Publications by authors named "WenJie Li"

Introduction: Breast cancer has becoming the most common malignancy in women globally. Various online interventions have been conducted to help women with breast cancer to manage their psychological symptoms. However, there has been not yet a network meta-analysis that has synthesised scientific evidence about online intervention on reducing anxiety and depression for women with breast cancer.

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Exploring low-grade waste heat energy harvesting is crucial to address increasing environmental concerns. Thermomagnetic materials are magnetic phase change materials that enable energy harvesting from low-temperature gradients. To achieve a high thermomagnetic conversion efficiency, there are three main material requirements: (i) magnetic phase transition near room temperature, (ii) substantial change in magnetization with temperature, and (iii) high thermal conductivity.

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Background: Cardiac power (CP; CP = 0.222 × cardiac output × mean blood pressure) output in patients with heart failure has been studied previously, but its importance in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) remains unclear. The present study aimed to explore the role of normalized CP (normalized CP = CP/ventricle mass) in assessing cardiac function in patients with HCM with normal ejection fraction using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR).

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused the persistent coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, which has resulted in millions of deaths worldwide and brought an enormous public health and global economic burden. The recurring global wave of infections has been exacerbated by growing variants of SARS-CoV-2. In this study, the virological characteristics of the original SARS-CoV-2 strain and its variants of concern (VOCs; including Alpha, Beta, and Delta) in vitro, as well as differential transcriptomic landscapes in multiple organs (lung, right ventricle, blood, cerebral cortex, and cerebellum) from the infected rhesus macaques, were elucidated.

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Background: Denosumab entered the Chinese market for the first time in 2020. Since it is a short period of time, there is a lack of data on its effectiveness and safety in Chinese people. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of denosumab in delaying skeletal-related events (SREs) in patients with breast cancer metastatic to bone.

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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is regarded as the most direct and powerful tool to identify chemical fingerprints. However, current SERS substrate materials still face some critical challenges, including low molecular utilization efficiency and low selectivity. Herein, a novel oxygen vacancy heteropolyacid─HFeMoO (HFMO)─is developed as a high-performance volume-enhanced Raman scattering (VERS)-active platform.

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  • Frailty is linked to a higher risk of death and heart-related events, yet its impact on the effectiveness and safety of intensive blood pressure management is unclear.* -
  • In a study analyzing data from nearly 9,306 patients, those with frailty exhibited a greater risk of serious cardiovascular outcomes, but intensive blood pressure control yielded similar benefits and safety across both frail and non-frail patients.* -
  • The findings suggest that frail patients can still gain advantages from intensive blood pressure treatment without experiencing more severe side effects, indicating frailty is a key predictor of cardiovascular risk rather than a deterrent for aggressive treatment.*
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General transcription factor IIA subunit 1 (GTF2A1) is required for transcriptional activation from most promoters in eukaryotic transcription. Previous whole-genome association analyses articles have predicted the effect of this gene on lambing in sheep. In the study, a total of nine insertion/deletion (indel) variants named L1 to L9 in the gene were selected to detect in 550 Australian White sheep (AuW) adult ewes.

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Background: Solute carrier family 25 member 32 (SLC25A32) is an important member of SLC25A family and plays a role in folate transport metabolism. However, the mechanism and function of SLC25A32 in the progression of human glioblastoma (GBM) remain unclear.

Methods: In this study, folate related gene analysis was performed to explore gene expression profiles in low-grade glioma (LGG) and GBM.

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Nanomaterials are widely used in commercial products, resulting in the release of nanoscale particles into the environment. This raises concerns about their potential exposure risks in complex biological matrices. Most attempts use engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) to mimic the biological behavior of nanoparticles in the environment, and labeling of ENMs by sensors is a commonly used approach for sensitive detection and tracking of ENMs in organisms.

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Core α-1,3 mannose is structurally near the core xylose and core fucose on core pentasaccharide from plant and insect glycoproteins. Mannosidase is a useful tool for characterization the role of core α-1,3 mannose in the composition of glycan related epitope, especially for those epitopes in which core xylose and core fucose are involved. Through functional genomic analysis, we identified a glycoprotein α-1,3 mannosidase and named it MA3.

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Reservoir computing (RC) offers efficient temporal information processing with low training cost. All-ferroelectric implementation of RC is appealing because it can fully exploit the merits of ferroelectric memristors (e.g.

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Water plays a very important role in the growth of tomato ( L.), and how to detect the water status of tomato is the key to precise irrigation. The objective of this study is to detect the water status of tomato by fusing RGB, NIR and depth image information through deep learning.

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Peroxisomal D-bifunctional protein (DBP) is an indispensable enzyme of the fatty acid β-oxidation in the peroxisome of humans. However, the role of DBP in oncogenesis is poorly understood. Our previous studies have demonstrated that DBP overexpression promotes hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell proliferation.

