Flexible and wireless metasurface coils for knee and elbow MRI by Daniel M. Düx, Robert Kowal, Lucas Knull, Simon Schröer, Othmar Belker, Dominik Horstmann, Moritz Gutt, Holger Maune, Oliver Speck, Frank Wacker, Bennet Hensen, Marcel Gutberlet

“…Aiming to evaluate the image quality of MCs for knee and elbow imaging, we compared signal-to-noise ratio (SNRs) obtained in standard clinical setups. …”
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Famine Exposure in Early Life and Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Adulthood: Comparisons of Different Metabolic Syndrome Definitions by Feng Ning, Jie Ren, Xin Song, Dong Zhang, Li Liu, Lei Zhang, Jianping Sun, Dongfeng Zhang, Zengchang Pang, Qing Qiao, on behalf of Qingdao Diabetes Prevention Program

“…A total of 9,588 individuals were grouped into four birth cohorts of unexposed (born between January 1, 1962, and December 31, 1975), fetal-exposed (born between January 1, 1959, and December 31, 1961), childhood-exposed (born between January 1, 1949, and December 31, 1958), and adolescence/adult-exposed cohorts (born between January 1, 1931, and December 31, 1948). We assessed the prevalence rate of MetS in relation to famine exposure according to three definitions of MetS by the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III), International Diabetes Federation (IDF), and China Diabetes Society (CDS). …”
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Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis reveals key genes and pathways associated with egg yolk percentage in chicken by Wen Li, Yuxing Luo, Shoujia Zhu, Mengyuan Wang, Xuli Zhao, Zhonghua Ning

“…To elucidate the underlying mechanisms that contribute to variations in egg yolk percentage, we performed integrated transcriptome and metabolome analyses on the liver, ovary, and magnum tissues of Rhode Island Red chickens with high and low yolk percentages. …”
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The association of gut microbiota, immunocyte dynamics, and protein–protein ratios with tuberculosis susceptibility: a Mendelian randomization analysis by Hanxin Wu, Weijie Ma, Liangyu Zhu, Li Peng, Xun Huang, Lei Zhong, Rui Yang, Bingxue Li, Weijiang Ma, Li Gao, Xinya Wu, Jieqin Song, Suyi Luo, Fukai Bao, Aihua Liu

“…By analyzing the GWAS data of individuals with European ancestry (the FinnGen dataset included 409,568 controls and 2613 cases), using the two-sample MR method, we focused on evaluating the impact of immunocyte-mediated gut microbiota on tuberculosis and the associations between 2821 plasma protein-to-protein ratios and tuberculosis. …”
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Syphilis among Female Sex Workers: Results of Point-of-Care Screening during a Cross-Sectional Behavioral Survey in Burkina Faso, West Africa by Henri Gautier Ouedraogo, Ivlabehire Bertrand Meda, Issaka Zongo, Odette Ky-Zerbo, Ashley Grosso, Benoit Cesaire Samadoulougou, Grissoum Tarnagda, Kadari Cisse, Apoline Sondo, Nongoba Sawadogo, Yves Traoré, Nicolas Barro, Stefan Baral, Seni Kouanda

“…The objective of this study was to measure the seroprevalence of syphilis serological markers among female sex workers in Burkina Faso. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among FSW between February 2013 and May 2014. …”
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The Impacts of SLC22A1 rs594709 and SLC47A1 rs2289669 Polymorphisms on Metformin Therapeutic Efficacy in Chinese Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Di Xiao, Yu Guo, Xi Li, Ji-Ye Yin, Wei Zheng, Xin-Wen Qiu, Ling Xiao, Rang-Ru Liu, Sai-Ying Wang, Wei-Jing Gong, Hong-Hao Zhou, Zhao-Qian Liu

“…Background. We aimed to investigate the distributive characteristics of SLC22A1 rs594709 and SLC47A1 rs2289669 polymorphisms and their influence on metformin efficacy in Chinese T2DM patients. …”
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TDP43 augments astrocyte inflammatory activity through mtDNA-cGAS-STING axis in NMOSD by Zhuhe Liu, Yunmeng Bai, Bingtian Xu, Haixia Wen, Kechun Chen, Jingfang Lin, Yuanyuan Wang, Jiangping Xu, Haitao Wang, Fudong Shi, Jigang Wang, Honghao Wang

