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Measurement of re-suspended road dust emission factor using mobile laboratory and flux tower
Re-suspended road dust is one of the main urban atmospheric pollutants. Thus, systematic management of polluted roads is essential, which requires precise measurement of re-suspended road dust emission factors...
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Required flux tower height for measurement of re-suspended road dust
Concentration of road dust re-suspended by passing vehicles can be measured using fine-dust measuring devices installed at various heights of a flux tower. In this study, simulations were performed to analyze ...
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Open AccessPhase II study of R–CVP followed by rituximab maintenance therapy for patients with advanced marginal zone lymphoma: consortium for improving survival of lymphoma (CISL) study
The response rate and survival improvement for rituximab, a CD20-targeting monoclonal antibody, have been demonstrated in marginal zone lymphoma (MZL) as monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapeutic re...
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The role of adjuvant therapy after R0 resection for patients with intrahepatic and perihilar cholangiocarcinomas
There is still debated regarding the optimal treatment strategy for cholangiocarcinoma (CC) after curative resection. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of adjuvant therapy in R0-resected intrahepat...
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Role of adjuvant therapy after R0 resection for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma
The optimal treatment strategy for cholangiocarcinoma (CC) after curative resection remains controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of adjuvant therapy in R0-resected distal CC.
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Nanomaterial release characteristics in a single-walled carbon nanotube manufacturing workplace
As carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are widely used in various applications, exposure assessment also increases in importance with other various toxicity tests for CNTs. We conducted 24-h continuous nanoaerosol measure...
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Prospective phase II study of neoadjuvant FOLFOX6 plus cetuximab in patients with colorectal cancer and unresectable liver-only metastasis
Liver resection may offer the only chance of cure in patients with colorectal cancer with liver metastases. In the unresectable cases, neoadjuvant chemotherapy could render curability if resectability could be...
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Metabolic response evaluated by 18F-FDG PET/CT as a potential screening tool in identifying a subgroup of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer for immediate maintenance therapy after first-line chemotherapy
Among patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), identification of a subgroup of patients for immediate maintenance treatment after first-line chemotherapy has great importance in improving sur...
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Efficacy of EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors for non-adenocarcinoma NSCLC patients with EGFR mutation
The epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR TKIs) gefitinib and erlotinib have shown dramatic response rate (RR) and significant prolongation of progression-free survival (PFS) in non...
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Open AccessSubchronic inhalation toxicity of gold nanoparticles
Gold nanoparticles are widely used in consumer products, including cosmetics, food packaging, beverages, toothpaste, automobiles, and lubricants. With this increase in consumer products containing gold nanopar...
