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Taxonomic Studies on the Genus Astragalus (Fabaceae) from Mongolia (I): Two New Records of A. testiculatus and A. teskhemicus Based on Morphological and Molecular Evidence
Astragalus L. is one of the largest genera, including over 3000 taxa worldwide. In the present study, we found two new records of A. teskhemicus Sytin and Shaulo and A. testiculatus Pall. in western Mongolia. We ...
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Split-Ring Springback Simulations with the Non-associated Flow Rule and Evolutionary Elastic-Plasticity Models
Finite element simulations and experiments for the split-ring test were conducted to investigate the effect of anisotropic constitutive models on the predictive capability of sheet springback. As an alternativ...
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A New Application of Dynamic Indentation: Indentation Machining Technology
While the indentation method is an excellent way to evaluate the mechanical properties of various sizes of materials, from the nano-scale to the macro-scale, its applications have been limited to measuring mec...
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LSD1 demethylates HIF1α to inhibit hydroxylation and ubiquitin-mediated degradation in tumor angiogenesis
Lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1), which has been considered as a potential therapeutic target in human cancer, has been known to regulate many biological functions through its non-histone substrates. Altho...
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Effect of Evolutionary Anisotropy on Earing Prediction in Cylindrical Cup Drawing
The formability of sheet metals is associated with their planar anisotropy, and finite element simulations have been applied to the sheet metal-forming process by describing the anisotropic behaviors using yie...
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Metabolic syndrome is not an independent risk factor for hearing impairment
We aimed to investigate the association between metabolic syndrome (MS) and hearing impairment (HI) using nationally representative data from Korean adults.
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Risk of fractures and diabetes medications: a nationwide cohort study
The effects of diabetes medications on risk of fracture were investigated using the South Korea nationwide claims database. We demonstrated that the use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor could be associated ...
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Open AccessMulti-functional magnesium alloys containing interstitial oxygen atoms
A new class of magnesium alloys has been developed by dissolving large amounts of oxygen atoms into a magnesium lattice (Mg-O alloys). The oxygen atoms are supplied by decomposing titanium dioxide nanoparticle...
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Regional body fat depots differently affect bone microarchitecture in postmenopausal Korean women
In a prospective community-based cohort study, we investigated the relationship between trabecular bone score (TBS) and regional fat depots in 1474 Korean postmenopausal women. TBS was positively related with ...
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Open AccessStrengthening behavior of carbon/metal nanocomposites
Nanocomposites reinforced with nano-scale reinforcements exhibit excellent mechanical properties with low volume fraction of the reinforcement. For instance, only an addition of 0.7 vol.% few-layer graphene (F...
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Spin-coated kesterite CZTS thin films for photovoltaic applications
Copper zinc tin-sulfide (CZTS) films have been widely studied over recent years due to the inherent advantages of low cost, high absorption coefficient (≥ 104 cm−1), suitable band gap (∼1.5 eV) and nontoxicity. I...
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Worst-case scenario development based on Sine with Dwell test and evaluation for vehicle dynamics controller in UCC HILS
The current test methods are insufficient to evaluate and ensure the safety and reliability of vehicle systems for all possible dynamic situations, including the worst case scenarios such as rollover, spin-out...
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Electroporation markedly improves Slee** Beauty transposon-induced tumorigenesis in mice
The Slee** Beauty (SB) transposon system is an important tool for genetic studies. It is used to insert a gene of interest into the host chromosome, thus enabling permanent gene expression. However, this sys...
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Taxonomy of Ochroconis, genus including opportunistic pathogens on humans and animals
The genus Ochroconis (Sympoventuriaceae, Venturiales) is revised and currently contains 13 species for which the phylogenetic position has been determined using multilocus sequencing. The older generic name Scole...
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Colistin therapy for multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infection: clinical outcome and risk factors
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Bisphosphonate use and subsequent hip fracture in South Korea
We determined the incidence of second hip fracture and evaluated whether compliant and persistent users of bisphosphonate had a lower incidence of second hip fracture after prior hip fracture, from a national ...
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Study on the ion-beam etching process to remove the oxide layer in the cold-rolled steel production process
Cold-rolled steel (CRS) has been used worldwide in several industrial fields such as automobiles, electric/electronic appliances, etc. Recently, steel companies requested a higher performance coating layer, such ...
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Replication of Caucasian loci associated with bone mineral density in Koreans
Most bone mineral density (BMD) loci were reported in Caucasian genome-wide association studies (GWAS). This study investigated the association between 59 known BMD loci (+200 suggestive SNPs) and DXA-derived ...
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Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli-induced macrophage inhibitory cytokine 1 mediates cancer cell survival: an in vitro implication of infection-linked tumor dissemination
Mucosally adherent Escherichia coli is frequently observed in intestinal surface of patients with colorectal cancer, but rarely in healthy control. Particularly, enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is known ...
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SIGN-R1, a C-type lectin, enhances apoptotic cell clearance through the complement deposition pathway by interacting with C1q in the spleen
Complements, such as C1q and C3, and macrophages in the splenic marginal zone (MZMs) play pivotal roles in the efficient uptake and processing of circulating apoptotic cells. SIGN-R1, a C-type lectin that is h...