-time monitoring and predictive capabilities...
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Open AccessThe association between homocysteine and bacterial vaginosis: results from NHANES 2001–2004
Although no study has directly shown the relationship between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and homocysteine (HCY), we still found some association between these two through extensive literature and data analysis. ...
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Identifying the Interaction Between Tuberculosis and SARS-CoV-2 Infections via Bioinformatics Analysis and Machine Learning
The number of patients with COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 is still increasing. In the case of COVID-19 and tuberculosis (TB), the presence of one disease affects the infect...
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Open AccessLoss of fragile WWOX gene leads to senescence escape and genome instability
Induction of DNA damage response (DDR) to ensure accurate duplication of genetic information is crucial for maintaining genome integrity during DNA replication. Cellular senescence is a DDR mechanism that prev...
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Identifying the Leading Global Contributors to Scholarship in Religion Journals: A Bibliometric Study
This study identified the 100 most impactful global contributors to religion journals and mapped their respective disciplinary affiliations. To conduct this investigation, we performed a secondary data analysi...
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Open AccessCoffee consumption and periodontitis: a Mendelian Randomization study
Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the world, coffee consumption has been growing in the United States over the past 20 years. Periodontitis is defined by the pathologic loss of the periodontal li...
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Open AccessNegative associations between folate and bacterial vaginosis in the NHANES 2001 to 2004
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is one of the most common infections among women of reproductive age and accounts for 15–50% of infections globally. The role played by folate in the pathogenesis and progression of BV...
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Open AccessDiscrimination of Baphicacanthis Cusiae Rhizoma et radix and its adulterant species and establishment of an assay method for quality control
Baphicacanthis Cusiae Rhizoma et Radix, commonly known as Nan-Ban-Lan-Gen (NBLG), is an essential traditional Chinese medicine that possesses diverse bioactivities, particularly noteworthy for its antiviral prope...
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Biomarkers of aging
Aging biomarkers are a combination of biological parameters to (i) assess age-related changes, (ii) track the physiological aging process, and (iii) predict the transition into a pathological status. Although ...
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High-rate quantum key distribution exceeding 110 Mb s–1
Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide fundamentally proven secure communication. Towards application, the secret key rate (SKR) is a key figure of merit for any QKD system. The SKR has so far been limited...
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BCI-based hit-loop agent for human and AI robot co-learning with AIoT application
In this paper, we propose a brain–computer interface (BCI)-based Human-in-the-Loop (Hit-Loop) agent for human and artificial intelligence (AI) colearning in music listening and appreciation with an Artificial Int...
