GFA-Net: Geometry-Focused Attention Network for Six Degrees of Freedom Object Pose Estimation.

Six degrees of freedom (6-DoF) object pose estimation is essential for robotic grasping and autonomous driving. While estimating pose from a single RGB image is highly desirable for real-world applications, it presents significant challenges. Many approaches incorporate supplementary information, such as depth data, to derive valuable geometric characteristics.

Exploring the potential of thiophene derivatives as dual inhibitors of β-tubulin and Wnt/β-catenin pathways for gastrointestinal cancers in vitro.

Background: Gastrointestinal cancer poses a considerable global health risk, encompassing a heterogeneous spectrum of malignancies that afflict the gastrointestinal tract. It is significant to develop efficacious therapeutic agents, as they are indispensable for both the treatment and prevention of this formidable disease.

Methods: In this study, we synthesized a novel thiophene derivative, designated as compound 1312.

Improved efficacy and safety of zanubrutinib versus ibrutinib in patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (R/R CLL) in China: a subgroup of ALPINE.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) has different epidemiology in Chinese vs. Western patients, but there are few studies of CLL/SLL in large populations of Chinese patients. ALPINE is a global phase 3 trial investigating Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors zanubrutinib vs.

Zanubrutinib is effective in non-germinal-center B-cell-like diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with mutated , high expression, or over- expressed MYC/BCL-2.

To evaluate the effects of gene mutations on Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitor, zanubrutinib's effectiveness in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), we examined pooled data from four single-arm studies (BGB-3111-AU-003 [NCT02343120], BGB-3111-207 [NCT03145064], BGB-3111_GA101_Study_001 [NCT02569476], BGB-3111-213 [NCT03520920];  = 121). Objective response rate (ORR) was higher, though not statistically significant, in patients with activated B-cell-like (ABC)- and unclassified DLBCL (42.9% [21/49]) versus those with germinal-center B-cell-like DLBCL (14.

An antibacterial biologic patch based on bacterial cellulose for repair of infected hernias.

Infection-associated complications and repair failures and antibiotic resistance have emerged as a formidable challenge in hernia repair surgery. Consequently, the development of antibiotic-free antibacterial patches for hernia repair has become an exigent clinical necessity. Herein, a GBC/Gel/LL37 biological patch (biopatch) with exceptional antibacterial properties is fabricated by grafting 2-Methacryloyloxyethyl trimethylammonium chloride (METAC), a unique quaternary ammonium salt with vinyl, onto bacterial cellulose (GBC), followed by compounding with gelatin (Gel) and LL37.

Bronchopulmonary foregut malformation with severe hemoptysis in advanced age: a case report and literature review.

Bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (BPFM) is a rare developmental malformation disease due to embryonic defects, with an even rarer occurrence in adults. We report a diagnosed case in an adult patient, and notably, this is the first reported case of such advanced age. Additionally, she experienced coughing up approximately 1 liter of blood and partial lung tissue, accompanied by respiratory failure and shock.

Assessment of the Relationship Between Genetic Determinants of Obesity, Unhealthy Eating Habits and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Mendelian Randomisation Study.

Clinical studies have shown that the onset and exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are related to obesity and dietary behaviours, but the genetic relationship between them is not clear. To investigate the relationship between the genetic determinants of obesity, dietary habits (alcohol consumption, intake of sweets, salt intake) and COPD. Exposure and outcome datasets were obtained from the IEU Open GWAS project.

Characterization of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents from 2017 to 2022 in China: a single-center analysis.

Objective: This study investigated the characteristics of newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) related to autoimmunity and the frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in children and adolescents from 2017-2022 in China.

Research Design And Methods: Single-center regional data from the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Tongji Hospital, were used to compare 88 children and adolescents newly diagnosed with T1DM from 2020 to 2022 (i.e.

Plain language summary of zanubrutinib or ibrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia that is resistant to treatment or has come back after treatment.

What Is This Summary About?: This is a plain language summary of a research study called ALPINE. The study involved people who had been diagnosed with, and previously treated at least once for, relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). Lymphocytes help to find and fight off viruses and infections in the body, but when someone has CLL or SLL, the body creates abnormal lymphocytes, leaving the patient with a weakened immune system and susceptible to illness.

Effects of accelerated rehabilitation surgical care on the surgical site wound infection and postoperative complications in patients of lung cancer: A meta-analysis.

To comprehensively evaluate the effect of accelerated rehabilitation surgical care on perioperative wound infections and complications in patients undergoing lung cancer surgery. A comprehensive computerised search for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of accelerated rehabilitative surgical care applied to patients undergoing lung cancer surgery was conducted using the Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase, Wanfang and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases from inception to September 2023. The literature was screened and evaluated by two investigators, and data were extracted from the final included literature.

Microneedle-based cell delivery and cell sampling for biomedical applications.

