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Influence of the irrigation flow pattern and catheter tip design on the lesion formation: an ex vivo experimental model
Lesion formation during catheter ablation is influenced by the power, contact force (CF), time, and catheter stability. However, the influence of the irrigation effects on lesion formation remains unknown.
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Open AccessFull-bandwidth anisotropic Migdal-Eliashberg theory and its application to superhydrides
Migdal-Eliashberg theory is one of the state-of-the-art methods for describing conventional superconductors from first principles. However, widely used implementations assume a constant density of states aroun...
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Does the same lesion index mean the same efficacy and safety profile: influence of the differential power, time, and contact force on the lesion size and steam pops under the same lesion index
The lesion index (LSI) helps predict the lesion size and is widely used in ablation of various types of arrhythmias. However, the influence of the ablation settings on the lesion formation and incidence of ste...
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Open AccessBrain activity in response to food images in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia
Functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are caused and exacerbated by consumption of fatty foods. However, no study has evaluated brain activity in response to food images in patients with...
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Open AccessAge-dependent contribution of intrinsic mechanisms to sinoatrial node function in humans
Average beat interval (BI) and beat interval variability (BIV) are primarily determined by mutual entrainment between the autonomic-nervous system (ANS) and intrinsic mechanisms that govern sinoatrial node (SA...
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Open AccessElectron–phonon physics from first principles using the EPW code
EPW is an open-source software for ab initio calculations of electron–phonon interactions and related materials properties. The code combines density functional perturbation theory and maximally localized Wann...
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Open AccessImpact of long-term optimizing atrioventricular delay using device-based algorithms on cardiac resynchronization therapy
Sub-optimal atrioventricular delay (AVD) is one of the main causes of non-responder for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Recently, device-based algorithms (DBAs) that provide optimal AVD based on intra...
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The target ablation index values for electrical isolation of the superior vena cava
The ablation index (AI), developed as a radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation composite component endpoint, which incorporates contact force (CF), time, and power in a weighted formula, has been reported to be...
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Federated learning for predicting clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19
Federated learning (FL) is a method used for training artificial intelligence models with data from multiple sources while maintaining data anonymity, thus removing many barriers to data sharing. Here we used ...
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Correction to: CT and clinical assessment in asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic patients with early SARS-CoV-2 in outbreak settings
A Correction to this paper has been published: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-020-07552-8
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CT and clinical assessment in asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic patients with early SARS-CoV-2 in outbreak settings
The early infection dynamics of patients with SARS-CoV-2 are not well understood. We aimed to investigate and characterize associations between clinical, laboratory, and imaging features of asymptomatic and pr...
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Impact of high-density map** on outcome of the second ablation for atrial fibrillation
Identification of a conduction gap between the left atrium and pulmonary vein (LA-PV gap) and the circuit of atrial tachycardia after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is an important process during the second ab...
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Open AccessArtificial intelligence for the detection of COVID-19 pneumonia on chest CT using multinational datasets
Chest CT is emerging as a valuable diagnostic tool for clinical management of COVID-19 associated lung disease. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to aid in rapid evaluation of CT scans for differe...
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Open AccessCalcified mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach metastatic to the iris: a case report
Gastric cancer has a wide spectrum of clinical features, imaging manifestations, and pathology. Punctate calcifications in gastric cancer are infrequent but are usually found in mucinous adenocarcinoma. Howeve...
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Open AccessSkeletal open bite with amelogenesis imperfecta treated with compression osteogenesis: a case report
We successfully treated a 37-year-old male who had skeletal open bite with severe amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) with orthodontics, compression osteogenesis, and prosthodontics.
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Open AccessErratum: Precise genome-wide base editing by the CRISPR Nickase system in yeast
A correction to this Article has been published and is linked from the HTML version of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper.
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Open AccessPrecise genome-wide base editing by the CRISPR Nickase system in yeast
The CRISPR/Cas9 system has been applied to efficient genome editing in many eukaryotic cells. However, the bases that can be edited by this system have been limited to those within the protospacer adjacent mot...
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Open AccessGenome of the pitcher plant Cephalotus reveals genetic changes associated with carnivory
Carnivorous plants exploit animals as a nutritional source and have inspired long-standing questions about the origin and evolution of carnivory-related traits. To investigate the molecular bases of carnivory,...
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Open AccessHeterologous Production of the Marine Myxobacterial Antibiotic Haliangicin and Its Unnatural Analogues Generated by Engineering of the Biochemical Pathway
Despite their fastidious nature, marine myxobacteria have considerable genetic potential to produce novel secondary metabolites. The marine myxobacterium Haliangium ochraceum SMP-2 produces the antifungal polyket...
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Open AccessPreparatory process preceding the 2014 eruption of Mount Ontake volcano, Japan: insights from precise leveling measurements
Preparatory activity preceding the 2014 eruption of Mount Ontake volcano was estimated from vertical deformation detected using a precise leveling survey. Notable uplift (2006–2009) and subsidence (2009–2014) ...