Publications by authors named "Junhui Cai"

Background: Anemia is a prevalent issue among cancer survivors, which greatly affects their quality of life and overall prognosis. The Naples Prognostic Score (NPS), an inflammation-based prognostic tool, is increasingly acknowledged for its potential in predicting clinical outcomes. This study aims to assess the correlation between anemia status, prognosis, and NPS in cancer survivors.

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Constructing a hollow structure inside zeolite is very helpful for improving its performance. Unlike the conventional alkaline etching technique usually operated at high temperature (typically 170 °C) and high pressure (autogenerated in autoclave), here, it is discovered that zeolite MFI nano-box can be achieved under mild etching conditions of atmospheric pressure and low temperature of 80 °C, making it very attractive for energy conservation and practical applications. A hollow-structure formation mechanism of protection-dissolution etching is demonstrated by characterizing MFI crystals obtained under different etching time, temperature, and etchant concentration.

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  • * A new production method using a molten salt approach created porous P-doped carbon-supported MoP nanoparticles (MoP@PC), improving the material's surface area and performance while minimizing environmental impact.
  • * The MoP@PC anode achieved a capacity of 306 mA h/g at high current densities and maintained stable performance over 3500 cycles, showcasing a promising strategy for enhancing anode materials in LIBs.
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  • The lithium-ion battery market's growth leads to resource depletion and increased waste, making efficient recycling crucial due to spent batteries being both hazardous and valuable.
  • Current recycling technology reviews often overlook the detailed mechanisms behind recycling processes, indicating a need for more research in this area.
  • This review discusses reducing agents and their effects on regenerating various cathode materials, emphasizing the need to balance efficiency, cost, and environmental impact for sustainable recycling practices.
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  • Spinal cord injury (SCI) significantly impacts individuals' mobility and quality of life, with macrophages playing a key role in the immune response in SCI.
  • A comprehensive bibliometric analysis of relevant literature over 33 years showed increasing research interest, highlighting influential authors, institutions, and breakthrough findings related to macrophage subsets and their effects on neurotoxicity and regeneration.
  • The study identifies emerging areas in SCI research, such as neuroinflammation and macrophage polarization, providing valuable insights for future therapeutic developments in spinal cord injury.
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  • A retrospective study assessed the Yizhun AI model's ability to predict breast cancer malignancy across various breast densities using a dataset of 608 mammograms from Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital.
  • The model integrates lesion detection, registration, and malignancy prediction, achieving high sensitivity rates for detecting abnormalities and triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).
  • Results showed that Yizhun AI performs well across different breast types and densities, making it a valuable tool for improving breast cancer diagnosis in clinical settings.
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Background: A primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) presenting with massive hemorrhage is a rare occurrence that is difficult to distinguish from a high-grade glioblastoma. Comprehensive descriptions of the imaging characteristics of such tumors have not yet been reported. Herein, we reported a case of a PCNSL with massive hemorrhage by presenting the imaging features of computed tomography (CT) imaging and structural and perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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The present study aimed to investigate the ability of CT-based texture analysis to differentiate invasive adenocarcinoma (IA) from pre-invasive lesions (PIL) or minimally IA (MIA) appearing as ground-glass opacity (GGO) nodules, and to further compare the performance of non-enhanced CT (NECT) images with that of contrast-enhanced CT (CECT) images. A total of 77 patients with GGO nodules and surgically confirmed pulmonary adenocarcinoma were included in the present retrospective study. Each GGO nodule was manually segmented and its texture features were extracted from NECT and CECT images using in-house developed software coded in MATLAB (MathWorks).

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Background: Mixed epithelial and stromal tumors of the kidney (MESTKs) are a rare entity (about a hundred cases reported). They occur almost exclusively in postmenopausal women, with only seven cases reported in men. As this entity is very rare, little is known on its imaging features, especially magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.

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Many metal nanoparticles are reported to have intrinsic enzyme-like activities and offer great potential in chemical and biomedical applications. In this study, PtCu alloy nanoparticles (NPs), synthesized through hydrothermal treatment of Cu and Pt in an aqueous solution, were evaluated for ferroxidase-like and antibacterial activity. Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy and colorimetric methods were used to demonstrate that PtCu NPs exhibited strong ferroxidase-like activity in a weakly acidic environment and that this activity was not affected by the presence of most other ions, except silver.

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The combination of semiconductor and plasmonic nanostructures, endowed with high efficiency light harvesting and surface plasmon confinement, has been a promising way for efficient utilization of solar energy. Although the surface plasmon resonance (SPR) assisted photocatalysis has been extensively studied, the photochemical mechanism, e.g.

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Iron oxide/Pd hybrid nanostructures with controllable Pd loading from 0.05 to 1.0 (calculated as Pd/Fe molar ratio) have been synthesized by chemical reduction of Pd on iron oxide particles.

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The effect of light on and the underlying mechanism have received a great deal of interest for the industrial application of pigments. In this study, we have examined the effects of blue light on the culture morphology, mycelium growth, pigments, and citrinin yield of in liquid-state and oscillation fermentation, and explored the mechanism at a physiological level. It was found that blue light affected the colony morphology, the composition (chitin content), and permeability of the mycelium cell wall in static liquid culture, which indicates blue light benefits pigments secreting from aerial mycelium to culture medium.

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Tuning the enzyme-like activity and studying the interaction between biologically relevant species and nano-enzymes may facilitate the applications of nanostructures in mimicking natural enzymes. In this work, AuPt alloy nanoparticles (NPs) with varying compositions were prepared through a facile method by co-reduction of Au and Pt in aqueous solutions. The composition could be tuned easily by adjusting the molar ratios of added Pt to Au.

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Nanostructured enzyme mimics are of great interest as promising alternatives to artificial enzymes for biomedical and catalytic applications. Studying the chemical interactions between antioxidants and nano-enzymes may result in a better understanding of the antioxidant capability of antioxidants and may help improve the function of artificial enzymes to better mimic natural enzymes. In this study, using Co3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) as peroxidase mimics to catalyze the oxidation of chromophoric substrates by H2O2, we developed a platform that acts as a biosensor for hydrogen peroxide and glucose and that can study the inhibitory effects of natural antioxidants on peroxidase mimics.

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