Causal association between matrix metalloproteinases and diabetic neuropathy: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Chao Bai, Chao Bai, Wenwen Yang, Guangwei Qi, Liuyu Yang, Qingrui Wu, Jieguang Peng, Ning Wang, Tao Liu

“…While multiple studies have indicated changes in the expression of specific matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in patients with DN, and basic research has reported the impact of MMPs on DN, there is a lack of systematic research and the causal relationship remains unclear. …”
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Pre-treatment subjective sleep quality as a predictive biomarker of tDCS effects in preclinical Alzheimer's disease patients: Secondary analysis of a randomised clinical trial. by Hanna Lu, Xi Ni, Sandra Sau Man Chan, Calvin Pak Wing Cheng, Waichi Chan, Linda Chiu Wa Lam

“…<h4>Background</h4>Despite transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has demonstrated encouraging potential for modulating the circadian rhythm, little is known about how well and sustainably tDCS might improve the subjective sleep quality in older adults. …”
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Effects of prophylactic antibiotic administration and antibiotic timing on culture results and clinical outcomes of paediatric musculoskeletal infection: a protocol for a randomise... by Chao You, Yibiao Zhou, Zhiyong Liu, Chao Deng, Yongjie Xia, Dechao Wu, Liangfu Xie, Bing E, Jingming Han

“…Statistical comparisons between the different patient groups regarding the confounding and outcome variables will be conducted using independent t-tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, χ2 tests and Fisher’s exact tests as appropriate with the significance level set to 5% (p&lt;0.05).Ethics and dissemination This study has received ethical approval. The findings will be disseminated both in scientific conferences and peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration number ChiCTR2100041631.…”
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Radical Resection of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Elderly Patients: Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Immunocolloidal Gold Strip Method Combined with Nanocarbon Negative Imagin... by YanBin Liu, LiJuan Zuo, YunChao Xin, YaChao Liu, ZeDong Tian, XiaoLing Shang

“…The baseline characteristics, intraoperative findings, postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH), and serum calcium levels, as well as postoperative complications, were compared between the two groups.Results There were no significant differences in age, gender, body mass index, comorbidities, or smoking history between the two groups. The observation group had a significantly higher number of parathyroid glands identified during surgery compared with the control group. …”
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Current status and prospects of traditional Chinese medicine combined with stem cell therapy for chronic kidney disease by Tianyang Qian, Tianyang Qian, Yining He, Yining He, Chao Han, Chao Han, Ruxue Yan, Ruxue Yan, Weiming He

“…Renal fibrosis is one of the main pathological features of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and its treatment has been a hot research topic. Recent studies have shown that stem cell therapy can repair renal pathological changes and slow the progression of CKD. …”
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A lesson for post-COVID healthcare: assessment of physical and psychosocial risk factors on perceived pain intensity among urban individuals by Hung Chak Ho, Hung Chak Ho, Wentao Bai, Stanley Sau-Ching Wong, Chi Wai Cheung, Chi Wai Cheung

“…BackgroundPerceived pain intensity is an important determinant of health-related quality of life. A lack of studies has investigated the co-influences of physical and psychosocial risk factors on perceived pain intensity and the shifts in effects after pandemic. …”
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The Use of Gigantochloa Bamboo-Derived Biochar for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution by Nabilah Suhaimi, Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh, Chee Ming Lim, Chung-Ting Chou Chao, Yuan-Fong Chou Chau, Abdul Hanif Mahadi, Hai-Pang Chiang, Nurul Hazimah Haji Hassan, Roshan Thotagamuge

“…The adsorption data confirmed that pyrolysis temperature has a significant effect on adsorptive performance, whereas biochar pyrolysed at 500°C (BC500) has the highest adsorptive performance with the maximum adsorption capacity (derived from the Langmuir model) being 86.6 mg g-1. …”
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Assessment of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio on short-term mortality events in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: evidence from a cohort study from J... by Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Guotai Sheng, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou, Guobo Xie

