Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shuren Guo, Xiaohuan Mao, Xiaohua Li, Huan Ouyang
Summary: This study investigated the association between serum iron metabolism and coronary artery disease (CAD), and found that serum iron and TIBC levels were protective against CAD in women but not in men, while high ferritin levels were associated with CAD in both sexes.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ji Min Park, Chen-Zou Mau, Yang-Ching Chen, Yen-Hao Su, Hsin-An Chen, Shih-Yi Huang, Jung-Su Chang, Ching-Feng Chiu
Summary: High levels of serum ferritin (SF) may indicate risk of pancreatic cancer as a new tumor marker for diagnosis, while genes related to iron homeostasis and ferroptosis could contribute to pancreatic cancer risk and prognosis.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Michele Gallo, David Blitzer, Pietro L. Laforgia, Ilias P. Doulamis, Nils Perrin, Giacomo Bortolussi, Alvise Guariento, Alessandro Putzu
Summary: The study compared the outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents and coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) for left main coronary artery disease. Results showed that PCI and CABG did not have significant differences in early or 5-year mortality, but exhibited varying rates of stroke, myocardial infarction, and repeat revascularization.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nicholas W. S. Chew, Jin Hean Koh, Cheng Han Ng, Darren Jun Hao Tan, Jie Ning Yong, Chaoxing Lin, Oliver Zi-Hern Lim, Yip Han Chin, Denzel Ming Wei Lim, Koo Hui Chan, Poay-Huan Loh, Adrian Low, Chi-Hang Lee, Huay-Cheem Tan, Mark Chan
Summary: This study conducted a two-stage meta-analysis using reconstructed individual patient data to compare long-term mortality between coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients with multivessel disease (MVD) without left main (LM) involvement. The results showed that CABG had a lower cumulative all-cause mortality compared to PCI for MVD patients without LM involvement. However, in patients with moderate to high SYNTAX score, PCI had a significantly higher 10-year all-cause mortality compared to CABG.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lauren Kari Dixon, Umme Akberali, Ettorino Di Tommaso, Sarah J. George, Thomas W. Johnson, Vito Domenico Bruno
Summary: Compared with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) has a slightly higher short-term mortality but the difference is not significant in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease (MCAD). Similar rates of mid-term survival and other short-term post-operative complications were found between the two groups. HCR has shorter intensive care unit stays and reduced requirement for blood transfusion.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Denggao Peng, Yanzhang Gao, Li Zhang, Zhichao Liu, Huan Wang, Yingxia Liu
Summary: This study re-evaluated the relationship between hepcidin-mediated iron dysmetabolism and the severity of COVID-19. The results showed that severe COVID-19 cases had higher levels of hepcidin and ferritin, and lower serum iron, with no significant differences in transferrin saturation.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Shuya Zhou, Huihui Li, Shiru Li
Summary: This study conducted a meta-analysis and found that ferritin, serum iron, hemoglobin, and total iron binding capacity (TIBC) levels are strongly associated with the risk, severity, and mortality of COVID-19. Non-survivors have higher ferritin levels and lower serum iron and TIBC levels compared to survivors.
Review
Clinical Neurology
Felix Javier Jimenez-Jimenez, Hortensia Alonso-Navarro, Elena Garcia-Martin, Jose A. G. Agundez
Summary: This study found a trend of increased CSF iron levels and marginally decreased serum/plasma iron levels in PD patients compared to controls. However, there were no significant differences observed in ferritin, transferrin, lactoferrin, and haptoglobin concentrations between PD patients and controls.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2021)
Review
Hematology
Ibadete Bytyci, Rafik Shenouda, Per Wester, Michael Y. Henein
Summary: The meta-analysis revealed a linear relationship between coronary and carotid atherosclerosis, with carotid plaque features associated with coronary artery disease. Moderate correlations were found between carotid intima-media thickness and the severity of CAD, as well as carotid and coronary stenosis.
ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Huai Wen, Marady Hun, Mingyi Zhao, Phanna Han, Qingnan He
Summary: This meta-analysis investigated the diagnostic and prognostic values of serum ferritin (SF) in Kawasaki disease (KD). The results suggest that SF may serve as a critical biomarker for predicting IVIG resistance and coronary artery lesions (CALs) in patients with KD. Maintaining the dynamic balance of iron, SF, and ferroptosis could be an important therapeutic strategy to reduce the morbidity of CALs.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hristo Kirov, Tulio Caldonazo, Mohamed Rahouma, N. Bryce Robinson, Michelle Demetres, Patrick W. Serruys, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, Mario Gaudino, Torsten Doenst
Summary: For the treatment of NSTE-ACS, CABG and PCI are associated with similar rates of long-term mortality and myocardial infarction. CABG is associated with lower rates of long-term MACE and re-revascularization.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lin Gong, Jiahui Sun, Shuyan Cong
Summary: This meta-analysis suggests that iron and iron-related proteins are associated with the risk of AD, indicating the importance of further exploring iron imbalance in AD using biofluids.
