Publications by authors named "Shikang Liu"

Dam construction alters the hydrodynamic conditions, consequently impacting the swimming behavior of fish. To explore the effect of flow hydrodynamics on fish swimming behavior, five endemic fish species in the upper Yangtze River basin were selected. Through high-speed video visualization and computer analysis, these species' swimming patterns under different flow velocities (0.

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The emergence of nanomotor provides an innovative concept for tumor treatment strategies. Conventional chemotherapeutic agents for tumors exit various therapeutic constraints due to the unique microenvironment of the tumor itself. Calcium overload, the aberrant accumulation of free calcium ions in the cytoplasm, is a well-recognized contributor to damage and even cell death in numerous cell types.

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Oil well cement is prone to corrosion and damage in carbon dioxide (CO) acidic gas wells. In order to improve the anti-corrosion ability of oil well cement, polymer resin was used as the anti-corrosion material. The effect of polymer resin on the mechanical and corrosion properties of oil well cement was studied.

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The construction of fish passage facilities can mitigate the negative effects of dams and other water engineering construction on river connectivity and have a significant positive effect on the conservation of local fish diversity. To attract target fishes into fish passage facilities effectively, the optimal flow velocity range to attract fish must be determined. Three local endemic species of the Mishi Reservoir were considered as the protection targets.

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Gene therapy has shown great potential in the treatment of many diseases by downregulating the expression of certain genes. The development of gene vectors as a vehicle for gene therapy has greatly facilitated the widespread clinical application of nucleic acid materials (DNA, mRNA, siRNA, and miRNA). Currently, both viral and non-viral vectors are used as delivery systems of nucleic acid materials for gene therapy.

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A new research idea may be inspired by the connections of keywords. Link prediction discovers potential nonexisting links in an existing graph and has been applied in many applications. This article explores a method of discovering new research ideas based on link prediction, which predicts the possible connections of different keywords by analyzing the topological structure of the keyword graph.

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Optical polarization has attracted considerable research attention by extra detection dimension in angular space, flourishing modern optoelectronic applications. Nonetheless, purposive polarization controlling at nanoscales and even at the single-particle level constitutes a challenge. Plasmonic nanoantenna opens up new perspectives in polarization state modification.

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During the development of colorectal cancer, tumor cells will generate some cancer stem cells with self-renewal ability because they adapt to the environment. Therefore, in the treatment of colorectal cancer, it has certain potential clinical application value to effectively inhibit cancer stem cells. A small molecule EHMT-2 inhibitor, BIX-01294, was evaluated for its activity in inhibiting cancer stem cells in human colorectal cancer by in vitro and in vivo experiments.

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  • - We studied how rhodamine 6G molecules fluoresce when placed near gold nanoparticles (NPs) with a varying thickness of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) spacer, ranging from 1.5 to 21 nm.
  • - The gold NPs' plasmonic resonance peaks shift from 530 to 580 nm as the PMMA thickness changes, which influences the fluorescence intensity of rhodamine 6G at 562 nm, showing an enhancement followed by a decline with increasing spacer thickness.
  • - Simulations using the finite-difference time-domain method match our experimental findings, and we observed that rhodamine 6G fluorescence is affected by quenching, PMMA's barrier
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  • The circadian clock is crucial for our body’s daily functions, and drinking alcohol can disrupt this rhythm in the liver, potentially leading to alcoholic liver disease (ALD).
  • Researchers discovered that a compound called physcion helps protect the liver in ALD models by reprogramming the circadian clock, reducing fat build-up and inflammation.
  • The study demonstrates that increasing the core circadian genes and targeting Bmal1 can mitigate liver damage, suggesting that adjusting our biological clock might be a promising treatment for alcohol-related liver issues.
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InP QDs have shown a great potential as cadmium-free QDs alternatives in biomedical applications. It is essential to understand the biological fate and toxicity of InP QDs. In this study, we investigated the in vivo renal toxicity of InP/ZnS QDs terminated with different functional groups-hydroxyl (hQDs), amino (aQDs) and carboxyl (cQDs).

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease characterized by T cell infiltration and demyelination of the central nervous system (CNS). Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is a classical preclinical animal model of MS. In this study, we found that rotating magnetic field (RMF) treatment exerts potential preventive effects on the discovery of EAE, including reducing the severity of the disease and delaying the onset of the disease.

