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Open AccessTrend of incidence rate of age-related diseases: results from the National Health Insurance Service–National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC) database in Korea: a cross- sectional study
This study aimed to identify and select age-related diseases (ARDs) in Korea, which is about to have a super-aged society, and to elucidate patterns in their incidence rates.
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N-doped ZnC composites with gelatin coating as enhanced lithium-storage anode materials
Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) is composed of Zn2+ ions chelated with four imidazolate rings, and its derivatives are actively investigated as promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs)....
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Optical Properties and Surface Morphologies of Silica–Gold Nanoshells Depending on Buffer Solutions and Reducing Agents
Silica–gold nanoshells (SGNSs) were prepared at different concentrations of reducible gold salts (K+AuCl4−) with a toxic formaldehyde (FAH) reducing agent. FAH-induced SGNSs (F-SGNSs) showed not only a distinct r...
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Ag-Deposited Porous Silicon as a SERS-Active Substrate for the Sensitive Detection of Catecholamine Neurotransmitters
The sensitive detection of various neurotransmitters is very useful in diagnosing diseases related to the dysfunction of the neurotransmitter system. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is one of the best...
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Open AccessFacile synthesis of boronic acid-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles for efficient dopamine extraction
Because dopamine (DA) is one of the most critical neurotransmitters that influence a wide variety of motivated human behaviors, it is necessary to develop a facile diagnostic tool that can quantify the physiol...
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In situ one pot synthesis of nanoscale TiO2-anchored reduced graphene oxide (RGO) for improved photodegradation of 5-fluorouracil drug
This paper reports an ‘in situ’ precipitation-reduction reaction for the scalable production of nanoscale TiO2-anchored reduced graphene oxide (RGO–TiO2) nanocomposites. RGO–TiO2 nanocomposites with different wei...
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Poly L-lysine (PLL)-mediated porous hematite clusters as anode materials for improved Li-ion batteries
Porous hematite clusters were prepared as anode materials for improved Li-ion batteries. First, poly-L-lysine (PLL)-linked Fe3O4 was facilely prepared via cross-linking between the positive amine groups of PLL an...
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Open AccessWhat is the most appropriate lipid profile ratio predictor for insulin resistance in each sex? A cross-sectional study in Korean populations (The Fifth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey)
Insulin resistance (IR) reduces reactivity of the target organ to blood insulin. Researchers have attempted to evaluate IR using various serum lipid concentration ratios. We aimed to determine the most strongl...
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Flower-like gold nanostructures electrodeposited on indium tin oxide (ITO) glass as a SERS-active substrate for sensing dopamine
Flower-like gold nanostructures (so called gold nanoflowers) were electrodeposited on indium tine oxide (ITO) glass and served as a SERS-active substrate for sensing dopamine. A double-potential method was app...
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Steady-state relaxation kinetics observed on fluoropolymers modified by ambient air plasma treatment
Fluoropolymers were treated by an ambient air plasma at 18.7 watt of RF power, 1.0 torr of vacuum pressure, and 0.5–2.0 min of exposure time. The surface wettability and composition were characterized by conta...
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Emulation of Spline Networks Through Approximation of Polynomials and Step Function of Neural Networks with Cosine Modulated Symmetric Exponential Function
This study proves that the neural network, using the cosine modulated symmetric exponential function which is a non-monotonic function, can emulate the spline networks by approximating the polynomials and step...
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Open AccessEffects of White Radish (Raphanus sativus) Enzyme Extract on Hepatotoxicity
Raphanus sativus (Cruciferaceae), commonly known as radish is widely available throughout the world. From antiquity it has been used in folk medicine as a natural drug against many toxicants. The present study wa...
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Anti-inflammatory effect of microalgal extracts from Tetraselmis suecica
The aim of the present study was to examine the anti-inflammatory activities of extracts from Tetraselmis suecica with respect to nitric oxide (NO) production, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interlukin (IL)-6 ...
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In vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory effects of pegmatite
Pegmatite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock rich in rare elements such as uranium, tungsten, and tantalum with Ca, K, Mg, Fe, Se, Ge, and Ho. We tested in vitro and in vivo assays for the anti-inflammato...
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Open AccessMethanolic Extract of Asterina pectinifera inhibits LPS-Induced Inflammatory Mediators in Murine Macrophage
This study aimed to elucidate anti-inflammatory activities from extracts of Asterina pectinifera on nitric oxide (NO) production, TNF-α and IL-6 release in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated murine macrophage ce...
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Relative parameter contributions for encapsulating silica-gold nanoshells by poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) hydrogels
Core-shell hydrogel nanocomposite was fabricated by encapsulating a silica-gold nanoshell (SGNS) with poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylic acid) (PNIPAM-co-AAc) copolymer. The oleylamine-functionalized SGNS was ...
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Relaxation characteristics of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene in the transient uptake of aromatic solvents
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE) exhibited non-Fickian diffusion behaviors in the transient uptake of aromatic solvents. The diffusional exponents at the final stag...
