Background: To explore the effects of different dose of aerobic exercise on motor function, balance, mobility, and quality of life in Parkinson's disease patients, aiming to provide insights into determining the optimal aerobic exercise dose for treating PD.
Methods: Searching was conducted in four databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane. The dose of aerobic exercise intervention was evaluated based on the recommendations of the American College of Sports Medicine regarding the development and maintenance of cardiorespiratory health, muscle strength, and functional mobility in patients with PD.
Developing high-quality perovskite wafers is essential for integrating perovskite technology throughout the chip industry chain. In this article, a spontaneous cooling strategy with a hot-pressing technique is presented to develop high-purity, wafer-scale, pinhole-free perovskite wafers with a reflective surface. This method can be extended to a variety of perovskite wafers, including organic-inorganic, 2D, and lead-free perovskites.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNewcastle disease (ND) is a major burden for the poultry industry worldwide, especially in developing countries. The virus that causes this disease, Newcastle disease virus (NDV), is also an effective vector for the development of novel human and animal vaccines and a promising oncolytic virus for cancer therapy. The mechanism of entry of NDV into host cells is of particular interest because it has a significant impact on the infectivity, host range, and pathogenicity of the virus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRegulator of G-protein signalling (RGS) 10 plays critical roles in several immune related diseases. However, whether RGS10 is involved in colonic inflammation of ulcerative colitis (UC) is still obscure. This study aimed to investigate the role of RGS10 in UC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the association between biological aging and liver fibrosis in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Materials And Methods: We analyzed NHANES 2017-2020 data to calculate phenotypic age. Hepatic steatosis and fibrosis were identified using controlled attenuation parameters (CAP), fatty liver index (FLI) and transient elastography (TE).
Using proton-proton collision data corresponding to an integrated luminosity of collected by the CMS experiment at , the decay is observed for the first time, with a statistical significance exceeding 5 standard deviations. The relative branching fraction, with respect to the decay, is measured to be , where the first uncertainty is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third is related to the uncertainties in and .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA search for collective effects inside jets produced in proton-proton collisions is performed via correlation measurements of charged particles using the CMS detector at the CERN LHC. The analysis uses data collected at a center-of-mass energy of sqrt[s]=13 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 138 fb^{-1}. Jets are reconstructed with the anti-k_{T} algorithm with a distance parameter of 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety outcomes of our newly developed skewer technique in the management of lens dislocation.
Methods: A total of 21 eyes with lens dislocation were treated with this surgical technique. We focused on best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), intraocular pressure, and complications of retinal damage at 3 months post-surgery.
Magnetite (FeO) particles have been widely reported to enhance the anammox's activity in anammox granular sludge (AnGS), yet the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study demonstrates that both FeO microparticles (MPs) and nanoparticles (NPs) at a dosage of 200 mg FeO/L significantly increased the specific anammox activity (SAA) of AnGS. Additionally, the transcriptional activities of the and genes involved in the anammox process, as well as the heme content in AnGS, were also notably enhanced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is a new treatment modality in modern radiotherapy. To ensure the quality of the radiotherapy plan, a physics plan review is routinely conducted by senior clinicians; however, this process is less efficient and less accurate. In this study, a multi-task AutoEncoder (AE) is proposed to automate anomaly detection of VMAT plans for lung cancer patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFChimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) technology has revolutionized cellular immunotherapy, particularly with the success of CAR-T cells in treating hematologic malignancies. However, CAR-T cells have the limited efficacy of against solid tumors. To address these limitations, CAR-macrophages (CAR-Ms) leverage the innate properties of macrophages with the specificity and potency of CAR technology, offering a novel and promising approach to cancer immunotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid bilayer vesicles containing proteins, lipids, nucleic acids, and metabolites secreted by cells under various physiological and pathological conditions that mediate intercellular communication. The main types of EVs include exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies (ABs). ABs are vesicles released during the terminal stages of cellular apoptosis, enriched with diverse biological entities and characterized by distinct morphological features.
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October 2024
Radiotherapy, a common cancer treatment, leads to infertility in male cancer survivors, particularly young and middle-aged patients. Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), a precursor of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD ), plays crucial roles in energy metabolism, DNA repair, and gene expression. The purpose of this study is to investigate the protective effects and underlying mechanisms of NMN against ionizing radiation (IR)-induced testicular injury and spermatogenic dysfunction in an adult male mouse model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo new non-centrosymmetric chalcogenides, ACuGaS (A=Rb, Cs) have been successfully synthesized by an "iterative substitution" strategy based on chalcopyrite CuFeS structural template. Benefiting from the substitution of Fe cations by Ga cations, ACuGaS (A = Rb, Cs) exhibit wide suitable band gap of 2.48 and 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFructose injection is occasionally used to dilute ademetionine 1,4-butanedisulfonate injection for patients who cannot receive glucose or sodium chloride injections in clinical settings. Since our PIVAS staff reported that discoloration occurred after ademetionine 1,4-butanedisulfonate dissolved with fructose injection, this study aims to investigate the stability of ademetionine 1,4-butanedisulfonate in fructose and glucose solutions. Ademetionine 1,4-butanedisulfonate was purchased and diluted with fructose or glucose injection for compatibility testing.
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October 2024
This study aimed to evaluate the performance and clinical laboratory adaptability of the Mindray SAL9000 biochemical immunoassay automation system, ensuring compliance with ISO 15189 standards and relevant national requirements. We conducted comprehensive performance verification tests on 21 biochemical analytes and 15 immunoassays, including precision, accuracy, linear bias, measurement range assessments, interference testing, reference range validation, inter-instrument comparison, and carryover verification. The Mindray SAL9000 demonstrated high performance across various parameters, with all analytes showing good linearity and minimal bias.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpatial omics technologies have enabled the creation of intricate spatial maps that capture molecular features and tissue morphology, providing valuable insights into the spatial associations and functional organization of tissues. Accurate annotation of spot or domain types is essential for downstream spatial omics analyses, but this remains challenging. Therefore, this study aimed to develop a manually curated spatial omics database (SpatialRef, https://bio.
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