Characteristics and prognosis of small bowel tumors: A retrospective study.

Background: Small bowel tumors (SBTs) are a heterogeneous group of difficult-to-diagnose tumors that account for 2%-5% of all gastrointestinal tumors. Single-balloon enteroscopy greatly enhances the diagnosis and treatment of SBTs. However, few epidemiological studies have been conducted in Taiwan to determine the clinical profile of SBTs.

Immune function status of postoperative patients with colon cancer for predicting liver metastasis.

Background: Colon cancer (CC) has a high incidence rate. Radical resection is the main treatment method for CC; however, liver metastasis (LM) often occurs post-surgery. The liver contains both innate and adaptive immune cells that monitor and remove abnormal cells and pathogens.

The Highly Uniform Photoresponsivity from Visible to Near IR Light in SbTe Flakes.

Broadband photosensors have been widely studied in various kinds of materials. Experimental results have revealed strong wavelength-dependent photoresponses in all previous reports. This limits the potential application of broadband photosensors.

High-responsivity broad-band sensing and photoconduction mechanism in direct-Gap α-InSe nanosheet photodetectors.

Photoconductivities (PCs) with high responsivity in two-dimensional (2D) diindium triselenide (InSe) nanostructures with α-phase hexagonal structure were studied. The InSe nanosheet photodetectors fabricated by focused-ion beam technique exhibit broad spectral response with wavelength range from 300 nm to 1000 nm. The InSe nanosheets achieve optimal responsivity of 720 A W in near-infrared region (808 nm), and detectivity of 2.

Bioinformatic analysis of long non-coding RNA-associated competing endogenous RNA network in adrenocortical carcinoma.

Background: Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a malignant tumor with poor prognosis and unclear pathogenesis. This study aimed to explore the role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in ACC.

Methods: We obtained the lncRNA expression profiles of 10 ACC samples and 6 normal control samples from the GEO database and identified differentially expressed RNAs using the limma package in R.

Synthesis of highly fluorescent glutathione-capped Zn(x)Hg(1-x)Se quantum dot and its application for sensing copper ion.

A one-step synthesis of glutathione-capped Zn(x)Hg(1-x)Se quantum dots (QDs) has been accomplished by reacting a mixture of Zn(ClO(4))(2) and Hg(ClO(4))(2) with NaHSe and using glutathione as surface-stabilizing agent. The fluorescent color of the alloyed QDs could be tuned by varying the Zn(2+):Hg(2+) molar ratio, reaction pH, intrinsic Zn(2+) and Hg(2+) reactivity toward NaHSe, and the concentration of NaHSe. The size, composition, and inner structures of these QDs are characterized using dynamic light scattering, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, and X-ray powder diffraction.

Synthesis of Cysteine-Capped Zn(x)Cd(1)(-)(x)Se alloyed quantum dots emitting in the blue-green spectral range.

Alloyed ZnxCd1-xSe quantum dots (QDs) have been successfully prepared at low temperatures by reacting a mixture of Cd(ClO4)2 and Zn(ClO4)2 with NaHSe using cysteine as a surface-stabilizing agent. The photoluminescence (PL) spectra of the alloyed QDs are determined on the basis of the Zn2+/Cd2+ molar ratio, reaction pH, intrinsic Zn2+and Cd2+ reactivities toward NaHSe, concentration of NaHSe, and the kind of thiols. A systematic blue shift in emission wavelength of the alloyed QDs was found with the increase in the Zn mole fraction.