Comparative Metabolic Analysis of Different <i>Indica</i> Rice Varieties Associated with Seed Storability by Fangxi Wu, Yidong Wei, Yongsheng Zhu, Xi Luo, Wei He, Yingheng Wang, Qiuhua Cai, Huaan Xie, Guosheng Xie, Jianfu Zhang

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Gastric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (G-POEM) as a Treatment for Refractory Gastroparesis: Long-Term Outcomes by Jiaxin Xu, Tianyin Chen, Shaimaa Elkholy, Meidong Xu, Yunshi Zhong, Yiqun Zhang, Weifeng Chen, Wenzheng Qin, Mingyan Cai, Pinghong Zhou

“…The secondary outcome parameter was the detection of possible predictive factors for success and the determination of cut-off values for such predictors. Results. Technical success was achieved in 100% of the patients, with a mean procedure time of 45.25±12.96 min. …”
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Real world study on combining local interventions with systemic therapy in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma by Zhaosong Xue, Ming Yao, Kang Chen, Taiyun Huang, Jianjun Li, Jian Chen, Fei Huang, Yubin Huang, Xiaoyong Cai, Yihe Yan

“…Importantly, hepatectomy independently associated with a favorable overall survival (HR, 0.388; 95% CI, 0.177–0.847; P = 0.017). Other independent risk factors related to overall survival contained extrahepatic metastasis (HR, 2.152; 95% CI, 1.076–4.302; P = 0.030), tumor number ≥ 4 (HR, 2.058; 95% CI, 1.001–4.234; P = 0.049) and radiological remission (HR, 0.233; 95% CI, 0.071–0.768; P = 0.017). …”
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The miR-1269a/PCDHGA9/CXCR4/β-catenin pathway promotes colorectal cancer invasion and metastasis by Haitao Mei, Qingshan Luo, Junyong Weng, Jialing Hao, Jinfeng Cai, Runkai Zhou, Ce Bian, Yingzi Ye, Shengzheng Luo, Yugang Wen

Subjects: “…CRC…”
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Sustainable Flame Retardant Coatings Derived from Chinese Lacquer Blend with Synergistic Flame Retardant Silicon-Modified Ammonium Polyphosphate by Shuyun Li, Renjin Gao, Hanyu Xue, Yuchi Zhang, Yuansong Ye, Qi Lin, Qingyou Zeng, Linshishui Liu, Changlin Cao, Jianrong Xia

“…SAPP drastically raised the limiting oxygen index (LOI) from 20.1% to 30.6%, and at the same time, the impact resistance was increased from 7 cm to 20 cm without changing the hardness of the lacquer films. …”
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Protective Effects of Chicken Egg Yolk Immunoglobulins (IgYs) against Vibrio vulnificus Infections by Ruizhao Cai, Ning Liu, Penghao Guo, Kang Liao, Mengzhi Li, Junyou Zhu, Shouyi Chen, Lei Chen, Bin Shu, Shaohai Qi

“…These results prove that anti-V. vulnificus IgYs can be markedly effective means for the prophylaxis and the therapy of V. vulnificus infections.…”
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Synergistic Microbial Consortium for Bioenergy Generation from Complex Natural Energy Sources by Victor Bochuan Wang, Joey Kuok Hoong Yam, Song-Lin Chua, Qichun Zhang, Bin Cao, Joachim Loo Say Chye, Liang Yang

“…Proper combination of targeted species can affect bioenergy production from natural waste products. …”
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Use of failure mode and effect analysis to improve the monoclonal antibody drugs management process in pharmacy intravenous admixture services by Jian Cai, Min-Xian Li, Shuai Lu, Dan Shen, Wei Xie, Jian-Jun Zhu, Guo-Jun Jiang, Chun-Xiao Lu

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The Dynamic DNA Demethylation during Postnatal Neuronal Development and Neural Stem Cell Differentiation by Huikang Tao, Pei Xie, Yuhang Cao, Liqi Shu, Liping Li, Junchen Chen, Guangfeng Tian, Yingliang Zhuang, Qiang Shu, Xuekun Li

“…DNA demethylation, the conversion of 5-methylcytosine (5mC) to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC), 5-formylcytosine (5fC), and 5-carboxylcytosine (5caC), plays important roles in diverse biological processes and multiple diseases by regulating gene expression. …”
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Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Esophageal Achalasia by HybridKnife: A Case Report by Ping-Hong Zhou, Ming-Yan Cai, Li-Qing Yao, Yun-Shi Zhong, Zhong Ren, Mei-Dong Xu, Xin-Yu Qin

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Dynamic Analysis, Circuit Design, and Synchronization of a Novel 6D Memristive Four-Wing Hyperchaotic System with Multiple Coexisting Attractors by Fei Yu, Li Liu, Hui Shen, Zinan Zhang, Yuanyuan Huang, Changqiong Shi, Shuo Cai, Xianming Wu, Sichun Du, Qiuzhen Wan

