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Utilizing procalcitonin, C-reactive protein, and serum amyloid A in combination for diagnosing sepsis due to urinary tract infection
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the combined diagnostic value of procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP), and serum amyloid A (SAA) in sepsis caused by urinary tract infection.
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Open AccessDevelo** an entrustable professional activity for providing health education and consultation in occupational therapy and examining its validity
Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA)-based assessment is easily and intuitively used in evaluating the learning outcomes of competency-based medical education (CBME). This study aimed to develop an EPA fo...
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Application of optimized random forest regressors in predicting the maximum principal stress of aseismic tunnel lining
Using flexible dam** technology to improve tunnel lining structure is an emerging method to resist earthquake disasters, and several methods have been explored to predict mechanical response of tunnel lining...
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Metabolomics efficiently discriminates monozygotic twins in peripheral blood
Monozygotic (MZ) twins cannot be distinguished using conventional forensic STR ty** because they present identical STR genoty**s. However, MZ twins do not always live in the same environment and often have...
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Open AccessBurnout during the COVID-19 pandemic among nurses in Taiwan: the parental role effect on burnout
During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical workers were concerned about the care of their children or family members and the impact of being separated from them. This increased stress could harm the relationship be...
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Ultrahigh spatiotemporal resolution beam signal reconstruction with bunch phase compensation
Various electromagnetic signals are excited by the beam in the acceleration and beam-diagnostic elements of a particle accelerator. It is important to obtain time-domain waveforms of these signals with high te...
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Somatic embryogenesis of slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.): initiation, maturation, germination and mycorrhization of regenerated plantlets
Slash pine (Pinus elliottii Engelm.), an important economic tree species with a high resin yield, is extensively cultivated in southern China. Somatic embryogenesis (SE) technology could hasten the breeding of P....
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Di- and tri-methylation of histone H3K36 play distinct roles in DNA double-strand break repair
Histone H3 Lys36 (H3K36) methylation and its associated modifiers are crucial for DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair, but the mechanism governing whether and how different H3K36 methylation forms impact repa...
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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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Heavy ion energy influence on multiple-cell upsets in small sensitive volumes: from standard to high energies
The 28 nm process has a high cost-performance ratio and has gradually become the standard for the field of radiation-hardened devices. However, owing to the minimum physical gate length of only 35 nm, the phys...
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Comparison of endoscopic third ventriculostomy versus cerebrospinal fluid shunt procedures for the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus in Taiwan
Pediatric hydrocephalus is the most common cause of surgically treatable neurological disease in children. Controversies exist whether endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt ...
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Associations among global long interspersed nuclear element-1 DNA methylation, metal exposure, and chronic kidney disease
Long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) methylation serves as an indicator of global DNA methylation. This study explored the correlation between LINE-1 methylation and chronic kidney disease (CKD). We al...
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Open AccessCorrection: Effect of doxofylline on pulmonary inflammatory response and oxidative stress during mechanical ventilation in rats with COPD
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Effect of Sc on Al3Fe phase and mechanical properties of as-cast AA5052 aluminum alloy
The AA5052 aluminum alloy is widely used in automobile and aerospace manufacturing, and with the development of light-weight alloys, it is required that these materials exhibit better mechanical properties. Pr...
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Effects of tacrolimus on proteinuria in Chinese and Indian patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy: the results of machine learning study
The present study aims to explore the effects of tacrolimus on proteinuria in patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN) and recommend an appropriate dosage schedule via machine learning method.
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Open AccessThe effect of commuting time on burnout: the mediation effect of musculoskeletal pain
This study explores the relationship among commuting, musculoskeletal (MS) pain, and burnout.
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Open AccessYak genome database: a multi-omics analysis platform
The yak (Bos grunniens) is a large ruminant species that lives in high-altitude regions and exhibits excellent adaptation to the plateau environments. To further understand the genetic characteristics and adaptiv...
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Modulated noble metal/2D MOF heterostructures for improved hydrogen storage of MgH2
The conjugation of external species with two-dimensional (2D) materials has broad application prospects. In this study, we have explored the potential of noble metal/2D MOF heterostructures in hydrogen storage...
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Open AccessRisk factors of early disease progression and decreased survival for multiple myeloma patients after upfront autologous stem cell transplantation
Multiple myeloma (MM) stands as the second most prevalent hematological malignancy, constituting approximately 10% of all hematological malignancies. Current guidelines recommend upfront autologous stem cell t...
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Open AccessOptimized MLPA workflow for spinal muscular atrophy diagnosis: identification of a novel variant, NC_000005.10:g.(70919941_70927324)del in isolated exon 1 of SMN1 gene through long-range PCR
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary neuromuscular disease caused by survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene deletion or mutation. Homozygous deletions of exon 7 in SMN1 result in 95...
