Publications by authors named "S Gang"
Intensifying the severity of electromagnetic (EM) pollution in the environment represents a significant threat to human health and results in considerable energy wastage. Here, we provide a strategy for electricity generation from heat generated by electromagnetic wave radiation captured from the surrounding environment that can reduce the level of electromagnetic pollution while alleviating the energy crisis. We prepared a porous, elastomeric, and lightweight BiTe/carbon aerogel (CN@BiTe) by a simple strategy of induced in situ growth of BiTe nanosheets with three-dimensional (3D) carbon structure, realizing the coupling of electromagnetic wave absorption (EMA) and thermoelectric (TE) properties.
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- Skin-penetrating nematodes, like Strongyloides stercoralis, infect nearly one billion people by penetrating skin and developing into adults in the host's small intestine.
- Researchers investigated how these nematodes use carbon dioxide (CO) to find hosts and navigate within them, revealing that the larvae exhibit different responses to CO depending on their life stage.
- Specific sensory neurons and the receptor Ss-GCY-9 are crucial for these CO-evoked behaviors, providing insights that could lead to new treatments targeting the nematodes' chemosensory pathways.
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- Soluble alpha Klotho (s.Klotho) is a potential marker for predicting outcomes in chronic kidney disease (CKD), specifically related to glomerular filtration rate (GFR) decline, and vascular and bone health.
- A study involving 107 CKD patients showed significant differences in GFR decline based on s.Klotho deficiency levels, with severe deficiency (Grade 4) linked to the greatest reduction in GFR and elevated risk of death and need for renal replacement therapy.
- The research also found that higher s.Klotho levels were associated with better vascular health, as indicated by correlations with the Ankle Brachial Pressure Index and carotid intimal medial thickness.
Tacrolimus (TAC) has a narrow therapeutic index and shows interindividual variabilities in its blood concentration. Although guidelines recommend a genetic variant (rs776746) to determine the optimized TAC dose, discrepancies in accuracy have been noted. Therefore, studying other variants of may improve the accuracy of the TAC dose.
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- Kidney transplantation is the best treatment option for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), and this study compares the clinical outcomes of ADPKD patients to non-ADPKD kidney transplant recipients.
- The research analyzed data from two Korean transplant centers over 15 years and found that ADPKD patients had a higher risk of developing post-transplant diabetes and infections, although their rates of rejection, graft failure, and mortality were similar to non-ADPKD patients.
- Interestingly, while kidney volume decreased after transplantation, the size of liver cysts increased in ADPKD patients, indicating that kidney size and prior surgeries did not affect overall transplant outcomes.