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Wu J, Min L, Shengwei K, Pei W, Jie L, Bin T, Orlandini L, Fan W. Lung SBRT Using Helical Tomotherapy: Dosimetric and Delivery Comparison of Dynamic Jaw and Fixed Jaw. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.07.621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fan W, Zhang H, Tian D, Li T, Bai Y, He M, Liu Y, Gong Y, Xu X. 1012P Analysis of tumor location related oncologic characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.1128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Jin H, Ma X, Liu Y, Liu M, Yin X, Fan W, Zhu J, Zhao JH, Chen L, Su N, Xie Y, Yang J, Liu P. Back pain from painful osteoporotic vertebral fractures: discrepancy between the actual fracture location and the location suggested by patient-reported pain or physical examination findings. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:1721-1732. [PMID: 32346773 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05434-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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UNLABELLED Caution is necessary when using symptom or physical examination findings to localize the osteoporotic vertebral fractures (VFs) attributable to the discrepant colocalized relationship. INTRODUCTION Whether the location of symptoms or physical examination findings delineates the appropriate spinal range for imaging has not been thoroughly investigated for VFs. The present study aims to analyze the consistency between the fractural vertebrae location and the location suggested by patient-reported pain or physical examination findings. METHODS This observational study, following a prospective design, enrolled 358 patients with VFs. The locations of two symptoms (patient-reported back pain [P-RBP], radiating pain [RP]) and findings from two physical examinations (spinal palpation tenderness [SPT], axial spinal percussion pain [ASPP]) were used to locate the VF segments identified using whole-spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The percentage of agreements and kappa coefficient were calculated. RESULTS In 20.7% (74/358), the P-RBP site and VF segments were in the same location (kappa = 0.153); 21.2% (76/358) presented with concomitant RP in 93.4% (71/76) of whom the RP dermatome was colocalized with the VF segments (kappa = 0.924); 55.0% (197/358) and 23.2% (83/358) of patients presented with positive SPT and ASPP, respectively; and in 49.2% (97/197) and 96.4% (80/83) of patients with positive SPT (kappa = 0.435) and ASPP (kappa = 0.963), the positive finding and the VF segments were consistently colocalized. CONCLUSIONS The positive finding of RP or ASPP is useful in determining the spinal range for imaging tests, while an MRI scan covering the whole thoracic and lumbar spine is necessary in VF-suspected patients with P-RBP or positive SPT, indicating that caution is necessary when using symptoms or physical examination findings to localize VFs.
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Zou J, Zhu J, Yang Z, Li L, Fan W, He L, Tang W, Deng L, Mu J, Ma Y, Cheng Y, Huang W, Dong X, Chen X. A Phototheranostic Strategy to Continuously Deliver Singlet Oxygen in the Dark and Hypoxic Tumor Microenvironment. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8833-8838. [PMID: 31943602 PMCID: PMC7250713 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2019] [Revised: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Continuous irradiation during photodynamic therapy (PDT) inevitably induces tumor hypoxia, thereby weakening the PDT effect. In PDT-induced hypoxia, providing singlet oxygen from stored chemical energy may enhance the cell-killing effect and boost the therapeutic effect. Herein, we present a phototheranostic (DPPTPE@PEG-Py NPs) prepared by using a 2-pyridone-based diblock polymer (PEG-Py) to encapsulate a semiconducting, heavy-atom-free pyrrolopyrrolidone-tetraphenylethylene (DPPTPE) with high singlet-oxygen-generation ability both in dichloromethane and water. The PEG-Py can trap the 1 O2 generated from DPPTPE under laser irradiation and form a stable intermediate of endoperoxide, which can then release 1 O2 in the dark, hypoxic tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, fluorescence-imaging-guided phototherapy demonstrates that this phototheranostic could completely inhibit tumor growth with the help of laser irradiation.
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Song H, Wei H, Zhang M, Wu L, Wu Z, Aichun C, Wang B, Wang X, Fan W, Chen X, Wu H, Zhou W, Xiao H, Du Z, Wu B, Jia Y, Xiao F, Lu J. FRI0593 CORRELATION BETWEEN DISEASE ACTIVITY AND MENTAL HEALTH OF AS PATIENTS: A CROSS-SECTION STUDY WITH SELF-ASSESSMENTS BASED ON SMART SYSTEM OF DISEASE MANAGEMENT (SSDM) MOBILE TOOLS. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.1774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:WHO survey showed that the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Chinese population and Chinese patients with chronic diseases were between 3.1% - 4.2% and 3.1% - 7.3%, respectively. Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) are commonly used to evaluate AS patients’ disease activity and mental health. All those assessments were mainly performed by health professionals (HCPs) with paper questionnaire previously. SSDM is a novel smart disease management tool that allows patients to do self-assessments on ASDAS and HADS by mobile terminals.Objectives:To estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Chinese patients with AS and to analyze the potential association between disease activity and mental health.Methods:Under the guidance and training by HCPs, AS patients downloaded SSDM and performed self-assessments bundle of ASDAS and HADS with SSDM. ASDAS<=1.3, 1.3-2.1, 2.1-3.5 and >3.5 are defined as inactive (IDA), moderate (MDA), high (HDA) and very high (VHDA) disease activity, respectively. ASDAS score <=1.3 represents inactive disease status and achievement of T2T. HADS score >=8 can be diagnosed with anxiety or depression.Results:From June 2016 to Jan 2020, 1,931 AS patients (1,118 male, 813 female) with a mean age of 34.09 ± 11.86 (12-82) years and the median disease duration of 2.61 years from 207 hospitals performed bundle self-assessments for 2,477 times in total. According to the HADS and ASDAS assessment results, the prevalence of anxiety and depression in all patients was 36.7% and 39.3% respectively, which was significantly higher than that in the WHO survey in Chinese population and chronic disease patients. The proportion of patients achieved and failed on T2T was 29% and 71%, respectively. The prevalence of anxiety (A) and depression (D) was 25% and 23% among T2T achievers; and 37% and 32% among T2T failures, respectively (pA<0.05, pD<0.05).According to ASDAS, in IDA, MDA, HDA and VHDA subgroups, the prevalence of anxiety and depression was 27%, 36%, 41%, 52% and 29%, 38%, 45%, 56%, respectively. The correlation coefficients of anxiety (A) and depression (D) with ASDAS were rA=0.9908 and rD=0.9964. It suggested that with the increase of disease activity, the proportion of AS patients with anxiety and depression increased significantly. (Figure 1)Figure 1.The prevalence of anxiety and depression according to ASDAS.Conclusion:The prevalence of anxiety and depression in AS patients was significantly higher than that in the WHO survey in Chinese population and chronic disease patients. Higher prevalence of anxiety and depression were associated with higher levels of disease activity. SSDM is an effective mobile interface to monitor and study entanglement of disease activity and mental health in AS patients, which build a foundation for proactive interventions in future.Acknowledgments:Smart system of disease management (SSDM) was developed by Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd.Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Li W, Fan W, Zhu J, Chen Z, Liu F. SAT0560 THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN INDIVIDUALS WITH ASYMPTOMATIC HYPERURICEMIA. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.4253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Background:Chronic and steady asymptomatic hyperuricemia (AHU) can eventually lead to the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joints and soft tissues. The rate of progression from AHU to clinically evident gout varies and mainly depends on serum uric acid levels. However, little is known about the prognostic value of ultrasonographic findings in individuals with AHU in detail.Objectives:To explore the prognostic value of ultrasonographic findings in individuals with asymptomatic hyperuricemia.Methods:We analyzed the ultrasonographic findings (snowstorm sign, double-contour (DC) sign, tophi, bone erosion, and abnormal blood flow) of bilateral knees, ankles and the first metatarsal-phalangeal joints (1st MTP) of individuals with AHU at Peking University People’s hospital between June 2014 and May 2016. All individuals were followed up for two years.Results:Among 218 individuals with AHU, the prevalence of snowstorm sign, DC sign, tophi, bone erosion and abnormal blood flow was 41%, 23%, 4%, 9% and 13%, respectively. Gout attacked in 36 patients during 2-year follow-up with 4.5 years of HU duration. The first attack affected the 1st MTP in 60%, the ankle in 31%, and the knee in 11% of the patients with gout. Patients with gout attack has longer hyperuricemia duration compared with individuals with AHU without gout attack. DC sign, tophi, and bone erosion on ultrasound were more frequently presented in patients with gout attack compared with individuals with AHU without gout attack. However, the prevalence of snowstorm sign and and abnormal blood flow on ultrasound has no significant differences between patients with gout attack and individuals with AHU without gout attack.Conclusion:Longer hyperuricemia duration, DC sign, tophi, and bone erosion on ultrasound in individuals with AHU could be associated with gout attack.References:[1]Neogi T, Jansen TL, Dalbeth N, Fransen J, Schumacher HR, Berendsen D, et al. 2015 Gout classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative. Ann Rheum Dis. 2015;74(10):1789-98.[2]Estevez-Garcia IO, Gallegos-Nava S, Vera-Pérez E, Silveira LH, Ventura-Ríos L, Vancini G, et al. Levels of cytokines and MicroRNAs in individuals with asymptomatic hyperuricemia and ultrasonographic findings of gout: A Bench-to-Bedside Approach. Arthritis Care Res. 2018;70(12):1814-21.[3]Elsaman AM, Muhammad EM, Pessler F. Sonographic findings in gouty arthritis: diagnostic value and association with disease duration. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2016;42(6):1330-6.[4]Joosten LAB, Crişan TO, Bjornstad P, Johnson RJ. Asymptomatic hyperuricaemia: a silent activator of the innate immune system. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2020;16(2):75-86.Acknowledgments:This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81571684 to Jiaan Zhu), Peking University People’s Hospital Research and Development Funds (RDC2014-02 to Wenting Fan).Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Fan W, Zhu J, Yu P, Yu L, Wang X, Wei X, Che D. AB0474 CAROTID CONTRAST ENHANCED ULTRASOUND IN CASES OF TAKAYASU ARTERITIS COMPLICATED WITH BEHCET’S DISEASE. