Publications by authors named "Xiaolin Chen"

Background: Precise diagnosis and rapid treatment for acute complex intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) are crucial. The neurosurgical hybrid operating platform integrates traditional open neurosurgery operating room functionalities with endovascular therapy capabilities and is developing in the neurosurgical practice. However, its effect on the emergent complicated neurovascular cases needs pilot exploration.

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Mango anthracnose, mainly caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is the major destructive postharvest disease of mango during storage and transport. Dimethyl trisulfide (DMTS), an organic volatile found in some microorganisms or plants, inhibited growth of C. gloeosporioides in vitro, but its effects on mango anthracnose and its molecular mechanisms of action have not been well characterized.

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) is the primary tree species known for its ecological and economic benefits in arid and semi-arid regions. Understanding the response of roots to drought stress is essential for promoting the development of varieties. One-year-old Yulu was utilized as the experimental material, and three water gradients were established: control (CK), moderate (T1) and severe (T2), over a period of 120 days.

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Aims: To investigate the association between intraoperative hypotension and newly developed cerebral infarction in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) undergoing aneurysm clipping or coiling.

Methods: The patients who had emergent clipping/coiling procedures for aSAH under general anesthesia were included. The major exposure was mean arterial pressure (MAP) below different absolute or relative thresholds characterized by area under curve (AUC), duration, and time-weighted average (TWA) value.

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Species of the genus Cyaforma Wang are reviewed. One new species, C. chayuica Chen from Xizang, China is described and illustrated.

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This study uncovers the role of H4K8hib as an active epigenetic mark in rice, which positively correlates with gene expression and enhances immune responses. Furthermore, HDA705 was identified as the key enzyme regulating H4K8hib. Mutation of HDA705 led to hyper-H4K8hib, which in turn activated the expression of defense-related genes and enhanced rice resistance to pathogens.

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  • * A randomized trial in China involved 269 patients who were assigned to start antiplatelet therapy early (3 days post-surgery) or late (30 days post-surgery) to evaluate safety and effectiveness on major cardiovascular events.
  • * The study, which involved patients mostly around 60 years old, aimed to measure occurrences of new major ischaemic events and intracranial bleeding within 90 days after surgery, and is officially registered under ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT04820972.
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Background: The extubation time is critical during the intensive care unit stay in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) patients. The current conventional parameters for predicting extubation failure (EF) and extubation time may not be suitable for this population. Here, we aimed to identify factors associated with EF in aSAH patients.

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We report on the high-resolution photoelectron spectroscopy of diatomic molecules TaX- (X = C, N, O) anions using a cryogenic ion trap combined with the slow electron velocity imaging (cryo-SEVI) method. We determined the electron affinities of TaC, TaN, and TaO to be 2.098(2), 1.

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Bacterial infection is a significant contributory factor in the pathogenesis of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and it has a pivotal role in exacerbating symptoms and precipitating mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The early identification of bacterial infection in individuals with COPD remains a challenge. Therefore, the present study aimed to create and validate a risk assessment tool using easily accessible serum biomarkers to predict bacterial infection in individuals with AECOPD.

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Objective: This study endeavors to clarify the impact of venous aneurysms (VA) on hemorrhagic risk in brain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) and uncover potential hemodynamic mechanisms, utilizing quantitative digital subtraction angiography (QDSA) technology and survival dataset.

Methods: Patients were enrolled in a multicenter prospective collaboration registry between August 2011 and August 2021, and subsequently categorized into the VA and non-VA cohorts. Using propensity score-matched survival analysis, we quantitatively assessed the natural risk of hemorrhagic stroke in these two cohorts.

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S-palmitoylation is an important reversible protein post-translational modification in organisms. However, its role in fungi is uncertain. Here, we found the treatment of the rice false fungus with S-palmitoylation inhibitor 2 BP resulted in a significant decrease in fungal virulence.

