Publications by authors named "Jia-Wen Wang"

Objective: To investigate the spatiotemporal patterns and socioeconomic factors influencing the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in the Guangdong Province between 2010 and 2019.

Method: Spatial and temporal variations in TB incidence were mapped using heat maps and hierarchical clustering. Socioenvironmental influencing factors were evaluated using a Bayesian spatiotemporal conditional autoregressive (ST-CAR) model.

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Programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 inhibitors have become pivotal agents in cancer immunotherapy, demonstrating significant efficacy across multiple malignancies. However, beyond regulating T cell activation, the PD-1/PD-L1 axis also exerts complex and critical effects on bone metabolism. Notably, both clinical observations and mechanistic studies have revealed a paradox: on one hand, PD-1/PD-L1 blockade appears to confer bone-protective benefits; on the other hand, it has been associated with bone-related adverse events (AEs) in up to 69% of patients, including pathological fractures and vertebral compression fractures.

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Malignant melanoma brain metastases (MBM) represent one of the deadliest complications of melanoma, with an incidence rate of 7.3%. Among patients with acral and mucosal melanoma, the cumulative 5-year incidence can reach 19.

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Background: Ankle sprain is one of the common traumatic injuries in daily life, and PRICE (protection, rest, ice, compression pressure bandaging, elevation of the affected limb) principle is routinely recommended at its early stage. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), bone-setting technique (BST) can quickly relieve ankle pain and improve walking function, but physicians require high skills and physical strength. In this study, we designed an exercise-heel kicking exercise (HKE) based on the principles and methods of BST.

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains a major global public health challenge. Although highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART or ART) can effectively control viral replication, it fails to eradicate latent viral reservoirs and poses limitations such as lifelong medication and cumulative drug toxicity. This study focuses on the pivotal role of C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) gene editing in HIV immunotherapy, particularly highlighting the natural resistance to R5-tropic HIV strains observed in the "Berlin" and "London" patients carrying the homozygous CCR5-Δ32 mutation.

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Ultrafine aperture control of carbon capture adsorbents is first and foremost important but inscrutable. Herein, an inter-cluster-linker-absence-enabled sub-Ångstrom pore modulation strategy is proposed through the efficient transitivity of coordination bonds in a metal-organic framework (MOF). The feasibility of this strategy is well-demonstrated in SNNU-98-M materials composed of directly connected [M(TAZ)] (M = Cd or Cu, TAZ = tetrazolate) triangular prism clusters.

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The widespread use of plastics has led to the prevalence of microplastics in the soil environment, which, as an emerging pollutant, affects plant growth, soil physicochemical properties, and microbial community structure. The effects of different contents of low-density polyethylene microplastics (LDPE-MPs) on soybean growth, soil physicochemical properties, soil enzyme activities, and microbial activities were investigated through pot culture experiments to explore the toxic effects of microplastics on soybean-soil-microbial systems. The results showed that compared with that in the control, microplastics inhibited soybean emergence (14.

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Lysine acylation is a ubiquitous post-translational modification (PTM) that plays pivotal roles in various cellular processes, such as transcription, metabolism, protein localization and folding. Thousands of lysine acylation sites have been identified based on advances in antibody enrichment strategies, highly sensitive analysis by mass spectrometry (MS), and bioinformatics. However, only 27 lysine methacrylation (Kmea) sites have been identified exclusively in histone proteins.

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In the field of geriatric orthopedics, the correlation between Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) assessment and postoperative outcomes in elderly trimalleolar fracture patients remains a critical area of investigation. The retrospective study by Zhou et al. examines this relationship through postoperative complication analysis.

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Objectives: To explore the causes of related medical damage risks and preventive measures by analyzing the identification results of medical damage in 20 urological death cases.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 20 death cases of medical damage identification involving urology diagnosis and treatment accepted by the Judicial Appraisal Center, School of Forensic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, and Academy of Forensic Science from 2010 to 2023.

Results: Among the 20 cases, the male-to-female ratio was 1.

