Effects of Taurine and Vitamin C on the Improvement of Antioxidant Capacity, Immunity and Hypoxia Tolerance in Gibel Carp ().

To investigate the effects of taurine and vitamin C on gibel carp (), fish (41.85 ± 0.03 g) were fed three diets with 0% taurine + 0% vitamin C (D0), 0.

MPLC-based low-modal-crosstalk nine-mode-group demultiplexer for DSP-free IM/DD MDM transmission over MMF.

Weakly coupled mode-division multiplexing (MDM) transmission over legacy laid multimode fiber (MMF) has great economic efficiency and can enormously enhance the capacity of short-reach optical interconnections. In order to be compatible with cost-efficient intensity-modulation/direct-detection (IM/DD) transceivers, weakly coupled mode-group demultiplexers that can simultaneously receive each mode group of MMFs are highly desired. In this paper, we propose a scalable low-modal-crosstalk mode-group demultiplexer over MMF based on multiplane light conversion (MPLC).

How to drive strategic green innovation behavior? A qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) based on Chinese manufacturing enterprises.

Green innovation is an important way for manufacturing enterprises to achieve green and high-quality development. The existing literature has ignored the heterogeneous motivations for enterprise green innovation. The strategic green innovation behavior (SGIB) aiming at seeking strategic differences and building core competitiveness is the necessary measure for enterprises to realize green transformation.

Plaque characteristics in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and early spontaneous reperfusion.

Background: Early spontaneous reperfusion (ESR) is not an uncommon phenomenon in clinical settings.

Aims: The aim of this study was to detect potential mechanisms of ESR in patients with STEMI.

Methods: This prospective study enrolled a total of 241 consecutive patients with STEMI undergoing optical coherence tomography (OCT) from July 2016 to August 2019.

Prognostic significance of the hemoglobin A1c level in non-diabetic patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis.

Background: The predictive value of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in non-diabetic patients with myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is still controversial. This study aimed to evaluate whether HbA1c levels were independently associated with adverse clinical outcomes in non-diabetic patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) who had undergone PCI by performing a meta-analysis of cohort studies.

Methods: This meta-analysis included non-diabetic patients with CAD who had undergone PCI.

Impact of glycemic control status on patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Background: The combined effects of diabetes mellitus (DM), admission plasma glucose (APG), and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels on predicting long-term clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) are unknown. Therefore, we evaluated their combined effects on long-term clinical outcomes in STEMI patients treated with pPCI.

Methods: In total, 350 consecutive patients with STEMI undergoing pPCI were enrolled.

Exosomes secreted from osteocalcin-overexpressing endothelial progenitor cells promote endothelial cell angiogenesis.

Exosome secretion is an important paracrine way of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) to modulate resident endothelial cells. The osteocalcin (OCN)-expressing EPCs have been found to be increased in cardiovascular disease patients and are considered to be involved in the process of coronary atherosclerosis. Since OCN has been proven to prevent endothelial dysfunction, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of exosomes derived from OCN-overexpressed EPCs on endothelial cells.

Relationship between serum homocysteine levels and long-term outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Background: The mortality of cardiovascular disease is constantly rising, and novel biomarkers help us predict residual risk. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of serum homocysteine (HCY) levels on prognosis in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Methods: The 419 consecutive patients with STEMI, treated at one medical center, from March 2010 to December 2015 were retrospectively investigated.