Multi-omics Analyses Reveal Function of Apolipoprotein E in Alternative Splicing and Tumor Immune Microenvironment in Kidney Renal Clear Cell Carcinoma via Pan-cancer Analysis.

Apolipoprotein E (APOE) regulates lipid metabolism, associated with the development of various cancers. However, its precise prognostic significance and functions in alternative splicing and the tumor immune microenvironment remain unclear. In this study, we extracted APOE expression in pan-cancer from TCGA and analyzed mRNA transcriptome, cell lines, and protein levels.

Millimeter-wave radar object classification using knowledge-assisted neural network.

To improve the cognition and understanding capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, it is a tendency to explore the human brain learning processing and integrate brain mechanisms or knowledge into neural networks for inspiration and assistance. This paper concentrates on the application of AI technology in advanced driving assistance system. In this field, millimeter-wave radar is essential for elaborate environment perception due to its robustness to adverse conditions.

Maize stalk rot caused by alters soil microbial composition and is directly inhibited by isolated from rhizosphere soil.

Maize stalk rot caused by can reduce the yield of maize and efficiency of mechanized harvesting. Besides, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone toxins produced by can also affect domestic animals and human health. As chemical fungicides are expensive and exert negative effects on the environment, the use of biological control agents has become attractive in recent years.

The Potential of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Distinguishing Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma from Renal Angiomyolipoma with Minimal Fat.

Purpose: To overcome the challenge of preoperative differentiation between clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and renal angiomyolipoma with minimal fat (RMFAML), we evaluated the potential of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in distinguishing RMFAML from ccRCC.

Patients And Methods: Patients (191) were divided into ccRCC and RMFAML groups according to postoperative pathology. Umbilical horizontal computed tomography (CT) images were used for visceral fat area (VFA), subcutaneous fat area (SFA) and total fat area (TFA) measurements.

The In Vivo Bone Response of Ultraviolet-Irradiated Titanium Implants Modified with Spontaneously Formed Nanostructures: An Experimental Study in Rabbits.

Purpose: Acid etching in conjunction with storage in an aqueous solution can induce nanostructures forming spontaneously on titanium surfaces, but an inevitable biologic degradation is suspected to accompany the evolution of nanostructures. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ultraviolet (UV) irradiation is effective to solve this problem and further enhance the bioactivity.

Materials And Methods: Surface characteristics of five groups of titanium implants (SLAnew, SLAold, modSLA, UV-SLA, and UV-modSLA) and their in vivo bone response were analyzed in this study.

[Preparation of As2O3 nanoparticles and its drug release characteristics in vitro].

Objective: To prepare arsenic trioxide (As2O3)-loaded biodegradable polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) nanoparticles (NPS) and evaluate the glomeration ability, appearance, structure, surface and release characteristics of the NPs.

Methods: With PLGA as the carrier material, As2O3 NPs (As2O3-NPS) were prepared with the method of matrix and ultrasound emulsification. According to the criteria of the diameter of the NPs, drug loading (DL) and embedding ratio (ER), the process of NP preparation was optimized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), ultraviolet spectroscopy (UV), and XPS.

[Clinical features of panereatic disease-associated portal hypertension].

Objective: To investigate the clinical features and management of pancreatic disease-associated portal hypertension.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was carried out in patients with portal hypertension and concurrent pancreatic diseases. The medical records of these patients were reviewed including the data of demographics, etiologies, venous involvement, clinical presentations, laboratory tests, imaging studies, therapeutic modalities and outcomes.

[Changes of peripheral blood T lymphocytes, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha and IL-4 in rats infected by Toxoplasma gondii].

Objective: To observe the changes of peripheral blood T lymphocytes, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha and IL.4 in rats infected by T gondii.

Methods: 48 Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats were intra-abdominally injected with 2 x 10(5)/L of cellulose purified living tachyzoites in 2 ml and randomly divided into 8 groups Six rat was intra-abdominally injected 2 ml of saline as control and 4 rats were remained as normal control.