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Zou Y, Lin L, Ye Y, Wei J, Zhou N, Liang Y, Gong H, Li L, Wu J, Li Y, Jia Z, Wu Y, Zhou J, Ge J, Zou Y. QILIQIANGXIN INHIBITS THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIAC HYPERTROPHY, REMODELLING, AND DYSFUNCTION DURING 4 WEEKS OF PRESSURE OVERLOAD IN MICE. BRITISH HEART JOURNAL 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302920a.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ma L, Velthof GL, Wang FH, Qin W, Zhang WF, Liu Z, Zhang Y, Wei J, Lesschen JP, Ma WQ, Oenema O, Zhang FS. Nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies and losses in the food chain in China at regional scales in 1980 and 2005. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 434:51-61. [PMID: 22542299 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.03.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2011] [Revised: 12/12/2011] [Accepted: 03/08/2012] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Crop and animal production in China has increased significantly during the last decades, but at the cost of large increases in nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) losses, which contribute to ecosystem degradation and human health effects. This information is largely based on scattered field experiments, surveys and national statistics. As a consequence, there is as yet no comprehensive understanding of the changes in N and P cycling and losses at regional and national scales. Here, we present the results of an integrated assessment of the N and P use efficiencies (NUE and PUE) and N and P losses in the chain of crop and animal production, food processing and retail, and food consumption at regional scale in 1980 and 2005, using a uniform approach and databases. Our results show that the N and P costs of food production-consumption almost doubled between 1980 and 2005, but with large regional variation. The NUE and PUE of crop production decreased dramatically, while NUE and PUE in animal production increased. Interestingly, NUE and PUE of the food processing sector decreased from about 75% to 50%. Intake of N and P per capita increased, but again with large regional variation. Losses of N and P from agriculture to atmosphere and water bodies increased in most regions, especially in the east and south of the country. Highest losses were estimated for the Beijing and Tianjin metropolitan regions (North China), Pearl River Delta (South China) and Yangzi River Delta (East China). In conclusion, the changes and regional variations in NUE and PUE in the food chain of China are large and complex. Changes occurred in the whole crop and animal production, food processing and consumption chain, and were largest in the most populous areas between 1980 and 2005.
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Wei J, Sue SH, Lee YT, Chang CY. Combined heart transplantation and total replacement of thoracic aorta in Marfan's syndrome with recurrent aortic dissection: a case report. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:1174-5. [PMID: 22564657 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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It is extremely rare for a patient to need simultaneous heart transplantation (HTx) and replacement of the thoracic aorta. A 23-year-old woman with Marfan's syndrome underwent Bentall's operation and replacement of the ascending aorta (AsA) due to a type A aortic dissection (AD) in August 2001. In March 2005, she began to experience dyspnea on exertion and was found to have a huge pseudoaneurysm at the aortic root, which had caused dehiscence of the aortic conduit. In July 2009, she suffered acute chest pain followed by hypotension and cold sweating. The computed tomography (CT) scan showed a recurrent dissection with a long intimal tear extending from the arch to the mid-portion of the descending thoracic aorta (DTA). Due to technical difficulties in the repair of the aortic root, she was placed on the HTx waiting list. The next day, she received a donor heart and underwent combined HTx and total replacement of the thoracic aorta. Explantation of the heart improved the exposure of the DTA. With the use of a vascular ring connector (Vasoring), the operation was successfully performed without need for a blood transfusion. The patient was still well at 2 years after the operation. Simultaneous replacement of the heart and the whole segment of the thoracic aorta is technically possible in Marfan patients who are complicated with aortic dissection.
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Wei J, Van Iseghem P. Colloid Formation During the Interaction of HLW Glass with Interstitial Clay Water. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-465-269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTDuring the reaction of HLW glass with interstitial clay water at different temperatures with various ratios of glass surface area to solution volume (SA/V) and durations, Eu released from the glass forms predominantly Eu-humate colloids (organic colloids) by a complexation reaction. The size distribution and stability of Eu-humate colloids have been characterized. It is likely that inorganic colloids which are mainly composed of Si, Al and Ca are generated from the corrosion of waste glass by a nucleation reaction.
