Publications by authors named "Gang Z"

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  • High Al content (60%) p-AlGaN films were grown using metal-organic chemical vapor deposition, and their photoelectric properties were evaluated through Hall effect testing and cathodoluminescence analysis.
  • The study found that increasing the NH flow rate significantly raises film resistivity from 3.8Ω·cm to 46.5Ω·cm and also results in a high intensity of impurity peaks, suggesting numerous point defects.
  • Additionally, excess Ga interstitial atoms were discovered at the interface, contributing to increased resistivity and leading to lattice distortions and high dislocation density, which negatively affected carrier mobility; however, low ammonia concentration samples showed over 13000 times enhanced luminescence intensity in LED tests.
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Background: Rapid proliferation is a hallmark of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) and a major contributor to its recurrence. Aberrant ubiquitination has been implicated in various diseases, including cancer. In our preliminary studies, we identified Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2S (UBE2S) as a potential glioma biomarker, exhibiting close associations with glioma grade and protein phosphatase 1, regulatory subunit 105 (Ki67) expression levels.

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Objective: To explore the material basis of the difference of efficacy of Dahuang ()-Taoren (e) (DT) drugs with different proportions.

Methods: Samples of different ratios of Dahuang (, DH) to Taoren (, TR) (Group A 1:1, B 2:3, C 3:2) were analyzed based on gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry untargeted metabolomics technique.

Results: A total of 240 primary metabolites were detected.

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  • A magnetic adsorption material using a metal-organic framework was created for extracting triazole fungicides through magnetic solid-phase extraction.
  • The material's efficiency was optimized and characterized, showing good detection linearity and low limits of detection for the fungicides.
  • The method was tested on fresh juice samples, finding no triazole fungicide residues, and demonstrated strong recoveries and low variation, indicating its potential for pesticide residue analysis.
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In this work, a magnetic adsorption material based on a metal-organic framework (FeO@PPy@MIL-53(Fe)) was designed and prepared, as well as used as an adsorbent for the extraction of fungicides from fresh juice and environmental water. The material was subjected to a series of characterization analyses, which showed that the material has good potential for application as an adsorbent. The main parameters such as adsorbent dosage, adsorption time, elution time, pH value, and elution solvent which could affect the experiment results were optimized.

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Background: Patients with large artery occlusion-acute ischemic stroke (LAO-AIS) can experience adverse outcomes, such as brain herniation due to complications. This study aimed to construct a nomogram prediction model for prognosis in patients with LAO-AIS in order to maximize the benefits for clinical patients.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of 243 patients with LAO-AIS from January 2019 to January 2022 with medical history data and blood examination at admission.

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This study was designed to investigate the potential effects of chronic stress on periodontal bone remodeling and its mechanism during orthodontic tooth movement in rats. Forty-eight male SD rats aged 8 weeks were randomly divided into control group and chronic stress group. Chronic unpredictable mild stress model (CUMS) was established in the stress group, which was validated by behavioral experiment as well as cortisol (CORT) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ATCH) levels.

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  • A study in Zhejiang Province, China, explored the effects of co-administering an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine (CoronaVac) with an influenza vaccine in healthy adults aged 18-59.
  • The results showed that the immune response (measured by seroconversion rates) for those who received both vaccines together was not significantly worse than for those who received them separately, although those in the co-administration group had slightly lower antibody levels.
  • Most side effects were mild and similar across all groups, indicating that co-administration of these vaccines is a feasible option.
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Objective: To summarise the process of conversion of epidural labour analgesia to anaesthesia for caesarean delivery and explore the relationship between duration of labour analgesia and conversion.

Methods: Parturients who underwent conversion from epidural labour analgesia to anaesthesia for caesarean delivery between May 2019 and April 2020 at the Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, Sichuan Maternal and Child Health Hospital, and Jinjiang District Maternal and Child Health Hospital were selected. If the position of the epidural catheter was correct and the effect was good, patients were converted to epidural surgical anaesthesia.

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Objective: The current study aimed to explore the risk factors for bone metastasis (BMT) in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer (PCa).

Patients And Methods: The clinical data of 322 patients newly diagnosed with PCa following transrectal prostate biopsy at our hospital from October 2016 to March 2021 were analyzed. According to the results of whole-body bone emission computed tomography (ECT) scanning, patients were divided into the following two groups: bone metastasis group (BMT) and none-bone metastasis group (None-BMT).

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Perilla (), a traditional medicinal and oilseed crop in Asia, contains extremely high levels of polyunsaturated α-linolenic acid (ALA) (up to 60.9%) in its seeds. ALA biosynthesis is a multistep process catalyzed by fatty acid desaturases (FADs), but the gene family in perilla has not been systematically characterized.

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In this study, we sampled 48 species of Asian covering the species groups that were identified in recent phylogenetic studies and conducted leaf micromorphological observations using both light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Synapomorphies were determined by means of mapping micromorphological characters on a phylogenetic tree. The results indicate that exhibits two different types of leaf upper epidermis: Type I has smooth/non-reticulate periclinal walls whereas Type II has reticulate periclinal walls and is unusual in the family Lauraceae.

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To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of Yangwei Granules combined with conventional Western medicine for chronic gastritis. CNKI, SinoMed, WanFang, VIP, PubMed, Cochrane Library and EMbase database were electronically retrieved to collect randomized controlled trial(RCT) of Yangwei Granules combined with conventional Western medicine for chronic gastritis. Two reviewers independently screened out literatures according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria and extracted data, and evaluated the risk of bias of included studies.

