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Open AccessSeasonal variability of ocean circulation near the Dotson Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Recent rapid thinning of West Antarctic ice shelves are believed to be caused by intrusions of warm deep water that induce basal melting and seaward meltwater export. This study uses data from three bottom-mou...
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Correction: The Rho/ROCK pathway for lysophosphatidic acid-induced proteolytic enzyme expression and ovarian cancer cell invasion
The original version of this article contained an error in the published figures Fig 2 and Fig 3f, where the information was inadvertently duplicated. This error does not alter the conclusions of the paper. Th...
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Correction: RCP induces Slug expression and cancer cell invasion by stabilizing β1 integrin
Following the publication of this article the authors noted that images were inadvertently duplicated in Fig. 1b. The corrected Fig. 1 can be found in the associated Correction. The conclusions of this paper a...
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Low appendicular muscle mass is associated with mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients: a single-center cohort study
There are few studies of the association between low appendicular muscle mass (LAM) and clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. We aimed to determine the clinical association between LAM and cl...
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RCP induces Slug expression and cancer cell invasion by stabilizing β1 integrin
Rab coupling protein (RCP)-induced tumor cell migration has been implicated in tumor pathophysiology and patient outcomes. In the present study, we demonstrate that RCP stabilizes β1 integrin leading to increa...
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Stretchability of Silver Films on Thin Acid-Etched Rough Polydimethylsiloxane Substrates Fabricated by Electrospray Deposition
This paper investigates the fabrication of Ag films through the electrospray deposition (ESD) technique on sub-millimeter-thick acid-etched rough polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates having both low and high...
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Relationship between socioeconomic and lifestyle factors and cataracts in Koreans: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2011
Cataracts are the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness, and therefore early identification and modification of the risk factors for cataracts are meaningful. This study aimed to investigate the rel...
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hTERT mediates norepinephrine-induced Slug expression and ovarian cancer aggressiveness
Stress hormones have been implicated in both tumor initiation and progression. Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) is overexpressed in cancer cells and associated with malignant tumor progression an...
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A study of the effect of residual stress on magnetic properties of Fe-Ni thin film using a synchrotron X-ray
Fe20Ni80 thin films, with a thickness of 0.7 μm, were sputtered onto Si (111) single crystal and 40-μm thick Ni79Fe21 ribbons were fabricated using the rapid solidification process (RSP). Annealing of Ni-Fe thin ...
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Stretchability and resistive behavior of silver (Ag) nanoparticle films on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) with random micro ridges
Stretchability and resistive behavior of spin coated silver (Ag) nanoparticles films on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrates having random micro ridges has been studied under the application of axial strain....
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High intraocular pressure is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors in South Korean men: Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2008–2010
Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) contributes to the progression of visual defects such as glaucoma. This study determined whether metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cardiovascular risk factors are associated wit...
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In vivo and in vitro analysis of low level light therapy: a useful therapeutic approach for sensitive skin
Sensitive skin is a relatively common dermatologic condition and no optimal treatments have been established so far. Low-level laser/light therapy (LLLT) has been used for its biostimulative effect in various ...
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MVCT image quality and dose as change of jaw aperture size on a helical TomoTherapy
Recently, jaw size was changed from 4 mm aper- ture (J4) to 1 mm (J1) in TomoTherapy Hi-Art II® (TomoThe- rapy Inc., Madison, WI) to improve the longitudinal (IEC-Y) resolution of megavoltage computed tomograp...
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Superiority of conventional intensity-modulated radiotherapy over helical tomotherapy in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
To compare helical tomotherapy (HT) and conventional intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) using a variety of dosimetric and radiobiologic indexes in patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer...
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The Rho/ROCK pathway for lysophosphatidic acid-induced proteolytic enzyme expression and ovarian cancer cell invasion
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a biolipid that has diverse biological activities implicated in ovarian cancer initiation and progression. Previous studies have shown the critical role of the Rho/Rho-associated...
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Reliability-based topology optimization based on bidirectional evolutionary structural optimization using multi-objective sensitivity numbers
Reliability-based topology optimization (RBTO) is used to obtain an optimal topology satisfying given constraints, as well as to consider uncertainties in design variables. In this study, RBTO was applied to o...
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A DsRed fluorescent protein marker under polyubiquitin promoter regulation allows visual and amplified gene detection of transgenic Caribbean fruit flies in field traps
Field population surveillance of a targeted insect pest species is critical in evaluating management programs such as the sterile insect technique. Fluorescent powder dyes currently used to distinguish release...
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Association of genetic variants for FABP3 gene with back fat thickness and intramuscular fat content in pig
The swine fatty acid binding protein gene (FABP3) has been screened with 4 primer sets for 270 purebred Yorkshire pigs from National Institute of Animal Science. The selection of primers was based on the swine cD...
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Tribological Characteristics of Binder Resins for Brake Friction Materials at Elevated Temperatures
The heat resistance of the multiphase friction materials made with straight phenolic resin (ST), boron–phosphorous (B–P)-modified phenolic resin (BP), or polyimide (PI) was investigated using a Krauss-type fri...
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Morphology and Toughness of Abrasive Particles and Their Effects on the Friction and Wear of Friction Materials: A Case Study with Zircon and Quartz
This study examined the friction and wear of brake friction materials containing two different abrasives: zircon and quartz. Commercial grade abrasives with two different sizes (fine and coarse) were compared ...