1.Abnormalities of efficiency in resting state functional brain network in first-episode paranoid schizophrenia
Xiaoyue WANG ; Hongxing ZHANG ; Bi WANG ; Qingjiang ZHAO ; Yajing SI ; Xiaoran WU ; Tianjun NI ; Haisan ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2021;30(3):219-225
Objective:To explore the abnormalities of efficiency in resting state functional brain network in patients with paranoid schizophrenia and the correlations between efficiencies and clinical symptoms.Methods:A total of 73 patients with schizophrenia (SZ group) met with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-Ⅳ) criteria for schizophrenia and 70 healthy controls (HC group) were included .All subjects were checked by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and positive and negative syndrome scale(PANSS) were used to assess the symptoms.Abnormalities of global and local efficiency of brain regions in brain functional network were analyzed by graph theory.Pearson correlation was used to analyze the correlation between the abnormal global efficiency and local efficiency of brain regions of SZ group and PANSS.SPSS 20.0 software was used for dependent-sample t-test, ANOVA test and Pearson correlation analysis. Results:Compared with the HC group, SZ group showed increased global efficiency in bilateral thalamus(left: 0.26±0.06, 0.28±0.04, t=2.03, P=0.044.right: 0.26±0.06, 0.28±0.05, t=2.08, P=0.040), right orbital part of middle frontal gyrus(0.21±0.04, 0.23±0.05, t=2.25, P=0.026), cerebellar lobule Ⅸ(0.19±0.06, 0.21±0.05, t=2.56, P=0.011) and vermis Ⅲ(0.15±0.08, 0.19±0.07, t=3.27, P=0.001), while decreased global efficiency in bilateral parahippocampal gyrus(left: 0.25±0.05, 0.22±0.05, t=-3.34, P=0.001.right: 0.27±0.04, 0.23±0.05, t=-4.96, P=0.000), superior occipital gyrus(left: 0.27±0.03, 0.26±0.03, t=-2.70, P=0.008.right: 0.27±0.02, 0.26±0.03, t=-2.73, P=0.007), superior parietal gyrus(left: 0.27±0.03, 0.26±0.05, t=-2.63, P=0.010.right: 0.27±0.03, 0.25±0.05, t=-2.76, P=0.007), paracentral lobule(left: 0.28±0.03, 0.26±0.07, t=-2.47, P=0.015.right: 0.28±0.04, 0.25±0.07, t=-3.06, P=0.003), left precental gyrus(0.28±0.04, 0.27±0.04, t=-1.98, P=0.049), left cuneus(0.26±0.04, 0.25±0.04, t=-2.08, P=0.039), left lingual gyrus(0.29±0.03, 0.28±0.03, t=-2.28, P=0.024), left middle occipital gyrus(0.29±0.03, 0.28±0.03; t=-2.74, P=0.007), left middle temporal gyrus(0.28±0.03, 0.26±0.03, t=-2.73, P=0.007), temporal pole in left middle temporal gyrus(0.20±0.06, 0.18±0.06, t=-2.59, P=0.011) and right hippocampus(0.27±0.04, 0.26±0.06, t=-2.05, P=0.042).Compared with the HC group, SZ group showed increased local efficiency in bilateral caudate nucleus(left: 0.33±0.06, 0.35±0.05, t=2.54, P=0.012.right: 0.33±0.07, 0.35±0.04, t=2.77, P=0.007) and left superior occipital gyrus(0.39±0.03, 0.40±0.02, t=2.17, P=0.031), while decreased local efficiency in bilateral parahippocampal gyrus(left: 0.35±0.04, 0.32±0.07, t=-3.16, P=0.002.right: 0.34±0.04, 0.32±0.07, t=-2.91, P=0.004), left supplementary motor area(0.36±0.02, 0.35±0.05, t=-2.01, P=0.047), left inferior parietal but supramarginal and angular