Cx43 Inhibition Attenuates Sepsis-Induced Intestinal Injury via Downregulating ROS Transfer and the Activation of the JNK1/Sirt1/FoxO3a Signaling Pathway by Zhaowei Zou, Bin Liu, Lisi Zeng, Xianzi Yang, Renli Huang, Cheng Wu, Huijuan Zhu, Yi Gao, Dongdong Yuan, Jinlong Yu

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Documentation of lead exposure-associated comorbidity among 4538 workers in China by Qian Hua, Pingyang Zhang, Yong Yang, Jingchao Ren, Shouming Cui, Yuxin Yang, Loulou Cai, Jia Ding, Shouyuan Cui, Mingyang Gao, David C. Christiani, William Au, Yanchun Ma, Zhongjun Du, Guang-hui Zhang, Zhao-lin Xia

“…Methods Using the cluster sampling method, Pb-exposed workers were recruited from a factory in the Henan Province, China. The morbidity information and blood lead concentration (BLC) from each worker were collected. …”
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Correlation between Thyroid Homeostasis and Obesity in Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Research by Yu Zhou, Sujie Ke, Kejun Wu, Jingze Huang, Xuelin Gao, Beibei Li, Xiaoying Lin, Xiaohong Liu, Xiaoying Liu, Li Ma, Linxi Wang, Li Wu, Lijuan Wu, Chengwen Xie, Junjun Xu, Yanping Wang, Libin Liu

“…Our study consisted of a community-based and cross-sectional study from the Epidemiological Survey of Thyroid Diseases in Fujian Province, China. A total of 193 subjects with SCH (90 males and 103 females) without a history of treatment of thyroid disease, such as surgery, radiation, and thyroid hormone or antithyroid medication, were included in the present study. …”
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Forecasting the Incidence of Mumps Based on the Baidu Index and Environmental Data in Yunnan, China: Deep Learning Model Study by Xin Xiong, Linghui Xiang, Litao Chang, Irene XY Wu, Shuzhen Deng

“…Despite the availability of an effective vaccine, mumps outbreaks have reemerged globally, including in China, where it remains a significant public health issue. In Yunnan province, China, the incidence of mumps has fluctuated markedly and is higher than that in mainland China, underscoring the need for improved outbreak prediction methods. …”
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Assessment of the applied potential of sludge-derived hydrochar in terms of process parameters and product properties by Zhang, Chuang, Wang, Bingyu, Wang, Jixiang, Rong, Shaopeng,  Xie, Huifang, Qu, Hongxia, Feng, Yanfang

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Identification and characterization of Serratia nematophila and Acinetobacter guillouiae from putrid-skin disease lesions in farmed Chinese spiny frog (Quasipaa spinosa) by Ling Guo, Xiyu Jin, Dan Yang, Li Wei, Jie Chen, Zhihua Lin, Li Ma

“…This study investigated an outbreak of putrid-skin disease among Q. spinosa on a farm in Lishui City, Zhejiang Province, China. Two pathogenic strains, GL-XJ7 and GL-XJ11, were isolated from disease lesions and identified as Serratia nematophila and Acinetobacter guillouiae, respectively, through morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular analyses including 16S rDNA sequencing and phylogenetic tree construction. …”
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CHA2DS2-VASc Score Is Associated With Prognosis in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Without Atrial Fibrillation by Mingjuan Song, MM, Xu Chen, MD

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Safety and feasibility evaluation of a novel robotic surgical system in gynecological surgery application by Yuanbo Tao, Jun Wang, ShiChao Han, Jing Na, Ya Li

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Elucidating the degradation mechanism of beef myofibrillar proteins under hydroxyl radical oxidation through the lens of cysteine oxidation modifications by Jiale Li, Jun Liu, Hui Yue, Yuanyuan Ma, He Li, Yuanliang Hu, Xiang Yu, Weiwei Dong, Yanli Feng

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Identification of the primary pollution sources and dominant influencing factors of soil heavy metals using a random forest model optimized by genetic algorithm coupled with geodet... by Tong Liu, Mingshi Wang, Mingya Wang, Qinqing Xiong, Luhao Jia, Wanqi Ma, Shaobo Sui, Wei Wu, Xiaoming Guo

“…This study analyzed soil HM samples from 53 different land use types in Jiaozuo City, Henan Province, China. Pollution sources were identified using Absolute Principal Component Score (APCS), with 8 anthropogenic factors, 9 natural factors, and 4 soil physicochemical properties mapped using Geographic Information System (GIS) kernel density estimation. …”
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Role of visual function and performance of activities of daily living in cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study by Chunhui Zhou, Ganfeng Yang, Marc Theeboom, Hua Yang, Ruiting Zhu, Zijian Zhou, Dong Zhu

