Publications by authors named "L-L Diao"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore the relationship between effective lens position (ELP) and patient factors in cataract patients, especially those with a history of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV), and to create a new formula for IOL calculation.
- It included a comparison of ELP between two groups: 2793 age-related cataract patients and 915 post-PPV patients, evaluating how various patient characteristics impacted ELP using regression analysis.
- The newly developed LISA-PPV formula was found to have the lowest prediction error compared to existing formulas, demonstrating its effectiveness for calculating IOL power in patients who have undergone PPV.
Increased CO emissions from urban energy consumption pose a significant challenge to regional carbon mitigation policies. In this paper, we integrated two nighttime light (NTL) data: the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Operational Linescan System (OLS) and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (NPP) composite data to estimate the energy carbon emissions from 2000 to 2019. Then the spatiotemporal dynamics of carbon footprint and deficit in the Yellow River Basin were analyzed at the provincial, municipal, and county scales combined with NPP data.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFT cell responses play an important role in protection against beta-coronavirus infections, including SARS-CoV-2, where they associate with decreased COVID-19 disease severity and duration. To enhance T cell immunity across epitopes infrequently altered in SARS-CoV-2 variants, we designed BNT162b4, an mRNA vaccine component that is intended to be combined with BNT162b2, the spike-protein-encoding vaccine. BNT162b4 encodes variant-conserved, immunogenic segments of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid, membrane, and ORF1ab proteins, targeting diverse HLA alleles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProtective Role of C3aR (C3a Anaphylatoxin Receptor) Against Atherosclerosis in Atherosclerosis-Prone Mice.
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
September 2020
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the role of the C3a anaphylatoxin receptor (C3aR) in atherosclerosis, focusing on its potential protective effects against the disease.
- Researchers found that mice lacking C3aR developed more severe atherosclerosis, showing increased inflammation and immune cell recruitment in the aorta compared to control mice.
- The results suggest that C3aR helps regulate inflammation and promotes an anti-inflammatory macrophage state, indicating it could be an important target for managing atherosclerosis.