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Structure-specific amyloid precipitation in biofluids
The composition of soluble toxic protein aggregates formed in vivo is currently unknown in neurodegenerative diseases, due to their ultra-low concentration in human biofluids and their high degree of heterogen...
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Associations between Chewing Difficulty, Subjective Cognitive Decline, and Related Functional Difficulties among Older People without Dementia: Focus on Body Mass Index
This study aimed to determine whether chewing difficulty is associated with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) and related functional difficulties by body mass index.
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Open AccessA machine learning approach to identify the universality of solitary perturbations accompanying boundary bursts in magnetized toroidal plasmas
Experimental observations assisted by 2-D imaging diagnostics on the KSTAR tokamak show that a solitary perturbation (SP) emerges prior to a boundary burst of magnetized toroidal plasmas, which puts forward SP...
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COVID-19 and Persons with Dementia in Acute Care Settings: How to “Evade” Challenging Behaviors
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Neutron capture yields and resonance parameters of dysprosium isotopes measured at Japan Proton Accelerator Research Complex
Neutron capture yields of dysprosium isotopes (161Dy, 162Dy, 163Dy, and 164Dy) were measured using the time-of-flight method with a NaI(Tl) spectrometer locate at 27.9m from the spallation neutron target in the A...
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Open AccessBinge eating disorder and depressive symptoms among females of child-bearing age: the Korea Nurses' Health Study
Most studies regarding the relationship between binge eating disorder (BED) and depression have targeted obese populations. However, nurses, particularly female nurses, are one of the vocations that face these...
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Open AccessSolitary perturbations in the steep boundary of magnetized toroidal plasma
Solitary perturbations (SPs) localized both poloidally and radially are detected within ~100 μs before the partial collapse of the high pressure gradient boundary region (called pedestal) of magnetized toroidal p...
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Cathelicidin suppresses lipid accumulation and hepatic steatosis by inhibition of the CD36 receptor
Obesity is a global epidemic which increases the risk of the metabolic syndrome. Cathelicidin (LL-37 and mCRAMP) is an antimicrobial peptide with an unknown role in obesity. We hypothesize that cathelicidin ex...
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Gaze estimation using a webcam for region of interest detection
In this paper, a real-time gaze estimation system using a webcam is proposed, in which variation of head pose is tracked. At first, variation of head position and pose are estimated by using facial features. T...
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Association of lipid parameters and insulin resistance with bone health in South Korean adolescents
This study investigated the association between lipid profiles and insulin resistance and bone mineral content (BMC) in Korean adolescents and found that BMC was inversely associated with triglyceride (TG) and...
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Open AccessAdiponectin receptor-mediated signaling ameliorates cerebral cell damage and regulates the neurogenesis of neural stem cells at high glucose concentrations: an in vivo and in vitro study
In the central nervous system (CNS), hyperglycemia leads to neuronal damage and cognitive decline. Recent research has focused on revealing alterations in the brain in hyperglycemia and finding therapeutic sol...
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Intraocular pharmacokinetics of intravitreal vascular endothelial growth factor-Trap in a rabbit model
To determine intraocular pharmacokinetic properties of intravitreally injected vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-Trap in a rabbit model.
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Open AccessA leukotriene B4 receptor-2 is associated with paclitaxel resistance in MCF-7/DOX breast cancer cells
Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women. Although chemotherapeutic agents, such as paclitaxel, are effective treatments for the majority of breast cancer patients, recurrence is frequent and often...
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Application of transanal irrigation for patients with spinal cord injury in South Korea: a 6-month follow-up study
A 6-month follow-up study.
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Open AccessErythrocyte sedimentation rate and anaemia are independent predictors of survival in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma
The 1997 international consensus conference on renal cell cancer (RCC) prognosis suggested erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and anaemia as prognostic biomarkers, but most studi...
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Technology analysis and low-cost design of automotive radar for adaptive cruise control system
Recently, the advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), which helps mitigate car accidents, has been developed using environmental detection sensors, such as long and short range radar, lidar, wide dynamic ran...
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Open AccessAlcohol intake and renal cell cancer risk: a meta-analysis
An inverse association between alcoholic beverage intake and risk of renal cell cancer has been suggested in recent studies.
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Open AccessProphylactic use of lamivudine for hepatitis B exacerbation in post-operative breast cancer patients receiving anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy
With the increasing incidence of breast cancer worldwide, in particular in southeast Asia (including Korea), and the common use of anthracyclines in the adjuvant and metastatic settings, the occurrence of Hepa...
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Non-synonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms associated with blood pressure and hypertension
In this study, we determined the association of 1180 non-synonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with systolic blood pressure (SBP) and hypertensive status. A total of 8842 subjects were taken from t...
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Impact of anthropogenic transportation to Antarctica on alien seed viability
Antarctic ecosystems are at risk from the introduction of invasive species. The first step in the process of invasion is the transportation of alien species to Antarctic in a viable state. However, the effect ...
