Research works

Simulation and performance analysis of the charging/discharging processes of a condensation thermal accumulator for solar- assisted heat pump system

Driven by China's carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals and the growing demand for clean heating, solar-assisted heat pump systems have attracted increasing attention because of their ability to integrate solar energy, ambient air heat, and phase-change thermal energy storag...

Safeguarded online self-training for continual tunnel-face blast-hole detection

Continual full-image blast-hole detection is required as tunnel-face imagery accumulates under weak or unreliable hole-position priors, while hidden batch annotations prevent direct supervision during online updating. This study presents safeguarded online self-training, an artif...

Targeting REV7 confers cervical cancer cell radiosensitivity and ferroptosis by negatively regulating SFXN1

Cervical cancer is the 4th most common malignancy in women. Radiotherapy (RT) plays an essential role in cervical cancer treatments, and this study reports the role of REV7 in cervical cancer RT. Results showed that loss of REV7 contributed to increased the radiosensitivity of ce...

Few-shot learning for expert consensus severity stratification in newly diagnosed crohn’s disease

Early and accurate assessment of disease severity is important for standardizing baseline risk stratification and supporting treatment planning in newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease. This study used electronic medical record data, a few-shot learning algorithm, and SHAP-based interp...

The relationship between lean mass and protein intake in females of African and East Asian descent

Low lean mass (LM) is associated with increased cardiometabolic disease risk and increased injury risk. Protein (PRO) intake is an important strategy to build and maintain LM. There is limited data quantifying PRO intake and evaluating the association between PRO intake and LM in...

Multi-tracer evaluation of cesium-137 bioaccumulation and trophic transfer in marine organisms off Jeju Island, Korea

Radionuclides accidentally released from nuclear facilities into the marine environment may affect ecosystems far from their original sources, yet their ecological behavior in such regions remains poorly understood. Using a multi-tracer approach, we evaluated 137 Cs bioaccumulati...

Factors associated with primary care workers’ willingness for mental health services

Residents' mental health problems have become increasingly prevalent in recent years, accompanied by younger onset ages and rising incidence.Psychological distress among the elderly, emotional disorders in adolescents and mental stress in patients with chronic diseases 1 have gra...

CD24 blockade reprograms macrophages and synergizes with CD47 blockade to overcome tumor immune evasion

Although immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, only a minority of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients derive clinical benefit, underscoring the urgent need to uncover novel immune evasion mechanisms. CD24 serves as a pivotal innate immune checkpoin...

The generation and characterization of CTRP9-CreERT2 knock-in mice for targeting endothelial cell muscle and adipose tissues

Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) exhibit significant diversity in different tissues. To elucidate the distinct physiological roles of individual EC subtypes, genetic mouse lines utilizing the Cre-loxP recombination system are crucial. However, there is still a lack of Cre mouse l...

High-power spray coagulation as knife-based hemostasis improves procedural efficiency in colorectal underwater endoscopic submucosal dissection

Underwater endoscopic submucosal dissection (UESD) has emerged as a promising alternative to conventional techniques, offering advantages for colorectal neoplasms. However, intraoperative bleeding in the fluid field remains a major challenge, often disrupting procedural rhythm an...

Norepinephrine-driven neutrophilic inflammation accelerates ulcerative colitis progression

Objectives The role of the sympathetic neurotransmitter norepinephrine (NE) in ulcerative colitis (UC) remains controversial. We aimed to elucidate NE's precise mechanisms in UC, focusing on colonic metabolism, diagnostic potential, and local immune interactions. Methods Colonic...

Magtrace as tracer for sentinel lymph node detection in early stage epithelial ovarian cancer: a pilot study

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection in ovarian cancer is feasible when using technetium-99m radiocolloid ( 99m Tc) in combination with blue dye or indocyanine green (ICG). However, their radioactive and fluorescent properties make them challenging to use in laparotomic procedures...

EEG-UDAF: A novel unsupervised domain adaptation framework leveraging dual-view frequency and spatio-temporal features for EEG-based emotion recognition

Currently, machine learning technology has been widely used in electroencephalogram (EEG) automatic emotion recognition tasks. However, the non-stationarity, individual differences, and high annotation costs in EEG signals seriously affect the generalization ability of the model....

Psychometric evaluation of the Korean version of the Advance Care Planning Practice Scale among nurses

This study translated the Advance Care Planning Practice Scale into Korean and evaluated its psychometric properties using a sample of Korean nurses. This was a methodological study. The Advance Care Planning Practice Scale was translated using a forward–backward procedure and ex...

Examining Factors that Influence Acceptability of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy: Experimental and Correlational Approaches

Objectives. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are widely used treatments that aim to increase clients' awareness and acceptance of their present-moment experiences. Although delivered as secular treatments, their practices have roots in East and South Asian religious traditi...

Development and validation of the Beliefs in Social Anxiety Scale (BIAS) for Chinese socially anxious adults and adolescents

BACKGROUND: Maladaptive social beliefs play a pivotal role in the development and maintenance of social anxiety; however, existing measures have limited cultural adaptability for Chinese populations. Therefore, this study developed and validated the Beliefs in Social Anxiety Scal...

Longitudinal associations between physical exercise and psychological resilience among college students: A random-intercept cross-lagged panel model

Physical exercise is closely associated with psychological resilience, yet the temporal direction and within-person dynamics of this relationship remain unclear. This study examined the longitudinal association between physical exercise and psychological resilience among Chinese...

Bias-reconfigurable barrier photodetectors for integrated broadband sensing and neuromorphic vision

Intelligent vision systems demand photodetectors with reconfigurable response to support diverse modalities like high-speed sensing and neuromorphic processing. Here we show a bias-reconfigurable barrier photodetector that enables continuous modulation of response time across 7 o...

Hollow-structured materials for lithium–sulfur batteries: Design principles, mechanistic insights, and practical limitations

Lithium–sulfur batteries (LSBs) are regarded as promising next-generation energy storage systems owing to their exceptionally high theoretical energy density, sulfur's high theoretical specific capacity, and the natural abundance of sulfur. However, their practical deployment rem...

Overtime work and marital stability: evidence from the China Family Panel Studies

Against the backdrop of intensifying labor market competition and declining marital stability in China, this study examines the impact of overtime work on marital stability. Using longitudinal panel data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) covering 2014 to 2022, we systema...