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Neutral lipids and lipase activity for actinorhodin biosynthesis of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
Neutral lipid accumulation during early growth phase of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) was essential for the actinorhodin production during later growth. The activities of lipase and isocitrate dehydrogenase we...
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H2O2 resistance is linked to the degree of fatty acid unsaturation in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
In Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), as the content of palmitoleic acid increased with decreasing growth temperature, H2O2 resistance decreased. Production of thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances upon H2O2 treatm...
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Pellet forming and fragmentation in liquid culture of Streptomyces griseus
Pellets of Streptomyces griseus formed during submerged liquid culture were effectively dispersed in Tris/HCl buffer at 37 °C. However, inclusion of Tris/HCl in the culture medium did not lead to dispersed growth...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
New Public Key Cryptosystem Using Finite Non Abelian Groups
Most public key cryptosystems have been constructed based on abelian groups up to now. We propose a new public key cryptosystem built on finite non abelian groups in this paper. It is convertible to a scheme i...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Fast Elliptic Curve Point Counting Using Gaussian Normal Basis
In this paper we present an improved algorithm for counting points on elliptic curves over finite fields. It is mainly based on Satoh-Skjernaa-Taguchi algorithm [SST01], and uses a Gaussian Normal Basis (GNB) of ...
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Antioxidant properties of dihydroherbimycin A from a newly isolated Streptomyces sp.
During antioxidant screening using 1,1-diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and a lipid peroxidation assay, a streptomycete strain was found to produce herbimycin A and dihydroherbimycin A as antioxidants in the cul...
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A novel extracellular phospholipase C purified from a marine bacterium, Pseudoalteromonas sp. J937
Marine bacterial isolates were screened for phospholipase C (PLC) activity on PCY agar plates containing phosphatidylcholine (PC) as substrate. The strain that showed the highest activity on a PCY screening ag...
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Complete bladder eversion concurrent with total uterine prolapse
Complete eversion of the urinary bladder is rare, and a case with concurrent total uterine prolapse is an extremely rare problem. A 75-year-old multiparous, postmenopausal female presented with two huge masses...
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Association between percent-free prostate-specific antigen and glomerular filtration rate in transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy-proven patients with prostate-specific antigen levels ranging from 4 to 10 ng/ml
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between percent-free prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in men whose PSA level was 4–10 ng/ml with biopsy-p...
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Open AccessAssociation between the hemodialysis adequacy and sexual dysfunction in chronic renal failure: a preliminary study
The core question of the study was whether adequately achieved HD affected the sexual dysfunction in women on hemodialysis (HD) with chronic renal failure (CRF).
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Open AccessDelayed spontaneous perforation of urinary bladder with intraperitoneal seeding following radical transurethral resection of invasive urothelial cancer: a case report
Transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) may be applicable for the treatment of deeply invasive tumors in high-risk patients who are not suitable candidates for radical cystectomy. Intraperitoneal perf...
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Open AccessLate-onset metastatic adenocarcinoma of the spermatic cord from primary gastric cancer
Metastatic cancers of the paratesticular tissue are very rare; however, the most frequent primary site of spermatic cord metastasis is the gastrointestinal tract.
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Open AccessMeasuring the improvement in health-related quality of life using King’s health questionnaire in non-obese and obese patients with lower urinary tract symptoms after alpha-adrenergic medication: a preliminary study
The efficacy of medical treatment among obese men with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) has been less clear, especially regarding the improvement of QoL. We aimed to investigate the difference in efficacy a...
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Open AccessPain and satisfaction during rigid cystoscopic ureteral stent removal: a preliminary study
Cystoscopy evokes discomfort and pain, especially in males. The cystoscopic retrograde approach is standard in the removal of ureteral stents. However the satisfaction and degree of pain during the procedure a...
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Open AccessWhich anthropometric measurements including visceral fat, subcutaneous fat, body mass index, and waist circumference could predict the urinary stone composition most?
Although there is growing evidence of relationship between obesity and some specific stone compositions, results were inconsistent. Due to a greater relationship between metabolic syndrome and some specific st...
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Article
Open AccessAssociation between self-perception period of lower urinary tract symptoms and International Prostate Symptom Score: a propensity score matching study
Most studies focusing on progression of BPH have been limited to the relationship between age and BPH progression, and only few studies have focused on the time duration to start treatment. This study aimed to...
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Article
Open AccessTerminal dribbling in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: relationship with International Prostate Symptom Score and with intravesical prostatic protrusion
Terminal dribbling is one of the lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) that has not been widely studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between terminal dribbling (TD) and other parame...
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Open AccessChanges in the Q-tip angle in relation to the patient position and bladder filling
It is hypothesized that patient position, supine or recline, and bladder filling status, empty or full, could change the Q-tip test result. This study evaluated the effect of the patient position and bladder f...
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Efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin injection for benign prostatic hyperplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The aim of this study was to overcome the limitation of overlooking the placebo effect in previous studies and to demonstrate the overall treatment efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) compar...
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Open AccessClinical Practice Pattern of Immediate Intravesical Chemotherapy following Transurethral Resection of a Bladder Tumor in Korea: National Health Insurance Database Study
We evaluated the frequency and practice pattern of immediate postoperative intravesical chemotherapy (PIC) after transurethral resection of a bladder tumor (TURBT) in suspected non-muscle-invasive bladder canc...
