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Open AccessAtomic sawtooth-like metal films for vdW-layered single-crystal growth
Atomic sawtooth surfaces have emerged as a versatile platform for growth of single-crystal van der Waals layered materials. However, the mechanism governing the formation of single-crystal atomic sawtooth meta...
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Open AccessMethod for lysis and paper-based elution-free DNA extraction with colourimetric isothermal amplification
Nucleic acid amplification testing has great potential for point-of-need diagnostic testing with high detection sensitivity and specificity. Current sample preparation is limited by a tedious workflow requirin...
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Open AccessIntravesical instillation-based mTOR-STAT3 dual targeting for bladder cancer treatment
Recent intravesical administration of adenoviral vectors, either as a single injection or in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors, exemplified by cretostimogene grenadenorepvec and nadofaragene firade...
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Open AccessClinical and diagnostic characteristics of Hashimoto’s encephalopathy: a single-center, retrospective study
Diagnosing Hashimoto’s encephalopathy (HE) is challenging. In contrast to other types of autoimmune encephalitis, HE shows an excellent response to steroid treatment. We aimed to investigate the rates of antit...
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Open AccessDrug survival and change of disease activity using a second janus kinase inhibitor in patients with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis who failed to a janus kinase inhibitor and subsequent biologics
To assess the drug survival and change of disease activity using a second Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) after failure to a JAKi and subsequent biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in patie...
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Open AccessAssessment of oral hypofunction and its association with age among Korean community-dwelling older adults
Due to the increasing proportion of older adults in Korea and growing interest in aging, the concepts of oral aging and oral hypofunction have recently been introduced. Thus, it is necessary to investigate the...
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Open AccessStudy on the characteristics of increased mechanical stiffness according to changes in LCP shape to reinforce clavicle fractures
The clavicle has various anatomic shapes unique to each individual. Additionally, with the increase in high-energy traumas such as sports injuries and traffic accidents, the patterns of fractures become comple...
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Open AccessA soft wearable exoglove for rehabilitation assistance: a novel application of knitted shape-memory alloy as a flexible actuator
We developed the knitted shape-memory alloy (SMA) as a flexible actuator and applied it to a soft wearable exoglove for rehabilitation assistance. Based on user needs and anthropometric data, we custom-designe...
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Open AccessSmoothed quantile residual life regression analysis with application to the Korea HIV/AIDS cohort study
The residual life of a patient with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is of major interest to patients and their physicians. While existing analyses of HIV patient survival focus mostly on data collected at b...
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Open AccessMaternal PM2.5 exposure is associated with preterm birth and gestational diabetes mellitus, and mitochondrial OXPHOS dysfunction in cord blood
Maternal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with adverse pregnancy and neonatal health outcomes. To explore the mechanism, we performed mRNA sequencing of neonatal cord blood. From an ongoi...
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Publisher Correction to: The Palgrave Handbook of Social Sustainability in Business Education
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Open AccessPersonal exposure of PM2.5 and metabolic syndrome markers of pregnant women in South Korea: APPO study
We examined the association between exposure to PM2.5, focused on individual exposure level, and metabolic dysfunction during pregnancy. APPO study (Air Pollution on Pregnancy Outcome) was a prospective, multicen...
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Open AccessClinical effect of progressive pulmonary fibrosis on patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease: a single center retrospective cohort study
The concept of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) has been introduced to predict the diverse prognosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, the incidence and effect of PPF on outcomes in patients wit...
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Open AccessRisk adjustment model for tuberculosis compared to non-tuberculosis mycobacterium or latent tuberculosis infection: Center for Personalized Precision Medicine of Tuberculosis (cPMTb) cohort database
The Center for Personalized Precision Medicine of Tuberculosis (cPMTb) was constructed to develop personalized pharmacotherapeutic systems for tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to introduce the cPMTb cohort ...
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Open AccessDo patients attempt and succeed in quitting smoking during tuberculosis treatment? A prospective cohort study
Despite a well-known relation between smoking tobacco and the tuberculosis epidemic, the factors associated with smoking cessation in tuberculosis patients are unclear. This study aims to examine the cascade o...
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Open AccessVancomycin and daptomycin dosing recommendations in patients receiving home hemodialysis using Monte Carlo simulation
Few drug dosing recommendations for patients receiving home hemodialysis (HHD) have been published which has hindered the adoption of HHD. HHD regimens vary widely and differ considerably from conventional, th...
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Open AccessGrowing disparity in the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease between people with and without disabilities: a Korean nationwide serial cross-sectional study
Few studies have examined the association between disability and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We compared the trends in the annual COPD prevalence between people with and without disabilities,...
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Open AccessNano X Image Guidance in radiation therapy: feasibility study protocol for cone beam computed tomography imaging with gravity-induced motion
This paper describes the protocol for the Nano X Image Guidance (Nano X IG) trial, a single-institution, clinical imaging study. The Nano X is a prototype fixed-beam radiotherapy system developed to investigat...
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Open AccessDifferential effects of sex on tuberculosis location and severity across the lifespan
Disparities exist between sexes regarding tuberculosis (TB) incidence, as well as disease severity and outcome. Using a nationwide TB registry database, we explored the impact of sex and age on extrapulmonary ...
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Open AccessEffect of characteristics on the clinical course at the initiation of treatment for human immunodeficiency virus infection using dimensionality reduction
The beginning of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection treatment depends on various factors, which are significantly correlated with the initial CD4 cell number. However, a covariate correlation between...
