Publications by authors named "Zhirou Liu"
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- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in children is a serious chronic condition, and a study assessed the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for affected children and the well-being of their caregivers.
- The study involved 173 caregivers from a children's hospital, using specific questionnaires to measure children’s HRQoL and caregivers’ well-being. Results showed that children with SLE reported notably lower functioning in various areas compared to healthy peers, and 30.6% of caregivers experienced depressive symptoms.
- Key factors affecting children’s HRQoL included parental employment, financial stress, and body image changes, highlighting the interconnectedness of children's health and their caregivers' mental well-being.
Background: To investigate the prevalence and influencing factors of frailty and pre-frailty in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients and thereby provide a scientific basis for effective avoidance of frailty in patients with CKD.
Methods: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, EBSCO, Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP, CBMdisc, and Wanfang databases were searched for relevant studies published till December 31, 2021. The summary results were described as odds ratios (ORs) or standardized mean differences (SMDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Begonia semperflorens (B. semperflorens), belonging to the family Begoniaceae, has now been widely cultivated worldwide and is famous for its ornamental plants with colourful flowers and distinctive leaves. The selection of appropriate internal reference genes is very important to accurately determine target gene expression via quantitative real-time PCR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTobacco black shank, caused by , is one of the most notorious tobacco diseases and causes huge economic losses worldwide. Understanding the genetic variation of populations is essential to the development of disease control measures. In this research, 210 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers for were identified, 10 of which were polymorphic among nine reference strains.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRXLR effectors encoded by Phytophthora species play a central role in pathogen-plant interactions. An understanding of the biological functions of RXLR effectors is conducive to the illumination of the pathogenic mechanisms and the development of disease control strategies. However, the virulence function of Phytophthora parasitica RXLR effectors is poorly understood.
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