Publications by authors named "Zitong Chen"

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous MWA for benign thyroid nodules with cosmetic problems and identify related factors contributing to post-ablative complete relief (CR).

Methods: This retrospective study reviewed the efficacy of MWA in treating thyroid nodules in patients with cosmetic problems who underwent MWA from January 2021 to May 2023. Patients were followed up at 1, 3, and 6 months after MWA.

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To improve the efficiency of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) while minimizing energy consumption and costs, we propose a novel design strategy. Oatmeal, an abundant and inexpensive feedstock rich in carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and oxygen (O), serves as an ideal precursor for biochar synthesis. By utilizing N-doped carbon spheres (NCS) as carriers, we achieved uniform growth of ZIF-67 on their surface through polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) activation.

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  • Single-cell whole-genome sequencing allows researchers to discover mutations in individual cells, greatly enhancing our understanding of biological processes like tumor progression.
  • The HSCGD database has been launched as an open-access platform to manage and analyze the vast amounts of single-cell whole-genome sequencing data, featuring over 74,000 human cells from various public datasets.
  • HSCGD offers researchers tools for browsing, searching, and visualizing this data, making it easier to study cellular diversity and genomic information at the single-cell level.
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Purpose: To assess the accuracy of swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) in detecting complete posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) in comparison with intraoperative findings.

Methods: The retrospective study included 145 eyes of 145 consecutive patients who underwent surgery for epiretinal membranes or macular holes. Within a week prior to surgery, PVD status was evaluated by SS-OCT with a depth of field of 3 mm and a capture window of 16 × 8 mm.

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Background: Oxidative stress (OS) is involved in the development of diabetes, but the genetic mechanisms are not completely understood. We integrated multi-omics data in order to explore the genetic relations between OS-related genes, diabetes mellitus, and microvascular complications using Mendelian randomization and colocalization analysis.

Methods: Summary-level data related to OS were acquired from respective studies of methylation, expression, and protein abundance quantitative trait loci.

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The infant gut microbiome matures greatly in the first year of life. Ambient air pollution (AAP) exposure is associated with the infant gut microbiome. However, whether time-varying AAP influences infant gut microbiome variation is rarely investigated.

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Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), a complex and multifaceted health issue, significantly contributes to global mortality rates. Accompanying chronic conditions, depression notably exacerbates health outcomes, increasing both mortality risk and the burden on affected individuals. This study employs bibliometric and visual analytics to evaluate the evolution, current trends, and future research directions in the field of CKD and depression.

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  • - Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis closely linked with psoriasis (PsO), and this study aims to detect asymptomatic PsA using ultrasound (US) exams while exploring different stages of PsO.
  • - Over a study period from September 2020 to January 2022, 547 patients with moderate-to-severe PsO were examined, revealing that 114 were diagnosed with PsA, with 16.45% exhibiting subclinical forms of the disease.
  • - The study found that ultrasound could effectively identify abnormalities, showing a high sensitivity and specificity, particularly in areas such as the interphalangeal joint, knee joint, and calcaneal tendon, which are key indicators for early detection of
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Background: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is a widespread sleep disturbance linked to metabolic and cardiovascular conditions. The Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratios (NHHR) has been proposed as being a potential biomarker to gauge cardiovascular risk. However, its relationship with OSA remains unclear.

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Background: The treatment for lung oligometastasis from colorectal cancer (CRC) remains challenging. This retrospective study aimed to compare the local tumor control, survival and procedure-related complications in CRC patients undergoing low-dose rate stereotactic ablative brachytherapy (L-SABT) versus percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) for lung oligometastasis.

Methods: Patients between November 2017 and December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.

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β-1,4-N-acetylgalactosamine transferase 2 () is a vital candidate gene that affects the growth traits in sheep. However, whether it has the same function in goats remains to be investigated further. This study selected 348 Nanjiang Yellow goats, screened all exons, and conserved non-coding regions of the gene for single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs).

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Background: Shugan Lidan Xiaoshi granules (SLXG) is a herbal granule formulation developed by extensively modifying multiple traditional Chinese medicine compound prescriptions known for their ability to dissolve stones. It is primarily used for the prevention and treatment of cholelithiasis and possesses significant therapeutic potential in both preventing and treating acute pancreatitis. However, the preventive effects of SLXG on cholelithiasis-related complications, such as acute pancreatitis (AP), have been inadequately researched.

