Bilateral Reference for High-Resolution Dichotomous Image Segmentation by Peng Zheng, Dehong Gao, Deng-Ping Fan, Li Liu, Jorma Laaksonen, Wanli Ouyang, Nicu Sebe

“…Our codes are publicly available at https://github.com/ZhengPeng7/BiRefNet.…”
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An alien among aliens: Translating multicultural identities in Singapore’s contemporary theatre by Bei Hu

“…This lyrical episodic play unfurls the representation of the self-discovery of Zheng He, the Chinese admiral and court eunuch during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). …”
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Effects of three kinds of growth regulators on flowering and branch physiological characteristics of Paeonia rockii by LIU Jiamiao, TANG Hong, ZHU Jiachen, TAO Xuanlin, XUE Nana

“…rockii Cultivation Base in Yuzhong County, Lanzhou City, Gansu Province as the material, three kinds of growth regulators (IAA, GA3, and 6-BA) at concentrations of 100, 300 and 500 mg/L were sprayed on the leaves before flower bud differentiation, with water as the control. …”
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Characteristics of public health emergencies in Jinhua City from 2014 to 2023 by ZHANG Tao, DU Zhiping, WANG Zuoyi, JIN Lühua

“…The three most counties (cities, districts) included Yiwu City, Wucheng District and Lanxi City, accounting for 24.28% (67 events), 18.48% (51 events) and 11.96% (33 events), respectively. …”
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Genetic diversity of Rhododendron dauricum based on morphological traits and SSR markers by Dan Wang, Ying Ma, Xueli Zhao, Ling Wang

“…Several populations with relatively high genetic diversity including Huzhong, Tahe, and Hongxing were identified. We also found that SSR-based clustering generally follows the geographical distances among the populations. …”
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Influence of No-Tillage on Soil CO₂ Emissions Affected by Monitoring Hours in Maize in the North China Plain by Kun Du, Fadong Li, Peifang Leng, Qiuying Zhang

“…Therefore, an in situ experiment was conducted in maize cropland in the Shandong Yucheng Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station in the North China Plain. …”
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Differences in Rhizosphere Microbial Community Structure and Composition in Resistance and Susceptible Wheat to Fusarium Head Blight by Han Li, Mingshuang Tang, Tao Zheng, Ming Yang, Youning Wang, Yating Shuai, Yan Li, Yibo Zhang, Dongfang Ma

“…The rhizosphere soil bacterial diversity of the resistant wheat varieties Su Mai 3 and Yang Mai 16 was higher than that of the susceptible wheat varieties Zheng Mai 9023 and Zhou Mai 20. The diversity of rhizosphere fungi in resistant varieties was lower than that in susceptible varieties, but the abundance was higher than that in susceptible varieties. …”
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PD(L)1 Inhibitors Plus Lenvatinib Vs Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab Combined With HAIC for Unresectable HCC: A Propensity Score Matching Study by He Z, Chen H, Liang C, Tang X, Jiang L, Xie F, Liu Q, Zheng Y

“…Zhaoqian He,1– 3,* Hua Chen,1– 3,* Chen Liang,1– 3,* Xiang Tang,1– 3 Lingmin Jiang,1– 3 Feihu Xie,1– 3 Qi Liu,1– 3 Yun Zheng1– 3 1Department of Liver Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 2Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, People’s Republic of China; 3Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yun Zheng; Qi Liu, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510060, People’s Republic of China, Email zhengyun@sysucc.org.cn; liuqi9@sysucc.org.cnPurpose: To compare the clinical outcomes of different systemic therapies, specifically PD(L)1 inhibitors plus Lenvatinib versus Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab, when combined with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) based on the FOLFOX regimen (oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin) as first line treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.Patients and Methods: This real-world retrospective study enrolled 294 patients with unresectable HCC. …”
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Analysis and Validation of Autophagy-Related Gene Biomarkers and Immune Cell Infiltration Characteristic in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia by Integrating Bioinformatics and Machine Lea... by Xiao S, Ding Y, Du C, Lv Y, Yang S, Zheng Q, Wang Z, Zheng Q, Huang M, Xiao Q, Ren Z, Bi G, Yang J