JOURNAL OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jorge Sanz Sanchez, Julio I. Farjat Pasos, Julia Martinez Sole, Bilal Hussain, Sant Kumar, Mohil Garg, Mauro Chiarito, Andrea Teira Calderon, Jose A. Sorolla-Romero, Mauro Echavarria Pinto, Eun-Seok Shin, Jose Luis Diez Gil, Ron Waksman, Tim P. van de Hoef, Hector M. Garcia-Garcia
Summary: According to the meta-analysis, FFR-guided PCI has a lower risk of all-cause mortality and myocardial infarction compared to non-physiology-guided coronary revascularization. However, there were no differences between the groups in terms of major adverse cardiac events and repeat revascularization.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Stefan Grajek, Michal Michalak, Tomasz Urbanowicz, Anna Olasinska-Wisniewska
Summary: Colchicine treatment in coronary artery disease patients significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular events, with a net clinical benefit and should be considered as part of preventive treatment in patients with good tolerance.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Niya Mileva, Sakura Nagumo, Takuya Mizukami, Jeroen Sonck, Colin Berry, Emanuele Gallinoro, Giovanni Monizzi, Alessandro Candreva, Daniel Munhoz, Dobrin Vassilev, Martin Penicka, Emanuele Barbato, Bernard De Bruyne, Carlos Collet
Summary: This study found that approximately half of patients with nonobstructive coronary artery disease had coronary microvascular disease (CMD) and/or coronary spasm. Female patients had a higher risk of CMD. Greater awareness among physicians is needed for accurate diagnosis and patient-tailored management.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaolong Shi, Yufei Zhou, Pei Guo, Jingyao Ren, He Zhang, Qiqi Dong, Chunji Jiang, Chao Zhong, Zheng Zhang, Shubo Wan, Xinhua Zhao, Haiqiu Yu
Summary: Intercropping of peanut and sorghum can improve soil properties and microbial community structure, enhancing nutrient availability, enzymatic activities, and plant adaptability under salt stress conditions.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Chao Wang, Yunchu Zhang, Yanfei Zhou, Shaohan Sun, Hanyuan Zhang, Yepeng Wang
Summary: This paper proposes a novel algorithm DFV-YOLOv5 for occupancy detection, which tackles the problems of slow model convergence and poor detection performance for densely occluded targets. The proposed algorithm uses the anchor-free mechanism and decoupled detection heads to improve the detection accuracy and robustness. Experimental results show the practicality and superiority of the algorithm in occupancy detection compared to mainstream target detection models.
NEURAL COMPUTING & APPLICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Geological
Chao Zhang, Chao Ding, Yun Zhou, Guangyu Wang, Fei Shi, Weiyuan Huang
Summary: A novel stair system is proposed in this study, which is a prefabricated reinforced concrete staircase isolated by high damping rubber (HDR) bearings that can alleviate the detrimental diagonal bracing effect of traditional staircases under lateral inputs. The remarkable properties of HDR bearings are verified through material tests, and a parametric study is conducted to understand the behavior of the developed system. The results confirm that the proposed system can mitigate the detrimental effect and improve the seismic performance, with the rubber thickness of the HDR bearings playing a significant role.
BULLETIN OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Haolan Wang, Wenlong Zhang, Yi Li, Yu Gao, Nan Yang, Lihua Niu, Huanjun Zhang, Longfei Wang
Summary: This study investigates the impact of trophic interactions on the assembly of multi-trophic microbial communities and nitrogen transformation potential in typical urban river bends. The results indicate that trophic interactions strongly shape microbial communities, leading to increased abundance in multitrophic microbial communities and enhanced nitrogen transformation potential. This research provides a theoretical basis for the regulation and restoration of urban rivers.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Wenxian Wang, Dan Yang, Yufei Zhou, Yuding Zhang, Lijiao Guan, Xianfen Zhang, Weiming Xue, Saipeng Huang
Summary: This study successfully constructed highly sensitive and functional carbon quantum dots for the detection of tyrosinase activity. These carbon quantum dots showed excellent linear relationship and broad linear range with high accuracy and recovery in human serum samples. Furthermore, they demonstrated good cellular imaging capability and biocompatibility, making them suitable for intracellular tyrosinase detection. This research holds potential biomedical applications in early diagnosis of melanoma and other tyrosinase-related diseases.
