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Comparative Morphology of the Zona Radiata in Oocytes of Korean Bitterlings from the Genera Rhodeus, and Acheilognathus (Cyprinidae)
Zona radiata is formed in vitellogenic oocytes between the plasmalemma and the follicular layer. Light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy were used to study on the f...
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Open AccessWhat does family involvement in care provision look like across hospital settings in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and South Korea?
Family members provide care whilst staying in the patient’s room across a range of cultural settings, irrespective of resource availability in many Asian countries. This has been reported as a contributing fac...
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Histological Studies on the Skin of a Freshwater Goby Rhinogobius brunneus (Gobiidae) Related to Cutaneous Respiration
The Korean freshwater goby, Rhinogobius brunneus, prefers shallow water bodies with pebble bottoms, which are easily exposed to air due to the lack of water in droughts or the decline of water level after rainfal...
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Open AccessThe Balloon-Borne Investigation of Temperature and Speed of Electrons in the Corona (BITSE): Mission Description and Preliminary Results
We report on the Balloon-borne Investigation of Temperature and Speed of Electrons in the corona (BITSE) mission launched recently to observe the solar corona from
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Effects of the Welding Process and Consumables on the Fracture Behavior of 9 Wt.% Nickel Steel
In recent years, stringent environmental regulations for air pollution have led to increased demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG). Therefore, the demand for the design and construction of LNG-fueled vessels ...
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Particle Detector (PD) Experiment of the Korea Space Environment Monitor (KSEM) Aboard Geostationary Satellite GK2A
The Particle Detector (PD) experiment aboard the geostationary satellite GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) measures populations of electrons and positive ions in the Earth’s geostationary orbit at a geographic longitude of 1...
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Akt1-Mediated Phosphorylation of RBP-Jk Controls Notch1 Signaling
The Notch1 signaling pathway plays a crucial role in determining cell fate, including cell growth and differentiation. In this study, we demonstrated that the antagonistic action of RTK (receptor tyrosine kina...
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Open AccessEnhanced sensitivity in THz plasmonic sensors with silver nanowires
We developed hybrid slot antenna structures for microbial sensing in the THz frequency range, where silver nanowires (AgNWs) were employed to increase the sensitivity. In order to fabricate the hybrid devices,...
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Angular distributions of bremsstrahlung photons from ECR plasma
High-energy bremsstrahlung photon emission beyond a critical energy from electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) heating has long attracted much attention, and its nature has yet been unsolved. We have measured bre...
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Coupled model for simulation of landslides and debris flows at local scale
This research connects different but sequential processes of slope failure: landslide occurrence, debris-flow initiation from landslides, and debris-flow propagation to lowlands. The coupled model presented in...
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Asymmetric supercapacitors based on the in situ-grown mesoporous nickel oxide and activated carbon
In this work, an asymmetric supercapacitor was successfully assembled using mesoporous Ni foam/Cu/NiO composite and activated carbon (AC) as the positive and negative electrodes, respectively. Its electrochemi...
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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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Radiologic and laboratory differences in patients with tuberculous and parapneumonic pleural effusions showing non-lymphocytic predominance and high adenosine deaminase levels
Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is characterized by lymphocytic predominance and high adenosine deaminase (ADA) levels. However, TPEs sometimes present non-lymphocytic predominance, and parapneumonic effusi...
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Comparison of the efficacy and safety of 5-mg once-daily versus 5-mg alternate-day tadalafil in men with erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms
The purposeof this study is to investigate and compare the effects of 5-mg once-daily tadalafil versus 5-mg alternate-day tadalafil in men with moderate-to-severe erectile dysfunction (ED) and lower urinary tr...
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Breast cancer-associated missense mutants of the PALB2 WD40 domain, which directly binds RAD51C, RAD51 and BRCA2, disrupt DNA repair
Heterozygous carriers of germ-line mutations in the BRCA2/FANCD1, PALB2/FANCN and RAD51C/FANCO DNA repair genes have an increased lifetime risk of develo** breast, ovarian and other cancers; bi-allelic mutation...
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Comparison of the incidence between tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacterial disease after gastrectomy
Gastrectomy is a well-known risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). However, little data are available regarding the relationship between gastrectomy and the risk of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) disease. Here...
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Open AccessDetection of microorganisms using terahertz metamaterials
Microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria cause many human diseases and therefore rapid and accurate identification of these substances is essential for effective treatment and prevention of further infections...
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Variation in the α 5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit gene predicts cigarette smoking intensity as a function of nicotine content
A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the α5 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit gene, rs16969968, has been repeatedly associated with both smoking and respiratory health phenotypes. However, there re...
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Open AccessPreoperative nomogram for the identification of lymph node metastasis in early cervical cancer
The objective of this study is to construct a preoperative nomogram predicting lymph node metastasis (LNM) in early-cervical cancer patients.
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Open AccessThe Hsp90 inhibitor 17-(allylamino)-17-demethoxygeldanamycin increases cisplatin antitumor activity by inducing p53-mediated apoptosis in head and neck cancer
The tumor suppressor p53 is often inactivated in head and neck cancer (HNC) through TP53 mutations or overexpression of mouse double minute 2 or mouse double minute X. Restoration of p53 function by counteracting...