Publications by authors named "Xu-Fang Chen"

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  • * These sensors have broadened their application beyond traditional uses, being utilized in wearable tech, medical devices, smart pillows, and even brain-computer interfaces.
  • * The paper reviews current technologies, materials, and prep methods for flexible tactile sensors, highlights their various applications, and addresses existing challenges while suggesting future directions for development.
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The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) is an important cushion plant hotspot. However, the distribution of cushion plants on the QTP is unknown, as are the factors that drive cushion plant distribution, limiting our understanding of the evolution of cushion species in the region. In this study, we assessed spatial patterns of total cushion plant diversity (including taxonomic and phylogenetic) over the entire QTP and compared patterns of diversity of cushion plants with different typologies (i.

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Background: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA) are the most frequently used thermal ablation methods for the treatment of liver cancer. Liver abscess is a common and severe complication of thermal ablation treatment.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine the incidence and risk factors of liver abscess formation after thermal ablation of liver cancer.

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