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Open AccessTrends and risk factors analysis of NEC in preterm infants over 9 years
Investigating the trend of changes in the occurrence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants during 9 years and analyzing the risk factors of NEC with the purpose of providing reference for clini...
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Research on online monitoring platform of charging pile based on big data soft computing
Because of the popularity of electric vehicles, large-scale charging piles are connected to the distribution network, so it is necessary to build an online platform for monitoring charging pile operation safet...
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Open AccessThe effects of psychological distress after surgery in patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion
The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychological distress pre-operatively, at 3, 6, and 12 months in patients who underwent lumbar spine fusion surgery.
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Skeletal muscle alterations indicate poor prognosis in cirrhotic patients: a multicenter cohort study in China
We aimed to determine the diagnostic criteria of myosteatosis in a Chinese population and investigate the effect of skeletal muscle abnormalities on the outcomes of cirrhotic patients.
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Structural Analysis and Novel Mechanism of Enteromorpha prolifera Sulfated Polysaccharide in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
A water-soluble polysaccharide (EP) was purified from edible algae Enteromorpha prolifera. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC), ion chromatography (IC), and fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) were performed to ch...
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Open AccessImmunomodulatory and clinical effects of receptor-interacting protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) inhibitor eclitasertib (SAR443122) in patients with severe COVID-19: a phase 1b, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study
Targeting receptor-interacting serine/threonine protein kinase 1 could mitigate the devastating sequelae of the hyperinflammatory state observed in severe cases of COVID-19. This study explored the immunomodul...
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Open AccessHighly sensitive SERS platform for pathogen analysis by cyclic DNA nanostructure@AuNP tags and cascade primer exchange reaction
The capacity to identify small amounts of pathogens in real samples is extremely useful. Herein, we proposed a sensitive platform for detecting pathogens using cyclic DNA nanostructure@AuNP tags (CDNA) and a c...
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Open AccessAnalyzing the factors associated with efficacy among teriparatide treatment in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
Teriparatide (TPTD) is a widely used anabolic agent for the treatment of osteoporosis. Several factors have been identified to be related to bone mineral density (BMD) increase in anti-osteoporosis treatment w...
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Open AccessA Generic Strategy to Create Mechanically Interlocked Nanocomposite/Hydrogel Hybrid Electrodes for Epidermal Electronics
Nanocomposite/hydrogel hybrid electrodes are created with high interfacial toughness by introducing soft microfoams as the mechanically interlocking layer.
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Design and Control of a Free-Floating Robot for Ground Microgravity Experiment
In this paper, a cube shaped free-floating robot that is composed of air-bearing, high-pressure gas tank, pressure reducing valve, solenoid valve, and nozzle is designed for ground microgravity experiment of o...
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Poly(Butyl Cyanoacrylate) Nanoparticles Deliver β-Nerve Growth Factor to the Brain After Traumatic Brain Injury
Introduction is one of the main reasons for disability and death in patients. There is evidence showing can promote neuron axonal outgrowth and prevent injured neurons from dying. However, as a highly selectiv...
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Identifying the optimal treatment strategy in patients with resectable non-cardia gastric cancer
Multimodal treatment strategy including perioperative chemotherapy (PEC), postoperative chemoradiation therapy (POCR), and postoperative chemotherapy (POC) has been accepted as the standard of care in gastric ...
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Effect of low-temperature stress on transcriptome and Na+/K+-ATPase changes in Oreochromis niloticus gill tissues
Low temperatures limit the development of Oreochromis niloticus (tilapia), and an increase in low-temperature tolerance would increase yields. We studied the responses of tilapia to low temperatures. The fish wer...
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Open AccessTargeting the SOX2/CDP protein complex with a peptide suppresses the malignant progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Emerging evidence indicates that SOX2 is an oncogene for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, direct targeting of SOX2 is not feasible given that this transcription factor plays important roles ...
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Open AccessA phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sarilumab in patients with giant cell arteritis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is primarily treated with glucocorticoids (GCs), which have substantial toxicity. Tocilizumab, an interleukin-6-receptor inhibitor (IL-6Ri), showed beneficial effects in GCA, leading...
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Racial disparities in follow-up care of early-stage lung cancer survivors
To investigate if race impacts receipt of follow-up care in lung cancer survivors, we conducted a cross-sectional study in lung cancer survivors recruited through the New Jersey State Cancer Registry (NJSCR).
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Open AccessEntrepreneurial growth in digital business ecosystems: an integrated framework blending the knowledge-based view of the firm and business ecosystems
Digitalisation is sha** the contemporary technological context of entrepreneurial activities, where firms grow through interacting with digital ecosystem stakeholders. This study investigates how incumbent f...
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Stretchable, breathable, and washable epidermal electrodes based on microfoam reinforced ultrathin conductive nanocomposites
Stretchable epidermal electronics allow conformal interactions with the human body for emerging applications in wearable health monitoring and therapy. Stretchable devices are commonly constructed on submillim...
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Low-dose blood BTEX are associated with pulmonary function through changes in inflammatory markers among US adults: NHANES 2007–2012
The effects of blood benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) on lung function among general adults remain unknown. We enrolled 5519 adults with measured blood BTEX concentrations and lung function f...
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Payne–Polya–Weinberger, Hile–Protter and Yang’s Inequalities for Dirichlet Laplace Eigenvalues on Integer Lattices
In this paper, we prove some analogues of Payne–Polya–Weinberger, Hile–Protter and Yang’s inequalities for Dirichlet (discrete) Laplace eigenvalues on any subset in the integer lattice
