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Usefulness of Liquid-Based Cytology in Diagnosing Biliary Tract Cancer Compared to Conventional Smear and Forceps Biopsy
Liquid‐based cytology (LBC) has been shown to improve the diagnostic efficacy of brush cytology for thyroid, cervical and pancreatic cancer. To evaluate the diagnostic performance of LBC for biliary tract canc...
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Open AccessSuperficial capillary plexus vessel density/deep capillary plexus vessel density ratio in healthy eyes
To identify factors differently affecting the superficial capillary plexus (SCP) and deep capillary plexus (DCP) in healthy eyes using their vessel density (VD) ratio.
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Open AccessDifferent characteristics of retinal damage between chronic hypertension and hypertensive retinopathy
The purpose of this study was to identify how chronic hypertension (HTN) and hypertensive retinopathy (HTNR) have different effects on retinal damage including inner retinal thinning and microvasculature impai...
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Open AccessEffect of Weiss ring on peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measurements using SD-OCT
Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) must accurately identify and measure the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness to improve the repeatability and reproducibility, and re...
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Open AccessInhibition of monogalactosyldiacylglycerol synthesis by down-regulation of MGD1 leads to membrane lipid remodeling and enhanced triacylglycerol biosynthesis in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Membrane lipid remodeling involves regulating the physiochemical modification of cellular membranes against abiotic stress or senescence, and it could be a trigger to increase neutral lipid content. In algae a...
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Open AccessPeripapillary RNFL/vessel density ratio in patients with type2 diabetes without clinical diabetic retinopathy
To identify how diabetic retinal neurodegeneration (DRN) and microvascular impairment are affected differently by various factors in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients without diabetic retinopathy via the ratio o...
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Open AccessComparison of retinal layer thickness and microvasculature changes in patients with diabetic retinopathy treated with intravitreous bevacizumab vs panretinal photocoagulation
To compare changes in retinal layers and microvasculature in diabetic retinopathy (DR) patients after bevacizumab therapy and panretinal photocoagulation (PRP). This prospective study divided patients into two...
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Laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation of subcapsular hepatocellular carcinomas: risk factors related to a technical failure
This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors related to a technical failure after laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for subcapsular hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs).
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Open AccessLong-term repeatability of peripapillary optical coherence tomography angiography measurements in healthy eyes
This is a prospective observational study to establish the short- and long-term repeatability of measurements of peripapillary optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) parameters in healthy eyes and ide...
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Open AccessTargeted theranostic photoactivation on atherosclerosis
Photoactivation targeting macrophages has emerged as a therapeutic strategy for atherosclerosis, but limited targetable ability of photosensitizers to the lesions hinders its applications. Moreover, the molecu...
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Rim-arterial enhancing primary hepatic tumors with other targetoid appearance show early recurrence after radiofrequency ablation
To evaluate early (≤ 2 years) local tumor progression (LTP), intrahepatic distant metastasis (IDR), and extrahepatic metastasis (EM) of primary hepatic malignant tumors with arterial rim enhancement (RE) after...
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Open AccessChanges in each retinal layer and ellipsoid zone recovery after full-thickness macular hole surgery
To analyze the changes in each retinal layer and the recovery of the ellipsoid zone (EZ) after full-thickness macular hole (FTMH) surgery. Patients who underwent surgery for FTMH were included. Spectral-domain...
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Open AccessEffects of prolonged type 2 diabetes on changes in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in diabetic eyes without clinical diabetic retinopathy
To identify the effects of prolonged type 2 diabetes (T2DM) on changes in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thickness in patients without clinical diabetic retinopathy. Subjects were divided into...
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Analysis of Correlation between Heart Rate and Pulse Wave Velocity using Cardiovascular Simulator
In clinical studies, the effect of heart rate (HR) alone as feedback for maintaining homeostasis cannot be observed. Therefore, in this study, the effect of HR on pulse wave velocity (PWV) was investigated usi...
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A Back Propagation Neural Network with Double Learning Rate for PID Controller in Phase-Shifted Full-Bridge Soft-switching Power Supply
This paper mainly focuses on the control strategy for phase-shifting full-bridge soft switching electrolytic silver power supply based on Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) soft switching technology. Taking into con...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a species-specific transformation system using the novel endogenous promoter calreticulin from oleaginous microalgae Ettlia sp.
Microalgae not only serve as raw materials for biofuel but also have uses in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. However, regulated gene expression in microalgae has only been achieved in a few ...
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Development of microsatellite markers in Betula costata (Betulaceae) by next-generation sequencing and cross-species transferability test
This study was conducted to develop the first species-specific microsatellite markers in Betula costata. A total of 178 primers were designed from 95,755 contigs and screened in two B. costata populations sampled...
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Open AccessClinical characteristics and prognosis of Total Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a matched case-control study
Although many studies have reported clinical features, surgical outcomes of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD), studies focusing on total RRD are rare. In this study, we investigate the clinical characterist...
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Association between human gray matter metabotropic glutamate receptor-5 availability in vivo and white matter properties: a [11C]ABP688 PET and diffusion tensor imaging study
Excitatory corticofugal projections in the subcortical white matter (WM) convey signals arising from local neuronal activity in the gray matter (GM). We hypothesized that metabotropic glutamate receptor-5 (mGl...
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Open AccessDetection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using Deep Learning Classifier: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors and a leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. We propose a fully automated deep learning model to detect HCC using hepatobilia...
