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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of iguratimod combined with methotrexate vs. methotrexate alone in rheumatoid arthritis
The current systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of iguratimod (IGU) combined with methotrexate (MTX) versus MTX alone in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Two independent inve...
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Functional Diversity of Soil Microbial Communities in Different-age Rubber Plantations — A Case Study of Hainan Province, China
In order to understand the microbial community of the soil ecosystems in rubber plantations, we investigated the functional diversity of soil microbial communities in young, mature and old rubber plantations i...
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High-temperature oxidation resistance of sol–gel-derived ZrO2/(Al2O3–Y2O3) coating on titanium alloy
ZrO2/(Al2O3–Y2O3) composite coating was deposited on Ti-6.5Al-3.5Mo-15Zr-0.3Si (at.%) alloy via sol–gel spin coating with the hope to improve its high-temperature oxidation resistance. The as-prepared coating was...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Neutronic Analysis and Transmutation Performance of Th-Based Molten Salt Fuels
There have been many studies on lithium–beryllium fluoride compounds as the molten salt coolant for thorium-based molten salt reactors (MSR), but sodium- or lead-based chloride compounds have not been studied....
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Cloning and characterization of gene encoding a Mn-containing superoxide dismutase in Eutrema halophilum
A gene encoding Mn-containing superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), designated as ThMSD, was cloned from salt cress (Eutrema halophilum) by reverse transcriptase — polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid amplificat...
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A comparison of clinical outcomes of Chinese sirolimus-eluting stents versus foreign sirolimus-eluting stents for the treatment of coronary artery disease
Chinese sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) have been widely used in recent years. However, the comparison of clinical outcomes between Chinese and foreign SES remains unknown.
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Effect of the antioxidant α-lipoic acid on apoptosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cells induced by high glucose
High glucose plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. In this study, we assessed the effects of high glucose on human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) apoptosis. Additionally, we ...
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Roles of mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways during Escherichia coli-induced apoptosis in U937 cells
Escherichia coli (E. coli) infections play an important and growing role in the clinic. In the present study, we investigated the involvement of members of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (M...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
An Efficient Way to Confirm the Coincidence of SRS Collimator and Radiation Beam Axes Using Electronic Portal Imaging Device(EPID)
Background and Objective: Deviation between a linac-based stereotatic radiosurgery (SRS) collimator axis and the machine isocenter can result an obvious dose distribution error, and therefore make the treatmen...
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Nonsymbiotic hemoglobins in rice are synthesized during germination and in differentiating cell types
Nonsymbiotic hemoglobins (ns-Hbs) previously have been found in monocots and dicots; however, very little is known about the tissue and cell type localization as well as the physiological function(s) of these ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Rotavirus subunit vaccines
We evaluated rotavirus subunit vaccines for use in humans and animals. Insect cells were co-infected with combinations of individual baculovirus recombinants expressing human, bovine or simian rotavirus VP2, V...