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Open AccessAn uncertainty-based interpretable deep learning framework for predicting breast cancer outcome
Predicting outcome of breast cancer is important for selecting appropriate treatments and prolonging the survival periods of patients. Recently, different deep learning-based methods have been carefully design...
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Evaluation of real-time kinematic positioning performance of the BDS‑3 PPP service on B2b signal
The BeiDou global navigation satellite system (GNSS) of China (BDS-3) had full operation capacity on July 31, 2020, and started providing free precise point positioning (PPP) service on B2b signals. Although G...
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Open AccessApplication analysis of omental flap isolation and modified pancreaticojejunostomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy (175 cases)
To explore the application value of free omental wrapping and modified pancreaticojejunostomy in pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD).
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Association among the prognostic nutritional index, completion of adjuvant chemotherapy, and cancer-specific survival after curative resection of stage II/III gastric cancer
To investigate the impact of preoperative immunological and nutritional status, using the prognostic nutritional index (PNI), on completion of planned adjuvant chemotherapy (AC), and the potential additive eff...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a prognostic nomogram for predicting early recurrence after curative resection of stage II/III gastric cancer
The biological behavior of early recurrence is more invasive and the prognosis is worse in gastric cancer (GC). The risk of early recurrence (ER) for GC in stage II/III has not been reported of which the major...
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A combined EMD and MSSA model for the extraction of gravity tide correction from relative gravimetric data
A combined empirical mode decomposition (EMD) and multichannel singular spectrum analysis (MSSA) model (EMD–MSSA model) was used for extraction of the gravity tide correction without a priori information (e.g....
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a prognostic nomogram for predicting post-operative pulmonary infection in gastric cancer patients following radical gastrectomy
The aim of this retrospective study was to develop and validate a nomogram for predicting the risk of post-operative pulmonary infection (POI) in gastric cancer (GC) patients following radical gastrectomy. 246...
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Open AccessClinicopathological features and prognosis of young gastric cancer patients following radical gastrectomy: a propensity score matching analysis
The aim of the this retrospective study was to investigate the clinicopathological features of gastric cancer (GC) in young patients and the potential impact of age on the prognosis of patients undergoing radi...
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Open AccessThe effect of preoperative smoking cessation and smoking dose on postoperative complications following radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a retrospective study of 2469 patients
To investigate whether smoking adversely affects the short-term outcomes and the potential effects of cigarette dose and preoperative smoking cessation, in patients who underwent gastric cancer (GC) surgery.
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Spherical Harmonic Expansions for the Gravitational Field of a Polyhedral Body with Polynomial Density Contrast
We provide the spherical harmonic solutions to evaluate the external gravitational field of a general polyhedral body with arbitrary polynomial density contrast, including the gravitational potential and its a...
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Open AccessPeri-Operative Blood Transfusion Does Not Influence Overall and Disease-Free Survival After Radical Gastrectomy for Stage II/III Gastric Cancer: a Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Whether peri-operative blood transfusions (BTF) negatively impact long-term survival after gastrectomy for gastric cancer (GC) remains controversial. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate inde...
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Open AccessIncidence, causes and risk factors for 30-day readmission after radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a retrospective study of 2,023 patients
The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the incidence of, causes and risk factors for readmission to hospital ≤30 days after discharge of patients who underwent radical gastrectomy for gastric c...
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Open AccessImpact of peri-operative blood transfusion on post-operative infections after radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a propensity score matching analysis focusing on the timing, amount of transfusion and role of leukocyte depletion
Allogeneic blood transfusions (BTF) are sometimes inevitable during radical gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric cancer. The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the association ...
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Open AccessIncomplete resection and linitis plastica are factors for poor survival after extended multiorgan resection in gastric cancer patients
The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the morbidity, mortality, and survival rates of extended multiorgan resection (EMR) for locally advanced gastric cancer patients compared to gastrectomy alone...
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Open AccessOn the chemistry of 1-pyrroline in solution and in the gas phase
1-Pyrroline has a highly characteristic odor, which is employed by living organisms for chemical signaling and other purposes, but the mechanism whereby this odor is formed remains poorly understood. Here we u...
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A new triple-frequency cycle slip detecting algorithm validated with BDS data
Triple-frequency global navigation satellite systems allow the introduction of additional linear observation combinations. We define two geometry-free phase combinations and one geometry-free pseudorange minu...
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Open AccessTissue spray ionization mass spectrometry for rapid recognition of human lung squamous cell carcinoma
Tissue spray ionization mass spectrometry (TSI-MS) directly on small tissue samples has been shown to provide highly specific molecular information. In this study, we apply this method to the analysis of 38 pa...