Aging in COVID-19: Vulnerability, immunity and intervention
… Recent mechanistic and structural analyses indicate that the viral spike (S) protein of
SARS-CoV-2 binds to ACE2 in concert with S-protein priming by the host cell transmembrane …
SARS-CoV-2 binds to ACE2 in concert with S-protein priming by the host cell transmembrane …
Dual-and multi-energy CT: principles, technical approaches, and clinical applications
In x-ray computed tomography (CT), materials having different elemental compositions can
be represented by identical pixel values on a CT image (ie, CT numbers), depending on the …
be represented by identical pixel values on a CT image (ie, CT numbers), depending on the …
Frailty syndrome: an overview
X Chen, G Mao, SX Leng - Clinical interventions in aging, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Frailty is a common and important geriatric syndrome characterized by age-associated
declines in physiologic reserve and function across multiorgan systems, leading to increased …
declines in physiologic reserve and function across multiorgan systems, leading to increased …
SIFT missense predictions for genomes
… into overlapping k-mers by a sliding window of length k (where k equals 5). Each sequence
is … The length of the longest increasing subsequence of positions (in the newly created list) is …
is … The length of the longest increasing subsequence of positions (in the newly created list) is …
Prior image constrained compressed sensing (PICCS): a method to accurately reconstruct dynamic CT images from highly undersampled projection data sets
When the number of projections does not satisfy the Shannon/Nyquist sampling requirement,
streaking artifacts are inevitable in x‐ray computed tomography (CT) images reconstructed …
streaking artifacts are inevitable in x‐ray computed tomography (CT) images reconstructed …
Energy-efficient offloading for mobile edge computing in 5G heterogeneous networks
Mobile edge computing (MEC) is a promising paradigm to provide cloud-computing capabilities
in close proximity to mobile devices in fifth-generation (5G) networks. In this paper, we …
in close proximity to mobile devices in fifth-generation (5G) networks. In this paper, we …
A SNP in a let-7 microRNA Complementary Site in the KRAS 3′ Untranslated Region Increases Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Risk
… We transfected a luciferase reporter with a full-length KRAS 3′UTR containing the variant
allele at LCS6 (KRAS mLCS6) into A549 cells, a lung cancer cell line, with known low let-7 …
allele at LCS6 (KRAS mLCS6) into A549 cells, a lung cancer cell line, with known low let-7 …
Effect of fiber diameter on tensile properties of electrospun poly (ɛ-caprolactone)
The tensile properties of electrospun fibers have not been widely investigated due to the
difficulties in handling nanofibers and measuring low load for deformation. In this study, the …
difficulties in handling nanofibers and measuring low load for deformation. In this study, the …
ELISA and multiplex technologies for cytokine measurement in inflammation and aging research
Over the last decade there has been an enormous expansion of research focused on
defining the role of inflammation in aging, age-related diseases, disability, and frailty. The …
defining the role of inflammation in aging, age-related diseases, disability, and frailty. The …
First clinical photon-counting detector CT system: technical evaluation
… Virtual monoenergetic images (VMIs) at energies ranging from 40 to 140 keV were
synthesized, and iodine VMI CT numbers were compared against the phantom manufacturer’s …
synthesized, and iodine VMI CT numbers were compared against the phantom manufacturer’s …