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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of a Carrier Block Shape on the Speed Fluctuation in a Cable Transport System
The purpose of this work is to investigate the effect of a block length of the carrier system on its speed fluctuation. A loop equation based on a simplified kinematic modeling is derived and solved for the an...
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Article
Open AccessSTAT1-mediated Bim expression promotes the apoptosis of retinal pericytes under high glucose conditions
Hyperglycemia impacts different vascular cell functions and promotes the development and progression of various vasculopathies including diabetic retinopathy. Although the increased rate of apoptosis in pericy...
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Article
A genome-wide association study for irinotecan-related severe toxicities in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer
The identification of patients who are at high risk for irinotecan-related severe diarrhea and neutropenia is clinically important. We conducted the first genome-wide association study (GWAS) to search for nov...
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Interaction between GNB3 C825T and ACE I/D polymorphisms in essential hypertension in Koreans
Essential hypertension (EH) is considered a typical polygenic disease, so the evaluation of gene–gene interactions rather than the determination of single gene effects is crucial to understanding any genetic i...
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Positive regulation of hepatic carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1A (CPT1A) activities by soy isoflavones and L–carnitine
Genistein increases CPT1A, a rate–limiting enzyme in the β–oxidation pathway, enzyme activity by increasing CPT1A transcription in HepG2 cells and, consequently, suppresses high fat induced obesity in C57BL/6J...
