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Validation of the ALONE Scale: A Clinical Measure of Loneliness
This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of a rapid, clinically administrable loneliness screening tool for older adults called the ALONE scale.
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Does preoperative enhanced CT predict requirement of intestinal resection in the patients with incarcerated myopectineal hernias containing small bowel?
Bowel wall enhancement on CT imaging is considered one of the useful features for the prediction of the presence of irreversible ischemic change in patients with small bowel obstruction. However, the applicabi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Numerical Investigation on Seismic Performance of a Piled-Raft Foundation with Grid-Form DMWs
In this paper, the seismic performance of a piled raft foundation combined with grid-form deep mixing walls under a strong earthquake is investigated numerically. A 12-story building on the soft clay ground wa...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of Sprayable Ultrafast-PSP for Unsteady Flow
Intensive efforts have been made to enhance the time response of sprayable pressure-sensitive paint (PSP) to measure the global pressure distribution on a model with a high time resolution. However, convention...
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Biomarkers in Gastric Cancer
The most major biomarkers of gastric cancer are serum CEA and CA19-9, and they are increased in serum of adenocarcinoma patients. Both markers do not increase during early-stage carcinogenesis, so they are not...
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Laparoscopic repair is a treatment of choice for selected patients with incarcerated obturator hernia
The feasibility and potential advantages of laparoscopic diagnosis and repair of incarcerated obturator hernia (OH) is debated. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare short-term complications compa...
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Open AccessComprehensive molecular exploration identified promoter DNA methylation of the CRBP1 gene as a determinant of radiation sensitivity in rectal cancer
Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) for advanced rectal cancer (RC) is a well-evidenced therapy; however, some RC patients have no therapeutic response. Patient selection for NCRT so that non-responsive patie...
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Studies on Control of Oxygen Vacancies in MOD-made BaTiO3 Thin Film by Nitrogen Annealing to Improve Resistive Switching Behavior for ReRAM Application
Metal Organic Decomposition (MOD)-made BaTiO3 (BT) thin films were prepared for Resistive Random Access Memory (ReRAM) under various annealing conditions and investigated for improving the properties of bipolar-t...
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Geochemical characteristics of hydrous basaltic magmas due to assimilation and fractional crystallization: the Ikoma gabbroic complex, southwest Japan
To clarify the processes that occur in hydrous basaltic magma chambers, we have undertaken detailed petrological and geochemical analyses of mafic and intermediate rocks from the Ikoma gabbroic complex, southw...
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Open AccessESICM LIVES 2016: part three
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Open AccessESICM LIVES 2016: part two
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Genomic gain of the PRL-3 gene may represent poor prognosis of primary colorectal cancer, and associate with liver metastasis
PRL-3 genomic copy number is increased in colorectal cancer (CRC), and PRL-3 expression is closely associated with lymph node and liver metastasis of CRC. However, the clinical significance of PRL-3 genomic ga...
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Free-Time and Fixed End-Point Multitarget Optimal Control Theory Applied to Quantum Computing
Quantum computing and quantum information science are expected to be one of the newest technologies in the next generation. In this article, we focus on theoretical and numerical studies on quantum computing a...
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A study on the development of creep rupture and temper embrittlement properties in 21/4Cr-1Mo-V steel weld metal
21/4Cr-1Mo-V steel, such as the ASTM A542/A542M type D, which has remarkable anti-hydrogen embrittlement and creep rupture properties, is widely used in main components such as pressure vessels in oil refinery pl...
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Open AccessEffect of heart rate and blood pressure variability on mortality in Japanese critically ILL patients
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Open AccessCan detect the left ventricular contraction performance from pep using ecg r wave?
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Ice nucleation by cellulose and its potential contribution to ice formation in clouds
Some biological particles act as ice nuclei in the atmosphere, affecting clouds and precipitation. Cloud-chamber experiments demonstrate that cellulose particles can act as efficient ice-nucleating particles i...
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Monitoring mycophenolate mofetil is necessary for the effective prophylaxis of acute GVHD after cord blood transplantation
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Risk factors for hypogammaglobulinemia after allo-SCT
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Comparison of PiCCO and VolumeView: simultaneous measurement in sepsis pig models