An Experimentally Validated Analytical Model for Aerosol Number Concentration Reduction in Classrooms by Qingfeng Cao, Thomas H. Kuehn, Seong Chan Kim, Qisheng Ou, Chenxing Pei, David Y.H. Pui

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Effect of ecological restoration on physicochemical properties, bacterial and fungal communities of red sand soil in Longquan Mountain forest park by Yan Wang, Yu-Long Zhang, Rui Zhang, Cai-Xia Li, Xian-Jun Lai, Xin-Rong Ma

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The Correlation between Serum Vitamin D and Total IgE Levels and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria among Chinese Population: A Retrospective Study by Jia Liu, Fudong Wang, Hui Cao, Yulan Wang, Furong Liang, Shuling Jiang, Haofeng Zhang, Jingying Luo

“…Conclusion: The activity score of CSU patients was negatively correlated with serum vitamin D and positively correlated with IgE. …”
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Water Model Study on Alloy Melting and Mixing in RH Refining Process by XU Zhibo, CHEN Chao, WANG Jia, LI Yihong, CAO Ruiyun, ZHAO Yansong, XUE Liqiang, FAN Jinping

“…[Methods] The transport process and mixing phenomenon of NaCl saturated solution or NaCl particles in water model of RH were studied by water model experiment and numerical simulation. …”
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NLRP3 Inflammasome-Mediated Osteoarthritis: The Role of Epigenetics by Yuzhou Liu, Ying Wang, Ping Yan, Ning Cui, Kejin Xu, Da Liu, Yuan Tian, Lingling Cao

“…The activation of NLRP3 inflammasome can lead to the discharge of the pro-inflammatory cytokines Interleukin-1β and IL-18, intensifying subsequent inflammatory reactions and promoting OA development. …”
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Combined Microencapsulated Islet Transplantation and Revascularization of Aortorenal Bypass in a Diabetic Nephropathy Rat Model by Yunqiang He, Ziqiang Xu, Hongxing Fu, Bin Chen, Silu Wang, Bicheng Chen, Mengtao Zhou, Yong Cai

“…Rats were divided into 4 groups: SR group, MIT group, Com group, and the untreated group. The levels of blood glucose and urine protein were measured, and changes in renal pathology were observed. …”
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A Comparison of Transcanalicular, Endonasal, and External Dacryocystorhinostomy in Functional Epiphora: A Minimum Two-Year Follow-Up Study by Can Ozturker, Bayasgalan Purevdorj, Gamze Ozturk Karabulut, Gamal Seif, Korhan Fazil, Yasser Anwar Khan, Pelin Kaynak

“…The TCL-DCR, NEN-DCR, and EXT-DCR groups consisted of 38, 47, and 50 eyes with 25.9, 44.2, and 45.9 months of follow-up. …”
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A Calculation Model of Cutterhead Resistance for Pipe Jacking in Rock Strata and Soil–Rock Composite Strata by Yulong Cao, Ran Zhong, Rongdong Tao, Feilun Luo, Liang Xiong, Yue Fan, Jiahao Mei, Peng Zhang

“…The results show: in rock pipe jacking, the compressive and shear strengths of the rock and the depth of the pipe jacking cutter cut into the rock directly determine the value of the cutterhead resistance; and the calculated value of cutterhead resistance of soil–rock composite strata determined according to the strata ratio is consistent with the measured cutterhead resistance, which proves its applicability.…”
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Downregulation of Bcl-2 Expression by miR-34a Mediates Palmitate-Induced Min6 Cells Apoptosis by Xiaojie Lin, Hongyu Guan, Zhimin Huang, Juan Liu, Hai Li, Guohong Wei, Xiaopei Cao, Yanbing Li

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Improved differential protection for two-terminal weak feed AC system considering negative sequence control coordination strategy by Junjie Hou, Qiangqiang Gao, Yanfang Fan, Guobing Song, Xiaofang Wu, Wentao Yang, Runbin Cao, Faxi Peng

“…Simulation results show that the proposed protection scheme can resist higher fault impedance(300 Ω) and noise interference(25 dB). …”
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The clinical evaluation of the triglyceride-glucose index as a risk factor for coronary artery disease and severity of coronary artery stenosis in patients with chronic kidney dise... by Dan Liu, Xiaoyang Guan, Ruoxin Chen, Ci Song, Shanhu Qiu, Shengchun Xu, Jingyuan Cao, Hong Liu