gyrus(0.35±0.03, 0.34±0.05, t=-2.65, P=0.009), left cerebellar crus Ⅱ(0.37±0.03, 0.36±0.04, t=-2.01, P=0.046), lobule ⅦB(0.37±0.03, 0.35±0.07, t=-1.98, P=0.049), right posterior cingulate gyrus(0.36±0.04, 0.34±0.07, t=-2.07, P=0.041), right superior parietal gyrus(0.37±0.03, 0.36±0.05, t=-2.19, P=0.031), right precuneus(0.36±0.02, 0.35±0.04, t=-2.36, P=0.020), right paracentral lobule(0.37±0.02, 0.36±0.06, t=-2.07, P=0.041) and right temporal pole in middle temporal gyrus(0.33±0.08, 0.30±0.09, t=-2.09, P=0.038).The global efficiency of bilateral paracentral lobule and left temporal pole in middle temporal gyrus in SZ group were negatively correlated with the negative scale scores( r=-0.25, -0.25, -0.26, all P<0.05).The global efficiency of right hippocampus in SZ group was positively correlated with total scores of PANSS( r=0.23, P=0.049).The global efficiency of left middle temporal gyrus in SZ group was negatively correlated with total scores of PANSS( r=-0.23, P=0.049).The local efficiency of right paracentral lobule in SZ group was negatively correlated with the positive scale scores( r=-0.24, P=0.038). Conclusion:The brain networks of patients with first-episode paranoid schizophrenia may have regional dysfunction in the transmission efficiency and fault-tolerant ability of resting state brain functional network, and the abnormalities of efficiency may be associated with the severity of psychiatric symptoms in several brain regions.
2.Effect of Ferroptosis on Organ Fibrosis and Intervention Progress of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Review
Xiaoran WANG ; Wenxia ZHAO ; Mingsan MIAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(8):246-256
Fibrosis refers to the disorder of repair response after tissue damage, which is mainly characterized by the increase of fibrous connective tissue and the decrease of parenchymal cells in organs. Progressive fibrosis can lead to the destruction of tissue structure and organ failure. Ferroptosis is a new type of programmed cell death, which is caused by the accumulation of iron dependent lipid peroxides and regulated by iron metabolism, iron autophagy, amino acid metabolism and lipid metabolism. Ferroptosis plays an important role in the pathological process of fibrosis, participating in many pathological processes such as organ parenchymal cell injury, macrophage inflammation, oxidative stress and myofibroblast transformation. Studies have shown that ferroptosis occurs in myofibroblasts during extracellular matrix deposition in the fibrous cascade reaction, and the targeted regulation of ferroptosis can effectively reduce chronic organ injury and tissue fibrosis. It has been confirmed that a variety of traditional Chinese medicine and its active components can regulate the ferroptosis parenchyma cells of organs and play an anti-fibrosis effect, showing a good research prospect. This article summarizes the role of ferroptosis in the pathological process of liver, lung, kidney and heart fibrosis and the intervention of related Chinese medicine, in order to provide a new target for Chinese medicine to prevent and treat fibrosis.
