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Relationship Between Criminal Intention and Criminal Behavior
This study employed the theory of planned behavior to explore the relationship between criminal intention and criminal behavior and the factors influencing them. The present study focused on injury, theft, and...
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A medical innovation: a new and improved method of DNA extraction with electrowetting-on-dielectric of genetic testing in-vitro fertilization (IVF)
The current technique for the detection of fetus genotype by in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is quite expensive and is unsuitable/ inconvenient for all patients and even affects the embryonic growth cycle. We thu...
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Open AccessExtraction of Cell-free Dna from An Embryo-culture Medium Using Micro-scale Bio-reagents on Ewod
As scientific and technical knowledge advances, research on biomedical micro-electromechanical systems (bio-MEMS) is also develo** towards lab-on-a-chip (LOC) devices. A digital microfluidic (DMF) system spe...
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Significant association of anti-platelet factor 4/heparin antibody with cardiovascular disease in hemodialysis patients: a longitudinal 7-year study
Hemodialysis patients have a high incidence of anti-platelet factor 4/heparin antibody (PF4-H Ab) and are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease. This study determines the association between PF4-H Ab and ca...
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Low serum phosphate is associated with ischemic stroke in hemodialysis patients
Hemodialysis patients have a high incidence of ischemic stroke. However, the association between serum phosphate levels and ischemic stroke is controversial among hemodialysis patients. The present study is us...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Wireless Network Gateway Placement by Evolutionary Graph Clustering
Gateway placement is an important problem in the design of a backbone wireless network (BWN) as it directly affects the installation and ongoing running costs of the BWN. From a computational point of view, th...
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Serum ferritin is an independent factor in coronary artery stenosis among hemodialysis patients
Hemodialysis patients frequently receive intravenous iron for the treatment of anemia. Iron status has been found to be correlated with coronary artery disease. In the post hoc study reported here, we evaluate...
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Open AccessMultiple target drug cocktail design for attacking the core network markers of four cancers using ligand-based and structure-based virtual screening methods
Computer-aided drug design has a long history of being applied to discover new molecules to treat various cancers, but it has always been focused on single targets. The development of systems biology has let s...
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Serum ferritin is associated with arterial stiffness in hemodialysis patients: results of a 3-year follow-up study
Iron may contribute to vascular injury through reactive oxygen species. Hemodialysis patients frequently receive iron supply for correction of anemia and are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease. We tested...
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Serum ferritin is associated with progression of peripheral arterial disease in hemodialysis patients
Dialysis patients received intravenous iron to treat anemia and had high prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD). We hypothesized that high iron status might associate with the progression of PAD among h...
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Anti-platelet factor 4/heparin antibody is associated with progression of peripheral arterial disease in hemodialysis patients
Heparin therapy may induce anti-platelet factor 4/heparin antibody (PF4-H Ab). Hemodialysis patients receive scheduled heparin and are at a risk of develo** PF4-H Ab. Hemodialysis patients are also at a high...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Movement Training and Assessment with 3D Virtual Reality for Parkinson’s Disease Patient
Balance problems such as inability to maintain stability and postural transition are common in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). In clinical, visual cues are used as rehabilitation program in improving p...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Power Compensation Methodology for Electric Vehicles
A dynamic compensation strategy to enhance the driving quality of electric vehicle (EV) is proposed. Statuses of vehicle, road conditions, and vehicle operation scenarios are taken into consideration to accoun...
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Anti-PF4/heparin antibodies are associated with arteriovenous fistula thrombosis in non-diabetic hemodialysis patients
Anti-platelet factor 4/heparin complex antibodies (anti-PF4/heparin Ab) have been found to cause heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), a clinical syndrome thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. There is still cont...
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A Remote Patient Monitoring System for Congestive Heart Failure
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a leading cause of death in the United States affecting approximately 670,000 individuals. Due to the prevalence of CHF related issues, it is prudent to seek out methodologies...
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Open AccessImage-guided intensity modulated radiotherapy with helical tomotherapy for postoperative treatment of high-risk oral cavity cancer
The aim of this study was to assess the treatment results and toxicity profiles of helical tomotherapy (HT) for postoperative high-risk oral cavity cancer.
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Open AccessToxic risk of stereotactic body radiotherapy and concurrent helical tomotherapy followed by erlotinib for non-small-cell lung cancer treatment - case report
Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) applied by helical tomotherapy (HT) is feasible for lung cancer in clinical. Using SBRT concurrently with erlotinib for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is not repo...
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Gaussian radial basis function neural network controller of a synchronous reluctance motor in electric motorcycle applications
In this article, a sliding mode control (SMC) design based on a Gaussian radial basis function neural network (GRBFNN) is proposed for the synchronous reluctance motor (SynRM) system in electrical motorcycle a...
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Implementation of a robust complex extended Kalman filter with LabVIEW for detection in a distorted signal
This article proposes the PC-based LabVIEW as the software to develop the algorithm of the robust complex extended Kalman filter (RCEKF) to detect the parameters of the voltage signal in power systems. The har...
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Open AccessWhole pelvic helical tomotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: technical implementation of IMRT with helical tomothearapy
To review the experience and to evaluate the treatment plan of using helical tomotherapy (HT) for the treatment of cervical cancer.
