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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a multi-modal ultrasomics model to predict response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer
To assess the performance of multi-modal ultrasomics model to predict efficacy to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) and compare with the clinical model.
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Open AccessClinical study of drug-loaded calcium sulfate in the treatment of hematogenous osteomyelitis in children
At present, good results have been obtained in the treatment of hematogenous osteomyelitis(HO) in children by the use of drug-loaded calcium sulfate, but there are few clinical studies reported. The aim of thi...
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Open AccessThe Inferior Grain Filling Initiation Promotes the Source Strength of Rice Leaves
Poor grain-filling initiation in inferior spikelets severely impedes rice yield improvement, while photo-assimilates from source leaves can greatly stimulate the initiation of inferior grain-filling (sink). To...
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Open AccessCombined analysis of the proteome and metabolome provides insight into microRNA-1174 function in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Pathogenic viruses can be transmitted by female Aedes aegypti (Ae. aegypti) mosquitoes during blood-meal acquisition from vertebrates. Silencing of mosquito- and midgut-specific microRNA (miRNA) 1174 (miR-1174) i...
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Open AccessTreatment of humeral shaft fractures with different treatment methods: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Humeral shaft fractures (HSFs) can be treated non-operatively (Non-OP), with open reduction and plate osteosynthesis (ORPO), minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis (MIPO), or with intramedullary nails (IMN). ...
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Open AccessA comparison of the clinical effects of thinning and drilling on laser-assisted hatching
To systematically investigate the effects of two methods used for laser-assisted hatching (LAH) on clinical outcomes after day 4 (D4) on frozen-embryo-transfer (FET) cycles. Data from 11471 infertile patients ...
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Open AccessSuccessful birth after preimplantation genetic testing for a couple with two different reciprocal translocations and review of the literature
Preimplantation genetic testing for chromosomal structural rearrangements (PGT-SR) is widely applied in couples with single reciprocal translocation to increase the chance for a healthy live birth. However, li...
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Open AccessFacile large-area uniform photolithography of membrane diffractive lens based on vacuum assisted self contact method
Optical polyimide (PI) membrane is a promising substrate material for diffractive lens applied in future large-aperture space based imaging system because of its light weight, environmental adaptability and de...
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Open AccessEfficient method of two-dimensional DOA estimation for coherent signals
An effective decoherence method called the fourth-order cumulants-based improved Toeplitz matrices reconstruction (FOC-ITMR) is addressed for two-dimensional (2-D) direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation of cohe...
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Open AccessImage-based 3D modeling and validation of radiofrequency interstitial tumor ablation using a tissue-mimicking breast phantom
Minimally invasive treatment of solid cancers, especially in the breast and liver, remains clinically challenging, despite a variety of treatment modalities, including radiofrequency ablation (RFA), microwave ...
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Open AccessDifferent cellular response mechanisms contribute to the length-dependent cytotoxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes
To date, there has not been an agreement on the best methods for the characterisation of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) toxicity. The length of MWCNTs has been identified as a factor in in vitro and in vivo
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Open AccessThree-way Investment Decisions with Decision-theoretic Rough Sets
The decision-theoretic rough set model is adopted to derive a profit-based three-way approach to investment decision-making. A three-way decision is made based on a pair of thresholds on conditional probabilit...
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