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Open AccessDiffusion-weighted imaging and FDG PET/CT: predicting the prognoses with apparent diffusion coefficient values and maximum standardized uptake values in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma
FDG PET/CT and DWI are both functional modalities that indirectly represent the biological characteristics of cancer, but there are few studies exploring the association between the two modalities and prognost...
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Bilateral accessory inferior turbinates and secondary middle turbinates
Bifid inferior nasal turbinates—two inferior turbinates with a single root observed in the nasal cavity—are an extremely rare anatomical variation, especially when they are observed bilaterally and exist with ...
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Open AccessAtypical primary meningioma in the nasal septum with malignant transformation and distant metastasis
Primary extracranial meningiomas (PEMs) originating from the nasal septum are extremely rare, as are extracranial metastases of meningiomas.
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Dissolution properties of control released solid dispersion of carvedilol with HPMC and Eudragit RS
In this study, solid dispersion for carvedilol was prepared by using spray-drying method. Solid dispersions were formulated with carvedilol and Eudragit RS and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose to control the diss...
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Inhibition of xanthine oxidase by phenolic phytochemicals from Broussonetia papyrifera
The roots of Broussonetia papyrifera were extracted into four different polar solvents: chloroform, 50% ethanol in water, ethanol, and water. The ethanol extract showed the most potent inhibition (72.3% at 20 g/m...
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Sensory and microbiological qualities of romaine lettuce and kale affected by a combined treatment of aqueous chlorine dioxide and ultraviolet-C
The effects of a combined treatment of aqueous chlorine dioxide (ClO2) and ultraviolet-C (UV-C) on the sensory and microbiological qualities of Romaine lettuce and kale were examined. Samples of Romaine lettuce a...
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Isolation of a calcium-binding peptide from bovine serum protein hydrolysates
A calcium-binding peptide was isolated from the hydrolysates of bovine serum protein (BSP). BSP was hydrolyzed using 3 different types of proteases, Alcalase, Flavourzyme, and Protamex, and the degree of hydro...
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Genomewide transcription profiles altered by BMI-1026 and Roscovitine and its implication in cellular senescence
Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are highly conserved over evolutionary path and function as master regulators of the cell division cycle. Thus CDK inhibitors have been focused in the drug development for cance...
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Generation of uniform agarose microwells for cell patterning by micromolding in capillaries
We described a simple and facile method to generate uniform agarose microwells on a polyelectrolyte (PEL) multilayer functionalized surface for efficient and reliable cell patterning. The PEL multilayers, comp...
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Influence of oxygen annealing conditions on the electronic structure, dielectric function, and charge conduction of gallium-ferrite thin films
Gallium-ferrite thin films were studied to investigate the effects of the oxygen annealing conditions on the electrical properties. Ga0.8Fe1.2O3−δ thin films were prepared by using a sol-gel meth...
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Inhibitory effects of baicalin in the early stage of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes differentiation by down-regulation of PDK1/Akt phosphorylation
Baicalin is a flavonoid derived from the root of Scutellaria baicalensis and exhibits a broad spectrum of biological activities including anti-adipogenesis. However, the inhibitory role of baicalin in the early s...
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Stem cell recruitment factors secreted from cord blood-derived stem cells that are not secreted from mature endothelial cells enhance wound healing
Wounds are one of the most frequently occurring medical complication. Stem cells were recently highlighted as a novel therapeutic approach to treating wounds, although some negative aspects of allogenic stem c...
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Open AccessFermented soshiho-tang with Lactobacillus plantarum enhances the antiproliferative activity in vascular smooth muscle cell
Soshiho-tang (SST) is a traditional medicine widely used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis. SST has been shown to confer a variety of pharmacological activities, including prevention of hepatotoxicity, pr...
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Open AccessNeuronal cell differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells originating from canine amniotic fluid
The amniotic fluid contains mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and can be readily available for tissue engineering. Regenerative treatments such as tissue engineering, cell therapy, and transplantation show potenti...
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Open AccessEnhanced photo-fermentative H2 production using Rhodobacter sphaeroides by ethanol addition and analysis of soluble microbial products
Biological fermentation routes can provide an environmentally friendly way of producing H2 since they use renewable biomass as feedstock and proceed under ambient temperature and pressure. In particular, photo-fe...
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Open AccessSerotonergic mechanism of the relieving effect of bee venom acupuncture on oxaliplatin-induced neuropathic cold allodynia in rats
Oxaliplatin, an important chemotherapy drug for advanced colorectal cancer, often induces peripheral neuropathy, especially cold allodynia. Our previous study showed that bee venom acupuncture (BVA), which has...
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The incorporation of bFGF mediated by heparin into PCL/gelatin composite fiber meshes for guided bone regeneration
The concept of guided bone regeneration facilitated by barrier membranes has been widely considered to achieve enhanced bone healing in maxillofacial surgery. However, the currently available membranes are lim...
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Alternaria species associated with araliaceous plants in Korea
In this work, we assess the taxonomy of Alternaria species associated with leaf spot and blight disease on araliaceous plants in Korea. Alternaria araliae and A. panacis are recognized and a novel species, A. den...
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Inhibition of apoptosis in HeLa cell by silkworm storage protein 1, SP1
Silkworm contains several distinct proteins that have anti-apoptotic activities in mammalian and insect cells. Although the characteristics of 30K proteins have been well investigated, those of SPs (Storage Pr...
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Electric-magnetic duality implies (global) conformal invariance
We have examined quantum theories of electric-magnetic duality-invariant vector fields enjoying classical conformal invariance in 4-dimensional flat spacetime. We extend Dirac’s argument about “the conditions ...
