Publications by authors named "Ziwei Song"

Camellia oil (CAO), known for its high nutritional and commercial value, has raised increasing concerns about adulteration. Developing an accurate and non-destructive method to identify CAO adulterants is crucial for safeguarding public health and well-being. This study simulates potential real-world adulteration cases by designing representative adulteration scenarios, followed by the acquisition and analysis of corresponding excitation-emission matrix fluorescence (EEMF) spectra.

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Background: The present study aimed to evaluate the predictive abilities of hematoma volume, perihematomal edema (PHE) volume, and total lesion (hematoma + PHE) volume for poor outcome in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

Methods: Patients admitted to our department between January 2015 and March 2023 were retrospectively enrolled according to the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria. Demographic characteristics, clinical information, laboratory examinations, and imaging data were collected.

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Phosphorus in soil mostly exists in complex compounds such as phytic acid, which reduces the effectiveness of phosphorus and limits agricultural production. Phytase has the activity of hydrolyzing phytate into phosphate. The mineralization of phytate in soil by phytase secreted by microorganisms is an effective way to improve the utilization rate of phytate.

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The predation capacity and functional responses of adult females of the phytoseiid mites (Muma), (Corpuz and Rimando), (Corpuz and Rimando), and (Athias-Henriot) were studied on eggs and first instars of the western flower thrips, (Pergande), in the laboratory at 25 °C and 30 °C. At both temperatures, the functional response of all four phytoseiid mites was type II to first instars of the thrips. In contrast, when offered thrips eggs, the functional response was type III.

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  • Cyclophilin A (CypA) is identified as a key driver of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in ovarian cancer, correlating higher expression with poor patient prognosis.
  • The study reveals that CypA promotes tumor growth and metastasis by activating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, while it also interacts with TAF15 to stabilize it, creating a feedback loop that enhances CypA's effects.
  • This research outlines a novel pathway involving STAT5A, miR-514a-3p, and CypA, suggesting potential therapeutic opportunities and diagnostic applications for ovarian cancer treatment.
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Low-temperature stress poses a significant risk to the survival of both cultivated and wild fish populations. Existing studies have found that the pre-acclimation of fishes to moderate cold stress can stimulate the activation of acclimation pathways, thereby enhancing their tolerance to cold stress. The fitness of fish relies heavily on appropriately controlled transcriptional reactions to environmental changes.

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Prometryn is commonly used in agricultural and non-agricultural settings. However, possible harm to aquatic organisms remains a persistent concern. Prometryn was also the only one of the 26 triazine herbicides detected in this study.

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Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration are hallmarks of multiple sclerosis (MS). Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4), a bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) protein family member, is indispensable for the transcription of pro-inflammatory genes. Therefore, inhibiting BRD4 may be a prospective therapeutic approach for modulating the inflammatory response and regulating the course of MS.

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The effects of wind erosion, one of the crucial causes of soil desertification in the world, on the terrestrial ecosystem are well known. However, ecosystem responses regarding soil microbial carbon metabolism to sand deposition caused by wind erosion, a crucial driver of biogeochemical cycles, remain largely unclear. In this study, we collected soil samples from typical aeolian deposition farmland in the Songnen Plain of China to evaluate the effects of sand deposition on soil properties, microbial communities, and carbon metabolism function.

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Objective: Aiming at the shortcomings of artificial surgical path planning for the thermal ablation of liver tumors, such as the time-consuming and labor-consuming process, and relying heavily on doctors' puncture experience, an automatic path-planning system for thermal ablation of liver tumors based on CT images is designed and implemented.

Methods: The system mainly includes three modules: image segmentation and three-dimensional reconstruction, automatic surgical path planning, and image information management. Through organ segmentation and three- dimensional reconstruction based on CT images, the personalized abdominal spatial anatomical structure of patients is obtained, which is convenient for surgical path planning.

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  • A study investigated the link between midlife exposure to air pollution and proximity to major roadways and the risk of developing dementia later in life, using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
  • Despite following over 12,700 participants for nearly 30 years, no significant associations were found between these environmental factors and the incidence of dementia overall.
  • However, exploratory analyses suggested that younger individuals and those without midlife hypertension might face higher dementia risk when living near roadways, particularly if they had diabetes and were exposed to certain pollutants.
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Bile salt hydrolases (BSHs) are enzymes that are essential for the enterohepatic metabolism of bile acids (BAs). BSHs catalyze the production of unconjugated BAs and regulate the homeostasis of BA pool. This study identified as a crucial BSH-encoding genus, and 16 main species were obtained using metagenomic data from publicly available human gut microbiome databases.