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According to the method of predicting the physical properties of oily powder based on the additive physical properties of Chinese medicinal powder, Dioscoreae Rhizoma and calcined Ostreae Concha with high sieve rate and good fluidity were mixed and crushed with Persicae Semen, Platycladi Semen, Raphani Semen, Ziziphi Spinosae Semen, and other typical oily materials with high fatty oil content in proportion to obtain 23 mixed powders. Fifteen physical properties such as bulk density, water absorption, and maximum torque force were measured, and the physical properties of typical oily powders were predicted. When the mixing and grinding ratio was in the range of 5∶1-1∶1, the r value in the correlation equation between the weighted average score of the mixed powder and the powder proportion ranged from 0.

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To achieve optimal thermoelectric performance, it is crucial to manipulate the scattering processes within materials to decouple the transport of phonons and electrons. In half-Heusler (hH) compounds, selective defect reduction can significantly improve performance due to the weak electron-acoustic phonon interaction. This study utilized Sb-pressure controlled annealing process to modulate the microstructure and point defects of NbTaTiFeSb compound, resulting in a 100% increase in carrier mobility and a maximum power factor of 78 µW cm K, approaching the theoretical prediction for NbFeSb single crystal.

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Article Synopsis
  • Modern technologies require zero thermal expansion (ZTE) materials that can handle tough conditions, but many existing options have limitations.
  • The research introduces a new isotropic ZTE alloy with properties like wide temperature tolerance, high strength, and thermal stability, achieved through a unique boron-migration-mediated reaction.
  • The innovative "plum pudding" microstructure of this dual-phase alloy enhances its performance by eliminating crystallographic texture and improving strength and toughness, setting a new standard for ZTE material design.
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Chlorpyrifos (CPF) has been shown to have male reproductive toxicity in mice and rat. However, the association of CPF and male reproduction in pigs remains unknown. Therefore, this study attempts to investigate the damage of CPF on male reproduction in pigs and its potential molecular mechanisms.

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Introduction: Acid-related inflammatory damage to the esophageal epithelium is a key component in the development of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Melatonin (MT) is considered as a potential therapeutic agent, but its molecular mechanism is unknown.

Methods: The expression of HIF-1α and pyroptosis-related genes (NLRP3, caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18) was analyzed using bioinformatics methods in GSE63401 and validated using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blot in an HEEC inflammation model induced by deoxycholic acid (DCA).

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Background: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a kind of rare and severe autoimmune bullous disease. In this case, the specificity of oral PV lies in the clinical manifestations of a single palatal ulcer, and no blisters were found in the oral mucosa. This case provides a powerful reference for dentists diagnosing and treating oral PV with atypical clinical presentations.

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Background: Sneathia amnii is a conditional pathogen of the female genital tract that is involved in bacterial vaginosis and poor reproductive and perinatal outcomes. Few studies have reported subcutaneous cysts following invasive infection caused by S amnii.

Case Presentation: Here we report the case of a 27-year-old woman who presented with Bartholin's gland cyst due to S amnii infection, and was successfully treated with surgical neostomy and antibiotic agents.

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With the development of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequencing, increasing numbers of new microorganisms are being discovered. In this report, was isolated for the first time from the sputum of two elderly patients with neurodegenerative disease, and integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine was used for treatment. The bacteria's growth characteristics, biochemical reaction characteristics, sensitivity to antibiotics, and the patients' treatment are described, with a review of previous reports.

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This paper considers the stability of a fractional differential equation with multi-point boundary conditions and non-instantaneous integral impulse. Some sufficient conditions for the existence, uniqueness and at least one solution of the aforementioned equation are studied by using the Diaz-Margolis fixed point theorem. Secondly, the Ulam stability of the equation is also discussed.

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This paper proposes a non-smooth human influenza model with logistic source to describe the impact on media coverage and quarantine of susceptible populations of the human influenza transmission process. First, we choose two thresholds $ I_{T} $ and $ S_{T} $ as a broken line control strategy: Once the number of infected people exceeds $ I_{T} $, the media influence comes into play, and when the number of susceptible individuals is greater than $ S_{T} $, the control by quarantine of susceptible individuals is open. Furthermore, by choosing different thresholds $ I_{T} $ and $ S_{T} $ and using Filippov theory, we study the dynamic behavior of the Filippov model with respect to all possible equilibria.

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Background: Flaps are commonly used for repairing tissues and wounds in surgery. However, various factors can cause postoperative necrosis in these flaps. Catalpol is a bioactive component in extracts from Rehmannia glutinosa , which has pharmacologic characteristics that may improve flap survival.

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