“…Further analysis of the novel system shows that the multiple coexisting attractors can be observed with different system parameter values and initial values. …”
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Acid-Unlocked Two-Layer Ca-Loaded Nanoplatform to Interfere With Mitochondria for Synergistic Tumor Therapy by Zheng Y, Williams GR, Hu R, Tong S, Xu J, Wang T, Zhang Y, Wu J, Li F, Cai Y, Zhu LM

“…The presence of a large amount of exogenous H2O2 causes further oxidative damage to tumor cell membranes and mitochondria where intracellular ROS production far exceeds clearance. CaO2@ZIF8:CUR@PAA NPs can induce cell S cycle arrest and apoptosis to inhibit tumor multiplication and growth. …”
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Emerging nanomedicine strategies for hepatocellular carcinoma therapy by Chen Guo, Jiayu Zhang, Xiaomeng Cai, Rui Dou, Jiaruo Tang, Zhengyuan Huang, Xueting Wang, Yan Guo, Hanqing Chen, Jun Chen

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Joint exposure to multiple air pollutants and residual cardiovascular risk in hypertension by Yalan Li, Wei Hong, Jingjing Wu, Jie Wang, Shiqi Liu, Hong Yuan, Jingjing Cai, Rujia Miao, Jiangang Wang, Yao Lu

“…In the single-pollutant analysis, higher concentrations of PM2.5, PM2.5–10, SO2 and CO were linked to increased residual cardiovascular risk. …”
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The Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Circulating Ischaemia-Modified Albumin Concentrations by Firat Uygur, Hakan Tanriverdi, Murat Can, Tacettin Ornek, Fatma Erboy, Bulent Altinsoy, Figen Atalay, Murat Damar, Furuzan Kokturk, Meltem Tor

“…The results showed that OSAS is associated with elevated concentrations of IMA, which can be reversed by effective CPAP treatment.…”
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The Association between Serum Level of Vitamin D and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Real-World Data by Xiaomin Zhang, Zhiqi Chen, Yi Xiang, Yiquan Zhou, Molian Tang, Jun Cai, Xinyi Xu, Hongyuan Cui, Yi Feng, Renying Xu

“…Multivariate linear regression model showed that serum level of vitamin D was significantly associated with WBC and CRP but not associated with procalcitonin. Each standard deviation (≈7.4 ng/mL) increase in vitamin D was associated with a decrease in WBC by 0.13 × 109/mL (95% CI: 0.2 × 109/mL, 0.06 × 109/mL) and 0.62 mg/L (95% CI: 0.88 mg/L, 0.37 mg/L) for CRP. …”
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Effects of Different Light Spectra on Oxidative Stress and Nutritional Quality of the Fish <i>Plectropomus leopardus</i> by Wensheng Li, Zheng Zhang, Baoliang Liu, Yingying Fang, Shuquan Cao, Wenyang Li, Yan Sun, Chengbin He, Chuanxin Zhang, Fan Fei

“…The crude ash concentration in the blue and full-spectrum group was substantially more elevated than in other groups (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Thr, Glu, Cys, Val, Met, Ile, Leu, Phe, Lys, His, Arg were markedly higher in the blue light versus the red light group (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on In-Stent Restenosis in Coronary Heart Disease Patients after Elective Drug-Eluting Stenting by Wenjie Yang, Zhuoshan Huang, Ke Yang, Dinghui Liu, Junpeng Xiao, Zhen Wu, Ling Jiang, Shan Cao, Xujing Xie, Shujie Yu

“…According to the fully adjusted model, the occurrence of ISR was found to be independently associated with the presence of OSA (OR: 3.247, 95% CI: 1.373–7.677, p = 0.007). …”
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Sex Hormones Enhance Gingival Inflammation without Affecting IL-1β and TNF-α in Periodontally Healthy Women during Pregnancy by Min Wu, Shao-Wu Chen, Wei-Lan Su, Hong-Ying Zhu, Shu-Yuan Ouyang, Ya-Ting Cao, Shao-Yun Jiang

“…Clinical parameters including probing pocket depth (PPD), bleeding index (BI), gingival index (GI), clinical attachment level (CAL), and plaque index (PLI) were recorded. GCF levels of IL-1β and TNF-α and serum levels of progesterone and estradiol were measured. …”
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Prediction model, risk factor score and ventilator-associated pneumonia: A two-stage case-control study by Hua Meng, Yuxin Shi, Kaming Xue, Di Liu, Xiongjing Cao, Yanyan Wu, Yunzhou Fan, Fang Gao, Ming Zhu, Lijuan Xiong

“…RFS was significantly linearly associated with VAP risk [odds ratio and 95 % confidence interval = 2.699 (2.347, 3.135)], and showed good discriminations for VAP both in discovery stage [area under the curve (AUC) = 0.857] and validation stage (AUC = 0.879). …”
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