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Correction to: PD-L1 expression in tongue squamous cell carcinoma
In the original publication of the article an affiliation should be added to the first author “Naoki Akisada” as given below.
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PD-L1 expression in tongue squamous cell carcinoma
Immune checkpoint proteins programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) are important therapeutic targets for head and neck cancer. This large-scale case study aimed to analyze ton...
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Verification system for intensity-modulated radiation therapy with scintillator
In the preparation of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), patient-specific verification is widely employed to optimize the treatment. To accurately estimate the accumulated dose and obtain the field-...
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Evaluation of metal artefact techniques with same contrast scale for different commercially available dual-energy computed tomography scanners
The aim of our study is to evaluate the metal artefact reduction techniques with the same contrast scale for different vendors’ dual-energy CT (DECT): kV-CT image with metal artefact reduction method and monoe...
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Multi-tracer identification of nutrient origin in the Hii River watershed, Japan
This study aimed to evaluate the loading of nutrients of agricultural origin. We investigated monthly nutrient concentrations at 11 stations located in the Hii River, Japan. The nitrogen and oxygen stable iso...
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Regulatory T cells function at the early stage of tumor progression in a mouse model of tongue squamous cell carcinoma
The objective of this study was to observe the distribution of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the development of tongue squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and to determine the role of Tregs in the progression of ton...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
ColPMan: A Serious Game for Practicing Collaborative Production Management
This paper describes the development of a serious game, named ColPMan, which enables practitioners, undergraduate students, and graduate students in the industrial engineering and management fields to experien...
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Four-dimensional layer-stacking carbon-ion beam dose distribution by use of a lung numeric phantom
To extend layer-stacking irradiation to accommodate intrafractional organ motion, we evaluated the carbon-ion layer-stacking dose distribution using a numeric lung phantom. We designed several types of range c...
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Cervical lymph node extirpation for the diagnosis of malignant lymphoma
Lymph node enlargement in the neck is a common presentation of malignant lymphoma (ML) and requires tissue sampling for accurate diagnosis. Although delayed diagnosis may be critical for some patients, unneces...
