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Relationship between increased knee joint line obliquity after medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy and patient-reported outcome measures
This study evaluated the correlation between postoperative knee joint line obliquity after medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy and patient-reported outcome measures excluding excessively overcorrected knee...
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Satisfactory outcomes after one-stage revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using rectangular tunnel technique
One-stage revision anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with the anatomic rectangular tunnel (RT) technique using bone–patellar tendon–bone (BTB) grafts results in anatomically precise tunnel place...
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Open AccessEfficacy, durability, and safety of faricimab in patients from Asian countries with neovascular age-related macular degeneration: 1-Year subgroup analysis of the TENAYA and LUCERNE trials
To evaluate 1-year efficacy, durability, and safety of faricimab among patients from Asian countries in the TENAYA/LUCERNE trials of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
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Patient-reported outcome measures after mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty were better than medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy in early elderly patients with severe osteoarthritis
Many countries are faced with aging populations. However, few studies have directly compared the clinical outcomes of medial opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) and mobile-bearing unicompartmental kne...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination in healthcare workers in Shiga Prefecture, Japan
This study, which included serological and cellular immunity tests, evaluated whether coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination adequately protected healthcare workers (HCWs) from COVID-19. Serological i...
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Open AccessCombined left thoracoscopic and median sternotomy approach to resect aortopulmonary mediastinal paraganglioma following feeding artery embolization: a case report
Aortopulmonary mediastinal paragangliomas are rare. Complete resection of the tumor is desirable regardless of tumor size in view of the risk of sudden death induced by adjacent organ compression and poor prog...
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Lysophosphatidylcholine Acyltransferase 1 Deficiency Promotes Pulmonary Emphysema via Apoptosis of Alveolar Epithelial Cells
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is primarily caused by inhalation of cigarette smoke and is the third leading cause of death worldwide. Pulmonary surfactant, a complex of phospholipids and protein...
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Open AccessPeriodic oscillations of atmospheric electric field during snowfall in the Tokyo metropolitan area
We report the first observations of periodic oscillations of an atmospheric electric field simultaneously derived by field mills at four observation sites at a distance of 50–65 km in metropolitan Tokyo. Oscil...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Feasibility of Estimating Concentration Level for not Disturbing Remote Office Workers Based on Kana-Kanji Conversion Confirmation Time
Aiming at reducing distractions of remote office workers while they are concentrating on their work, this study discusses the feasibility of estimating the concentration level of PC users. In particular, it fo...
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Open AccessPreventive effect of low-dose landiolol on postoperative atrial fibrillation study (PELTA study)
To investigate the efficacy of prophylactic administration of low-dose landiolol on postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) in patients after cardiovascular surgery.
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Temporary ventricular assist device implantation by sternotomy-avoiding technique for bridge-to-decision therapy: a comparison with conventional implantation
Temporary ventricular assist device (VAD) is a commonly used therapeutic option for cardiogenic shock. Patients requiring this treatment are often critical, and clinical outcomes remain unsatisfactory. This st...
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Open AccessCan the Number of Radiofrequency Activations Predict Serious Adverse Events after Bronchial Thermoplasty? A Retrospective Case-Control Study
Bronchial thermoplasty (BT) is a bronchoscopic procedure that involves the delivery of thermal radiofrequency energy to the bronchial wall for treating severe asthma. It has been suggested that too many radiof...
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Open AccessRecombinant baculovirus expressing the FrC-OVA protein induces protective antitumor immunity in an EG7-OVA mouse model
The baculovirus (BV) Autographa californica multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus has been used in numerous protein expression systems because of its ability to infect insect cells and serves as a useful vaccinatio...
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Preparation of polybenzoxazole–silica hybrid membranes for CO2/CH4 separation
The gas transport properties of novel polybenzoxazole (PBO)–silica hybrid membranes prepared via a sol–gel reaction and different thermal treatment protocols were investigated. The thermal decomposition and gl...
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Open AccessCharacteristics of ultrasound device: a new technology for bone curettage and excavation
Ultrasonic (US) devices are used in laparoscopic, dental, and spinal surgeries, while it is difficult to use for the joint under irrigation and perfusion solutions due to lack of power. A new US device is deve...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Learning Spatiotemporal 3D Convolution with Video Order Self-supervision
The purpose of this work is to explore self-supervised learning (SSL) strategy to capture a better feature with spatiotemporal 3D convolution. Although one of the next frontier in video recognition must be spa...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of clarithromycin in patients with yellow nail syndrome
Yellow nail syndrome (YNS) is a rare disease characterized by the triad of thickened, slow-growing yellow nails, lymphedema, and chronic respiratory manifestations. The cause of YNS is not known; however, it i...
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Application of actuator-driven pulsed water jet for coronary artery bypass grafting: assessment in a swine model
Actuator-driven pulsed water-jet (ADPJ) dissection is an emerging surgical method for dissecting tissue without heat and mechanical injury to vessels. We elucidated the mechanical properties of the piezo ADPJ ...
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Gas transport properties of polybenzoxazole–silica hybrid membranes prepared with different alkoxysilanes
The gas transport properties of polybenzoxazole (PBO)–silica hybrid membranes were investigated. The PBO–silica hybrid membranes were prepared with poly(o-hydroxy amide) (PHA) as a precursor and various alkoxysil...
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Atrial natriuretic peptide induces peroxisome proliferator activated receptor γ during cardiac ischemia–reperfusion in swine heart
Atrial natriuretic peptide is a cardiac atrium-derived hormone and its cardioprotective effects have recently been confirmed, but the actual mechanism underlying these effects has not been well elucidated. In ...