3.Research Progress on Dual Role of Autophagy in Cancer and Intervention of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Xiaoran WANG ; Wenxia ZHAO ; Mingsan MIAO
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2024;30(4):218-227
With the change in environmental pollution and lifestyle, the incidence and mortality of cancer are increasing year by year, which is a serious threat to human life and health. Autophagy is a process in which eukaryotic cells use lysosomes to degrade cytoplasmic proteins and damaged organelles under the regulation of autophagy-related genes. It plays a dynamic inhibiting or promoting role in the occurrence and development of cancer and is involved in the regulation of tumor formation, proliferation, metastasis, and response to anticancer therapy. With the deepening of the research on the mechanism of cancer, a variety of cancer treatment methods have been established, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, immunotherapy, and gene therapy. Pharmacological or genetic inhibition of autophagy has been shown to enhance the lethal effect of various anticancer treatments on tumor cells, suggesting that inhibition of autophagy is an effective sensitization strategy in cancer therapy. Meanwhile, over-stimulation of autophagy may also provide a new method for the treatment of drug-resistant cancer cells with high apoptotic thresholds. As a treasure of Chinese culture, traditional Chinese medicine plays an important role in the adjuvant treatment of cancer with its advantages of multi-target, multi-pathway, and small side effects. In recent years, many positive results have been achieved in the study of natural autophagy regulatory factors of traditional Chinese medicine in cancer, and they have been widely verified in different autophagy regulatory models. This article outlines the mechanism of autophagy, summarizes the dual regulatory role of autophagy in tumor biology, and collects relevant studies published in the databases of China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and Wanfang Data for nearly 10 years that affect the role of tumorigenesis and development by regulating autophagy. The article also collates autophagy rules of tumor cells induced by traditional Chinese medicine and its active ingredients, so as to provide a certain reference for the research on the development and application of anti-tumor drugs.
4.Bibliometric analysis of nutrition researches in inflammatory bowel disease retrieved from Web of Science
Xiaoran WANG ; Yuling LI ; Nan ZHANG ; Mengshu ZHAO ; Hongwen MA
Chinese Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2022;30(6):361-366
Objective:To explore the research trends, research advances and future orientations in the field of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), so as to inform future researches.Methods:Web of Science database was searched from 2000 to 2021. CiteSpace software was used for visual and quantitative analysis.Results:A total of 3 582 articles were included. Publications on nutrition science in IBD showed a rising trend. The United States ranked first according to number of publications by country, the University of Toronto ranked first by institution, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases ranked first by journal and Li J from Nanjing University was the very author with the highest number of relevant publications. Research hotspots mainly focused on risk, gut microbiota and pediatric population. Research fronts mainly focused on the gut microbiota. Conclusion:Visual analysis shows the research trend in the field of nutrition in IBD, with gut microbiota as the research hotspots in the future.
5.Genetic analysis of a Chinese pedigree affected with branchiootic syndrome due to a nonsense variant of EYA1 gene.
Rui HAN ; Xiaoran LIU ; Erdengqieqieke YE ; Shuang WU ; Jing ZHAO ; Ling DUAN ; Yan XIA ; Jianbing DING
Chinese Journal of Medical Genetics 2022;39(4):374-377
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze the clinical phenotype and genetic basis for a Chinese pedigree suspected for branchiootic syndrome (BOS).
METHODS:
The proband was subjected to target-capture high-throughput sequencing to detect potential variant of deafness-associated genes. Candidate variants were verified by Sanger sequencing of the family members.
RESULTS:
The proband was found to harbor a c.1627C>T (p.Gln543Ter) nonsense variant of the EYA1 gene. Sanger sequencing confirmed that all of the 4 patients with the BOS phenotype from the pedigree have harbored the same heterozygous variant. Based on the guidelines of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, the variant was predicted to be pathogenic (PVS1+PS+PP3+PP4).
CONCLUSION
The c.1627C>T (p.Gln543Ter) variant of the EYA1 gene probably underlay the BOS phenotype in this pedigree. Above finding has provided a basis for its clinical diagnosis.
