Search Results - Qi Xu

BackgroundGiven the persistent, complex, and diverse health needs of chronic disease patients, their health literacy and active participation in the process of primary health service delivery has gained increasing attention. This study aimed to identify the potential profiles of patient health liter...

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BackgroundUnder the context that the Chinese government has taken many incentives to promote the development of primary health care (PHC), the extent to which patients choose PHC as their usual source of care (USC) and how patient perceived service quality affects this choice remains unclear. This s...

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Accessibility is essential for the equitable planning of key amenities such as job, healthcare, and education in the X-minute city. However, previous studies tend to ignore the monetary cost of travel in accessibility modelling or fail to provide an effective accessibility planning tool based on the...

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Deciphering the spatiotemporal distribution of bacteria during breast cancer progression may provide critical insights for developing bacterial-based therapeutic strategies. Using a murine breast cancer model, we longitudinally profiled the microbiota in breast tumor tissue, mammary gland, spleen, a...

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To promote the automation and intelligence of rail freight, the accurate identification and localization of bulk cargo unloading hoppers have become a key technical challenge. Under the technological wave driven by the deep integration of Industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence, the bulk cargo unlo...

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With the rapid development of location-based services and online social networks, POI recommendation services considering geographic and social factors have received extensive attention. Meanwhile, the vigorous development of cloud computing has prompted service providers to outsource data to the cl...

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<b>Background/Objectives:</b> The baseline determinants of functional cure in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) are largely unknown. By applying propensity score matching (PSM) to real-world data, we aimed to identify traits associated with functional cure. <b>Methods:</b> We include...

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Transpiration is the dominant process driving water loss in crops, significantly influencing their growth, development, and yield. Efficient monitoring of transpiration rate (Tr) is crucial for evaluating crop physiological status and optimizing water management strategies. The three-temperature (3T...

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FP is a detrimental behavior for chickens, ducks, and geese associated with numerous physiological and neurobiological characteristics, which have been identified in many species as regulated by the gut microbiota. However, it is unknown whether and how gut microbiota influences FP by regulating neu...

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Optical metasurfaces enable compact, lightweight and planar optical devices. Their performances, however, are still limited by design approximations imposed by their macroscopic dimensions. To address this problem, we propose a neural network-based multi-stage gradient optimization method to efficie...

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BackgroundDifferent white matter hyperintensities (WMHs) distribution patterns exhibit distinct clinical implications, but their underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study explores vascular risk factors and neuroimaging features to elucidate their heterogeneity.MethodsWe retrospectively analyz...

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Objective To investigate the association between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and the occurrence of carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CAP) in a population with varying characteristics. Methods A total of 1, 019 residents from Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, who met the inclusio...

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An all-optical format conversion (AOFC) scheme for the input 30 Gbit/s rectangular 8-ary quadrature amplitude modulation (8QAM) signal is proposed and numerically investigated based on phase-sensitive amplification (PSA) and nonlinear Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI). Firstly, the input rectangular...

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Information regarding the impact of polymetallic exposure on metabolic syndrome (MetS) among residents living near abandoned Pb-Zn mines is limited. Our objective was to investigate the impact of co-exposure to metal mixtures on the prevalence of MetS among residents. ICP-MS was used to measure the...

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ObjectiveThis study systematically investigated the pharmacokinetic characteristics, cerebral distribution, and metabolic transformation of Gastrodia elata components in both healthy and cerebral ischemia rat models.MethodsChemical profiling of Gastrodia elata was conducted using UPLC-Q-TOF-MS. Base...

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The direct catalytic cracking of crude oil to valuable petrochemicals has drawn significant attention due to its potential to streamline refinery processes as a way of reducing the carbon footprint of petrochemicals production. Petrochemicals like light olefins and BTX are essential feedstocks for t...

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BackgroundApical periodontitis (AP) is a highly prevalent inflammatory condition that affects the tissue surrounding the apex of a tooth root. 7ND protein, a mutant form of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), functions as a dominant negative inhibitor of MCP-1. Previous studies have shown th...

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Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is the most prevalent tick-borne zoonotic bunyavirus, causing severe hemorrhagic fever and fatality in humans. Currently, the absence of approved vaccines or therapeutics for CCHFV infection necessitates the development of innovative therapeutic strateg...

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BackgroundA sedentary lifestyle can induce obesity, characterized by the accumulation of abdominal fat. Due to contemporary breeding practices, developing chicks exhibit increased resting time and decreased locomotor activity, resembling the sedentary lifestyle of humans. Developing chicks often sho...

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