44 Result(s)

Article

A constrained maximum likelihood approach to develo** well-calibrated models for predicting binary outcomes

The added value of candidate predictors for risk modeling is routinely evaluated by comparing the performance of models with or without including candidate predictors. Such comparison is most meaningful when t...

Yaqi Cao, Weidong Ma, Ge Zhao, Anne Marie McCarthy, **bo Chen in Lifetime Data Analysis (2024)

Article

Efficacy of pharmacological therapies for preventing post-dural puncture headaches in obstetric patients: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a major complication of neuraxial anesthesia. PDPH usually occurs after Caesarean section in obstetric patients. The efficacy of prophylactic pharmacological therapies re...

Ge Zhao, Guang Song, **g Liu in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2023)

Article

Construction of a ferroptosis-related five-lncRNA signature for predicting prognosis and immune response in thyroid carcinoma

Thyroid carcinoma (THCA) is the most common endocrine-related malignant tumor. Despite the good prognosis, some THCA patients may deteriorate into more aggressive diseases, leading to poor survival. This may b...

Yuan Qin, Dai Zhang, Huan Zhang, Lan Hou, Zhe Wang, Liu Yang… in Cancer Cell International (2022)

Article

Long-term exercise training down-regulates m⁶A RNA demethylase FTO expression in the hippocampus and hypothalamus: an effective intervention for epigenetic modification

Exercise boosts the health of some brain parts, such as the hippocampus and hypothalamus. Several studies show that long-term exercise improves spatial learning and memory, enhances hypothalamic leptin sensiti...

Shu-**g Liu, Tong-Hui Cai, Chun-Lu Fang, Shao-Zhang Lin, Wen-Qi Yang… in BMC Neuroscience (2022)

Article

Point matching based on affine invariant centroid trees

Object detection can be formulated as a point matching problem when objects are modeled by point sets. Moments, which have been widely used for point matching, are limited to affine transformations as their su...

Wei Wang, **ngwei Yan, Ge Zhao, Jianhua Shi… in EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Proc… (2022)

Article

Safety and efficacy of double-balloon catheter for cervical ripening: a Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Various methods are used for cervical ripening during the induction of labor. Mechanical and pharmacological methods are commonly used for cervical ripening. A double-balloon catheter was specifically develope...

Ge Zhao, Guang Song, **g Liu in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2022)

Article

Energy transition management towards a low-carbon world

Peng Zhou, Shuaizhi Gao, Yue Lv, Ge Zhao in Frontiers of Engineering Management (2022)

Article

Integrated analysis of the lncRNA/circRNA-miRNA-mRNA expression profiles reveals novel insights into potential mechanisms in response to root-knot nematodes in peanut

Peanut is the most essential oil and food crop globally due to its high oil and protein content. Root-knot nematode infects peanut roots, causing poor development and severely limiting peanut yields worldwide....

** Xu, Hui Li, **aohua Wang, Ge Zhao, **aofei Lu, Shengjie Dai… in BMC Genomics (2022)

Article

MicroRNA-495 suppresses pre-eclampsia via activation of p53/PUMA axis

Linkage between microRNAs (miRNAs) and pre-eclampsia (PE) has been documented. Here, we focused on miR-495 in PE and its underlying mechanism in regulation of trophoblast cells. Expression of miR-495, HDAC2, p...

Yi Zhao, Ge Zhao, Weiwei Li in Cell Death Discovery (2022)

Article

Epicardial adipose tissue thickness as a potential predictor of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common metabolic disorder that can occur during pregnancy and is associated with a long-term risk of both maternal and neonatal comorbidities. This study aimed t...

**g Liu, Guang Song, Tao Meng, Ge Zhao in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2020)

Article

Predicting densities and elastic moduli of SiO₂-based glasses by machine learning

Chemical design of SiO₂-based glasses with high elastic moduli and low weight is of great interest. However, it is difficult to find a universal expression to predict the elastic moduli according to the glass com...

Yong-Jie Hu, Ge Zhao, Mingfei Zhang, Bin Bin, Tyler Del Rose… in npj Computational Materials (2020)

Article

Local electronic descriptors for solute-defect interactions in bcc refractory metals

The interactions between solute atoms and crystalline defects such as vacancies, dislocations, and grain boundaries are essential in determining alloy properties. Here we present a general linear correlation b...

Yong-Jie Hu, Ge Zhao, Baiyu Zhang, Chaoming Yang, Mingfei Zhang… in Nature Communications (2019)

Article

Weight retention at six weeks postpartum and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in a second pregnancy

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common cause of maternal morbidity, and can lead to the development of diabetes later in life. Pre-pregnancy body weight is associated with the change in body mass inde...

**g Liu, Guang Song, Tao Meng, Ge Zhao, Songning Guo in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth (2019)