“…Single-nucleus RNA sequencing revealed that NMOSD induced A1-like reactive astrocytes and astrocyte mitochondrial dysfunction in mice. We further found that NMOSD provoked the translocation of TDP43 to mitochondria and the release of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) into the cytoplasm. …”
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Annealing Study on Praseodymium-Doped Indium Zinc Oxide Thin-Film Transistors and Fabrication of Flexible Devices by Zhenyu Wu, Honglong Ning, Han Li, Xiaoqin Wei, Dongxiang Luo, Dong Yuan, Zhihao Liang, Guoping Su, Rihui Yao, Junbiao Peng

“…Nevertheless, there are few studies on the mechanism of annealing on PrIZO films and the fabrication of flexible devices. In this work, we first optimized the annealing-process parameters on the glass substrate. …”
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Effect of the cervical and thoracic “Daoyin” training on posture and pulmonary function in patients with upper crossed syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Yue Guo, Ming Li, Chaowei Xie, Xiaoyan Liu, Yushan Chen, Jun Yang, Yuxue Wu, Shaoqing Chen, Shizhong Wang, Jianping Lin

“…The study was designed to assess the effect of cervical and thoracic “Daoyin” training on pain, posture, pulmonary function, cervical range of motion, and emotional state in college students with UCS. Design We conducted a parallel-group randomized control study. …”
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Clinicopathological and predictive value of MAIT cells in non-small cell lung cancer for immunotherapy by Dongyan Shi, Lin Lin, Yun Chen, Jian Liu, Lin Shi, Jinying Lu, Da Zhong, Meijuan Song, Wenhua You, Wen-Hui Li

“…Subcluster MAIT-17s (defined as cells highly expressing exhausted and Th17-related genes) mainly infiltrated in the non-responsive tissues, while the subcluster MAIT-IFNGRs (cells expressing genes related to cytotoxic function) were mainly enriched in responsive tissues. Moreover, we found predictive value of circulating MAIT cells for anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in NSCLC patients.Conclusions MAIT cells shifted to an exhausted tumor-promoting phenotype in NSCLC patients and the circulating MAIT subset could be a predictor for patients who respond to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.…”
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Rationally designed universal passivator for high-performance single-junction and tandem perovskite solar cells by Zuolin Zhang, Yinsu Feng, Jike Ding, Quanxing Ma, Hong Zhang, Jiajia Zhang, Mengjia Li, Taoran Geng, Wenhuan Gao, Yang Wang, Boxue Zhang, Thierry Pauporté, Jian-Xin Tang, Hongjian Chen, Jiangzhao Chen, Cong Chen

“…Abstract Interfacial trap-assisted nonradiative recombination hampers the development of metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Herein, we report a rationally designed universal passivator to realize highly efficient and stable single junction and tandem PSCs. …”
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A longitudinal cohort study on dispensed analgesic and psychotropic medications in older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study by Tanja Louise Ibsen, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Sverre Bergh, Debby Gerritsen, Gill Livingston, Hilde Lurås, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, Richard C. Oude Voshaar, Geir Selbæk

“…Aim The primary aim was to examine changes in the prescription of analgesics (opioids and other analgesics) and psychotropics (anxiolytics/sedatives, antidepressants, and antipsychotics) in Norwegian home-dwelling older adults before, during, and up to 2 years after the COVID-19 lockdown, with a particular focus on dementia status. Secondarily, we explored individual characteristics associated with changes in medication prescriptions. …”
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Characterization of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma patients with specific skin lesions in a tertiary dermatological service in Brazil by Mariana Valente, José Antonio Sanches, Youko Nukui, Jade Cury-Martins, Bruno Castro Souza, Juliana Pereira, Denis Miyashiro

