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Open innovation within an organization focuses on the dissemination of new knowledge among employees in different departmental units. When the willingness to share knowledge with colleagues increases, new know...
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The Mediating Role of Absorptive Capability Between the Effect of Organizational Internalization Through Social Media on Open Inbound Innovation
Organizational chain innovation is a crucial issue for large-scale businesses, and firms that have adopted external knowledge can enhance innovation efficiency. However, to gain external knowledge does not mea...
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Effects of Internet Technology on the Innovation Performance of Small-scale Travel Agencies: Organizational Learning Innovation and Competitive Advantage as Mediators
Internet technology has accelerated the speed and breadth of information transmission, threatening the intermediary role played by traditional travel agencies but also providing opportunities for their develop...
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Open AccessLactate on emergency department arrival as a predictor of in-hospital mortality in necrotizing fasciitis: a retrospective study
Hyperlactatemia is known to be associated with adverse outcome in critical illness. In this study, we attempted to identify if hyperlactatemia on emergency department (ED) arrival is a reliable predictor for i...
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Open AccessRisk factors for mortality in the late amputation of necrotizing fasciitis: a retrospective study
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) is a rapidly progressive infectious disease that primarily involves the fascia and subcutaneous tissue. If not promptly treated, it can lead to morbidity as well as mortality. It can...
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The Application of Data Mining Techniques to Oral Cancer Prognosis
This study adopted an integrated procedure that combines the clustering and classification features of data mining technology to determine the differences between the symptoms shown in past cases where patient...
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Impulsive synchronization motion in networked open-loop multibody systems
This paper presents a procedure for studying impulsive synchronization motion in networked open-loop multibody systems formulated by Lagrange dynamics. Impulsive motion occurs when the networked systems are ph...
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Assessing nitrate contamination and its potential health risk to Kinmen residents
Kinmen is located in the southwest of Mainland China. Groundwater supplies 50% of the domestic water use on the island. Residents of Kinmen drink groundwater over the long term because surface water resources ...
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Inhibitory effects of quercetin derivatives on phosphodiesterase isozymes and high-affinity [3 H]-rolipram binding in guinea pig tissues
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Clustering Analysis for Bacillus Genus Using Fourier Transform and Self-Organizing Map
Because the lengths of nucleotide sequences for microorganisms are various, it is difficult to directly compare the complete nucleotide sequences among microorganisms. In this study, we adopted a method that c...
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Stimulation of cellular free Ca2+ elevation and inhibition of store-operated Ca2+ entry by kazinol B in neutrophils
Kazinol B, a natural isoprenylated flavan, stimulated the [Ca2+]i elevation in the presence or absence of Ca2+ in the medium. Treatment with chymotrypsin or phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate to shedding of l-select...
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Combustion synthesis method for synthesis of aluminum nitride powder using aluminum contauners (II)
A combustion synthesis method was developed for synthesis of AlN powder. Al powder and small amounts of urea were thoroughly mixed and placed in aluminum contauners. A layer of AlN powder was placed on the top...
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Inhibition of the arachidonic acid cascade by norathyriol via blockade of cyclooxygenase and lipoxygenase activity in neutrophils
Recent studies have suggested that dual inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LO) may be more beneficial in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in which platelet-leukocyte interaction dominat...
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The blockade of formyl peptide-induced respiratory burst by 2',5'-dihydroxy-2-furfurylchalcone involves phospholipase D signaling in neutrophils
The inhibition of formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP)-induced respiratory burst by 2',5'-dihydroxy-2-furfurylchalcone (DHFC) was investigated in rat neutrophils, and the underlying mechanism of this i...
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Combustion synthesis method for synthesis of aluminum nitride powder using aluminum containers
A combustion synthesis method was developed for synthesis of AlN powder. Al powder and small amounts of NH4Cl were thoroughly mixed and placed in low-melting-point containers made of a thin, perforated aluminum s...
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Combustion synthesis of aluminum nitride powder using additives
Aluminum nitride powder was synthesized by a combustion synthesis method using various additives. Each additive was mixed with Al powder, and the powder mixture was then pressed into a compact. The combustion ...
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A new self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) process has been developed for synthesis of AlN powder under low nitrogen pressures. Al and NH4X (X = F, Cl, Br, or I) powders were mixed and pressed into a...
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Synthesis and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Chalcones and Related Compounds
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