Qian Meng

1 week ago | pubs.acs.org | Chunxiang Liu |Qian Meng |Yun Li |Hanze Wang

2 weeks ago | dx.doi.org | Chunxiang Liu |Qian Meng |Yun Li |Hanze Wang

Oct 5, 2023 | acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Dinesh Khanna |Daniel E. Furst |Justin Li |Qian Meng

INTRODUCTION Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic, rare autoimmune disease affecting approximately 80,000 patients in the US (1, 2). SSc is characterized by progressive autoimmunity, inflammation, microvascular damage, collagen deposition, and subsequent fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, which contributes to substantial morbidity and premature death (3-7).

Mar 25, 2023 | mdpi.com | Qian Meng |Qi Zhang

1. IntroductionAcademic failure and dropouts are serious problems faced by universities worldwide []. Especially during the COVID-19 pandemic [], university students faced increasing financial difficulties, a lack of social connections and sense of belonging, and insecurity regarding the future and access issues, all of which hampered their academic performance and well-being.