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Precision medicine has received attention both in and outside the clinic. We focus on the latter, by exploiting the relationship between individuals' social interactions and their mental health to predict one's likelihood of being depressed or anxious from rich dynamic social network data. Existing studies differ from our work in at least one aspect: they do not model social interaction data as a network; they do so but analyze static network data; they examine "correlation" between social networks and health but without making any predictions; or they study other individual traits but not mental health.

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We report the generation of single negatively charged silicon vacancy (SiV) color centers by focusing a femtosecond (fs) laser on top of a high-purity diamond coated with a layer of Si nanoball. Under the interaction of a high-intensity fs laser, Si atoms were ionized and implanted into the diamond, accompanied with the creation of vacancies. After annealing at 850°C in vacuum for 1 h, the photoluminescence spectra of bright spots around the created crater presented a typical strong zero-phonon line at around 737 nm of SiV centers.

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are two pathologically distinct chronic lung diseases that are associated with cigarette smoking. Genetic studies have identified shared loci for COPD and IPF, including several loci with opposite directions of effect. The existence of additional shared genetic loci, as well as potential shared pathobiological mechanisms between the two diseases at the molecular level, remains to be explored.

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Understanding the relationship between individuals' social networks and health could help devise public health interventions for reducing incidence of unhealthy behaviors or increasing prevalence of healthy ones. In this context, we explore the co-evolution of individuals' social network positions and physical activities. We are able to do so because the NetHealth study at the University of Notre Dame has generated both high-resolution longitudinal social network (e.

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  • Low vitamin D status during pregnancy was investigated as a potential risk factor for developing preeclampsia, with a study comparing high (4,400 IU/day) versus low (400 IU/day) vitamin D supplementation.
  • The study included 881 women, with 816 analyzed, revealing no significant difference in preeclampsia incidence between the treatment and control groups, although sufficient vitamin D levels were linked to a reduced risk in later analysis.
  • Gene expression studies showed 348 vitamin D-associated genes were differentially expressed in women who developed preeclampsia, highlighting the role of vitamin D in immune responses and inflammation.
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Objective: To study the feasibility of applying expanded forehead axial flaps with fascia pedicles carrying bilateral frontal branches of superficial temporal artery and vein (expanded forehead axial flap with double pedicles in brief, EFAF-DP) in repairing scars in submaxillary region.

Methods: Sixteen patients with mandibular scars hospitalized in Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery of the First Hospital Affiliated to Fuzhou General Hospital in Nanjing Military Area Command from July 2005 to December 2009 were repaired with EFAF-DP. The operation consisted of 3 stages.

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Objective: To observe the early change in plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level in burn patients with long delayed fluid resuscitation of burn shock and its clinical significance.

Methods: Thirty-six burn patients with second and third degree of burn covering 32%-92% total body surface area were enrolled for the study, among them 10 patients were complicated with serious heart failure (heart failure group), and 26 patients rallied from shock after delayed fluid resuscitation without heart failure (stable group). The level of plasma BNP, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), MB isoenzyme of creatine kinase (CK-MB), and left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) were determined at admission and 3 hours after hospitalization, and 24, 48, 72, 168 hours after the injury in both groups with electrochemiluminescence (ECL).

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Objective: To investigate the protective effects of the reduced glutathione (GSH) on hepatic injury after delayed resuscitation in patients with severe burn.

Methods: Forty severely burned patients with hepatic injury after delayed resuscitation were randomly divided into two groups: treatment group (T, 20 cases) and control group (C, 20 cases). In the T group, the patients were treated with GSH for 7-14 days, while the patients in the C group were treated with same quantity of "energy mixture" as control.

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Objective: To investigate the changes in myocardial dynamics in early phases of burn shock of dogs and the effects of rapid fluid infusion in delayed resuscitation.

Methods: Twelve mongrel dogs were randomly divided into control (n=6) and burn (n=6) groups. The dogs in burn group were subjected to 35% total body surface area (TBSA) III degree burn and were resuscitated with lactate Ringer's solution 6 hours postburn.

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Objective: To study an early comprehensive prevention and treatment of sepsis in severely burned patients with delayed fluid resuscitation.

Methods: From January 1990 to December 2001, 72 cases of patients with delayed fluid resuscitation were admitted to our burn department. Two different periods were divided and analyzed retrospectively.

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