We systematically identified the prevalence of hyperuricemia and gout in mainland China
and provided informative data that can be used to create appropriate local public health …

Background Abundant evidence suggests an association between subclinical hypothyroidism
(SCH) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), but small sample sizes and inconclusive data …

Driven by high energy demand and environmental concerns, biodiesel as a substitute for
fossil fuels is recognized to be promising renewable and clean energy. The increase in the …

Background Iodine is an essential component of thyroid hormones; either low or high intake
may lead to thyroid disease. We observed an increase in the prevalence of overt …

Objective To assess the prevalence of diabetes and its risk factors. Design Population based,
cross sectional study. Setting 31 provinces in mainland China with nationally …

Objective To examine the relationship between specific thyroid abnormalities (subclinical
hypothyroidism, hypothyroxinaemia or elevated thyroid peroxidase antibody titres) in women …

Members of the snake venon-derived, "disintegrin" peptide family containing the Arg-Gly-Asp
(RGD) amino acid sequence are among the most potent inhibitors of the binding of …

Linkage disequilibrium (association) analysis was used to evaluate a candidate region near
the CTLA4/CD28 genes using a multi-ethnic collection of families with one or more children …

Here, we report a new Ti(IV)-based porous metal–organic framework (MOF) (NTU-9), which
displayed strong absorption in the visible region with a bandgap of 1.72 eV. The electronic …

The conversion of nitrate to ammonia can serve two important functions: mitigating nitrate
pollution and offering a low energy intensity pathway for ammonia synthesis. Conventional …