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Open AccessClinical significance of the advanced lung cancer inflammation index in patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer treated with chemoradiotherapy
The aim of the study was to investigate the prognostic significance of the advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI) in patients with limited-stage small-cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) undergoing definite chem...
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Open AccessAdditive effects of coexisting respiratory comorbidities on overall or respiratory mortality in patients with asthma: a national cohort study
Asthmatic patients are generally considered to have an increased risk of mortality compared with subjects without asthma. However, this issue has been less evaluated using nationally representative data. Moreo...
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Open AccessTNF inhibitors increase the risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria in patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis in a mycobacterium tuberculosis endemic area
The aim of this study is to examine the impact of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFI) on nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) infection in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in a mycobacterium tuberculosis (...
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Open AccessEffect of changes in Breslow thickness between the initial punch biopsy results and final pathology reports in acral lentiginous melanoma patients
Acral lentiginous melanoma (ALM) is the most common subtype of cutaneous melanoma among Asians; punch biopsy is widely performed for its diagnosis. However, the pathologic parameters evaluated via punch biopsy...
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Open AccessCirculating miRNA is a useful diagnostic biomarker for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is considered as a progressive form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). To distinguish NASH from nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), we evaluated the diagnostic value ...
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Open AccessIncreased mortality in patients with non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis with respiratory comorbidities
There are limited data regarding whether mortality is higher in patients with non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (bronchiectasis) than in those without bronchiectasis. Using 2005–2015 data from the Korean Nati...
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Open AccessOccupational and environmental risk factors of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analyses
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fibrosing interstitial lung disease of unknown cause. It has a high risk of rapid progression and mortality. We conducted a systematic review and ...
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Open AccessLow serum lymphocyte level is associated with poor exercise capacity and quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association of serum lymphocyte level with several clinical parameters in COPD. The study population included 451 COPD patients from the Korean Obstructive Lung Di...
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Open AccessAdherence to nine-month isoniazid for latent tuberculosis infection in healthcare workers: a prospective study in a tertiary hospital
Poor adherence to medication can lead to treatment failure in healthcare workers (HWCs) with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) who are at high risk of develo** active tuberculosis. However, the factors as...
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Open AccessFactors associated with non-initiation of latent tuberculosis treatment among healthcare workers with a positive interferon-gamma releasing assay
Despite widespread use of the interferon-gamma release assay for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), the initiation rate of and factors associated with LTBI treatment among healthcare worker...
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Open AccessElectrochemical detection of dopamine using periodic cylindrical gold nanoelectrode arrays
Dopamine is a key molecule in neurotransmission and has been known to be responsible for several neurological diseases. Hence, its sensitive and selective detection is important for the early diagnosis of dise...
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Open AccessExtremely Foldable and Highly Transparent Nanofiber-Based Electrodes for Liquid Crystal Smart Devices
The nylon 6 nanofiber-reinforced cellulose acetate (NF-r-CA) film as a fiber-based transparent substrate is used to develop the highly transparent electrodes with excellent durable and extremely foldable prope...
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Open AccessThe tiger genome and comparative analysis with lion and snow leopard genomes
Tigers and their close relatives (Panthera) are some of the world’s most endangered species. Here we report the de novo assembly of an Amur tiger whole-genome sequence as well as the genomic sequences of a white ...
