Publications by authors named "Tian Tian Li"

For HCQ retinopathy with CME, acupuncture combined with periocular injection can be used to improve the CME and protect the central vision. Subsequent research endeavors involving a more extensive cohort and extended observation periods are warranted to evaluate the effectiveness and safety profile of the intervention.

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Aim: To understand the current situation of parental perspectives, knowledge, and practices concerning myopia prevention and control for both pre- and school-aged children.

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional survey that involved children aged 0 to 15y and their parents. Participants were required to respond to an online questionnaire by scanning a quick response (QR) code.

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Background: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a common type of malignant tumor with therapeutic challenges. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote LUAD growth and metastasis, regulate the tumor immune response, and influence tumor treatment responses and drug resistance. However, the molecular mechanisms through which CAFs control LUAD progression are largely unknown.

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  • Persistent truncus arteriosus (PTA) is a rare heart defect present at birth.
  • A 4-year-old girl was diagnosed with type I PTA using echocardiography and later confirmed with cardiac CTA.
  • This condition involves a single large blood vessel instead of separate pulmonary artery and aorta, affecting normal blood circulation.
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  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is linked to aging, yet the specific aging-related genes involved are not well understood.
  • The study utilized bioinformatics tools to identify differentially expressed genes and pinpointed four potential biomarkers for COPD, with a focus on the gene PIK3R1.
  • Results indicate that PIK3R1 not only demonstrates significant changes across datasets but also has strong potential as a diagnostic marker for COPD and its association with aging.
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The photoelectrochemical (PEC) conversion of organic small molecules offers a dual benefit of synthesizing value-added chemicals and concurrently producing hydrogen (H). Ethylene glycol, with its dual hydroxyl groups, stands out as a versatile organic substrate capable of yielding various C1 and C2 chemicals. In this study, we demonstrate that pH modulation markedly enhances the photocurrent of BiVO photoanodes, thus facilitating the efficient oxidation of ethylene glycol while simultaneously generating H.

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This investigation probes the intricate interplay of catalyst dynamics and reaction pathways during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), highlighting the significance of atomic-level and local ligand structure insights in crafting highly active electrocatalysts. Leveraging a tailored ion exchange reaction followed by electrochemical dynamic reconstruction, we engineered a novel catalytic structure featuring single Ir atoms anchored to NiOOH (Ir@NiOOH). This novel approach involved the strategic replacement of Fe with Ir, facilitating the transition of selenide precatalysts into active (oxy)hydroxides.

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  • * Ru single atom decoration on hematite (FeO) enhances water oxidation, achieving a high photocurrent of 1.42 mA cm at 1.23 V.
  • * The presence of Ru atoms improves charge carrier dynamics and modifies energy levels in FeO, lowering energy barriers for water splitting and boosting PEC efficiency.
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Alkene radical ions constitute an integral and unique class of reactive intermediates for the synthesis of valuable compounds because they have both unpaired spins and charge. However, relatively few synthetic applications of alkene radical anions have emerged due to a dearth of generally applicable and mild radical anion generation approaches. Precise control over the chemo- and stereoselectivity in alkene radical anion-mediated processes represents another long-standing challenge due to their high reactivity.

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Quercus section Cyclobalanopsis represents a dominant woody lineage in East Asian evergreen broadleaved forests. Regardless of its ecological and economic importance, little is known about the genomes of species in this unique oak lineage. Quercus glauca is one of the most widespread tree species in the section Cyclobalanopsis.

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  • The study aimed to find biomarkers in plasma that can help predict which severe COVID-19 patients will respond positively to mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy.
  • A total of 58 patients were assessed, with 35 classified as responders based on significant improvement in lung consolidation after MSC treatment and 23 as non-responders.
  • The analysis identified 4 key proteins (DDX55, AGRG6, PICAL, and CTRB1) that reliably predicted treatment success, suggesting that these biomarkers should inform clinical decisions regarding MSC therapy for severe COVID-19.
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CAR-T targeting CD19 have achieved significant effects in the treatment of B-line leukemia and lymphoma. However, the treated patients frequently relapsed and could not achieve complete remission. Therefore, improving the proliferation and cytotoxicity of CAR-T cells, reducing exhaustion and enhancing infiltration capacity are still issues to be solved.

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P2X receptors are cation channels that sense extracellular ATP. Many therapeutic candidates targeting P2X receptors have begun clinical trials or acquired approval for the treatment of refractory chronic cough (RCC) and other disorders. However, the present negative allosteric modulation of P2X receptors is primarily limited to the central pocket or the site below the left flipper domain.