Branchio-Oto-Renal Syndrome
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China
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Humans
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Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics*
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Mutation
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Nuclear Proteins/genetics*
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Pedigree
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Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases/genetics*
6.Effect of different thrombus risk assessment tools in obstetric inpatients
Yifeng ZHANG ; Xiaoya WANG ; Wenwen KONG ; Xiaoran ZHAO ; Zhenrong HUANG
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2023;39(9):670-675
Objective:To compare the application value of Caprini thrombosis risk assessment scale and Shanghai venous thrombosis risk factor scale in predicting venous thromboembolism in hospitalized maternal patients.Methods:This was a case-control study. A total of 67 pregnant women complicated with venous thromboembolism in the Obstetrics Department of Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University from January 2010 to September 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. And 144 pregnant women without venous thromboembolism in the same period were selected. Two venous thrombosis risk assessment tools were used to evaluate the pregnant women, and the predictive effectiveness and accuracy of the two assessment tools were compared.Results:The effects of the two risk assessment tools for venous thrombosis were different before and after delivery with statistical difference ( Z=8.15, 5.97, both P<0.01), but the Shanghai venous thrombosis risk factor scale (83.9%, 67.3%) was superior to Caprini thrombosis risk assessment scale (52.1%, 45.0%) in the accuracy of prenatal and postnatal prediction. The area under receiver operating characteristic curve showed that the Shanghai venous thrombosis risk factor rating scale (0.863) was significantly superior to the Caprini thrombosis risk assessment scale (0.748) after delivery. Conclusions:The Shanghai venous thrombosis risk factor scale is more valuable than the Caprini thrombosis risk assessment scale in the early risk identification of venous thromboembolism in pregnant women.
7.Correlation between high cholinergic pathway signal and cognitive function in patients with Parkinson disease accompanied with sleep disorder
Xinrong XU ; Hao WANG ; Yuqing FANG ; Fei MAO ; Zhangning ZHAO ; Yanhong REN ; Xiaoran ZHU ; Tianhao LIU ; Yanqing ZHANG ; Xiuhua LI
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2024;33(3):206-211
Objective:To explore the correlation between high cholinergic pathway signaling and cognitive function in patients with Parkinson disease(PD) accompanied with sleep disorder.Methods:PD patients admitted from 2017 to 2022 were divided into PD with sleep disorder group (PD-SD group) ( n=56) and PD without sleep disorder group (PD-NSD group) ( n=41) according to the Parkinson's disease sleep scale (PDSS) score. All participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging examination.All patients were evaluated by the PDSS, Hoehn-Yahr (H-Y), Montreal cognitive assessment scale (MoCA), and cholinergic pathways hyper intensities scale (CHIPS). The difference of cognitive function between the two groups and the correlation between CHIPS and cognitive function were analyzed.Independent sample t-test, Spearman correlation analysis, and binary Logistic regression analysis were performed on the data by SPSS 26.0 statistical software. Results:(1)The MoCA score of the PD-SD group (22.00 (5.00)) was lower than that of the PD-NSD group (26.00 (5.00)) ( Z=-3.830, P<0.05). The total and all aspects scores of CHIPS in PD-SD group were higher than those in PD-NSD group(the total score of the low external capsule: 12.00(8.00), 0(8.00), the total score of the high external capsule: 12.00(2.00), 6.00(9.00), the total score of the radial crown: 8.00(0), 4.00(4.00), the total score of the centrum semiovale: 3.00(4.00), 0(2.00), the total score of the right side: 16.00(9.00), 5.00(10.00), the total score of the left side: 17.00(6.00), 7.00(9.00), the total score of CHIPS: 32.00(14.00), 14.00(20.00))( Z=-5.081, -5.873, -4.933, -3.211, -5.562, -6.232, -5.995, all P<0.05). (2)The correlation analysis between the score of CHIPS and cognitive function in the PD-SD group showed that, the total score of the low external capsule ( r=-0.286), the total score of the centrum semiovale ( r=-0.307), the total score of the right side ( r=-0.376), the total score of the left side ( r=-0.284) and the total score of CHIPS ( r=-0.349) were negatively correlated with MoCA(all P<0.05). (3)Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that white matter lesions in centrum semiovale, low inner capsule, right and left leukodystrophy were not influence factors for cognitive impairment (all P>0.05). Conclusion:PD patients with sleep disorders have lower cognitive function scores, higher CHIPS scores, and significant changes in white matter lesions compared to those without sleep disorders. In PD patients with sleep disorders, the higher the CHIPS score, the lower the cognitive function score, and the more significant the rate of cognitive impairment occurrence and development.
