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Open AccessTopical application of calcitonin gene-related peptide as a regenerative, antifibrotic, and immunomodulatory therapy for corneal injury
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a multifunctional neuropeptide abundantly expressed by corneal nerves. Using a murine model of corneal mechanical injury, we found CGRP levels in the cornea significan...
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Development of a dc-SQUID Amplifier with Intra-Coil Resistors
We have developed a dc-SQUID amplifier with intra-coil resistors based on second-order parallel gradiometers. The measured results show that intra-coil resistors can significantly increase the flux–voltage tra...
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Relations between nonmotor manifestations and motor disorders in patients with benign essential blepharospasm
To evaluate the relations between nonmotor manifestations (dry eye, mood disorders, and sleep disturbance) and motor disorders in patients with benign essential blepharospasm (BEB), and to determine whether re...
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Open AccessEnhanced activity of the left precuneus as a predictor of visuospatial dysfunction correlates with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis
To identify the potential diagnostic biomarkers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and assess the relation between visuospatial dysfunction and disease activity in RA patients using mental rotation task (MRT)-based ...
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A semi-analytical method for computing dispersion curves of propagating waves underground
We present a method to compute the dispersion curves of underground propagating waves. The method conceptualizes the underground space as consisting of two general layers. One is described numerically by varia...
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Open AccessCCL18 signaling from tumor-associated macrophages activates fibroblasts to adopt a chemoresistance-inducing phenotype
The heterogeneity of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) might be ascribed to differences in origin. CD10 and GPR77 have been reported to identify a chemoresistance-inducing CAF subset in breast cancer. Howev...
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Open AccessSafety and efficacy of repeated crosslinking assisted by transepithelial double-cycle iontophoresis in keratoconus progression after primary corneal crosslinking
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of repeated corneal collagen crosslinking assisted by transepithelial double-cycle iontophoresis (DI-CXL) in the management of keratoconus progression after primary CXL.
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Open AccessAbnormal brain activity patterns during spatial working memory task in patients with end-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis: a fMRI study
Hemodialysis (HD) is associated with cognitive impairment in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the neural mechanism of spatial working memory (SWM) impairment in HD-ESRD patients remains u...
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Open AccessTransepithelial corneal cross-linking assisted by two continuous cycles of iontophoresis for progressive keratoconus in adults: retrospective 5-year analysis
The aim of this study is to compare the long-term effects of transepithelial corneal crosslinking with two continuous cycles of iontophoresis (EI-CXL) and conventional corneal crosslinking (C-CXL) in adults wi...
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Effects of Chronic Ephedrine Toxicity on Functional Connections, Cell Apoptosis, and CREB-Related Proteins in the Prefrontal Cortex of Rhesus Monkeys
Ephedrine abuse has spread in many parts of the world, severely threatening human health. The mechanism of ephedrine toxicity is still unclear. To explore the possible neural mechanisms of ephedrine toxicity, ...
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Open AccessBoltzmann sampling from the Ising model using quantum heating of coupled nonlinear oscillators
A network of Kerr-nonlinear parametric oscillators without dissipation has recently been proposed for solving combinatorial optimization problems via quantum adiabatic evolution through its bifurcation point. ...
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Continuous quantitative monitoring of physical activity in Parkinson’s disease patients by using wearable devices: a case-control study
The objective of this study was to explore the feasibility of using wearable devices to quantitatively measure the daily activity in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and to monitor medication-induced mot...
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Radio Frequency Interference Suppression Algorithm Based on SOCP in OTHR
Sky wave over-the-horizon radar is easily affected by radio frequency interference (RFI) since it shares the high-frequency band with many radio services. Among the existing methods, spatial filtering method i...
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Predictive distant operation and virtual control of computer numerical control machines
With the advancements of automation technologies, factory operations have shifted from labor-based to semi-automatic and fully automatic and may even become unmanned in the future. Therefore, the conditions of...
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Open AccessMeibomian Gland Dysfunction Correlates to the Tear Film Instability and Ocular Discomfort in Patients with Pterygium
Pterygium is a very common disease in an eye clinic characterized by a benign proliferation of local conjunctiva that often crosses the limber of cornea and extends into corneal surface. Variety of studies has...
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Open AccessSingle microwave-photon detector using an artificial Λ-type three-level system
Single-photon detection is a requisite technique in quantum-optics experiments in both the optical and the microwave domains. However, the energy of microwave quanta are four to five orders of magnitude less t...
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Investigation and improvement of the staggered labyrinth seal
Recent studies on staggered labyrinth seals have focused on the effects of different parameters, such as the pressure ratio and rotational speed on the leakage flow rate. However, few investigations pay suffic...
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Preparation and physical properties of a novel biocompatible porcine corneal acellularized matrix
This study was to investigate the stability, physico-mechanical property and biocompatibility of porcine corneal acellularized matrix (PCAM) that was prepared using human sera treatment to decellularize cornea...
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Multi-block Grid with Overlap** for Implicit Parallel Computation of Flow Field within Turbomachinery
A accurate and fast numerical solver of 3D compressible viscous flow within turbomachinery is very helpful for blade optimization and design. Parallelization based on overlap** mesh technique is introduced t...
