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Open AccessInvasive pulmonary aspergillosis among patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia and influenza in ICUs: a retrospective cohort study
The prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in intensive care units remain underestimated because of th...
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Open AccessCorrelating Reiff scores with clinical, functional, and prognostic factors: characterizing noncystic fibrosis bronchiectasis severity: validation from a nationwide multicenter study in Taiwan
Our study aimed to confirm a simplified radiological scoring system, derived from a modified Reiff score, to evaluate its relationship with clinical symptoms and predictive outcomes in Taiwanese patients with ...
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Open AccessThe association of aspirin use with overall survival of patients with inoperable non-small cell lung cancer: a retrospective study
Studies have indicated that individuals taking aspirin have a reduced risk of cancers and have also established chemo-preventive benefit of aspirin in colorectal cancer. However, research on the association be...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: A highly sensitive and specific real-time quantitative PCR for BRAF V600E/K mutation screening
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessA highly sensitive and specific real-time quantitative PCR for BRAF V600E/K mutation screening
Mutations that lead to constitutive activation of key regulators in cellular processes are one of the most important drivers behind vigorous growth of cancer cells, and are thus prime targets in cancer treatme...
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Establishment of turbidity forecasting model and early-warning system for source water turbidity management using back-propagation artificial neural network algorithm and probability analysis
The purpose of this study is to establish a turbidity forecasting model as well as an early-warning system for turbidity management using rainfall records as the input variables. The Taipei Water Source Domain...
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Open AccessMicroRNA-145 regulates oncolytic herpes simplex virus-1 for selective killing of human non-small cell lung cancer cells
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and novel treatment modalities to improve the prognosis of patients with advanced disease are highly desirable. On...
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Sensitivity Analysis and Water Quality Modeling of a Tidal River Using a Modified Streeter–Phelps Equation with HEC-RAS-Calculated Hydraulic Characteristics
A modified Streeter–Phelps equation and the Hydrological Engineering Centers River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) were combined to assess water quality of the Tan-Sui River and its tributaries. The Tan-Sui River is...
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Real-time discharge measurement in tidal streams by an index velocity
Discharge measurement in a tidal stream is always a difficult task. Owing to the complex flow conditions, discharge measurement in tidal streams has to be finished quickly, and must be highly efficient in orde...
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WIF-1 promoter region hypermethylation as an adjuvant diagnostic marker for non-small cell lung cancer-related malignant pleural effusions
Malignant pleural effusion is an important staging criterion in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Although cytologic examination remains the major diagnostic tool for NSCLC-related malignant pleural effusion...