Publications by authors named "Yu-Qi Song"

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  • - This study aimed to create a model for early sepsis prediction in emergency departments (ED), as current models primarily focus on ICU settings and might not be effective for ED patients.
  • - Researchers analyzed over 425,000 ED visit records using various methods, finding that the XGBoost model performed best, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.90, while logistic regression also showed strong predictive capabilities.
  • - Combining the Emergency Severity Index (ESI) with basic clinical information at ED presentation improved sepsis prediction accuracy, highlighting the importance of this approach for clinical practice.
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  • Observational studies suggest a link between food intake and allergic rhinitis, leading to the exploration of how the immune system might mediate this relationship.
  • Using a two-sample Mendelian randomization approach, the research examined the causal connections between food intake, immune cell signals, and allergic rhinitis.
  • The study found direct causal relationships between specific food types and allergic rhinitis, but concluded that immune cells do not mediate these connections.
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Background: The association of single nucleotide polymorphism of gene rs2237895 with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is currently controversial. It is unknown whether this association can be gene realized across different populations.

Aim: To determine the association of rs2237895 with T2DM and provide reliable evidence for genetic susceptibility to T2DM.

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Introduction: Continuous strawberry cropping often causes soil-borne diseases, with 20 calcium cyanamide being an effective soil fumigant, pig manure can often be used as soil organic fertilizer. Its impact on soil microorganisms structure, however, remains unclear.

Methods: This study investigated the effectiveness of calcium cyanamide and pig manure in treating strawberry soil, specifically against strawberry anthracnose.

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  • This study investigated how polyphenols, specifically epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), interact with whey protein (WP) in a heated water solution.
  • The findings revealed that the interaction between WP and EGCG exhibited static quenching, with stronger binding occurring at higher temperatures and a single binding site for EGCG on WP.
  • The primary interactions were hydrophobic and electrostatic, indicating that EGCG and WP spontaneously form complexes when combined under heat.
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Objectives: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) can cause sinus obstruction and stenosis, with potentially fatal consequences. High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI) can diagnose CVST qualitatively, although quantitative screening methods are lacking for patients refractory to anticoagulation therapy and who may benefit from endovascular treatment (EVT). Thus, in this study, we used radiomic features (RFs) extracted from HRMRI to build machine learning models to predict response to drug therapy and determine the appropriateness of EVT.

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