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Open AccessComprehensive multiomics analysis of the signatures of gastric mucosal bacteria and plasma metabolites across different stomach microhabitats in the development of gastric cancer
As an important component of the microenvironment, the gastric microbiota and its metabolites are associated with tumour occurrence, progression, and metastasis. However, the relationship between the gastric m...
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A novel trans-occipital catheter placement guide for ventriculoperitoneal shunts
We have designed a novel device that facilitates the accurate placement of occipital ventricular catheters in ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures. After 7 years of clinical use, this device has consistently ...
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Perspectives on patient positioning for surgery of fourth ventricular tumors and commentary on “The telovelar approach for fourth ventricular tumors in children: is removal of the posterior arch of C1 necessary?” by Cho and Dorfer et al
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Engineering biomimetic nanosystem targeting multiple tumor radioresistance hallmarks for enhanced radiotherapy
Tumor cells establish a robust self-defense system characterized by hypoxia, antioxidant overexpression, DNA damage repair, and so forth to resist radiotherapy. Targeting one of these features is insufficient ...
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Bone flap binding and transposition: a method for bone reconstruction in cranial burst fractures and early-stage growing skull fractures
To introduce a method of cranial bone reconstruction for cranial burst fractures and early-stage growing skull fractures, named bone flap binding and transposition.
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Whey Protein-Based High Internal Phase Emulsion Gel Characterization and Its Effect on the Textural and Melting Properties of Processed Cheese
Some undesirable physical characteristics of processed cheese due to insufficient fat emulsification have prompted extra ingredients to be added to compensate. Whey proteins offer promising nutritional and emu...
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Enhanced Flexoelectricity in Barium Titanate-Cellulose Composite Thin Films
Biopolymers, the potential flexoelectric materials, are environment-friendly, degradable, lightweight, cost-effective, and possess remarkable processing properties catering to the requirements of advanced devi...
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Laboratory modelling on sand erosion caused by tunnel leakage in water-rich sandy strata
When deep underground tunnels are built in water-rich sandy strata, seepage erosion induced by unexpected leakage frequently occurs and can progress to severe ground subsidence or ground collapse. Observations...
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Open AccessA planar compound eye based microsystem for high precision 3D perception
Three-dimensional (3D) panoramic vision system plays a fundamental role in the biological perception of external information, and naturally becomes a key system for embodied intelligence to interact with the o...
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Open AccessVedolizumab for the prevention of intestinal acute GVHD after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a randomized phase 3 trial
Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) of the lower gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT)...
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Classification of the relationship between suprasellar arachnoid cyst and hydrocephalus based on treatment modalities: shunting versus neuroendoscopic approaches
Children diagnosed with suprasellar arachnoid cysts often concurrently have hydrocephalus. This study aims to classify the relationship between suprasellar arachnoid cysts and hydrocephalus, discussing surgica...
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Incipient motion of sands near the pipe tip
Backward erosion pi** constitutes a major threat for dikes on sandy or silty foundations during high water and floods. This erosion mechanism results in the formation and development of shallow hollow spaces...
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Diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases with a refined Lempel–Ziv complexity
The investigation into the distinctive difference of gait is of significance for the clinical diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases. However, human gait is affected by many factors like behavior, occupation ...
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Open AccessInjectable dECM-enhanced hyaluronic microgels with spatiotemporal release of cartilage-specific molecules to improve osteoarthritic chondrocyte’s function
The interior environment of articular cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA) presents substantial hurdles, leading to the malfunction of chondrocytes and the breakdown of collagen II-enriched hyaline cartilage matri...
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Study on the spatial nonlinear impact of haze pollution on residents’ health: a epidemiological perspective
Regional haze pollution is a serious atmospheric environmental problem in China, it seriously affects residents’ health. This paper uses ArcGIS software to analyse the spatial and temporal distribution maps of...
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Dietary intake of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), serum BCAAs, and cardiometabolic risk markers among community-dwelling adults
To investigate the associations between dietary/serum branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and cardiometabolic risk markers.
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Open AccessMeta-analyses of the relationship between five CXCL8 gene polymorphisms and overall cancer risk, and a case-control study of oral cancer
C-X-C motif chemokine ligand (CXCL8), also known as interleukin-8, is a prototypical CXC family chemokine bearing a glutamic acid-leucine-arginine (ELR) motif that plays key roles in the onset and progression ...
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Application of Laser Cladding Technology on TBM Cutter Repairment and Enhancement
In order to explore the enhancement and repair effect of laser cladding technology on TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) cutter, multi-condition rock breaking experiments were carried out on the reduced scale cutter ...
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Open AccessNUP43 promotes PD-L1/nPD-L1/PD-L1 feedback loop via TM4SF1/JAK/STAT3 pathway in colorectal cancer progression and metastatsis
Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) has a significant role in tumor progression and metastasis, facilitating tumor cell evasion from immune surveillance. PD-L1 can be detected in the tumor cell nucleus and ...
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Approaching Temporal Dynamics in the Dimension-Level Associations Between Career Adaptability/Ambivalence and Internalizing Symptoms Among Chinese Adolescents Throughout Their High Middle School Years
Despite the well-established associations between adolescents’ internalizing symptoms and career development, it still remains unclear whether adolescents’ internalizing symptoms are precursors or consequences...
