Publications by authors named "Zhi-Yan Yang"
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- Doctors usually decide if small lung nodules are dangerous by looking at CT scan pictures, but this method has its limits.
- Researchers used a computer program that looks at lots of details from CT scans to help predict if a type of lung cancer called adenocarcinoma is invasive or not.
- They studied 416 patients and found that their computer models were very good at correctly predicting the invasiveness of the nodules, showing high accuracy in both training and validation tests.
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- Non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for small pulmonary nodules (SPNs) can lead to quicker recovery, but locating these nodules during surgery is challenging for surgeons.
- The study compared two preoperative positioning techniques (pulmonary-nodule-location-needle and microcoil) against a group with no localization to determine their effectiveness in aiding nodule identification during surgery.
- Results showed that both positioning techniques reduced operation time and intraoperative blood loss, with the P-N-L-N group performing better in both aspects compared to the microcoil group.
Osteoarthritis (OA) high disability rate will increase as people getting older, and is the most prevalent form of arthritis in the future. This study identified the clinical effects of optimum doses of tanezumab for patients with OA. Three electronic databases were searched up until January 15, 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe current clinical guidelines on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) recommend selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) of drugs. However, there is uncertainty about the efficacy of other drugs and selecting which treatments work best for which patients. This meta-analysis evaluated efficacy and acceptability of pharmaceutical management for adults with PTSD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), which is the most common endocrine malignancy, has been steadily increasing worldwide in incidence over the years, while mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis and diagnostic for PTC are incomplete. The purpose of this study is to identify potential biomarkers for diagnosis of PTC, and provide new insights into pathogenesis of PTC.
Methods: Based on weighted gene co-expression network analysis, Robust Rank Aggregation, functional annotation, GSEA and DNA methylation, were employed for investigating potential biomarkers for diagnosis of PTC.
Background: Bladder cancer is the most common cancer in the urinary system and the fourth most common cancer in males. This study aimed to examine differences in the survival of bladder cancer patients of different ethnicities.
Method: We used the SEER database to obtain data pertaining to bladder cancer patients from 2010 to 2015.
Trichoderma reesei YC-108, a strain isolated by a kind of newly invented plate was found to over produce cellulase and it was then used as a cellulase producer. To get the maximum amount of cellulase, the combination of the medium ingredients, which has a profound influence on metabolic pathway was optimized using response surface methodology. The optimum composition was found to be 24.
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