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Ran Wei

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Ran Wei

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[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D, calcium homeostasis and aging

V Veldurthy, R Wei, L Oz, P Dhawan, YH Jeon… - Bone research, 2016 - nature.com
Osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and microarchitecture deterioration of bone
tissue, leading to enhanced bone fragility and consequent increase in fracture risk. Evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms underlying the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity by vitamin D

R Wei, S Christakos - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
Non-classical actions of vitamin D were first suggested over 30 years ago when receptors for
the active form of vitamin D, 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1, 25 (OH) 2D3), were detected in …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and application of cell membrane-camouflaged nanoparticles for cancer therapy

Y Zhai, J Su, W Ran, P Zhang, Q Yin, Z Zhang, H Yu… - Theranostics, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Many treatments have been
developed so far, although effective, suffer from severe side effects due to low selectivity …

More than just talk on the move: Uses and gratifications of the cellular phone

L Leung, R Wei - Journalism & mass communication …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
Mobility, immediacy, and instrumentality are found the strongest instrumental motives in
predicting the use of cellular phones, followed by intrinsic factors such as …

Staying connected while on the move: Cell phone use and social connectedness

R Wei, VH Lo - New media & society, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
As people integrate use of the cell phone into their lives, do they view it as just an update of
the fixed telephone or assign it special values? This study explores that question in the …

[HTML][HTML] Abemaciclib combined with endocrine therapy for the adjuvant treatment of HR+, HER2−, node-positive, high-risk, early breast cancer (monarchE)

SRD Johnston, N Harbeck, R Hegg, M Toi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PURPOSE Many patients with HR+, HER2− early breast cancer (EBC) will not experience
recurrence or have distant recurrence with currently available standard therapies. However …

[HTML][HTML] Immune responses to two and three doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine in adults with solid tumors

RT Shroff, P Chalasani, R Wei, D Pennington… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have
shown high efficacy, but immunocompromised participants were excluded from controlled …

Abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy for hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, node-positive, high-risk early breast cancer (monarchE): results from a preplanned …

SRD Johnston, M Toi, J O'Shaughnessy… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Adjuvant abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy previously showed a significant
improvement in invasive disease-free survival and distant relapse-free survival in hormone …

Motivations for using the mobile phone for mass communications and entertainment

R Wei - Telematics and Informatics, 2008 - Elsevier
This study draws on the uses and gratifications framework to examine expanded use of a
hybrid medium—the mobile phone—for mass communications and entertainment. Results of …

Exposure to Internet pornography and Taiwanese adolescents' sexual attitudes and behavior

VH Lo, R Wei - Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines use of Internet pornography by adolescents in Taiwan and the
relationships between exposure to Internet pornography and the sexual attitudes and …