Publications by authors named "Shiqi Hu"

Rice bacterial leaf blight, caused by pv (), is a significant threat to global food security. Although the microbiome plays an important role in protecting plant health, how the phyllosphere microbiome is recruited and the underlying disease resistance mechanism remain unclear. This study investigates how rice phyllosphere microbiomes respond to pathogen invasion through a comprehensive multiomics approach, exploring the mechanisms of microbial defense and host resistance.

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  • An optical fiber SPR sensor has been developed using hyperbolic metamaterials and pH-sensitive hydrogels to detect pH levels in sweat.
  • The sensor boasts high refractive index sensitivity (6963.64 nm RIU) and pH sensitivity, particularly in the ranges of 2.7-4.7 and 4.7-7.5.
  • It shows excellent pH selectivity over other sweat constituents like urea and glucose, along with strong operational stability, making it promising for health monitoring and medical applications.
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Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) optical fiber sensors are appealing for biomolecular detection due to their inherent characteristics such as flexibility, real-time performance, and high sensitivity. Concurrently, incorporating SPR sensors into wearable devices has emerged as a significant strategy. However, the majority of traditional SPR optical fiber sensors utilize spectrometers for optical readout, which leads to a relatively bulky overall size of the sensing system.

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Tumor resistance is one of the primary reasons for cancer treatment failure, significantly limiting the options and efficacy of cancer therapies. Therefore, overcoming resistance has become a critical factor in improving cancer treatment outcomes. IGF2BP2, as a reader of m6A methylation, plays a pivotal role in the post-transcriptional regulation of RNA through the methylation of m6A sites.

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High harmonic generation (HHG) have received significant attention for the exploration of material properties and ultrafast dynamics. However, the lack of consideration for couplings between HHG and other quasiparticles, such as phonons, has been impeding the understanding of many-body interactions in HHG. Here, we reveal the many-body electron-phonon mechanism in the quasiparticle-coupled strong-field dynamics by investigating the nonadiabatic (NA) coherent-phonon-coupled HHG.

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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of single-field fundus photography for diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening and monitoring versus six-field imaging in community settings.

Methods: Adults aged ≥30 years with type 2 diabetes from 15 communities in Northeast China were recruited for this prospective cohort study (n=2006 at baseline and n=1456 at follow-up). Participants underwent both single-field and six-field digital fundus photography at baseline and follow-up visits (mean duration of 21.

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  • A study was conducted to evaluate the best timing for lung cancer surgery during the Omicron variant period, focusing on the relationship between prior SARS-CoV-2 infection and surgical outcomes.
  • The research involved 2081 patients, revealing that those infected with COVID-19 before surgery experienced higher rates of complications if surgery occurred 4-7 weeks after infection, while surgeries 8 weeks or later showed similar risks to those without prior infection.
  • The findings suggest that careful consideration of individual risks is necessary for optimal surgical planning in lung cancer patients with a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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  • Exosome therapy has potential for heart repair after injury, but challenges like short lifespan and unclear targets limit its clinical use; the study introduces a new method called SCENT (stem cell-derived exosome nebulization therapy) for delivering exosomes through inhalation post-myocardial infarction (MI).
  • Researchers tested SCENT in mice and pigs, finding it improves heart function, reduces tissue scarring, and promotes heart cell growth; advanced imaging techniques helped confirm these benefits.
  • Mechanistic studies indicate that SCENT works by modifying the metabolism in endothelial cells, leading to better heart energy use, as seen in both mouse and pig models, showcasing its potential efficacy and safety for cardiac repair.
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Cancer remains a significant risk to human health. Nanomedicine is a new multidisciplinary field that is garnering a lot of interest and investigation. Nanomedicine shows great potential for cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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Objectives: Neoadjuvant therapy has gained widespread acceptance as the standard modality for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. However, the clinical benefit of sleeve lobectomy (SL) or pneumonectomy (PN) following neoadjuvant therapy remains controversial.

Methods: The clinical and pathological characteristics of non-small cell lung cancer patients who underwent SL or PN after neoadjuvant therapy at a high-volume single centre between December 2019 and March 2023 were retrospectively collected.

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Exosomes are gaining prominence as vectors for drug delivery, vaccination, and regenerative medicine. Owing to their surface biochemistry, which reflects the parent cell membrane, these nanoscale biologics feature low immunogenicity, tunable tissue tropism, and the ability to carry a variety of payloads across biological barriers. The heterogeneity of exosomes' size and composition, however, makes their purification challenging.