JOURNAL OF FLUORESCENCE
(2023)
Article
Surgery
Jia-Ming Sun, Chia-Kang Ho, Ya Gao, Chio-Hou Chong, Yang-Dan Liu, Yu-Xin Liu, Dan-Ning Zheng, Yi-Fan Zhang, Li Yu
Summary: Sal-B could improve the effect of fat transplantation by inhibiting the polarization of M1 macrophages through NF-kappa B signaling. The results showed that Sal-B significantly improved fat graft survival and attenuated adipose tissue fibrosis and inflammation. In addition, Sal-B had an inhibitory effect on NF-kappa B signaling.
AESTHETIC SURGERY JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yujie Zhou, Ruyan Wang, Xingyue Mo, Zhidu Li, Tong Tang
Summary: This study proposes a robust hierarchical federated learning (R-HFL) framework that utilizes cloud-edge cooperation to enhance communication efficiency and system resistance to abnormal behaviors in distributed machine learning training.
Article
Management
James M. Raymo, Yanfei Zhou
Summary: A significant number of impoverished mothers in Japan do not work, which defies conventional theories of labor supply and the expectation of gender equality. Unlike in the United States and other countries, well-known barriers to employment for low-income mothers do not seem to apply in Japan. This study seeks to understand this phenomenon by examining the reasons given by these mothers for not working and the factors influencing maternal employment based on their husbands' income. The prioritization of childrearing and traditional gender roles were found to be strong predictors of non-employment among all mothers, regardless of their husbands' income level.
GENDER WORK AND ORGANIZATION
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaolong Shi, Yufei Zhou, Xinhua Zhao, Pei Guo, Jingyao Ren, He Zhang, Qiqi Dong, Zheng Zhang, Haiqiu Yu, Shubo Wan
Summary: Soil metabolomics and metagenome sequencing were used to investigate the salt-stress response in peanuts intercropped with sorghum. The study found that carbohydrate metabolism was the most differentially expressed pathway, with certain metabolites more abundant in intercropped peanuts under salt stress. In addition, there was a higher abundance of specific microbial taxa in intercropped peanuts under salt stress. These findings suggest that intercropping can indirectly influence beneficial microbial communities and potentially enhance peanut's salt tolerance.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nan Yang, Xing Hou, Yi Li, Huanjun Zhang, Jun Wang, Xiaodong Hu, Wenlong Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the effects of water diversion on microbial communities in different habitats. It finds that increased connectivity between aquatic habitats due to water diversion can homogenize microbial communities and reduce heterogeneity. Stochastic processes play an important role in shaping microbial community assembly, with dispersal limitation and variable selection being the dominant mechanisms in isolated lakes. The study provides important insights for water resource allocation and project management.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Yunwen Xue, Minhua Gu, Cuilan Chen, Yujian Yao, Yuzhen Li, Guohu Weng, Yong Gu
Summary: The ApoE mimetic peptide COG1410 can alleviate blood-brain barrier (BBB) damage and neuroinflammation caused by cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.
MOLECULAR MEDICINE REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Yan Wang, Kaitai Liu, Yunyun Zhou, Yong Chen, Chenzhong Jin, Yihong Hu
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between phenolic acid biosynthesis and continuous cropping (CC) in Polygonatum odoratum roots through miRNA-seq and RNA-seq analysis. Several key DEGs and DEMs involved in phenolic acid synthesis were identified, providing a foundation for further understanding phenolic acid biosynthesis during CC of P. odoratum roots.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Leishan Shi, Shuzhen Chen, Yanfang Zhou
Summary: Based on social capital theory, this study investigates the relationship between social capital and teachers' Creative Teaching Behavior (CTB) in school organizations. The results show that social capital positively predicts primary school teachers' CTB. It is found that social capital influences CTB through the mediating effects of knowledge sharing and creative teaching self-efficacy. The findings have theoretical and empirical implications for teachers' CTB.
THINKING SKILLS AND CREATIVITY
(2023)
Article
Area Studies
Yufei Zhou
Summary: This paper discusses the commodification of Tibetan Mastiffs and the care relationship between humans and dogs. Tibetan pastoralists and dogs have a reciprocal yet distanced care relationship, while breeders of Tibetan Mastiffs focus on their ferociousness, resulting in a more dedicated but unilateral and dangerous care approach. The unintended consequence of breeders' care is that they raise dogs that sometimes bite, due to the transformation of dogs' guarding abilities from ethical virtue to commercial value.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kexin Li, Yufeng Jiang, Yiyao Zeng, Yafeng Zhou
Summary: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by the replacement of cardiac myocytes with fibro-fatty tissues, leading to abnormal excitation-contraction (EC) coupling and a range of malignant events. The pathogenesis of ACM involves mutation variants in desmosomal or non-desmosomal gene loci, as well as various external factors. Ion channel alterations, autophagy and non-desmosomal variants are also important components in the development of ACM. Reviewing recent studies on these topics is crucial for better diagnosing and treating the molecular phase of ACM.
CURRENT ISSUES IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)
