A diagnostic model for distinguishing between active tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection based on the blood expression profiles of autophagy-related genes.

Background: Autophagy is closely involved in the control of mycobacterial infection.

Objectives: Here, a diagnostic model was developed using the levels of autophagy-related genes (ARGs) in the blood to differentiate active tuberculosis (ATB) and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).

Design: Secondary data analysis of three prospective cohorts.

Association between malnutrition and surgical site and periprosthetic joint infections following joint arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Post-joint arthroplasty infections, especially surgical site infections (SSI) and periprosthetic joint infections (PJI), significantly impact patient outcomes. The potential influence of malnutrition on these postoperative complications remains a crucial concern for clinicians. Adhering to PRISMA guidelines, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis using four databases up to 19 July 2023.

A first-principles study of 1D and 2D Cnanostructures: strain effects on band alignments and carrier mobility.

In the breakthrough progress made in the latest experiment Hou(2022507), 2DC60polymer was exfoliated from the quasi-hexagonal bulk crystals. BulkC60polymer with quasi-tetragonal phase was found to easily form 1D fullerene structure withC60molecules connected by C=C. Inspired by the experiment, we investigate the strain behaviors of 1D and 2DC60polymers by first-principles calculations.