Germline Human Leukocyte Antigen Status is Associated With Immunotherapy-Induced Pneumonitis and Treatment Response in Patients With Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer With High Programmed... by Alvin H.K. Cheung, MBBS, PhD, Zeta Mui, MPhil, Walter W. Yeung, PhD, Chit Chow, PhD, Mandy F. Yu, BSc, Olivia H. Chen, MD, PhD, Kit-Yee Wong, MPhil, Fuda Xie, MPhil, Yat Ming Lau, MBBS, Alfred S-L. Cheng, PhD, Wei Kang, PhD, Ka-Fai To, MBChB, Tony S. Mok, MD, Molly S.C. Li, MBBS

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Exceptionally low thermal conductivity in distorted high entropy alloy by Hang Wang, Shihua Ma, Weijiang Zhao, Quanfeng He, Yong Liu, Shijun Zhao, Yong Yang

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Palliative Care for a Mentally Incompetent End Stage Renal Failure Patient: Why Is It Important? by Kwok-Ying Chan, Terence Yip, Mau-Kwong Sham, Benjamin Hon-Wai Cheng, Cho-Wing Li, Yim-Chi Wong, Vikki Wai-Kee Lau

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Acetaminophen Use in Pregnancy: A Comparison of Self-Reported Intake with Maternal and Newborn Biomarker Measures by Guo P, Johnson CH, Yan H, Xiao J, Dennis C, Pierce KA, DeWan AT, Liew Z

“…Pengfei Guo,1,2 Caroline H Johnson,1,2 Hong Yan,1– 3 Jingyuan Xiao,1,2 Courtney Dennis,4 Kerry A Pierce,4 Andrew T DeWan,2,5 Zeyan Liew1,2 1Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA; 2Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA; 3State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; 4Metabolomics Platform, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA; 5Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USACorrespondence: Zeyan Liew, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, 60 College Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA, Tel +1 203-764-9727, Email zeyan.liew@yale.edu…”
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Association of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (Hs-CRP) with the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Diabetes by Liu Y, Liu H, Sun D, Zheng Y, Tse G, Chen K, Qiu J, Wu S, Liu T

“…Ying Liu,1,* Hongmin Liu,1,2,* Dongkun Sun,1,* Yi Zheng,1 Gary Tse,1,3,4 Kangyin Chen,1 Jiuchun Qiu,1 Shouling Wu,2 Tong Liu1 1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, 063001, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; 4Diabetes Research Unit, Cardiovascular Analytics Group, PowerHealth Research Institute, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tong Liu, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, No. 23 Pingjiang Road, Hexi District, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China, Email liutong@tmu.edu.cn; liutongdoc@126.com Shouling Wu, Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, Tangshan, 063001, People’s Republic of China, Email drwusl@163.comBackground: Both renal function decline and systemic inflammation may synergistically increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Utilizing wastewater surveillance to model behavioural responses and prevent healthcare overload during “Disease X” outbreaks by Wenxiu Chen, Wei An, Chen Wang, Qun Gao, Chunzhen Wang, Lan Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Song Tang, Jianxin Zhang, Lixin Yu, Peng Wang, Dan Gao, Zhe Wang, Wenhui Gao, Zhe Tian, Yu Zhang, Wai-yin Ng, Tong Zhang, Ho-kwong Chui, Jianying Hu, Min Yang

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An Effect Study of Structural Jets on the Long Gamma-Ray Burst Formation Rate at Low Redshift by Qi Guo, Qi Tan, Benyun Shi

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RECK as a Potential Crucial Molecule for the Targeted Treatment of Sepsis by Qin Y, Liao S, Sun J, Ye H, Li J, Pan J, He J, Xia Z, Shao Y

“…Yuting Qin,1,* Shuanglin Liao,1,* Jianbo Sun,2 Huiyun Ye,1 Jiafu Li,1 Jiahui Pan,1 Junbing He,3 Zhengyuan Xia,4,5 Yiming Shao1,6 1Dongguan Key Laboratory of Sepsis Translational Medicine, The Intensive Care Unit, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Dongguan Key Laboratory of Chronic Inflammatory Diseases, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3The Key Laboratory of Organ Dysfunction and Protection Translational Medicine, Jieyang Medical Research Center, Jieyang People’s Hospital, Jieyang, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China; 5State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; 6The Key Laboratory of Sepsis Translational Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yiming Shao, Dongguan Key Laboratory of Sepsis Translational Medicine, the Intensive Care Unit,The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Jiaoping Road 42, Tangxia Town, Dongguan, Guangdong Province, 523710, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18826690188, Email sym@gdmu.edu.cn Zhengyuan Xia, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China, Tel +852-68798794, Email zyxia@hku.hkAbstract: Reversion inducing cysteine rich protein with kazal motifs (RECK), a Kazal motif-containing protein, regulates pro-inflammatory cytokines production, migration of inflammatory cells, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and Wnt pathways and plays critical roles in septic inflammatory storms and vascular endothelial dysfunction. …”
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Remote Continuous Microinjury-Triggered Cytokines Facilitate Severe Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing via the Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK Pathway by Huang X, Liu J, Wu X, Mo Y, Luo X, Yang Y, Yang C, Liang X, Liang R, Chen Y, Fan Z, Lu W, Chen Y, Hua Q

