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Biomarkers and Related Factors for the Diagnosis, Risk of Coronary Artery Lesions, and Resistance to Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Kawasaki Disease: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses
Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited febrile disease predominantly affecting infants and children under 5 years old. Coronary artery lesions (CAL) are a prevalent complication, highlighting the necessity fo...
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Open AccessRevolutionizing outcomes: endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage using innovative electrocautery enhanced-lumen apposing metal stents for high-risk surgical patients
This study retrospectively evaluated the outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage (EUS-GBD) using novel electrocautery-enhanced lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in high-risk patients wit...
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Prenatal and postnatal factors associated with sudden infant death syndrome: an umbrella review of meta-analyses
Comprehensive quantitative evidence on the risk and protective factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) effects is lacking. We investigated the risk and protective factors related to SIDS.
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High-speed emerging memories for AI hardware accelerators
Applications of artificial intelligence (AI) necessitate AI hardware accelerators able to efficiently process data-intensive and computation-intensive AI workloads. AI accelerators require two types of memory:...
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Open AccessEffect of gut microbiome-derived metabolites and extracellular vesicles on hepatocyte functions in a gut-liver axis chip
Metabolism, is a complex process involving the gut and the liver tissue, is difficult to be reproduced in vitro with conventional single cell culture systems. To tackle this challenge, we developed a gut-liver...
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A prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial comparing 25-gauge and 20-gauge biopsy needles for endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling of solid pancreatic lesions
Various core biopsy needles have previously been developed for endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB). However, the properties of needle gauge in the diagnostic outcomes of solid pancreatic ...
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Formononetin Antagonizes the Interleukin-1β-Induced Catabolic Effects Through Suppressing Inflammation in Primary Rat Chondrocytes
In the present study, we demonstrated the anti-catabolic effects of formononetin, a phytoestrogen derived from herbal plants, against interleukin-1β (IL-1β)-induced severe catabolic effects in primary rat chon...
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Open AccessImproved electrical performance of a sol–gel IGZO transistor with high-k Al2O3 gate dielectric achieved by post annealing
We have explored the effect of post-annealing on the electrical properties of an indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) transistor with an Al2O3 bottom gate dielectric, formed by a sol–gel process. The post-annealed IG...
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Algorithm Analysis of Gas Bubble Generation in a Microfluidic Device
We investigated the algorithm analysis of the bubble generation in a microfluidic device to study the effect of the surface tension and the flow rate on the microbubble size. For the analysis of the surface te...
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Reversine induces caspase-dependent apoptosis of human osteosarcoma cells through extrinsic and intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathways
The 2-(4-morpholinoanilino)-6-cyclohexylaminopurine (reversine) acts as a chemopreventive agent and induces apoptotic cell death in various cancer cells. However, the anticancer effects of reversine on osteosa...
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Development of the Microfluidic Device to Regulate Shear Stress Gradients
Shear stress occurs in flowing liquids, especially at the interface of a flowing liquid and a stationary solid phase. Thus, it occurs inside the artery system of the human body, where it is responsible for a n...
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Open AccessFeasibility of a 20-gauge ProCore needle in EUS-guided subepithelial tumor sampling: a prospective multicenter study
Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) may facilitate tissue acquisition for a definitive diagnosis of gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors (SETs). This study aimed to determine the di...
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Open AccessDual Functions of V/SiOx/AlOy/p++Si Device as Selector and Memory
This letter presents dual functions including selector and memory switching in a V/SiOx/AlOy/p++Si resistive memory device by simply controlling compliance current limit (CCL). Unidirectional threshold switching ...
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Endoclip therapy of post-sphincterotomy bleeding using a transparent cap-fitted forward-viewing gastroscope
The incidence of post-endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) bleeding is reportedly 2.0–5.0 %. Among various hemostatic methods, endoclip therapy is an effective modality in gastrointestinal bleeding. However, endocli...
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Preparation and physicochemical characterization of ketoprofen-loaded emulsions
The objective of this study was to prepare ketoprofen-loaded emulsions. The emulsions were formulated by mixing soybean oil, surfactants (a mixture of Tween 20 and Tween 80), and distilled water. To determine ...
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Preformulation and in vitro physicochemical characterization of fenofibrate-loaded emulsion
The objective of this study was to prepare a fenofibrate-loaded emulsion. The emulsion was formulated by mixing olive oil, surfactants (mixture of Tween 20 and Tween 80), and distilled water. To find the emuls...
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Open AccessDevelopment of microfluidic LED sensor platform
We developed the microfluidic light emitting diode (LED) sensor for methanol detection. The linear gradient-generating microfluidic device consists of two inlet and four outlet microchannels. The concentration...
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Terahertz single conductance quantum and topological phase transitions in topological insulator Bi2Se3 ultrathin films
Strong spin-orbit interaction and time-reversal symmetry in topological insulators generate novel quantum states called topological surface states. Their study provides unique opportunities to explore exotic p...
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All the commercially available adhesion barriers have the same effect on adhesion prophylaxis?; A comparison of barrier agents using a newly developed, severe intra-abdominal adhesion model
Various types of adhesion barriers are widely used to prevent intra-abdominal adhesion. However, few studies have compared the efficacy of adhesion barriers using the same animal model. The aim of this study w...
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Technical Feasibility and Revision Efficacy of the Sequential Deployment of Endoscopic Bilateral Side-by-Side Metal Stents for Malignant Hilar Biliary Strictures: A Multicenter Prospective Study
Theoretically, the side-by-side bilateral placement of metal stents may be technically easier than stent-in-stent bilateral placement in stent revision. However, side-by-side placement can be technically chall...
