Publications by authors named "Yuqi Ge"

An one-pot method was used to prepare bimetallic nanozymes, with chitosan (CS) and l-tyrosine (L-Tyr) as stabilized dispersed colloidal solutions and a carrier for gold-platinum single atoms (Au-Pt SAs), which exhibited excellent peroxidase activity. A colorimetric method based on CS/L-Tyr/Au-Pt SAs nanozymes was constructed for the colorimetric detection of quercetin (QR) in human serum and orange juice. The synthesized bimetallic nanozymes were characterized by SEM, TEM, HAADF-STEM, FT-IR, XRD and XPS techniques to demonstrate the successful synthesis of CS/L-Tyr/Au-Pt SAs nanozymes.

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In vitro metabolic models provide a means to circumvent the ethical concerns associated with human administration research, allowing for preliminary predictions of human metabolism while generating high concentrations of metabolites for characterization. As S1.1-class anabolic androgenic steroids on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List, oxymetholone and methasterone have consistently appeared in the top 20 substances identified in adverse analytical findings (AAFs) in recent years, reflecting their persistent abuse patterns in sports.

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Background: Affective symptoms are a prevalent psychopathological feature in various psychiatric disorders. However, the underlying neurobiological mechanisms are complex and not yet fully understood.

Methods: We used normative modeling to establish a reference for functional activation of functional magnetic resonance imaging based on an emotional episodic memory task, which is frequently used to study affective symptoms in psychiatric disorders.

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Oxymetholone and methasterone are anabolic androgenic steroids prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for both in-competition and out-of-competition use. Detecting metabolites of exogenous steroids is crucial for establishing doping violations, making the study of these metabolites essential in antidoping efforts. This study investigated the urinary metabolic profiles of oxymetholone and methasterone using gas chromatography-orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC-Orbitrap-HRMS) in nanogram level by utilizing a novel multiplex nontargeted framework protocol.

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Antibiotic resistance has become a critical health crisis globally. Traditional strategies using antibiotics can lead to drug-resistance, while inorganic antimicrobial agents can cause severe systemic toxicity. Here, we have developed a dual-antibiotic hydrogel delivery system (PDA-Ag@Levo/CMCS), which can achieve controlled release of clinical antibiotics levofloxacin (Levo) and classic nanoscale antibiotic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), effectively eliminating drug-resistant .

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Resting-state functional MRI (fMRI) has revealed functional changes at the cortical level in degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) patients. The aim of this study was to systematically integrate static and dynamic functional connectivity (FC) to unveil abnormalities of functional networks of DCM patients and to analyze the prognostic value of these abnormalities for patients using resting-state fMRI. In this study, we collected clinical data and fMRI data from 44 DCM patients and 39 healthy controls (HC).

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Rationale: Stanozolol, an anabolic androgenic steroid listed in Part S1 of the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List, exhibits a low response and significant matrix interference in urine samples when using liquid-liquid extraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Enhancing sample preparation techniques remains essential for the effective detection of stanozolol and its metabolites.

Methods: A method for determining stanozolol and its metabolites (3'-OH-stanozolol, 4β-OH-stanozolol, and 16β-OH-stanozolol) in human urine was developed and validated using GC-Orbitrap high-resolution MS combined with optimized mixed-mode solid-phase extraction (SPE).

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Over the past few decades, anabolic androgenic steroids (AASs) have been abused in and out of competition for their performance-enhancing and muscle-building properties. Traditionally, AASs were commonly detected using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in the initial testing procedure for doping control purposes. Gas chromatography-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry (GC-Orbitrap-HRMS) is a new technology that has many advantages in comparison with GC-MS (e.

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Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically investigate the changes in cerebellar neural activity and cerebellar-cortical functional connectivity (FC) in patients with degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Methods: In this study, we collected clinical data and resting-state fMRI data from 54 DCM patients and 50 healthy controls (HCs). We analyzed voxel-wise regional fMRI metrics, including amplitude of low frequency fluctuation (ALFF), fractional ALFF, regional homogeneity, functional connectivity density, and voxel-mirrored homotopic connectivity.

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Glucocorticoids are classified in section S9 of the Prohibited List of the World Anti-Doping Agency, due to a potential risk to improving physical performance and causing harm to the health of athletes. Based on the similar physiological actions of glucocorticoids, both differentiating known glucocorticoids and identifying unknown glucocorticoids are important for doping control. Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry plays an important role in structural characterization because of abundant structural diagnostic ions produced by electron ionization.

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Objective: To determine if brain functional connectivity (FC) is associated with the prognosis in depressed degenerative cervical myelopathy patients (DCM) and to investigate the possible brain functional mechanism.

Methods: Resting-state fMRI scans and peripheral blood cell counts from 33 depressed DCM patients, 33 age and gender-matched DCM patients without depression were analyzed. All patients were evaluated using Japanese Orthopedic Association score before and 6 weeks after decompression surgery.

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A method for simultaneous quantification of urinary steroids has been developed using supported liquid extraction technique in combination with gas chromatography-triple quadruple tandem mass spectrometry. The supported liquid extraction technique could enrich low-concentration analytes by reducing matrix interference, hence the technique offered better extraction efficiency compared to conventional preparation methods. The method was shown to be linear (r > 0.

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The deficit in emotional face processing is a critical impairment for individuals with high autistic traits. The temporalparietal junction(TPJ) is considered to be closely related to emotional face processing. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of highdefinition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) over the right temporal-parietal junction (rTPJ) on facial emotion processing of individuals with high autistic traits using eye-tracking technology.

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