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that a higher TyG index was an independent risk factor for CAD in CKD patients after adjusting for related confounding factors (OR = 2.865, 95% CI 1.681–4.885, p < 0.001). …”
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Determination of 14 Human Milk Oligosaccharides in Infant Formula Milk Powder by Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by YE Mengwei, HUANG Qian, FENG Lifeng, HUANG Yuan, CAI Xiaoming, GAO Yu, WANG Tianxi, PAN Cheng

“…The average recovery rates from blank goat’s and cow’s milk powders at three spiked levels ranged from 90.3% to 109.2%, with relative standard deviation (RSD) in the range of 0.7%–9.7% (n = 6), and the limit of detection (LOD) between 0.002 and 0.048 μg/mL. …”
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Differentiating the cognitive development of early-term births in infants and toddlers: a cross-sectional study in China by Jing Hua, Jie Sun, Zhijuan Cao, Xiaotian Dai, Senran Lin, Jialin Guo, Guixiong Gu, Wenchong Du

“…We analysed the association between gestational age and cognitive development during infancy and toddler stages using multivariate linear modelling.Results The cognitive development scores for infants born at 37 gestational weeks were significantly lower than those born at 39–41 gestational weeks (β=−2.257, 95% CI −4.280 to −0.235; p&lt;0.05) after adjusting for children’s and maternal characteristics, as well as socio-economic factors. …”
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Application of Artificial Freezing Method in Deformation Control of Subway Tunnel by Jie Li, Jinke Li, Yuancheng Cai, Dingyi Wu, Chunxia Guo, Wencai Zhao, Kunjie Tang, Yuhang Liu

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Study on Deformation Mechanism and Support Measures of Soft Surrounding Rock in Muzhailing Deep Tunnel by Zhigang Tao, Jindong Cao, Liu Yang, Aipeng Guo, Ruifeng Huang, Xiaojie Yang, Di Yuan, Lin Hou

“…The maximum principal stress of Muzhailing tunnel is 25.7 MPa, which belongs to high-stress joint swelling soft rock tunnel. …”
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Smad2/3 Upregulates the Expression of Vimentin and Affects Its Distribution in DBP-Exposed Sertoli Cells by Xi Zhang, Xiaogang Wang, Taixiu Liu, Min Mo, Lin Ao, Jinyi Liu, Jia Cao, Zhihong Cui

“…We hypothesized that Smad2/3 affects the distribution of vimentin by regulating its expression and that there is cross talk between Smad2/3 and PPARα. The real-time PCR and ChIP-qPCR results showed that SB431542 (an inhibitor of Smad2/3) could significantly attenuate the expression of vimentin induced by DBP in SCs. …”
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Effects of Different Ratios of Fly Ash and River Sand on Mechanical Properties of Cemented Paste Backfill Materials by Jiang Li, Shenggen Cao, Yang Liu, Chiyuan Che, Changzheng Zhao, Shuyu Du, Kaifei Wang, Ruiting Ma

“…The results showed that with increasing FA content, UCS gradually increased at 7 and 14 days of CPB. However, at 28 days, the UCS of CPB first increased and then decreased. …”
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Is It Necessary to Specifically Define the Cause of Surgically Treated Biliary Tract Infections? A Rare Case of Raoultella planticola Cholecystitis and Literature Review by Suat Can Ulukent, İnanc Samil Sarici, Nuri Alper Sahbaz, Yigit Mehmet Ozgun, Ozlem Akca, Kamuran Sanlı

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Aspirin does not confer protection against major ischemic vascular events in patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis by Chao Gao, Qiqi Hou, Hongxia Cao, Cangtuo Li, Xu Peng, Quanle Han, Shouling Wu, Kangbo Li

“…The relationship between ASA therapy and major ischemic vascular events was analyzed by Cox proportional hazards regression. Results A total of 939 patients with RA were included (189 who received ASA and 750 who did not). …”
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A New Rhododendron Cultivar: YuRui by Mengxuan Liu, Hao Zhang, Yuqing Cao, Bing Liu, Zhiyue Lv, Xiuyun Wang, Yiping Xia, Hong Zhou

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