“…Additionally, the results of receiver operating characteristic curve analysis indicated that PWR had high predictive accuracy for mortality events within 30 days of hospitalization in ADHF patients and is significantly better than the traditional HF marker N-Terminal Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide (AUC: NT-proBNP 0.69, PWR 0.76; Delong test P &lt; 0.05). …”
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Jantar e cear na Corte de D. João III, ed. da Câmara Municipal de Vila do Conde e Centro de História da Sociedade da Cultura, Vila do Conde/Coimbra, 2002, 156 págs. by Revista da História da Sociedade e da Cultura

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Effect of Music on Patient Experience during Intravitreal Injection by Jonathan Cheuk-hung Chan, Lok Pong Chan, Chi Pong Yeung, Tin Wai Tang, Yip Mang O, Wai Ching Lam

“…Many patients remain anxious during intravitreal injections, despite its increasing use. As music can alleviate anxiety for other procedures, we wanted to evaluate its effect during intravitreal injection. …”
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Dynamic Guidance Strategy for Pedestrian Travel in Large-Scale Activity under Harsh Environment by Wenbo Huang, Yanyan Chen, Shushan Chai, Huibo Bi

“…The results show that the average walking time and the road congestion can be significantly reduced in the road network with the strategy, and the proportion of pedestrians with shorter travel time can be increased. …”
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Volatility Similarity and Spillover Effects in G20 Stock Market Comovements: An ICA-Based ARMA-APARCH-M Approach by Shanglei Chai, Zhen Zhang, Mo Du, Lei Jiang

“…The evidence has shown that the ICA method can more accurately capture market comovements with nonnormal distributions of the financial time series data by transforming the multivariate time series into statistically independent components (ICs). …”
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Regulatory Mechanism for Absence Seizures in Bidirectional Interactive Thalamocortical Model via Different Targeted Therapy Schemes by Hudong Zhang, Xiaolong Tan, Yufeng Pan, Yuan Chai

“…Recent clinical practice has found that the spike-wave discharge (SWD) scopes of absence seizures change from small cortical region to large thalamocortical networks, which has also been proved by theoretical simulation. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Surface-Charged Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) as Denture Resins by Sang E. Park, Maggie Chao, P. A. Raj

“…A 3-point flexural test using the Instron Universal Testing Machine (Instron Corp.) measured force-deflection curves and a complete stress versus strain history to calculate the transverse strength, transverse deflection, flexural strength, and modulus of elasticity. …”
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Adsorption and Thermal Desorption Behaviour of Asphalt-like Functionalities on Silica by Sangkwon Park, Myung-Chan Jo, Jun-Boum Park

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Route Guidance Model with Limited Overlap on Freeway Network under Traffic Incidents by Xuan Zhang, Jinjun Tang, Chengcheng Wang, Chao Wang

“…With the increasing density of the freeway network, frequent traffic incidents on road segments have a significant impact on the operational efficiency of the road network. …”
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Evaluating chemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in trauma patients at a single Australian center by Natalie Quarmby, Minh Tu Vo, Sean Weng Chan

“…Sixteen patients (25%) had subtherapeutic VTE prophylaxis, as measured by aFXa levels. …”
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The Evolutionary Relationship between Microbial Rhodopsins and Metazoan Rhodopsins by Libing Shen, Chao Chen, Hongxiang Zheng, Li Jin

“…Based on their protein sequences, rhodopsins can be classified into microbial rhodopsins and metazoan rhodopsins. …”
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Precipitation 3D printing of all-aramid materials for high-strength, heat-resistant applications by Ruowen Tu, Hyun Chan Kim, Henry A. Sodano

“…However, manufacturing all-aramid 3D structures has been challenging due to the processing difficulty of aramid. …”
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Numerical Investigation and Experimental Verification of Vibration Behavior for a Beam with Cantilever-Hertzian Contact Boundary Conditions by Yinnan Zhang, Chao Zhang, Yuan Meng, Wanbin Ren

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