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Open AccessDuodenal neuroendocrine neoplasms on enhanced CT: establishing a diagnostic model with duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors in the non-ampullary area and analyzing the value of predicting prognosis
To identify CT features and establish a diagnostic model for distinguishing non-ampullary duodenal neuroendocrine neoplasms (dNENs) from non-ampullary duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumors (dGISTs) and to a...
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Open AccessA CT-based nomogram established for differentiating gastrointestinal heterotopic pancreas from gastrointestinal stromal tumor: compared with a machine-learning model
To identify CT features and establish a nomogram, compared with a machine learning-based model for distinguishing gastrointestinal heterotopic pancreas (HP) from gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).
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Microstructure and properties of honeycomb composite films containing Eu and Sn
Honeycomb composite films were prepared by breath figure method via a straightforward, one-step process by do** complex containing Eu or Sn into polystyrene-b-poly (acrylic acid) solution. Several key influe...
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Risk factors associated with the comprehensive needs of cancer caregivers in China
Cancer incidence and mortality rates have been rising in develo** countries, especially in Asia. Cancer caregivers face unique challenges which put them at risk for burden, poor quality of life, and burnout....
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Open AccessEsketamine-based opioid-free anaesthesia alleviates postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery: study protocol for a randomized, double-blinded, multicentre trial
Although opioids are commonly prescribed in clinical anaesthesia, the significant side effects attributed to their overuse are raising increasing concerns. One way to reduce perioperative opioid consumption is...
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Higher-dimensional vector two-component solitons of a nonautonomous partially nonlocal coupled NLS model in a linear and harmonic potential
A nonautonomous ( \(3+1\) 3 + 1 ...
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Quantitative analysis of enhanced CT in differentiating well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas
To identify quantitative CT features for distinguishing well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) from poorly differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas (PNECs).
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Baicalein Attenuates Severe Polymicrobial Sepsis via Alleviating Immune Dysfunction of T Lymphocytes and Inflammation
To investigate the effect of baicalein on polymicrobial sepsis-induced immune dysfunction and organ injury.
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Implementation of a High-Performance Multi-threaded Media Player Module for a Cross-Platform Game Engine Based on OpenGL
Game engines based on OpenGL and its extensions occupies an important share in game development. With the development of the game industry, the sound and picture rendering effect and picture fluency in large-s...
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Harmine is an effective therapeutic small molecule for the treatment of cardiac hypertrophy
Harmine is a β-carboline alkaloid isolated from Banisteria caapi and Peganum harmala L with various pharmacological activities, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, anti-depressant, and anti-leish...
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Open AccessDiffusion-weighted MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT in assessing the response to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) followed by surgery is a currently widely used strategy for locally advanced esophageal cancer (EC). However, the conventional imaging methods have certain deficiencies in ...
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Open AccessA structural deep network embedding model for predicting associations between miRNA and disease based on molecular association network
Previous studies indicated that miRNA plays an important role in human biological processes especially in the field of diseases. However, constrained by biotechnology, only a small part of the miRNA-disease as...
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Parameter modulation of periodic waves and solitons in metamaterials with higher-order dispersive and nonlinear effects
A generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation with higher-order dispersive and nonlinear effects is presented to govern the pulse propagation in negative index materials. Via the map** method, Jacobian ellip...
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110 Patients with adenosquamous carcinomas of the pancreas (PASC): imaging differentiation of small (≤ 3 cm) versus large (> 3 cm) tumors
This study examined radiological imaging features of small (≤ 3 cm) and large (> 3 cm) adenosquamous carcinomas of the pancreas (PASC) lesions to better understand the morphology of these lesions.
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Open AccessPrevalence and risk factors associated with the comprehensive needs of cancer patients in China
The incidence and mortality rates of cancer have been increasing in develo** countries, particularly in Asia. Therefore to provide optimal comprehensive care to the cancer patients, the care plan must focus ...
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Open AccessOptimizing prostate cancer accumulating model: combined PI-RADS v2 with prostate specific antigen and its derivative data
To establish a new accumulating model to enhance the accuracy of prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosis by incorporating prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and its derivative data into the Prostate Imaging-Reporting and...
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Improvement of photocatalytic activity of high specific surface area graphitic carbon nitride by loading a co-catalyst
Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) was synthesized by heating melamine and was then treated with sodium hydroxide solution under a hydrothermal condition to obtain g-C3N4 with a large specific surface area (HSSA)....
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Open AccessReliability of three-dimensional color flow Doppler and two-dimensional pulse wave Doppler transthoracic echocardiography for estimating cardiac output after cardiac surgery
Three-dimensional color flow Doppler (3DCF) is a new convenient technique for cardiac output (CO) measurement. However, to date, no one has evaluated the accuracy of 3DCF echocardiography for CO measurement af...
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Synthesis of anatase TiO2 with exposed {001} and {101} facets and photocatalytic activity
Anatase titanium(IV) oxide (TiO2) particles with exposed {001} and {101} facets were prepared by hydrothermal treatment of amorphous TiO2 with H2O2–NH3 solution. Crystal phase, shape, and size of TiO2 particles a...
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Corrosion behavior of Ni-based coating containing spherical tungsten carbides in hydrochloric acid solution
A Ni-based alloy coating with 30 wt.% spherical tungsten carbide particles was prepared through plasma transferred arc welding on 42CrMo steel. The composition and microstructure of the coating were examined t...