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.3417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Carotid contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is used for diagnosis and activity determination of patients with Takayasu’s arteritis (TA). However, very little is known about the carotid CEUS features of TA complicated with Behcet’s disease (BD).Objectives:This study reports the carotid CEUS features in cases of TA complicated with BD (TBD).Methods:A total of 10 carotid CEUS examinations were performed on 4 patients of TBD. 10 TA patients complicated with no rheumatoid disease were included as control group. For each carotid artery lesion, the carotid CEUS features was graded as follows: Grade 0, artery wall shows no microbubbles, Grade 1, artery wall shows limited or moderate microbubbles, Grade 2, artery wall shows severe microbubbles.Results:2/10 patients in TBD group has oral ulcer during the CEUS examination, while all the other patients included in our study showed no clinical symptoms related to active TA or BD. The carotid wall thickness was greater of CEUS grade 2 than grade 1 in both group(TBD: 2.62±0.74mm vs 1.66±0.22mm,p=0.001; TA:1.84±0.31mm vs 1.53±0.5mm,p=0.136). The carotid wall thickness was significantly greater in TBD group than TA group, but there was no significant differences between the two groups in clinical data and CEUS grade (table 1).Table 1.Clinical data and carotid CEUS features of both groupsTBDTApAge (year)32.5±3.4430.5±9.20.487Male320.605ESR (mm/h)4(2, 10)7(3.5, 11)0.406CRP (mg/L)6.42(0.55, 15.38)0.58(0.44, 5.05)0.168Wall thickness (mm)2.10±0.701.67±0.440.030CEUS grade 29120.527Conclusion:This study first shows carotid CEUS features in cases of TA complicated with BD, which may help with the comprehensive treatments of the disease.Disclosure of Interests: :None declared
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Fry J, Alarcon R, Baeßler S, Balascuta S, Palos LB, Bailey T, Bass K, Birge N, Blose A, Borissenko D, Bowman J, Broussard L, Bryant A, Byrne J, Calarco J, Caylor J, Chang K, Chupp T, Cianciolo T, Crawford C, Ding X, Doyle M, Fan W, Farrar W, Fomin N, Frlež E, Gericke M, Gervais M, Glück F, Greene G, Grzywacz R, Gudkov V, Hamblen J, Hayes C, Hendrus C, Ito T, Jezghani A, Li H, Makela M, Macsai N, Mammei J, Mammei R, Martinez M, Matthews D, McCrea M, McGaughey P, McLaughlin C, Mueller P, Petten DV, Penttilä S, Perryman D, Picker R, Pierce J, Počanić D, Qian Y, Ramsey J, Randall G, Riley G, Rykaczewski K, Salas-Bacci A, Samiei S, Scott E, Shelton T, Sjue S, Smith A, Smith E, Stevens E, Wexler J, Whitehead R, Wilburn W, Young A, Zeck B. The Nab experiment: A precision measurement of unpolarized neutron beta decay. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/201921904002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Neutron beta decay is one of the most fundamental processes in nuclear physics and provides sensitive means to uncover the details of the weak interaction. Neutron beta decay can evaluate the ratio of axial-vector to vector coupling constants in the standard model, λ = gA/gV, through multiple decay correlations. The Nab experiment will carry out measurements of the electron-neutrino correlation parameter a with a precision of δa/a = 10−3 and the Fierz interference term b to δb = 3 × 10−3 in unpolarized free neutron beta decay. These results, along with a more precise measurement of the neutron lifetime, aim to deliver an independent determination of the ratio λ with a precision of δλ/λ = 0.03% that will allow an evaluation of Vud and sensitively test CKM unitarity, independent of nuclear models. Nab utilizes a novel, long asymmetric spectrometer that guides the decay electron and proton to two large area silicon detectors in order to precisely determine the electron energy and an estimation of the proton momentum from the proton time of flight. The Nab spectrometer is being commissioned at the Fundamental Neutron Physics Beamline at the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Lab. We present an overview of the Nab experiment and recent updates on the spectrometer, analysis, and systematic effects.
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Zhao S, Xie B, Li Y, Zhao X, Kuang Y, Su J, He X, Wu X, Fan W, Huang K, Su J, Peng Y, Navarini AA, Huang W, Chen X. Smart identification of psoriasis by images using convolutional neural networks: a case study in China. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 34:518-524. [PMID: 31541556 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease, which holds a high incidence in China. However, professional dermatologists who can diagnose psoriasis early and correctly are insufficient in China, especially in the rural areas. A smart approach to identify psoriasis by pictures would be highly adaptable countrywide and could play a useful role in early diagnosis and regular treatment of psoriasis. OBJECTIVES Design and evaluation of a smart psoriasis identification system based on clinical images (without relying on a dermatoscope) that works effectively similar to a dermatologist. METHODS A set of deep learning models using convolutional neural networks (CNNs) was explored and compared in the system for automatic identification of psoriasis. The work was carried out on a standardized dermatological dataset with 8021 clinical images of 9 common disorders including psoriasis along with full electronic medical records of patients built over the last 9 years in China. A two-stage deep neural network was designed and developed to identify psoriasis. In the first stage, a multilabel classifier was trained to learn the visual patterns for each individual skin disease. In the second stage, the output of the first stage was utilized to distinguish psoriasis from other skin diseases. RESULTS The area under the curve (AUC) of the two-stage model reached 0.981 ± 0.015, which outperforms a single-stage model. And, the classifier showed superior performance (missed diagnosis rate: 0.03, misdiagnosis rate: 0.04) than 25 Chinese dermatologists (missed diagnosis rate: 0.19, misdiagnosis rate: 0.10) in the diagnosis of psoriasis on 100 clinical images. CONCLUSIONS Using clinical images to identify psoriasis is feasible and effective based on CNNs, which also builds a solid technical base for smart care of skin diseases especially psoriasis using mobile/tablet applications for teledermatology in China.
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Zhang R, Wu XJ, Wan D, Lin J, Ding P, Lei J, Lu Z, Li L, Chen G, Kong L, Wang F, Zhang D, Fan W, Jiang W, Zhou W, Li C, Li Y, Li X, Pan Z. Intraoperative chemotherapy with 5-FU for colorectal cancer patients receiving curative resection (IOCCRC): A randomized, multicenter, prospective, phase III trial. Ann Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz246.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aidala C, Akiba Y, Alfred M, Andrieux V, Apadula N, Asano H, Azmoun B, Babintsev V, Bandara NS, Barish KN, Bathe S, Bazilevsky A, Beaumier M, Belmont R, Berdnikov A, Berdnikov Y, Blau DS, Bok JS, Brooks ML, Bryslawskyj J, Bumazhnov V, Campbell S, Canoa Roman V, Cervantes R, Chi CY, Chiu M, Choi IJ, Choi JB, Citron Z, Connors M, Cronin N, Csanád M, Csörgő T, Danley TW, Daugherity MS, David G, DeBlasio K, Dehmelt K, Denisov A, Deshpande A, Desmond EJ, Dion A, Dixit D, Do JH, Drees A, Drees KA, Durham JM, Durum A, Enokizono A, En'yo H, Esumi S, Fadem B, Fan W, Feege N, Fields DE, Finger M, Finger M, Fokin SL, Frantz JE, Franz A, Frawley AD, Fukuda Y, Gal C, Gallus P, Gamez EA, Garg P, Ge H, Giordano F, Goto Y, Grau N, Greene SV, Grosse Perdekamp M, Gunji T, Guragain H, Hachiya T, Haggerty JS, Hahn KI, Hamagaki H, Hamilton HF, Han SY, Hanks J, Hasegawa S, Haseler TOS, He X, Hemmick TK, Hill JC, Hill K, Hodges A, Hollis RS, Homma K, Hong B, Hoshino T, Hotvedt N, Huang J, Huang S, Imai K, Inaba M, Iordanova A, Isenhower D, Ishimaru S, Ivanishchev D, Jacak BV, Jezghani M, Ji Z, Jiang X, Johnson BM, Jouan D, Jumper DS, Kang JH, Kapukchyan D, Karthas S, Kawall D, Kazantsev AV, Khachatryan V, Khanzadeev A, Kim C, Kim EJ, Kim M, Kincses D, Kistenev E, Klatsky J, Kline P, Koblesky T, Kotov D, Kudo S, Kurgyis B, Kurita K, Kwon Y, Lajoie JG, Lebedev A, Lee S, Lee SH, Leitch MJ, Leung YH, Lewis NA, Li X, Lim SH, Liu MX, Loggins VR, Lökös S, Lovasz K, Lynch D, Majoros T, Makdisi YI, Makek M, Manko VI, Mannel E, McCumber M, McGaughey PL, McGlinchey D, McKinney C, Mendoza M, Metzger WJ, Mignerey AC, Milov A, Mishra DK, Mitchell JT, Mitrankov I, Mitsuka G, Miyasaka S, Mizuno S, Montuenga P, Moon T, Morrison DP, Morrow SI, Murakami T, Murata J, Nagai K, Nagashima K, Nagashima T, Nagle JL, Nagy MI, Nakagawa I, Nakano K, Nattrass C, Nelson S, Niida T, Nishitani R, Nouicer R, Novák T, Novitzky N, Nyanin AS, O'Brien E, Ogilvie CA, Orjuela Koop JD, Osborn JD, Oskarsson A, Ottino GJ, Ozawa K, Pantuev V, Papavassiliou V, Park JS, Park S, Pate SF, Patel M, Peng W, Perepelitsa DV, Perera GDN, Peressounko DY, PerezLara CE, Perry J, Petti R, Phipps M, Pinkenburg C, Pisani RP, Pun A, Purschke ML, Radzevich PV, Read KF, Reynolds D, Riabov V, Riabov Y, Richford D, Rinn T, Rolnick SD, Rosati M, Rowan Z, Runchey J, Safonov AS, Sakaguchi T, Sako H, Samsonov V, Sarsour M, Sato S, Scarlett CY, Schaefer B, Schmoll BK, Sedgwick K, Seidl R, Sen A, Seto R, Sexton A, Sharma D, Shein I, Shibata TA, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shioya T, Shukla P, Sickles A, Silva CL, Silvermyr D, Singh BK, Singh CP, Singh V, Skoby MJ, Slunečka M, Smith KL, Snowball M, Soltz RA, Sondheim WE, Sorensen SP, Sourikova IV, Stankus PW, Stoll SP, Sugitate T, Sukhanov A, Sumita T, Sun J, Sun Z, Suzuki S, Sziklai J, Tanida K, Tannenbaum MJ, Tarafdar S, Taranenko A, Tarnai G, Tieulent R, Timilsina A, Todoroki T, Tomášek M, Towell CL, Towell RS, Tserruya I, Ueda Y, Ujvari B, van Hecke HW, Velkovska J, Virius M, Vrba V, Vukman N, Wang XR, Wang Z, Watanabe YS, Wong CP, Woody CL, Xu C, Xu Q, Xue L, Yalcin S, Yamaguchi YL, Yamamoto H, Yanovich A, Yoo JH, Yoon I, Yu H, Yushmanov IE, Zajc WA, Zelenski A, Zhai Y, Zharko S, Zou L. Nuclear Dependence of the Transverse Single-Spin Asymmetry in the Production of Charged Hadrons at Forward Rapidity in Polarized p+p, p+Al, and p+Au Collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:122001. [PMID: 31633981 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.122001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Revised: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report on the nuclear dependence of transverse single-spin asymmetries (TSSAs) in the production of positively charged hadrons in polarized p^{↑}+p, p^{↑}+Al, and p^{↑}+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV. The measurements have been performed at forward rapidity (1.4<η<2.4) over the range of transverse momentum (1.8<p_{T}<7.0 GeV/c) and Feynman x (0.1<x_{F}<0.2). We observed positive asymmetries for positively charged hadrons in p^{↑}+p collisions, and significantly reduced asymmetries in p^{↑}+A collisions. These results reveal a nuclear dependence of TSSAs for charged-hadron production in a regime where perturbative techniques are applicable. These results provide new opportunities to use p^{↑}+A collisions as a tool to investigate the rich phenomena behind TSSAs in hadronic collisions and to use TSSAs as a new handle in studying small-system collisions.
