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Test-suite-guided discovery of least privilege for cloud infrastructure as code
Infrastructure as code (IaC) for the cloud, which automatically configures a system’s cloud environment from source code, is an important practice thanks to its efficient, reproducible provisioning. On a cloud...
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Open AccessVirological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB.1.5 variant
Circulation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB has resulted in the emergence of XBB.1.5, a new Variant of Interest. Our phylogenetic analysis suggests that XBB.1.5 evolved from XBB.1 by acquiring the S486P spike (S) mu...
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Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with FGFR2 fusion gene positive that responded to pemigatinib and caused hypophosphatemia
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is a condition with a poor prognosis. Traditionally, there was no cure unless important drugs such as gemcitabine, cisplatin, and tegafur/gimeracil/uracil potassium showed effic...
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IgA nephropathy diagnosed as a result of acute exacerbation due to G-CSF administration
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) is commonly used to stimulate bone marrow production. G-CSF is usually safe but sometimes causes serious adverse effects and, in rare cases, exacerbates glomerulon...
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Open AccessVirological characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 XBB variant derived from recombination of two Omicron subvariants
In late 2022, SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants have become highly diversified, and XBB is spreading rapidly around the world. Our phylogenetic analyses suggested that XBB emerged through the recombination of two...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Feature-Based Cloud Provisioning for Rehosting
As IT infrastructure is increasingly rehosted to public clouds, IT system development must become more efficient. Traditionally, configuring and provisioning cloud services to meet the same requirements as on-...
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A case of juvenile-onset fibrillary glomerulonephritis diagnosed by mass spectrometry and immunohistochemistry of DNAJB9
Fibrillary glomerulonephritis (FGN) is a rare glomerular disease. FGN is characterized by the deposition of randomly arranged, nonbranching microfibrils in the mesangium and glomerular basement membrane. The d...
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Open AccessAttenuated fusogenicity and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
The emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 is an urgent global health concern1. In this study, our statistical modelling suggests that Omicron has spread more rapidly than the Delta variant in several cou...
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Open AccessEnhanced fusogenicity and pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Delta P681R mutation
During the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a variety of mutations have accumulated in the viral genome of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and, at the time of ...
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An older age, a longer duration between injury and surgery, and positive pivot shift test results increase the prevalence of articular cartilage injury during ACL reconstruction in all three compartments of the knee in patients with ACL injuries
To investigate factors that influence the prevalence of articular cartilage injury in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
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Clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal metastases from lung cancer: systematic review of the case reports in the Japanese literature
Since colorectal metastases from primary lung cancer are rare, the location of metastatic lesion and prognostic factors have not been well evaluated. Therefore, we carried out a systematic review and meta-anal...
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Migration of a pancreatic duct stent into the peritoneal cavity during chemotherapy for pancreatic malignant lymphoma
A 68-year-old man with epigastric pain was admitted for acute pancreatitis and obstructive jaundice caused by Primary pancreatic malignant lymphoma. Computed tomography showed diffuse enlargement of the whole ...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma treated by radiofrequency ablation
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is significantly associated with early recurrence and survival after curative surgical resection. However, there are no reports regarding ...
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Endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of porcine liver
Animal studies of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) of the liver have rarely been reported. We assessed the effectiveness and safety of EUS-RFA in pigs.
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Efficacy and safety of oral deferasirox treatment for transfusional iron overload in pure red cell aplasia patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation
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Characteristics and prognosis of patients with non-immunoglobulin-M monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance: a retrospective study
Non-immunoglobulin (Ig)-M monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is a precursor lesion with the potential to evolve into a malignant plasma cell neoplasm. The prevalence of MGUS differs by e...
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Electrochemiluminescence and voltammetry of tris(2,2′-bipyridine)ruthenium (II) with amphetamine-type stimulants as coreactants: an application to the discrimination of methamphetamine
We have tried to establish an electrochemical detection method for screening of the stimulants in the forensic samples using electrochemiluminescence (ECL) and voltammetric techniques.
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Open AccessEvaluation of sorafenib for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with low α-fetoprotein in arrival time parametric imaging using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography
To determine the usefulness of arrival time parametric imaging (AtPI) using contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS) with Sonazoid in evaluating early response to sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Open AccessDifferences in joint morphology between the knee and ankle affect the repair of osteochondral defects in a rabbit model
Although differences in the results of the bone marrow stimulation technique between the knee and ankle have been reported, a detailed mechanism for those differences has not been clarified. The purpose of thi...
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The arterial tumor enhancement pattern on contrast-enhanced computed tomography is associated with primary cancer death after radiofrequency ablation for small hepatocellular carcinoma
Critical recurrences after radiofrequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), such as intrahepatic metastases or dissemination, and extrahepatic metastases or seeding, which are difficult to treat rad...
