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Open AccessThe associations of adherence to the Mediterranean diet with chronic dizziness and imbalance in community-dwelling adults: KNHANES 2019–2021
Dizziness and vertigo rank among the top 10 reasons for emergency and clinical referrals to neurologists. Chronic dizziness and imbalance not only reduce quality of life, but also increase mortality. While the...
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Open AccessReducing prescribing of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections using a frontline nurse-led EHR-Integrated clinical decision support tool: protocol for a stepped wedge randomized control trial
Overprescribing of antibiotics for acute respiratory infections (ARIs) remains a major issue in outpatient settings. Use of clinical prediction rules (CPRs) can reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing but ...
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Open AccessLow diffusion capacity predicts poor prognosis in extensive stage small cell lung cancer: a single-center analysis of 10 years
Poor pulmonary function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with poorer overall survival (OS) in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Few studies have investigated the assoc...
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Open AccessCorrection: B7-H3 expression is associated with high PD-L1 expression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and predicts poor prognosis
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Open AccessDownregulation of the RNA-binding protein PUM2 facilitates MSC-driven bone regeneration and prevents OVX-induced bone loss
Although mRNA dysregulation can induce changes in mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) homeostasis, the mechanisms by which post-transcriptional regulation influences MSC differentiation potential remain understudied. ...
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Open AccessB7-H3 expression is associated with high PD-L1 expression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and predicts poor prognosis
Clear cell Renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is an immunogenic tumor. B7 family members, such as CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-L1, are the main components of immune checkpoints that regulate various immune responses. Specif...
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Open AccessProbing the origin and stability of bivalency in copper based porous coordination network and its application for H2S gas capture
A bivalent Cu(I,II) metal–organic framework (MOF) based on the 4,4′,4″-s-Triazine-2,4,6-triyl-tribenzoate linker was synthesized via a solvothermal method. The MOF possessed 43.8% of the Cu sites as Cu+ with a su...
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Open AccessTernary metal oxide nanocomposite for room temperature H2S and SO2 gas removal in wet conditions
A ternary Mn–Zn–Fe oxide nanocomposite was fabricated by a one-step coprecipitation method for the remotion of H2S and SO2 gases at room temperature. The nanocomposite has ZnO, MnO2, and ferrites with a surface a...
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Open AccessHarnessing novel engineered feeder cells expressing activating molecules for optimal expansion of NK cells with potent antitumor activity
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Open AccessAge-dependent pathogenic characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infection in ferrets
While the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in healthy people does not differ significantly among age groups, those aged 65 years or older exhibit strikingly higher COVID-19 mortality compared to younger individual...
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Open AccessAnti-inflammatory activity of palmitoylethanolamide ameliorates osteoarthritis induced by monosodium iodoacetate in Sprague–Dawley rats
Novel treatment strategies are urgently required for osteoarthritis (OA). Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is a naturally occurring fatty acid amide with analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. We aimed to examine...
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Open AccessExamination of social determinants of health among patients with limited English proficiency
The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence of social needs by English proficiency using data from Northwell Health’s social determinants of health screening program. The screening program evaluates...
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Erratum to: Antibacterial Effects of Amino Acids-grafted Water-soluble Chitosan against Drug-resistant Bacteria
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Differences in seroprevalence between epicenter and non-epicenter areas of the COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea
To compare the standardized severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence of high epicenter region with non-epicenter region, serological studies were performed with a total of 3,...
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Open AccessExamination of resident characteristics associated with interest in primary care and identification of barriers to cross-cultural care
There is an increasing shortage of primary care physicians in the U.S. The difficult task of addressing patients’ sociocultural needs is one reason residents do not pursue primary care. However, associations b...
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Open AccessEvaluation of skin phototoxicity of transdermally administered pharmaceuticals in Sprague-Dawley rats
Some drugs cause phototoxicity in humans when exposed to light, thus there is a need for an in vivo phototoxicity test to evaluate them. However, an in vivo phototoxicity test method to evaluate this has not b...
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COVID-19: Magnifying the Effect of Health Disparities
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Open AccessMachine learning to assist clinical decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic
The number of cases from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has overwhelmed existing medical facilities and forced clinicians, patients, and families to make pivotal decisions with limited...
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Erratum to: Antibacterial Effects of Amino Acids-grafted Water-soluble Chitosan against Drug-resistant Bacteria
In the 2016 issue of Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering (BBE), an error occurred in the research article: Jun-Ho Kim, Nam-Hong Kim, Eun-Ji Kim, Ji Ho Kim, Min-Young Lee, Yung-Hoon Park, Jung Ro Lee, Seon...
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Open AccessRacial/ethnic disparities among Asian Americans in inpatient acute myocardial infarction mortality in the United States
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common high-risk disease with inpatient mortality of 5% nationally. But little is known about this outcome among Asian Americans (Asians), a fast growing racial/ethnic mi...