8.Effect of leukocyte-depleted suspended red blood cells storaged for different time on patients with hematologic diseases and malignant tumors
Fengmian ZHAO ; Ying CHANG ; Xiaomin NIU ; Jianhui LIU ; Xiaoliang REN ; Xiaoran ZHANG ; Yanhua ZHANG ; Cuiping AN ; Zhiqin WANG ; Jiangtao XING
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2021;34(10):1094-1098
【Objective】 To investigate the effect of leukocyte-depleted suspended red blood cells (lds-RBCs) storaged for different time on blood transfusion effect of patients with hematologic diseases and malignant tumors, as well as to evaluate the storage quality of lds-RBCs in blood stations. 【Methods】 Seven hospitals (4 tertiary-A hospitals and 3 secondary-A hospitals), applying for blood from our blood center, were selected. Blood transfusion cases (medical record) and related data (indicators) of patients with blood diseases and malignant tumors in those hospitals from December 2018 to May 2019 were collected, including disease diagnosis (type) before transfusion, demographic characteristics, date of solo transfusion of lds-RBCs, units of lds-RBCs [(1~2)U/bag, 1 U=200 mL whole blood], different storage duration (1~5 weeks) (bar code), and hemoglobin (Hb) 48 h before and after transfusion. The efficacy of lds-RBCs (storaged for different time) transfusion in patients with hematologic diseases and malignant tumors was evaluated by statistical analysis. 【Results】 A total of 3 557 patients with hematologic diseases and malignant tumors were enrolled in this study. No significant changes were noticed in transfusion efficacy by blood transfusion unit, gender and previous transfusion history (P > 0.05). The effective rate of lds-RBCs in patients with blood diseases and malignant tumors, stratified by storage duration, i. e. storaged for >1~2 weeks, >2~3 weeks, >3~4 weeks and more than >4~5 weeks, was 78.77% vs 77.68% vs 75.06% vs 70.37%, and 79.32% vs 76.73% vs 72.79% vs 67.65%, respectively(P<0.05), with lds-RBCs of 4-5 storage weeks presenting the lowest transfusion efficacy in both groups of patients. 【Conclusion】 The storage time of most lds-RBCs supplied by our center is moren than 3 weeks, and the transfusion effect of lds-RBCs stored for 5 weeks needs further observation. In order to ensure and improve the efficacy of blood transfusion, evidence-based medicine and information management are needed to help the clinical gasp the advantageous time of blood products and shorten the storage-to-transfusion time of red blood cells.
9.Application of liver three-dimensional visualized reconstruction technique in hepatectomy for children with complicated hepatoblastoma
Di ZHAO ; Jindong YE ; Huali LI ; Kui JIN ; Xiang LIU ; Xiaoran LI ; Liuxin DUAN ; Jungui LIU ; Wei LYU ; Weihong DUAN ; Quanda LIU
Journal of Clinical Hepatology 2021;37(9):2130-2135
Objective To investigate the application of liver three-dimensional (3D) visualized reconstruction technique in hepatectomy for children with complicated hepatoblastoma. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for the clinical data of 30 children with hepatoblastoma who underwent hepatectomy for radical resection in PLA Rocket Force Characteristic Medical Center from January 2018 to October 2020, and according to whether liver 3D visualization with IQQA-Liver system was performed before surgery, the children were divided into 3D reconstruction group with 15 children and control group with 15 children. The two groups were compared in terms of perioperative parameters, short-term prognosis, and follow-up conditions. The independent samples t -test was used for comparison of normally distributed continuous data between two groups, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used for comparison of non-normally distributed continuous data between two groups; the Fisher's exact test was used for comparison of categorical data between two groups. Results Compared with the control group, the 3D reconstruction group had a significantly higher mean age (55.7±10.2 years vs 28.2±2.7 years, P < 0.05) and a significantly higher number of patients with POSTTEXT stage III/VI hepatoblastoma (12 vs 5, P < 0.05) or involvement of the hepatic vein or the inferior vena cava (11 vs 3, P < 0.05). All children completed the surgery successfully, and there were no significant differences between the two groups in blood loss, time of operation, number of times and duration of hepatic portal occlusion, and number of children receiving segmental hepatectomy or partial hepatectomy (all P > 0.05). The median follow-up after surgery was 9.5 months. In the 3D reconstruction group, 2 children experienced recurrence and were diagnosed at 10 and 12 months, respectively, after surgery, and they were treated with chemotherapy at the moment; in the control group, 4 children experienced recurrence, which was higher than that in the 3D reconstruction group ( P =0.651), and among these 4 children, 2 had recurrence at 7 months after surgery, received liver transplantation, and survived up to now, and the other 2 children died shortly after recurrence. Conclusion 3D visualized reconstruction technique helps to perform hepatectomy for children with complicated hepatoblastoma more safely and accurately, especially extended hepatectomy for patients with stage POST TEXT III/IV hepatoblastoma, thereby avoiding liver transplantation.
