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Dynamic Mode Decomposition Analysis of High-Fidelity CFD Simulations of the Sinus Ventilation
Physiologically, sinus ventilation is a critical aspect of good functionality for human respiratory function, the understanding of which is still unclear. In this study we develop a method to measure sinus ven...
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Open AccessAssociation between skeletal morphology and agenesis of all four third molars in Japanese orthodontic patients
The purpose of this study was to clarify differences in skeletal morphologies between male and female orthodontic patients with and without agenesis of all four third molars. A total of 64 patients (32 males a...
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Open AccessCells Expressing Prominin-1 in Neonatal Murine Inferior Colliculus Differentiate into Neurons and Glia
Inferior colliculus (IC) is a major center for the integration and processing of acoustic information from ascending auditory pathways. Damage to the IC as well as normal aging can impair auditory function. No...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Time and Temperature Dependence on Tensile Strength of Unidirectional CFRP with Various Carbon Fibers
The method of predicting the statistical creep failure time under the tension loading along the longitudinal direction of unidirectional CFRP from the statistical static strengths of this CFRP measured at vari...
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Residual Recurrent Nerve Paralysis After Esophagectomy is Associated with Preoperative Lower Serum Albumin
Esophagectomy for esophageal cancer is invasive thoracic surgery with a high incidence rate of postoperative complications and prolongation of hospitalization, even if the standardized clinical pathway improve...
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Nasal nitric oxide improved by continuous positive airway pressure therapy for upper airway inflammation in obstructive sleep apnea
In this report, we examined the association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and upper and lower airway inflammation based on nitric oxide (NO) measurements.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Flow Visualization for Nasal Cavity Flow in Aerosol Exhalation Through Nose Treatment
Aerosol medicine exhalation through the nose (ETN) is one of promising and comprehensive treatment methods for Eosinophilic Chronic Rhinosinusitis (ECRS) with asthma. In this treatment, the patient inhales aer...
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Open AccessProtein tyrosine phosphatase PTP-RR regulates corticosteroid sensitivity
We have recently reported that protein phosphate 2A (PP2A) inactivation resulted in increased phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) c-Jun N-terminal kinase 1 (JNK1) and glucocorticoid ...
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A two-colored chewing gum test for assessing masticatory performance: a preliminary study
This study was conducted to compare subjective and objective assessment methods of a two-colored chewing gum test and to find out whether these methods are capable of discriminating masticatory performances be...
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Short-term treatment effects of quad-helix on maxillomandibular expansion in patients with maxillary incisor crowding
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of the maxillary arch expansion on maxillomandibular arch widths in patients treated with the quad-helix versus untreated controls. The treatment group con...
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Utility of myocardial fractional flow reserve for prediction of restenosis following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation
Drug-eluting stents reduce restenosis due to neointimal growth suppression. Considering long-term outcomes, it is both difficult and important to predict drug-eluting stent restenosis. Thus, this study was des...
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Detection of prolonged regional myocardial systolic dysfunction after exercise-induced myocardial ischemia by strain echocardiography with high frame rate tissue Doppler echocardiography
Strain echocardiography has enabled quantification of regional myocardial systolic function objectively and is less influenced by tethering effects and cardiac translational artifact than Doppler tissue imagin...
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Cardiac and autonomic nerve function after reduced-intensity stem cell transplantation for hematologic malignancy in patients with pre-transplant cardiac dysfunction
Recent reports have shown that cardiomyopathy caused by hemochromatosis in severe aplastic anemia is reversible after reduced-intensity allogeneic stem-cell transplantation (RIST). We comprehensively evaluated...
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Cephalometric evaluation of anterior open-bite nonextraction treatment, using multiloop edgewise archwire therapy
There are very few reports of extensive and detailed cephalometric investigations of nonextraction treatment changes for patients with anterior open bite. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in d...
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Short- and long-term outcomes of compromised side branches after Multi-Link stent implantation
The Multi-Link stent is superior to other stents in terms of low rates of restenosis and target vessel revascularization. However, few data exist regarding short- and long-term outcomes for side branches afte...
