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Chapter and Conference Paper
Study on Structural Collapse Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building Under Near-Fault Earthquakes
The near-fault effect on buildings and infrastructures is a significant issue of human life and property in Taiwan because there are numerous active faults inside this island. It is well-known that special cha...
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A Measure of the Spillover Effects Among Companies of Same Nationality in the Location Choice of FDIs
Foreign direct investments (FDIs) have grown rapidly with globalization. Despite the recent emergence of protectionism, this increase in FDIs will not reverse. Nonetheless, a recent article in The Economist predi...
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Symbiodinium spp. associated with high-latitude scleractinian corals from Jeju Island, South Korea
Most studies on endosymbiotic dinoflagellate algae (genus Symbiodinium) associated with scleractinian corals focus on tropical and sub-tropical reefs. Their diversity in outlying, non-reef coral communities at hi...
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2.2: Transfer Function-Derived Central Pressure and Cardiovascular Events: The Framingham Heart Study
Relations between central versus brachial blood pressure and major cardiovascular disease (CVD) events remain controversial. Central measures derived using radial tonometry and a generalized transfer function ...
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HbA1c variability is associated with microalbuminuria development in type 2 diabetes: a 7-year prospective cohort study
HbA1c variability has been shown to be an independent risk factor for nephropathy in patients with type 1 diabetes. In this study, we aimed to explore the association between HbA1c variability and microalbuminuri...
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Ultraviolet-light-treated polyimide alignment layers for polarization-independent liquid crystal Fresnel lenses
The surface energy of a conventional homeotropic polyimide (PI) alignment layer was altered via ultraviolet (UV) light irradiation, and the pretilt angle of the PI was changed along with the surface energy. Th...
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Open Access1.3: Prognostic Value of Carotid-Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity for Cardiovascular Events: An IPD Meta-Analysis of Prospective Observational Data from 14 Studies Including 16,358 Subjects
We have undertaken an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis of carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) with all cause mortality, CHD, stroke and combined CVD events using data from 14 studies (2...
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Branched oligomerization of cell-permeable peptides markedly enhances the transduction efficiency of adenovirus into mesenchymal stem cells
Cell-permeable peptides (CPPs) promote the transduction of nonpermissive cells by recombinant adenovirus (rAd) to improve the therapeutic efficacy of rAd. In this study, branched oligomerization of CPPs signif...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Optimization of Muscle Parameters to Predict Ankle Joint Moments
In this study, an EMG-driven model was developed, and isometric and isokinetic contraction movements were evaluated to validate the developed model. One healthy male participated in this study. The dynamometer...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of Hybrid Robotic-Assisted Gait Training System with Personalized Adaptive Training Program
Gait, a method of locomotion, is a process that an animal moves itself from one position to another. The human gait serves an individual’s basic need to move from place to place. As such, the gait is the most ...
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IL-17 stimulates the proliferation and differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells: implications for bone remodeling
Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a cytokine secreted primarily by TH-17 cells. Although IL-17 is primarily associated with the induction of tissue inflammation, the other biological roles of IL-17, including non-immune ...
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Tribological properties of the AZ91D magnesium alloy hardened with silicon carbide and by severe plastic deformation
Results of investigation of the tribological contact characteristics of R18 tool steel in interface with AZ91D magnesium alloy hardened with SiC disperse powder filler and by severe plastic deformation (SPD)—s...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Development of an EMG-based Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Training System for Hemiplegic Patients
Existing therapy and orthosis for upper arm rehabilitaion have some shortcomings such that orthosis can’t help patient’s motion but it just supply, patient has to go to hospital for therapy and patient can’t r...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Analysis of Joint movements and muscle length during sit-to-stand at various sitting heights in the Korean elderly daily life
In this study, we analyzed the elderly joint movements and changes in muscle length during STS at various sitting heights through the motion analysis and the musculoskeletal modeling. Five elderly and five you...
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Geographic variations in Pacific sand eels Ammodytes personatus (Ammodytidae) from Korea and Japan using multivariate morphometric analysis
Multivariate methods were used to compare meristic and morphometric characters of Ammodytes personatus from four populations in Korea (3) and Japan (1). ANCOVA showed the slopes of head length (Japan > East > Sou...
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A simple and direct method for synthesis of vanadium oxide ribbon-like manobelts
A low-cost, a high-yielding of vanadium oxide nanobelts 2 was simply synthesized by hydrothermal treatment of our (NH4)2V3O8, 1, with deionized water at 200 °C for 3 days. The SEM observations show that ribbon-li...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Weight shifts by the electrical stimulation in seating for the prevention of pressure ulcer
Pressure ulcer is the injury state by continuous normal or shear stress on the skin for spinal cord injury(SCI) patients. Even though functional electrical stimulation recently receives much attention as a pro...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Spatiotemporal Analysis of Hippocampal Long Term Potentiation Using Independent Component Analysis
Long-term potentiation (LTP) of synaptic transmission is the most widely studied model for learning and memory. However its mechanisms are not clearly elucidated and are a subject for intense investigation. Pr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Foot motion on hallux valgus patients: a multi-segment foot model
In these days, various foot problems have been rapidly increasing. Hallux valgus(HV), one of the most popular foot diseases, is found especially in mid-aged women. The most common cause of HV is to wear with s...
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Screening of Seventeen Oak Extracts for the Growth Inhibition of the Cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa Kütz em. Elenkin
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