“…Shuzhe Xiao,1,* Yue Ding,1,* Chen Du,1,* Yiting Lv,1 Shumei Yang,1,2 Qi Zheng,3 Zhiqiu Wang,3 Qiaoli Zheng,3 Meifang Huang,1 Qingyan Xiao,1 Zhuxiao Ren,2 Guangliang Bi,1 Jie Yang1,2 1Department of Neonatology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neonatology, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, 511442, People’s Republic of China; 3The First Clinical Medical College of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jie Yang; Guangliang Bi, Email Jieyang0830@126.com; bader515@163.comBackground: Autophagy and immunity play important regulatory roles in lung developmental disorders. …”
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Transarterial Chemoembolization Plus Radiofrequency Ablation and Iodine-125 Seed Implantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in High-Risk Locations: A Propensity Score-Matched Analys... by Zhang G, Ren Y, Liu J, Cao Y, Xiong F, Liang B, Zheng C, Kan X

“…Guilin Zhang,1– 3,* Yanqiao Ren,1– 3,* Jiayun Liu,1– 3 Yanyan Cao,1– 3 Fu Xiong,1– 3 Bin Liang,1– 3 Chuansheng Zheng,1– 3 Xuefeng Kan1– 3 1Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 2Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Precision Radiology & Interventional Medicine, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 3Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuefeng Kan; Chuansheng Zheng, Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, No. 1277 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei province, 430022, People’s Republic of China, Email xkliulang1314@163.com; hqzcsxh@sina.comBackground & Aims: The effect of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) plus radiofrequency ablation (RFA) (TACE-RFA) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in high-risk locations is not satisfactory. …”
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Gut Microbiome and Metabolite Characteristics Associated With Different Clinical Stages in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients by Liu F, Lu X, Tang M, Chen Y, Zheng X

“…Fan Liu,1 Xingbing Lu,2 Mengli Tang,2 Yuzuo Chen,2 Xi Zheng3,4 1Health Management Center, General Practice Medical Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 3Lung Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xi Zheng, Lung Cancer Center, Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Guoxue Lane 37, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-28-86298113, Email zhengxi@scu.edu.cnObjective: Our research has pinpointed the gut microbiome’s role in the progression of various pathological types of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Strategies for improving the competitiveness of agricultural products and China's trade policy in the world market by Mahammad Aliyev, Mushfig Guliyev, Ulmas Abdullaev, Lamiya Huseynova, Gulnara Azizova

“…The study empirically assessed the performance of leading agricultural companies such as Joyvio Beidahuang Agricultural Holdings, Zheng Dong, Beijing Capital Agro and Rainbow Agro using statistical data and executive interviews. …”
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Neutrophils: From Inflammatory Bowel Disease to Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer by Chen T, Liu J, Hang R, Chen Q, Wang D

“…Tianyi Chen,1 Jiachen Liu,2 Ruyi Hang,1 Qian Chen,1 Dong Wang1,3 1Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 2Radiology Department, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China; 3Oncology Department of Qianjiang Center Hospital, Chongqing University, Chongqing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Dong Wang, Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, 10 Changjiang Zhi Road, Yuzhong Dist, Chongqing, 400042, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-23-68757151, Fax +86-23-68894062, Email dongwang64@hotmail.comAbstract: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a non-specific inflammatory disease of digestive tract, primarily manifesting as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). …”
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Design of pH-Responsive Nanomaterials Based on the Tumor Microenvironment by Liu Y, Si L, Jiang Y, Jiang S, Zhang X, Li S, Chen J, Hu J

“…Yunheng Liu,1,* Longqing Si,1,* Yuxuan Jiang,1,* Shaojing Jiang,2 Xiaokang Zhang,1 Song Li,1 Jing Chen,1 Jinghui Hu2 1School of Pharmacy, The Key Laboratory of Prescription Effect and Clinical Evaluation of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, People’s Republic of China; 2Yantai Engineering Research Center for Digital Technology of Stomatology, Characteristic Laboratories of Colleges and Universities in Shandong Province for Digital Stomatology, Institute of Stomatology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing Chen, School of Pharmacy, The Key Laboratory of Prescription Effect and Clinical Evaluation of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of China, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, People’s Republic of China, Email chenjingbyyxy@163.com Jinghui Hu, Yantai Engineering Research Center for Digital Technology of Stomatology, Characteristic Laboratories of Colleges and Universities in Shandong Province for Digital Stomatology, Institute of Stomatology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, 264003, People’s Republic of China, Email bykfhjh@163.comAbstract: The metabolic activity of tumor cells leads to the acidification of the surrounding microenvironment, which provides new strategies for the application of nanotechnology in cancer therapy. …”
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Analysis of Influencing Factors and Construction of a Column Chart Model for Postoperative Pulmonary Infection in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Wu G, Zhong X, Chen J

