Publications by authors named "Xuecheng Tong"
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- Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a serious complication of liver failure that often leads to poor outcomes; this study evaluates D-dimer as a predictor of mortality in HE patients.
- About 39.2% of patients with chronic liver failure and HE died within a year, with higher D-dimer levels in those who did not survive, indicating its potential as a risk factor for mortality.
- A new predictive model combining age, D-dimer, ALT, and sodium showed better accuracy for 1-year mortality than traditional scoring systems like MELD and Child-Pugh.
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- CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer) is effective in reinforcing steel structures due to its high strength and lightweight properties.
- The study combines Finite Element Analysis and experimental testing to assess how different reinforcement patterns of CFRP influence the load-carrying capacity of steel beams, finding that increasing layers of CFRP cloth improves capacity by up to 11.1%.
- A random forest algorithm model was developed to evaluate load-carrying capacity, achieving good prediction accuracy with a Mean Absolute Error of 0.12 and a Root Mean Square Error of 0.25, aiding further research in CFRP reinforcement technology.
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- * Lymphocyte infiltration and recirculation are controlled by specific molecules and cytokines, and their restricted movement is a major factor in the limited effectiveness of treatments like CAR-T cell therapy and immune checkpoint blockades.
- * Understanding how lymphocytes behave in tumors, including the factors that limit their movement and the role of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs), is key to enhancing cancer treatment strategies.
Background And Aims: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is characterized by neuropsychiatric manifestations in patients with decompensated cirrhosis (DC) and/or liver failure. This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of thyroid hormone in patients with HE.
Methods: Patients with DC and HE were enrolled, and multivariate logistic analysis was conducted to analyze the risk factors for 1-year mortality.
Objective: Analyzing the risk factors for pneumonia development in breakthrough cases with a history of inactivated vaccine injection is important. The present study aimed to investigate the risk factors for pneumonia development during Omicron variant infection.
Design And Methods: The clinical data were retrospectively collected from 187 patients who previously received inactivated vaccine and were infected by the Omicron variant.
RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq)-based gene expression analysis is applicable to a wide range of biological purposes in various species. Reverse transcription quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) is also used to assess target gene expression utilizing stably expressed reference genes as internal control under a given set of conditions. However, investigations of the reference genes for RT-qPCR normalization in the process of somatic embryogenesis (SE) initial dedifferentiation in are rarely reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultiple reassortant strains of novel, highly pathogenic avian influenza A have recently emerged and spread over the world. Here we report on a 68-year-old woman in Jiangsu, China, with influenza A(H7N4) infection and associated illness, which strongly demonstrating the ability of the virus to spread from animals to humans and thus emphasizing the importance of continuous surveillance of the emerging viruses.
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