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Heterophylly is a phenomenon whereby an individual plant dramatically changes leaf shape in response to the surroundings. Hygrophila difformis (Acanthaceae; water wisteria), has recently emerged as a model plant to study heterophylly because of its striking leaf shape variation in response to various environmental factors. When submerged, H.

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  • Scientists are trying to make better treatments using tiny bubbles called extracellular vesicles (EVs) that cells release, but it's hard to find the best cells that make lots of them.
  • They developed a cool new method using nanovials to find and pick mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) that produce a lot of EVs, which are thought to help heal tissues.
  • In tests on mice with heart issues, the MSCs that secreted more EVs helped the heart work better than those that produced fewer, showing that choosing the right cells can lead to better treatments.
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Background: Whether stage T1N2-3M0 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients could benefit from surgery and the optimal surgical procedure have remained controversial and unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether stage T1N2-3M0 NSCLC can benefit from different surgery types and develop a tool for survival prediction.

Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database was used to identify patients diagnosed with stage T1N2-3M0 NSCLC between 2000 and 2015.

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Continued emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern that are capable of escaping vaccine-induced immunity highlights the urgency of developing new COVID-19 therapeutics. An essential mechanism for SARS-CoV-2 infection begins with the viral spike protein binding to the human ACE2. Consequently, inhibiting this interaction becomes a highly promising therapeutic strategy against COVID-19.

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The design and synthesis of new herbicidal active compounds based on a new target are of great significance for the development of new herbicides. Transketolase (TK) plays a key role in the Calvin cycle of plant photosynthesis and has been confirmed as a potential candidate target to develop and discover new herbicides. To obtain compounds with ultraefficient targeting of TK, a series of pyrazole amide derivatives were designed and synthesized through structural optimization for lead compound based on TK as the new target.

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High pressure has triggered various novel states/properties in condensed matter, as the most representative and dramatic example being near-room-temperature superconductivity in highly pressured hydrides (~200 GPa). However, the mechanism of superconductivity is not confirmed, due to the lacking of effective approach to probe the electronic band structure under such high pressures. Here, we theoretically propose that the band structure and electron-phonon coupling (EPC) of high-pressure quantum states can be probed by solid-state high harmonic generation (sHHG).

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Activated carbon fibers (ACFs) derived from various polymeric fibers with the characteristics of a high specific surface area, developed pore structure, and good flexibility are promising for the new generation of chemical protection clothing. In this paper, a polyacrylonitrile-based ACF felt was prepared via the process of liquid phase pre-oxidation, along with a one-step carbonization and chemical activation method. The obtained ACF felt exhibited a large specific surface area of 2219.

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Background: Pulmonary large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) represents an exceptionally aggressive and infrequent variant within the realm of non-small cell lung cancer, necessitating surgical intervention as the primary therapeutic approach. However, the postoperative management strategy for early-stage patients continues to be a subject of intense debate and uncertainty.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of patients diagnosed with LCNEC who underwent surgical resection at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital between July 2018 and June 2022.

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Lung carcinoma is one of the most common cancers and has one of the lowest survival rates in the world. Cytokines such as interleukin-12 (IL-12) have demonstrated considerable potential as robust tumour suppressors. However, their applications are limited due to off-target toxicity.

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Background: Age-related blepharoptosis, or ptosis, affects vision and appearance. Associations with age, gender, BMI, and diabetes have been explored, but the link to blood lipids remains unclear. The impact on refraction also lacks consensus.

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The introduction of noble metal nanoparticles with good LSPR characteristics can greatly improve the sensitivity of SPR through resonance coupling effect. The plasma resonance response and optical properties of film coupling nanoparticle systems largely depends on the ingenious design of gap structures. Nucleic acid nanostructures have good stability, flexibility, and high biocompatibility, making them ideal materials for gap construction.

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The clinical significance and comprehensive characteristics of chemokines and chemokine receptors in female patients with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma have not ever been reported. Our study explored the expression profiles of chemokines and chemokine receptors and constructed a chemokine- and chemokine receptor-based signature in female patients with advanced colorectal adenocarcinoma. Four independent cohorts containing 1335 patients were enrolled in our study.

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Background And Purpose: Combining immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) may magnify the radiation pneumonitis (RP) risk. Dosimetric parameters can predict RP, but dosimetric data in context of immunotherapy are very scarce. To address this knowledge gap, we performed a large multicenter investigation to identify dosimetric predictors of RP in this under-studied population.

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