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Open AccessTotal intravenous anesthesia for geriatric hip fracture with severe systemic disease
Our study aimed to determine the impact of a novel technique of anesthesia administration on the clinical outcomes and complications in geriatric patients with severe systemic disease undergoing hip surgery.
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Comparison of biodegradable and newer generation durable polymer drug-eluting stents with short-term dual antiplatelet therapy: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized trials comprising of 43,875 patients
Newer generation durable polymer drug-eluting stents (DP-DES) and biodegradable polymer DES (BP-DES) have similar efficacy with dual-antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) duration of > 6 months. However, this difference...
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Investigating the Public’s Experiences and Knowledge of Communicating with People with Dementia
In a rapidly ageing society, a significant number of the elderly are susceptible to dementia, a condition that results in varying degrees of communication impairments. Yet, current research shows that many Sin...
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Feasibility and utility of facemask sampling in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 during an ongoing pandemic
Easy access to screening for timely identification and isolation of infectious COVID-19 patients remains crucial in sustaining the international efforts to control COVID-19 spread. A major barrier limiting bro...
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Do economic statistics contain information to predict stock indexes futures prices and returns? Evidence from Asian equity futures markets
This research examines the impact of local and international market factors on the pricing of stock indexes futures in East Asian countries. The purpose of this paper is to present a study of the significant f...
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Open AccessAssociations of park access, park use and physical activity in parks with wellbeing in an Asian urban environment: a cross-sectional study
Relationships between park access, park use, and wellbeing remain poorly understood. The objectives of this study were to investigate: (1) perceived and objective park access in relation to park use and physic...
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Open AccessClinical implications of systemic and local immune responses in human angiosarcoma
Angiosarcomas are a rare subtype of soft-tissue sarcomas which exhibit aggressive clinical phenotypes with limited treatment options and poor outcomes. In this study, we investigated the clinical relevance of ...
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Open AccessThe Drosophila microbiome has a limited influence on sleep, activity, and courtship behaviors
In animals, commensal microbes modulate various physiological functions, including behavior. While microbiota exposure is required for normal behavior in mammals, it is not known how widely this dependency is ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Answering the Why-Not Questions of Graph Query Autocompletion
Graph query autocompletion (gQAC) helps users formulate graph queries in a visual environment (a.k.a GUI). It takes a graph query that the user is formulating as input and generates a ranked list of query suggest...
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Epigenetic Regulation of Cytosolic Phospholipase A2 in SH-SY5Y Human Neuroblastoma Cells
Group IVA cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2 or PLA2G4A) is a key enzyme that contributes to inflammation via the generation of arachidonic acid and eicosanoids. While much is known about regulation of cPLA2 by po...
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Open AccessEco-friendly synthesis for MCM-41 nanoporous materials using the non-reacted reagents in mother liquor
Nanoporous materials such as Mobil composite material number 41 (MCM-41) are attractive for applications such as catalysis, adsorption, supports, and carriers. Green synthesis of MCM-41 is particularly appeali...
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A new distribution record for Trigonobalanus verticillata (Fagaceae) from Hainan Island, South China
Trigonobalanus verticillata Forman was found in central Hainan Island, South China, during a survey in 2005. The taxon was previously only recorded from Malaysia and Indonesia. It is char...
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Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Zingiberaceae Plants in Taiwan
The rhizomes of the Zingiberaceae family are a vegetable widely used in many Asian countries, and their medicinal functions have been broadly discussed and accepted in many traditional recipes. In this study, ...