Publications by authors named "Pengcheng Sun"

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  • The Malvaceae family, the largest in the order Malvales, has nine subfamilies, with many species in the Firmiana genus being globally vulnerable and lacking genomic research.
  • A chromosome-level genome assembly for Firmiana hainanensis reveals it has 40 chromosomes and is closely related to Durio zibethinus, diverging around 21 million years ago, with significant events in their evolutionary histories.
  • The study highlights how changes in chromosome numbers and genome sizes, particularly influenced by repetitive elements and specific gene contractions, can impact traits like wood density in Malvaceae species.
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Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death among women and its recurrence and metastasis poses challenges to treatment. Discoidin domain receptor 1 (DDR1) was associated with cellular migration and invasion in several types of cancers. However, its function in cervical cancer is still unclear.

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Plants frequently evade extreme environmental stress by initiating early flowering, yet the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Here, through extensive mutant screening, we identify a vegetative growth to reproductive growth transition factor (vrf1) mutant, which exhibits a deficiency in drought escape. Alternative splicing of VRF1 generates four isoforms, of which two encode functional proteins, VRF1-AS1 and VRF1-AS3.

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  • A new method called CT-μFR, based on automatic CCTA reconstruction, was developed to identify significant coronary artery blockages using artificial intelligence, showing favorable accuracy when compared to traditional tests in the cath lab.
  • This study analyzed data from the CAREER trial, where 657 vessels from 242 patients were evaluated for diagnostic accuracy and correlation with established physiological standards for determining significant stenosis.
  • Results showed that CT-μFR effectively identified patients with serious blockages, achieving an accuracy rate of 83.0%, with a short average analysis time of around 1.6 minutes per patient, indicating its potential for clinical use.
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  • Jugular paraganglioma is a type of tumor that grows slowly and is found near important blood vessels and nerves in the head.
  • This paper looks at new research about how these tumors work, how they can be treated with surgery and radiation, and what doctors need to know to help patients.
  • It aims to give helpful information for understanding, diagnosing, and treating these tumors better in the future.
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  • The study aimed to compare the safety and effectiveness of two treatment methods for deep venous thrombosis of the lower limbs: pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (using AngioJet) and catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT).
  • After analyzing data from 31 studies involving 2413 patients, results showed that the AngioJet method led to better early postoperative outcomes, including higher rates of vein patency and symptom improvement, along with shorter treatment times and reduced hospital stays compared to CDT.
  • The AngioJet group also needed lower doses of medication and had fewer complications and incidences of post-thrombotic syndrome, indicating it may be the preferred option for treating this condition.
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The serine protease inhibitor clade E member 1 (SERPINE1) is a key modulator of the plasminogen/plasminase system and has been demonstrated to promote tumor progression and metastasis in various tumours. However, although much literature has explored the cancer-promoting mechanism of SERPINE1, the pan-cancer analyses of its predictive value and immune response remain unexplored. The differential expression, and survival analysis of SERPINE1 expression in multiple cancers were analysed using The Cancer Genome Atlas and Genotype-Tissue Expression database.

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Ultrasonic-assisted extraction using a natural deep eutectic solvent (UAE-NADES) is an efficient method for extracting grape seed polyphenols (GSPs). In this study, response surface methodology was used to optimize the extraction of GSPs with UAE-NADES, and the theoretical extraction rate of GSPs was 139.014 mg GAE/g, the actual extraction rate was 135.

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  • * A focus is placed on creating biodegradable and efficient devices that minimize infection risks from surgery while supporting transdermal stimulation for better therapeutic results.
  • * The research successfully demonstrates a silicon-based neural interface that enhanced stimulation outcomes, shown to activate nerves in mice and rabbits, and promote faster recovery of injured facial nerves.
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Duodenal stump fistula represents an infrequent but serious complication after laparoscopic radical gastrectomy with Billroth II or Roux-en-Y reconstruction for gastric cancer. The present study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of laparoscopic double half purse-string sutures plus "8" pattern of stitching for reinforcement of duodenal stump. The data of patients undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy with Billroth II or Roux-en-Y reconstruction were retrospectively analyzed between August 2022 and June 2023.

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Splash, one of the most visually apparent droplet dynamics, can manifest on any surface above a certain impact velocity, regardless of surface wettability. Previous studies demonstrate that elevating the substrate temperature can suppress droplet splash, which is unfavorable for many practical applications, such as spray cooling and combustion. Here, we report that the suppression effect of substrate temperature on splash is nullified by utilizing surfaces with nanostructures.

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  • This study explores how Chinese herbs could potentially treat insomnia through techniques like data mining, network pharmacology, and molecular-docking validation.
  • Researchers collected insomnia prescriptions from Qi Wang and used various databases to identify key medicinal herbs, active components, and relevant biological targets that contribute to the treatment.
  • The analysis revealed 117 prescriptions with significant herbs, identified 6,417 differentially expressed genes connecting insomnia and healthy controls, and constructed a complex "transcription factor-miRNA-mRNA" network highlighting potential pathways involved in the therapeutic effects.
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Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a widespread allergic airway disease that results from a complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors and affects approximately 10%-40% of the global population. Pollen is a common allergen, and exposure to pollen can cause epigenetic changes. However, the mechanism underlying pollen-induced DNA methylation changes and their potential effects on the allergic march are still unclear.

