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Rotator cuff repair with periosteum for enhancing tendon–bone healing: a biomechanical and histological study in rabbits
During rotator cuff repair surgery, fixation and incorporation of ruptured rotator cuff tendon into the bone is a major concern. The repair usually fails at the tendon–bone interface, especially in cases where...
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Enhancement of rotator cuff tendon–bone healing with injectable periosteum progenitor cells-BMP-2 hydrogel in vivo
The fixation and incorporation of ruptured rotator cuff tendon to bone is a major concern in rotator cuff repair surgery. Rotator cuff repair usually fails at the tendon–bone interface, especially in case of l...
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Heterogeneity of microbial community structures inside the up-flow biological activated carbon (BAC) filters for the treatment of drinking water
Filtration using biological activated carbon (BAC) performs well in the removal of biodegradable dissolved organic carbon from water sources. The application of ozonation followed by up-flow BAC filtration has...
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Usage of Growth Factors in Acute Muscle Injuries
Skeletal muscle injuries are the most common sports-related injuries and present a challenge in primary care and sports medicine. When a skeletal muscle is injured, satellite cells are activated and inflammato...
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Combination therapy of focused ultrasound and radio-frequency for noninvasive body contouring in Asians with MRI photographic documentation
Previous studies have shown that single or multiple treatments by focused ultrasound are effective and safe. However, most include focused ultrasound only and not radio-frequency treatment. There is paucity of...
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Open AccessElevated plasma thrombomodulin and angiopoietin-2 predict the development of acute kidney injury in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Acute kidney injury (AKI) following acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is associated with unfavorable prognosis. Endothelial activation and injury were found to play a critical role in the development of both A...
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Open AccessPrognosis of critically ill cirrhotic versus non-cirrhotic patients: a comprehensive score-matched study
Cirrhotic patients admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) have high mortality rates. The present study compared the characteristics and outcomes of critically ill patients admitted to the ICU with and withou...
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Treatment of melasma with mixed parameters of 1,064-nm Q-switched Nd:YAG laser toning and an enhanced effect of ultrasonic application of vitamin C: a split-face study
Melasma is an acquired pigment disorder showing symmetrical hyperpigmentation of the face characterized by light to dark brown patches with indistinct borders on both cheeks. Melasma is prevalent in middle-age...
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Usage of Growth Factors in Acute Muscle Injuries
Skeletal muscle injuries are the most common sports-related injuries and present a challenge in primary care and sports medicine. When a skeletal muscle is injured, satellite cells are activated and inflammato...
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Development of a Targeted Gene-Delivery System Using Escherichia coli
A gene-delivery system based on microbes is useful for development of targeted gene therapy of non-phagocytic cancer cells. Here, the feasibility of the delivery system is illustrated by targeted delivery of a...
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Long-term follow-up for noninvasive body contouring treatment in Asians
There are versatile modalities to achieve noninvasive fat reduction, and most of them have proven to be effective for circumferential reduction of local fat tissue, without any serious or permanent adverse eff...
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Open AccessAcute Kidney Injury Classification for Critically Ill Cirrhotic Patients: A Comparison of the KDIGO, AKIN and RIFLE Classifications
Critically ill cirrhotic patients have high mortality rates, particularly when they present with acute kidney injury (AKI) on admission. The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) group aimed to sta...
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A quality-based global assessment of financial research
We conduct rankings on finance programs based on a rich database of citations for all articles from a set of 23 quality finance journals during 1990–2010. Our work represents a new perspective on the evaluati...
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Open AccessProteinuria can predict prognosis after liver transplantation
Proteinuria is a manifestation of renal dysfunction and it has been demonstrated to be a significant prognostic factor in various clinical situations. The study was designed to analyze prognosis of patients re...
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Computationally efficient image deblurring using low rank image approximation and its GPU implementation
This paper presents a computationally efficient technique for reduction of blur caused by handshakes in images captured by mobile devices. This technique uses a short-exposure or a low-exposure image that is c...
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Exploring stock recommenders’ behavior and recommendation receivers’ sophistication
This study applies an event study to examine the stock price reactions and trading activities of informational stakeholders associated with changes in stock recommendations made by foreign institutional invest...
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Open AccessSequential organ failure assessment score predicts mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting
Mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is generally associated with underlying disease and surgical factors overlooked in preoperative prognostic models. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SO...
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Open AccessAdd-on neurological benefits of antiviral therapy in HCV patients with chronic kidney disease — a nationwide cohort study
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have rarely been studied because they rarely accept interferon-based therapy (IBT) and have been difficult to follow up. We investiga...
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Open AccessRed cell distribution width associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease
Recent studies have demonstrated that red cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are often anemic and have high RD...
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Outcome of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients with Dysplasia/Dislocation and Planning for Revision
The reported outcomes of total hip arthroplasty (THA) for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) varied widely because a wide range of deformities were included and different treating protocols and different...
