Liver transplantation for homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: a retrospective analysis from Chinese experience by Hao-Su Zhan, Lin Wei, Wei Qu, Zhi-Gui Zeng, Ying Liu, Yu-Le Tan, Jun Wang, Liang Zhang, En-Hui He, Guang-Peng Zhou, Hai-Ming Zhang, Zhi-Jun Zhu, Li-Ying Sun

“…Conclusion So far, LT is the only way to heal HoFH. LT before the appearance of obvious cardiovascular atherosclerotic lesions can significantly improve the quality of life and prognosis of patients. …”
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Global Elevation Inversion for Multiband Spaceborne Lidar: Predevelopment of Forest Canopy Height by Haowei Zhang, Wei Gong, Hu He, Yue Ma, Weibiao Chen, Jiqiao Liu, Ge Han, Zhiyu Gao, Wanqi Zhong, Xin Ma

“…Accurate forest canopy heights can be obtained using the decomposed signal approach in MBFA, which has been verified in Finland. The validation results (<italic>R</italic>² &#x003D; 0.72, RMSE &#x003D; 1.38 m, BIAS &#x003D; &#x2013;0.75 m) demonstrate the DQ-1 satellite&#x0027;s effectiveness in measuring canopy height. …”
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Adsorption removing various basic nitrogen compounds from model diesel over allochroic silica gel by Xin Hong, Yunhe Li, Chang Gao, Yonghua Zhao, Ke Tang

“…The adsorption isotherm results revealed that the adsorption of pyridine and aniline belonged to the Langmuir–Freundlich binding model, but the adsorption of quinoline belonged to Freundlich model.…”
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Neurological impact of HIV/AIDS and substance use alters brain function and structure by James Haorah, Samikkannu Malaroviyam, Hemavathi Iyappan, Thangavel Samikkannu

“…Unraveling the mechanism(s) of this comorbid exacerbation at the molecular, cell-type, and brain region levels may provide a better understanding of HAND persistence. This review aims to highlight the comorbid effects of HIV and substance use in specific brain regions and cell types involved in the persistence of HANDs. …”
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Angeliki KOUKOUTSAKI-MONNIER, Sylvie THIÉBLEMONT-DOLLET et al. (2010), Médias, dispositifs, médiations by Alain Chante

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The Development of Dialectical Thinking: The Role of Structure and Organization in the Child’s Daily Life in Preschool Childhood by Nikolay E. Veraksa, Aleksander N. Veraksa, Zlata V. Airapetyan, Evgeni E. Krasheninnikov

“…The sensitive period for the beginning of the formation of dialectical thinking is the preschool period. …”
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Assessment of Ki-67 expression in cases of prostatic carcinoma and its correlation with clinical outcomes by Sumaira Siddiqui

“…Background: Treatment decisions after diagnosis of clinically localized prostate cancer are difficult due to variability in tumor behavior. As there is a high prevalence of low-grade prostate cancer with an indolent course, we need improved markers of prostate cancer lethality in order to reduce the overtreatment. …”
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Performance of perisel as shelter and periphyton substrate in the floating cage of Pacific white shrimp culture by Rifka Liling Palinggi, Tatag Budiardi, Daniel Djokosetiyanto

“…Udang dapat memanfaatkan keberadaan perishel dalam wadah pemeliharaan sebagai tempat berlindung dan memperoleh makanan tambahan berupa pakan alami yang menempel pada perishel. …”
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Call to Action: Lead Pharmacy into the Next Decade by Kerry K Fierke, Gardner Lepp, Bridget McGugan, Marta Brooks, Gregory Zumach

“…There are more ways than ever to share information, and more need than ever to share best practices for leadership related to pharmacy. …”
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Zinc Chloride Smoke Inhalation Induced Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: First Survival in the United States with Extended Duration (Five Weeks) Therapy with High Dose Co... by Hafiz Mahboob, Robert Richeson III, Robert McCain

“…Being vigilant for infectious complications is important due to prolonged steroid treatment regimen. …”
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Development and Characterization of a New Solid Polymer Electrolyte for Supercapacitor Device by Theodore Azemtsop Manfo

“…The creation of a complex between MC, NaI, and EC was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra. …”
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How much preoperative ROM and FC is a predictor for poor result after total knee arthroplasty in hemophilic arthropathy? by Hongyu Jiang, Hongyu Jiang, Hongyu Jiang, Xueke Chang, Xueke Chang, Fubin Yu, Wei Li, Naihan Fang, Naihan Fang, Jianzhi Man, Jianzhi Man, Kangshu Guo, Kangshu Guo, Hongzheng Meng, Hongzheng Meng, Wenqiang Zhang

“…A notable correlation was observed between ROM and FC and the outcome of knee arthroplasty. …”
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Time dependence effect of metal toxicology and application in WQC derivation of main water basins in China by Tianxin Li, Yao Wang, Ning Qin, Wenjing Zhao, He Huang

“…However, previous study on the time dependence of heavy metals is still lacking, and its impact on environmental criteria derivation and risk assessment has not been quantitatively characterized. In this study, the relationship between exposure time and toxicology data of four heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, and Zn) was studied. …”
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Investigation of the Spatial Clustering Properties of Seismic Time Series: A Comparative Study from Shallow to Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes by Ke Ma, Long Guo, Wangheng Liu

“…An eminent homogeneity of spatial clustering behaviors in worldwide range is detected and DFA scaling exponents coincide with previous results for local regions. …”
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Induced Sputum for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Is It Useful in Clinical Practice? by S-R Olsen, R Long, GJ Tyrrell, D Kunimoto

“…Published evidence suggests that induced sputum (IS) is the least invasive and most cost-effective method of diagnosis, and should be used before fibre-optic bronchoscopy (FOB).…”
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The impact of vitamin E supplementation on sperm analysis in varicocelectomy patients: a triple-blind randomized controlled trial by Kasra Saeedian, Saeed Davaryar, Maryam Emadzadeh, Alireza Akhavan Rezayat

“…Sperm analysis was conducted before and 3 months after the intervention. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 23, with significance set at P < 0.05. …”
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Properties of Polymer-Composite Used as Fills of Asian Lacquerware: Issues on Restoration Processes of Lacquered Objects from Cultural Heritage by Anne-Solenn Le Hô, Isabelle Fabre-Francke, Caroline Thiphavong

“…There is a drastic change of the behavior of the interface between fill and Asian lacquer, dependent on the nature of the composite fillers. …”
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Does the engagement of clinicians and organisations in research improve healthcare performance: a three-stage review by Teresa Jones, Annette Boaz, Stephen Hanney, Bryony Soper

“…Objective There is a widely held assumption that engagement by clinicians and healthcare organisations in research improves healthcare performance at various levels, but little direct empirical evidence has previously been collated. The objective of this study was to address the question: Does research engagement (by clinicians and organisations) improve healthcare performance?…”
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Performance of the Priority Control Strategies for Bus Rapid Transit: Comparative Study from Scenario Microsimulation Using VISSIM by Min Yang, Wei Wang, Bo Wang, Jing Han

“…Bus rapid transit (BRT) has a great potential to improve the service level of transit system and has been implemented in many Chinese cities. However, the priority it can provide to buses has not been explored fully. …”
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Multi-block Analysis of Genomic Data Using Generalized Canonical Correlation Analysis by Inyoung Jun, Wooree Choi, Mira Park

“…Several statistical analysis methods have been developed to understand the relationship between multi-block data. …”
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