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ASO Visual Abstract: Overall Volume of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Positively Impacts Gastric Cancer Outcomes at Centers with Low Gastrectomy Volume
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Open AccessThe Effect of Water Injection on a Naturally Aspirated Spark-Ignited Engine
Water injection (WI) is a well-known technique to mitigate knocking phenomena, reducing the in-cylinder gas temperature with a high heat of vaporization and specific heat of water. In this study, the effect of...
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A new algorithm for processing data of the improved multi-electrode electrical exploration method: application to groundwater investigation
Scientists are always interested in improving the efficiency of geophysical methods. In particular, one of the critical stages is the processing of data measured in geophysical surveys. This study aims to deve...
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Linker-defect assisted catalytic fixation of CO2 in a dual-linker metal–organic framework
We investigated the effect of linker defects induced by recycling MOF-508, a metal–organic framework with dual linkers, for the catalytic cycloaddition of the CO2 reaction. MOF-508 catalysts are characterized usi...
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Open AccessPre-Clinical Studies of a Novel Bispecific Fusion Protein Targeting C3b and VEGF in Neovascular and Nonexudative AMD Models
KNP-301 is a bi-specific fragment crystallizable region (Fc) fusion protein, which inhibits both C3b and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) simultaneously for patients with late-stage age-related macula...
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Characteristics and risk factors of axillary lymph node metastasis of microinvasive breast cancer
To select patients who would benefit most from sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) by investigating the characteristics and risk factors of axillary lymph node metastasis (ALNM) in microinvasive breast cancer (M...
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Open AccessTRPC Channels Activated by G Protein-Coupled Receptors Drive Ca2+ Dysregulation Leading to Secondary Brain Injury in the Mouse Model
Canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) non-selective cation channels, particularly those assembled with TRPC3, TRPC6, and TRPC7 subunits, are coupled to Gαq-type G protein-coupled receptors for the major c...
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Overall Volume of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Positively Impacts Gastric Cancer Outcomes at Centers with Low Gastrectomy Volume
The relationship between hospital volume and surgical mortality is well documented. However, complete centralization of surgical care is not always feasible. The present study investigates how overall volume o...
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Effect of RANKL on Lower Depressive Symptoms In Hemodialysis Patients
Depression and osteoporosis are common diseases in dialysis patients. In addition, patients with osteoporosis are more susceptible to depression. Contrary to previous anti-osteoporosis agents, denosumab and ro...
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Open AccessThe Perceived Complexity of Learning Tasks Influences Students’ Collaborative Interactions in Immersive Virtual Reality
This study investigated how different learning tasks influence students’ collaborative interactions in immersive Virtual Reality (iVR). A set of chemistry learning activities was designed with iVR, and 35 pair...
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Open AccessThe efficacy of early office hysteroscopy in preventing intrauterine adhesions after abortion: a randomized controlled trial
Intrauterine adhesions (IUA) are a challenging clinical problem in reproductive infertility. The most common causes are intrauterine surgery and abortions. We aimed to investigate whether early second-look off...
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Seroprevalence and contributing factors of transboundary animal diseases in sheep and goats: a study in Peninsular Malaysia
Diseases caused by small ruminant lentiviruses, Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis (MAP), Schmallenberg virus, and peste des petits ruminants virus (PPR) is globally recognised as serious threats to the ru...
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Open AccessContact-electro-catalytic CO2 reduction from ambient air
Traditional catalytic techniques often encounter obstacles in the search for sustainable solutions for converting CO2 into value-added products because of their high energy consumption and expensive catalysts. He...
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Open AccessComparison and clinical analysis of antibiotics and endoscopic injection for vesicoureteral reflux in children
This study evaluated the outcome of pediatric patients with primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and compared of the treatments between continued antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP) and endoscopic injection.
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Open AccessPhylogenomics identifies parents of naturally occurring tetraploid bananas
Triploid bananas are almost sterile. However, we succeeded in harvesting seeds from two edible triploid banana individuals (Genotype: ABB) in our conservation repository where various wild diploid bananas were...
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Clinical outcomes of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infection in patients with end-stage renal disease in intensive care units: a multicenter retrospective observational study
Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria (CRGNB) present a considerable global threat due to their challenging treatment and increased mortality rates, with bloodstream infection (BSI) having the highest mo...
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In vivo Hyperpolarized Metabolic Imaging to Monitor the Progression of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Related Hepatitis to Liver Fibrosis
This study aimed to assess metabolic changes to monitor the progression from normal liver to hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related hepatitis and liver fibrosis using hyperpolarized 13C magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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Dose–response relationship between arsenic in drinking water and mortality of urinary cancers in Taiwan
Ingested arsenic is carcinogenic to the human urinary tract, but uncertainties remain regarding the dose–response relationship. To assess dose–response relationships between arsenic ingestion and urinary cance...
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Open AccessSurvival of advanced/recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumors treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors in Taiwan: a nationwide registry study
Most gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) harbor c-KIT or PDGFRA mutations. Administration of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) has significantly improved the survival of patients with GISTs. We aimed to evalu...
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Open AccessA first-in-class selective inhibitor of EGFR and PI3K offers a single-molecule approach to targeting adaptive resistance
Despite tremendous progress in precision oncology, adaptive resistance mechanisms limit the long-term effectiveness of molecularly targeted agents. Here we evaluated the pharmacological profile of MTX-531 that...