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Objective: Obesity, hypertension and diabetes are high prevalent that are often associated with poor outcomes. They have become major global health concern. Little research has been done on the impact of lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) on outcomes in these patients.

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Background: Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a major cause of infertility. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of the combination of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) and moxibustion (BMSCs-MOX) on POI and evaluate the underlying mechanisms.

Methods: A POI rat model was established by injecting different doses of cyclophosphamide (Cy).

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Background: Danggui Sini decoction (DSD), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, has the function of nourishing blood, warming meridians, and unblocking collaterals. Our clinical and animal studies had shown that DSD can effectively protect against oxaliplatin (OXA)-induced peripheral neuropathy (OIPN), but the detailed mechanisms remain uncertain. Multiple studies have confirmed that gut microbiota plays a crucial role in the development of OIPN.

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Objectives: Neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) exhibited significant clinical heterogeneities. However, the clinical features, radiographic changes, and prognosis of patients with encephalitis-like NIID have yet to be systematically elucidated.

Methods: Clinical data including medical history, physical examination, and laboratory examinations were collected and analyzed.

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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the voice use of nurses working in intensive care units (ICUs) and their perception of acoustic environments.

Setting And Sample: The research was conducted in four different hospitals in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 60 ICU nurses were recruited for their voice use monitoring and 100 nurses participated in the survey.

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We propose a neuromorphic convolution system using a photonic integrated distributed feedback laser with a saturable absorber (DFB-SA) as a photonic spiking neuron. The experiments reveal that the DFB-SA laser can encode different stimulus intensities at different frequencies, similar to biological neurons. Based on this property, optical inputs are encoded into rectangular pulses of varying intensities and injected into the DFB-SA laser, enabling the convolution results to be represented by the firing rate of the photonic spiking neuron.

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To enhance the clinical applicability of guidelines and provide more effective guidance for clinical practice, a clinical value assessment was conducted during the development of the World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) , which involved the evaluation of 59 acupuncture and moxibustion treatment protocols from randomized controlled trials (RCTs). This article introduced the methodology, content and results of the clinical value assessment of RCT-based acupuncture and moxibustion treatment protocols, which involved the integration of historical and contemporary medical evidence and expert consensus. It served as a methodological reference for the future development of acupuncture and moxibustion clinical practice guidelines.

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Ovarian cancer (OC) is the second most common gynecological malignancy and has a high mortality rate. The current chemotherapeutic drugs have the disadvantages of drug resistance and side effects. Myricetin, a kind of natural compound, has the advantages of easy extraction, low price, and fewer side effects.

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  • Collective dynamics in neural networks play a crucial role in information processing and have significant potential for applications in artificial intelligence.
  • This study focuses on using spiking dynamics and synchronization of coupled photonic spiking neurons to improve noisy image segmentation.
  • The findings suggest that leveraging these collective dynamics in large-scale photonic networks could lead to advancements in ultra-high speed image processing.
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Unlabelled: Prostate cancer risk is influenced by rare and common germline variants. We examined the aggregate association of rare germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic/deleterious (P/LP/D) variants in ATM, BRCA2, PALB2, and NBN with a polygenic risk score (PRS) on prostate cancer risk among 1,796 prostate cancer cases (222 metastatic) and 1,424 controls of African ancestry. Relative to P/LP/D non-carriers at average genetic risk (33%-66% of PRS), men with low (0%-33%) and high (66%-100%) PRS had Odds Ratios (ORs) for overall prostate cancer of 2.

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  • Current tools for assessing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) lack sensitivity and effectiveness, prompting the need for a new assessment tool specifically for oxaliplatin.* -
  • The study involved extensive literature review and expert input to develop a 20-item questionnaire called CIPNIA-OS, which was then validated in a Chinese cohort of 186 patients.* -
  • Results indicated that CIPNIA-OS showed high reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.764) and excellent stability (ICC = 0.997), with its correlation to the established CTCAE grading being significantly stronger than that of existing tools, highlighting its better sensitivity.*
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  • A study was conducted to explore the relationship between long-term exposure to air pollution and brain amyloid accumulation, a key biomarker for Alzheimer's disease, among participants in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
  • Researchers estimated participants' air pollution exposure over a 10-year period and measured brain amyloid levels using PET scans on 346 individuals without dementia.
  • The results indicated no significant link between long-term exposure to various air pollutants and brain amyloid positivity, suggesting air pollution might affect cognitive health in ways not directly tied to amyloid accumulation.
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