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Spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in irreversible motor and sensory deficits. However, up to data, clinical first-line drugs have ambiguous benefits and debilitating side effects, mainly due to the insufficient accumulation, poor physiological barrier penetration, and lack of spatio-temporal controlled release at lesion tissue. Herein, we proposed a supramolecular assemblies composed of hyperbranched polymer-formed core/shell structure through host-guest interactions.

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COVID-19 has posed unprecedented challenges to global public health since its outbreak. The Qing-Fei-Pai-Du decoction (QFPDD), a Chinese herbal formula, is widely used in China to treat COVID-19. It exerts an impressive therapeutic effect by inhibiting the progression from mild to critical disease in the clinic.

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Mixed-ligand metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are usually synthesized from two or more organic ligands as initial reactants, and MOFs synthesized from one organic ligand precursor through partial reactions remain very limited. Herein, by introducing an imidazole-tetrazole bifunctional ligand, 5-(4-imidazol-1-yl-phenyl)-2-tetrazole (HIPT), as a single ligand and performing hydrolysis of the tetrazolium group, a mixed-ligand Co(II)-MOF based on HIPT and 4-imidazol-1-yl-benzoic acid (HIBA), [Co(μ-O)(IPT)(IBA)]· solvent (Co-IPT-IBA), was constructed and applied to capture I and methyl iodide vapours. Single crystal structural analyses reveal that Co-IPT-IBA exhibits a 3D porous framework with 1D channels based on the relatively few reported ribbon-like rod SBUs.

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  • The study aimed to assess the long-term safety and effectiveness of human mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) treatment in patients with severe COVID-19, following a previous clinical trial.
  • Out of 100 patients, those receiving MSC treatment showed marginally better walking distance and overall health scores compared to the placebo group after 18 months, but no significant differences in lung imaging or antibody levels at 18 and 24 months.
  • While MSC treatment proved to be safe for the patients over two years, its effectiveness did not show sustained improvement by the end of the follow-up period.
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Background: immunonutrition has been introduced and proposed to have positive modulating effects on inflammatory and immune responses in surgical patients. This meta-analysis aimed to assess whether perioperative enteral immunonutrition (EIN) can reduce postoperative complications or reduce inflammatory responses in esophageal cancer (EC) patients undergoing esophagectomy. Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of science, EBSCO, and Cochrane library databases were systematically searched.

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Calcium oscillation is an important calcium homeostasis, imbalance of which is the key mechanism of initiation and progression of many major diseases. The formation and maintenance of calcium homeostasis are closely related to the spatial distribution of calcium channels on endoplasmic reticulum, whose complex structure was unveiled by recent observations with superresolution imaging techniques. In the current paper, a theoretical framework is established by abstracting the spatial distribution of the calcium channels as a nonlinear biological complex network with calcium channels as nodes and Ca^{2+} as edges.

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  • The study compares the refractive prediction accuracy of three biometric devices—OA-2000, Anterion, and IOLMaster 500—in cataract patients undergoing surgery.
  • Both the OA-2000 and Anterion had high acquisition rates for axial length measurements (97.35% and 94.70%), while the IOLMaster 500 had a significantly lower rate (84.82%).
  • The three devices showed good agreement in biometric measurements, with only slight differences in predictive errors noted between the Anterion and IOLMaster when using certain formulas.
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is the main pathogen of root rot, and chemical fungicides remain the primary measures to control the disease. Plant essential oil (EO) is a volatile plant secondary metabolic product that does not produce any residue to replace chemical pesticide. To comprehensively understand the antifungal mechanism of Hance EO, the physiological indicators, proteome and metabolome were analyzed using spores and hyphae treated with different EO concentrations.

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Rational design and constructing earth-abundant electrocatalysts for efficient electrocatalytic water splitting is a crucial challenge. Herein, we report a simple and efficient one-step electrochemical synthetic route of the NiFeO@FeOOH composite electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction. The unique morphology of the NiFeO nanoflowers loaded on FeOOH nanosheets allows more active sites to be exposed and promote charge transfer as well as gas release, and the resulting electrode enables a current density of 10 mA cm at a low overpotential of 255 mV with outstanding stability at a current density of 100 mA cm for 300 h.

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Cryptosporidium spp. are common enteric parasites in humans and animals. Herein, 175 faecal specimens were collected from a broiler farm in Xinjiang, China, including seven repeated samplings at 10-day intervals of broilers aged 10 to 70 days.

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  • Increasing reports of phaeohyphomycosis in both animals and humans raise concerns as the pathogenesis and virulence of the implicated fungus remain underexplored.
  • Experimental studies on BALB/c mice showed that different inoculation routes led to skin lesions and confirmed infection through mycological and histopathological methods.
  • Voriconazole was found to be the most effective antifungal treatment against the fungus, while fluconazole showed the least effectiveness, indicating a need for further research into its pathogenicity.
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