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Wei J, Van Iseghem P. The Effect of Humic Acids on the Element Release from High Level
Waste Glass. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1557/proc-465-189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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ABSTRACTEu and Am doped glasses were interacted with synthetic interstitial clay
water (SIC) and corresponding reference leachant, humic acids free
interstitial solution (IS) to investigate the influence of humic acids on
the leaching behaviour of the waste glass. Static leach tests were carried
out at 40°C and 90°C. The release of the lanthanide Eu and the actinide Am
from the glass was obviously enhanced by the presence of humic acids. The
leaching of transition elements, Fe and Ti strongly depends on the humic
acids concentration. The leaching of glass matrix components, Al and B was
also influenced by the concentrations of humic acids. However, humic acids
have little effect on the leaching of glass matrix element Si.
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Rosell R, Sureda BM, Costa C, Molina M, Gimenez-Capitan A, Karachaliou N, Wei J, Vergnenegre A, Giannikopoulos P, Mermel C, Bivona T, De Marinis F, Felip E, Bueno TM, Gervais R, Santarpia M, Majem M, Bosch-Barrera J, Garcia-Campelo M, Paz-Ares L. Concomitant Actionable Mutations and Overall Survival (OS) in Egfr-Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients (P) Included in The Eurtac Trial: EGFR L858R, EGFR T790M, TP53 R273H and EML4-ALK (V3). Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)34341-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Wei J, Liu B, Yu L, Zou Z, Qiang X, Sánchez J, Costa C, Gimenez-Capitan A, Karachaliou N, Rosell R. Overall Survival (OS) to First- and Second-Line Chemotherapy Associated with Mrna Expression of Multiple Myeloma Set (MMSET) Domain, P53-Binding Protein 1 (53bp1) and Breast Cancer Susceptibility Gene 1 (BRCA1) in advanced Gastric Cancer Patients (P). Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33262-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Yang Q, Wei J, Chen Z. Fatal bronchial invasion of Scopulariopsis brevicaulis in an acute monocytic leukemia patient. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2012; 73:369-71. [DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2012] [Revised: 04/21/2012] [Accepted: 04/25/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Lee YT, Wei J, Chuang YC, Chang CY, Chen IC, Weng CF, Schmid-Schönbein GW. Successful treatment with continuous enteral protease inhibitor in a patient with severe septic shock. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:817-9. [PMID: 22483504 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The mortality rate among patients with septic shock is high despite current therapy. We present a case of Fournier's gangrene and septic shock at 4 years post-heart transplantation that was reversed by "continuous enteral feeding" of the digestive enzyme inhibitor, gabexate mesilate. Recently, powerful pancreatic digestive proteases in the lumen of the intestine have been identified as initiators of the systemic inflammatory response. Intraluminal inhibitions of the proteases significantly attenuates intestinal damage, system inflammation, and multiorgan failure in experimental forms of shock but it has not been tested in man. METHODS AND RESULTS Gabexate mesilate, a synthetic digestive protease inhibitor, was continuously administered in two liters of crystalloid solution to a patient by enteral feeding during septic shock. The condition and markers for shock due to sepsis reversed in a few days. CONCLUSION This case suggested that "enteral" digestive protease inhibition may decrease and even reverse the sequelae of shock and sepsis.
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Hadsell DL, Wei J, Olea W, Hadsell LA, Renwick A, Thomson PC, Shariflou M, Williamson P. In silico QTL mapping of maternal nurturing ability with the mouse diversity panel. Physiol Genomics 2012; 44:787-98. [PMID: 22759921 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00159.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Significant variation exists for maternal nurturing ability in inbred mice. Although classical mapping approaches have identified quantitative trait loci (QTL) that may account for this variation, the underlying genes are unknown. In this study, lactation performance data among the mouse diversity panel were used to map genomic regions associated with this variation. Females from each of 32 inbred strains (n = 8-19 dams/strain) were studied during the first 8 days of lactation by allowing them to raise weight- and size-normalized cross-foster litters (10 pups/litter). Average daily weight gain (ADG) of litters served as the primary indicator of milk production. The number of pups successfully reared to 8 days (PNUM8) also served as a related indicator of maternal performance. Initial haplotype association analysis using a Bonferroni-corrected, genome-wide threshold revealed 10 and 15 associations encompassing 11 and 13 genes for ADG and PNUM8, respectively. The most significant of these associated haplotype blocks were found on MMU 8, 11, and 19 and contained the genes Nr3c2, Egfr, Sec61g, and Gnaq. Lastly, two haplotype blocks on MMU9 were detected in association with PNUM8. These overlapped with the previously described maternal performance QTL, Neogq1. These results suggest that the application of in silico QTL mapping is a useful tool in discovering the presence of novel candidate genes involved in determining lactation capacity in mice.
