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Chapter and Conference Paper
Method for Preventing Imposter Fraud During Blood-Pressure Measurement
With the recent rapid growth in personal devices, the amount of data generated by individuals is increasing. When third parties think of using such data for their services, it is important to ensure that the d...
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Open AccessA case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the esophagus
Esophageal adenoid cystic carcinoma (EACC) is a very rare form of malignant tumor in the esophagus. Here, we report the case of a 78-year-old man who was diagnosed with EACC by preoperative endoscopic biopsy. ...
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Open AccessA case of biliary cystic tumor with repeated hemobilia
Intraductal papillary neoplasm of the bile duct (IPNB) is classified as a biliary cystic tumor with a tendency of causing obstruction. Neoplastic cases involving hemobilia are rarely reported. We herein descri...
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Open AccessEffect of ultrasound on herpes simplex virus infection in cell culture
Ultrasound has been shown to increase the efficiency of gene expression from retroviruses, adenoviruses and adeno-associated viruses. The effect of ultrasound to stimulate cell membrane permeabilization on inf...
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Open AccessA novel fusogenic herpes simplex virus for oncolytic virotherapy of squamous cell carcinoma
R849 is a neurovirulent γ134.5 gene-deficient form of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and has LacZ genes at the deleted sites of the γ134.5 gene. HF is a spontaneously occurring, fusogenic HSV-1 strain. The p...
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Effects of intracranial surgery on pineal lipid droplets, on other structures, and on melatonin secretion
Unique effects of sham-pinealectomy [intracranial surgery (IS)] which include reduced functional activity of the adrenal gland and suppressed circadian rhythms of the adrenal medulla, and which are reversed by...