Publications by authors named "Hua-Wei Wu"

Nitric oxide (NO) is a crucial signaling molecule that regulates a wide range of metabolic pathways in different strata of organisms. In plants, nitrate reductase (NR) is a key enzyme for NO biosynthesis. There are two NR-encoding genes in Arabidopsis genome, NIA1 and NIA2, which are precisely regulated and expressed in a tissue-specific manner.

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Unlabelled: Small RNA (sRNA)-mediated RNA silencing (also known as RNA interference, or RNAi) is a conserved mechanism in eukaryotes that includes RNA degradation, DNA methylation, heterochromatin formation and protein translation repression. In plants, sRNAs can move either cell-to-cell or systemically, thereby acting as mobile silencing signals to trigger noncell autonomous silencing. However, whether and what proteins are also involved in noncell autonomous silencing have not been elucidated.

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In recent years, heat transfer enhancement of heat exchange equipment has attracted more and more attention. In this paper, the heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of sine wavy flying-wing fins are studied by numerical method. The objective is to improve the integrated heat transfer and pressure drop performance of sine wavy flying-wing fins.

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The soil-borne fungus Verticillium dahliae, the most notorious plant pathogen of the Verticillium genus, causes vascular wilts in a wide variety of economically important crops. The molecular mechanism of V. dahliae pathogenesis remains largely elusive.

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Background: Exceeding 50% tuna catches are regarded as byproducts in the production of cans. Given the high amount of tuna byproducts and their environmental effects induced by disposal and elimination, the valorization of nutritional ingredients from these by-products receives increasing attention.

Objective: This study was to identify the angiotensin-I-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory (ACEi) peptides from roe hydrolysate of Skipjack tuna () and evaluate their protection functions on HO-induced human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).

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Aim: Noninvasive evaluation of hypoxia in rabbit VX2 lung transplant tumors using spectral CT parameters and texture analysis.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five VX2 lung transplant tumors of twenty-two rabbits were included in the study. Contrast-enhanced spectral CT scanning in the arterial phase (AP) and venous phase (VP) was performed.

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  • * The study analyzed 54 patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who underwent various imaging techniques (DW-MRI and F-FDG PET/CT) before, during, and after nCRT, comparing results between those who achieved a pathological complete response (pCR) and those who did not.
  • * Results showed significant differences in metabolic tumor volume and other imaging parameters between patients with pCR and non-pCR, suggesting that functional imaging could enhance predictive
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Background: The present work aimed to investigate the clinical application of using quantitative parameters generated in the unenhanced phase (UP) and venous phase (VP) in dual-energy spectral CT for differentiating the invasiveness of pure ground-glass nodule (pGGN).

Methods: Sixty-two patients with 66 pGGNs who underwent preoperative dual-energy spectral CT in UP and VP were evaluated retrospectively. Nodules were divided into three groups based on pathology: adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS, n=19), minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA, n=22) (both in the preinvasive lesion group) and invasive adenocarcinoma (IA, n=25).

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Rationale And Objectives: To investigate the value of dual-energy spectral computed tomography (DESCT) in the quantitative differentiation between pulmonary malignant masses and inflammatory masses.

Materials And Methods: This study was an institutional review board-approved study, and written informed consent was obtained from all patients. Sixty patients with 35 lung cancers and 25 inflammatory masses underwent DESCT scan during arterial phase (AP) and venous phase (VP).

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Objective: To present our initial experiences with pulmonary high-definition multidetector computed tomography (HDCT) in patients with acute venous thromboembolism (AVTE) to evaluate their corresponding clinical manifestations.

Methods: Since December 2009 to March 2010, 23 AVTE patients underwent HDCT at our hospital. Pulmonary embolism (PE) was diagnosed based on the 3D-reconstructed images of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA).

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Objectives: To assess the diagnostic value of pulmonary embolism (PE) detection and characterization through quantitative iodine-based material decomposition images with spectral computed tomography (CT) imaging.

Materials And Methods: Fifty-three patients underwent CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) with spectral imaging mode with the simultaneous acquisition of 80 kVp and 140 kVp on a GE Discovery CT750HD scanner to generate monochromatic CTPA and material decomposition images. CTPA images were reviewed for the presence, localization, and degree (occlusive or nonocclusive) of PE.

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