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Low free T3 to free T4 ratio was associated with low muscle mass and impaired physical performance in community-dwelling aged population
In aged population, the association of thyroid hormones on physical performance, especially within their normal range, has yet to be elucidated. In this study, individuals with low serum free T3/free T4 were l...
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Regional body fat depots differently affect bone microarchitecture in postmenopausal Korean women
In a prospective community-based cohort study, we investigated the relationship between trabecular bone score (TBS) and regional fat depots in 1474 Korean postmenopausal women. TBS was positively related with ...
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High-normal free thyroxine levels are associated with low trabecular bone scores in euthyroid postmenopausal women
Trabecular bone scores (TBS) have recently been developed as a diagnostic tool to assess bone texture. We studied thyroid status and TBS in a population-based cohort and demonstrated that high-normal thyroxine...
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Replication of Caucasian loci associated with bone mineral density in Koreans
Most bone mineral density (BMD) loci were reported in Caucasian genome-wide association studies (GWAS). This study investigated the association between 59 known BMD loci (+200 suggestive SNPs) and DXA-derived ...
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Dietary information improves cardiovascular disease risk prediction models
Data are limited on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction models that include dietary predictors. Using known risk factors and dietary information, we constructed and evaluated CVD risk prediction models.
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Fat mass is negatively associated with bone mineral content in Koreans
Although obesity and osteoporosis are important public health problems, the effect of fat mass on bone mass remains controversial. This study demonstrated that fat mass was inversely related to bone mineral co...
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Variations in electrical and physical properties of Al:ZnO films with preparation conditions
This study examined the effects of the RF magnetron sputtering power and substrate temperature on the electrical and physical properties of Al:ZnO (AZO) thin films deposited on GaAs(011) and Si(001) substrates...
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Prenatally diagnosed left ventricular diverticulum with thoracoabdominal wall defect: a case and review of the literature
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CD24+ cells from hierarchically organized ovarian cancer are enriched in cancer stem cells
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been identified in solid tumors and cancer cell lines. In this study, we isolated a series of cancer cell clones, which were heterogeneous in growth rate, cell cycle distribution ...
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Investigation of phase distribution in nanoscale BaTiO3 powders prepared by hydro-thermal synthesis
Nanoscale BaTiO3 powders were prepared by hydro-thermal synthesis; a mixture of H2O and EtOH was used as solvent and the phase distribution of the powders was investigated in terms of the ratio (R) of DI water, H
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Size effects on the crystal structure of nanoscale BaTiO3 powders prepared by hydro-thermal synthesis
The size effect on crystal structure has been investigated for nanoscale BaTiO3 powders prepared by hydrothermal methods. The powders were composed of both the cubic and tetragonal phases at room temperature. The...
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Nanostructural and optical features of nc-Si:H films prepared by nickel-induced crystallization
A 30-nm-thick Ni layer was deposited on top of the nc-Si:H (hydrogenated nanocrystalline Si) films by rf-magnetron sputter, and then heat-treatments were carried out at temperatures of 350–500∘C. Si nanocrystalli...
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Structural features of nanoscale BaTiO3 powders prepared by hydro-thermal synthesis
The structural features of nanoscale BaTiO3 powders prepared by hydro-thermal techniques were investigated as a function of synthesis temperature. It was found that the relative volume fraction of the cubic and t...
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Structural and Chemical Features of Silicon Nanocrystallites in Nanocrystalline Hydrogenated Silicon Thin Films
Hydrogenated nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si:H) thin films were deposited on Si wafers at room temperature by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD): a mixture of SiH4 and H2 was introduced into the eva...
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Effects of reducing and oxidizing atmospheres on the PTCR characteristics of porous n-BaTiO3 ceramics by adding polyethylene glycol
Donor doped BaTiO3 (n-BaTiO3) ceramics were fabricated by adding polyethylene glycol (PEG) at 20 wt %. The effects of reducing and oxidizing atmospheres on the PTCR characteristics of the porous n-BaTiO3 ceramics...
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Manipulation of Apoptosis by Herpes Viruses (Kaposi’s Sarcoma Pathogenesis)
The initial description of Kaposi’s sarcoma can be traced back to 1872, when a Hungarian dermatologist, Moritz Kaposi, published a case of skin cancer with clinical presentation of so-called pigmented sarcomas...
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Investigation of the structural defects in GaN thin films grown by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy
GaN thin films were prepared on {0001} planes of sapphire substrates by organometallic vapor phase epitaxy (OMVPE) techniques. The crystall orgaphic relation between the film and the substrate as well as the s...
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Control of the Grain Boundary Electrical Features of the Semiconducting SrTiO3 Ceramics Synthesized from Surface-Coated Powders
Polycrystalline SrTi0.99Nb0.01O3 (STNO) ceramics were synthesized by hot-press sintering Na-coated semiconducting STNO powders. The chemical and electrical characteristics of the grain boundary of the ceramics we...
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Formation, faceting, and interaction behaviors of antiphase boundaries in GaAs thin films
Antiphase boundaries occur in GaAs epilayers grown on (001) Ge substrates by organometallic vapor-phase epitaxy methods. The formation and structural characteristics of these boundaries were investigated by tr...
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Structural features of Σ = 19, [110] GaAs tilt grain boundaries
Σ = 19, [110] tilt grain boundaries have been observed to facet parallel to particular planes; the facets lie along $${\left\langle {...