“…Two hundred and seventy four elderly patients were diagnosed with MCI from various communities in Taicang City, Jiangsu Province, China. Most participants were women (68.6%), and the average age was 69 years. …”
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Predicting risk factors for Epstein-Barr virus reactivation using Bayesian network analysis: a population-based study of high-risk areas for nasopharyngeal cancer by Zhiwen Zeng, Kena Lin, Xueqi Li, Xueqi Li, Tong Li, Xiaoman Li, Jiayi Li, Zule Ning, Qinxian Liu, Shanghang Xie, Sumei Cao, Sumei Cao, Jinlin Du

“…This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for EBV reactivation associated with NPC in high-prevalence areas in China using a Bayesian network (BN) model combined with structural equation modeling tools.MethodsThe baseline information for this study was derived from NPC screening data from a population-based prospective cohort in Sihui City, Guangdong Province, China. We divided the data into a training dataset and a test dataset. …”
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Relationship between obesity indicators and hypertension–diabetes comorbidity among adults: a population study from Central China by Li Li, Ling Li, Ying Wang, Wenwen Wu, Xiaodong Tan, Fen Yang, Jinru Yang, Yifan Wu, Donghan Sun, Ziling Ni, Yaofei Xie

“…Objective To identify the relationship between obesity indicators and hypertension–diabetes comorbidity (HDC) among adults in central China.Design and setting A cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 June 2015 to 30 September 2018 in 11 districts of Hubei Province, China.Participants A total of 29 396 participants aged 18 years or above were enrolled in the study. 2083 subjects with missing data were excluded. …”
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Analysis of ecological network evolution in an ecological restoration area with the MSPA-MCR model: A case study from Ningwu County, China by Ziyan Guo, Chuxin Zhu, Xiang Fan, Muye Li, Nuo Xu, Yuan Yuan, Yanjun Guan, Chunjuan Lyu, Zhongke Bai

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding pulmonary rehabilitation among patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study in a tertiary ho... by Xueli Bai, Yuan Chen, Xiansheng Liu, Lingling Wang, Xiaohong Zhang, Jie Ding, Lin Su, Ruiying Wang, Shuang Wei

“…Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of patients with chronic respiratory diseases towards pulmonary rehabilitation.Design Cross-sectional, web-based questionnaire study.Setting Tertiary healthcare hospital in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.Participants A total of 511 patients with chronic respiratory diseases were recruited from the hospital’s outpatient and inpatient departments. …”
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Deficiency of ATF3 facilitates both angiotensin II‐induced and spontaneously formed aortic aneurysm and dissection development by activating cGAS–STING pathway by Yifan Du, Poyi Hu, Xiangchao Ding, Dashuai Wang, Jingjing Luo, Sheng Le, Lingyun Ren, Manhua Chen, Ping Ye, Jiahong Xia

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Association of social frailty, sarcopenia, and oral frailty with depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuanhao Sun, Huan Liu, Xiangdong Li, Lin Zhang, Wenwen Xu, Hairong liu, Ting Yuan

“…Methods This research utilized a cross-sectional design and used convenience sampling to select participants from Anhui Province, China. Demographic questionnaire, SARC-F (Strength, Assistance with walking, Rising from a chair, Climbing stairs, and Falls), OFI-8 (Oral Frailty Index-8), the HALFT (Help, Participation, Loneliness, Financial, Talk) scale, and PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) were used to conduct the survey. …”
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A novel gene signature for predicting outcome in colorectal cancer patients based on tumor cell-endothelial cell interaction via single-cell sequencing and machine learning by Lina Pang, Qingxia Sun, Wenyue Wang, Mingjie Song, Ying Wu, Xin Shi, Xiaonan Shi

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Influencing Factors in Patients with Hepatitis B: A Cross-Sectional Assessment in Southeastern China by Ping Chen, Fen Zhang, Yiqun Shen, Yubo Cai, Chaolei Jin, Yan Li, Mingmin Tu, Weizhen Zhang, Yu Wang, Shi-Feng Zhang, Jiangyun Wang, Lanjuan Li

“…The aim of this study was to analyze HRQoL in patients diagnosed with HB living in Zhejiang Province, China. A cross-sectional sample of 98 patients with chronic HB (CHB), 56 patients with advanced HB that have developed cirrhosis, and 48 healthy controls (HCs), all from Zhejiang Province, was used in this study. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of surgical resection for brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma by Ming Li, Zhiying Li, Hang Zhang, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Linlin Sun, Tiantian Wang, Shengli Zhou, Liyun Zhou

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore the clinical characteristics, survival time and prognostic factors of patients undergoing craniotomy for brain metastases (BM) from lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).MethodsA total of 208 patients with BM from LUAD who underwent craniotomy at the Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, Henan province, China from March 2005 to October 2022 were included in this retrospective study. …”
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