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Open AccessLivestock Manure Compost Mixed with Biochar: Efficient Pelleting and Pellet Production Characteristics
Biochar is difficult to make pellets on its own. The pelleting of biochar mixed with livestock manure compost could have the following advantages: (1) use compost as a binder, (2) reduce the moisture content o...
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Open AccessPTBP1 protects Y RNA from cleavage leading to its apoptosis-specific degradation
Some RNAs such as 28S rRNA, U1 small nuclear RNA (snRNA), and Y RNAs are known to be cleaved during apoptosis. The underlying mechanism, functions, and biological significance of RNA degradation in apoptosis r...
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Open AccessAn enterococcal phage-derived enzyme suppresses graft-versus-host disease
Changes in the gut microbiome have pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) after allogenic haematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT)1–6. However, effective methods for sa...
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Correction: Clinical features of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma treated with radiofrequency ablation therapy: develo** a simple score to determine the need for immune-adjuvant therapy
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Stretching intervention can prevent muscle injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Previous meta-analysis studies concluded that static stretching intervention cannot decrease all-cause injury in healthy active individuals. On the other hand, static stretching intervention may decrease muscl...
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The inguinal lymph nodes as regional lymph nodes in anal canal adenocarcinomas: a nationwide database analysis in Japan
To establish if it is appropriate to treat the inguinal lymph node (LN) of anal canal adenocarcinoma (ACA) as the intermediate LN according to the Japanese classification.
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Transmesenteric internal hernia: an unexpected adverse event induced by colonoscopy
Transmesenteric internal hernia is an uncommon cause of small bowel obstruction that occurs when small bowel loops protrude through a mesenteric defect into the abdominal cavity. Herein, we present an unexpect...
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Open AccessThe efficacy of simple oral nutritional supplements versus usual care in postoperative patients with gastric cancer: study protocol for a multicenter, open-label, parallel, randomized controlled trial
Body weight loss (BWL) after gastrectomy impact on the short- and long-term outcomes. Oral nutritional supplement (ONS) has potential to prevent BWL in patients after gastrectomy. However, there is no consiste...
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An autopsy case of lung adenocarcinoma with immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced pneumonia and fulminant myocarditis following pembrolizumab administration: a case report
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are the current standard of care for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Myocarditis is a rare but serious immune-related adverse event (irAE) associated with ICI therapy. W...
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C-Reactive Protein-Albumin Ratio Predicts Objective Response to Enfortumab Vedotin in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
Enfortumab vedotin (EV), an antibody-drug conjugate that targets Nectin-4, is used for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma who have experienced progression on platinum-based chemotherapy and checkpoi...
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Reply to Letter to Editor Regarding Article “C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio is an Independent Risk Factor for Recurrence and Survival Following Curative Resection of Stage I–III Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients”
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Modified neoadjuvant rectal score as a novel prognostic model for rectal cancer patients who underwent chemoradiotherapy
The neoadjuvant rectal score (NAR score) has recently been proposed as a better prognostic model than the conventional TNM classification for rectal cancer patients that have undergone neoadjuvant chemoradioth...
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Successful curative treatment for a ruptured pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma by radical resection following modified FOLFIRINOX: a case report and literature review
Pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (PACC) is a rare pancreatic tumor type, and ruptured pancreatic tumors are rarer. Computed tomography (CT) in a 48-year-old man incidentally revealed a raptured pancreatic tail...
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Effect of deep learning-based reconstruction on high-resolution three-dimensional T2-weighted fast asymmetric spin-echo imaging in the preoperative evaluation of cerebellopontine angle tumors
We aimed to evaluate the effect of deep learning-based reconstruction (DLR) on high-spatial-resolution three-dimensional T2-weighted fast asymmetric spin-echo (HR-3D T2-FASE) imaging in the preoperative evalua...
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The survival in octogenarians undergoing surgery for pancreatic cancer and its association with the nutritional status
This study explored the association between the nutritional status and survival outcomes after pancreatic cancer surgery and reconsidered surgical indications in octogenarians.
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Open AccessExtraction spectrophotometry using a lithium-ion selective metallacrown: temperature effect on extraction reaction and application to determination of lithium in serum and seawater
A metallacrown-type ionophore, 2,3-pyridinediolate-bridged (3,5-dimethylanisole)ruthenium trinuclear complex, has a high extraction selectivity for Li+, but the extraction reaction is very slow. To solve this pro...
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Open AccessEGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma with choroidal oligometastasis during treatment with gefitinib: a case report
The patient was a 74-year-old woman who was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, clinical Stage IIIA. Induction chemoradiation was performed followed by right upper lobectomy and lymph node dissection. Because ...
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Open AccessSignificance of definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy for vulvar cancer: a Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group nationwide survey study
This study aimed to show the results of radical radiation therapy (RT) and concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for vulvar cancer (VC) based on data from a Japanese nationwide survey.
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Percent vital capacity predicts postoperative sarcopenia after esophagectomy in initially nonsarcopenic esophageal cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study
The development of sarcopenia after esophagectomy is reported to affect the outcomes of patients with esophageal cancer (EC); however, the characteristics of patients likely to be predisposed to postoperative ...
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Open AccessC-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio Is an Independent Risk Factor for Recurrence and Survival Following Curative Resection of Stage I–III Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients
The number of older patients with cancer has increased, and colorectal cancer is expected to be affected by this trend. This study aimed to compare prognostic factors, including nutritional and inflammation-ba...
