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Associations of PD-L1, PD-L2, and HLA class I expression with responses to immunotherapy in patients with advanced sarcoma: post hoc analysis of a phase 1/2 trial
Although immunotherapy is thought to be a promising cancer treatment, most patients do not respond to immunotherapy. In this post hoc analysis of a phase 1/2 study, associations of programmed death ligand 1 (P...
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Correction to: Bilateral atypical ulnar fractures occurring after long-term treatment with bisphosphonate for 7 years and with teriparatide for 2 years: a case report
The original version of this article, published on 10 September 2020 contained a mistake.
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Bilateral atypical ulnar fractures occurring after long-term treatment with bisphosphonate for 7 years and with teriparatide for 2 years: a case report
Most atypical fractures associated with the long-term treatment with bisphosphonates (BP) commonly develop in the femoral shaft or subtrochanteric region. We report a rare case of bilateral atypical ulnar frac...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Circulating tumor cell clusters-associated gene plakoglobin is a significant prognostic predictor in patients with breast cancer
The original article [1] contains an error in Fig. 3 whereby the trend lines denoting Low & High E-cadherin were mistakenly labelled the opposite way around.
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Open AccessThe Physics of the B Factories
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Odd-Frequency Pairing in Superconducting Heterostructures
We review the theory of odd-frequency pairing in superconducting heterostructures, where an odd-frequency pairing component is induced near interfaces. General description of superconducting proximity effect i...
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Three-dimensional models of arteries constructed using multidetector-row CT images to perform pancreatoduodenectomy safely following dissection of the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery
During a pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) it is important that the anatomy of the arcade of blood vessels in the head of the pancreas is fully understood before the surgery in order to reduce intraoperative bleeding...
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Stress transfer in the Tokai subduction zone from the 2009 Suruga Bay earthquake in Japan
A large earthquake has been a national hazard concern for decades in the Tokai region of Japan. The 2009 Suruga Bay earthquake increased seismic stress in strongly locked patches of the Tokai fault plane, pote...
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Relationship between U83 gene variation in human herpesvirus 6 and secretion of the U83 gene product
The betaherpesvirus human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) has two variants. The U83 gene product of strain HST is a chemoattractant for monocytes. Here, we describe U83 gene variations that accumulated in variants A and...
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Diabetes, glycaemic control and mortality risk in patients on haemodialysis: the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Pattern Study
There are few data on the target level of glycaemic control among patients with diabetes on haemodialysis. We investigated the impact of glycaemic control on mortality risk among diabetic patients on haemodial...
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Smearing origin of zero-bias conductance peak in Ag-SiO-Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ planar tunnel junctions: influence of diffusive normal metal verified with the circuit theory
We propose a new approach of smearing origins of a zero-bias conductance peak (ZBCP) in high-Tc superconductor tunnel junctions through the analysis based on the circuit theory for a d-wave pairing symmetry. The ...
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Thin Current Sheets in the Magnetotail Observed by Cluster
The dynamics of the current sheet is one of the most essential elements in magnetotail physics. Particularly, thin current sheets, which we define here as those with a thickness of less than several ion inerti...
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A new type of male dimorphism with ergatoid and short-winged males in Cardiocondyla cf. kagutsuchi
A new type of ant male dimorphism, consisting of wingless (ergatoid) and short-winged (brachypterous) males, was found in a species of the “Cardiocondyla kagutsuchi”- complex from Malaysia. The ergatoid males sho...
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Open AccessAftershock distribution and 3D seismic velocity structure in and around the focal area of the 2004 mid Niigata prefecture earthquake obtained by applying double-difference tomography to dense temporary seismic network data
A destructive large earthquake (the 2004 mid Niigata prefecture earthquake) sequence occurred in the central part (Chuetsu district) of Niigata prefecture, central Japan on October 23, 2004. We have deployed a...
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Sprouting from arteriovenous shunt vessels with increased blood flow
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of increased blood flow on angiogenesis at the large vessels. The arteriovenous (AV) shunt was made on the thigh of male Wistar rats (n=27) to increase bloo...
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Increased incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease with the continuous infusion of cyclosporine A compared to twice-daily infusion
We retrospectively compared the incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) before and after September 1999, when we changed the mode of cyclosporine A (CsA) administration from twice-daily infusions (...
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Male predominance among Japanese adult patients with late-onset hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Late-onset hemorrhagic cystitis (LHC) after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is mainly caused by viral infections. We retrospectively analyzed the records of 141 Japanese adult patients who under...
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Do** Dependence of Superconducting Energy Gap of NCCO Observed by Tunneling Spectroscopy
In order to clarify the electron-hole symmetry in cuprates, Nd2−x Ce x CuO4 (NCCO) thin films were fabricated for various Ce concentrations and conductance spectra were measured ...
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Charge Transport in Unconventional Superconductor Junctions
We report two remarkable recent topics about zero-bias conductance peak (ZBCP) in normal-metal/unconventional superconductor junctions. We show that the roughness at a surface of superconductors strongly suppr...
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Elevated circulating soluble CD40 ligand in patients with mixed connective tissue disease
Abnormalities of CD40 ligand have been demonstrated in various kinds of diseases. Our objective was to determine serum soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) levels in patients with mixed connective tissue disease (MCT...
