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Chapter and Conference Paper
Application of a New Infinite Element Method for Free Vibration Analysis of Thin Plate with Complicated Shapes
A novel (IEM) is presented in this paper for solving plate vibration problems. In the proposed IEM, the substructure domain is partitioned into multiple layers of geometrically similar finite elements which ...
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Open AccessSpin-charge-lattice coupling in YBaCuFeO5: Optical properties and first-principles calculations
We combined spectroscopic ellipsometry, Raman scattering spectroscopy, and first-principles calculations to explore the optical properties of YBaCuFeO5 single crystals. Measuring the optical absorption spectrum o...
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Open AccessDramatic band gap reduction incurred by dopant coordination rearrangement in Co-doped nanocrystals of CeO2
A dramatic band gap narrowing of 1.61 eV has been observed in Co-doped nanocrystals of CeO2 (ceria), as a result of thermal annealing, without changing the ceria crystal structure and the Co concentration. As dem...
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Open AccessUtilization of biopsy-based genomic classifier to predict distant metastasis after definitive radiation and short-course ADT for intermediate and high-risk prostate cancer
We examined the ability of a biopsy-based 22-marker genomic classifier (GC) to predict for distant metastases after radiation and a median of 6 months of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).
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Identification of diverse bacterial communities for potential bio-aids capable of troubleshooting for wastewater biological treatment processes
Three commercial bio-aid samples have shown good troubleshooting capabilities earlier during several biological wastewaters processing, but their microbial contents were still unclear. This study was aimed to ...
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Tumour cell-derived WNT5B modulates in vitro lymphangiogenesis via induction of partial endothelial-mesenchymal transition of lymphatic endothelial cells
Metastasis of the cervical lymph nodes frequently leads to poor survival of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The underlying mechanisms of lymph node metastasis are unclear. Wingless-type MMTV...
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A novel KLF6-Rho GTPase axis regulates hepatocellular carcinoma cell migration and dissemination
The presence of invasion into the extra-hepatic portion of the portal vein or the development of distant metastases renders hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients ineligible for the only potential curative op...
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Combined promoting effects of low-Pd-containing and Cu-doped LaCoO3 perovskite supported on cordierite for the catalytic combustion of benzene
The catalytic activities for benzene oxidation and resistance to SO2 poisoning were tested for a series of Pd/La-Cu-Co-O/cordierite catalysts, which were prepared using a multiple-step impregnation method. The XR...
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Open AccessUnconventional interplay between heterovalent dopant elements: Switch-and-modulator band-gap engineering in (Y, Co)-Codoped CeO2 nanocrystals
We report the experimental observation and theoretical explanation of an unconventional interplay between divalent Co and trivalent Y dopants, both of which incur oxygen vacancies in the CeO2 host that has predom...
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The association between insurance status and prostate cancer outcomes: implications for the Affordable Care Act
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) aims to expand health insurance coverage to over 30 million previously uninsured Americans. To help evaluate the potential impact of the ACA on prostate cancer care, we examined t...
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Demonstrating Valence Band-Edge Effective Work Function by Aluminum Implantation in High-k/Metal Gate p-MOSFET with Incorporated Fluorine
This work demonstrates the valence band-edge effective work function (φ m ,eff) of a titanium nitride (TiN) gate with a hafnium oxide (HfO2) dielectric using a c...
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Open AccessOverlap** functions of microRNAs in control of apoptosis during Drosophila embryogenesis
Regulation of apoptosis is crucial for tissue homeostasis under normal development and environmental stress. In Drosophila, cell death occurs in different developmental processes including embryogenesis. Here, we...
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Transgenic expression of murine chemokine decoy receptor D6 by islets reveals the role of inflammatory CC chemokines in the development of autoimmune diabetes in NOD mice
Autoimmune diabetes results from a progressive destruction of insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreatic islets by chemokine-attracted lymphocytes. Because islet cells in NOD mice produce chemokines during...
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Resveratrol-induced p53-independent apoptosis of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells is correlated with the downregulation of ΔNp63
ΔNp63, the N-terminal truncated isoform of p63, has been found to be overexpressed in several human epithelial cancers, including nasopharyngeal carcinomas (NPCs), suggesting a function in carcinogenesis. Trans-r...
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Multiobjective data envelopment analysis
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is popularly used to evaluate relative efficiency among public or private firms. Most DEA models are established by individually maximizing each firm's efficiency according to i...
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Market Reaction to Announcements of Share-Based Payment
Taiwan’s Financial Accounting Standard does not align regulations with International Accounting Standards (IAS) in treatment of stock bonus paid to employees before 2008. IAS treats stock compensation as expen...
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In vitro study on the influence of strontium-doped calcium polyphosphate on the angiogenesis-related behaviors of HUVECs
Angiogenesis is of great importance in bone tissue engineering, and has gained large attention in the past decade. Strontium-doped calcium polyphosphate (SCPP) is a novel biodegradable material which has been ...
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Synthesis of Silicon Nanoneedles
Nanoneedles are novel silicon nanostructures. With the use of silicon monoxide as the starting material, a small quantity of deionized water as the reaction medium, and argon as the protection gas, silicon nan...
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Germinoma involving the basal ganglia in children
Germinoma originating in the basal ganglia is rare, and the majority of reported papers have been from Japan. In a collection of the first 500 cases of primary brain tumors in children in Taipei Veterans Gener...
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Identification of a novel tumor transforming gene GAEC1 at 7q22 which encodes a nuclear protein and is frequently amplified and overexpressed in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
By comparative DNA fingerprinting, we identified a 357-bp DNA fragment frequently amplified in esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCC). This fragment overlaps with an expressed sequence tag mapped to 7q22. ...