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An automated quality assurance system with deep learning for small cube-ball phantom localization in noisy megavoltage images
To enhance efficiency and minimize errors, we automated the quality assurance (QA) process in radiation oncology, specifically laser localization. Additionally, we explored the use of a convolutional neural ne...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Improved device efficiency and lifetime of perovskite light-emitting diodes by size-controlled polyvinylpyrrolidone-capped gold nanoparticles with dipole formation
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Open AccessImproved device efficiency and lifetime of perovskite light-emitting diodes by size-controlled polyvinylpyrrolidone-capped gold nanoparticles with dipole formation
Herein, an unprecedented report is presented on the incorporation of size-dependent gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) cap** into a conventional hole transport layer, poly(3,4-ethylen...
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Exploring capabilities of international technology transfer intermediaries between emerging and developed countries
We report which capabilities are essential to a successful demand-driven inter-organizational international technology transfer (ITT) when a business deal involves an emerging country recipient and a developed...
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Diagnostic and prognostic values of 2-[18F]FDG PET/CT in resectable thymic epithelial tumour
We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic ability for the prediction of histologic grades and prognostic values on recurrence and death of pretreatment 2-[18F]FDG PET/CT in patients with resectable thymic epithelial tu...
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Fire Resistance of Hybrid Floor Based on Small-Scale Furnace Tests and Energy-Based Time Equivalent Approach
A novel hybrid floor, which was a prefabricated composite system infilled using polymers with hollow cores between its top and bottom steel plates, was previously developed for application in steel structures....
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Evaluating the Efficiency of Governmental Excellence for Social Progress: Focusing on Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
As the “weak-institutions trap” is increasingly recognized as the major hindrance to growth, the advantages offered by e-government may provide an opportunity for these counties to escape this trap. From a sta...
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Discrepancies between coronary CT angiography and invasive coronary angiography with focus on culprit lesions which cause future cardiac events
To evaluate the clinical significance of discrepant lesions between coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and invasive coronary angiography (ICA) in a longitudinal study.
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Phase II trial of epidermal growth factor ointment for patients with Erlotinib-related skin effects
The efficacy of erlotinib, the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has been demonstrated in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and pancreatic cancer (PC). In the pr...
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Advances in PET myocardial perfusion imaging: F-18 labeled tracers
Coronary artery disease and its related cardiac disorders represent the most common cause of death in the USA and Western world. Despite advancements in treatment and accompanying improvements in outcome with ...
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Open AccessEfficacy and Tolerability of Split-Dose PEG Compared with Split-Dose Aqueous Sodium Phosphate for Outpatient Colonoscopy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Adequate bowel cleansing is essential for a high-quality, effective, and safe colonoscopy. The aims of this study were to compare the efficacy and tolerability of split-dose polyethylene glycol with aqueous so...
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The Efficacy of the Combination Therapy with Oral and Topical Mesalazine for Patients with the First Episode of Radiation Proctitis
Radiation proctitis is a common complication of pelvic radiation for which an optimal treatment remains undetermined. We assessed the efficacy of oral and topical mesalazine combination therapy for patients wi...
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Open AccessFavorable response to doxorubicin combination chemotherapy does not yield good clinical outcome in patients with metastatic breast cancer with triple-negative phenotype
We analyzed the responses to first line treatment and clinical outcomes of metastatic breast cancer patients treated with palliative doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC) according to molecular cancer subtype.
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Open AccessMetastatic lymph node in gastric cancer; Is it a real distant metastasis?
Currently, the TNM staging system is a widely accepted method for assessing the prognosis of the disease and planning therapeutic strategies for cancer. Of the TNM system, the extent of lymph node involvement ...
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Clinical significance of a serum CA15-3 surge and the usefulness of CA15-3 kinetics in monitoring chemotherapy response in patients with metastatic breast cancer
One hundred and twenty-two patients in whom the CA 15-3 level showed either a decline (92 patients) or an acute surge followed by a decline (30 patients) after chemotherapy were included. The clinical characte...
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A phase I trial of S-1 with oxaliplatin in patients with relapsed and metastatic colorectal cancer
S-1 showed clinical activity in colorectal cancer, and the preclinical data of S-1 with oxaliplatin showed synergistic activity in an animal model. This phase I study was conducted to determine the maximum tol...
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Irinotecan and oxaliplatin combination as the first-line treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
We conducted a prospective phase II trial of IrOx in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity.
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The role of palliative chemotherapy for advanced pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma
Pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma is an uncommon malignant tumor of the lung, which has the dual cell components of spindle or giant cells and epithelial cells. The objective of this study was to investigate the...
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A phase I/II trial of docetaxel and oxaliplatin in patients with advanced gastric cancer
We designed this phase I/II study of docetaxel–oxaliplatin combination chemotherapy to determine the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), maximum tolerated dose and efficacy as a first-line treatment in patients with...
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Palliative chemotherapy for non-transitional cell carcinomas of the urothelial tract
Non-transitional cell carcinomas of the urothelial tract comprise 5–10% of urothelial cancers. Clinical information regarding the clinical behavior and chemotherapy outcome of non-transitional cell carcinomas ...
