Wei Zheng, Dale McLerran, Betsy Rolland, Xianglan Zhang et al.
BACKGROUND: Most studies that have evaluated the association between the body-mass index (BMI) and the risks of death from any cause and from specific causes have been conducted in populations of European origin. METHODS: We performed pooled analyses to evaluate the association between BMI and the r...
Jennifer Luedtke, Janice Chanson, Kelsey Neam, Louise Hobin et al.
Abstract Systematic assessments of species extinction risk at regular intervals are necessary for informing conservation action 1,2 . Ongoing developments in taxonomy, threatening processes and research further underscore the need for reassessment 3,4 . Here we report the findings of the second Glob...
Paolo Boffetta, Dale McLerran, Yu Chen, Manami Inoue et al.
BACKGROUND: The occurrence of diabetes has greatly increased in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in Asia, as has the prevalence of overweight and obesity; in European-derived populations, overweight and obesity are established causes of diabetes. The shape of the association of overwei...
Yu Chen, W. K. Copeland, Rajesh Vedanthan, Eric J. Grant et al.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between body mass index and mortality from overall cardiovascular disease and specific subtypes of cardiovascular disease in east and south Asians. DESIGN: Pooled analyses of 20 prospective cohorts in Asia, including data from 835,082 east Asians and 289,815 so...
Mingshan Wang, Mukesh Thakur, Min‐Sheng Peng, Yu Jiang et al.
Despite the substantial role that chickens have played in human societies across the world, both the geographic and temporal origins of their domestication remain controversial. To address this issue, we analyzed 863 genomes from a worldwide sampling of chickens and representatives of all four speci...
Aminu K. Bello, Adeera Levin, Meaghan Lunney, Mohamed A. Osman et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the global capacity (availability, accessibility, quality, and affordability) to deliver kidney replacement therapy (dialysis and transplantation) and conservative kidney management. DESIGN: International cross sectional survey. SETTING: International Society of Nephrology (I...
Yin Peng, Yidan Xu, Xiaojing Zhang, Shiqi Deng et al.
Abstract Background Circular RNA (circRNA), a subclass of non-coding RNA, plays a critical role in cancer tumorigenesis and metastasis. It has been suggested that circRNA acts as a microRNA sponge or a scaffold to interact with protein complexes; however, its full range of functions remains elusive....
Yingguo Yang, Haizhou Lu, Shanglei Feng, Lifeng Yang et al.
MQDs-SnO<sub>2</sub>-modulated perovskite crystallization processes visualized by <italic>in situ</italic> 2D GIXRD technique.
Mohamed A. Osman, Mona Alrukhaimi, Gloria Ashuntantang, Ezequiel Bellorín-Font et al.
The health workforce is the cornerstone of any health care system. An adequately trained and sufficiently staffed workforce is essential to reach universal health coverage. In particular, a nephrology workforce is critical to meet the growing worldwide burden of kidney disease. Despite some attempts...
Yan Gao, Bo Li, Xiaonan Liu, Huaibin Shen et al.
Minimizing heat accumulation is essential to prolonging the operational lifetime of quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QD-LEDs). Reducing heat generation at the source is the ideal solution, which requires high brightness and quantum efficiency at low driving voltages. Here we propose to enhance the...
Jiadong Zhou, Chao Zhu, Yao Zhou, Jichen Dong et al.
Two-dimensional (2D) materials with multiphase, multielement crystals such as transition metal chalcogenides (TMCs) (based on V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Cd, Pt and Pd) and transition metal phosphorous chalcogenides (TMPCs) offer a unique platform to explore novel physical phenomena. However, the synthesis of a ...
Neal Russell, Wolfgang Stöhr, Nishad Plakkal, Aislinn Cook et al.
BACKGROUND: There is limited data on antibiotic treatment in hospitalized neonates in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We aimed to describe patterns of antibiotic use, pathogens, and clinical outcomes, and to develop a severity score predicting mortality in neonatal sepsis to inform future ...
Wei Zheng, Dale McLerran, Betsy Rolland, Zhenming Fu et al.
BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for many diseases. We sought to quantify the burden of tobacco-smoking-related deaths in Asia, in parts of which men's smoking prevalence is among the world's highest. METHODS AND FINDINGS: We performed pooled analyses of data from 1,049,929 partici...
Yangyang Bian, Xiaohan Yan, Fei Chen, Qian Li et al.
Green indium phosphide (InP)-based quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) still suffer from low efficiency and short operational lifetime, posing a critical challenge to fully cadmium-free QD-LED displays and lighting 1-3 . Unfortunately, the factors that underlie these limitations remain uncle...
Yeoungjee Cho, Aminu K. Bello, Adeera Levin, Meaghan Lunney et al.
Rationale & Objective Approximately 11% of people with kidney failure worldwide are treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). This study examined PD use and practice patterns across the globe. Study Design A cross-sectional survey. Setting & Participants Stakeholders including clinicians, policy makers...