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Prediction model for mild cognitive impairment in patients with type 2 diabetes using the autonomic function test
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a risk factor for cognitive impairment, and reduced heart rate variability (HRV) has been correlated with cognitive impairment in elderly individuals. This study investigated...
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Open AccessPatatin-like phospholipase CapV in Escherichia coli - morphological and physiological effects of one amino acid substitution
In rod-shaped bacteria, morphological plasticity occurs in response to stress, which blocks cell division to promote filamentation. We demonstrate here that overexpression of the patatin-like phospholipase var...
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Open AccessEfficacy and Safety of Switching to Teneligliptin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled with Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors: 52-Week Results from a Prospective Observational Study
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of switching to teneligliptin from other dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) inadequately cont...
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Open AccessClinical features of cluster headache without cranial autonomic symptoms: results from a prospective multicentre study
Although cranial autonomic symptoms (CAS) are typical in cluster headache (CH), some individuals with CH show no CAS during their headache attacks. Probable cluster headache (PCH) is a subtype of CH that fulfi...
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Open AccessThe impact of remission and coexisting migraine on anxiety and depression in cluster headache
Our aim was to investigate the relationship between coexisting cluster headache (CH) and migraine with anxiety and depression during active cluster bouts, and how symptoms change during remission.
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Open AccessClinical correlates of insomnia in patients with persistent post-traumatic headache compared with migraine
Close associations between insomnia with other clinical factors have been identified in migraine, but there have been few studies investigating associations between insomnia and clinical factors in patients wi...
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Open AccessClinical factors influencing the impact of cluster headache from a prospective multicenter study
Although many patients with cluster headaches (CH) are disabled by their condition, few studies have examined this in detail. This cross-sectional, multicenter observational study prospectively collected demog...
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Open AccessEfficacy and Safety of Switching to Teneligliptin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Inadequately Controlled with Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors: A 12-Week Interim Report
Teneligliptin, an antidiabetic agent classified as a class III dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, has a unique structural feature that provides strong binding to DPP-4 enzymes. We investigated the effic...
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Long-term outcomes of renal function after radioactive iodine therapy for thyroid cancer according to preparation method: thyroid hormone withdrawal vs. recombinant human thyrotropin
Long-term effects of iatrogenic hypothyroidism on renal function from thyroid hormone withdrawal during radioactive iodine therapy (RAIT) have not been studied, especially in subjects with mildly impaired rena...
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Open AccessAssociated Factors and Clinical Implication of Cutaneous Allodynia in Patients with Cluster Headache: A Prospective Multicentre Study
Cutaneous allodynia (CA) is an abnormal pain in response to non-painful stimuli. In the present study, we sought to investigate the presence of CA, its associated factors, and its clinical implications in pati...
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Antibiofilm effect of biofilm-dispersing agents on clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with various biofilm structures
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic human pathogen, causes many biofilm-mediated chronic infections. In this study, biofilm structures of various clinical strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from hospitalized ...
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Open AccessImpact of cluster headache on employment status and job burden: a prospective cross-sectional multicenter study
Cluster headaches (CH) are recurrent severe headaches, which impose a major burden on the life of patients. We investigated the impact of CH on employment status and job burden.
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Open AccessAnti-biofilm effects of anthranilate on a broad range of bacteria
Anthranilate, one of tryptophan degradation products has been reported to interfere with biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Here, we investigated the effects of anthranilate on biofilm formation by vari...
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Hemianopic line bisection error in a patient with Alzheimer’s disease
Visual symptoms are frequently observed in posterior cortical atrophy compared to typical amnestic Alzheimer’s disease (AD). We report the case of a patient with amnestic AD with long-lasting homonymous hemian...
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Open AccessShort-term diagnostic stability of probable headache disorders based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition beta version, in first-visit patients: a multicenter follow-up study
A “Probable headache disorder” is diagnosed when a patient’s headache fulfills all but one criterion of a headache disorder in the 3rd beta edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorder (ICH...
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Biofilm dispersion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
In recent decades, many researchers have written numerous articles about microbial biofilms. Biofilm is a complex community of microorganisms and an example of bacterial group behavior. Biofilm is usually cons...
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Low-cost solution processed nano millet like structure CoS2 film superior to pt as counter electrode for quantum dot sensitized solar cells
Cobalt Sulfide (CoS2) counter electrodes (CE) with uniform size distribution were obtained on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) substrate as counter electrodes for polysulfide redox electrolyte in CdS/CdSe/ ZnS quan...
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CdS/CdSe quantum dot-sensitized solar cells based on ZnO nanoparticle/nanorod composite electrodes
Zinc oxide (ZnO) films were deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) glass substrates with the application of polysulfide redox reactions and a CuS counter electrode to fabricate CdS/CdSe quantum dot-sensit...
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Synthesis of self-light-scattering wrinkle structured ZnO photoanode by sol–gel method for dye-sensitized solar cells
A special morphological zinc oxide (ZnO) photoanode for dye-sensitized solar cell was fabricated by simple sol–gel drop casting technique. This film shows a wrinkled structure resembling the roots of banyan tr...
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Study on characteristics of CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells prepared by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction with different adsorption times
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) quantum dots (QDs) were adsorbed on a titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoporous film by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method with different adsorption times to study the in...
