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Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of multi-cracked strain-hardening cementitious composites (SHCC)
With the rapid increase in the use of wireless electronic devices, electromagnetic pollution has been recognized as a serious threat. There has been an increasing demand for the use of cement composites as ele...
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Open AccessExtra-basal ganglia iron content and non-motor symptoms in drug-naïve, early Parkinson’s disease
Although iron dyshomeostasis is associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD) pathogenesis, the relationship between iron deposition and non-motor involvement in PD is not fully understood. In this study, we invest...
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Open AccessLine scan-based rapid magnetic resonance imaging of repetitive motion
Two-dimensional (2D) line scan-based dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is examined as a means to capture the interior of objects under repetitive motion with high spatiotemporal resolutions. The method ...
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Open AccessMagnetic susceptibility imaging of human habenula at 3 T
The habenula plays an important role in brain reward circuitry and psychiatric conditions. While much work has been done on the function and structure of the habenula in animal models, in vivo imaging studies ...
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Open AccessStrategies for rapid reconstruction in 3D MRI with radial data acquisition: 3D fast Fourier transform vs two-step 2D filtered back-projection
For 3D radial data reconstruction in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fast Fourier transform via gridding (gFFT) is widely used for its fast processing and flexibility. In comparison, conventional 3D filtered ba...
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Inductively Coupled RF Coil for Imaging a 40 µm-Thick Histology Sample in a Clinical MRI Scanner
A histology coil is a U-shaped radio-frequency (RF) coil that is designed to provide a high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of microscopically thin samples. In this work, we dem...
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Open AccessGinsenoside Rg3 Decreases Fibrotic and Invasive Nature of Endometriosis by Modulating miRNA-27b: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies
This research aimed to evaluate the potential therapeutic effects of Rg3 on endometriosis and identify target miRNAs. We designed an in vitro study using human endometrial stromal cells (HESCs) obtained from pati...
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The effectiveness of gabapentin on post-tonsillectomy pain control
Postoperative pain is one of the most troublesome aspects of tonsillectomy for patients. Although various analgesics have been administered for pain control following tonsillectomy, it has still not been effec...
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Factors of the blockage of ventilation tubes in the immediate postoperative period
Postoperative ventilation tube (VT) blockage is relatively common with a reported incidence of 0.0–13.1%. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors that contribute to postoperative VT blockage. A r...
