To explore the influence of respiratory infections on onset Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) in children, along with exploring potential underlying mechanisms. The present study conducted a statistical analysis renal involvement indicators 296 children HSP who came to Children's Hospital Zhejiang University, as well IgA levels 400 and HSP. Compared control group, exhibited significant increase urine red blood cell count, microalbuminuria, protein/creatinine ratio (P < 0.001). monthly...

Background: Chemotherapy remains a primary treatment method for advanced pancreatic cancer. However, chemotherapy resistance can influence the therapeutic effect of The mechanism chemotherapeutic agents such as gemcitabine, which is an agent typically used to treat cancer, complicated and be influenced by genes environment. Oridonin tetracyclic diterpenoid compound extracted from traditional Chinese herb Rabdosia labtea. may overcome drug in but researching cancer oridonin not completely...

Flexible radiofrequency coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have garnered attention in research and industrial communities because they provide improved accessibility performance can accommodate a range of anatomic postures. Most recent flexible coil developments involve customized conductors or substrate materials and/or target applications at 3 T above. In contrast, we set out to design based on an off-the-shelf conductor that is suitable operation 0.55 (23.55 MHz). Signal-to-noise...

Recent studies have demonstrated that the expression of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) AFAP1-AS1 in pancreatic cancer is negatively correlated with survival and prognosis. However, effects oridonin lncRNA on epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) migration cells not been fully elucidated. Surgery only potentially curative method for cancer, but postoperative recurrence metastasis are common. The aim present study was to assess effect silencing cells. cell lines BxPC-3 PANC-1 were...

Thioacetamide (TAA) is used in various fields, such as synthetic drugs, organic chemical synthesis, and materials chemistry. TAA mainly to establish animal liver injury models other organ damage explore their mechanisms for helping patients with disease. Liver can lead abnormal expression of some enzymes the serum, so we detected appropriate enzyme levels serum SD rats verify liver. More importantly, caused bone barely understood. Therefore, our research aims a rat model reflecting acute by...

To present a novel 3T 24-channel glove array that enables hand and wrist imaging in varying postures.

To explore the influence of changes in human lifestyle and living environment caused by nonpharmaceutical interventions coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on allergic diseases, present study enrolled children who came to Children's Hospital Zhejiang University for allergen detection between January December 2020. By comparing positive rates levels various allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) before during COVID-19 pandemic, prevention control measures diseases was evaluated. In 2019, 41...

The objective of the current study was to design and build a dual‐tuned coil array for simultaneous 23 Na/ 1 H MRI human brain at 7 T. Quality factor, experimental B + measurements, electromagnetic simulations in prototypes showed that setups consisting geometrically interleaved Na loops performed better than or similar isolation. Based on these preliminary findings, we built transmit/receive eight‐channel loop with array. We assessed performance manufactured mononuclear signal‐to‐noise...

Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are the most common types of tumors worldwide. The lack cancer biomarkers and targeted drug resistance barriers to achieving effective therapy. Low‑density lipoprotein receptor‑related protein 1 (LRP1) is a transmembrane that has multiple functions due its ability recognize different ligands; however, role LRP1 in GI cells remains unclear. present study aimed investigate tumors. Cancer Genome Atlas database was used analyze potential correlation between...

Purpose To develop a 3D MR technique to simultaneously acquire proton multiparametric maps (T 1 , T 2 and density) sodium density weighted images over the whole brain. Methods We implemented stack‐of‐stars pulse sequence which consists of interleaved ( H) 23 Na) excitations, tailored slice encoding gradients that can encode same for both nuclei, simultaneous readout with different radial trajectories H, full‐radial; Na, center‐out radial). The receive chain our 7T scanner was modified enable...

Wrist pain in the extended or weightbearing positions may be incompletely evaluated using standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with rigid clamshell coils neutral position.To evaluate a flexible 24-channel glove coil and harness when wrist neutral, dorsally extended, positions.Ten wrists 10 asymptomatic volunteers (mean age = 29 years) were scanned. Participants underwent 3-T MRI coil, acquiring sagittal turbo spin echo (TSE) half-Fourier acquisition single-shot (HASTE) pulse sequences....

Quantum entanglement represents a fundamental feature of quantum many-body systems. We combine tripartite with renormalization group theory to study the critical phenomena. The Ising model and Heisenberg X Z in presence Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction are adopted as research objects. identify that can signal point. derivative shows singularity spin chain size increases. Furthermore, intuitive scaling behavior system selected is studied result allows us precisely quantify correlation...

Up to this point, 1.5 T linac-compatible coil array layouts have been restricted one or two rows of coils because the desire place radiation-opaque circuitry adjacent and outside window through which linac beam travels. Such can limit parallel imaging performance. The purpose work was design build a three-row in remotely located circuits permitted central row while preserving radiolucent window.

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Dynamic MRI can be useful for evaluation of wrist instability. However, most available real-time methods are either limited due to their 2D nature or provide only low temporal resolution and insufficient image quality. Here, we propose a novel approach volumetric dynamic examination by assembling data into 3D snapshots using MRI-visible markers. The method has been demonstrated ulnar-radial deviation flexible coil 3D-printed support platform guiding motion. Future work will use...

One method to achieve multiple coil resonances involves the use of diode or microelectromechanical system (MEMS) switches toggle between at proton and x-nuclei frequencies. While this approach provides a straightforward means activate deactivate coils corresponding desired nucleus, it does not allow simultaneous multinuclear data acquisition hat is required eliminate temporal disparities. In work we present triple tuned birdcage for truly imaging X-nuclei combined with dipole array 7T. We...

Flexible coils have the potential to improve SNR over rigid but been rarely applied head imaging. We built a flexible 13-channel coil for 0.55T based on RG-223 cable loops arranged with dodecahedral geometry. The closely fit and provided 30-50% gain in ventricles significant image quality improvements conventional coil. While current minimalistic prototype showed promising performance, practical advances, such as an insulating layer that can be easily sanitized structure immobilize head,...

The elaborate design of inexpensive, high-performance electrocatalysts from earth-abundant elements toward oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is critical in various (electro)chemical processes. Herein, a novel binder-free catalyst Ce-coupled Ni3S2/NiS supported on Ni foam (Ce-Ni3S2/NiS@NF) successfully synthesized via facile one-step hydrothermal method that enables practical feasibility with significant enhancement OER activity through anchoring Ce dopants an nanobud host. species coupling can...

Motivation: RF Coil design for low frequencies. Goal(s): Demonstrate the impact of losses in different matching network topologiesApproach: we compared three- and four-element networks on 12 cm diameter coils at 10, 23.55, 63.6 MHz. evaluated coil loss SNR. Results: At 10 23.55MHz, with three-element (single stage) exhibited approximately 50% lower unloaded Q to networks, whereas values were within 3% matched 63.6MHz. SNR 23.55MHz (0.55T) was 30% higher over coil. Impact: Resistive can be...