Cell-based therapeutics are novel therapeutic strategies that can potentially treat many presently incurable diseases through novel mechanisms of action. Cell therapies may benefit from the ease, safety, and efficacy of administering therapeutic cells. Despite considerable recent technological and biological advances, several barriers remain to the clinical translation and commercialization of cell-based therapies, including low patient compliance, personal handling inconvenience, poor biosafety, and limited biocompatibility.

A periodic boundary value problem of fractional differential equation involving p(t)-Laplacian operator.

The purpose of this article is to research the existence of solutions for fractional periodic boundary value problems with p(t)-Laplacian operator. In this regard, the article needs to establish a continuation theorem corresponding to the above problem. By applying the continuation theorem, a new existence result for the problem is obtained, which enriches existing literature.

Application of a novel and green temperature-responsive deep eutectic solvent system to simultaneously extract and separate different polar active phytochemicals from Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.

In the present study, a novel and green temperature-responsive deep eutectic solvent (TRDES) system was developed and applied for the simultaneous extraction and separation of different polar active phytochemicals from Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill. The TRDES, consisting of amino alcohols and phenolic compounds, was chosen as the switching medium, and an upper critical solution temperature (UCST) type switchable solvent was obtained by adding an inorganic salt solution.

Zanubrutinib or Ibrutinib in Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.

Background: In a multinational, phase 3, head-to-head trial, ibrutinib, a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, was compared with zanubrutinib, a BTK inhibitor with greater specificity, as treatment for relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL). In prespecified interim analyses, zanubrutinib was superior to ibrutinib with respect to overall response (the primary end point). Data from the final analysis of progression-free survival are now available.

Decreased circulating levels of free triiodothyronine in Sepsis children and correlation analysis.

Background: Intensive physical stress in sepsis can induce the disorder of endocrine function and impact the clinical course and prognosis. Low T3 syndrome has been verified to be the predictive indicator of poor prognosis in several researches. Reports on the influence factors of thyroid hormonal levels in children with severe sepsis are rare.

Do carbon emission trading scheme policies induce green technology innovation? New evidence from provincial green patents in China.

Carbon emission trading scheme (ETS) policy is a quota-based market-motivated environmental regulation policy that by transforming environmental responsibility of enterprises into self-consciousness behavior induces green innovation behavior in enterprises and influences the level of regional green innovation. Based on panel data on green patents in 30 Chinese provinces from 2010 to 2019, the paper uses six Chinese pilot provinces for ETS as the treatment group to investigate the induced effects of Chinese ETS policy on the quantity and quality of green technology innovation using difference in difference model and analyzes the effects of Chinese ETS policy on green technology innovation in different pilot regions using a synthetic control method. The findings indicate that (1) compared with non-pilot areas, the carbon emission trading policies in pilot areas can induce green technology innovation activities.

[Retracted] MicroRNA‑744 inhibits tumor cell proliferation and invasion of gastric cancer via targeting brain‑derived neurotrophic factor.

Following the publication of this paper, it was drawn to the Editors' attention by a concerned reader that certain of the cell migration assay data shown in Fig. 2D were strikingly similar to data that had appeared in different form in other articles by different authors. Owing to the fact that the contentious data in the above article had already been published elsewhere, or were already under consideration for publication, prior to its submission to , the Editor has decided that this paper should be retracted from the Journal.

Case Report: Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia in a Chinese Child Treated With Growth Hormone.

Background: Glycogen storage disease type Ia is a rare metabolic disorder that leads to excessive glycogen and fat accumulation in organs, characterized by hepatomegaly, hypoglycemia, lactic acidemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia, puberty delay, and growth retardation. Here, we report on a patient with glycogen storage disease type Ia treated with growth hormone.

Case Presentation: A 10-year-old boy had growth retardation for 6 years, and was admitted to clarify the cause of his short stature.

IL-27 overexpression alleviates inflammatory response in allergic asthma by inhibiting Th9 differentiation and regulating Th1/Th2 balance.

Objective: To investigate the effect of IL-27 on Th9 differentiation and Th1/Th2 balance.

Methods: C57BL/6 (B6) mice were treated with ovalbumin to establish an allergic asthma (AA) model and subjected to IL-27 overexpression (OV) and empty vector (EV). Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining was performed to observe lung tissue inflammation.

MYB308-mediated transcriptional activation of plasma membrane H -ATPase 6 promotes iron uptake in citrus.

Iron-deficiency chlorosis is a common nutritional disorder in crops grown on alkaline or calcareous soils. Although the acclimation mechanism to iron deficiency has been investigated, the genetic regulation of iron acquisition is still unclear. Here, by comparing the iron uptake process between the iron-poor-soil-tolerant citrus species Zhique (ZQ) and the iron-poor-soil-sensitive citrus species trifoliate orange (TO), we discovered that enhanced root H efflux is crucial for the tolerance to iron deficiency in ZQ.