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Open AccessNeonatal jaundice is associated with increased risks of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract and concomitant urinary tract infection
The link between neonatal jaundice and urinary tract infection (UTI) remains debated, with congenital kidney and urinary tract anomalies (CAKUT) potentially playing a role. This population-based study aimed to...
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Open AccessTargeting the conserved coronavirus octamer motif GGAAGAGC is a strategy for the development of coronavirus vaccine
Coronaviruses are pathogens of humans and animals that cause widespread and costly diseases. The development of effective strategies to combat the threat of coronaviruses is therefore a top priority. The conse...
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Open AccessWave and current in extratropical versus tropical cyclones
Data from QuikSCAT, ERA5, WAVERYS, drifters, and HYCOM + NCODA Reanalysis in the northern Pacific are analyzed under tropical cyclones (TCs) and extratropical cyclones (ECs). The EC (TC) has the stable (unstab...
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Open AccessPreterm birth and small for gestational age potentiate the association between maternal hypertensive pregnancy and childhood autism spectrum disorder
Children of mothers with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have high rates of preterm-birth (gestational age < 37 weeks) and small-for-gestational-age (SGA), both of which are risk factors of autism s...
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Anti-inflammatory alkaloids from lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) leaves
Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) is an aquatic perennial; and lotus leaves were used for food and functional herbal tea in Asia, while alkaloids are regarded as important components. Total alkaloids (TAs), phenol...
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The Incidence of Myocarditis Following an Influenza Vaccination: A Population-Based Observational Study
Recently, studies have pointed to a link between coronavirus disease 2019 vaccinations and myocarditis. Myocarditis following an influenza vaccine has been sporadically reported. However, it is not known wheth...
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Open AccessThe deleterious effects of old social partners on Drosophila lifespan and stress resistance
Social interactions play important roles in the modulation of behavior, physiology, and, potentially, lifespan. Although longevity has been studied extensively in different model organisms, due to the complexi...
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Open AccessInvestigation of epididymal proteins and general sperm membrane characteristics of Formosan pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla)
Formosan Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla pentadactyla) is one of the three subspecies of Chinese pangolins, it is also an isolated sub-species naturally habitat in Taiwan. Despite earlier report on successful breedi...
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Open AccessMarine-derived protein kinase inhibitors for neuroinflammatory diseases
Neuroinflammation is primarily characterized by overexpression of proinflammatory mediators produced by glial activation or immune cell infiltration. Several kinases have been shown to be critical mediators in...
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Open AccessBenzyl butyl phthalate decreases myogenic differentiation of endometrial mesenchymal stem/stromal cells through miR-137-mediated regulation of PITX2
Phthalate, an environmental toxin, has been considered as an endocrine-disrupting chemical. Growing evidence has demonstrated links between endocrine-disrupting chemicals, tissue development, and reproductive ...
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Use of Global Satellite Altimeter and Drifter Data for Ocean Current Resource Characterization
In this chapter, a general overview and characterization of for potential power generation in the global oceans are presented. They are based on analysis of two relatively long data sets of surface drifter-o...
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Risk of oral and gastrointestinal mucosal injury among patients receiving selected targeted agents: a meta-analysis
The purpose of this study was to estimate the risk and severity of oral and gastrointestinal mucosal toxicities associated with selected targeted agents.
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Design and Performance of High-Speed VCSELs
Over the past several years, high-speed vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) have been the subject of intensive worldwide research due to their applications in optical interconnects and optical dat...
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Isolation of marine bacteria with antimicrobial activities from cultured and field-collected soft corals
Bacteria associated with eight field-collected and five cultured soft corals of Briareum sp., Sinularia sp., Sarcophyton sp., Nephtheidae sp., and Lobophytum sp. were screened for their abilities in producing ant...
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Typhoon-induced strong surface flows in the Taiwan strait and pacific
Surface Velocity Program drifters drogued at 15 m depth were deployed in the Taiwan Strait (TS) and Luzon Strait in 2005 and 2006. Several drifters in the TS and the Pacific were fortuitously overrun by the ty...
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Open AccessHigh-efficiency, high-speed VCSELs for optical interconnects
High-efficiency, high-speed, tapered-oxide-apertured vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) emitting at 980 nm have been demonstrated. By carefully engineering the tapered oxide aperture, the mode vo...
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An Energy Conservation MAC Protocol in Wireless Sensor Networks
Wireless sensor networks use battery-operated computing and sensing devices. Because of the limitation of battery power in the sensor nodes, energy conservation is a crucial issue in wireless sensor networks. ...
