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Differentiation in theta and gamma activation in weight-shifting learning between people with parkinson’s disease of different anxiety severities
Anxiety and postural control deficits may be related in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD). However, the association between anxiety levels and weight-shifting control remains ambiguous. This study investi...
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Open AccessUsing random forest to predict antimicrobial minimum inhibitory concentrations of nontyphoidal Salmonella in Taiwan
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health issue and surveillance of AMR can be useful for understanding AMR trends and planning intervention strategies. Salmonella, widely distributed in food-producing an...
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Open AccessCost-effectiveness analysis of lumacaftor and ivacaftor combination for the treatment of patients with cystic fibrosis in the United States
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a combination treatment for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients who are homozygous for the F508del mutation. The objective of this study...
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Open AccessEndothelial cell colony forming units derived from malignant breast diseases are resistant to tumor necrosis factor-α-induced apoptosis
Mobilisation of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) from the bone marrow is a crucial step in the formation of de novo blood vessels, and levels of peripheral blood EPCs have been shown to be elevated in certain ...
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Production of bacterial cellulose with various additives in a PCS rotating disk bioreactor and its material property analysis
Previous studies have demonstrated that bacterial cellulose (BC) can be semi-continuously produced by utilizing the plastic composite support-rotating disk bioreactor (PCS-RDB). In this study, different additi...
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Open AccessExogenous interleukin-6, interleukin-13, and interferon-gamma provoke pulmonary abnormality with mild edema in enterovirus 71-infected mice
Neonatal mice developed neurological disease and pulmonary dysfunction after an infection with a mouse-adapted human Enterovirus 71 (EV71) strain MP4. However, the hallmark of severe human EV71 infection, pulm...
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Open AccessImmunotherapy: rAAV2 expressing interleukin-15 inhibits HeLa cell tumor growth in mice
Human interleukin-15 (hIL15) has anti-tumor activities, but it is not convenient for tumor treatment because of its short half-life. A gene therapy for mouse lung cancer using an adenovirus vector expressing I...
