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Open AccessOn the Elastohydrodynamic Film-Forming Properties of Metalworking Fluids and Oil-in-Water Emulsions
Oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions are water-based lubricants and used as fire-resistant hydraulic fluids and metalworking fluids (MWFs) in industry. The (elasto-)hydrodynamic film-forming properties of O/W emulsion...
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Open AccessStudies on the diversity of ciliate species in Gahai Alpine Wetland of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China
This study investigated the community structure of ciliates in Gahai Alpine Wetland of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China. We hypothesized that the ciliate community in the Plateau is more complex and the species ...
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Open AccessCoherent backscattering in quasi-ballistic ultra-high mobility GaAs/AlGaAs 2DES
A small and narrow negative-magnetoresistance (MR) effect that appears about null magnetic field over the interval −0.025 ≤ B ≤ 0.025 T in magnetotransport studies of the GaAs/AlGaAs 2D system with μ ≈ 107cm2/Vs ...
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Economic impact and cost-effectiveness of fracture liaison services: a systematic review of the literature
Fracture liaison services (FLS), implemented in different ways and countries, are reported to be a cost-effective or even a cost-saving secondary fracture prevention strategy. This presumed favorable cost-bene...
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Open AccessMutual influence between current-induced giant magnetoresistance and radiation-induced magnetoresistance oscillations in the GaAs/AlGaAs 2DES
Radiation-induced magnetoresistance oscillations are examined in the GaAs/AlGaAs 2D system in the regime where an observed concurrent giant magnetoresistance is systematically varied with a supplementary dc-cu...
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NUDT15 gene polymorphism related to mercaptopurine intolerance in Taiwan Chinese children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
A recent study identified a variant of the NUDT15 gene (rs116855232 C>T) associated with intolerance to thiopurine in Korean patients with Crohn’s disease. This study prompted us to substantiate the finding in a ...
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Open AccessPseudogap and proximity effect in the Bi2Te3/Fe1+yTe interfacial superconductor
In the interfacial superconductor Bi2Te3/Fe1+yTe, two dimensional superconductivity occurs in direct vicinity to the surface state of a topological insulator. If this state were to become involved in superconduct...
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Applying the Back-Propagation Neural Network model and fuzzy classification to evaluate the trophic status of a reservoir system
The trophic state index, and in particular, the Carlson Trophic State Index (CTSI), is critical for evaluating reservoir water quality. Despite its common use in evaluating static water quality, the reliabilit...
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Different Luminosity Correlation of GRBs
We report our recent understanding about a tight correlation between relative spectral lag and luminosity (or redshift) for γ-ray bursts. The latest investigations indicate that the empirical correlations got fro...
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Tunable hot-carrier photodetection beyond the bandgap spectral limit
The spectral response of common optoelectronic photodetectors is restricted by a cutoff wavelength limit λc that is related to the activation energy (or bandgap) of the semiconductor structure (or material) (Δ) t...
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Linear Polarization Rotation Study of the Microwave-Induced Magnetoresistance Oscillations in the GaAs/AlGaAs System
Microwave-induced zero-resistance states appear when the associated B-1-periodic magnetoresistance oscillations grow in amplitude and become comparable to the dark resistance of the two-dimensional electron syste...
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Mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser
A broadband, compact, all-electrically driven mid-infrared frequency comb based on a quantum cascade laser widens the scope of application of combs in this frequency range beyond that of sources which depend o...
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Open AccessOverexpression of Uromodulin-like1 accelerates follicle depletion and subsequent ovarian degeneration
Murine Uromodulin-like 1 (Umodl1) encodes Ca2+-dependent EGF-like membrane-bound proteins. This study presents its novel expression in the immune and female reproductive systems. Upon stimulation by CD3/CD28 anti...
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Open AccessTerahertz Generation Using Implanted InGaAs Photomixers and Multi-wavelength Quantum Dot Lasers
We report on a study of terahertz (THz) generation using implanted InGaAs photomixers and multi-wavelength quantum dot lasers. We carry out InGaAs materials growth, optical characterization, device design and ...
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Effects of contact atomic structure on the electron transport of pyridine-substituted dithienylethene optical molecular switch
By applying nonequilibrium Green’s function formalism combined with first-principles density functional theory, we investigate the effects of contact atomic structure on the electron transport of pyridine-sub...
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Long-term results of Taiwan Pediatric Oncology Group studies 1997 and 2002 for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
The long-term outcome of 1390 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), treated in two successive clinical trials (Taiwan Pediatric Oncology Group (TPOG)-ALL-97 and TPOG-ALL-2002) between 1997 and 2007...
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Cooperating mutations of receptor tyrosine kinases and Ras genes in childhood core-binding factor acute myeloid leukemia and a comparative analysis on paired diagnosis and relapse samples
c-KIT mutations have been described in core-binding factor (CBF) acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at diagnosis. The role of c-KIT mutations in the relapse of CBF–AML is not clear. The role of CSF1R mutation in the pa...
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Improved treatment results for childhood acute myeloid leukemia in Taiwan
To improve treatment results for children with de novo acute myeloid leukemia (AML), we introduced a novel protocol, Taiwan Pediatric Oncology Group-AML-97A, for AML other than acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL),...
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Association studies of the adenosine A2a receptor (1976T > C) genetic polymorphism in Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia
Given the implications with respect to the pathogenesis of dopaminergic dysfunction in schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease (PD), as well as the reciprocal antagonistic interactions between adenosine A2a rece...
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CEBPα mutations in childhood acute myeloid leukemia
CEBPα mutations have been described in adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and conferred a favorable prognosis. However, CEBPα mutation has not been reported in children. We investigated 117 children with de novo ...