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Development of a measurement method for abrasion irrigation channel using underwater ultrasonic wave
Japan has many concrete irrigation channels with total length of about 400,000 km. Most of these channels are now too old for continued use. It would be too costly to reconstruct these channels. The concrete s...
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Oxygen adsorption on ZrO2-loaded SnO2 gas sensors in humid atmosphere
Oxygen adsorption on the surface of particles plays a key role in gas sensing for SnO2-based resistive-type gas sensors in a humid atmosphere. In this study, we added an extremely small amount of ZrO2 on the SnO2
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Diagnostic value of ultrasonography and TI-201/Tc-99m dual scintigraphy in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules
To evaluate the performance of ultrasonography (US) and TI-201/Tc-99m dual (Tl/Tc) scintigraphy in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules.
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Increased plasma xanthine oxidoreductase activity deteriorates coronary artery spasm
Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) contributes to the development of endothelial dysfunction, which is involved in coronary artery spasm (CAS). Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) plays a pivotal role in produc...
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The impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score on cardiac prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure
Liver abnormalities have a strong impact on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), and are known as cardio-hepatic syndrome. The non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) fibrosis score (NFS) h...
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Open AccessSoft and Robust Identification of Body Fluid Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Chemometric Strategies for Forensic Analysis
Body fluid (BF) identification is a critical part of a criminal investigation because of its ability to suggest how the crime was committed and to provide reliable origins of DNA. In contrast to current method...
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Open AccessHigh-sensitivity virus and mycoplasma screening test reveals high prevalence of parvovirus B19 infection in human synovial tissues and bone marrow
Latent microorganism infection is a safety concern for the clinical application of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). The aim of this study is to investigate the frequencies and sensitivities of the latent virus a...
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Open AccessThe human vascular endothelial cell line HUV-EC-C harbors the integrated HHV-6B genome which remains stable in long term culture
Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) is a common human pathogen that is most often detected in hematopoietic cells. Although human cells harboring chromosomally integrated HHV-6 can be generated in vitro, the availabi...
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The outcome of I-131 ablation therapy for intermediate and high-risk differentiated thyroid cancer using a strict definition of successful ablation
This article examines the outcome of radioactive iodine ablation therapy for thyroid cancer in high-risk patients and investigates background factors influencing ablation failure.
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Open AccessStructure-based drug discovery for combating influenza virus by targeting the PA–PB1 interaction
Influenza virus infections are serious public health concerns throughout the world. The development of compounds with novel mechanisms of action is urgently required due to the emergence of viruses with resist...
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Open AccessBeta-hydroxybutyrate, an endogenic NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor, attenuates stress-induced behavioral and inflammatory responses
Neuro-inflammation has been shown to play a critical role in the development of depression. Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) is a ketone body and has recently been reported to exert anti-inflammatory effects via inh...
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Advanced forensic validation for human spermatozoa identification using SPERM HY-LITER™ Express with quantitative image analysis
Identification of human semen is indispensable for the investigation of sexual assaults. Fluorescence staining methods using commercial kits, such as the series of SPERM HY-LITER™ kits, have been useful to det...
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Effects of climate change on reduction of internal bond strength of particleboard subjected to various climatic conditions in Japan
The effects of climate change on the reduction of internal bond strength (IB) of particleboard subjected to various climatic conditions in Japan were predicted. The temperature increased throughout Japan with ...
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Predicting the strength reduction of particleboard subjected to various climatic conditions in Japan using artificial neural networks
Particleboard specimens were subjected to various climatic conditions in Japan, and the relationships between climatic factors and internal bond strength (IB) were investigated using multiple regression analys...
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Open AccessHeart rate responses induced by acoustic tempo and its interaction with basal heart rate
Many studies have revealed the influences of music on the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Since previous studies focused on the effects of acoustic tempo on the ANS, and humans have their own physiological osc...
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The applicability of ELISA detection of gastric mucosa-expressing proteins for the identification of vomit
The identification of vomit stains may be helpful for crime scene reconstruction. However, there is no specific and convenient method for identifying vomit stain. Therefore, to establish the procedure for fore...
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Probabilistic evaluation of the final moisture content of kiln-dried lumber using the bootstrap method
This paper presents a probabilistic method of evaluating the final moisture content (MC) of lumber obtained at the end of the kiln-drying process. The final MC data of three different drying tests conducted in...
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Development of a quantitative validation method for forensic investigation of human spermatozoa using a commercial fluorescence staining kit (SPERM HY-LITER™ Express)
In investigations of sexual assaults, as well as in identifying a suspect, the detection of human sperm is important. Recently, a kit for fluorescent staining of human spermatozoa, SPERM HY-LITER™, has become ...
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Aggressive TAFRO syndrome with reversible cardiomyopathy successfully treated with combination chemotherapy
TAFRO (thrombocytopenia, anasarca, myelofibrosis, renal dysfunction, and organomegaly) syndrome is an atypical manifestation of Castleman’s disease. However, the mechanism underlying this very rare syndrome re...
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Open AccessPatterning nanofibrils through the templated growth of multiple modified amyloid peptides
There has been considerable interest in the patterning of functionalized nanowires because of the potential applications of these materials to the construction of nanodevices. A variety of biomolecular buildin...
