Suchergebnisse - Lin ZHENG

<p>This paper aims to investigate a group of Chinese students’ intercultural encounters studying in two articulation programmes in one British university and analyses the barriers that seem to exist between them, home and other international students. This research is qualitative in nature. Th...

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Energy poverty continues to be a critical challenge, and this requires efficient and scalable identification methods to support targeted interventions. The Low Income Low Energy Efficiency (LILEE) indicator and previously the Low Income High Costs (LIHC) indicator have been used by the UK government...

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Mangoes often suffer from low temperature-induced chilling injury (CI) during postharvest cold storage. Therefore, advanced techniques are crucial and in high demand to solve the chilling stress of mango fruit for a higher value. This study addresses chilling stress modulation by investigating the e...

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Enterococci are Gram-positive cocci that are considered to be one of the causative agents of hospital-acquired infections. CRISPR-Cas is an adaptive immune system with targeted defense functions against foreign invading nucleic acids and plays an important role in antibiotic resistance. In this stud...

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Heavy metal contamination has been regarded as an environmental variable that affects the efficiency of pest biological control, but the parasitic fitness of parasitoids under heavy metal stress is poorly understood. Herein, the effect of Cd exposure through the host pupa of Hyphantria cunea on the...

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Objective: This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of literature comparing the clinical effectiveness and safety between anterior reconstruction (AR) and posterior osteotomy (PO) in the treatment of Kümmell's disease with neurological deficits. Methods: We systematically reviewed the li...

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The kiwifruit trees (Actinidia deliciosa cv. Bruno) were sprayed with 5 mmol L–1 oxalic acid (OA) or water (as control) at 130, 137 or 144 d after full-blossom, and then the fruit were harvested at commercial maturity and stored at room temperature (20±1)°C for 13 d. The effect of pre-harvest sprayi...

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Abstract Background Inflammatory bone resorption is a prominent risk factor for implantation failure. Simvastatin (SIM) has anti‐inflammatory effects independent of cholesterol lowering and reduces osteoclastogenesis by decreasing both the number and activity of osteoclasts. However, the specific me...

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Objective: Simple hepatic steatosis can no longer be ignored as a "benign finding", and the management and evaluation of the clinical interventions depend on the degree of hepatic steatosis. Here, we aimed to investigate the feasibility and diagnostic performance of thermoacoustic imaging...

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Abstract Background Antimony (Sb) contamination is a serious environmental problem owing to its extensive production worldwide. High concentration of Sb is often detected in mining-contaminated environments, leading to the risk of contamination to the downstream environments through waterflow. Micro...

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Summary: Background: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a major cause of acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) and can trigger outbreaks in vulnerable settings such as nursing homes, pediatric wards, and neonatal intensive care units. This meta-analysis aims to investigate the prevalence, ou...

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ABSTRACT Background Multiple ground glass opacities (mGGOs) are frequently observed in patients with early‐stage lung adenocarcinoma. The most appropriate and effective treatment for these mGGOs remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to retrospectively review the usefulness and safety...

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PurposeTo analyze the efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with apatinib (TACE-A) for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).MethodsData from advanced HCC patients treated with TACE-A between January 2019 and June 2022 were evaluated. The patients from 8 me...

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