Publications by authors named "Xiu Feng Yang"
To determine the suitable planting density and row spacing of short-season cotton suitable for machine picking in the Yellow River Basin of China, we conducted a two-year field experiment in Dezhou during 2018-2019. The experiment followed a split-plot design, with planting density (82500 plants·hm and 112500 plants·hm) as the main plots and row spacing (equal row spacing of 76 cm, wide-narrow row spacing of 66 cm+10 cm, equal row spacing of 60 cm) as the subplots. We examined the effects of planting density and row spacing on growth and development, canopy structure, seed cotton yield and fiber quality of short-season cotton.
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- The study examined the clinicopathological features, immunohistochemistry, genotyping, and patient outcomes of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients in Inner Mongolia, China, over a five-year period.
- A total of 804 patients were analyzed, with findings indicating that GIST is most commonly found in the stomach and tends to affect middle-aged and older individuals, showing a predominance of high-risk cases.
- Results showed good long-term survival rates post-surgery, with 96.3% of high-risk patients surviving three years, highlighting the effectiveness of treatment and the need for ongoing monitoring of risk factors.
Objective: To investigate the association between blood pressure and all-cause mortality in Shanxi, China.
Methods: The '2002 China Nutrition and Health Survey' baseline data in Shanxi province was used. A retrospective investigation was performed in 2015.
The present study aimed to investigate early risk factors for hyperlipidemic acute pancreatitis (HLAP) in order to open up novel routes for its prevention and treatment. Demographics, laboratory data obtained within 48 h, enhanced computed tomography (CT) imaging data and the modified CT severity index (MCTSI) for 111 patients with HLAP who were assessed at Ordos Central Hospital (Ordos, China) between January 2015 and October 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. Of these, 17 patients progressed to infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) and 14 patients progressed to organ failure (OF), the occurrence of which were the study outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenome-wide association studies have identified susceptibility loci for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We conducted a meta-analysis of all single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that showed nominally significant P-values in two previously published genome-wide scans that included a total of 2961 ESCC cases and 3400 controls. The meta-analysis revealed five SNPs at 2q33 with P< 5 × 10(-8), and the strongest signal was rs13016963, with a combined odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 1.
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- A genome-wide association study was conducted on esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) involving 1,077 ESCC patients and 1,733 control subjects, focusing on the Chinese Han population.
- The study successfully replicated findings in larger cohorts, identifying two new genetic risk factors for ESCC: PLCE1 and C20orf54, with strong statistical significance.
- PLCE1 is linked to essential cellular functions like growth and apoptosis, while C20orf54 is involved in riboflavin transport, highlighting their potential roles in ESCC and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma (GCA) risk.
Objective: To investigate the efficacy of pressure reduction by peritoneal catheterization in patients with malignant ascites-induced abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS).
Methods: Clinical data of 29 patients with malignant ascites-induced ACS from October 2002 to October 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. Intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) was reduced by peritoneal catheterization.
The performance of electrostatic precipitators (ESPs) is affected by factors such as the geometric configurations, the charge conditions and the fluid flow and the particulate flow characteristics. In this paper, a theoretical model is presented to study the particle transport in the collecting channel of a laboratory-scale single-stage multi-wire ESP. The employed model is validated by comparing its predictions with published experimental data and other theoretical prediction models.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate the association between birth defects and dietary nutrient intake in a high risk area of China.
Methods: A dietary survey was performed and serum folic acid was measured in women whose pregnancy was affected by neural tube defects (NTDs) or unaffected by any birth defects (BDs) in Zhongyang and Jiaokou Counties in Shanxi Province of China.
Results: The local average consumption of foods including dark green vegetables, fruits, fat and meat, and nutrient intake (e.