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Relationship between cognitive ability and emotional problems in the context of poverty: a Nigerian adolescent twin study
Although previous studies have identified negative relationships between cognitive ability and emotional problems (EP), mechanism explaining these relationships remained unclear. This study evaluated two expla...
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Open AccessSafety and efficacy of remimazolam compared with midazolam during bronchoscopy: a single-center, randomized controlled study
Although remimazolam is an ultra-short-acting benzodiazepine with a shorter elimination half-life and faster recovery time than midazolam, studies evaluating its safety and efficacy during bronchoscopy are lim...
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Open AccessClinical characteristics, radiological features, and disease severity of bronchiectasis according to the spirometric pattern
Bronchiectasis show various ventilatory disorders in pulmonary function. The characteristics and severity of patients with bronchiectasis according to these pulmonary dysfunctions are still very limited. This ...
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The Effects of Digital Written Feedback on Paper-based Tests for College Students
Feedback is beneficial to students’ learning process and overall achievement, but one of the common complaints from students about college education is regarding feedback. So, this study aimed to examine wheth...
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Open AccessNoncontact restoration of missing parts of stone Buddha statue based on three-dimensional virtual modeling and assembly simulation
Three-dimensional (3D) digital technology is an essential conservation method that complements the traditional restoration technique of cultural artifacts. In this study, 3D scanning, virtual restoration model...
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Open AccessGenetic and environmental influences on human height from infancy through adulthood at different levels of parental education
Genetic factors explain a major proportion of human height variation, but differences in mean stature have also been found between socio-economic categories suggesting a possible effect of environment. By util...
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Open AccessTwin pregnancies with uterine fibroids are not at increased risk for obstetric complications: single center cohort study
Twin pregnancies with uterine fibroid(s) (UFs) may not be at increased risk for obstetric complications compared to those without UFs. However, there was no reported comparison study with obstetric outcomes an...
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Open AccessClinical outcomes of prophylactic compression sutures for treatment of uterine atony during the cesarean delivery of twins
Twin pregnancy has a high risk for develo** uterine atony (UA). This study aimed to evaluate efficacy and clinical outcomes of prophylactic compression sutures to treat UA during twin cesarean section (CS).
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Optimization of Microenvironments Inducing Differentiation of Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Endothelial Cell-Like Cells
Stem cell engineering is appealing consideration for regenerating damaged endothelial cells (ECs) because stem cells can differentiate into EC-like cells. In this study, we demonstrate that tonsil-derived mese...
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Crustal structure at the southwestern margin of the Ulleung Basin, East Sea (Japan Sea), from wide-angle seismic data
The Ulleung Basin is a major back-arc basin in the East Sea (Japan Sea) in the western Pacific. Unlike the multichannel seismic reflection profiles collected over the years, only a few wide-angle seismic exper...
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Correction to: Factors Predictive of Complete Excision of Large Colorectal Neoplasia Using Hybrid Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A KASID Multicenter Study
The original version of the article unfortunately contained errors in author affiliation. Affiliation of third and ninth author was incorrectly assigned.
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Factors Predictive of Complete Excision of Large Colorectal Neoplasia Using Hybrid Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection: A KASID Multicenter Study
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) with snaring (hybrid ESD) bridges the gap between ESD and endoscopic mucosal resection. We evaluated factors predictive of en bloc and complete resection of large colorec...
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Mantle temperature anomaly in southern Kermadec speculated by three-dimensional numerical subduction modeling
Along-strike geochemical variations of the Quaternary volcanic rocks in southern Kermadec are classified into two types, “arc-type” (e.g., Rumble V Ridge) and “rift-type” basalts (e.g., Ngatoro Rift), that ind...
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Open AccessThe IRE1α-XBP1s pathway promotes insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in adipocytes by increasing PPARγ activity
The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) improves whole-body insulin sensitivity by regulating the adipogenic and metabolic functions of mature adipocytes. We have previously demonstrated that ...
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Preparation, characterization and crystal structures of metal(II) tetraza macrocyclic complexes with organic co-ligands
The complexes [Ni(L1)(pyc)2]·2H2O (1) (L1 = C-meso-5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane; Hpyc = pyrazinecarboxylic acid) and [Cu(L2)(H-cpdc)] (2) (L2 = 3,14-dimethyl-2,6,13,17-tetraazatricy...
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Open AccessBirth size and gestational age in opposite-sex twins as compared to same-sex twins: An individual-based pooled analysis of 21 cohorts
It is well established that boys are born heavier and longer than girls, but it remains unclear whether birth size in twins is affected by the sex of their co-twin. We conducted an individual-based pooled anal...
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Intracellular Remodeling and Accumulation of Aberrant Lysosomes in Differentiation of Tonsil-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Parathyroid-Like Cells
Differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) into a variety of cell lineages such as adipocytes, osteocytes, and chondrocytes is often accompanied up-regulation of autophagy. In our study, we demonstrated t...
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Using a novel PV-Cre rat model to characterize pallidonigral cells and their terminations
In the present study, we generated a novel parvalbumin (PV)-Cre rat model and conducted detailed morphological and electrophysiological investigations of axons from PV neurons in globus pallidus (GP). The GP i...
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Open AccessDoes the sex of one’s co-twin affect height and BMI in adulthood? A study of dizygotic adult twins from 31 cohorts
The comparison of traits in twins from opposite-sex (OS) and same-sex (SS) dizygotic twin pairs is considered a proxy measure of prenatal hormone exposure. To examine possible prenatal hormonal influences on a...
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Cloning of a novel endogenous promoter for foreign gene expression in Phaeodactylum tricornutum
Phaeodactylum tricornutum is a model diatom, and its genomic sequence data and expressed sequence tag databases are available. This study was to discover a new endogenous promoter that dr...
