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A prospective randomized study of multimodal analgesia combined with single injection transversus abdominis plane block versus epidural analgesia against postoperative pain after laparoscopic colon cancer surgery
Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is a safe, effective, and promising analgesic procedure, but TAP block only cannot overcome postoperative pain. We conducted a prospective randomized study to evaluate p...
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Open AccessPathway selection in the self-assembly of Rh4L4 coordination squares under kinetic control
Pathway selection principles in reversible reaction networks such as molecular self-assembly have not been established yet, because achieving kinetic control in reversible reaction networks is more complicated...
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Open AccessWormTensor: a clustering method for time-series whole-brain activity data from C. elegans
In the field of neuroscience, neural modules and circuits that control biological functions have been found throughout entire neural networks. Correlations in neural activity can be used to identify such neura...
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The Clinical Impact of Apical Lymph Node Metastasis of Colorectal Cancer After Curative Resection
The present study aimed to investigate the clinical implications of apical lymph node metastasis (ALNM) after curative resection of stage III colorectal cancer.
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Clinical Impact of Body Fat Accumulation on Postoperative Complications Following Laparoscopic Low Anterior Resection for Rectal Cancer
Abnormal body fat accumulation has become an important global health problem. The present study investigated the impact of body fat accumulation on postoperative complications following laparoscopic low anteri...
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Open AccessMolecular encoding and synaptic decoding of context during salt chemotaxis in C. elegans
Animals navigate toward favorable locations using various environmental cues. However, the mechanism of how the goal information is encoded and decoded to generate migration toward the appropriate direction ha...
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The risk factors of acute urinary retention after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery in elderly patients receiving epidural analgesia
Urinary retention (UR) is a frequent complication following laparoscopic colorectal surgery. The aim of the present study was to investigate the risk factors for acute UR after laparoscopic surgery for colorec...
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A clinical risk analysis of early post-operative delirium after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery in elderly patients: a retrospective study
Early post-operative delirium (EPOD) is a frequent complication following colorectal surgery. The present study investigated the risk factors for EPOD after laparoscopic colorectal surgery in elderly patients.
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Retrospective risk analysis for acute urinary dysfunction after laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery in patients receiving epidural analgesia
Urinary dysfunction (UD) is a frequent complication following rectal surgery. The aim of the present study was to investigate the risk factors for acute UD after laparoscopic low anterior resection (LALAR) for...
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Theoretical Approach to Chemical Reactions and Photochemical Processes in Ionic Liquid
Electronic structure governs the essential part of chemical reaction and photoexcitation. Hence, quantum chemistry plays a fundamental role in the understanding of the chemical phenomena in the condensed phase...
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Multiscale Solvation Theory for Nano- and Biomolecules
Biomolecules play their role under the influence of water, ions, and cosolvents in a living system. Some nanomaterials self-assemble in solution to form specific structures. In these systems, chemical and phys...
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Open AccessNeuron ID dataset facilitates neuronal annotation for whole-brain activity imaging of C. elegans
Annotation of cell identity is an essential process in neuroscience that allows comparison of cells, including that of neural activities across different animals. In Caenorhabditis elegans, although unique identi...
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Open AccessBifurcation of self-assembly pathways to sheet or cage controlled by kinetic template effect
The template effect is a key feature to control the arrangement of building blocks in assemblies, but its kinetic nature remains elusive compared to the thermodynamic aspects, with the exception of very simple...
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Open AccessHypoxia-induced ANGPTL4 sustains tumour growth and anoikis resistance through different mechanisms in scirrhous gastric cancer cell lines
Patients with scirrhous gastric cancer (SGC) frequently develop peritoneal dissemination, which leads to poor prognosis. The secreted protein angiopoietin-like-4 (ANGPTL4), which is induced by hypoxia, exerts ...
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Estimation of the Intestinal Absorption and Metabolism Behaviors of 2- and 3-Monochloropropanediol Esters
The regioisomers of the di- and mono-oleate of monochloropropanediol (MCPD) have been synthesized and subsequently hydrolyzed with pancreatic lipase and pancreatin to estimate the intestinal digestion and abso...
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Properties and evolution of emission in molecular aggregates of a perylene ammonium derivative in polymer matrices
Size-dependent fluorescent properties of aggregates of a perylene ammonium derivative (PeryAm) were studied by steady-state and time-resolved spectroscopic methods. Quantitative analyses of aggregated states i...
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2-Monochloro-1,3-propanediol (2-MCPD) Dynamics in DGF Standard Methods and Quantification of 2-MCPD
Pure 2-monochloro-1,3-propanediol (2-MCPD) was successfully synthesized, identified, and first quantified by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Fettwissenschaft (DGF) standard method C-VI 18 (10), with a calculable...
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Concentration memory-dependent synaptic plasticity of a taste circuit regulates salt concentration chemotaxis in Caenorhabditis elegans
It is poorly understood how sensory systems memorize the intensity of sensory stimulus, compare it with a newly sensed stimulus, and regulate the orientation behaviour based on the memory. Here we report that Cae...
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Solvent effect on (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO): a RISM-SCF-SEDD study
The solvent dependence of several properties of (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-yl)oxyl (TEMPO) is investigated by the reference interaction site model self-consistent field (RISM-SCF) theory. Time-dependent ...
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Bidirectional Conversion Between 3-Monochloro-1,2-propanediol and Glycidol in Course of the Procedure of DGF Standard Methods
NMR observation revealed that bidirectional conversion occurred between 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) and glycidol in the course of the analytical procedure of DFG standard method C-III 18 (09), option...
