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Open AccessAn example of governance for AI in health services from Aotearoa New Zealand
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is undergoing rapid development, meaning that potential risks in application are not able to be fully understood. Multiple international principles and guidance documents have been...
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Deep Learning-Based Crack Detection and Classification for Concrete Structures Inspection
Automatic crack detection is a main task in a crack map generation of the existing concrete infrastructure inspection. This paper presents an automatic crack detection and classification method based on geneti...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Study on Time Synchronization Method for Creating a Cable Surface Image of Cable-Stayed Bridge Using Image Processing
The authors have developed a cable-stayed bridge (CSB) cable inspection robot to improve the efficiency of cable inspection of CSB. Six cameras were mounted on the robot, which takes a video of the whole circu...
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Correction to: A synopsis of global frontiers in fertility preservation
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A synopsis of global frontiers in fertility preservation
Since 2007, the Oncofertility Consortium Annual Conference has brought together a diverse network of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and professional levels to disseminate emerging basic and clini...
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Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak on Activity and Exercise Levels among Older Patients
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to clarify the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak on the levels of activity among older patients with frailty or underlying diseases. A total of 175 patients (79.0±7.0...
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Open AccessSurface Proton Conduction of Sm-Doped CeO2-δ Thin Film Preferentially Grown on Al2O3 (0001)
Sm-doped CeO2-δ (Ce0.9Sm0.1O2-δ; SDC) thin films were prepared on Al2O3 (0001) substrates by radio frequency magnetron sputtering. The prepared thin films were preferentially grown along the [111] direction, with...
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Open AccessA high-quality genome sequence of Rosa chinensis to elucidate ornamental traits
Rose is the world’s most important ornamental plant, with economic, cultural and symbolic value. Roses are cultivated worldwide and sold as garden roses, cut flowers and potted plants. Roses are outbred and ca...
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Impact of the presence of HLA 1-locus mismatch and the use of low-dose antithymocyte globulin in unrelated bone marrow transplantation
HLA 1-locus-mismatched unrelated donors (1MMUD) have been used in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HCT) for patients who lack an HLA-matched donor. We retrospectively analyzed 3313 pati...
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1/8 Anomaly Induced by the Substitution of Dy in Underdoped Bi2Sr2Ca1−x Dy x Cu2O8+δ
An anomalous “dip” feature near the hole concentration of p ∼ 1/8 on the T c − p curve of Bi2Sr2 Ca1−x Dy x Cu2O8+δ ...
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MOB1-YAP1/TAZ-NKX2.1 axis controls bronchioalveolar cell differentiation, adhesion and tumour formation
Mps One Binder Kinase Activator (MOB)1A/1B are core components of the Hippo pathway. These proteins, which coactivate LArge Tumour Suppressor homologue kinases, are also tumour suppressors. To investigate MOB1...
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Internal deformation of a muddy gravity flow and its interaction with the seafloor (site C0018 of IODP Expedition 333, Nankai Trough, SE Japan)
The processes of flow deformation of marine mass-transport sediments, including their ability to affect the underlying substrate and add mass during sediment flow events, are addressed based on sedimentologica...
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Evaluation of genetic characteristics of wild and cultured populations of the Japanese pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii by using AFLP markers
Genetic characteristics of four wild (Mie, Fukui, Shimane and Nagasaki) and five cultured populations (selectively bred for 12 years with an origin of Ehime population) of the Japanese pearl oyster, Pinctada fuca...
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The Impurity Effects on the Superconducting Gap in the High- T c Superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2−x Fe x O 8 + δ Investigated by STM/STS
We performed scanning tunneling microscopy/ spectroscopy (STM/STS) experiments to investigate Fe substitution effects on the superconductivity (SC) of overdoped Bi2212. The gap-edge peaks in STS spectrum at T≪T ...
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Expression of p53 synergistically augments caspases-mediated apoptosis induced by replication-competent adenoviruses in pancreatic carcinoma cells
We examined cytotoxicity of replication-competent type 5 adenoviruses (Ad5) in human pancreatic carcinoma cells with a p53-defective genotype. The replication-competent Ad5 of which E1A gene was activated by exog...
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Serum polyunsaturated fatty acid composition and serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels in healthy Japanese residents: The KOBE study
Serum polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) composition reflects dietary intake and is related to risks for cardiovascular diseases. We hypothesized that serum n-3 PUFA composition, especially including long-chain...
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Genetic analysis of the flowering date and number of petals in rose
Rose is the ornamental species with the highest financial impact. Floral traits such as the number of petals and the date of flowering are major characteristics of ornamental plants. Our objective is to study ...
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Economic evaluation of a preemptive treatment strategy for invasive fungal infection in neutropenic patients with hematological diseases
We compared the expected medical costs of empirical and preemptive treatment strategies for invasive fungal infection in neutropenic patients with hematological diseases. Based on the results of two clinical t...
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Open AccessDevelopment and testing of an endoscopic pseudo-viewpoint alternating system
An endoscopic system is needed that presents informative images irrespective of the surgical situation and the number of degrees of freedom in endoscopic manipulation. This goal may be achieved with a virtu...
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Open AccessZoledronic acid induces apoptosis and S-phase arrest in mesothelioma through inhibiting Rab family proteins and topoisomerase II actions
Zoledronic acid (ZOL), a nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate, produced anti-tumor effects through apoptosis induction or S-phase arrest depending on human mesothelioma cells tested. An addition of isoprenoid, g...