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Adare A, Afanasiev S, Aidala C, Ajitanand NN, Akiba Y, Akimoto R, Al-Bataineh H, Alexander J, Alfred M, Al-Jamel A, Al-Ta'ani H, Angerami A, Aoki K, Apadula N, Aphecetche L, Aramaki Y, Armendariz R, Aronson SH, Asai J, Asano H, Aschenauer EC, Atomssa ET, Averbeck R, Awes TC, Azmoun B, Babintsev V, Bagoly A, Bai M, Baksay G, Baksay L, Baldisseri A, Bannier B, Barish KN, Barnes PD, Bassalleck B, Basye AT, Bathe S, Batsouli S, Baublis V, Bauer F, Baumann C, Baumgart S, Bazilevsky A, Belikov S, Belmont R, Bennett R, Berdnikov A, Berdnikov Y, Bhom JH, Bickley AA, Bjorndal MT, Blau DS, Boer M, Boissevain JG, Bok JS, Borel H, Boyle K, Brooks ML, Brown DS, Bryslawskyj J, Bucher D, Buesching H, Bumazhnov V, Bunce G, Burward-Hoy JM, Butsyk S, Camacho CM, Campbell S, Canoa Roman V, Caringi A, Castera P, Chai JS, Chang BS, Chang WC, Charvet JL, Chen CH, Chernichenko S, Chi CY, Chiba J, Chiu M, Choi IJ, Choi JB, Choi S, Choudhury RK, Christiansen P, Chujo T, Chung P, Churyn A, Chvala O, Cianciolo V, Citron Z, Cleven CR, Cobigo Y, Cole BA, Comets MP, Conesa Del Valle Z, Connors M, Constantin P, Csanád M, Csörgő T, Dahms T, Dairaku S, Danchev I, Danley TW, Das K, Datta A, Daugherity MS, David G, Dayananda MK, Deaton MB, Dehmelt K, Delagrange H, Denisov A, d'Enterria D, Deshpande A, Desmond EJ, Dharmawardane KV, Dietzsch O, Ding L, Dion A, Do JH, Donadelli M, D'Orazio L, Drachenberg JL, Drapier O, Drees A, Drees KA, Dubey AK, Durham JM, Durum A, Dutta D, Dzhordzhadze V, Edwards S, Efremenko YV, Egdemir J, Ellinghaus F, Emam WS, Engelmore T, Enokizono A, En'yo H, Espagnon B, Esumi S, Eyser KO, Fadem B, Fan W, Feege N, Fields DE, Finger M, Finger M, Fleuret F, Fokin SL, Forestier B, Fraenkel Z, Frantz JE, Franz A, Frawley AD, Fujiwara K, Fukao Y, Fung SY, Fusayasu T, Gadrat S, Gainey K, Gal C, Gallus P, Garg P, Garishvili A, Garishvili I, Gastineau F, Ge H, Germain M, Glenn A, Gong H, Gong X, Gonin M, Gosset J, Goto Y, Granier de Cassagnac R, Grau N, Greene SV, Grim G, Grosse Perdekamp M, Gunji T, Guo L, Gustafsson HÅ, Hachiya T, Hadj Henni A, Haegemann C, Haggerty JS, Hagiwara MN, Hahn KI, Hamagaki H, Hamblen J, Han R, Hanks J, Harada H, Hartouni EP, Haruna K, Harvey M, Hasegawa S, Haseler TOS, Hashimoto K, Haslum E, Hasuko K, Hayano R, He X, Heffner M, Hemmick TK, Hester T, Heuser JM, Hiejima H, Hill JC, Hill K, Hobbs R, Hodges A, Hohlmann M, Hollis RS, Holmes M, Holzmann W, Homma K, Hong B, Horaguchi T, Hori Y, Hornback D, Hotvedt N, Huang J, Huang S, Hur MG, Ichihara T, Ichimiya R, Iinuma H, Ikeda Y, Imai K, Imrek J, Inaba M, Inoue Y, Iordanova A, Isenhower D, Isenhower L, Ishihara M, Isobe T, Issah M, Isupov A, Ivanishchev D, Iwanaga Y, Jacak BV, Javani M, Ji Z, Jia J, Jiang X, Jin J, Jinnouchi O, Johnson BM, Jones T, Joo KS, Jouan D, Jumper DS, Kajihara F, Kametani S, Kamihara N, Kamin J, Kaneta M, Kaneti S, Kang BH, Kang JH, Kang JS, Kanou H, Kapustinsky J, Karatsu K, Kasai M, Kawagishi T, Kawall D, Kawashima M, Kazantsev AV, Kelly S, Kempel T, Khachatryan V, Khanzadeev A, Kijima KM, Kikuchi J, Kim A, Kim BI, Kim C, Kim DH, Kim DJ, Kim E, Kim EJ, Kim HJ, Kim KB, Kim M, Kim SH, Kim YJ, Kim YK, Kim YS, Kincses D, Kinney E, Kiriluk K, Kiss Á, Kistenev E, Kiyomichi A, Klatsky J, Klay J, Klein-Boesing C, Kleinjan D, Kline P, Kochenda L, Kochetkov V, Komatsu Y, Komkov B, Konno M, Koster J, Kotchetkov D, Kotov D, Kozlov A, Král A, Kravitz A, Krizek F, Kroon PJ, Kubart J, Kunde GJ, Kurgyis B, Kurihara N, Kurita K, Kurosawa M, Kweon MJ, Kwon Y, Kyle GS, Lacey R, Lai YS, Lajoie JG, Layton D, Lebedev A, Le Bornec Y, Leckey S, Lee B, Lee DM, Lee J, Lee KB, Lee KS, Lee MK, Lee SH, Lee SR, Lee T, Leitch MJ, Leite MAL, Leitgab M, Lenzi B, Leung YH, Lewis B, Lewis NA, Li X, Li X, Li XH, Lichtenwalner P, Liebing P, Lim H, Lim SH, Linden Levy LA, Liška T, Litvinenko A, Liu H, Liu MX, Lökös S, Love B, Lynch D, Maguire CF, Majoros T, Makdisi YI, Makek M, Malakhov A, Malik MD, Manion A, Manko VI, Mannel E, Mao Y, Mašek L, Masui H, Masumoto S, Matathias F, McCain MC, McCumber M, McGaughey PL, McGlinchey D, McKinney C, Means N, Mendoza M, Meredith B, Miake Y, Mibe T, Mignerey AC, Mihalik DE, Mikeš P, Miki K, Miller TE, Milov A, Mioduszewski S, Mishra DK, Mishra GC, Mishra M, Mitchell JT, Mitrovski M, Mitsuka G, Miyachi Y, Miyasaka S, Mohanty AK, Mohapatra