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Open AccessEnhanced performance of flexible quantum dot light-emitting diodes using a low-temperature processed PTAA hole transport layer
Low-temperature processing is important for improving the stability and performance of flexible quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs). In this study, QLEDs were fabricated using poly[bis(4-phenyl) (2,4,6-t...
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Open AccessProstate-specific membrane antigen expression predicts recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma after total thyroidectomy
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) overexpression has been observed in the endothelial neovasculature of several solid malignancies. This study aimed to identify PSMA expression in the primary tumor of ...
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Open AccessImpact of the ACOSOG Z0011 trial on surgical practice in Asian patients: trends in axillary surgery for breast cancer from a Korean Breast Cancer Registry analysis
Since the publication of the Z0011 trial, practice-changing clinical guidelines for breast surgery have been developed. Although recent studies confirmed the feasibility of the Z0011 strategy in Asian populati...
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Lymphovascular Invasion as a Predictive Factor for Recurrence in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is relatively more aggressive than other subtypes of breast cancer. Lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is a well-known predictive factor of worse survival outcomes; however, the...
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Open AccessProton-transfer-induced 3D/2D hybrid perovskites suppress ion migration and reduce luminance overshoot
Perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) based on three-dimensional (3D) polycrystalline perovskites suffer from ion migration, which causes overshoot of luminance over time during operation and reduces its o...
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Open AccessIdentification of novel breast cancer susceptibility loci in meta-analyses conducted among Asian and European descendants
Known risk variants explain only a small proportion of breast cancer heritability, particularly in Asian women. To search for additional genetic susceptibility loci for breast cancer, here we perform a meta-an...
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Bioluminescence and near-infrared fluorescence imaging for detection of metastatic bone tumors
Bioluminescence imaging is being increasingly utilized in biological research. However, since the most commonly used firefly luciferase generates relatively weak bioluminescent signals, detection of low number...
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Survival benefit of postoperative radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ after breast-conserving surgery: a Korean population-based cohort study
It has been accepted that radiation therapy (RT) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has no survival benefit despite increasing local control. However, a recent large database study reported a small but signif...
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Open AccessIdentifying risk factors of recurrence for clinically node negative papillary thyroid carcinoma with pathologic N1a
Whether or not to perform prophylactic central lymph node dissection (CLND) in the case of clinically node-negative papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is controversial. The purpose of this study was to investigate...
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Open AccessThe impact of smoking cessation attempts on stress levels
Cigarette smoking is a major health risk, particularly in male South Koreans. Smoking cessation can benefit health; however, the process of quitting smoking is difficult to some smokers and shows its relations...
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Surface Charge Modification of Polyethyleneimine for Enhanced Renal Clearance and Bioimaging
Polyethyleneimine (PEI) has emerged as a potentially effective carrier for gene delivery. To overcome the cytotoxicity of PEI in vivo, the biodistribution and clearance of PEI conjugated with near-infrared fluoro...
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Open AccessIdentifying risk factors for recurrence of papillary thyroid cancer in patients who underwent modified radical neck dissection
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients with ipsilateral neck metastatic lymph node (LN) and those with contralateral neck metastatic LN belong to N1b. Only a few studies have reported on comparisons with rega...
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Open AccessExperimental observation of the correlation between the interfacial Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction and work function in metallic magnetic trilayers
The Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI) generates intriguing chiral magnetic objects, such as magnetic skyrmions and chiral domain walls, that can be used as building blocks in emerging magnetic nanodevice...
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Open AccessChirality-induced antisymmetry in magnetic domain wall speed
In chiral magnetic materials, numerous intriguing phenomena such as built-in chiral magnetic domain walls (DWs) and skyrmions are generated by the Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction (DMI). The DMI also results ...
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Preparation and evaluation of oral dissolving film containing local anesthetic agent, lidocaine
A lot of polymeric oral dosage forms have been invented for suitable drug delivery and compliance of patient. Oral dissolving film (ODF) offers a comfortable way to enable drug administration. The purpose of t...
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Radiation-related heart disease after breast cancer radiation therapy in Korean women
To study the late cardiac toxicity of breast radiation therapy (RT) in Asian women.
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Adaptive Beaconing for Effective Inter-Vehicle Collision Avoidance System
Cooperative awareness among vehicles is required to make driving safer. Inter-vehicle communication is achieved by beaconing in the vicinity of the respective vehicles. The beaconing includes the exchange of p...
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Open AccessUniversal high work function flexible anode for simplified ITO-free organic and perovskite light-emitting diodes with ultra-high efficiency
Flexible transparent electrode materials such as conducting polymers, silver nanowires, carbon nanotubes and graphenes are being investigated as possible replacements for conventional brittle inorganic electro...
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In phyllodes tumors of the breast expression of SPARC (osteonectin/BM40) mRNA by in situ hybridization correlates with protein expression by immunohistochemistry and is associated with tumor progression
Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) plays an essential role in tumor invasion and metastasis. The present work was undertaken to detect expression of SPARC mRNA in phyllodes tumors (PTs) and its ...
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Open AccessApproaching ultimate flexible organic light-emitting diodes using a graphene anode
Ultimate flexible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) should have an ultra-high device efficiency, a low-efficiency roll-off at a high luminance and excellent flexibility. Here, we realized flexible tandem O...
