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Open AccessAssociation between admission pan-immune-inflammation value and short-term mortality in septic patients: a retrospective cohort study
Pan-Immune-Inflammation Value (PIV) has recently received more attention as a novel indicator of inflammation. We aimed to evaluate the association between PIV and prognosis in septic patients. Data were extra...
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Open AccessThe Shigella kinase effector OspG modulates host ubiquitin signaling to escape septin-cage entrapment
Shigella flexneri is a Gram-negative bacterium causing severe bloody dysentery. Its pathogenesis is largely dictated by a plasmid-encoded type III secretion system (T3SS) and its associated effectors. Among these...
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Open AccessPotential clinical value of fibrinogen-like protein 1 as a serum biomarker for the identification of diabetic cardiomyopathy
Diabetic individuals with diabetic cardiomyopathy (DbCM) present with abnormal myocardial structure and function. DbCM cannot be accurately diagnosed due to the lack of suitable diagnostic biomarkers. In this ...
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Open AccessFinite-momentum Cooper pairing in proximitized altermagnets
Finite-momentum Cooper pairing is an unconventional form of superconductivity that is widely believed to require finite magnetization. Altermagnetism is an emerging magnetic phase with highly anisotropic spin-...
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Open AccessEndocytosis-mediated entry of a caterpillar effector into plants is countered by Jasmonate
Insects and pathogens release effectors into plant cells to weaken the host defense or immune response. While the imports of some bacterial and fungal effectors into plants have been previously characterized, ...
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Open AccessA novel nomogram predicting overt hepatic encephalopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt in portal hypertension patients
We aim to develop a nomogram to predict overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in patients with portal hypertension, according to demographic/clinical ind...
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Open AccessThe growth and developmental of the myodural bridge and its associated structures in the human fetus
Myodural bridge (MDB) is a dense connective tissue between suboccipital muscle and dura mater. However, there are few reports on the development and maturation of the human MDB. This study aims to explore the ...
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Open AccessNumerical calculation of forward and reverse flow in Tesla valves with different longitudinal width-to-narrow ratios
To study the effect of the width-to-narrow ratio on the forward and reverse flow characteristics of the Tesla valve, five different models of the Tesla valve with different width-to-narrow ratios are establish...
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Open AccessA valuable subarachnoid space named the occipito-atlantal cistern
The cisterna magna has been defined as the space between the inferior margin of the cerebellar vermis to the level of the foramen magnum, while an enlarged dorsal subarachnoid space at the occipito-cervical ju...
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Open AccessAsymmetric transformation of achiral gold nanoclusters with negative nonlinear dependence between chiroptical activity and enantiomeric excess
The investigation of chirality at the nanoscale is important to bridge the gap between molecular and macroscopic chirality. Atomically precise metal nanoclusters provide an ideal platform for this research, wh...
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Open AccessA randomized trial of Trendelenburg position for acute moderate ischemic stroke
We aim to explore the effect of head-down position (HDP), initiated within 24 hours of onset, in moderate anterior circulation stroke patients with probable large artery atherosclerosis (LAA) etiology. This in...
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Open AccessEstablishment and validation of a plasma oncofetal chondroitin sulfated proteoglycan for pan-cancer detection
Various biomarkers targeting cell-free DNA (cfDNA) and circulating proteins have been tested for pan-cancer detection. Oncofetal chondroitin sulfate (ofCS), which distinctively modifies proteoglycans (PGs) of ...
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Open AccessPredictive value of admission CO2 combining power combined with serum sodium for the prognosis in acute Stanford type A aortic dissection patients
Acute Stanford type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) with sudden onset and high mortality requiries a standard Bentall operation and a accurate prognosis in common, together with alteration of CO2 combining power (CO2
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Open AccessTranslation regulatory factor BZW1 regulates preimplantation embryo development and compaction by restricting global non-AUG Initiation
Protein synthesis is an essential step in gene expression during the development of mammalian preimplantation embryos. This is a complex and highly regulated process. The accuracy of the translation initiation...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a monitoring system for disassembled towers with internal suspension poles
The traditional construction monitoring methods of suspended pole-mounted decomposed towers are mostly manual monitoring. The monitoring personnel has multiple blind spots, and the possibility of misjudgment b...
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Open AccessMiniature optoelectronic compound eye camera
Inspired by insect compound eyes (CEs) that feature unique optical schemes for imaging, there has recently been growing interest in develo** optoelectronic CE cameras with comparable size and functions. Howe...
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Open AccessNucleotide mismatches prevent intrinsic self-silencing of hpRNA transgenes to enhance RNAi stability in plants
Hairpin RNA (hpRNA) transgenes are the most successful RNA interference (RNAi) method in plants. Here, we show that hpRNA transgenes are invariably methylated in the inverted-repeat (IR) DNA and the adjacent p...
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Open AccessCytochrome P450 2E1 predicts liver functional recovery from donation after circulatory death using air-ventilated normothermic machine perfusion
The optimal oxygen concentration is unclear for normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) of livers from donation after circulatory death (DCD). Our purposes were to investigate the effect of air-ventilated NMP on ...
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Open AccessTranscriptome analysis of genes associated with autolysis of Coprinus comatus
Coprinus comatus, widely known as “Jituigu”, is an important commodity and food in China. The yield of C. comatus, however, is substantially reduced by the autolysis of the fruiting bodies after harvest. To gain ...
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Open AccessEtiological and epidemiological features of acute respiratory infections in China
Nationwide prospective surveillance of all-age patients with acute respiratory infections was conducted in China between 2009‒2019. Here we report the etiological and epidemiological features of the 231,107 el...