“…Xiajie Huang,1,2,* Jie Liu,1,* Xiaomei Wu,1 Yangzhou Mo,1 Xiping Luo,1 Yongge Yang,1 Chaoquan Yang,1 Xinyun Liang,1 Rongyuan Liang,1 Yeping Chen,1 Zezhen Fan,1 William Lu,3 Yan Chen,1 Qikai Hua1 1Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People’s Republic of China; 2Collaborative Innovation Centre of Regenerative Medicine and Medical BioResource Development and Application Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Chen; Qikai Hua, Department of Bone and Joint Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, People’s Republic of China, Email cy003@connect.hku.hk; hqk100@yeah.netPurpose: Microinjury can trigger in situ tissue repair. …”
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Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled... by Eva Skovlund, Rune Haaverstad, Henrik Zetterberg, Jorunn L Helbostad, Rolf Busund, Johan Raeder, Theis Tønnessen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Melanie R Simpson, Nils Kristian Skjærvold, Bjørn Erik Neerland, Svein Aslak Landsverk, Ieva Martinaityte, Hilde Margrethe Norum, Geir Selbaek, Elisabeth Skaar, Arjen JC Slooter, Øyvind Sverre Svendsen, Alexander Wahba

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Development and Validation of a Cost-Effective Machine Learning Model for Screening Potential Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Healthcare Clinics by Wu W, Hu X, Yan L, Li Z, Li B, Chen X, Lin Z, Zeng H, Li C, Mo Y, Wu Y, Wang Q

“…Wenqi Wu,1,2,* Xiaohao Hu,1,2,* Linyang Yan,3,* Zhiyin Li,4 Bo Li,5 Xinpeng Chen,6 Zexun Lin,7 Huiqiong Zeng,8 Chun Li,9 Yingqian Mo,10 Yalin Wu,3 Qingwen Wang1,2 1Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Inflammatory and Immunology Diseases, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ultrasound, Institute of Ultrasonic Medicine, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen Peking University-The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Medical Center, Shenzhen, 518036, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, People’s Hospital of Longhua District, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Shenzhen Futian Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 7Shenzhen Nanshan Medical Group HQ Taohuayuan Community Health Service Center, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 8Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Rheumatism, Women & Children Health Institute, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 9Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 10Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yalin Wu; Qingwen Wang, Email yalinwu@jj.ac.kr; wangqingwen@pkuszh.comObjective: In primary healthcare, diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is challenging due to a general lack of in-depth knowledge of RA by general practitioners (GPs) and the lack of effective tools, leading to high rates of missed diagnosis. …”
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Quantitative attribution of 2016 extreme arctic warmth: comparison between late winter and early spring by Junjie Zhu, Ke Fan, Shengping He, Tuantuan Zhang, Yi Deng, Song Yang, Deliang Chen, Kaiqiang Deng, Wei Yu, Baoqiang Tian, Hoffman H N Cheung

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ALMA Survey of Orion Planck Galactic Cold Clumps (ALMASOP): Nested Morphological and Kinematic Structures of Outflows Revealed in SiO and CO Emission by Chun-Fan Liu, Hsien Shang, Doug Johnstone, Tsung-Han Ai, Tsz Ming Lee, Ruben Krasnopolsky, Naomi Hirano, Somnath Dutta, Shih-Ying Hsu, Jesús Alejandro López-Vázquez, Sheng-Yuan Liu, Tie Liu, Ken’ichi Tatematsu, Qizhou Zhang, Mark G. Rawlings, David Eden, Zhiyuan Ren, Patricio Sanhueza, Woojin Kwon, Chang Won Lee, Yi-Jehng Kuan, Somdeb Bandopadhyay, Miikka S. Väisälä, Chin-Fei Lee, Indrani Das

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