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Open AccessFamily history and gastric cancer incidence and mortality in Asia: a pooled analysis of more than half a million participants
The family history of gastric cancer holds important implications for cancer surveillance and prevention, yet existing evidence predominantly comes from case–control studies. We aimed to investigate the associ...
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Far-Infrared Therapy Based on Graphene Ameliorates High-Fat Diet-Induced Anxiety-Like Behavior in Obese Mice via Alleviating Intestinal Barrier Damage and Neuroinflammation
The consumption of a high-fat diet (HFD) has been implicated in the etiology of obesity and various neuropsychiatric disturbances, including anxiety and depression. Compelling evidence suggests that far-infrar...
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Open AccessA case study of lean digital transformation through robotic process automation in healthcare
Under Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) system, it's crucial for all healthcare providers to accurately submit medical expense claims to the National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) to avoid inco...
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Association Between a Failed Prominence Eruption and the Drainage of Mass from Another Prominence
Sympathetic eruptions of solar prominences have been studied for decades, however, it is usually difficult to identify their causal links. Here, we present two failed prominence eruptions on 26 October 2022 an...
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Targeting Therapeutic Windows for Rheumatoid Arthritis Prevention
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a worldwide public health problem. Interventions to delay or prevent the onset of RA have attracted much attention in recent years, and researchers are now exploring various preven...
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Cannabidiol Exerts Sedative and Hypnotic Effects in Normal and Insomnia Model Mice Through Activation of 5-HT1A Receptor
Cannabis sativa has been used for improving sleep for long history. Cannabidiol (CBD) has drown much attention as a non-addictive psychoactive component in Cannabis sativa extract. However, the effects of CBD on...
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Development of an Electrochemical Immunosensor Based on Multi-functional Carboxylated Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube–Silver Nanoparticles-Chitosan Film for Rapid Determination of Ractopamine
A porous electrochemical immunosensor was fabricated for the sensitive determination of ractopamine (RAC) based on a cMWCNT–Ag–CS matrix film with a working bare screen-printed carbon electrode (SPCE). At the ...
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Open AccessSugarcane borers: species, distribution, damage and management options
Lepidopteran borers stand out as the most destructive pests in sugarcane, leading to reductions in stalk weight, juice quality and sugar recovery. Presently, integrated pest management (IPM) systems are utiliz...
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Open AccessLactobacillus rhamnosus GG ameliorates hyperuricemia in a novel model
Hyperuricemia (HUA) is a metabolic syndrome caused by abnormal purine metabolism. Although recent studies have noted a relationship between the gut microbiota and gout, whether the microbiota could ameliorate ...
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Open AccessLiquid lens based holographic camera for real 3D scene hologram acquisition using end-to-end physical model-driven network
With the development of artificial intelligence, neural network provides unique opportunities for holography, such as high fidelity and dynamic calculation. How to obtain real 3D scene and generate high fideli...
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Open AccessLow pressure reversibly driving colossal barocaloric effect in two-dimensional vdW alkylammonium halides
Plastic crystals as barocaloric materials exhibit the large entropy change rivalling freon, however, the limited pressure-sensitivity and large hysteresis of phase transition hinder the colossal barocaloric ef...
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Open AccessThe in vitro and in vivo depigmentation activity of coenzyme Q0, a major quinone derivative from Antrodia camphorata, through autophagy induction in human melanocytes and keratinocytes
Coenzyme Q0 (CoQ0), a novel quinone derivative of Antrodia camphorata, has been utilized as a therapeutic agent (including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, antiatherosclerotic, and anticancer agent...
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Investigating the recovery of ferrous phosphate in a fluidized bed crystallizer by response surface methodology
Phosphorus recovery is essential, especially from wastewater containing high levels of phosphorus from the semiconductor industries, food companies, and livestock. This study aims to determine how pH, Fe/P mol...
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Open AccessIL-8 activates fibroblasts to promote the invasion of HNSCC cells via STAT3-MMP1
Matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP1) has an aberrant expression relevant to various behaviors of cancers. As dominant components of the tumor stroma, fibroblasts constitute an important source of Matrix metallopr...
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Open AccessDysfunction of duplicated pair rice histone acetyltransferases causes segregation distortion and an interspecific reproductive barrier
Postzygotic reproductive isolation, which results in the irreversible divergence of species, is commonly accompanied by hybrid sterility, necrosis/weakness, or lethality in the F1 or other offspring generations. ...
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Open AccessEfficacy of Qingpeng ointment (a Tibetan medicine) for acute gouty arthritis: a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of Qingpeng ointment (QPO), a Tibetan medicine for alleviating symptoms in individuals with acute gouty arthritis (AGA).
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Numerical Simulation Study on the Flow Influence of Multiscale Fractures During Water Flooding
Multiscale fractures consist of artificial and natural fractures are important flow channels in low-permeability oil reservoir. Due to the different flow capacity of multiscale fractures, large-scale fractures...
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Rebar Corrosion Monitoring in Concrete Using Piezoelectric Cement Sensors
In this study, the piezoelectric cement (PEC) sensor, a sensing element of lead zirconate titanate (PZT)/cement piezoelectric composites, was used to monitor rebar corrosion in concrete. The strength of the co...
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The Study and Application on a New Evaluation Index of Gas Well Productivity in Tight Gas Reservoir
The Shenmu gas field is a typical tight gas reservoir, developed with “downhole throttling” technology to cut costs. There is no natural stable production period for gas wells, and the production and wellhead ...
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Research on Scale Benefit Development Technology of Tight Gas Horizontal Wells in Ordos Basin
China has abundant tight sandstone gas resources, but reservoir heterogeneity is strong, single well production is low, and effective development is difficult. In order to improve the single well production an...
