Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Rapid versus slow puncture in endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy: a multicenter randomized crossover trial

Abstract Endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy (EUS-LB) is increasingly used for hepatic histologic assessment; however, optimal technical approaches remain undefined. This prospective, multicenter clinical study aimed to compare tissue acquisition and safety between the rapi...

TD-interpreter: enhancing the understanding of timing diagrams with visual-language learning

Abstract We introduce TD-Interpreter, a specialised machine learning (ML) workflow that assists engineers in understanding complex timing diagrams (TDs), originating from a third party, during their design and verification process. The outcome of this workflow is a visual questio...

Expert Consensus on Robot-Assisted Vascularized Bone Grafting for the Treatment of Early-Stage Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head

Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) remains a progressive clinical challenge that predominantly affects young and active adults between 20 and 50 years of age. Without timely and effective surgical intervention, natural disease progression leads to structural subchondral fra...

Interaction between large-diameter offshore wind turbine monopiles and adjacent spudcan penetration and extraction in clay

Large-diameter monopiles are used for offshore wind turbines, while adjacent jack-up spudcan operations may induce soil deformation and compromise serviceability. Existing spudcan–pile interaction studies have focused on pile response during penetration, with limited attention to...

PPARγ/P21 Signaling Mediates Butyrate-Driven Protection against Aging-Related Endothelial Dysfunction: A Novel Effect of Soybean Polysaccharide via the Gut-Vascular Axis

Abstract Aging-induced endothelial dysfunction is a core driver of age-related cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In 20-month-old naturally aged mice, 12-week soybean polysaccharide (SP) supplementation restored endothelium-dependent relaxation, reduced aortic reactive oxygen specie...

Convergence analysis of the Random ordinate method for mitigating the ray effect

The Discrete Ordinates Method (DOM) is widely used for velocity discretization in radiative transport simulations. However, DOM tends to exhibit the ray effect when the velocity discretization is not sufficiently refined, a limitation that is well documented. To counter this, we...

Determination of energy storage scheme for hybrid photovoltaic-assisted heating system in residential buildings

Photovoltaic (PV)-assisted heating systems can meet residential electrical and thermal demands using heat storage (HS) or Li-ion battery (LB) storage. However, identifying the appropriate storage scheme under different solar-resource and building-load conditions remains challengi...

AmpliconSuite: an end-to-end workflow for analyzing focal amplifications in cancer genomes

Abstract Here we present AmpliconSuite, a toolkit for focal amplification analysis from cancer whole-genome sequencing that identifies extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA), breakage–fusion–bridges and other amplification modes. Its ecContext module categorizes ecDNA structures to underst...

Intrapartum ultrasound parameters within prediction models for mode of birth in nulliparous women: a scoping review

Intrapartum ultrasound (IPUS) provides objective measurements of foetal head descent and position. This scoping review mapped how IPUS parameters have been incorporated into prediction models for mode of birth in nulliparous women, the performance and validation reported by the i...

Sex-Specific Associations of Gestational OPE Exposure with Offspring Digit Ratio: A Birth Cohort Study

Abstract The effect of prenatal organophosphate esters (OPEs) exposure on offspring reproductive development and the potential role of the placenta remain unclear. We investigated the associations of prenatal OPE exposure with the second-to-fourth digit ratio (2D:4D) and the medi...

Associations between non-insulin-based insulin resistance surrogates and pulmonary hypertension due to left heart failure: a multicenter cohort study

Abstract Background Insulin resistance (IR) has been reported to have a close relationship with the development and adverse outcomes of various cardiovascular disorders, while its association with pulmonary hypertension due to left heart failure (PH-HF) remains to be elucidated....

Microstructural evolution and mechanical behavior of Mg-Li alloy fabricated by cold metal transfer wire arc additive manufacturing

A thin-walled Mg-8Li-3Al-2Zn-0.5Y alloy component was manufactured by cold metal transfer wire arc additive manufacturing (CMT-WAAM). Particular attention was given to elucidating how the intrinsic thermal history during deposition influences the microstructure evolution and the...

Tetrapyridophenazine-Based Vinylene-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Efficient Sequential Photocatalysis and Continuous-Flow Synthesis

Abstract Vinylene-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are promising photocatalysts because their conjugated sp2-carbon frameworks combine exceptional chemical stability with efficient charge transport. However, the limited reversibility of C═C bond formation narrows the sco...

A pair of chitosan receptors confer broad-spectrum fungal resistance

Chitosan, a major fungal cell wall component, activates plant immunity, yet the underlying perception mechanism remains unknown. In this study, we identified OsFID1, an apoplast-localized DUF26 domain protein, as a chitosan-binding receptor essential for chitosan-triggered immuni...

Associations of long-term Tai Chi practice with vascular health in middle-aged and older adults: potential indirect roles of inflammation and oxidative stress - a cross-sectional study

Tai Chi is a widely practiced mind-body exercise, but its associations with vascular health and the potential involvement of inflammation and oxidative stress remain unclear. We hypothesized that, compared with irregular exercise, long-term Tai Chi practice would be associated wi...

Functionalized Olefin-Linked Covalent Organic Frameworks for Selective Mercury Capture and Recovery from Vinyl Chloride-Rich Gas Streams

Abstract The calcium carbide-derived acetylene hydrochlorination route for vinyl chloride monomer (VCM, C2H3Cl) production remains a major source of mercury consumption and emission owing to its reliance on HgCl2/activated carbon catalysts. Selective removal of elemental mercury...

Historical distance: affective practice in immersive heritage at the Mogao Caves, China

Heritage institutions increasingly invest in immersive experiences, yet research often treats affect as a consequence of immersion rather than a force that shapes how visitors relate to the past. In the context of conservation at the Mogao Caves, this study examines how three imm...

Response to the Correspondence Regarding “Cutaneous Metastasis From Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Eight Years After Initial Surgery”

ABSTRACT We sincerely thank Dr. Sengul and colleagues for their insightful comments on our case report of skin metastasis in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). They questioned the adequacy of local excision and suggested completion thyroidectomy to enable radioactive iodine (RAI) th...

Trimester-Specific Associations of Prenatal Heat Exposure with Neonatal Amino Acid and Acylcarnitine Profiles

Abstract It remains unclear whether prenatal heat exposure is associated with newborn metabolic profiles. Therefore, based on 4714 mother–infant pairs in Shanghai, we aimed to investigate the trimester-specific associations of prenatal heat exposure with neonatal amino acid (AA)...

LOAD: Enabling Low-Bit Group Quantization for Vision Transformers via Adaptive Data Formats

Vision Transformers (ViTs) achieve state-of-the-art performance across various vision tasks but pose significant deployment challenges due to their high computational complexity and memory footprint. Post-training quantization (PTQ) offers an efficient, retraining-free compressio...