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Dapagliflozin induced hypernatremia via osmotic diuresis: a case report
Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been widely used. They inhibit proximal tubular glucose reabsorption, resulting in glycosuria. Herein, we report the case of a 65-year-old woman who prese...
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Open AccessAnalysis of the utility of transbronchial lung biopsy culture under endobronchial ultrasonography with a guide-sheath
Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) culture is not common in clinical practice, and TBLB culture for patients with mycobacterial disease provide limited value because the diagnostic accuracy of TBLB culture is v...
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Open AccessFully automated volumetric modulated arc therapy planning for locally advanced rectal cancer: feasibility and efficiency
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) has emerged as a promising technique, but the planning process can be time-consuming and dependent on planner expertise. We aim...
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Open AccessUsefulness of gastric aspirates for diagnosing nontuberculous mycobacteriosis
Distinguishing between nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease (NTM-PD) and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is difficult. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of gastric aspirate examination for NTM-PD diagn...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Morphological and antioxidant responses of Nopalea cochenillifera cv. Maya (edible Opuntia sp. “Kasugai Saboten”) to chilling acclimatization
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Open AccessMorphological and antioxidant responses of Nopalea cochenillifera cv. Maya (edible Opuntia sp. “Kasugai Saboten”) to chilling acclimatization
To clarify the wintering ability of the cactus Nopalea cochenillifera cv. Maya (edible Opuntia sp., common name “Kasugai Saboten”), we investigated the effects of temperature and antioxidant capacity on chilling ...
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Clinical differences among patients with myeloperoxidase–antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–positive interstitial lung disease
Patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis and idiopathic interstitial lung diseases (IIPs) are positive for myeloperoxidase (MPO)–ANCA. MPO–ANCA-positive vasculitis mainly ...
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Open AccessIn vitro and in vivo functions of T cells produced in complemented thymi of chimeric mice generated by blastocyst complementation
Blastocyst complementation is an intriguing way of generating humanized animals for organ preparation in regenerative medicine and establishing novel models for drug development. Confirming that complemented o...
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Open AccessGenetic and chemical inhibition of IRF5 suppresses pre-existing mouse lupus-like disease
The transcription factor IRF5 has been implicated as a therapeutic target for the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, IRF5 activation status during the disease course and the effect...
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Open AccessNeutron flux evaluation model provided in the accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy system employing a solid-state lithium target
An accelerator-based boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) system employing a solid-state Li target can achieve sufficient neutron flux for treatment although the neutron flux is reduced over the lifetime of it...
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Tohoku Region
The Tohoku region is about 210 km east to west and 510 km north to south, with the Ohu Mountains and the Nasu Volcanic in the central area, the Kitakami and Abukuma Mountains on the east, and the Dewa Mountain...
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Open AccessForce-driven reversible liquid–gas phase transition mediated by elastic nanosponges
Nano-confined spaces in nanoporous materials enable anomalous physicochemical phenomena. While most nanoporous materials including metal-organic frameworks are mechanically hard, graphene-based nanoporous mate...
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Presence of high nitrate to phosphate ratio subsurface water in the Tsushima Strait during summer
To identify water with an excess nitrate concentration to phosphate ratio and its potential source, the nutrient concentrations in the Tsushima Strait (TSS) were investigated over ten cruises in August and Sep...
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Precursor-directed in situ synthesis of Saccharothriolides G and H by the Actinomycete Saccharothrix sp. A1506
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Pictorial dissection review of the lymphatic pathways from the gallbladder to the abdominal para-aortic lymph nodes and their relationships to the surrounding structures
This photographic review of actual dissections was compiled to demonstrate the various lymphatic pathways and their relationships to the surrounding structures to facilitate the development of QOL surgical pro...
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Estimation of User’s State during a Dialog Turn with Sequential Multi-modal Features
Spoken dialog system (SDS) is a typical speech application and sometimes regarded as one of ideal interfaces. However, most of conventional SDSs cannot help their user while waiting for input utterance since t...
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Text Editing for Lecture Speech Archiving on the Web
It is very significant in the knowledge society to accumulate spoken documents on the web. However, because of the high redundancy of spontaneous speech, the transcribed text in itself is not readable on an In...
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A Realization Method of Voice over IP System Passing Through Firewall and Its Implementation
In recent years, IP telephone has achieved remarkable progress on the Internet through "low price ", "continuous connection", and "high speed communication band". However, it is not easy to use IP telephone ov...
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Transperineal High-Dose-Rate Interstitial Radiation Therapy in the Management of Gynecologic Malignancies
High-dose-rate interstitial radiation therapy is a newly introduced modality, and its role in the management of gynecologic malignancies remains to be studied. Clinical experience in high-dose-rate interstitia...
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Spontaneous dissecting aneurysm of the main trunk of the superior mesenteric artery: Report of a case
A 47-year-old man with a sudden onset of abdominal pain was diagnosed as having an aneurysm of the main trunk of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA), which induced ischemic colitis of the transverse colon pro...