S, Moon HJ, Moon T, Morino Y, Morreale A, Morrison DP, Morrow SI, Moss JM, Motschwiller S, Moukhanova TV, Mukhopadhyay D, Murakami T, Murata J, Mwai A, Nagae T, Nagamiya S, Nagashima K, Nagata Y, Nagle JL, Naglis M, Nagy MI, Nakagawa I, Nakamiya Y, Nakamura KR, Nakamura T, Nakano K, Nam S, Nattrass C, Nederlof A, Newby J, Nguyen M, Nihashi M, Niida T, Norman BE, Nouicer R, Novák T, Novitzky N, Nyanin AS, Nystrand J, Oakley C, O'Brien E, Oda SX, Ogilvie CA, Ohnishi H, Ojha ID, Oka M, Okada K, Omiwade OO, Onuki Y, Orjuela Koop JD, Osborn JD, Oskarsson A, Otterlund I, Ouchida M, Ozawa K, Pak R, Pal D, Palounek APT, Pantuev V, Papavassiliou V, Park BH, Park IH, Park J, Park S, Park SK, Park WJ, Pate SF, Patel L, Patel M, Pei H, Peng JC, Peng W, Pereira H, Perepelitsa DV, Peresedov V, Peressounko DY, PerezLara CE, Petti R, Pinkenburg C, Pisani RP, Proissl M, Purschke ML, Purwar AK, Qu H, Radzevich PV, Rak J, Rakotozafindrabe A, Ravinovich I, Read KF, Rembeczki S, Reuter M, Reygers K, Reynolds D, Riabov V, Riabov Y, Richardson E, Richford D, Rinn T, Roach D, Roche G, Rolnick SD, Romana A, Rosati M, Rosen CA, Rosendahl SSE, Rosnet P, Rowan Z, Rukoyatkin P, Runchey J, Ružička P, Rykov VL, Ryu SS, Sahlmueller B, Saito N, Sakaguchi T, Sakai S, Sakashita K, Sakata H, Sako H, Samsonov V, Sano M, Sano S, Sarsour M, Sato HD, Sato S, Sato T, Sawada S, Schmoll BK, Sedgwick K, Seele J, Seidl R, Semenov AY, Semenov V, Sen A, Seto R, Sharma D, Shea TK, Shein I, Shevel A, Shibata TA, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shohjoh T, Shoji K, Shukla P, Sickles A, Silva CL, Silvermyr D, Silvestre C, Sim KS, Singh BK, Singh CP, Singh V, Skoby MJ, Skutnik S, Slunečka M, Smith WC, Soldatov A, Soltz RA, Sondheim WE, Sorensen SP, Sourikova IV, Staley F, Stankus PW, Stenlund E, Stepanov M, Ster A, Stoll SP, Sugitate T, Suire C, Sukhanov A, Sullivan JP, Sun J, Sun Z, Sziklai J, Tabaru T, Takagi S, Takagui EM, Takahara A, Taketani A, Tanabe R, Tanaka KH, Tanaka Y, Taneja S, Tanida K, Tannenbaum MJ, Tarafdar S, Taranenko A, Tarján P, Tennant E, Themann H, Thomas D, Thomas TL, Tieulent R, Todoroki T, Togawa M, Toia A, Tojo J, Tomášek L, Tomášek M, Tomita Y, Torii H, Towell RS, Tram VN, Tserruya I, Tsuchimoto Y, Tsuji T, Tuli SK, Tydesjö H, Tyurin N, Ueda Y, Ujvari B, Vale C, Valle H, van Hecke HW, Vargyas M, Vazquez-Zambrano E, Veicht A, Velkovska J, Vértesi R, Vinogradov AA, Virius M, Vossen A, Vrba V, Vznuzdaev E, Wagner M, Walker D, Wang XR, Watanabe D, Watanabe K, Watanabe Y, Watanabe YS, Wei F, Wei R, Wessels J, White SN, Willis N, Winter D, Wolin S, Wong CP, Woody CL, Wright RM, Wysocki M, Xia B, Xie W, Xu C, Xu Q, Yamaguchi YL, Yamaura K, Yang R, Yanovich A, Yasin Z, Ying J, Yokkaichi S, Yoo JH, You Z, Young GR, Younus I, Yu H, Yushmanov IE, Zajc WA, Zaudtke O, Zelenski A, Zhang C, Zharko S, Zhou S, Zimamyi J, Zolin L, Zou L. Beam Energy and Centrality Dependence of Direct-Photon Emission from Ultrarelativistic Heavy-Ion Collisions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2019; 123:022301. [PMID: 31386493 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.123.022301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The PHENIX collaboration presents first measurements of low-momentum (0.4<p_{T}<3 GeV/c) direct-photon yields from Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=39 and 62.4 GeV. For both beam energies the direct-photon yields are substantially enhanced with respect to expectations from prompt processes, similar to the yields observed in Au+Au collisions at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200. Analyzing the photon yield as a function of the experimental observable dN_{ch}/dη reveals that the low-momentum (>1 GeV/c) direct-photon yield dN_{γ}^{dir}/dη is a smooth function of dN_{ch}/dη and can be well described as proportional to (dN_{ch}/dη)^{α} with α≈1.25. This scaling behavior holds for a wide range of beam energies at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and the Large Hadron Collider, for centrality selected samples, as well as for different A+A collision systems. At a given beam energy, the scaling also holds for high p_{T} (>5 GeV/c), but when results from different collision energies are compared, an additional sqrt[s_{NN}]-dependent multiplicative factor is needed to describe the integrated-direct-photon yield.