10.Effects of thermal cycling on bonding properties of novel low-shrinkage resin adhesive.
Zonghua WANG ; Xiaoran ZHANG ; Shuo YAO ; Jiaxin ZHAO ; Chuanjian ZHOU ; Junling WU
West China Journal of Stomatology 2023;41(3):276-283
OBJECTIVES:
The current study aimed to investigate the bonding properties of a novel low-shrinkage resin adhesive containing expanding monomer and epoxy resin monomer after thermal cycling aging treatment.
METHODS:
Expanding monomer of 3,9-diethyl-3,9-dimethylol-1,5,7,11-tetraoxaspiro-[5,5] undecane (DDTU) as an anti-shrinkage additive and unsaturated epoxy monomer of diallyl bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (DBDE) as a coupling agent were synthesized. A blend of DDTU and DBDE at a mass ratio of 1∶1, referred to as "UE", was added into the resin matrix at the mass fraction of 20% to prepare a novel low-shrinkage resin adhesive.Then, the methacrylate resin adhesive without UE was used as the blank control group, and a commercial resin adhesive system was selected as the commercial control group. Moreover, the resin-dentin bonding and micro-leakage testing specimens were prepared for the thermal cycling aging treatment. The bonding strength was tested, the fracture modes were calculated, the bonding fracture surface was observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), and the dye penetration was used to evaluate the tooth-restoration marginal interface micro-leakage. All the data were analyzed statistically.
RESULTS:
After aging, the dentin bonding strength of the experimental group was (19.20±1.03) MPa without a significant decrease (P>0.05), that of the blank control group was (11.22±1.48) MPa with a significant decrease (P<0.05) and that of the commercial control group was (19.16±1.68) MPa without a significant decrease (P>0.05). The interface fracture was observed as the main fracture mode in each group after thermal cycling by SEM. The fractured bonding surfaces of the experimental group often occurred on the top of the hybrid layer, whereas those of the blank and commercial control groups mostly occurred on the bottom of the hybrid layer. Micro-leakage rating counts of specimens before and after thermal cycling were as follows: the experimental group was primarily 0 grade, thereby indicating that a relatively ideal marginal sealing effect could be achieved (P>0.05); meanwhile, the blank control group was primarily 1 grade, and the penetration depth of dye significantly increased after thermal cycling (P<0.05); the commercial control group was primarily 0 grade without statistical difference before and after thermal cycling (P>0.05), while a significant difference was observed between the commercial control group and experimental group after thermal cycling (P<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
The novel low-shrinkage resin adhesive containing 20%UE exhibited excellent bonding properties even after thermal cycling aging treatment, thereby showing a promising prospect for dental application.
Composite Resins
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Dental Bonding
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Dental Cements
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Surface Properties
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Resin Cements
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Dentin-Bonding Agents
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Dentin
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Materials Testing
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning