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Open AccessVariability and magnitude of brain glutamate levels in schizophrenia: a meta and mega-analysis
Glutamatergic dysfunction is implicated in schizophrenia pathoaetiology, but this may vary in extent between patients. It is unclear whether inter-individual variability in glutamate is greater in schizophreni...
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Correction: Cardiac biomarkers and detection methods for myocardial infarction
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Cardiac biomarkers and detection methods for myocardial infarction
A significant heart attack known as a myocardial infarction (MI) occurs when the blood supply to the heart is suddenly interrupted, harming the heart muscles due to a lack of oxygen. The incidence of myocardia...
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Structural analysis of spinner for glass wool fabrication by axial angle variation of outlet
In the glass wool fabrication process, stress concentration occurs in the vicinity of the spinner outlet. In this study, the stress concentration in the vicinity of the spinner outlet was analyzed with the str...
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Mesorhizobium denitrificans sp. nov., a novel denitrifying bacterium isolated from sludge
A Gram-stain-negative, non-spore-forming, facultative, rod-shaped bacterium (designated LA-28T) was isolated from a sludge sample from a wastewater treatment plant in Hanam city, Republic of Korea. On the basis o...
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Mesorhizobium hankyongi sp. nov. Isolated from Soil of Ginseng Cultivating Field
A Gram-negative, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped, bacterium (designated Gsoil 531T) was isolated from soil of a ginseng field. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence, strain Gsoil 531T clustered with species of ...
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Primary stability evaluation of a hip-joint implant systems according to different surgical methods and bone densities under cyclic loading condition
Artificial joints are used when joints lose their function. The artificial joint is placed at the correct position by surgery of an expert surgeon or robot-assisted surgery. The surrounding bone grows and bond...
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To guarantee the safety of nuclear power plants during operation and maintain coolant pipe integrity during life time, the evaluation of the coolant pipe integrity is necessary. The welded part is the most vul...
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Repeated-Binge Ethanol Intoxication Leads to Lower Choline-Containing Compound Signals in Adult Rats: An In Vivo Marker of Ethanol-Induced Neurochemical Abnormalities
Ethanol is the most commonly abused intoxicating substance among young and middle-aged adults, and ranks highly as a cause of disability and mortality. A pattern of heavy consumption, called binge drinking, le...
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Open AccessEffect of acupuncture on patients with insomnia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Hypnotic drugs tend to be the dominant form of treatment of insomnia, but these come with a number of reported side effects. Acupuncture has been studied as an alternative, resulting in a rising need for metho...
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Reduced dose uncertainty in MRI-based polymer gel dosimetry using parallel RF transmission with multiple RF sources
In this work, we present the feasibility of using a parallel RF transmit with multiple RF sources imaging method (MultiTransmit imaging) in polymer gel dosimetry. Image quality and B1 field homogeneity was statis...
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Quality assurance for diffusion tensor imaging using an ACR phantom: Comparative analysis with 6, 15, and 32 directions at 1.5T and 3.0T MRI systems
Although diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) has been widely used for the quantitative analyses of the integrity of white matter in the brain in clinical and research fields, quality assurance (QA) for DTI has not ...
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Performance of an edge block used in a configuration detector: Image quality measurements
In megavoltage X-ray imaging (MVI), computed radiography (CR) has required a very simple and general quality assurance (QA) method based on a radiotherapy imaging technique. The purpose of this study was to de...
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Evaluation of Enhancement Effects as a Function of the Molarity of Gd-Based Contrast Media at 3.0 and 1.5 T: Based on the T1 Effective Pulse Sequence Parameter
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the alterations of diluted molarity of contrast media to emit the maximum signal intensity by changing the parameters of pulse sequences. The phantom was developed by ...
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Acute Restraint-Mediated Increases in Glutamate Levels in the Rat Brain: An In Vivo 1H-MRS Study at 4.7 T
It is well known that a variety of stressors induces a significant alteration in various putative neurotransmitters in the mammalian CNS. However, relatively little attention has been paid on the alteration of...
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Comparison of noise power spectrum methodologies in measurements by using megavoltage X-ray energies
The noise power spectrum (NPS) is one of the most general methods for measuring the noise amplitude and the quality of an image acquired from a uniform radiation field. The purpose of this study was to compare...
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Radioprotective effect of geraniin via the inhibition of apoptosis triggered by γ-radiation-induced oxidative stress
The radioprotective effect of geraniin, a tannin compound isolated from Nymphaea tetragona Georgi var. (Nymphaeaceae), against γ-radiation-induced damage was investigated in Chinese hamster lung fibroblast (V79-4...
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Regional Absolute Quantification of the Neurochemical Profile of the Canine Brain: Investigation by Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Tissue Extraction
The purpose of this study was to characterize the neurochemical profiles of various parts of the canine brain using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, tissue extraction, and external simulated pha...
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1H-MRS study of a depressive animal model for assessment of antidepressant effects
the purpose of this study was to evaluate metabolic alterations in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) of depressive rats using proton MRS before and after antidepressant treatment. The acute depre...
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Rheological analysis of the gelation behavior of tetraethylorthosilane/ vinyltriethoxysilane hybrid solutions
The gelation behavior of tetraethylorthosilane (TEOS) sol in the presence of a silane coupling agent vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES) was investigated experimentally. Specifically, the gel time and gel structure we...
