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Open AccessEnhancing clinical skills in pediatric trainees: a comparative study of ChatGPT-assisted and traditional teaching methods
As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly integrates into medical education, its specific impact on the development of clinical skills among pediatric trainees needs detailed investigation. Pediatric traini...
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Species diversity of fungal pathogens on cultivated mushrooms: a case study on morels (Morchella, Pezizales)
Mushrooms are important organisms because of their human nutritional and medicinal value. With the expansion of the cultivation of edible mushrooms, fungal diseases have become a major problem in limiting thei...
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Open AccessCausal links between sedentary behavior, physical activity, and psychiatric disorders: a Mendelian randomization study
Studies suggest a correlation between excessive sedentary behavior, insufficient physical activity, and an elevated likelihood of experiencing psychiatric disorder. Nonetheless, the precise influence of sedent...
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Open AccessA training program for improving the capacity of infection high-throughput sequencing and diagnosis in China
Infectious diseases are a serious threat to human especially since the COVID-19 outbreak has proved the importance and urgency of their diagnosis and treatment again. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mN...
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Open AccessAssociation of dietary inflammatory index with obesity among children and adolescents in the United States NHANES cohort: a population-based study
Childhood obesity has become a huge challenge to childhood health, and there is a lack of understanding about the relationship between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and childhood obesity. The main objective...
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Open AccessHypertension crisis as the first symptom of renovascular hypertension in children
Renovascular hypertension (RVH) is one of the main causes of hypertensive crisis (HTN-C). It is characterized by acute onset and severe disease, and early diagnosis and treatment are difficult. The objective w...
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Open AccessA new therapy in Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproliferative disease: a case report and a revision of the literature
Systemic chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection is an extremely rare childhood disease. Since chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection can trigger the onset of Epstein-Barr virus-associated lymphoproli...
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Open AccessComprehensive approach to weaning in difficult-to-wean infantile and juvenile-onset glycogen-storage disease type II patients: a case series
Glycogen storage disease type II (GSD II) is caused by acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA) deficiency. Both infantile-onset and juvenile-onset GSD II lead to proximal muscle weakness and respiratory insufficiency and...
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Open AccessInhibition of transmembrane TNF-α shedding by a specific antibody protects against septic shock
Transmembrane TNF-α (tmTNF-α) and secretory TNF-α (sTNF-α) display opposite effects in septic shock. Reducing tmTNF-α shedding can offset the detrimental effects of sTNF-α and increase the beneficial effect of...
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STAT1 mediates transmembrane TNF-alpha-induced formation of death-inducing signaling complex and apoptotic signaling via TNFR1
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) exists in two forms: secretory TNF-α (sTNF-α) and transmembrane TNF-α (tmTNF-α). Although both forms of TNF-α induce tumor cell apoptosis, tmTNF-α is able to kill tumor cells t...
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Kupffer-cell-expressed transmembrane TNF-α is a major contributor to lipopolysaccharide and D-galactosamine-induced liver injury
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α exists in two bioactive forms, a 26-kDa transmembrane form (tmTNF-α) and a 17-kDa soluble form (sTNF-α). sTNF-α has been recognized as a key regulator of hepatitis; however, serum...
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A Review of Commercial and Proprietary Weight Loss Programs
More than two thirds of the US adult population is overweight or obese, and many individuals use commercial and proprietary programs to lose weight. Few high-quality studies have examined the efficacy of these...
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A Survey Report on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in Yunnan
Yunnan is the province with the most diverse population in terms of ethnicity. The 25 ethnic minority groups live side by side in mixed communities or in compact communities where one or two groups dominate(s)...
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Identification of Glycine Max MicroRNAs in response to phosphorus deficiency
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNAs regulating plant development and stress responses. In addition, phosphorus (P) is an important macronutrient for plant growth and development. More than two hundred...
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Optimal Downlink Resource Allocation in OFDMA Distributed Radio Access Network
In this paper, we investigated downlink resource allocation for OFDMA distributed radio access network (DRAN). By constructing a directed graph, the resource allocation problem was transformed into a linear op...
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Automatic 3D Registration of Lung Surfaces in Computed Tomography Scans
We developed an automated system that registers chest CT images temporally. Our registration method matches corresponding anatomical landmarks to obtain initial registration parameters. The initial point-to-po...
