Purpose: In the INBUILD trial in patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF), nintedanib slowed the decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) versus placebo, with a safety profile characterised mainly by gastrointestinal events. INBUILD-ON, the open-label extension of INBUILD, assessed the safety of nintedanib during longer-term treatment. Data on FVC were collected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe accurate identification of protein-nucleotide binding residues is crucial for protein function annotation and drug discovery. Numerous computational methods have been proposed to predict these binding residues, achieving remarkable performance. However, due to the limited availability and high variability of nucleotides, predicting binding residues for diverse nucleotides remains a significant challenge.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Sarcopenia, which is associated with many pathways and molecular mechanisms, not only deteriorates the quality of life in old age but is also linked to various diseases. The ratio between cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) was utilized as a candidate method to diagnose sarcopenia. The hormones can fluctuate in concentration throughout the day, so monitoring the ratio between the two hormones is necessary.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFor Electro-Hydraulic Actuators (EHA) with parametric uncertainties and mismatched and matched disturbances, most existing robust adaptive control strategies can achieve only uniformly ultimately bounded tracking errors. An Extended-State-Observer (ESO) based asymptotic control scheme is proposed by incorporating the prescribed performance control into the backstepping framework to ensure satisfied tracking performance and anti-disturbance ability of EHA systems. A novel ESO is designed to acquire an asymptotic estimation without prior bounds of the mismatched disturbance and its derivatives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) acts as the primary contributor to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, fibrosis, cirrhosis, and potentially hepatocellular carcinoma. The flowers of Chrysanthemum indicum, a traditional edible medicinal herb, have been widely used in China for more than 2000 years. However, the function of C.
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