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Introduction: Reports pertaining to ureteral injury sustained during lumbar disc surgery are rare; most ureteral injuries in this setting involve laceration or transection.

Patient Concerns: We report a rare case of a 55-year-old man who presented with complete left ureteral necrosis 20 days after sustaining ureteral transection during lumbar disc surgery.

Diagnosis: The patient presented with seroperitoneum caused by left ureteral injury; post-operative histopathological examination of surgical specimen after discectomy had revealed ureter-like tissue.

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Background: The proportion of government healthcare expenditure in China increases due to rapid economic development in recent years. The growth of government healthcare expenditure can promote physical health improvement of human capitals and thereby facilitate economic growth. Hence, exploring the effects of government healthcare expenditure on economic growth is important.

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Background: The AJCC made four changes to T category in the 8th AJCC stage for ICC, but this is a topic of debate.

Methods: Data from 820 patients with ICC were extracted from the SEER database. Survival analysis of the 8th AJCC stage was examined.

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Background: The high incidence of gastric cancer (GC) and paradoxical high prevalence of advanced stage GC, amounting to around 2/3 at time of diagnosis, have urged doctors and researchers around the world not only to ameliorate the detection rate of GC at early stages but also to optimize the clinical management of GC at advanced stages.

Content: We hereby recommend a more goal-oriented multimodality approach with objectives to increase survival rate and improve survival status. Based on precision and accurate clinical staging at diagnosis, we suggest that advanced stage GC (AGC) patients should be channeled into different treatment plans according to their disease status where they can be subjected to comprehensive measures involving chemo, radio, immunological, or target therapies depending on the pathophysiological behavior of their tumor.

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  • Breast cancer, especially triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), poses a significant health threat to women due to its aggressive nature and lack of effective treatments, as it doesn’t respond to common hormone therapies.
  • TNBC is classified based on its molecular mechanisms, which helps determine the most effective chemotherapy since different TNBC subtypes have varied sensitivities to treatment.
  • Recent advancements in treatment approaches, including nutritional therapies and noncoding RNA treatments, show promise but have challenges such as side effects and instability, highlighting the need for further research to improve TNBC therapies.
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The Asian Prostate Cancer (A-CaP) study is an Asia-wide initiative that was launched in December 2015 in Tokyo, Japan, with the objective of surveying information about patients who have received a histopathological diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) and are undergoing treatment and clarifying distribution of staging, the actual status of treatment choices, and treatment outcomes. The study aims to clarify the clinical situation for PCa in Asia and use the outcomes for the purposes of international comparison. Following the first meeting in Tokyo in December 2015, the second A-CaP meeting was held in Seoul, Korea, in September 2016.

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) are reported to be dysregulated in the progression and invasion of various human cancer types, including colorectal cancer (CRC). They are also reported to be molecular biomarkers and therapeutic targets in CRC. miRNAs serve functions in a plethora of biological processes, including proliferation, migration, invasion and apoptosis, and several miRNAs have been demonstrated to be involved in CRC carcinogenesis, invasion and metastasis.

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[Purpose] The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of circuit exercise on obesity index, appetite regulating hormones and insulin resistance in middle-aged obese women. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects of this study were 26 obese middle-aged women who were selected among participants in exercise class at K Region Health Promotion Center in South Korea and were randomly assigned to the exercise group (n=13; age 50.15 ± 3.

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The goals of this study were to develop an acquisition protocol and the analysis tools for Meshcher-Garwood point-resolved spectroscopy (MEGA-PRESS) in mouse brain at 9.4 T, to allow the in vivo detection of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and to examine whether isoflurane alters GABA levels in the thalamus during anesthesia. We implemented the MEGA-PRESS sequence on a Bruker 94/20 system with ParaVision 6.

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Objective: To study the effect of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on apoptosis and autophagy of mouse MC3T3-E1 osteoblast and their interaction and to further clarify protective mechanism of CGRP on osteoblasts.

Methods: MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts of mouse were cultured in vitro. Western blot and flow cytometry were used to detect expressions of microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 (LC3) and P62 protein of MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts cultured with serum culture and serum-free (serum starvation) culture.

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Objective: This study aimed to observe the protective effect of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), as well as its potential mechanism, against oxidative damage in MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts.

Methods: 1) MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts were treated with different hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) concentrations (10⁻¹, 10⁻², 10⁻³, 10⁻⁴, and 10⁻⁵ mol·L⁻¹) for 12, 24, 36, and 48 h to build an oxidative damage model, to determine cell proliferation activity in each group by using CCK-8 assay, and to determine the optimal modeling concentration. MC3T3-E1 osteoblasts were pretreated for 1 h with different CGRP concentrations (10⁻⁶, 10⁻⁷, 10⁻⁸, 10⁻⁹, and 10⁻¹⁰ mol·L⁻¹) followed by treatment with H₂O₂ (10⁻⁴ mol·L⁻¹).

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The cannabinoid receptor-2 (CB2R) was initially thought to be the "peripheral cannabinoid receptor." Recent studies, however, have documented CB2R expression in the brain in both glial and neuronal cells, and increasing evidence suggests an important role for CB2R in the central nervous system inflammatory response. Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), which occurs when a diseased cerebral vessel ruptures, accounts for 10-15% of all strokes.

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