Publications by authors named "Hu Z"

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.

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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.

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  • * A new carbon anode created from biomass features a larger interlayer spacing of 0.44 nm, which enhances its performance, including higher capacity, quicker charge/discharge rates, and longer lifespan.
  • * This improved carbon structure helps facilitate faster potassium movement and reduces the issues caused by volume changes during operation, demonstrating its potential as a superior anode for PIBs.
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  • Recent interest in volatile solid additives for organic solar cells (OSCs) has shown they can enhance efficiency while maintaining stability.
  • A novel solid additive, 1,4-diphenoxybenzene (DPB), was introduced to improve the active layer's morphology in OSCs, and various methods were used to analyze its effects.
  • The findings indicate that DPB interacts with the acceptor Y6, leading to better molecular arrangement and achieving a peak power conversion efficiency of 19.04%, highlighting its potential for creating efficient OSCs.
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Newcastle 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.

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  • Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the degeneration of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain, specifically in the substantia nigra, but the underlying causes are still not fully understood.
  • Human midbrain organoids (hMLOs) are being developed as a new model to better investigate PD, test drugs, and explore potential therapies.
  • This review covers how hMLOs are created, their usefulness in PD studies, and the difficulties faced in improving these organoids, suggesting ways to optimize their construction.
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Regulator 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.

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  • - The research focuses on developing a clinical model to predict which patients undergoing posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) for lumbar spinal stenosis are likely to experience prolonged surgical times, which can lead to complications and affect recovery.
  • - A total of 3,233 patients from 22 hospitals in China from 2015 to 2022 were included in the study, and their data was analyzed using machine-learning techniques to identify key factors associated with longer surgery durations.
  • - The study utilized a training cohort and four test groups, applying various algorithms and performance evaluations to create a predictive model, ultimately aiming to enhance patient safety and surgical outcomes.
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Introduction 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).

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  • - Nonrheumatic valvular heart disease (NRVD) is becoming a major health concern, especially in older populations, highlighting the need for policymakers to focus on its epidemiological trends for better health resource allocation.
  • - Between 1990 and 2019, the global incidence of NRVD has gradually increased, with women and older individuals at higher risk, while countries with higher social development face greater incidence and mortality rates.
  • - The study stresses the urgent need for healthcare resources to address NRVD as its burden grows, particularly in high-sociodemographic index countries, while also encouraging action in lower-index nations to tackle the rising rates.
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Observation of the decay.

Eur Phys J C Part Fields

October 2024

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 .

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  • * A specialized radiation detection system using two SiC detectors, along with monitoring and analysis tools, effectively measures neutron fluence rates and γ-ray dose rates across a wide range.
  • * Testing confirmed that the SiC system maintains excellent linearity and stability in measurements, demonstrating good radiation resistance even after exposure to high levels of neutron and γ-ray radiation.
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A 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.

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Purpose: 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.

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  • In epidemiology, traditional indicators for assessing interactions between two variables, such as RERI, AP, and S, can produce inconsistent results, making conclusions difficult.
  • The authors propose a new method that ensures consistent results by adding a penalty term or utilizing model selection, aiming for simpler interpretations of additive interactions.
  • Their findings, based on simulations and real data, showed that their approach effectively identified additive interactions, aligning closely with traditional methods while demonstrating the applicability of model selection as a strong alternative.
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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.

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Purpose: 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.

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Chimeric 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.

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Extracellular 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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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.

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Two 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.

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Fructose 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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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.

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Spatial 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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