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Dependence of synchronization transitions on mean field approach in two-way coupled neural system
This work investigates the synchronization transitions in two-way coupled neural system by mean field approach. Results show that, there exists a critical noise intensity for the synchronization transitions, i...
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Quality of Life after Hernia Surgery
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Rectum Diastasis, Post Partum Floppy Wall & Obscure Groin Pain in Women
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Topic: Inguinal Hernia — Recurrences: incidence, approach, follow up
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Evaluation of a pilot volunteer feeding assistance program: Influences on the dietary intakes of elderly hospitalised patients and lessons learnt
Malnutrition is a serious concern in hospitals and is known to be associated with increased complications for patients, increased hospital costs and length of stay. Trained volunteers that assist ‘at risk’ and...
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Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Tumors Using Textures from Intensity Transformed Sonographic Images
The malignancy of breast tumors are evaluated via ultrasound images on clinical examination. As a second viewer, a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system was developed to classify the breast tumors using textur...
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Open AccessBCAS2 promotes prostate cancer cells proliferation by enhancing AR mRNA transcription and protein stability
We showed previously that breast carcinoma amplified sequence 2 (BCAS2) functions as a negative regulator of p53. We also found that BCAS2 is a potential AR-associated protein. AR is essential for the growth a...
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Lack of efficacy to systemic chemotherapy for treatment of metaplastic carcinoma of the breast in the modern era
Metaplastic carcinoma of the breast (MCB) is a rare subtype of breast cancer. Anecdotal reports are available regarding its response to systemic chemotherapy. We reviewed the records of patients diagnosed with...
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Periodontal regeneration using ex vivo autologous stem cells engineered to express the BMP-2 gene: an alternative to alveolaplasty
The regeneration of the periodontal attachment apparatus remains clinically challenging because of the involvement of three tissue types and the complexity of their relationship. Human recombinant bone morphog...
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Using Thermal Oxidation and Rapid Thermal Annealing on Polycrystalline-SiGe for Ge Nanocrystals
In this paper, simple techniques were proposed to fabricate germanium nanocrystal capacitors by one-step thermal oxidation and/or rapid thermal annealing on polycrystalline-SiGe (poly-SiGe) deposited with a LP...
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B-group vitamins, MTHFR C677T polymorphism and carotid intima-media thickness in clinically healthy subjects
Plasma B-group vitamins and age may affect the carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in subjects with different 677TT genotype of the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene.
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Non-traumatic colon perforation in children: a 10-year review
Colon perforation is an abdominal surgical emergency in the pediatric population, but is seldom reported when occurring from non-traumatic causes in children beyond the neonate. The goal of this study was to i...
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Infrared brazing of Ti-6Al-4V and 17-4 PH stainless steel with a nickel barrier layer
Infrared brazing of Ti-6Al-4V and 17-4 PH stainless steel using the BAg-8 filler metal was performed in this study. A nickel barrier layer 10 µm thick was introduced on the 17-4 PH stainless steel before infra...
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A Fitted Finite Volume Method for the Valuation of Options on Assets with Stochastic Volatilities
In this paper, we present a finite volume method for a two-dimensional Black-Scholes equation with stochastic volatility governing European option pricing. In this work, we first formulate the Black-Scholes eq...
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N2 Detection by the Carbon nanotubes Mat and Bundle
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were synthesized by thermal chemical vapor deposition (thermal CVD) on n-type Si (100) at 700 ° under C2H2 gas flow ratio of 30 sccm. Fe catalysts were pre-deposited by RF sputtering syste...
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Prolene hernia system compared with mesh plug technique: a prospective study of short- to mid-term outcomes in primary groin hernia repair
Two types of anterior tension-free hernioplasty, prolene hernia system (PHS) repair and mesh plug technique (MPT), were introduced to Taiwan in 2001. This study compared the short- to mid-term outcomes followi...
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The Characteristics of Carbon Nanotubes with Electroless Plating Deposited Ni Catalysts
We have synthesized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) on nickel-deposited n-type silicon substrates by thermal chemical vapor deposition (Thermal CVD). The electroless plating method was adopted in the dep...
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Long-term results of major bile duct injury associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Background: Major bile duct injury (MBDI) is the most serious complication associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). This study reports on long-term outcomes and clinical factors...
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Rare decay \(B\rightarrow X_sl^+l^-\) in a CP spontaneously broken two-Higgs doublet model
The Higgs boson mass spectrum and couplings of the neutral Higgs bosons to the fermions are worked out in a CP spontaneously broken two-Higgs doublet model in the large \(\tan\beta\) ...
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CP violation and extra dimensions
It is shown that new sources of CP violation can be generated in models with more than one extra dimension. In the supersymmetric models on the space-time \(M^4\times T^2/Z_2\) ,...
