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Numerical model of cake baking based on enthalpy–porosity method
This study proposes a numerical model of the cake-baking process, including its heat and mass transfer processes and the phase change process of water, using the enthalpy-porosity method. The specific heat and...
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Foreign aid, soft power, and domestic government legitimacy: experimental evidence from South Korean aid to Indonesia
This research aims to examine how foreign aid affects the recipient public’s view of donors and their own government. Foreign aid is believed to contribute to enhancing the public’s image toward donors, but al...
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Improvement of Pavement Foundation with Different Methods: A Case Study
In the pavement, critical distress, i.e., cracks, rutting, potholes, and lateral shear failure at the edge are often caused by underlying soil with poor quality and impact of vehicle load. To avoid or reduce t...
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Open AccessAsimina triloba (pawpaw) fruit extract suppresses adipocyte differentiation and lipogenesis-related protein expression in 3T3-L1 cells
Obesity is a health condition accompanied by life-threatening comorbidities; hence, there is an increasing need for anti-obesity agents. The anti-cancer effects of the leaves of Asimina triloba (pawpaw) has been ...
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When aid NGOs embrace the human rights-based approach: human rights norms, religiosity, and civic culture
International aid non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have generally been seen as emergency relief organizations that help people in dire conditions survive. Beginning in the late 1980s, this idea began to c...
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Open AccessAryloxypropanolamine targets amyloid aggregates and reverses Alzheimer-like phenotypes in Alzheimer mouse models
Aggregated amyloid-β (Aβ) is considered a pathogenic initiator of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), in strong association with tau hyperphosphorylation, neuroinflammation, synaptic dysfunction, and cognitive decline. ...
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Open AccessEffect of osteoporotic conditions on the development of peritumoral brain edema after LINAC-based radiation treatment in patients with intracranial meningioma
Disruption of the tumor-brain barrier in meningioma is a crucial factor in peritumoral brain edema (PTBE). We previously reported the possible effect of osteoporosis on the integrity of the arachnoid trabecula...
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Herpes simplex encephalitis manifested as hemifacial anhidrosis
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Open AccessCharacterization of Bacillus velezensis AK-0 as a biocontrol agent against apple bitter rot caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides
Bacillus genus produces several secondary metabolites with biocontrol ability against various phytopathogens. Bacillus velezensis AK-0 (AK-0), an antagonistic strain isolated from Korean ginseng rhizospheric soil...
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Design and Optimization of an X-ray Detector Module for Air-Cargo Inspection
In this study, we developed an X-ray detector module (XDM) that includes two readout electronic units and a 64-channel data acquisition system for X-ray imaging systems. The readout electronic unit comprises e...
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Severe reactive astrocytes precipitate pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease via H2O2− production
Although the pathological contributions of reactive astrocytes have been implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (AD), their in vivo functions remain elusive due to the lack of appropriate experimental models and pr...
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Open AccessDetection and classification of intracranial haemorrhage on CT images using a novel deep-learning algorithm
A novel deep-learning algorithm for artificial neural networks (ANNs), completely different from the back-propagation method, was developed in a previous study. The purpose of this study was to assess the feas...
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Characterization of In-House Fabricated Four-Channel Array Si PIN Photodetectors for Radiation-based Image Systems
Radiation-based imaging systems comprise multiple radiation sensors that are assembled with coupled Si PIN (positive — intrinsic — negative) photodetectors and scintillators. This paper describes the fabricati...
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Open AccessMolecular changes associated with spontaneous phenotypic variation of Paenibacillus polymyxa, a commonly used biocontrol agent, and temperature-dependent control of variation
There has been a growing interest in deploying plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) as a biological control agent (BCA) to reduce the use of agrochemicals. Spontaneous phenotypic variation of PGPR, whic...
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Open AccessDivergence of metabolites in three phylogenetically close Monascus species (M. pilosus, M. ruber, and M. purpureus) based on secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene clusters
Species of the genus Monascus are considered to be economically important and have been widely used in the production of yellow and red food colorants. In particular, three Monascus species, namely, M. pilosus, M...
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Open AccessClassification of femur fracture in pelvic X-ray images using meta-learned deep neural network
In the medical field, various studies using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques have been attempted. Numerous attempts have been made to diagnose and classify diseases using image data. However, different ...
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Open AccessElevated plasma biomarkers of inflammation in acute ischemic stroke patients with underlying dementia
The blood-brain barrier has been a hindrance to develo** blood-based diagnostic tests for dementias, as it limits the appearance of brain biomarkers in the blood. Our aim was to see if the natural opening of...
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Open AccessImpact of Kidney Donor Profile Index Scores on Post-Transplant Clinical Outcomes Between Elderly and Young Recipients, A Multicenter Cohort Study
We investigated if clinical outcomes after kidney transplantation (KT) from deceased donors (DDs) with high Kidney Donor Profile Index (KDPI) can be different according to the age of KT recipients (KTRs). Six-...
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Open AccessImpact of acute kidney injury in elderly versus young deceased donors on post-transplant outcomes: A multicenter cohort study
We investigated the impact of acute kidney injury (AKI) in elderly deceased-donors (DDs) vs. AKI in young DDs on post-transplant clinical outcomes. A total of 709 kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) from 602 D...
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Nitro derivatives and other compounds from sugar apple (Annona squamosa L.) leaves exhibit soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitory activity
A phytochemical study for the MeOH extract of Annona squamosa leaves led to the isolation of seven compounds. Among them there were two nitro derivative compounds (1 and 2), two phenolic glucoside compounds (3 an...
