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Open AccessChildhood adversity and suicidal ideation in older Korean adults: unraveling the mediating mechanisms of mental health, physical health, and social relationships
Suicide rates in older adults are much higher than those in younger age groups. Given the rapid increase in the proportion of older adults in Korea and the high suicide rate of this age group, it is worth inve...
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Open AccessAssociation between serum uric acid levels and dietary fiber intake in adults: the Korea national health and nutrition examination survey (KNHANES VII, 2016–2018)
Hyperuricemia could be a risk for various chronic diseases, and it could be largely corrected by diet control. This study was a nationwide cross-sectional study to investigate the association between serum uri...
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Open AccessFlow-Driven Deformation in Granular Porous Media: Dimensionless Analysis
Fluid injection can induce mechanical deformation in granular porous media due to the elevation of internal pore fluid pressure. This gains more significance when more than two immiscible fluids are involved, ...
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Open AccessMulti-source remote sensing-based landslide investigation: the case of the August 7, 2020, Gokseong landslide in South Korea
Landslides pose a growing concern worldwide, emphasizing the need for accurate prediction and assessment to mitigate their impact. Recent advancements in remote sensing technology offer unprecedented datasets ...
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Open AccessOxidative photocatalysis on membranes triggers non-canonical pyroptosis
Intracellular membranes composing organelles of eukaryotes include membrane proteins playing crucial roles in physiological functions. However, a comprehensive understanding of the cellular responses triggered...
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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of durable versus biodegradable polymer drug-eluting stents in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock
The clinical impact of different polymer technologies in newer-generation drug-eluting stents (DESs) for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (CS) remains poorly und...
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Open AccessSex differences in in-hospital management in patients with sepsis and septic shock: a prospective multicenter observational study
Sex differences in the in-hospital management of sepsis exist. Previous studies either included patients with sepsis that was defined using previous definitions of sepsis or evaluated the 3-h bundle therapy. T...
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Open AccessEpigenetic repression of CHCHD2 enhances survival from single cell dissociation through attenuated Rho A kinase activity
During in vitro culture, human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) often acquire survival advantages characterized by decreased susceptibility to mitochondrial cell death, known as “culture adaptation.” This adapta...
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Open AccessComparison of METS-IR and HOMA-IR for predicting new-onset CKD in middle-aged and older adults
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has emerged as a mounting public health issue worldwide; therefore, prompt identification and prevention are imperative in mitigating CKD-associated complications and mortality rat...
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Open AccessShort chain fatty acids facilitate protective immunity by macrophages and T cells during acute fowl adenovirus-4 infection
Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are major gut metabolites that are involved in the regulation of dysfunction in immune responses, such as autoimmunity and cytokine storm. Numerous studies have reported a prote...
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Open AccessImpacts of maternal microbiota and microbial metabolites on fetal intestine, brain, and placenta
The maternal microbiota modulates fetal development, but the mechanisms of these earliest host-microbe interactions are unclear. To investigate the developmental impacts of maternal microbial metabolites, we c...
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Open AccessMetabolic syndrome as an independent risk factor for glaucoma: a nationally representative study
Central insulin resistance contributes to glaucoma development. Given the close association between metabolic syndrome MetS and insulin resistance, this study aimed to determine whether MetS is associated with...
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Open AccessWeakly coordinated Li ion in single-ion-conductor-based composite enabling low electrolyte content Li-metal batteries
The pulverization of lithium metal electrodes during cycling recently has been suppressed through various techniques, but the issue of irreversible consumption of the electrolyte remains a critical challenge, ...
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Open AccessAssociation of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol trajectories with the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an epidemiological and genome-wide association study
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) shares common risk factors with cardiovascular diseases. Effects of longitudinal trends in non-high-density lipoprotein (non-HDL) cholesterol on NAFLD development are ...
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Open AccessExtended depth of field in augmented reality
The 3D display device shows an image with depth information. Conventional 3D display devices based on binocular parallax can focus accurately only on the depth of a specific screen. Because the human eye has a...
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Open AccessCumulative exposure to metabolic syndrome in a national population-based cohort of young adults and sex-specific risk for type 2 diabetes
Metabolic syndrome is associated with type 2 diabetes and its prevalence is increasing worldwide in young adults. We aimed to determine whether cumulative exposure to metabolic syndrome is associated with type...
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Open AccessA molecular characterization and clinical relevance of microglia-like cells derived from patients with panic disorder
Few studies report the microglia involvement in the pathogenesis of panic disorder (PD), although the crucial role of microglia in other neuropsychiatric diseases is being emphasized. In addition, there is no ...
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Open AccessLatent class analysis of psychotic-affective disorders with data-driven plasma proteomics
Data-driven approaches to subtype transdiagnostic samples are important for understanding heterogeneity within disorders and overlap between disorders. Thus, this study was conducted to determine whether plasm...
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Open AccessAntimicrobial efficacy of self-locomotive manganese oxide nanozyme-doped diatom microbubbler on orthodontic brackets in vitro
Orthodontic brackets provide a favorable environment for Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation, increasing the risk of white spots and dental caries. Manganese oxide (MnO2) nanozyme-doped diatom microbubbler (DM...
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Open AccessTPX2 prompts mitotic survival via the induction of BCL2L1 through YAP1 protein stabilization in human embryonic stem cells
Genetic alterations have been reported for decades in most human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). Survival advantage, a typical trait acquired during long-term in vitro culture, results from the induction of BCL2L1 ...