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Li G, Wei J, Li D, Ballangrud A. SU-E-J-120: Characterization of 4D Lung Ventilation Based on 4DCT Lung Density. Med Phys 2012; 39:3680. [PMID: 28519801 DOI: 10.1118/1.4734956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To characterize patient's 4D lung ventilation and motion using 4DCT images aiming to extract pulmonary features for developing a biomechanical model to predict lung tumor motion. METHODS 4DCT images of sixteen patients were used for initial 4D-ventilation evaluation. A program was developed for visualization and quantification of 4D lung ventilation. Lung density gradient and pleural pressure variation were evaluated based on the gravity. Freeform deformable image registration (DIR) was applied to map the lung density from one phase to another, with linearly interpolated voxel density. The warped lung density from a secondary CT was compared with the primary CT (full-exhalation) for quantification. To minimize the uncertainty from motion artifacts for quantitative ventilation/motion analysis, we developed two screening algorithms (based on Fourier Transformation and Generalized Linear Regression) to quantify the regularity (score: 0 to 1) of the RPM waveform, assuming the higher the regularity in RPM the less motion artifacts in 4DCT. Ninety-seven RPM curves (54 free-breathing and 43 audio-coaching patients) were used to qualitatively test these screening methods. RESULTS Lung density gradient in anterior-posterior direction for supine patients is observed in 15/16 patients at scale of >100-200HU. The gravity pressure due to lung tissue weight is estimated to be ∼4mmHg, which could neutralize the pleural pressure at the posterior chest wall. The different pleural pressures at anterior/posterior chest walls may explain the difference in local diaphragm muscle engagement and motion range: 8±5mm (anterior) and 23±12mm (posterior). Motion artifacts and DIR uncertainty affected quantitative ventilation mapping. In the RPM regularity assessment, audiocoaching patients score higher than free-breathing patients: 0.76±0.13 vs. 0.50±0.19 (Fourier method) and 0.74±0.19 vs. 0.66±0.17 (Regression method). High-quality 4DCTs can be readily selected for further quantitative ventilation/motion analysis. CONCLUSIONS We have characterized several basic features of lung ventilation and motion and developed two effective screening methods for high-quality 4DCT for on-going quantitative studies.
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Xue X, Gao W, Sun B, Xu Y, Han B, Wang F, Zhang Y, Sun J, Wei J, Lu Z, Zhu Y, Sato Y, Sekido Y, Miao Y, Kondo Y. Vasohibin 2 is transcriptionally activated and promotes angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncogene 2012; 32:1724-34. [PMID: 22614011 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) typically relies on angiogenesis for its malignant behavior, including growth and metastasis. Vasohibin 2 (VASH2) was previously identified as an angiogenic factor, but its role in tumorigenesis is unknown. Using quantitative PCR and western blot analyses, we found that VASH2 is overexpressed in HCC cells and tissues. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation, we detected histone modifications at the putative VASH2 promoter, with increased H3K4 trimethylation and H3 acetylation and decreased H3K27 trimethylation, suggesting that epigenetic mechanisms are responsible for the deregulated VASH2 transcription in HCC. Knockdown of VASH2 via siRNA inhibited the proliferation of the hepatoma cell lines by delaying cell cycle progression and increasing apoptosis. Importantly, we found VASH2 secreted in the culture supernatant, and co-expression of its secretory chaperone small vasohibin-binding protein (SVBP) further enhanced VASH2 secretion. The supernatant from HepG2 cells expressing VASH2 enhanced the proliferation, migration and tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells, and knockdown of VASH2 significantly inhibited these effects. In an in vivo study using a nude mouse model, we found that exogenous VASH2 significantly contributed to tumor growth, microvessel density and hemoglobin concentration in the tumors. Further analyses showed that the VASH2-mediated increase in the transcription of fibroblast growth factor-2, vascular endothelial growth factor and vasohibin 1 may be the mechanism underlying these effects. Taken together, these data indicate that VASH2 is abnormally expressed in HCC cells as a result of histone modifications and that VASH2 contributes to the angiogenesis in HCC via an SVBP-mediated paracrine mechanism. These results indicate a novel and important role for VASH2 in HCC angiogenesis and malignant transformation.
