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Open AccessMacular vessel density in central retinal artery occlusion with retinal arterial cannulation
To characterize and compare macular vessel density in central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) eyes with retinal arterial cannulation and CRAO eyes with standard treatment. This study was Cross-sectional, obser...
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Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation with Reduced Intensity Conditioning Using Fludarabine/Busulfan or Fludarabine/Melphalan for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
The purpose of our study was to compare the safety and efficacy of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) using fludarabine (Flu)-based reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) with busulfan (BU) or melphalan (M...
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Cytomegalovirus Laryngitis in Primary Combined Immunodeficiency Diseases
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Blessings of Medicinal Plants—History and Prospects
Medicinal and aromatic plants have sustained the life of human and animals, alleviated ailments, improved quality of and aromatic plants as medicines was unthinkably long and the use based on vast empirical ...
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Open AccessIntra-retinal Arterial Cannulation using a Microneedle for Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is a severe disease, often causing blindness. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of a surgical procedure for the treatment of acute CRAO in which retinal arterial cann...
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One-year efficacy of adjunctive use of Ripasudil, a rho-kinase inhibitor, in patients with glaucoma inadequately controlled with maximum medical therapy
The aim of this study was to evaluate the one-year efficacy, ability to lower intraocular pressure, and tolerability of ripasudil, a rho-kinase inhibitor, in patients with glaucoma inadequately controlled with...
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Open AccessDietary n-3 Fatty Acid, α-Tocopherol, Zinc, vitamin D, vitamin C and β-carotene are Associated with Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Japan
This case-control study reports the association between nutrient intake and neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Japan. The nutrient intake of 161 neovascular AMD cases from two university hos...
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Long-term outcome of intravitreal pegaptanib sodium as maintenance therapy in Japanese patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration
To evaluate the results of a 3-year follow-up of intravitreal pegaptanib sodium injection as maintenance therapy for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Japanese patients.
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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants—Uses and Functions
Medicinal and aromatic plants contain the chemical constituents first used by humans as medicines for healing, as flavoring agents for food and drink, and as mental stimulants for mystic interactions with supe...
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A measure of genetic diversity of goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) by RAPD analysis
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) is a medicinal plant valued for the treatment of sore eyes and mouths. Although cultivation of the plant has helped meet growing demand, goldenseal is still considered a threa...
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Lolium
The genus Lolium consists of nine species, two of which are very important forage species, annual or Italian ryegrass (L. multiflorum) and perennial ryegrass (L. perenne), which is also an important turf species....
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Spectral-domain optical coherence tomography images of inner/outer segment junctions and macular hole surgery outcomes
To evaluate the ability of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) images of the inner/outer segment (IS/OS) junction to predict macular hole surgery outcomes.
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Genome Map** in Cool-Season Forage Grasses
Molecular markers, specifically SSR markers, have found wide utility in genomic research. However, in forage grasses, the availability of such markers restricts and restrains the breeder/geneticist from taking...
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Forage Crops
Forage crops are generally classified as either pasturage or silage crops. Silage crops include forage maize, sorghum, oats, and other grain crops from which the seeds are usually harvested and the remainder i...
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Development of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers and construction of an SSR-based linkage map in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)
In order to develop simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers in Italian ryegrass, we constructed a genomic library enriched for (CA)n-containing SSR repeats. A total of 1,544 clones were sequenced, of which 1,044 ...
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Isolation, characterization and map** of simple sequence repeat markers in zoysiagrass (Zoysia spp.)
The genus Zoysia consists of 16 species that are naturally distributed on sea coasts and grasslands around the Pacific. Of these, Zoysia japonica, Zoysia matrella, and Zoysia tenuifolia are grown extensively as t...
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QTL analysis of lodging resistance and related traits in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.)
Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) is the most widely cultivated annual forage grass in Japan. Lodging damage reduces both harvested yield and forage quality. To identify the chromosomal regions controlli...
