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Open AccessPrevalence and clinical characteristics of Sarcopenia in older adult patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional and follow-up study
The relationship between sarcopenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been increasingly reported, and there is some overlap regarding their clinical features and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR...
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Biological characterization of mulberry leaves bioconverted with Viscozyme L
Mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves is a Korean medicinal herb that shows bioactive compounds such as quercetin, anthocyanins and polysaccharides. Bioconversion with Viscozyme L process could be producing enriched ph...
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Gold Standard? Method of Citric Acid Solution Swallowing Test as a Screening Test for Patients with Tracheostomy
This study aimed to apply various ranges of citric acid levels in the mouth and T-cannula to compare the validity with instrumental aspiration measures in patients with tracheostomy. Sixty-one patients underwe...
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Open AccessEffects of a new respiratory muscle training device in community-dwelling elderly men: an open-label, randomized, non-inferiority trial
Respiratory muscle training (RMT) has various clinical benefits in older adults; however, the low adherence to training remains a challenging issue. The present study aimed to confirm the efficacy of a new dev...
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Open AccessDexmedetomidine decreased the post‐thyroidectomy bleeding by reducing cough and emergence agitation – a randomized, double‐blind, controlled study
Bleeding after thyroidectomy occurs due to violent coughing during emergence. Dexmedetomidine is helpful for the smooth emergence and suppression of cough. The purpose of the present study was to compare the e...
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Dual role of reactive oxygen species in autophagy and apoptosis induced by compound PN in prostate cancer cells
Pharbitis nil (L.) Choisy (PN) is used as a traditional herb in East Asia and exhibits anti-parasitic, purgative, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer activities. However, the molecular mechanisms underly...
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Characterization of genetic variation and antioxidant properties in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) mutant genotypes
Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa Duch.) is an important fruit in the food industry. Recently, several strawberry mutant genotypes with improved agronomic traits have been developed using gamma irradiation and soma...
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Evaluation of Biogas Production Performance During the Anaerobic Digestion of Lipids with Four or More Double Bonds
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the feed to microorganism ratio (F/M ratio) on the biogas production during the high-efficiency anaerobic digestion of lipids, where 50% of lipids ...
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Identification of a new GmSACPD-C allele in high stearic acid mutant Hfa180 derived from gamma-ray irradiation
Stearic acid is the most important saturated fatty acid compound in soybean oil. A typical soybean cultivar has 2–3% stearic acid content of total oil. Recently, a new high stearic acid mutant Hfa180 was devel...
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Experimental comparison of performances of Mega Acer Kit, Ranger and ThermoSens according to flow rates and distances
We experimentally investigated the fluid warming performances of three warmers with different technology, according to flow rates and distances. We used the following intravenous fluid warmers: Mega Acer Kit (...
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Molecular characterization of proton beam-induced mutations in soybean using genoty**-by-sequencing
Proton beam irradiation is a next-generation technique to develop mutant crop varieties. The mutagenic effects and molecular mechanisms of radiation are important multi-disciplinary research subjects. This stu...
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Effects of proton beam irradiation on seed germination and growth of soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.)
The present study aimed to evaluate the morphological effects of proton beam irradiation on the seed germination, seedling survival, and plant growth of soybean. Seeds of three Korean elite cultivars (Kwangank...
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Deoxypodophyllotoxin induces cytoprotective autophagy against apoptosis via inhibition of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in osteosarcoma U2OS cells
A natural compound deoxypodophyllotoxin (DPT) possesses potent anti-proliferative and anti-tumor properties on several cancer types. It triggers cell cycle arrest followed by apoptosis through various cellular...
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Toyocamycin induces apoptosis via the crosstalk between reactive oxygen species and p38/ERK MAPKs signaling pathway in human prostate cancer PC-3 cells
Toyocamycin, an antibiotic agent isolated from Streptomyces species, has been shown to have anticancer and chemopreventive effects on various cancer cells. Until now, Toyocamycin-induced apoptosis has not been re...
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Open AccessMetal-Semiconductor-Metal Near-Ultraviolet (~380 nm) Photodetectors by Selective Area Growth of ZnO Nanorods and SiO2 Passivation
Metal-semiconductor-metal near-ultraviolet (NUV) photodetectors (PDs) based on zinc oxide (ZnO) nanorods (NRs), operating at λ ~ 380 nm, were fabricated using conventional photolithography and hydrothermal synthe...
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Open AccessSilibinin induces mitochondrial NOX4-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress response and its subsequent apoptosis
Silibinin, a biologically active compound of milk thistle, has chemopreventive effects on cancer cell lines. Recently it was reported that silibinin inhibited tumor growth through activation of the apoptotic s...
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Open AccessEffects of dexmedetomidine on smooth emergence from anaesthesia in elderly patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery
Intraoperative dexmedetomidine may decrease postoperative emergence agitation in elderly patients due to its sedative effect. In this study, we evaluated the effect of adjuvant dexmedetomidine on smooth emerge...
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Trans vaccenic acid (trans-11 18:1), a precursor of cis-9, trans-11-conjugated linoleic acid, exerts a direct anti-carcinogenic function in T47D breast carcinoma cells
The role of TVA in suppressing proliferation of various human cancer cell lines was investigated that TVA and c9, t11-CLA both suppressed cell proliferation. The suppressive effect of TVA was clearly observed ...
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Effects of tidal volume and PEEP on arterial blood gases and pulmonary mechanics during one-lung ventilation
The main problem of one-lung ventilation (OLV) is hypoxemia. The use of a high tidal volume for preventing hypoxemia during OLV is controversial. We compared the effects of a high tidal volume versus a low tid...
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Hydrocortisone for refractory hypotension of very low birth weight infant with patent ductus arteriosus: a case report
