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Biological-derived hydroxyapatite is widely used as a bone substitute for addressing bone defects, but its limited osteoconductive properties necessitate further improvement. The osteo-immunomodulatory propert...
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Open AccessA combined subsegmentectomy of right S9 + 10b with single direction thoracoscopic surgery
Segmentectomy is widely used to treat pulmonary nodules and more functional lungs can be preserved in patients. For pulmonary nodules deep near the intersegmental border, only one single segmentectomy may not ...
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Open AccessPerioperative outcomes of uniportal versus three-port video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in lung cancer patients aged ≥ 75 years old: a cohort study
Increasing attention has been raised on the surgical option for lung cancer patients aged ≥75 years, however, few studies have focused on whether uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is safe a...
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Single-nucleus transcriptomes reveal spatiotemporal symbiotic perception and early response in Medicago
Establishing legume–rhizobial symbiosis requires precise coordination of complex responses in a time- and cell type-specific manner. Encountering Rhizobium, rapid changes of gene expression levels in host plants ...
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Results of video-assisted thoracic surgery versus thoracotomy in surgical resection of pN2 non-small cell lung cancer in a Chinese high-volume Center
To investigate the short-term outcomes and long-term oncological efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for surgical treatment of pN2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with open thoracoto...
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Open AccessDifferences in the gut microbiomes of dogs and wolves: roles of antibiotics and starch
Dogs are domesticated wolves. Change of living environment, such as diet and veterinary care may affect the gut bacterial flora of dogs. The aim of this study was to assess the gut bacterial diversity and func...
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Open AccessComparison of the clinical benefits for non-small cell lung cancer patients between different volume of pleural lavage fluid following video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy and systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Pleural lavage is regularly performed before closing the chest wall in pulmonary surgeries to prevent pleural implantation of tumor cells and postoperative infection. However, scant data could be found in the ...
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Uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is an emerging technique, which can be laid into the spectrum of great efforts achieved in minimally invasive thoracic surgery. Although technical difficul...
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Open AccessHigh postoperative monocyte indicates inferior Clinicopathological characteristics and worse prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma after lobectomy
Peripheral monocyte count is an assessable parameter. Recently, evidence suggested an elevated preoperative monocyte counts predicting poor prognosis in malignancies. The aim of this study was to determine the...
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Based on the survey data on famers in plain and hilly areas, this paper applies the descriptive statistics and logistic regression model to conduct a comparative study on the difference between both regions in...
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Open AccessA Comparative Study of Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery with Thoracotomy for Middle Lobe Syndrome
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for the treatment of middle lobe syndrome (MLS) through comparison with thoracotomy during the same per...
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Open AccessNon-gras** en bloc mediastinal lymph node dissection for video-assisted thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery
This study aims to introduce an optimized method named “non-gras** en bloc mediastinal lymph node dissection (MLND)” through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
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Chicken coccidiosis is a major parasitic disease with substantial economic burden to the poultry industry. Enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) tagged recombinant Bacille Calmette-Guerin (rBCG), as a fusi...
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Based on the cost-benefit data (1980–2002) of farm products and China Agriculture Yearbooks, this paper studies the regional disparity in the changes of the agricultural land use in China during the period 198...