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Cheng S, Huang L, Liu W, Yang L, Fan W, Ge Y, Liuz Z. SUN-217 THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF BORTEZOMIB WITH DEXAMETHASONE IN POEMS SYNDROME ASSOCIATED PEPHROPATHY PATIENTS. Kidney Int Rep 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2019.05.621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Lin T, Ren Q, Huang H, Li X, Hong H, Wang Z, Fang X, Guo C, Li F, Zhang L, Yao Y, Chen Z, Huang Y, Li Z, Cai Q, Tian Y, Wang H, Lin X, Fan W, Zheng L, Lin S, Liu Q. A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF MRI AND PET/CT-GUIDED THERAPY FOR IMPROVING SURVIVAL IN UPPER AERODIGESTIVE TRACT NATURAL KILLER/T-CELL LYMPHOMA, NASAL TYPE. Hematol Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/hon.85_2630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Xu Y, Liu H, Jiang Y, Fan W, Hu J, Zhang Y, Guo Z, Xie M, Huang W, Liu X, Zhou Z, Hou S. Genome‐wide association studies reveal genetic loci associated with plasma cholinesterase activity in ducks. Anim Genet 2019; 50:287-292. [DOI: 10.1111/age.12791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zhao Y, Fan W, Xu T, Tay FR, Gutmann JL, Fan B. Evaluation of several instrumentation techniques and irrigation methods on the percentage of untouched canal wall and accumulated dentine debris in C‐shaped canals. Int Endod J 2019; 52:1354-1365. [DOI: 10.1111/iej.13119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lee H, Andary R, Fan W, Kieu C, Donnelly Michos E, Budoff M, Barr R, Wong N. ASSOCIATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH PARAMETERS WITH INCIDENCE OF COPD: THE MULTI-ETHNIC STUDY OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS. Chest 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2019.02.204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Xiao Z, Huang ZY, Zhang YY, Fan W, Chen Q. Hyaluronidase Pretreatment Improves the Cryopreservation of Human Ovarian Tissue. CRYO LETTERS 2019; 40:139-144. [PMID: 31095661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Slow freezing has been widely applied to preserve human ovarian tissue. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to determine whether human ovarian cortex pretreated with hyaluronidase can improve the protective effect of cryopreservation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human ovarian biopsies from seven patients were cryopreserved using slow freezing. The samples in the experimental group were incubated in culture medium with hyaluronidase for a short time before cryopreservation. The histology of the thawed ovarian tissue was investigated; the levels of steroid hormone in the culture media were then used to evaluate the development and function of thawed ovarian tissue. RESULTS The result showed that the percentage of morphologically abnormal primordial follicles was higher in the freezing control than in the experimental group (P<0.05). 17β-estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) concentrations were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the freezing control group (P<0.05). CONCLUSION Our study showed that human ovarian cortex pretreatment with hyaluronidase can improve the protective effect of cryopreservation by improving the penetration of cryoprotectant.
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Adare A, Aidala C, Ajitanand NN, Akiba Y, Alfred M, Andrieux V, Aoki K, Apadula N, Asano H, Ayuso C, Azmoun B, Babintsev V, Bai M, Bandara NS, Bannier B, Barish KN, Bathe S, Bazilevsky A, Beaumier M, Beckman S, Belmont R, Berdnikov A, Berdnikov Y, Blau DS, Boer M, Bok JS, Boyle K, Brooks ML, Bryslawskyj J, Bumazhnov V, Butler C, Campbell S, Canoa Roman V, Cervantes R, Chen CH, Chi CY, Chiu M, Choi IJ, Choi JB, Chujo T, Citron Z, Connors M, Cronin N, Csanád M, Csörgő T, Danley TW, Datta A, Daugherity MS, David G, DeBlasio K, Dehmelt K, Denisov A, Deshpande A, Desmond EJ, Dion A, Diss PB, Dixit D, Do JH, Drees A, Drees KA, Dumancic M, Durham JM, Durum A, Elder T, Enokizono A, En'yo H, Esumi S, Fadem B, Fan W, Feege N, Fields DE, Finger M, Finger M, Fokin SL, Frantz JE, Franz A, Frawley AD, Fukuda Y, Gal C, Gallus P, Garg P, Ge H, Giordano F, Glenn A, Goto Y, Grau N, Greene SV, Grosse Perdekamp M, Gunji T, Guragain H, Hachiya T, Haggerty JS, Hahn KI, Hamagaki H, Hamilton HF, Han SY, Hanks J, Hasegawa S, Haseler TOS, Hashimoto K, He X, Hemmick TK, Hill JC, Hill K, Hodges A, Hollis RS, Homma K, Hong B, Hoshino T, Hotvedt N, Huang J, Huang S, Imai K, Imrek J, Inaba M, Iordanova A, Isenhower D, Ito Y, Ivanishchev D, Jacak BV, Jezghani M, Ji Z, Jia J, Jiang X, Johnson BM, Jorjadze V, Jouan D, Jumper DS, Kanda S, Kang JH, Kapukchyan D, Karthas S, Kawall D, Kazantsev AV, Key JA, Khachatryan V, Khanzadeev A, Kim C, Kim DJ, Kim EJ, Kim GW, Kim M, Kim MH, Kimelman B, Kincses D, Kistenev E, Kitamura R, Klatsky J, Kleinjan D, Kline P, Koblesky T, Komkov B, Kotov D, Kudo S, Kurgyis B, Kurita K, Kurosawa M, Kwon Y, Lacey R, Lajoie JG, Lallow EO, Lebedev A, Lee S, Lee SH, Leitch MJ, Leung YH, Lewis NA, Li X, Li X, Lim SH, Liu LD, Liu MX, Loggins VR, Lökös S, Lovasz K, Lynch D, Majoros T, Makdisi YI, Makek M, Malaev M, Manion A, Manko VI, Mannel E, Masuda H, McCumber M, McGaughey PL, McGlinchey D, McKinney C, Meles A, Mendoza M, Metzger WJ, Mignerey AC, Mihalik DE, Milov A, Mishra DK, Mitchell JT, Mitrankov I, Mitsuka G, Miyasaka S, Mizuno S, Mohanty AK, Montuenga P, Moon T, Morrison DP, Morrow SI, Moukhanova TV, Murakami T, Murata J, Mwai A, Nagai K, Nagashima K, Nagashima T, Nagle JL, Nagy MI, Nakagawa I, Nakagomi H, Nakano K, Nattrass C, Netrakanti PK, Niida T, Nishimura S, Nishitani R, Nouicer R, Novák T, Novitzky N, Novotny R, Nyanin AS, O'Brien E, Ogilvie CA, Orjuela Koop JD, Osborn JD, Oskarsson A, Ottino GJ, Ozawa K, Pak R, Pantuev V, Papavassiliou V, Park JS, Park S, Pate SF, Patel M, Peng JC, Peng W, Perepelitsa DV, Perera GDN, Peressounko DY, PerezLara CE, Perry J, Petti R, Phipps M, Pinkenburg C, Pinson R, Pisani RP, Pun A, Purschke ML, Radzevich PV, Rak J, Ramson BJ, Ravinovich I, Read KF, Reynolds D, Riabov V, Riabov Y, Richford D, Rinn T, Rolnick SD, Rosati M, Rowan Z, Rubin JG, Runchey J, Safonov AS, Sahlmueller B, Saito N, Sakaguchi T, Sako H, Samsonov V, Sarsour M, Sato K, Sato S, Schaefer B, Schmoll BK, Sedgwick K, Seidl R, Sen A, Seto R, Sett P, Sexton A, Sharma D, Shein I, Shibata TA, Shigaki K, Shimomura M, Shioya T, Shukla P, Sickles A, Silva