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Lymph Node Dissection after Chemoradiation in Esophageal Cancer: A Subgroup Analysis of Patients With and Without Pathological Response
Extensive lymph node dissection (LND) is beneficial in primarily resected esophageal cancer patients. Such benefit was believed to be seen in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT)-treated patients, but evidence ...
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Open AccessThe risk of diabetic renal function impairment in the first decade after diagnosed of diabetes mellitus is correlated with high variability of visit-to-visit systolic and diastolic blood pressure: a case control study
The variability of visit-to-visit (VVV) in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) is proved as a predictor of renal function deterioration in patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney...
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A study of the CSFs of an e-cluster platform adoption for microenterprises
Industrial electronic-cluster (e-cluster) combines electronic business (e-business) and industrial cluster, and this combination has been shown to enhance competitiveness. However, most previous studies of e-c...
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Effects of roll pattern and reduction ratio on optical characteristics of A1008 cold–rolled steel specimens: analytical approach and experimental correlations
Cold rollings of A1008 steel specimens are carried out in this study to analyze the influences of roll’s surface pattern and specimen’s reduction ratio on surface morphologies, optical properties, and mechanic...
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Open AccessHypermethylation of ACADVL is involved in the high-intensity interval training-associated reduction of cardiac fibrosis in heart failure patients
Emerging evidence suggests that DNA methylation can be affected by physical activities and is associated with cardiac fibrosis. This translational research examined the implications of DNA methylation associat...