“…After multivariate analysis, Shimoyama classification (acute) and urea levels were associated with poorer prognoses.ConclusionWe described a large Brazilian cohort of ATLL with cutaneous involvement. …”
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Effects of Low-Level Autonomic Stimulation on Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Induced by Acute Electrical Remodeling by Yubi Lin, Ning Bian, Hairui Li, Jia Chen, Huijie Xing, Hong Li, Dandan Huang, Xianwu Lan, Bojun Gong, Li Zhou, Ruijie Liu, Min Guan, Dongdong Zhang, Gang Du, Zhengyi Huang, Xiaoming Chen, Tao Zhang, Jianyi Feng, Shaorong Wu, Liwei Wang, Aidong Zhang, Zicheng Li

“…Recent reports showed that low-level vagosympathetic nerve stimulation (LLVNS) can suppress AF, as an antiarrhythmic effect. We hypothesized that LLVNS can reverse substrate heterogeneity induced by RAP. …”
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A Novel Immune-Related lncRNA-Based Model for Survival Prediction in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Zedan Zhang, Yanlin Tang, Yanjun Liu, Hongkai Zhuang, Enyu Lin, Lu Xie, Xiaoqiang Feng, Kaiwen Tian, Jiayi Zeng, Jiumin Liu, Yuming Yu

“…Conclusion. Therefore, we constructed a five-lncRNA model integrating clinical parameters to help predict the prognosis of ccRCC patients. …”
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Under-Five Mortality and Associated Risk Factors in Rural Settings of Ethiopia: Evidences from 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey by Shewayiref Geremew Gebremichael, Setegn Muche Fenta

“…Evidence shows that in Ethiopia, a gradual decrease of under-five mortality is observed, but it is still high in the rural settings of the country. We are motivated to investigate the socioeconomic, demographic, maternal and paternal, and child-related associated risk factors of under-five mortality given birth from rural resident mothers. …”
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iRGD-Targeted Biosynthetic Nanobubbles for Ultrasound Molecular Imaging of Osteosarcoma by Liu T, Liang X, Liu W, Yang S, Cui T, Yan F, Li Z

“…However, there is a lack of effective means for early diagnosis due to the heterogeneity of tumors and the complexity of tumor microenvironment. αvβ 3 integrin, a crucial role in the growth and spread of tumors, is not only an effective biomarker for cancer angiogenesis, but also highly expressed in many tumor cells. Here, we selected it as the imaging target and fabricated iRGD-sGVs acoustic probe for the early-stage diagnosis of osteosarcoma.Materials and Methods: Biological nanoscale gas vesicles (sGVs) were extracted from Serratia 39006. …”
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Magnitude of opportunistic infections and associated factors among HIV-infected individuals attending care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a hospital-based cross-... by Agricola Joachim, Doreen Kamori, Mtebe Majigo, Doris Andrew Njelekela, Rogath Kishimba, Mololo Noah

“…Objectives This study aims to assess the magnitude of opportunistic infection (OI) and to identify factors associated with OIs among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral treatment (ART), attending HIV care and treatment clinics.Design A hospital-based cross-sectional study.Setting The study was conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital, Mwananyamala and Temeke Regional Referral Hospitals, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Participants We enrolled 382 PLHIV on ART who were attending HIV care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam. …”
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<i>Bacillus cabrialesii</i> subsp. <i>cabrialesii</i> Strain TE5: A Promising Biological Control Bacterium Against the Causal Agent of Spot Blotch in Wheat by Ixchel Campos-Avelar, Michelle Fabiela García Jaime, Pamela Helué Morales Sandoval, Fannie Isela Parra-Cota, Sergio de los Santos Villalobos

“…<i>durum</i>) rhizosphere grown in a commercial field of wheat in the Yaqui Valley in Mexico. In this work, we present strain TE5 as a promising biological control agent against <i>Bipolaris sorokiniana</i>. …”
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The mediating role of accelerated biological aging in the association between household air pollution from solid cooking fuels and neuropsychiatric disorders by Rui Tang, Haisheng Wu, Ling Jiang, Jie Zhou, Xia Gao, Jiazhen Zheng, Ya-Ping Tang, Mingxi Tang

“…The mediating effects of KDM-BAA on associations between polluting cooking fuel and neuropsychiatric diseases were further examined. We also evaluated the potential of leisure engagement in attenuating KDM-BAA associated with polluting cooking fuels. …”
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