Publications by authors named "Pei-Jun Cao"
Summary Analysis of National Surveillance on Kashin-Beck Disease from 1990 to 2023.
Biomed Environ Sci
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to investigate the characteristics and current epidemic situation of Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) among children in China, with the goal of informing prevention and control strategies.
- - Monitoring methods have spanned from fixed-point to full coverage since 1990, with regular clinical and X-ray assessments for children aged 7-12 to confirm KBD diagnoses.
- - Over the years, the prevalence of KBD significantly decreased from 21.01% in 1990 to 0% since 2019 in the monitored areas, indicating successful elimination, although adult cases still require attention.
Article Synopsis
- - Mg (Sb,Bi) is a promising thermoelectric material that operates near room temperature, but requires careful control of defects and microstructure to optimize its performance.
- - Previous research identified that magnesium vacancies negatively impact the material's efficiency, and this study suggests that reducing bismuth can help mitigate these effects by altering the way electrons and phonons scatter.
- - The optimized Mg (Sb,Bi) composition achieved notable thermoelectric performance with a peak zT of 1.82 at 773 K and an efficiency of 11.3% at a temperature difference of 473 K, showcasing a practical method to enhance its capabilities.
Background: Kashin-Beck disease (KBD) is an endemic osteoarthropathy, and its pathogenesis is still not entirely clear. Pathologically, many KBD changes are similar to those of osteoarthritis (OA). Therefore, this study aimed to identify changes in the levels of potential urinary biomarkers for OA, including C-telopeptide of type II collagen (uCTX-II), type II collagen cleavage neoepitope (uC2C), pyridinoline (uPYD), and uHelix-II, among adults with KBD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSeed-mediated growth is the most general way to controllably synthesize bimetal nano-heterostructures. Despite successful instances through trial and error were reported, the way for second metal depositing on the seed, namely whether the symmetry of resulted nano-heterostructure follows the original crystal symmetry of seed metal, remains an unpredictable issue to date. In this work, we propose that the thermodynamic factor, i.
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