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Open AccessPrevalence, clinical characteristics, and long-term outcomes of new diabetes diagnosis in elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Previous studies have reported associations between newly diagnosed diabetes and poor outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but there is limited data focusing on elderly patients (age ≥ 65)....
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Open AccessRevisit the heavy quarkonium double-gluon hybrid mesons with exotic quantum numbers
We revisit the masses of heavy quarkonium double-gluon hybrid mesons with exotic quantum numbers JPC = 1−+ and 2+− in the framework of the QCD sum rules. Considering the double-gluon hybrid meson operators in the...
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Open AccessAssessment of subclinical LV myocardial dysfunction in T2DM patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most prevalent complication of diabetes, and has been demonstrated to be independently associated with cardiovascular events and mortality. This aim of this study wa...
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Significance of concurrent evaluation of HER2 gene amplification and p53 and Ki67 expression in gastric cancer tissues
The primary objective of this study is to explore the significance of concurrent evaluation of HER2 gene amplification and p53 and Ki67 expression in gastric cancer tissues.
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Effect of microalloying on wettability and interface characteristics of Zr-based bulk metallic glasses with W substrate
The infiltration casting method is widely employed for the preparation of ex-situ composite materials. However, the production of composite materials using this method must necessitates a comprehensive underst...
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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 AccessPOEMS syndrome with undetectable M-protein: a case report and literature review
Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare plasma cell (PC) neoplasm with associated paraneoplastic syndrome. According to the current diagnostic crite...
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Occurrence dynamics of ratoon stunting disease in various ecological sugarcane planting regions in Yunnan
Ratoon stunting disease (RSD) is a pervasive bacterial disease in the world, which seriously affects the yield and quality of sugarcane. To clarify the incidence of RSD in various ecological zones, different v...
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Pre-hepatectomy dynamic circulating tumor DNA to predict pathologic response to preoperative chemotherapy and post-hepatectomy recurrence in patients with colorectal liver metastases
To evaluate the predictive value of pre-hepatectomy dynamic circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) on pathologic response to preoperative chemotherapy and recurrence after liver resection for colorectal liver metastase...
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Open AccessThe selective sponging of miRNAs by OIP5-AS1 regulates metabolic reprogramming of pyruvate in adenoma-carcinoma transition of human colorectal cancer
RNA interactomes and their diversified functionalities have recently benefited from critical methodological advances leading to a paradigm shift from a conventional conception on the regulatory roles of RNA in...
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Assessing clinical pathological characteristics and gene expression patterns associated with hepatoid adenocarcinoma of the stomach
The objective of this study is to assess the clinical pathological attributes of Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach (HAS) and to delineate the differential diagnostic considerations about it.
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Open AccessPreparation and epitope analysis of monoclonal antibodies against African swine fever virus DP96R protein
Many proteins of African swine fever virus (ASFV, such as p72, p54, p30, CD2v, K205R) have been successfully expressed and characterized. However, there are few reports on the DP96R protein of ASFV, which is t...
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Hinokione: an abietene diterpene with pancreatic β cells regeneration and hypoglycemic activity, and other derivatives with novel structures from the woods of Agathis dammara
In this study, 14 abietene and pimarene diterpenoids were isolated from the woods of Agathis dammara. Among them, 4 new compounds, dammarone A-C and dammaric acid A (1–4), were firstly reported, respectively. The...
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Open AccessRisk factors for renal outcomes in children with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a nationwide retrospective study in China
Pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a life-threatening systemic vasculitis featured by liability to renal involvement. However, there are few studies on the risk factor...
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Open AccessGenetic underpinnings explored: OPA1 deletion and complex phenotypes on chromosome 3q29
Copy number variations (CNVs) have emerged as significant contributors to the elusive genetic causality of inherited eye diseases. In this study, we describe a case with optic atrophy and a brain aneurysm, in ...
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Numerical simulation of nozzle structure to improve eccentric mold electromagnetic stirring in a round bloom mold
A three-dimensional mathematical model coupling electromagnetic, flow, heat transfer, and solidification has been developed to investigate the effect of eccentric mold electromagnetic stirring (EM-EMS) on the ...
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Open AccessCorrection: Potential Factors Associated with the Blood Metal Concentrations of Reproductive-Age Women in Taiwan
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Environmental exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances mixture and asthma in adolescents
Previous epidemiological studies about the relationship between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) concentrations and adolescent asthma have typically examined single PFAS, without considering the mixt...
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Open AccessCompounds from Agathis dammara exert hypoglycaemic activity by enhancing glucose uptake: lignans, terpenes and others
In this study, two new kaurane diterpenes (16, 17), together with 12 lignans (1–12), a triterpene (15), and two other compounds (13, 14) were isolated from the woods of Agathis dammara. The structure of the new c...
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Formation and prolonged preservation of dense arc root cumulates: insights from retrograded eclogite xenoliths in the western Yangtze craton
Delamination of dense mafic/ultramafic materials in arc roots has long been considered as the fundamental step in the paradigm of making an andesitic continental crust. However, the complexity in identifying a...
