Gender Different Impacts of Muscle Mass and Adipose Tissue on Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Surgical Resection.

Background & Aims: Body composition is an objective assessment reflecting nutritional status and is highly gender different. Surgical resection, the standard treatment for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is an energy-consuming major operation that would affect body composition. However, the impacts of body composition on the post-operative prognosis of HCC are still uncertain.

Predicting high-quality ecologically suitable areas of Astragalus mongholicus Bunge based on secondary metabolites content using Biomod2 model.

Habitat requirements and species' ecological suitability are essential conditions for species conservation and management. Under the influence of different environmental variables, assessing the habitat quality of medicinal plants is an important issue to ensure the quality of medicinal plants and protect biodiversity. This study explores the impact of environmental variables on the distribution of Astragalus mongholicus Bunge (A.

Paracentesis exceeding three liters increases risks of acute kidney injury even in cirrhotic patients with albumin infused refractory ascites.

Background: Cirrhotic patients with refractory ascites exhibit severe portal hypertension and hemodynamic disturbances. The risks associated modest-volume paracentesis (<5 L) for refractory ascites remains unclear. We aimed to explore the impact of modest-volume paracentesis in refractory ascites.

Non-uniform failure mechanism and stability control of mining roadway under deviatoric stress field.

Based on the elastic-plastic theory, the analytical formula of the second invariant J of deviatoric stress at any point around the circular roadway under the non-uniform stress field is derived. The distribution law of J of surrounding rock under the three-dimensional non-isobaric stress field is studied by theoretical analysis and numerical simulation. Combined with the butterfly failure theory of surrounding rock of roadway, the close relationship between the distribution pattern of J and the distribution pattern of plastic zone is found, and the failure mechanism of surrounding rock is revealed.

Combination of inorganic nitrate and vitamin C prevents collagen-induced arthritis in rats by inhibiting pyroptosis.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease characterized by synovial inflammation, cartilage damage, and bone loss. Although effective treatments are currently lacking, early interventions hold promise for alleviating RA symptoms. Inorganic nitrates and vitamin C (VC) are essential bioactive substances abundant in fruits and vegetables.