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Open AccessPolygenic risk score for tumor aggressiveness and early-onset prostate cancer in Asians
We attempted to assess the performance of an ethnic-specific polygenic risk score (PRS) designed from a Korean population to predict aggressive prostate cancer (PCa) and early-onset (age < 60). A PRS score com...
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Open AccessHeavy metal removal using an advanced removal method to obtain recyclable paper incineration ash
Various agents, including ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, oxalic acid, citric acid, and HCl, were applied to remove heavy metals from raw paper incineration ash and render the ash recyclable. Among these prep...
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Open AccessDepression and suicide risk prediction models using blood-derived multi-omics data
More than 300 million people worldwide experience depression; annually, ~800,000 people die by suicide. Unfortunately, conventional interview-based diagnosis is insufficient to accurately predict a psychiatric...
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Open AccessRaptor genomes reveal evolutionary signatures of predatory and nocturnal lifestyles
Birds of prey (raptors) are dominant apex predators in terrestrial communities, with hawks (Accipitriformes) and falcons (Falconiformes) hunting by day and owls (Strigiformes) hunting by night.
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Effect of precipitation on physico-chemical and catalytic properties of Cu-Zn-Al catalyst for water-gas shift reaction
To investigate the effect of precipitation on physico-chemical and catalytic properties of Cu-Zn-Al catalyst, the pH value and injection rate in the precipitation process were systematically changed, and the w...
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Open AccessThe genome of the giant Nomura’s jellyfish sheds light on the early evolution of active predation
Unique among cnidarians, jellyfish have remarkable morphological and biochemical innovations that allow them to actively hunt in the water column and were some of the first animals to become free-swimming. The...
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Open AccessKoVariome: Korean National Standard Reference Variome database of whole genomes with comprehensive SNV, indel, CNV, and SV analyses
High-coverage whole-genome sequencing data of a single ethnicity can provide a useful catalogue of population-specific genetic variations, and provides a critical resource that can be used to more accurately i...
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Open AccessCorrection: Corrigendum: An ethnically relevant consensus Korean reference genome is a step towards personal reference genomes
Nature Communications 7: Article number: 13637 (2016): Published 24 November 2016; Updated 9 October 2017. The original version of this Article contained an error in the email address of the corresponding auth...
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Optimization of Cobalt Loading in Co–CeO2 Catalyst for the High Temperature Water–Gas Shift Reaction
We varied the cobalt loading (10, 15, 25, 35 wt%) to determine the optimum loading in a Co–CeO2 catalytic system used for the high temperature water–gas shift (WGS) reaction. Severe reaction conditions were used ...
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Open AccessAn ethnically relevant consensus Korean reference genome is a step towards personal reference genomes
Human genomes are routinely compared against a universal reference. However, this strategy could miss population-specific and personal genomic variations, which may be detected more efficiently using an ethnic...
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Open AccessComparison of carnivore, omnivore, and herbivore mammalian genomes with a new leopard assembly
There are three main dietary groups in mammals: carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores. Currently, there is limited comparative genomics insight into the evolution of dietary specializations in mammals. Due to ...
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Preferential CO oxidation over supported Pt catalysts
Preferential CO oxidation reaction has been carried out at a gas hourly space velocity of 46,129 h−1 over supported Pt catalysts prepared by an incipient wetness impregnation method. Al2O3, MgO-Al2O3 (MgO=30 wt% ...
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Open AccessThe first whole genome and transcriptome of the cinereous vulture reveals adaptation in the gastric and immune defense systems and possible convergent evolution between the Old and New World vultures
The cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus, is the largest bird of prey and plays a key role in the ecosystem by removing carcasses, thus preventing the spread of diseases. Its feeding habits force it to cope with ...
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Open AccessWhole genome sequencing of an ethnic Pathan (Pakhtun) from the north-west of Pakistan
Pakistan covers a key geographic area in human history, being both part of the Indus River region that acted as one of the cradles of civilization and as a link between Western Eurasia and Eastern Asia. This r...
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Open AccessWhole genome sequence and analysis of the Marwari horse breed and its genetic origin
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of the earliest domesticated species and has played an important role in the development of human societies over the past 5,000 years. In this study, we characterized the g...
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Open AccessVariation block-based genomics method for crop plants
In contrast with wild species, cultivated crop genomes consist of reshuffled recombination blocks, which occurred by crossing and selection processes. Accordingly, recombination block-based genomics analysis c...
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Open AccessGenomic profile analysis of diffuse-type gastric cancers
Stomach cancer is the third deadliest among all cancers worldwide. Although incidence of the intestinal-type gastric cancer has decreased, the incidence of diffuse-type is still increasing and its progression ...
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Science and Technology Park as Regional Innovation Platform: A Case of Chungnam Techno Park, Korea
Chungnam Techno Park (CTP), established in 1999, is one of the first 6 technology parks in Korea. It became a hub of regional innovation system (RIS) within 10 years by the collaborative network of enterprises...
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Open AccessMinke whale genome and aquatic adaptation in cetaceans
Jung-Hyun Lee, Jong Bhak and their colleagues report the whole-genome sequencing and de novo assembly of a male minke whale genome, as well as the genome sequences of three additional minke whales, a fin whale, a...
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Open AccessWhole genome comparison of donor and cloned dogs
Cloning is a process that produces genetically identical organisms. However, the genomic degree of genetic resemblance in clones needs to be determined. In this report, the genomes of a cloned dog and its dono...
