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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of Service and Product Design Processes Considering Product Life Cycle Management for a Circular Economy
One of the purposes of a circular economy is to reuse repeatedly products to extend their useful life and ultimately to be returned to nature. Therefore, following the concept of the circular economy, we need ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Development of a Method for Service Creation and Product Design to Realize a Circular Economy
This study develops a method for creating services and products for a circular economy. The method consists of creating services to provide additional value for customers and the design method of products cons...
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Article
Open AccessDifferences in immune-related gene expressions and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes according to chemotherapeutic response in ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma
High-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) of the ovary is the most common subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and has an overall poor prognosis. There is increasing awareness of the importance of immune cell p...
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Open AccessEnabling access to household refrigeration services through cost reductions from energy efficiency improvements
Refrigerators are widely used by consumers with access to the electricity grid but rarely used in off-grid settings where households rely on a limited supply of electricity such as that by a stand-alone solar ...
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The cumulative incidence and risk factors of postoperative inguinal hernia in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy
The aim of this study is to investigate the cumulative incidence and risk factors of postoperative inguinal hernia (PIH) in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy, i.e., laparoscopic prostatectomy (LRP) and...
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Open AccessProgrammed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in tumour cell and tumour infiltrating lymphocytes of HER2-positive breast cancer and its prognostic value
Immunotherapy targeting PD-1/PD-L1 axis showed benefits in cancer. Prognostic significance of tumour infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) has been determined. We evaluated PD-L1 protein expression in tumour cells a...
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Open AccessEnergy savings opportunities in the global digital television transition
Globally, terrestrial television (TV) broadcasting is in the midst of a complete transition to digital signals. The last analog terrestrial broadcast is expected to be switched off in the early 2020s. This tra...
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Open AccessIDH1 R132C mutation is detected in clear cell hepatocellular carcinoma by pyrosequencing
Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutation is common in low-grade glioma (approximately 80%) and acute myeloid leukemia (approximately 10%). Other than brain tumor or hematologic malig...
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Tumor necrosis could reflect advanced disease status in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma treated with R-CHOP therapy
Tumor necrosis (TN) can lower responsiveness to chemotherapy and confer basic resistance to anti-cancer therapy. We investigated the association of TN with poor clinical features and outcome in diffuse large B...
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Open AccessSignificant simultaneous changes in serum CA19-9 and CA125 due to prolonged torsion of mature cystic teratoma of the ovary
Mature cystic teratoma is a common benign neoplasm of the ovary. Complications occur in approximately 20% of cases. Clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and imaging studies can assist in making a diag...
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Open AccessEfficiency improvement opportunities for televisions in India: implications for market transformation programs
Televisions (TVs) account for a significant portion of residential appliance electricity consumption in India, and TV shipments in India are expected to continue to increase. We assess the market trends in the...
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Open AccessEfficiency improvement opportunities for personal computer monitors: implications for market transformation programs
Displays account for a significant portion of electricity consumed in personal computer (PC) use, and global PC monitor shipments are expected to continue to increase. We assess the market trends in the energy...
