Publications by authors named "Wang-Dong Ni"

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  • The study focuses on creating an evaluation index for assessing yield loss in rice during the flowering period in Northeast China due to cold vortex type disasters, which combine light, temperature, and water stress.
  • By utilizing meteorological and yield data, researchers established a composite stress occurrence index and utilized BP neural networks to analyze the impact of these stress factors on rice yield structures.
  • The findings identified critical thresholds for stress conditions and related yield loss percentages, providing valuable insights for improving rice production and disaster management in the region.
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Background: Deep venipuncture catheterization is widely used in clinical anesthesia. However, it is worth thinking about how to improve the rate of successful catheter insertion, and relieve patients' discomfort. This paper aimed to compare the clinical advantages between trocar and steel needle.

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Objective: This is a single-center retrospective analysis of the clinical data of 516 patients with acute ischemic stroke who underwent intravenous thrombolysis. This study was conducted to compare the therapeutic efficacy of smokers and non-smokers.

Methods: Univariate analysis was used to analyze and compare the clinical data of smokers and non-smokers.

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  • The study investigates the impact of Radix Isatidis polysaccharide (RIP) on obesity, focusing on its effects and mechanisms in both rats and fat cells.
  • In obese rats given RIP, significant improvements were observed in body weight, fat accumulation, and metabolic health, while in 3T3-L1 cells, RIP reduced lipid buildup and sugar use.
  • The findings suggest that RIP works by activating the AMPK signaling pathway and lowering the levels of key genes involved in fat formation, indicating its potential as a treatment for obesity.
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Aim: To investigate the phenotype and genotype of a family with X-linked recessive Lowe syndrome.

Methods: All the members in the Chinese pedigree underwent comprehensive ophthalmologic and systemic examinations. Genomic DNA was isolated from peripheral blood of the pedigree members and 100 unrelated healthy Chinese subjects.

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Emodin and physcion are abundant anthraquinone compounds found in the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Polygonum cuspidatum Sied. et Zucc. In this paper, emodin and physcion were successfully extracted with supercritical CO2 plus ethanol modifier after the extraction conditions were optimized with uniform design-sequential optimization.

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