Publications by authors named "N Z Ning"
This study aims to determine the effect of different high-pressure processing (HPP) conditions (100 MPa/300 MPa/500 MPa; 2 min/4 min/6 min) on copigmentation, specifically between chlorogenic acid (CA), epicatechin (Epi), gallic acid (GA), malvidin-3-O-galactoside (Mv-3-O-gal), and malvidin-3-O-arabinoside (Mv-3-O-ara), as well as the storage stability of the copigmentation solutions. The results showed that the influence of different HPP treatment conditions on copigmentation was not significant. HPP treatment did not significantly affect the λ, peak absorption, color parameters, and Mv-3-O-gal anthocyanin content when applied alone or in combination with CA and Epi.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: The attitudes and perceptions of healthcare consumers (HCCs) are increasingly becoming more relevant in decision-making with healthcare providers and incorporated into healthcare decision-making by national immunization technical advisory groups and health technology assessment agencies. With newer pneumococcal vaccine options available, HCCs' attitudes and perceptions play a key role in gauging potential acceptance. The objective of this study was to assess HCCs' knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions toward pneumococcal vaccines for adults.
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- The study aimed to identify barriers faced by physicians in using next-generation sequencing (NGS) and strategies to overcome these issues.
- An online survey conducted from October to December 2020 involved 200 US physicians across various specialties, revealing that almost all participants cited concerns, primarily related to reimbursement challenges.
- Key barriers included difficulties with prior authorizations, lack of knowledge about NGS methodologies, and insufficient evidence of clinical utility, with surgeons facing more challenges than other specialists.
Rationale And Objectives: To explore the predictive value of quantitative parameters from intravoxel incoherent movement (IVIM) imging and dynamic contrast enhancement MRI (DCE-MRI) for HER2 expression in breast cancer.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 167 women with breast cancer who underwent MRI from December 2019 to December 2023, categorized into 48 HER2-positive, 78 HER2-low and 41 HER2-zero cancers. All patients underwent IVIM imaging and DCE-MRI.
Lnc NEAT1 facilitates the progression of melanoma by targeting the miR-152-3p/CDK6 axis: An observational study.
Medicine (Baltimore)
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Research involved various assays (like PCR and Western blot) to analyze the relationship between Lnc NEAT1, miR-152-3p, and CDK6, revealing that Lnc NEAT1 is positively linked to CDK6 and negatively linked to miR-152-3p.
- The study concluded that Lnc NEAT1 promotes melanoma cell growth and migration by acting as a sponge for miR-152-3p, leading to increased CDK6 levels, highlighting its potential as a target for melanoma treatment.