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In the near future, autonomous vehicles will be able to share information with other vehicles via communication, enabling appropriate traffic control approaches. A new approach to traffic control using fully a...
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Strengthening of A5052 aluminum alloy by high-pressure sliding process
A commercial purity of an Al-2mass% Mg alloy (A5052) was processed by severe plastic deformation using high-pressure sliding (HPS) for grain refinement. Mechanical properties and microstructures were examined ...
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Influence of Processing States on Characteristics of Artificial Aging Precipitates in an Al-Cu-Li Alloy
Comparison of the precipitation characteristics of the Al-Cu-Li alloys under different processing states, especially in the presence or absence of thermoplastic deformation, was of little concern in previous s...
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Randomized controlled trial comparing cosmetic results of midline incision versus off-midline incision for specimen extraction in laparoscopic colectomy
A notable advantage of laparoscopic colorectal surgery is that only a small incision at the extraction site is necessary, which is considered to be cosmetically beneficial. Meanwhile, the optimal extraction si...
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Identification of Hydrogen Trap** in Aluminum Alloys Via Muon Spin Relaxation Method and First-Principles Calculations
Although hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of high-strength Al alloys is recognized as a critical issue in the practical use of Al alloys, identifying the hydrogen trap** or distribution has been challen...
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The population of very elderly patients is increasing, and nonagenarians have significantly higher mortality rates and poorer rates of survival than younger patients. Meanwhile, recent studies have shown color...
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Accurate tumor stage diagnosis during laparoscopic surgery remains difficult. We clarify the impact of new diagnostic strategy using narrow-band imaging (NBI) during laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer ...
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Open AccessThe Effect of Small Additions of Fe and Heavy Deformation on the Precipitation in an Al–1.1Mg–0.5Cu–0.3Si At. Pct Alloy
The effect of 0.03 and 0.08 at. pct Fe additions on the formation of secondary phases in an Al–1.1Mg–0.5Cu–0.3Si at. pct alloy was investigated. Following solution heat treatment and natural aging, the alloys ...
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High visceral to subcutaneous fat area ratio predicts early postoperative small bowel obstruction after surgery for colorectal cancer
Risks for postoperative small bowel obstruction have been demonstrated in several reports, most of which indicated male sex was a risk factor, but with the reason remaining unknown. We tested the hypothesis th...
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Dynamic Recrystallization and Dynamic Precipitation in AA6061 Aluminum Alloy During Friction Stir Welding
This paper investigated the mode of recrystallization in the nugget zone (NZ) of friction stir welding (FSW) joint of AA6061-T6. By correlating grain orientation spread results, kernel average misorientation (...
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Open AccessDoubly linked chiral phenanthrene oligomers for homogeneously π-extended helicenes with large effective conjugation length
Helically twisted conductive nanocarbon materials are applicable to optoelectronic and electromagnetic molecular devices working on the nanometer scale. Herein, we report the synthesis of per-peri-perbenzo[5]- an...
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Microstructure and corrosion resistance of stainless steel produced by bypass coupling twin-wire indirect arc additive manufacturing
This study investigates the application of bypass coupling twin-wire indirect arc welding (BC-TWIAW) in arc additive manufacturing of 18–8 stainless steel. It is found that the droplet transfer changed from sh...
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Open AccessPembrolizumab plus axitinib versus sunitinib in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: outcomes of Japanese patients enrolled in the randomized, phase III, open-label KEYNOTE-426 study
In the phase III open-label KEYNOTE-426 (NCT02853331) study, first-line pembrolizumab and axitinib improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) versus sunitinib for metastatic renal cell ...
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Microstructures and mechanical properties of a cast Al–Cu–Li alloy during heat treatment procedure
Al–Cu–Li alloy is a huge potential alloy for aerospace industry due to its low density and excellent comprehensive performances. In this study, the microstructures and mechanical properties of a novel cast Al–...
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The global, randomized, open-label KEYNOTE-183 phase 3 study was closed early after an interim analysis showed unfavorable risk–benefit when pembrolizumab was added to pomalidomide and dexamethasone in patient...
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The increasingly elderly worldwide population has affected the incidence of colorectal cancer. Establishment of reliable assessment of frailty and proposals for multi-disciplinary interventions are urgently re...
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Open AccessPreoperative detection of KRAS mutated circulating tumor DNA is an independent risk factor for recurrence in colorectal cancer
Preoperative ctDNA status in relation to recurrence in cases of CRC remains unclear. We examined preoperative ctDNA detection by targeting KRAS gene mutations as a predictive marker for recurrence after CRC su...
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The global, randomized, open-label KEYNOTE-185 study closed early after an interim analysis showed an unfavorable benefit-risk profile with pembrolizumab plus lenalidomide and low-dose dexamethasone (Rd) versu...
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Open AccessHydrogen-accelerated spontaneous microcracking in high-strength aluminium alloys
Aluminium alloys are re-evaluated as most feasible way to satisfy the industrial needs of light-weight structural materials. However, unlike conventional structural metals such as iron and titanium, aluminium ...
