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Open AccessA cooperative adaptive genetic algorithm for reentrant hybrid flow shop scheduling with sequence-dependent setup time and limited buffers
This paper deals with a reentrant hybrid flow shop problem with sequence-dependent setup time and limited buffers where there are multiple unrelated parallel machines at each stage. A mathematical model with t...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: Cellular immunotherapy using irradiated lung cancer cell vaccine co-expressing GM-CSF and IL-18 can induce significant antitumor effects
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Generation of a live attenuated influenza A vaccine by proteolysis targeting
The usefulness of live attenuated virus vaccines has been limited by suboptimal immunogenicity, safety concerns or cumbersome manufacturing processes and techniques. Here we describe the generation of a live a...
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Centromeric protein K (CENPK) promotes gastric cancer proliferation and migration via interacting with XRCC5
CENPK is a novel oncogene which is aberrantly expression in some malignant tumors. However, the role and mechanisms of CENPK in gastric cancer have not been explored.
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Local palliative therapies for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction: radiofrequency ablation combined with stent or biliary stent alone? An updated meta-analysis of nineteen trials
Recently, there has been a burgeoning interest in radiofrequency ablation combined with stent (RFA + Stent) for unresectable malignant biliary obstruction (MBO). This study aimed to perform a meta-analysis to ...
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Proximal Gastrectomy Versus Total Gastrectomy for Siewert II/III Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
The incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) has rapidly increased in recent years. Popular surgical approaches for AEG are proximal gastrectomy (PG) and total gastrectomy (TG), but it...
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Clinical efficacy and safety of robotic distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Robotic distal gastrectomy (RDG) is a new technique that is rapidly gaining popularity and may help overcome the limitations of laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG); however, its safety and therapeutic effica...
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Reduction of risk of infection during elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy using prophylactic antibiotics: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Whether perioperative administration is required in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in patients with low risk of infection remains controversial.
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Open AccessImmune checkpoint blockade in the treatment of malignant tumor: current statue and future strategies
After being stagnant for decades, there has finally been a paradigm shift in the treatment of cancer with the emergence and application of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). The most extensively utilized ICI...
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Comparison of intraoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and laparoscopic common bile duct exploration combined with laparoscopic cholecystectomy for treating gallstones and common bile duct stones: a systematic review and meta-analysis
This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy combined with intraoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (LC-IntraERCP) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy c...
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Sorting of circulating tumor cells based on the microfluidic device of a biomimetic splenic interendothelial slit array
In this paper, we focused on a microfluidic sorting method based on bionic splenic sinus microstructures to capture circulating tumor cells (CTCs). A dynamic multiphase fluidic model was developed to explore t...
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Climate-driven Yield Variability for Winter Wheat in Henan Province, North China and its Relation to Large-scale Atmospheric Circulation Indices
The responses of wheat yield to large-scale atmospheric circulation indices (LACI) were explored in Henan province, north China. With using the annual series of climate-driven yield index (CDYI) extracted from...
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Responses of yield variability of summer maize in Henan province, north China, to large-scale atmospheric circulation anomalies
Based on the climate-driven yield index (CDYI) series of summer maize in 17 cities and the monthly series of large-scale atmospheric circulation indices (LACI), the responses of yield fluctuations of summer ma...
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Heterostructured Nitrogen and Sulfur co-doped Black TiO2/g-C3N4 Photocatalyst with Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity
Conventional titanium dioxide(TiO2) photocatalyst could absorb only ultraviolet light due to its wide bandgap. In this paper, black TiO2 with narrow bandgap was prepared by introducing oxygen vacancies. Meanwhile...
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Open AccessConstructing a novel expression system by specific activation of amylase expression pathway in Penicillium
Filamentous fungi have long been used as hosts for the production of proteins, enzymes and valuable products in various biotechnological applications. However, recombinant proteins are expressed with highly se...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Cellular immunotherapy using irradiated lung cancer cell vaccine co-expressing GM-CSF and IL-18 can induce significant antitumor effects
Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported an error in Fig 5 of this article, graphs presenting FCM and immunofluorescent for CD4T, CD8T and NK cell of the Control Groups (LL2, LL2...
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Z-scheme g-C3N4/BiVO4 photocatalysts with RGO as electron transport accelerator
BiVO4 is known for its ability to decompose water under visible light irradiation. However, BiVO4 overall suffers from rapid recombination of photogenerated carriers, low photochemical conversion efficiency, low ...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: A novel cancer vaccine with the ability to simultaneously produce anti-PD-1 antibody and GM-CSF in cancer cells and enhance Th1-biased antitumor immunity
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessLeft ventricular remodeling in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common complication in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). The mechanisms of AF is associated with left atrial (LA) structural remodeling in HCM patients. However, the impac...
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Robotic-assisted versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy for benign gallbladder diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Robotic surgery, an emerging technology, has some potential advantages in many complicated endoscopic procedures compared with laparoscopic surgery. But robot-assisted cholecystectomy (RAC) is still a controve...
