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Open AccessPrognostic value of soluble PD-L1 and exosomal PD-L1 in advanced gastric cancer patients receiving systemic chemotherapy
The prognostic role of soluble PD-L1 (sPD-L1) and exosomal PD-L1 (exoPD-L1) in patients with gastric cancer (GC) receiving systemic chemotherapy remains unelucidated. Thus, we examined their prognostic signifi...
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Open AccessLong-term clinical outcomes of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma in real-world experience
This long-term, retrospective, single-center study evaluated real-world clinical outcomes of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma using different therapeutic modalities and analyzed factor...
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An Operable, Portable, and Disposable Ultrathin Endoscope for Evaluation of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
A prototype of a disposable endoscope (DE) with easy viewing of the esophagus has been developed. The aim of this study was to develop a new version of DE with improved functionality and to assess the feasibil...
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Correction to: Effect of Aging on the Corrosion Resistance of 2209 Duplex Stainless Steel Weldments
The article “Effect of Aging on the Corrosion Resistance of 2209 Duplex Stainless Steel Weldments”, written by Donghoon Kang, Nohoon Kim, and Haewoo Lee, was originally published electronically on the publishe...
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Effect of Aging on the Corrosion Resistance of 2209 Duplex Stainless Steel Weldments
In this study, we investigated the correlation between the microstructure and the localized corrosion characteristics for a weld metal made up of 22Cr-9Ni duplex stainless steel (DSS) aged in the range of 400–...
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Interdependence between iron acquisition and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bacterial biofilms remain a persistent threat to human healthcare due to their role in the development of antimicrobial resistance. To combat multi-drug resistant pathogens, it is crucial to enhance our unders...
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Body Mass Index and Clinical Outcomes from Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Gastric Neoplasia
Association between obesity and endoscopic resection outcomes has not been investigated. We sought to determine the clinical impact of obesity in patients who underwent endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) f...
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Thermal characteristics of FBG sensors at cryogenic temperatures for structural health monitoring
Generally, many previous researches conducted using FBG sensors were based on the assumption that the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) and the thermo-optic coefficient (TOC) of FBG sensors are constants....
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A sensor-aided self coaching model for uncocking improvement in golf swing
This paper describes an autonomous kinematic analysis platform for wrist angle measurement that is capable of evaluating a user’s uncocking motion in his or her golf swing and providing instructional multimoda...
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Pressure distribution inside oscillating heat pipe charged with aqueous Al2O3 nanoparticles, MWCNTs and their hybrid
Effective thermal performance of oscillating heat pipe (OHP) is driven by inside pressure distribution. Heat transfer phenomena were reported in terms of pressure and frequency of pressure fluctuation in multi...
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Mathematical model of single-propeller twin-rudder ship
A mathematical model of a single-propeller twin-rudder ship has been developed from captive and free running model experiments. An open water rudder experiment was carried out to figure out the characteristics...
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Prediction method of hydrodynamic forces acting on the hull of a blunt-body ship in the even keel condition
The mathematical modeling group (MMG) model is well known and is widely used in the field of ship maneuverability. However, the MMG model can be applied only after determination of the hydrodynamic coefficient...
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Study on the maneuverability of a large vessel installed with a mariner type Super VecTwin rudder
The suitability of the Mariner type Super VecTwin rudder (hereinafter, the MSV rudder) for a large vessel is assessed in this article. Several experiments in a maneuvering pond were carried out and their resul...
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A study on improving the course-kee** ability of a pure car carrier in windy conditions
The course-kee** ability of a pure car carrier (PCC) in windy conditions is discussed in this article. Numerical simulations of two PCCs were carried out to compare their course-kee** abilities in wind. Th...