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Lee YT, Chu CH, Sue SH, Chen IC, Wei J. Efficacy of Double Filtration Plasmapheresis in Removing Xenoantibodies and Prolonging Xenograft Survival in an Ex Vivo Swine Perfusion Model. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:1143-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Lee K, Chang C, Chuang Y, Sue S, Yang H, Weng C, Lee Y, Huang W, Chen I, Wei J. Combined St. Thomas and Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarat Solutions for Myocardial Preservation in Heart Transplantation Patients. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:886-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Huang HH, Chuang YC, Lee KC, Sue SH, Chang CY, Wei J. Prosthetic Endocarditis Treated by Repeated Heart Transplantation: Report of a Successful Case. Transplant Proc 2012; 44:1171-3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2012.01.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rashid H, Abdel-Moniem A, Email S, El-Batran M, Rashid H, Mansour H, Mahmoud S, Ashour Z, Mustafa S, Khodeer SA, Abdu-Allah AM, Al-Assal M, Rashid HK, Ghosh Dastidar A, Garg P, West J, Muthusamy R, Gunn J, Zhu F, Lee A, Chee YE, Li ZJ, Kang CS, Chen ZY, Zhang YX, Zhao ZX, Song Q, Rong Y, Bao W, Shan ZL, Rong S, Wang D, Yao P, Liu LG, Zhu LX, Ho SC, Ruan GQ, Xie Q, Sit JWH, Yang YL, Chan MCH, Hu M, Chan TYK, Tomlinson B, Wu HS, Wang LS, Qin J, Wong TT, Heng PA, Yu CM, Luis SA, Luis CR, Habibian M, Courtney A, Hamilton-Craig C, Strugnell W, Poon K, Slaughter R, Raffel OC, Raffel OC, Luis SA, Hansen M, Slaughter R, Hamilton-Craig C, Liang Y, Bai Y, Chen T, Feng GX, Yang YM, Wang XY, Yang YJ, Zhu J, Al-Mohammadi M, Hersi A, Alhabib KF, Alsheikh-Ali AA, Sulaiman K, Alfaleh H, Alsaif S, Almahmeed W, Asaad N, Amin H, Al-Motarreb A, Al-Suwaid J, Blanco JRF, Velasco AB, Mancera J, Francisco A, CA, Zhuravlyova L, Lopina N, Song HH, Xu SH, Huang MZ, Xu CS, Xie LD, Ko B, Cameron J, Seneviratne S, Leung M, Antonis P, Koutsoubos J, Malaiapan Y, Meredith I, Capros N, Istrati V, Matcovschi S, Dumitras T, Istrati S, Nicolenco I, Hotineanu R, Manea D, Gherman O, Hsiung MC, Ko CH, Wei J, Tung TH, Graham CA, Chan JWM, Rotherary KR, Rainer TH, Yan B, Liu M, Huang XR, Li RJ, Lam YY, Yu CM. P033 * Evaluation of myocardial function in patients with chronic stable angina and apparent normal ventricular function (tissue doppler study before and after PCI). Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Jain P, Varma Y, Jain S, Dandekar P, Sharma VK, Yadav BS, Arya A, Gupta R, Zhu QR, Guo ZR, Hu XS, Wu M, Luo WS, Liu JC, Ding Y, Gu SJ, Liu MM, Shi L, Hui CN, Wang D, Chu WCW, Yu CM, Ahuja AT, Hong L, Xie MX, Wang X, Gong H, Ling Y, Chan YH, Lai WK, Chow SL, Chow L, Yam PW, Ko WC, Wong ML, Chu CK, Fong CH, Lee S, Hsiung MC, Chen KC, Wei J, Tung TH. P122 * Relationship between retinal microvascular complications in metabolic syndrome (MS) and its association with serum uric acid level. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Lee WY, Tam CS, Yan PY, Lam YY, Duchatelet S, Peat RA, Denjoy I, Itoh H, Berthet M, Crotti L, Ohno S, Pedrazzini M, Klug D, Schwartz PJ, Shimizu W, Horie M, Tregouet DA, Guicheney P, Tiong WN, Hwang SS, Fong AYY, Wee CC, Lai LYH, Tiong LL, Chang BC, Ong TK, Garg P, Ashraffi R, Chuah S, Baho H, Draz S, Mously F, Atta J, Kouatly A, Hussian A, Abu zeid H, Courtney A, Hamilton-Craig C, Strugnell W, Slaughter R, Luis CR, Habibian M, Luis SA, Raffel OC, Tung TH, Hsiung MC, Wei J, Clements IP, Hodge DO, Scott CG, Chai SC, Liew M, Leong G, Peng H, Ding J, Peng Y, Zhang Q, Xu Y, Chao X, Tian H, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Tong WJ, Liu YY, Wang J, Zhang YH, Wong MCS, Yan B, Tam WWS, Wang HHX, Liu KSD, Liu KQ, Cheung CSK, Tong ELH, Sek ACH, Cheung NT, Yu CM, Leeder S, Griffiths S, Poon KKC, Wong HL, Ng SH, Kwok WT, Yeung CL, Yu SY, Wan YP, Wan S, Underwood MJ, Chan PH, Alegria-Barrero E, Price S, Kelleher A, Moat N, Mario CD, Franzen O, Zhang YC, Lee AP, Lin QS, Fang F, Wan S, Underwood M, Yu CM, Mirhoseini SJ, Frouzannia SK, Mostafavi Pour Manshadi SMY, Naderi N, Sayegh S, Dandekar PG, Verma Y. A001 * Barriers of warfarin use for atrial fibrillation patients in Hong Kong. Eur Heart J Suppl 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/sur021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Halley L, Doherty M, Megson I, Wei J. P-1239 - Study of association of the HLA-DRB1*13 variants with schizophrenia in a british population. Eur Psychiatry 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(12)75406-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Goh C, Tan S, Ngoh S, Wei J. Surface Treatment of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film for Lamination of Flexible Photovoltaic Devices. