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Open AccessPotentiating effect of AMD3100 on bone morphogenetic protein-2 induced bone regeneration
AMD3100, a CXCR4 antagonist, is currently prescribed for activating the mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells. Recently, AMD3100 was shown to potentiate bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)-induced bone for...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of a collagen matrix seal and xenograft in alveolar ridge preservation: an experimental study in dogs
Majority of previous studies on alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) used collagen membranes as barrier membranes, and further evidence for ARP in dehiscent extraction sockets with a deproteinized bovine bone min...
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Crop rotation affects biological properties of rhizosphere soil and productivity of Kimchi cabbage (Brassica rapa ssp. pekinensis) compared to monoculture
Crop rotation is a management practice that effectively improves soil quality and crop yield. Damage caused by monoculture has been reported for kimchi cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis), one of the major ...
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Open AccessPrevention of multiple system atrophy using human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells by reducing polyamine and cholesterol-induced neural damages
Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a sporadic neurodegenerative disorder of unknown etiology, but is closely associated with damage to dopaminergic neurons. MSA progression is rapid. Hence, long-term drug treatm...
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Analysis of Determinants for an Enhanced and Long-lasting Coastal Convective System by Means of a Case Study (26 July 2011)
A precipitation system developed continuously along the western coastline of the Korean Peninsula and created considerable precipitation both along the coast and inland on 26 July 2011. In this study, the caus...
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Processing Parameters that Affect the Tolerable Bending Diameter of Reacted MgB2 Wires
In this study, tolerable bending diameters of reacted MgB2 wires fabricated to produce varying outer sheath materials, numbers of MgB2 filaments, and sheath layer thickness were investigated. The result showed th...
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Open AccessDevelopment of an experimental model for radiation-induced inhibition of cranial bone regeneration
Radiation therapy is widely employed in the treatment of head and neck cancer. Adverse effects of therapeutic irradiation include delayed bone healing after dental extraction or impaired bone regeneration at t...
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Open AccessA stable lithiated silicon–chalcogen battery via synergetic chemical coupling between silicon and selenium
Li-ion batteries dominate portable energy storage due to their exceptional power and energy characteristics. Yet, various consumer devices and electric vehicles demand higher specific energy and power with lon...
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Comparison of gene expression between mandibular and iliac bone-derived cells
The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences in gene expression between the human mandibular and iliac bone-derived cells (BCs) for better understanding of the site-specific characteristics of b...
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Discovering High-Quality Threaded Discussions in Online Forums
Archives of threaded discussions generated by users in online forums and discussion boards contain valuable knowledge on various topics. However, not all threads are useful because of deliberate abuses, such a...
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A new generative opinion retrieval model integrating multiple ranking factors
In this paper, we present clear and formal definitions of ranking factors that should be concerned in opinion retrieval and propose a new opinion retrieval model which simultaneously combines the factors from ...
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Glucocorticoid receptor antagonist sensitizes TRAIL-induced apoptosis in renal carcinoma cells through up-regulation of DR5 and down-regulation of c-FLIP(L) and Bcl-2
RU486 (Mifepristone) has been known as antiprogesterone and antiglucocorticoid agent. RU486 is also used for treatment of several cancers, such as breast, ovarian, prostate, and glaucoma. Here, we investigated...
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Detecting Informative Messages Based on User History in Twitter
Since more and more users participate in various social networking services, the volume of streaming data is considerably increasing. It is necessary to find out valuable messages from huge data archived every...
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Mechanical properties of denim fabric reinforced poly(lactic acid)
Denim, a twilled cotton fabric, was used to enhance the mechanical and thermal properties of poly(lactic acid) (PLA). The denim fabric reinforced composites with different numbers of denim layers were fabricat...
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The coffee diterpene kahweol induces apoptosis in human leukemia U937 cells through down-regulation of Akt phosphorylation and activation of JNK
Kahweol, the coffee-specific diterpene, has been reported for its tumor cell growth inhibitory activity and anti-carcinogenic activity. The mechanism by which kahweol initiates apoptosis remains poorly underst...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Model for Evaluating the Quality of User-Created Documents
In this paper, we propose a model for evaluating the quality of general user-created documents. The model is based on supervised classification approach, in which output scores are considered as quality of giv...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Combining Local and Global Resources for Constructing an Error-Minimized Opinion Word Dictionary
A lexical dictionary consisting of opinion words and their polar orientations plays a crucial contribution to opinion mining tasks (e.g., sentiment classification). Previous works on automatic construction of ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Performance Analysis Modeling of a QoS-Enabled Home Gateway
This paper presents a queueing model of a QoS-enabled home gateway. We use to PC based software router as home gateway. The proposed model is M/G/1/K processor sharing. The arriving process is assumed to be Po...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Adaptive Playout Algorithm Using Packet Expansion for the VoIP
Internet telephony means placing telephone call over the Internet which providing “best effort” service only instead of Public Switched telephone networks. Because of this, Internet telephony cannot guarantee ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Design and Implementation of IPv6-IPv4 Protocol Translation System Using Dynamic IP Address
With the development of IPv6, several IPv6-IPv4 protocol translation systems for communicating between IPv6 networks and IPv4 networks have been proposed. However, the existing IPv6-IPv4 protocol translation s...
