Publications by authors named "Shuang Pan"

Apical microsurgery is accurate and minimally invasive, produces few complications, and has a success rate of more than 90%. However, due to the lack of awareness and understanding of apical microsurgery by dental general practitioners and even endodontists, many clinical problems remain to be overcome. The consensus has gathered well-known domestic experts to hold a series of special discussions and reached the consensus.

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  • The study analyzed data from 2013 to 2021 on patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) in a Chinese city, revealing an increase in cases linked to hypertriglyceridemia and alcohol consumption while the prevalence of biliary-related AP remained stable.
  • An increase in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) cases was noted, with a rise in prevalence from 4.97% to 12.2% over the years, and male patients were found to have a higher occurrence of AP compared to females.
  • Additionally, the median length of stay and hospitalization costs significantly decreased, while the overall in-hospital mortality rate remained constant throughout the study period.
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Background: Lung cancer (LC) is the leading cause of malignancy-related mortalities globally, and the existing treatment interventions are associated with harmful side effects. In the current study, we evaluated the anti-tumor efficiency of nerolidol (NRD) on human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells.

Objectives: Nerolidol is a sesquiterpene alcohol extracted from the essential oils of aromatic flora with known anti-cancer activities.

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The objective of this study was to investigate the potential carcinogenic toxicity and mechanisms of PFAS in thyroid, renal, and testicular cancers base on network toxicology and molecular docking techniques. Structural modeling was performed to predict relevant toxicity information, and compounds and cancer-related targets were screened in multiple databases. The interaction of PFAS with three cancers and their key protein targets were explored by combining protein network analysis, enrichment analysis and molecular docking techniques.

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Phase change materials (PCMs) are materials that exhibit thermal response characteristics, allowing them to be utilized in the biological field for precise and controllable temperature regulation. Due to considerations of biosafety and the spatial limitations within human tissue, the amount of PCMs used in medical applications is relatively small. Therefore, researchers often augment PCMs with various materials to enhance their performance and increase their practical value.

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The overall health condition of patients significantly affects the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of endodontic diseases. A systemic consideration of the patient's overall health along with oral conditions holds the utmost importance in determining the necessity and feasibility of endodontic therapy, as well as selecting appropriate therapeutic approaches. This expert consensus is a collaborative effort by specialists from endodontics and clinical physicians across the nation based on the current clinical evidence, aiming to provide general guidance on clinical procedures, improve patient safety and enhance clinical outcomes of endodontic therapy in patients with compromised overall health.

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Molecular hydrogen is an emerging broad-spectrum antioxidant molecule that can be used to treat myocardial infarction (MI). However, with hydrogen inhalation, the concentration that can be reached within target organs is low and the duration of action is short, which makes it difficult to achieve high dose targeted delivery of hydrogen to the heart, seriously limiting the therapeutic potential of hydrogen for MI. As a result of reactions with the internal environment of the body, subcutaneous implantation of magnesium slices leads to continuous endogenous hydrogen production, leading to a higher hydrogen concentration and a longer duration of action in target organs.

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  • - Acute pancreatitis (AP) can evolve into severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), which has a high mortality rate, highlighting the need for early risk prediction models to improve patient outcomes.
  • - This study assessed the effectiveness of two predictive models—extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) and artificial neural network (ANN)—using data from 648 AP patients to identify those at risk for SAP.
  • - The results indicated that the XGBoost model significantly outperformed the ANN model in predicting SAP, as shown by higher accuracy scores and better interpretability for clinical application.
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  • The study examines how low tube voltage in coronary CT angiography impacts the assessment of coronary plaques and the surrounding fat.
  • It categorizes patients into low-voltage (70, 80, 90 kV) and conventional (100/120 kV) groups to measure various plaque and fat characteristics.
  • Key findings indicate that lower voltages, especially 70 kV, significantly alter plaque composition, showing reduced fibrolipid and increased necrotic core and calcification volumes.
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Present research on TiNiSi-type MnCoSi-based alloys focuses on finding a suitable doping element to effectively reduce the critical magnetic field () required to induce a metamagnetic transition. This paper provides a guide to achieve this goal through an experimental investigation of MnPtCoSi and MnCoPtSi alloys. In MnPtCoSi, asincreases,at room temperature decreases, while in MnCoPtSi, it increases.

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Compared with conventional dynamic nonlinear equation systems, a hybrid double-deck dynamic nonlinear equation system (H3DNES) not only has multiple layers describing more different tasks in practice, but also has a hybrid nonlinear structure of solution and its derivative describing their nonlinear constraints. Its characteristics lead to the ability to describe more complicated problems involving multiple constraints, and strong nonlinear and dynamic features, such as robot manipulator tracking control. Besides, noises are inevitable in practice and thus strong robustness of models solving H3DNES is also necessary.

