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Open AccessElectrophysiological characteristics and catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias arising from the superior septal left ventricle
Electrophysiological characteristics and radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) originating from the superior septal left ventricle (SSLV) have not yet been fully ...
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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 AccessEfficacy and Safety of Niraparib as First-Line Maintenance Treatment for Patients with Advanced Ovarian Cancer: Real-World Data from a Multicenter Study in China
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors are a new maintenance therapy option for patients with ovarian cancer (OC).
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Open AccessOrganic photodiodes with bias-switchable photomultiplication and photovoltaic modes
The limited sensitivity of photovoltaic-type photodiodes makes it indispensable to use pre-amplifier circuits for effectively extracting electrical signals, especially when detecting dim light. Additionally, t...
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Open AccessCapturing the microbial dark matter in desert soils using culturomics-based metagenomics and high-resolution analysis
Deserts occupy one-third of the Earth’s terrestrial surface and represent a potentially significant reservoir of microbial biodiversity, yet the majority of desert microorganisms remain uncharacterized and are...
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Open AccessAssociation between blood eosinophil count and Duchenne muscular dystrophy severity and prognosis: a retrospective cohort study
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare hereditary muscular disease. The role of eosinophils in DMD has not been clarified. This study aims to evaluate the association between peripheral blood eosinophil c...
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Open AccessMap** age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018
Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to m...
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Espoo Convention and its role in construction industry as an element of an environmental impact assessment mechanism
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Open Access3-Year outcomes in patients with heavily calcified lesions undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention using cutting balloons
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of heavily calcified lesions (HCLs) is associated with higher complication rates and worse clinical outcomes. Cutting balloon (CB) has been widely used for HCLs, but pa...
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COVID-19 crisis impact on the stability between parties in crowdfunding and crowdsourcing
This research reviews challenges in building sustainable relationships between the parties involved in the crowdfunding and crowdsourcing projects, which are running in extreme situations, such as the COVID-19...
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Open AccessDecreased exosome-delivered miR-486-5p is responsible for the peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer cells by promoting EMT progress
The present study aims to investigate the preliminary mechanism underlying the peritoneal metastasis of gastric cancer cells.
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Open AccessFemale developmental environment delays development of male honeybee (Apis mellifera)
Nutrition and cell size play an important role in the determination of caste differentiation in queen and worker of honeybees (Apis mellifera), whereas the haploid genome dominates the differentiation of drones. ...
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Photocatalysis: from solar light to hydrogen energy
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Correction to: Maternal diabetes and risk of childhood malignancies in the offspring: a systematic review and meta‑analysis of observational studies
Authors would like to correct the error in in their original publication of the article.
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Effects of commercial queen rearing methods on queen fecundity and genome methylation
The queen and worker castes of the honey bee are very distinct phenotypes that result from different epigenomically regulated developmental programs. In commercial queen rearing, it is common to produce queens...
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Open AccessHsa_circ_0137008 suppresses the malignant phenotype in colorectal cancer by acting as a microRNA-338-5p sponge
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) have been shown to play a crucial role in tumorigenesis. In this study, we investigated the function of hsa_circ_0137008 and its underlying molecular mechanism in colorectal cancer (CRC).
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Rising Mortality Rate of Cervical Cancer in Younger Women in Urban China
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The cap** pheromones and putative biosynthetic pathways in worker and drone larvae of honey bees Apis mellifera
In honey bees (Apis mellifera), methyl palmitate (MP), methyl oleate (MO), methyl linoleate (ML), and methyl linolenate (MLN) are important pheromone components of the cap** pheromones triggering the cap** be...
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Metformin and Reduced Risk of Cancer in the Hong Kong Diabetes Registry: Real Effect or Immortal Time Bias?
Whether metformin reduces cancer risk has been hotly debated. One common opinion is that the observed beneficial effects of metformin are the consequence of immortal time bias.
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Open AccessSelf-Polarization of PVDF Film Triggered by Hydrophilic Treatment for Pyroelectric Sensor with Ultra-Low Piezoelectric Noise
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) films possess multifunctional ability for piezo/pyro/ferroelectronic applications. One critical challenge of the traditional techniques is the complicated fabrication process for...
