Publications by authors named "Chenguang Zhang"

Objective: This study aimed to explore the application effect of superficial large vessel insulation combined with self-heating warm paste on intraoperative hypothermia in patients undergoing urologic surgery.

Methods: This study included 313 patients who underwent urologic surgery in Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University from May 2023 to March 2024. After 13 patients with incomplete clinical data, abnormal basal metabolism and preoperative skin injury were excluded, 300 patients were finally included.

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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), which is also known as von Recklinghausen's disease, is a multisystem genetic disease that is principally associated with cutaneous, neurologic and orthopedic manifestations. The present case report described an unusual case with a giant cutaneous neoplasm on the right breast skin of a 36-year-old female who was admitted to the Department of Breast Surgery at the Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University (Urumqi, China). Skin mass excision was performed and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of thoracic plexiform neurofibroma as a primary presentation of NF1.

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Background: By monitoring arsenic levels in rural drinking water in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from 2013 to 2022 and evaluating their health risks, this study provides a basis for further developing strategies to promote public health.

Methods: One stable centralized water supply point was randomly selected in each township of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. One finished water sample and 1-3 tap water samples were collected at each supply point.

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It is commonly reported that rare variants may be more functionally related to complex diseases than common variants. However, individual rare variant association tests remain challenging due to low minor allele frequency in the available samples. This paper proposes an expectation maximization variable selection (EMVS) method to simultaneously detect common and rare variants at the individual variant level using family trio data.

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  • Livestock, particularly dairy cows, show varying responses to circadian rhythms, influencing animal product composition, especially milk fat levels, which increase at night while acetic acid levels differ in rumen fluid.
  • The study identifies that nighttime elevation of Vitamin B6 boosts acetic acid absorption into the bloodstream and mammary gland, impacting milk fat synthesis through key lipid metabolism transcription factors and signaling pathways.
  • Differences in rumen microbial taxa and how they metabolize substances between day and night suggest a new understanding of microbial roles in regulating milk production.
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High-performance wearable microsupercapacitor (MSC) as energy storage components is highly desirable for developing self-powering wearable electronics. However, synthesis of MSC electrode film concurrently possessing large area, ultrathin thickness, and high areal energy storage capability is still challenging. Herein, a universal strategy is reported to synthesize large-area and ultrathin metal oxide nanoparticles (MONPs)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) hybrid-structured films by attaching self-assembled film of a wide range of MONPs onto self-assembled rGO film and subsequent carbonization.

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Background: Despite the growing number of studies investigating the connection between host genetics and the rumen microbiota, there remains a dearth of systematic research exploring the composition, function, and metabolic traits of highly heritable rumen microbiota influenced by host genetics. Furthermore, the impact of these highly heritable subsets on lactation performance in cows remains unknown. To address this gap, we collected and analyzed whole-genome resequencing data, rumen metagenomes, rumen metabolomes and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) content, and lactation performance phenotypes from a cohort of 304 dairy cows.

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  • This study examined 94 patients with candidemia between January 2020 and July 2023, focusing on the impact of different Candida species and antifungal drugs on patient outcomes.
  • C. albicans was identified as the most prevalent species, with factors like older age, low BMI, and prolonged antibiotic use linked to higher mortality rates.
  • The research found no differences in effectiveness between triazoles and echinocandins after 7 days of treatment, indicating both antifungal classes work similarly in managing candidemia.
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Detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood has become a promising approach for cancer diagnosis. Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) has rapidly developed as a significant detection technology for CTCs, offering high sensitivity and selectivity. Encoded SERS bioprobes have gained attention due to their excellent specificity and ability to identify tumor cells using Raman signals.

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Developing high-performance carbon-based materials for environmental and energy-related applications produces solid waste with secondary pollution to the environment at the end of their service lives. It is still challenging to utilize these functional materials in a sustainable manner in different fields. In this study, we demonstrate a cascaded utilization of an FeO@onion-like carbon (FeO@OLC) structure from wastewater adsorbents to a supercapacitor electrode.

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With the soaring use of rare earth elements (REEs) worldwidely in high-technology and clean energy industries, there were growing concerns for adverse health effect from the REEs exposure. However, there is a lack of biomonitoring research concerning both urine and blood in population with definite exposure. We performed a biomonitoring study that involved 103 REEs exposed males and 110 males as non-REEs exposed controls.

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Diabetes mellitus, a chronic metabolic disorder, can result in serious tissue and organ damage due to long-term metabolic dysfunction, leading to various complications. Therefore, exploring the pathogenesis of diabetic complications and developing effective prevention and treatment drugs is crucial. The role of ferroptosis in diabetic complications has emerged as a significant area of research in recent years.

