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Prognostic impact of FOXF1 polymorphisms in gastric cancer patients
A recent genome-wide association study identified seven single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in region 16q24, near the Forkhead box-F1 (FOXF1) gene, which confer susceptibility to esophageal adenocarcinoma. We ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Performance of over 100 W HVM LPP-EUV Light Source
light source is widely accepted to be the most promising solution for the 13.5 nm high power light source for high volume manufacturing (HVM) EUV lithography. We have been develo** LPP systems using CO2 lase...
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A genetic variant in Rassf1a predicts outcome in mCRC patients treated with cetuximab plus chemotherapy: results from FIRE-3 and JACCRO 05 and 06 trials
The Hippo pathway is involved in colorectal cancer (CRC) development and progression. The Hippo regulator Rassf1a is also involved in the Ras signaling cascade. In this work, we tested single nucleotide polymo...
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Clinical relevance of EMT and stem-like gene expression in circulating tumor cells of metastatic colorectal cancer patients
Using approved methods, circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are only isolated from blood in 30%–50% of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients. We previously validated a technique to isolate circulating tumor ...
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Genetic variations in immunomodulatory pathways to predict survival in patients with locoregional gastric cancer
Immunomodulator-targeting therapies are under development in gastric cancer (GC). However, the role of genes modulating anti-tumor immunity in GC remains poorly understood. We investigated the association of v...
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CXCR4 polymorphism predicts progression-free survival in metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with first-line bevacizumab-based chemotherapy
We analyzed associations between CXCR4/CXCL12 single-nucleotide polymorphisms and outcomes in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients who underwent first-line bevacizumab-based chemotherapy. A total of 874 p...
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Genetic variants associated with colorectal brain metastases susceptibility and survival
Colorectal brain metastases (BM) are rare (1–2%) and a late-stage disease manifestation. Molecular mechanisms for BM development are not well understood. We tested whether variants within genes involved in ove...
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Estrogen receptor-beta genetic variations and overall survival in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer
Estrogen has been shown not only to reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer but also gastric cancer (GC). Polymorphisms in estrogen receptor β gene, ESR2, correlate with colorectal cancer survival. To better un...
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Preparation and electrical properties of sintered bodies composed of CrXMn1.5Co(1.0-X)Ni0.5O4 (0 ≦ X ≦ 0.42) with a cubic spinel structure
Preparation and electrical properties of sintered bodies consisting of monophase cubic spinel oxides, CrXMn1.5Co(1.0-X)Ni0.5O4 (0 ≦ X ≦ 0.42), were investigated. Specimens with compositions within X = 0.42 were p...
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Preparation and electrical properties of sintered bodies composed of Mn(2.25-X)FeXNi0.75O4 (0≦X≦2.25) with cubic spinel structure
Preparation and electrical properties of sintered bodies consisting of monophase cubic spinel oxides, Mn(2.25-X)FeXNi0.75O4 (0≦X≦2.25), were investigated. Sintered bodies with monophase cubic spinel structure wer...
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A New Fatigue Testing Machine for Investigating the Behavior of Small Shear-Mode Fatigue Cracks
The investigation of the behavior of small shear-mode fatigue cracks in the high-cycle fatigue regime is essential to understand the mechanism of rolling-contact fatigue failures, such as flaking in bearings a...
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Preparation and electrical properties of sintered oxide composed of MnFeNiO4 with a cubic spinel structure
The preparation and electrical properties of a sintered body consisting of cubic spinel oxide MnFeNiO4 were investigated. A sintered body with cubic spinel and NaCl-type oxides prepared at 1400 °C in Ar could be ...
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Redox regulation in stem-like cancer cells by CD44 variant isoforms
Increasing evidence indicates that several types of solid tumor are hierarchically organized and sustained by a distinct population of cancer stem cells (CSCs). CSCs possess enhanced mechanisms of protection f...
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Common carotid intima-media thickness does not add to Framingham risk score in individuals with diabetes mellitus: the USE-IMT initiative
The aim of this work was to investigate whether measurement of the mean common carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) improves cardiovascular risk prediction in individuals with diabetes.
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Indentation technique for evaluation of master curve of creep compliance
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Symbiotic Roles and Transcriptional Analysis of the Type III Secretion System in Mesorhizobium loti
Type III secretion systems (T3SS) have been identified in a number of rhizobia and were shown to affect symbiosis with legumes. For further exploitation of rhizobial T3SS, we analyzed Mesorhizobium loti MAFF30309...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Characterization of Bradyrhizobium elkanii Type III Secretion System
Type III secretion systems (T3SS) have been identified in a number of rhizobia and were shown to affect symbiosis with legumes. The genes encoding the conserved core of the T3SS (rhc; rhizobium conserved) are hig...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Energetic Proton and Deuteron Generation from a Microporous Polytetrafluoroethylene Film with Deuterated Polystyrene using a 2.4-TW Table-Top Laser
Protons and deuterons over 1 MeV in energy were generated by 2.4-TW, 50-fs, 10-Hz laser pulses interacting with a film target. In particular, microporous polytetrafluoroethylene film infiltrated with deuterate...
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Poster Summaries
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Near-Field Imaging of Molecules and Thin Films
Characterization of materials on a nanometer scale becomes more important and indispensable year by year [1]. This is due to the development of new materials whose properties and functions are related to the s...