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  • The study focuses on the mitochondrial genome of a trematode parasite from wood frogs, marking the first complete sequencing for the family Pleurogenidae, which is significant due to high infection rates in these frogs and their ecological importance.* -
  • The mitochondrial genome is circular and comprises 15,043 base pairs with 36 genes, including 12 protein-coding genes, and shows a strong bias towards adenine and thymine (63.75% A+T content).* -
  • Phylogenetic analysis indicates that this trematode is more closely related to Prosthogonimidae than to Eucotylidae, providing valuable genetic data for future research on Xiphidiata trematodes.*
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  • The recovery of light alkanes like ethane and propane from natural gas is crucial for petrochemical production, and this study introduces a method using bi-nanotraps to selectively trap these gases.
  • Two specially designed metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), SNNU-185 and SNNU-186, are utilized, featuring size-complementary nanotraps optimized for ethane and propane.
  • These bi-nanotraps enhance gas separation through favorable interactions and efficient mass transfer, resulting in high adsorption capacities and purities, demonstrating excellent natural gas upgrading performance.
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  • The study investigates the prevalence of important diarrheal protozoan pathogens in cattle fecal samples collected from Heilongjiang Province, highlighting their global health risks to humans and animals.
  • The research sampled 1,155 cattle, revealing infection rates of 5.5% for one protozoan species, 3.8% for another, and 6.5% for a third, with several genetic variants identified among them.
  • Findings indicate that some protozoan species are zoonotic, meaning they can be transmitted from animals to humans, which raises public health concerns in the affected areas.
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  • An anorectal foreign body requires careful evaluation and prompt treatment to prevent serious complications like intestinal perforation.
  • A 54-year-old male accidentally inserted a glass electrode tube into his rectum while trying to treat hemorrhoids; after more than 24 hours, he underwent surgery to remove it using colonoscopy and specialized tools.
  • Post-surgery assessments including a CT scan and colonoscopy showed no residual foreign body or damage, highlighting the importance of timely and appropriate medical intervention in such cases.
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Developing efficient adsorbents for acetylene purification from multicomponent mixtures is of critical significance in the chemical industry, but the trade-off between regenerability and selectivity significantly restricts practical industrial applications. Here, we report ultramicroporous metal-organic frameworks with acetylene-affinity channels to enhance electrostatic interaction between CH and frameworks for the efficient one-step purification of CH from CH/CO/CH mixtures, in which the electrostatic interaction led to high regenerability. The obtained exhibits significantly higher adsorption capacity for CH than that for both CH and CO at 298 K and 0.

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Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare tumors of the gastrointestinal tract accounting for less than 1% of all gut tumors. GISTs occurring in the rectum are extremely rare, and these usually present at an advanced stage compared with other sites.

Case Summary: A 60-year-old male who presented with features of sensations of rectal tenesmus was referred to our department with a mass in the lower rectum that was detected during a routine checkup.

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  • - Breast cancer is the most common cancer globally and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women, prompting research into less toxic alternative treatments like curcumin (CUR), a natural compound from turmeric.
  • - CUR shows promise as an anticancer agent but faces challenges such as poor water solubility, rapid metabolism, and low bioavailability, which limit its effectiveness in treatment.
  • - The review highlights advancements in targeted drug delivery systems (TDDSs) using nanomaterials to enhance CUR's delivery and efficacy in breast cancer therapy, detailing its mechanisms and recent studies on various types of TDDSs.
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As the largest reservoir in North China, the Miyun Reservoir is the most important surface drinking water source in Beijing. Bacteria are key regulators of reservoir ecosystem structure and function, and exploring the community distribution characteristics of bacteria is important for maintaining water quality safety in reservoirs. The spatiotemporal distribution and environmental factors of bacterial communities in the water and sediment of the Miyun Reservoir were explored using the high-throughput sequencing method.

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Due to the trade-off barrier between high storage capacity and high selectivity, the controllable and systematic design of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) aiming at performance optimization is still challenging. Herein, considering the effectiveness of alkoxy group functionalization and a pore-space partition strategy, a series of rigid Mg-pacs-MOFs (, = ) with flexible side chains are built for the first time, realizing systematic pore environmental modification. The steric hindrance effects, electron-donating ability, and the flexibility of alkoxy groups are considered as key factors, which lead to a regular change of gas adsorption capacity and selectivity.

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  • Trematodes are intestinal flukes that can infect various hosts and cause economic losses globally, but there's limited molecular research on them.
  • This study focused on the mitochondrial genome of a specific trematode from red pandas, revealing it has 14,642 base pairs and contains 12 protein-coding genes among other genetic components.
  • The findings enhance existing mitochondrial genome data and could support future studies on the taxonomy and genetics of related trematodes.
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Heavy metal pollution seriously threatens the diversity and composition of microbial communities in various ecosystems. However, little is known about the effects of heavy metal pollution on the structure of microbial communities in the three habitats of "surface water-sediment-groundwater." Here, with help of 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing technology, the diversity and composition of microbial communities, as well as the underlying controlling factors, were investigated and compared among the surface water, sediment, and groundwater of the Tanghe sewage reservoir.

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Background: Excessive doses of electromagnetic radiation pose a negative impact on the central nervous system and lead to mental disorders. Molecular hydrogen can scavenge intracellular hydroxyl radicals, acting as an antioxidant, anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory agent. We seek to assess the capability of molecular hydrogen to ameliorate brain damage induced by electromagnetic radiation.

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  • - Neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD) is caused by nervous system issues, leading to problems with urination and incontinence, and is treated through pelvic floor exercises, medications, and sacral neuromodulation (SNM).
  • - A 29-year-old patient with over 20 years of voiding dysfunction received a rechargeable SNM system in China, which improved his bladder capacity and overall quality of life based on tests conducted before and after surgery.
  • - This case represents the first instance of a rechargeable SNM system being used in China and suggests its safety and effectiveness, though further clinical studies and long-term monitoring are necessary for broader application.
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