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  • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) primarily affects the elderly and currently lacks effective treatment for its dry form, largely driven by retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) degeneration related to ferroptosis.
  • Recent findings indicate that iron overload and lipid peroxidation may cause this degeneration, but the specific regulatory factors are not yet fully understood.
  • A study highlighted that the pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is crucial in protecting RPE; restoring its expression in mouse models reversed some damage, suggesting PEDF as a potential therapeutic target for dry AMD.
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Conventional photoresponsive materials have low photon utilization due to irregular distribution of photoactive groups, which severely limits the related real applications. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can modulate the regular arrangement of functional groups to improve the electron transport paths and enhance the photon utilization, which provides strong support for the development of photoactive materials with excellent performance. In this work, one effective strategy for constructing a photoactive MOF had been developed via the utilization of Cd and pyrazinoquinoxaline tetracarboxylic acid.

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Objectives: To investigate whether the integration of high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) to routine clinical examinations could improve diagnostic performance and management decision for pigmented skin tumors.

Methods: Three general practitioners trained previously and a dermatologist independently assessed pigmented skin tumors and rendered management decision based on clinical examinations alone or clinical examinations integrating HFUS.

Results: After integrating HFUS, the diagnostic area under the curve (AUC) (0.

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Two-dimensional metal-organic layer (MOL) nanosheets, as nonhomogeneous catalysts, show better optical activity in the field of photocatalysis due to their unique structural advantages. Current research focuses on how to modify the structure of 2D nanosheets by means of crystal engineering to modulate the intralayer electron transfer pathway and systematically investigate the impacts of size effect and electron transfer pathway on the energy utilization efficiency of crystalline materials. In the present work, a triple lophine-derived ligand was designed and prepared, which exhibits a large π-conjugation system and multiple D-A (D: donor, A: acceptor) electron transfer pathways.

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Background: It is unknown whether high-frequency ultrasound (HFUS) can evaluate invisible subcutaneous lesions. We aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of HFUS in invisible subcutaneous lesions.

Method: Patients with invisible subcutaneous lesions were prospectively recruited from two centres.

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Background: Hepatic arterioportal fistulas (APFs) are common in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Moreover, correlated with poor prognosis, APFs often complicate anti-tumor treatments, including transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).

Aim: To compare the efficacy of ethanol-soaked gelatin sponges (ESG) and microspheres in the management of APFs and their impact on the prognosis of HCC.

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Introduction: It remains unclear whether systemic factors are associated with an increased risk of vitreous hemorrhage (VH) secondary to polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV), and there is no method to predict the possibility of VH occurrence in patients with PCV. This study aimed to investigate and visualize systemic risk factors for VH in patients with PCV.

Methods: Data on the sex, age, history of systematic diseases, best-corrected visual acuity, intraocular pressure, and laboratory data of patients with PCV were collected from the medical record system.

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Owing to the high demand for clean and renewable energy technologies, several studies have focused on developing economically feasible, highly effective, and stable non-precious electrocatalysts for promoting the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). This development has stimulated an expansion of investigative quests and indicated the importance of advancing electrocatalytic research in this field. Through a facile and efficient method, Ni nanoparticles were uniformly embedded into nanoporous carbon nanorods (Ni-NCN), which are subsequently electrodeposited on CoFe-layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets to produce highly efficient Ni-NCN/CoFe-LDH composites used for OER.

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Objective: We conducted a meta-analysis to assess the predictive value of CD276 expression in the clinicopathological features and prognosis of head and neck cancer.

Methods: Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane library, Web of science, CNKI and Wanfang databases were searched for studies focused on the role of CD276 expression in the clinicopathological features and prognosis of head and neck cancer, published up to December 2022. STATA 14.

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This paper investigates the problem of buffer-aided relay selection to achieve reliable and secure communications in a two-hop amplify-and-forward (AF) network with an eavesdropper. Due to the fading of wireless signals and the broadcast nature of wireless channels, transmitted signals over the network may be undecodable at the receiver end or have been eavesdropped by eavesdroppers. Most available buffer-aided relay selection schemes consider either reliability or security issues in wireless communications; rarely is work conducted on both reliability and security issues.

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