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Blockade of stromal cell-derived factor-1 signaling disturbs the invasiveness of human extravillous trophoblast cells
The invasion of trophoblast cells into the maternal uterine decidua is crucial for the formation of the placenta and establishment of pregnancy. Stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) regulates cellular functio...
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Open AccessAmputation in patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma: the experience of an East Asian referral center
This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and clinical outcomes in a series of patients with extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS) who underwent amputation at a large East Asian referral center.
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Open AccessIn vitro erythrocyte production using human-induced pluripotent stem cells: determining the best hematopoietic stem cell sources
Blood transfusion is an essential part of medicine. However, many countries have been facing a national blood crisis. To address this ongoing blood shortage issue, there have been efforts to generate red blood...
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Estimating Interaction Diagrams for Arbitrarily Shaped Concrete Sections by Interpolating Stationary Points
In this paper, a new interpolation method for develo** full 3-dimensional (3D) interaction diagrams for arbitrarily shaped reinforced concrete columns subjected to an axial force and biaxial bending is propo...
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Fair Practice Evaluation Model for Public Construction Projects: Focusing on the Korean Construction Market
Despite the importance of client’s role in securing public trust, fairness, and equity in all transactions within the construction market, little is known about the current state of fair trade practices commit...
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Interaction Diagram of Arbitrarily Shaped Concrete Sections Determined by Constrained Nonlinear Optimization
A novel method for obtaining complete interaction diagrams of arbitrarily shaped reinforced concrete and composite sections is presented. A mathematical optimization is used to apply the force criterion that m...
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Open AccessEMMPRIN expression is associated with metastatic progression in osteosarcoma
Extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN), a cell-surface glycoprotein, is overexpressed in several cancer types. EMMPRIN induces a metastatic phenotype by triggering the production of matrix me...
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Extracellular Vesicles in Regenerative Medicine: Potentials and Challenges
The ultimate goal of regenerative medicine is to regain or restore the damaged or lost function of tissues and organs. Several therapeutic strategies are currently being explored to achieve this goal. From the...
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Open AccessActual long-term survival after resection of stage III soft tissue sarcoma
Actuarial survival based on the Kaplan–Meier method can overestimate actual long-term survival, especially among those with factors of poor prognosis. Patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer stage III...
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Design and Optimization of an X-ray Detector Module for Air-Cargo Inspection
In this study, we developed an X-ray detector module (XDM) that includes two readout electronic units and a 64-channel data acquisition system for X-ray imaging systems. The readout electronic unit comprises e...
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Characterization of In-House Fabricated Four-Channel Array Si PIN Photodetectors for Radiation-based Image Systems
Radiation-based imaging systems comprise multiple radiation sensors that are assembled with coupled Si PIN (positive — intrinsic — negative) photodetectors and scintillators. This paper describes the fabricati...
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Combination of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Enhances Neurological Recovery of 6-Hydroxydopamine Model of Parkinsonian’s Disease
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been in use for the treatment of various neurological diseases, including depression, anxiety, stroke and Parkinson’s disease (PD), while its underlying ...
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Exosomes as Therapeutic Vehicles for Cancer
Exosomes are membrane-enclosed extracellular vesicles implicated in cell–cell communication. Exosomes contain proteins, mRNAs, non-coding RNAs (miRNAs and lncRNAs) and lipids that are derived from producing ce...
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Preliminary results: use of multi-hole injection nails for intramedullary nailing with simultaneous bone cement injection in long-bone metastasis
For symptomatic metastasis of the long bones, intramedullary nailing has been the most accepted fixation method. Intramedullary nailing has effective control of pain, perioperative bleeding, and local tumor pr...
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Open AccessOptimum Locations of Outriggers in a Concrete Tall Building to Reduce Differential Axial Shortening
Differential axial shortening (DAS) in a tall building can produce adverse effects on its structural and nonstructural elements. Therefore, DAS should be considered in the design phase and appropriate measures...
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Open AccessJoint-preserving palliative surgery using self-locking screws of intramedullary nail and percutaneous cementoplasty for proximal humeral metastasis in the advanced cancer patients
We introduced a palliative joint-preserving surgery using proximal self-locking screws of intramedullary (IM) nail and percutaneous cementoplasty (PC) in patients with proximal humeral metastases, including th...
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Open AccessDevelopment of a mouse IgA monoclonal antibody-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent sandwich assay for the analyses of RBP4
Elevated circulating Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) has been associated with insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. However, many commonly used RBP4 ELISAs have limited dynamic range. We therefo...
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Correction to: Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Double-Edged Sword
Unfortunately, Acknowledgements section was missing in the originally published article.
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Extracellular Vesicles in Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Double-Edged Sword
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), a heterogenous group of membrane-bound particles, are virtually secreted by all cells and play important roles in cell–cell communication. Loaded with proteins, mRNAs, non-coding ...
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Association of core needle biopsy tract resection with local recurrence in extremity soft tissue sarcoma
Due to minimal tissue violation in percutaneous core needle biopsy (CNB), in contrast to open biopsy, the risk of tumor seeding and subsequent local recurrence (LR) along the biopsy tract remains unclear in ex...