CL, Silvermyr D, Singh BK, Singh CP, Singh V, Skoby MJ, Slunečka M, Smith KL, Snowball M, Soltz RA, Sondheim WE, Sorensen SP, Sourikova IV, Stankus PW, Stepanov M, Stoll SP, Sugitate T, Sukhanov A, Sumita T, Sun J, Sun Z, Suzuki S, Syed S, Sziklai J, Takeda A, Taketani A, Tanida K, Tannenbaum MJ, Tarafdar S, Taranenko A, Tarnai G, Tieulent R, Timilsina A, Todoroki T, Tomášek M, Towell CL, Towell R, Towell RS, Tserruya I, Ueda Y, Ujvari B, van Hecke HW, Vazquez-Carson S, Velkovska J, Virius M, Vrba V, Vukman N, Wang XR, Wang Z, Watanabe Y, Watanabe YS, Wei F, White AS, Wong CP, Woody CL, Wysocki M, Xia B, Xu C, Xu Q, Xue L, Yalcin S, Yamaguchi YL, Yamamoto H, Yanovich A, Yin P, Yoo JH, Yoon I, Yu H, Yushmanov IE, Zajc WA, Zelenski A, Zharko S, Zhou S, Zou L. Pseudorapidity Dependence of Particle Production and Elliptic Flow in Asymmetric Nuclear Collisions of p+Al, p+Au, d+Au, and ^{3}He+Au at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 121:222301. [PMID: 30547634 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.222301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Asymmetric nuclear collisions of p+Al, p+Au, d+Au, and ^{3}He+Au at sqrt[s_{NN}]=200 GeV provide an excellent laboratory for understanding particle production, as well as exploring interactions among these particles after their initial creation in the collision. We present measurements of charged hadron production dN_{ch}/dη in all such collision systems over a broad pseudorapidity range and as a function of collision multiplicity. A simple wounded quark model is remarkably successful at describing the full data set. We also measure the elliptic flow v_{2} over a similarly broad pseudorapidity range. These measurements provide key constraints on models of particle emission and their translation into flow.
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Wu YC, Zhu B, Li G, Zhang XH, Yu MH, Dong KG, Zhang TK, Yang Y, Bi B, Yang J, Yan YH, Tan F, Fan W, Lu F, Wang SY, Zhao ZQ, Zhou WM, Cao LF, Gu YQ. Towards high-energy, high-resolution computed tomography via a laser driven micro-spot gamma-ray source. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15888. [PMID: 30367090 PMCID: PMC6203838 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33844-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Computed Tomography (CT) is a powerful method for non-destructive testing (NDT) and metrology awakes with expanding application fields. To improve the spatial resolution of high energy CT, a micro-spot gamma-ray source based on bremsstrahlung from a laser wakefield accelerator was developed. A high energy CT using the source was performed, which shows that the resolution of reconstruction can reach 100 μm at 10% contrast. Our proof-of-principle demonstration indicates that laser driven micro-spot gamma-ray sources provide a prospective way to increase the spatial resolution and toward to high energy micro CT. Due to the advantage in spatial resolution, laser based high energy CT represents a large potential for many NDT applications.
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Fan W, Jiang H. Surgery for lymph node metastases of sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy302.007] [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] Open
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Stinchcombe T, Fan W, Schild S, Vokes E, Bogart J, Le QT, Thomas C, Edelman M, Horn L, Komaki R, Cohen H, Ganti A, Pang H, Wang X. A pooled analysis of individual patient data (IPD) of concurrent chemoradiotherapy for limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) in elderly compared to younger patients (pts) who participated in US National Cancer Institute cooperative group studies. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy298.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fan W, Peng Y, Meng Y, Zhang W, Zhu N, Wang J, Guo C, Li J, Du H, Dang Z. Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals Reduced Inorganic Sulfur Compound Oxidation Mechanism in Acidithiobacillus ferriphilus. Microbiology (Reading) 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026261718040070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Qi L, Fan W, Xia X, Yao L, Liu L, Zhao H, Kong X, Liu J. Nosocomial outbreak of Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto fungaemia in a neonatal intensive care unit in China. J Hosp Infect 2018; 100:e246-e252. [PMID: 29928941 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Candida parapsilosis is a common agent of fungaemia, but few outbreaks of Candida parapsilosis infection have been reported in China. AIM To elaborate an outbreak of nosocomial Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto fungaemia in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a comprehensive hospital in China from July to October 2017. METHODS Epidemics and characteristics of fungaemia cases were investigated. Surveillance samples were collected. Vitek 2 Compact System, internal transcribed spacer sequencing, and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing were conducted to identify the isolates. Antifungal susceptibility test was performed for all bloodstream isolates. FINDINGS Sixteen neonates were diagnosed as Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto fungaemia during this period. Presenting symptoms included leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, and respiratory crackles. Fifteen cases were cured whereas one case who suffered from severe concomitant diseases died. The isolates were susceptible to fluconazole, amphotericin B, itraconazole, voriconazole, and 5-fluorocytosine. A total of 313 surveillance samples were collected, and Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto was identified from 16 environmental samples and one sample from an ultrasonographer's hand. The colonized locations included wiping cloths, faucets, sinks, operating table, puddles in the bathroom, a ventilator, and an ultrasonic probe. The RAPD patterns of all the Candida parapsilosis sensu stricto isolates from bloodstream and surveillance samples were identical. The outbreak was controlled after a series of infection control measures. CONCLUSION Contaminated environment was associated with this outbreak. Close attention to immunocompromised patients, thorough environmental disinfection and hand hygiene should be strengthened in NICU.
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