“…Gaoyi Wu,1 Xiwen Zhong,2 Jing Chen1 1Department of Emergency, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 325000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 325000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jing Chen, Department of Emergency, Wenzhou Central Hospital, No. 252, Baili East Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 325000, People’s Republic of China, Email Chenioung7643@126.comObjective: To analyze the influencing factors of postoperative pulmonary infection in patients with severe traumatic brain injury, and establish and validate a column chart prediction model.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 314 patients with severe traumatic brain injury in our hospital from January 2022 to March 2024. …”
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Experimental and modeled analysis of contaminant mobility in coal fly ash landfills under continuous rainfall regimes by Shuyuan Xu, Yongbo Zhang, Jiangbo Guo, Aijing Wu, Xinghua Xiang, Haodong Sun

“…To mitigate this risk, the Guofeng Power Plant may consider utilizing locally compacted Malan loess in combination with geosynthetic materials or implementing a liner much thicker than 1.5 m to enhance the impermeability of the fly ash landfill.…”
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The Clinical Value of the Combined Detection of Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), Systemic Inflammation Response Index (SIRI), and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI) in Ear... by Zheng J, Zheng L, Wang X, Mao X, Wang Q, Yang Y, Mo D

“…Junyu Zheng,1,* Lijun Zheng,2,* Xiao Wang,3 Xuelian Mao,1 Qin Wang,1 Yining Yang,1 Dongping Mo1 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nanjing Lishui District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of CT, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dongping Mo, Department of Clinical Laboratory, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Baizi Ting No. 42, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210009, People’s Republic of China, Email moxiaoyubang@163.comObjective: Gastric cancer (GC) is a common malignant tumor of the digestive tract. …”
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Transition characteristics and driving mechanisms of different types of rural settlements in plain agricultural areas by QU Yanbo, HE Xinhan, DONG Xiaozhen, LIU Chunqiang, YANG Yong, LI Yuanchao

“…[Methods] Based on the differential manifestations of rural at the regional and village scales, This paper systematically analyzed the morphological characteristics, transformation process, and driving mechanisms of rural settlements from both the “point” and “plane” perspectives, furthermore, a comparative study was conducted on four typical villages in Fangsi Town, Yucheng City, the plain agricultural area in Shandong Province: urban-rural integrated, agglomeration-enhanced, characteristic development, and preservation-improvement types. …”
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Presenting the professional thinking model of employees based on the dimensions of ambivalence and psychological empowermen by Abdolmajid Kord, Mansur Garkaz, Alireza Maetoofi, Ali khuzin, Alireza Hasan Maleki

“…Guohong et al, (2022) showed that a leader's thinking can help facilitate team ambidexterity (a leader's dialectical thinking positively affects team ambidexterity). …”
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A Machine Learning Model for Predicting Prognosis in HCC Patients With Diabetes After TACE by Wu L, Chen L, Zhang L, Liu Y, Ouyang D, Wu W, Lei Y, Han P, Zhao H, Zheng C

“…Linxia Wu,1– 3,* Lei Chen,1– 3,* Lijie Zhang,1,4,* Yiming Liu,1,5,* Die Ouyang,1 Wenlong Wu,5,6 Yu Lei,5,6 Ping Han,1 Huangxuan Zhao,1– 3 Chuansheng Zheng1– 3 1Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Interventional Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 3Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Precision Radiology & Interventional Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Interventional Radiology, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100039, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Interventional Radiology, Auto Valley Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430056, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Interventional Radiology, Jinyinhu Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430048, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chuansheng Zheng; Huangxuan Zhao, Department of Radiology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430022, People’s Republic of China, Email hqzcsxh@sina.com; zhao_huangxuan@sina.comPurpose: Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been found to increase the mortality of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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