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To summarize the clinical characteristics and therapeutic effect of traumatic facial nerve palsy. Sixty-eight cases of traumatic facial nerve palsy were retrospectively analyzed from January 2015 to May 2023. The median course of disease was 33 days.

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Ecosystem carbon storage (ECS) is a critical consideration in reducing the impact of global warming and tackling environmental challenges, positioning it at the forefront of contemporary research. Due to the significant differences in the influence of land usage patterns on ECS in various policy contexts and China's commitment to attaining a carbon-neutral status, a model simulating different scenarios is needed to analyze the spatiotemporal characteristics and evolutionary process of carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems accurately. To address this challenge, this study established a coupling model of "Geographical analysis -Evolution analysis -Predicting (GEP)" for assessing ecosystem ECS and analyzing its spatial characteristics and evolutionary patterns and projecting the spatial distribution of ECS under various developmental scenarios, which analyzed variations in ECS across different levels of magnitude and delineated the changing areas across a range of varying scenarios in the future additionally.

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The floating gate devices, as a kind of nonvolatile memory, obtain great application potential in logic-in-memory chips. The 2D materials have been greatly studied due to atomically flat surfaces, higher carrier mobility, and excellent photoelectrical response. The 2D ReS flake is an excellent candidate for channel materials due to thickness-independent direct bandgap and outstanding optoelectronic response.

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The objective of this study was to identify critical pathways associated with allergic constitution. Shared genes among allergic rhinitis (AR), asthma (AA), and atopic dermatitis (AD) were extracted from the GWAS catalog. RNA-seq data of AR, AA, and AD from gene expression omnibus (GEO) database were preprocessed and subjected to differential gene expression analysis.

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Rationale: A novel laser ablation-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (LA-IRMS) method for in situ analysis of sulfur isotopes in sulfides has been developed. Instead of the in situ reaction applied by the traditional laser microprobe, the analyte gas preparation in this method is separated temporally and spatially from the LA, resulting in improved precision and accuracy.

Methods: Our LA-IRMS system combines an ultraviolet LA system, an elemental analyzer (EA), a custom-built cryogenic concentration system, a continuous-flow interface, and an IRMS.

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  • The study compares the detection effectiveness of two methods for sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: Indocyanine Green combined with blue dye (ICG-B) and radioisotope combined with blue dye (RI-B).
  • Both methods achieved a 100% detection rate for sentinel lymph nodes, and lymph node metastasis rates were similar between the two groups, with slight variations in counts.
  • The findings suggest that ICG-B is as effective as the standard RI-B method, indicating it could be a viable alternative for facilities lacking specific radioisotope equipment.
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Micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) represent a pressing requirement for powering the forthcoming generation of micro-electronic devices. The simultaneous realization of high-efficiency synthesis of electrode materials and precision patterning for MSCs in a single step presents an ardent need, yet it poses a formidable challenge. Herein, a unique shaped laser-induced patterned electron synchronization excitation strategy has been put forward to photochemical synthesis RuO /reduced graphene oxide (rGO) electrode and simultaneously manufacture the micron-scale high-performance MSCs with ultra-high resolution.

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Peripheral nerve injury represents one of the most common types of traumatic damage, severely impairing motor and sensory functions, and posttraumatic nerve regeneration remains a major challenge. Electrical cues are critical bioactive factors that promote nerve regrowth, and bioartificial scaffolds incorporating conductive materials to enhance the endogenous electrical field have been demonstrated to be effective. The utilization of fully biodegradable scaffolds can eliminate material residues, and circumvent the need for secondary retrieval procedures.

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As an important emerging pollutant, antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) monitoring is crucial to protect the ecological environment and public health, but its rapid and accurate detection is still a major challenge. In this study, a new single-labeled dual-signal output ratiometric electrochemical genosensor (E-DNA) was developed for the rapid and highly sensitive detection of ARGs using a synergistic signal amplification strategy of TC@Au nanoparticles (TC@AuNPs) and isothermal strand displacement polymerase reaction (ISDPR). Specially, two-dimensional monolayer TC nanosheets loaded with uniformly gold nanoparticles were prepared and used as the sensing platform of the E-DNA sensor.

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Superhydrophobic and slippery lubricant-infused surfaces have garnered significant attention for their potential to passively transport low-viscosity liquids like water (1 mPa s). Despite exciting progress, these designs have proven ineffective for transporting high-viscosity liquids such as polydimethylsiloxane (5500 mPa s) due to their inherent limitations imposed by the homogenous surface design, resulting in high viscous drags and compromised capillary forces. Here, a heterogenous water-infused divergent surface (WIDS) is proposed that achieves spontaneous, rapid, and long-distance transport of viscous liquids.

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Three-dimensional (3D) curvy electronics has wide-ranging application in biomedical health care, soft machine, and high-density curved imager. Limited by material properties, complex procedures, and coverage ability of existing fabrication techniques, the development of high-performance 3D curvy electronics remains challenging. Here, we propose an automated wrap-like transfer printing prototype for fabricating 3D curvy electronics.

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