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Verification of a nationwide population-based myopia growth chart in a large longitudinal cohort of 1155 Korean children
To evaluate predictive value of the myopia growth chart based on population-based health survey data using longitudinal cohorts.
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Open AccessA Randomized, Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Quadruple Combination of Amlodipine, Losartan, Rosuvastatin, and Ezetimibe in Patients with Concomitant Essential Hypertension and Dyslipidemia
Few data are available regarding the efficacy and safety of a single-pill combination (SPC) consisting of four medications in patients with concomitant hypertension and dyslipidemia.
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Effects of the Alloy Design and Fabrication Process on Mechanical Properties of Mo + V-Added SA508 Gr.1A Steel for Main Steam Line Pi** in Nuclear Power Plants
To apply the leak-before-break (LBB) design to main steam line (MSL) pi** in nuclear power plants, higher strength and relatively tough SA508 Gr.1A steel were developed by changing the alloy design and fabri...
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Effect of Intercritical Heat Treatment on J-R Fracture Resistance of SA508 Gr.1A Low-Alloy Steels
SA508 Gr.1A low-alloy steel is used for main steam line pi** in nuclear power plants. The yield strength and J-R fracture resistance of the pi** material must be high in order to apply the leak-before-brea...
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Visit-to-visit blood pressure variability and mortality and cardiovascular outcomes after acute myocardial infarction
The relationship between visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (BPV) and cardiovascular outcomes remains unclear. Our study assessed the prognostic implications of visit-to-visit BPV in patients after acut...
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Open AccessDevelopment of mixed starter culture for the fermentation of Ethiopian honey wine, Tej
Ethiopian honey wine is one of the country's most popular spontaneously fermented traditional alcoholic beverages. However, the final product of this natural fermentation system is frequently of poor and incon...
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Genome editing provides a valuable biological toolkit for soybean improvement
Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is a major economic crop and is used as food, animal feed, and biofuel because of its high contents of oil and proteins. Improvements in soybean quality and yield have so far been...
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Beneficial effects of gamma-irradiation of quinoa seeds on germination and growth
Quinoa is one of the crops well-adapted to high altitude regions that can grow relatively well under drought, humid, and high UV radiation conditions. This study was performed to investigate the effects of gam...
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Effect of Mo and V Addition on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of SA508 Gr.1A Steel for Pipeline in Nuclear Power Plants
To improve the strength and toughness of SA508 Gr.1A steels for application to leak-before-break (LBB) designs of pipelines in nuclear power plants, the effects of adding alloying elements (Mo and V) on the mi...
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Open AccessClinical features and long-term prognosis of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia histologically confirmed by surgical lung biopsy
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is a rare interstitial pneumonia characterized by intra-alveolar fibrin deposition and organizing pneumonia. The clinical manifestations and long-term prognosis ...
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Open AccessClinical impact of pneumothorax in patients with Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and respiratory failure in an HIV-negative cohort
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) with acute respiratory failure can result in development of pneumothorax during treatment. This study aimed to identify the incidence and related factors of pneumothorax in ...
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Open AccessJ-curve relationship between long term glycemic control and mortality in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Intensive glycemic control is generally recommended for diabetic patients to reduce complications. However, the role of glycemic control in the mortality in diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction (...
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Open AccessDecreased annual risk of tuberculosis infection in South Korean healthcare workers using interferon-gamma release assay between 1986 and 2005
Tuberculosis (TB) has been a major public health problem in South Korea. Although TB notification rate in Korea is gradually decreasing, still highest among the member countries of the Organization for Economi...
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Association of herpes zoster with dementia and effect of antiviral therapy on dementia: a population-based cohort study
We investigated the association between herpes zoster (HZ) and dementia, and the effects of antiviral therapy on the risk of dementia. We used the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort in So...
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Open AccessSingle dose of multi-clade virus-like particle vaccine protects chickens against clade 2.3.2.1 and clade 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses
Virus-like particles (VLPs) are recognized as an alternative vaccine platform that provide effective protection against various highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIVs). Here, we developed multi-clad...
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Open AccessEffect of a bioconverted product of Lotus corniculatus seed on the axillary microbiome and body odor
The skin microbiome, especially the axillary microbiome, consists of odor-causing bacteria that decompose odorless sweat into malodor compounds, which contributes to the formation of body odor. Plant-derived p...
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Open AccessBroad cross protection by recombinant live attenuated influenza H3N2 seasonal virus expressing conserved M2 extracellular domain in a chimeric hemagglutinin
Hemagglutinin (HA)-based current vaccines provide suboptimum cross protection. Influenza A virus contains an ion channel protein M2 conserved extracellular domain (M2e), a target for develo** universal vacci...
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Open AccessArterial stiffness is an independent predictor for risk of mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: the REBOUND study
This study aimed to evaluate the benefit of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) as a noninvasive marker of arterial stiffness for the prediction of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in patients wit...
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Rapid generation of transgenic and gene-edited Solanum nigrum plants using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation
In this study, genetic engineering methods, ranging from gene transformation to gene editing, were efficiently conducted on cotyledon explants in Solanum nigrum. Organogenic calli were observed on the explants fo...
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Rice CaM-binding transcription factor (OsCBT) mediates defense signaling via transcriptional reprogramming
The mutant allele of rice calmodulin-binding transcription activator OsCBT, oscbt-1, exhibits broad-spectrum resistance against rice pathogens. Previously, we reported that the strong resistance of the oscbt-1 mu...