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  • The study compared the effectiveness and practicality of same-day Ga-FAPI-first imaging versus F-FDG imaging for diagnosing gastrointestinal cancers in 65 patients, exploring both immediate and 2-day procedures.
  • Results showed that the same-day procedures significantly reduced waiting times and maintained safety with lower radiation doses, while both techniques displayed similar diagnostic performances.
  • Ga-FAPI imaging was found to have higher accuracy and resulted in improved staging for 21.54% of patients, indicating its potential benefit in clinical practice.
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Oral corticosteroids represents the most prevalent treatment for idiopathic granulomatous mastitis. Ductal lavage with triamcinolone acetonide and antibiotics followed by observation (DL-OBS) has emerged as a novel strategy, but a comparison of them remains lacking. Here in this multicenter, open-label, non-inferiority, randomized trial (ClinicalTrials.

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  • The study investigates the safety and effectiveness of the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) for treating intracranial aneurysms in pediatric patients, who are at high risk of hemorrhages.
  • A total of 81 pediatric patients were analyzed, revealing an 87.7% aneurysm occlusion rate, but also highlighting significant complications with morbidity in 6.1% and mortality in 4.9% of cases.
  • The findings suggest that while PED can be beneficial for children, careful clinical judgment regarding surgical timing is crucial, as age does not influence outcomes like complications or mortality rates.
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  • The study aimed to investigate how the postoperative/preoperative platelet ratio (PPR) affects outcomes for patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) within 90 days after surgery.
  • Researchers analyzed data from 948 aSAH patients, categorizing them into groups based on their PPR levels and assessing their clinical outcomes through various statistical methods.
  • Findings revealed that higher PPR levels were linked to lower rates of complications like anemia and pneumonia, suggesting that decreased PPR levels are associated with worse outcomes after aSAH, particularly due to factors like pneumonia and anemia.
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5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is a non-protein amino acid widely used in agriculture, animal husbandry and medicine. Currently, microbial cell factories are a promising production pathway, but the lack of high-throughput fermentation strain screening tools often hinders the exploration of engineering strategies to increase cell factory yields. Here, mutant ACH was screened from libraries of saturating mutants after response-specific engineering of the transcription factor AsnC of L-asparagine (Asn).

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  • The study evaluated six new inflammatory markers related to lymphocytes in patients newly diagnosed with coronary artery disease (CAD) to see how well they predicted major cardiovascular events (MACEs).
  • A total of 959 CAD patients were followed for about 33 months, during which 23.9% experienced MACEs.
  • Results showed that the Systemic Immune Inflammation Response Index (SIIRI) and Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) were significant predictors of MACEs, with SIIRI being the most reliable and improving prediction accuracy when included alongside traditional risk factors.
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Banana is one of the main fruit crops worldwide. In October 2020, peduncles with rot were observed on bananas (Musa sp. ABB, Pisang Awak subgroup) at a about 1600 square meter commercial banana plantation in Dayu Town (23.

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Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a critical time window for implementing prevention strategies to attenuate or delay cognitive decline. Non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques are promising non-pharmacological therapies for improving the cognitive function of MCI, but it is unclear which type of NIBS protocol is most effective. This study aimed to compare and rank the beneficial effect of different NIBS methods/protocols on cognitive function and examine the acceptability of NIBS in patients with MCI.

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  • Fluid intelligence, which helps individuals handle complex situations, decreases with age and is linked to the structural connections between various brain regions.
  • A study using MRI data from 454 healthy participants found that age-related changes in brain connectivity impact fluid intelligence, particularly in specific areas like the cingulate cortex and the orbito-frontal cortex.
  • The research indicates that maintaining the structural stability of the multiple-demand network in the brain could help preserve fluid intelligence as people age.
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  • The study looked at how patients with large brain issues called AVMs did over time when treated with two different methods: one with a combined approach (embolization and stereotactic radiosurgery) and one with just stereotactic radiosurgery.
  • Researchers analyzed data from many patients over several years to see which treatment was more effective in preventing serious health problems like strokes or death.
  • The results hinted that the combined treatment might be better at reducing these risks compared to the single treatment method, but the difference wasn’t super strong.
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