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Endodontic diseases are a kind of chronic infectious oral disease. Common endodontic treatment concepts are based on the removal of inflamed or necrotic pulp tissue and the replacement by gutta-percha. However, it is very essential for endodontic treatment to debride the root canal system and prevent the root canal system from bacterial reinfection after root canal therapy (RCT).

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The ability to design halide perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) with circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) offers exceptional potential in photonic technologies. Despite recent inspiring advances, the creation of PNCs with full-color tailorablity, outstanding CPL, and long-term stability remains a substantial challenge. Herein, a robust strategy to craft CPL-active PNCs is reported, exhibiting appealing full-color tunable wavelengths, enhanced CPL, and prolonged stability.

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The prevalence of facial nerve injury is substantial, and the restoration of its structure and function remains a significant challenge. Autologous nerve transplantation is a common treatment for severed facial nerve injury; however, it has great limitations. Therefore, there is an urgent need for clinical repair methods that can rival it.

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Refractory apical periodontitis (RAP) is an endodontic apical inflammatory disease caused by (). Bacterial detection using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technology is a hot research topic, but the specific and direct detection of oral bacteria is a challenge, especially in real clinical samples. In this paper, we develop a novel SERS-based green platform for label-free detection of oral bacteria.

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Despite the increasing effort in advancing oxygen electrocatalysts for zinc-air batteries (ZABs), the performance development gradually reaches a plateau via only ameliorating the electrocatalyst materials. Herein, a new class of external field-responsive electrocatalyst comprising NiMnFeO stably dispersed on N-doped Ketjenblack (NiMnFeO/N-KB) is developed via polymer-assisted strategy for practical ZABs. Briefly, the activity indicator ΔE is significantly decreased to 0.

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The overexpression of fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP) in solid cancers relative to levels in normal tissues has led to its recognition as a target for delivering agents directly to tumors. Radiolabeled quinoline-based FAP ligands have established clinical feasibility for tumor imaging, but their therapeutic potential is limited due to suboptimal tumor retention, which has prompted the search for alternative pharmacophores. One such pharmacophore is the boronic acid derivative -(pyridine-4-carbonyl)-d-Ala-boroPro, a potent and selective FAP inhibitor (FAPI).

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This study presents an optimized co-antisolvent modulation strategy for producing two-dimensional lead-free chiral double perovskite nanomaterial with superior chirality and stability. The chiroptical signals or their dissymmetric factors are significantly influenced by the selection of antisolvent mixture. This research contributes to the advancement of chiral semiconductor materials and expands the understanding of their behavior at the nanoscale.

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  • The study explored how 6-shogaol (6-SGL) might prevent lung cancer caused by benzopyrene (BaP) in mouse models by impacting oxidative stress, inflammation, and cell growth.
  • Mice exposed to BaP showed a loss in body weight and increased tumor growth, but 6-SGL treatment countered these effects and restored PRDX1 levels, an antioxidant protein.
  • The findings suggest that 6-SGL not only reduced inflammation and tumor growth markers but also could serve as a potential natural preventive treatment for BaP-induced lung cancer by boosting PRDX1 expression.
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Hydrogen gas is recently proven to have anti-oxidative and anti-inflammation effects on ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, the efficacy of hydrogen therapy is limited by the efficiency of hydrogen storage, targeted delivery, and controlled release. In this study, H -PFOB nanoemulsions (NEs) is developed with high hydrogen loading capacity for targeted ischemic myocardium precision therapy.

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Helicoverpa armigera is a worldwide pest that has been efficiently controlled by transgenic plants expressing Bt Cry toxins. To exert toxicity, Cry toxins bind to different receptors located in larval midgut cells. Previously, we reported that GATA transcription factor GATAe activates the expression of multiple H.

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Objectives: Lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) of the oral cavity and pharynx is a rare cancer, with poorly understood clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis. Only a few case reports or small case series have been reported, so the characteristics and survival of patients with this disease remains unclear. The present study aimed to describe the clinicopathological characteristics and determine the factors associated with survival of this uncommon cancer.

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The past several years have witnessed a rapid development of intelligent wearable devices. However, despite the splendid advances, the creation of flexible human-machine interfaces that synchronously possess multiple sensing capabilities, wearability, accurate responsivity, sensitive detectivity, and fast recyclability remains a substantial challenge. Herein, a convenient yet robust strategy is reported to craft flexible transient circuits via stencil printing liquid metal conductor on the water-soluble electrospun film for human-machine interaction.

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The "Porter Hypothesis" proposes that appropriate environmental regulations would promote firm innovation. This study aims to build a theoretical model for illustrating the impact and mechanism of environmental regulation on urban innovation through a panel of 281 Chinese prefecture-level cities during 2003-2016. The results indicated that an increase in environmental regulation markedly suppressed the innovative capacity of Chinese cities during the sample period.

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