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2012.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Wei J, Wu H, Sun M, Liu W, Meng L. Primary endometrial natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma: case report and review of literature. EUR J GYNAECOL ONCOL 2012; 33:425-427. [PMID: 23091905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Primary natural killer (NK)/T cell lymphoma of the uterus is extremely rare. A case of primary NK/T cell lymphoma arising from the endometrium of the uterus was diagnosed by curettage which demonstrated the typical pathological characteristics of NK/T cell lymphoma. The patient received induction chemotherapy but refused hysterectomy. Later she developed bone marrow infiltration and eventually died on day 76 after diagnosis. The natural course of primary endometrial (NK)/T cell lymphoma was very aggressive. Conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy may be ineffective for this aggressive disease.
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Mortellaro VE, Pettiford JN, St Peter SD, Fraser JD, Ho B, Wei J. Incidence, diagnosis, and outcomes of vocal fold immobility after esophageal atresia (EA) and/or tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) repair. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2011; 21:386-8. [PMID: 22169990 DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1291269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND The diagnosis of vocal fold paralysis in an infant is a devastating finding that may require a permanent tracheotomy. The incidence of congenital vocal fold paralysis is unknown, but it is thought to be more common in infants with anatomic anomalies in the aero-digestive system. Vocal fold paralysis after surgical repair of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula is a rare finding often diagnosed after multiple failed extubations. Currently infants do not routinely undergo documentation of vocal fold motion prior to esophageal atresia repair. We report here on our experience with this rare complication. METHOD A retrospective review was done of patients with esophageal atresia and/or tracheoesophageal fistula from 1985 to 2009. Patient demographics, operative techniques, and outcomes were collected. RESULTS 150 patients were identified. Mean age at surgical intervention was 12 ± 33 days. Otolaryngology service was consulted for 13% of patients with postoperative failure. Awake fiberoptic laryngoscopy identified 3% of patients with vocal fold paralysis. Bilateral vocal fold paralysis was found in 3 patients, and 2 patients had unilateral vocal fold paralysis. Patients with bilateral paralysis were treated with tracheotomy; unilateral paralysis was treated expectantly. CONCLUSION In this study, 3% of patients were diagnosed with vocal fold paralysis after esophageal atresia repair. The etiology of vocal fold paralysis in this study is difficult to assess. Pre-operative fiberoptic laryngoscopy is recommended to identify children with congenital vocal fold paralysis prior to surgical intervention, especially in those requiring revision surgery.
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Zhong B, Liang T, Zha H, Yu G, Wang K, Wei J, Loong CK. Neutronics analysis of the target-moderator–reflector (TMR) configuration for compact long pulsed neutron sources. NUCLEAR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2011.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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