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  • - Efficient diagnosis of cancer cells is challenged by similarities in size with white blood cells, but a new system using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) bioprobes and microfluidic chips has been developed to improve identification.
  • - A flower-like CuO@Ag composite was created with high SERS performance, showing stable spectral readings and the capability to detect trace substances, enhanced by its unique properties discovered through advanced simulations and microscopy.
  • - By using a spiral inertial microfluidic chip to separate cancer cells from blood, and employing machine learning techniques, the system accurately differentiates between cancer cells and white blood cells, proving to be a significant step forward in cancer diagnosis.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common malignant tumor, highlighting a significant need for reliable predictive models to assess clinical prognosis, disease progression, and drug sensitivity. Recent studies have highlighted the critical role of various programmed cell death pathways, including apoptosis, necroptosis, pyroptosis, ferroptosis, cuproptosis, entotic cell death, NETotic cell death, parthanatos, lysosome-dependent cell death, autophagy-dependent cell death, alkaliptosis, oxeiptosis, and disulfidptosis, in tumor development. Therefore, by investigating these pathways, we aimed to develop a predictive model for HCC prognosis and drug sensitivity.

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Background: Resistance to chemotherapy containing cisplatin (DDP) is a main challenge in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Forkhead box O4 (FOXO4) is frequently downregulated in DDP-resistant cells. However, it is unclear whether FOXO4 down-regulation is related to DDP resistance.

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Low temperature pose significant challenges to peach cultivation, causing severe damage to peach buds and restricting production and distribution. Ethylene, an important phytohormone, plays a critical role in enhancing plant cold resistance. Structural genes and transcription factors involved in ethylene biosynthesis and signal transduction pathways are associated with cold resistance.

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Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common malignant liver disease in the world. Platelets (PLTs) are known to play a key role in the maintenance of liver homeostasis and the pathophysiological processes of a variety of liver diseases. Aspirin is the most classic antiplatelet agent.

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Neomycin sulfate (NEO) is a kind of aminoglycoside antibiotics. Because of its strong ototoxicity, nephrotoxicity and other side effects, its content in the body should be strictly monitored during use. In this paper, a rapid colorimetric detection method for NEO based on ultrasmall polyvinylpyrrolidone modified gold nanoparticles (PVP/Au NPs) with peroxidase-like activity was developed.

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Background: Cognitive impairment (CI) and stroke are diseases with significant disparities in race and geography. Post stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) can be as high as 15-70 % but few studies have utilized large administrative or electronic health records (EHR) to evaluate trends in PSCI. We utilized an EHR database to evaluate for disparities in PSCI in a large sample of patients after first recorded stroke to evaluate for disparities in race.

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For the agroecosystems of the dairy cow industry, dietary carbohydrate (starch, neutral detergent fiber [NDF]) and fat could directly affect rumen methane emissions and host energy utilization. However, the relationships among diet, lactation performance, and methane emissions need to be further determined to assist dairy farms to adjust diet formulations and feeding strategies for environmental and production management. A meta-analysis was conducted in the current study to explore quantitative patterns of dietary fat and carbohydrate at different levels in balancing lactation performance and environment sustainability of dairy cows, and to establish a methane emission prediction model using the artificial neural network (ANN) model.

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We investigated the short- and long-term effects of different forage types supplemented in preweaning dairy calves on growth performance, blood metabolites, rumen fermentation, bacterial community, and milk production during first lactation. A total of 60 healthy 30-d-old female Holstein calves were blocked by birth date and body weight and randomly assigned to 1 of 3 groups (n = 20): normal milk and pelleted starter feeding (CON), supplemented with chopped oat hay (OAH; 75.0 g/d per calf [DM basis]), or alfalfa hay (ALF; 75.

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Neuronal ferroptosis plays a key role in neurologic deficits post intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). However, the endogenous regulation of rescuing ferroptotic neurons is largely unexplored. Here, we analyzed the integrated alteration of metabolomic landscape after ICH using LC-MS and MALDI-TOF/TOF MS, and demonstrated that aconitate decarboxylase 1 (Irg1) and its product itaconate, a derivative of the tricarboxylic acid cycle, were protectively upregulated.

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With the rapid development of urbanization, the discharge of industrial wastewater has led to increasingly critical water pollution issues. Additionally, heavy metals, organic dyes, microorganisms and oil pollution often coexist and have persistence and harmfulness. Developing materials that can treat these complex pollutants simultaneously has important practical significance.

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As a common disease, canker seriously affects the yield and quality of fragrant pear due to the lack of effective control measures. Some fungi have been reported to harbor rich reservoirs of viral resources, and some mycoviruses can be used as biocontrol agents against plant diseases. In this study, 199 isolates were obtained from diseased branches of fragrant pear in the main production areas of Xinjiang.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Chenguang Zhang"

  • - Chenguang Zhang's recent research spans various fields including environmental science, biomedicine, and biotechnology, with a focus on the sustainable use of materials and health implications of chemical exposure.
  • - Notable studies include the development of a dual-purpose material from wastewater for energy storage and effective monitoring of rare earth element exposure through urine analysis, emphasizing public health safety.
  • - Additional findings address advanced diagnostic techniques for cancer using microfluidic technology, exploration of therapeutic approaches for diabetic complications, and the roles of various cell death pathways in cancer prognosis and drug sensitivities.