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Open AccessAggregation promotes charge separation in fullerene-indacenodithiophene dyad
Fast photoinduced charge separation (CS) and long-lived charge-separated state (CSS) in small-molecules facilitate light-energy conversion, while simultaneous attainment of both remains challenging. Here we ac...
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Advances in microfluidic technology for sperm screening and in vitro fertilization
About 18% of reproductive-age adults worldwide are affected by infertility. In vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are widely used assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) ai...
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the role of perineal hydrodissection in perioperative, oncologic, and functional outcomes for patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy
This study aims to compare the perioperative, oncological, and functional outcomes of perineal hydrodissection (HD) with standard treatment (ST) in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. We ...
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Comparative analysis of perioperative outcomes in obese patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) versus open radical prostatectomy (ORP): a systematic review and meta-analysis
The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of the perioperative outcomes associated with robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RARP) versus open radical prostatectomy (ORP) in the obe...
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Open AccessThymoquinone as an electron transfer mediator to convert Type II photosensitizers to Type I photosensitizers
The development of Type I photosensitizers (PSs) is of great importance due to the inherent hypoxic intolerance of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in the hypoxic microenvironment. Compared to Type II PSs, Type I PS...
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Exploring the relationship between infectious agents and autoimmune diseases: a review
The relationship between infectious agents and autoimmune diseases is a complex issue. In recent years, increasing clinical cases have indicated that infectious agents play an important role in the development...
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Painlevé analysis, auto-Bäcklund transformations, bilinear form and analytic solutions on some nonzero backgrounds for a \((2{+}1)\) -dimensional generalized nonlinear evolution system in fluid mechanics and plasma physics
Fluid mechanics concerns the mechanisms of liquids, gases and plasmas and the forces on them. We aim to investigate a \((2+1)\) ...
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Continuous sheathless particle separation in viscoelastic fluids with different rheological properties
The separation of particles such as cells and bacteria in viscoelastic fluids has significant applications in biomedical fields. At present, one of the main challenges that limit the application of microfluidi...
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Ingress: an automated incremental graph processing system
The graph data keep growing over time in real life. The ever-growing amount of dynamic graph data demands efficient techniques of incremental graph computation. However, incremental graph algorithms are challe...
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Open AccessThe golden key to open mystery boxes of SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated thoracic tumor: focusing immunotherapy, tumor microenvironment and epigenetic regulation
SMARCA4-deficient undifferentiated thoracic tumor is extremely invasive. This tumor with poor prognosis is easily confused with SMARCA4-deficent non-small cell lung cancer or sarcoma. Standard and efficient tr...
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Open AccessOral arsenic plus imatinib versus imatinib solely for newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia: a randomized phase 3 trial with 5-year outcomes
The synergistic effects of combining arsenic compounds with imatinib against chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) have been established using in vitro data. We conducted a clinical trial to compare the efficacy of t...
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Single-track geometrical characteristics under different energy input and mass addition in coaxial laser cladding
To provide a broad processing window with a high deposition rate, a comprehensive analysis of single-track geometrical characteristics over a wide range of laser energies and mass inputs in laser cladding is n...
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Synthesis of C3N4/rGO Composites by Low Temperature and Low Pressure Heat Treatment and Their Photocatalytic Properties
Reduced graphene oxide/carbon nitride (rGO/C3N4) nanocomposites were prepared through a low-temperature and low-pressure sintering method using a mixture of GO and C3N4 powders. The degradation performance of met...
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Open AccessSerum soluble alpha-klotho klotho and cognitive functioning in older adults aged 60 and 79: an analysis of cross-sectional data of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011 to 2014
Klotho, consisting of membrane klotho and soluble alpha-klotho, is found to be associated with better cognitive outcomes in small samples of the aged population. We aimed to examine the association of serum so...
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Open AccessDevelopment of the Parental Experience with Care for Children with Serious Illnesses (PRECIOUS) quality of care measure
Parent-reported experience measures are part of pediatric Quality of Care (QoC) assessments. However, existing measures were not developed for use across multiple healthcare settings or throughout the illness ...
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Open AccessA network meta-analysis evaluating the efficacy and safety of adjuvant therapy after nephrectomy in renal cell carcinoma
In the past few years, there has been a continuous rise in the occurrence of renal cell carcinoma (RCC), with RCC recurrence becoming the primary factor behind fatalities. Despite numerous clinical trials, the...
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A 5G-based telerobotic ultrasound system provides qualified abdominal ultrasound services for patients on a rural island: a prospective and comparative study of 401 patients
To explore the feasibility of a 5G-based telerobotic ultrasound (US) system for providing qualified abdominal US services on a rural island.
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Y chromosome polymorphisms contribute to an increased risk of non-obstructive azoospermia: a retrospective study of 32,055 Chinese men
To investigate the prevalence of Y chromosome polymorphisms in Chinese men and analyze their associations with male infertility and female adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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Open AccessThe application of time-to-event analysis in machine learning prognostic models
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Low-Temperature In Situ Reaction Synthesis of Quasi Core–Shell ZnO/rGO Composites for the Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of MB
Quasi core–shell ZnO/rGO composites were prepared from Zn2(OH)2CO3 and graphite oxide (GO) as raw materials by solid-phase reaction. The effects of GO content and heating rate on the photocatalytic performance of...
