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Open AccessIncreased risk of open-angle glaucoma in non-smoking women with obstructive pattern of spirometric tests
To investigate differences in the prevalence of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) between different pulmonary function types. A population-based, cross-sectional analysis was conducted using Korean National Health and...
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Open AccessRefined topological vertex with ON-planes
We propose refined topological vertex formalism for 5-brane systems with ON-planes by introducing a new vertex associated with reflection over an ON-plane, which gives rise to new vertex and edge factors. We t...
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Open AccessAssociation between haemoglobin A1c and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in middle-aged and older Koreans: a prospective cohort study
This study aimed to examine associations between haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels over time and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in middle-aged and older Koreans.
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Open AccessS-foldings of 5d SCFTs
We explore the ℤ2,3,4,6 S-foldings of some 5d superconformal field theories from the (p, q) 5-brane web perspective. The S-folding involves both a spatial quotient and an SL(2, ℤ) transformation on 5-branes simul...
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Open AccessExploring the orthosymplectic zoo
We study the Higgs branch of the SCFT limit of 5d SO(6) and SO(8) gauge theory with hypermultiplets in the spinor and vector representations. In the case of SO(6) gauge theories, we contrast the magnetic quive...
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Retraction Note to: Licochalcone A induces apoptosis through endoplasmic reticulum stress via a phospholipase Cγ1-, Ca2+-, and reactive oxygen species-dependent pathway in HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells
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Open AccessPigmentary abnormality without significant drusen as a risk factor for late age-related macular degeneration
We investigated the incidence and risk factors of late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the fellow eye (FE) without significant drusen of patients with unilateral exudative macular neovascularization ...
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Correction to: Effects of Long-Term In Vitro Expansion on Genetic Stability and Tumor Formation Capacity of Stem Cells
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Open AccessMelatonin and doxorubicin synergistically enhance apoptosis via autophagy-dependent reduction of AMPKα1 transcription in human breast cancer cells
Doxorubicin is one of the most effective agents used to treat various cancers, including breast cancer, but its usage is limited by the risk of adverse effects, including cardiotoxicity. Melatonin, a natural h...
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Open Access5d/6d Wilson loops from blowups
We generalize Nakajima-Yoshioka’s blowup formula to calculate the partition functions counting the spectrum of bound states to half-BPS Wilson loop operators in 5d (and 6d) supersymmetric field theories. The p...
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Open AccessDelayed vitreous prolapse after cataract surgery: clinical features and surgical outcomes
This study investigates the etiology and clinical features of delayed vitreous prolapse after cataract surgery and evaluates the long-term surgical and visual outcomes. Consecutive patients with vitreous prola...
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Open AccessFactorised 3d \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 orthosymplectic quivers
We study the moduli space of 3d N \( \mathcal{N} \) = 4 quiver gauge theori...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of noggin protein expression in patients with resected gastric cancer
Noggin and RNA-binding protein for multiple splicing 2 (RBPMS2) are known to regulate the expression of smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, and osteoblasts. However, the prognostic role of combined Noggin ...
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Open AccessDiamine vapor treatment of viscoelastic graphene oxide liquid crystal for gas barrier coating
A layered graphene oxide/ethylenediamine (GO/EDA) composite film was developed by exposing aqueous GO liquid crystal (GOLC) coating to EDA vapor and its effects on the gas barrier performance of GO film were s...
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Open AccessBootstrap** BPS spectra of 5d/6d field theories
We propose a systematic approach to computing the BPS spectrum of any 5d/6d supersymmetric quantum field theory in Coulomb phases, which admits either gauge theory descriptions or geometric descriptions, based...
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Open AccessClinical features and prognostic factors in 71 eyes over 20 years from patients with Coats’ disease in Korea
This retrospective study assesses the clinical features, treatment strategies, and long-term outcomes of patients with Coats’ disease in Korea. Multimodal imaging and medical records of consecutive patients tr...
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Open AccessTopological vertex for 6d SCFTs with ℤ2-twist
We compute the partition function for 6d N \( \mathcal{N} \) = 1 SO(2N) gau...
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Open AccessAssociation between body mass index and fragility fracture in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study using Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2009 (KNHANES IV)
The present study examined the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the risk for fragility fractures in postmenopausal Korean women.
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Open AccessLong-term surgical outcomes of primary retropupillary iris claw intraocular lens implantation for the treatment of intraocular lens dislocation
We aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of primary retropupillary iris claw intraocular lens (R-IOL) implantation in patients with complete intraocular lens (IOL) dislocation. In this single-center ret...
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Open AccessSurface defects on E-string from 5-brane webs
We study 6d E-string theory with defects on a circle. Our basic strategy is to apply the geometric transition to the supersymmetric gauge theories. First, we calculate the partition functions of the 5d SU(3)0 gau...
