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A sustained high-temperature fusion plasma regime facilitated by fast ions
Nuclear fusion is one of the most attractive alternatives to carbon-dependent energy sources1. Harnessing energy from nuclear fusion in a large reactor scale, however, still presents many scientific challenges de...
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Open AccessThe state of distance healthcare simulation during the COVID-19 pandemic: results of an international survey
The coronavirus pandemic continues to shake the embedded structures of traditional in-person education across all learning levels and across the globe. In healthcare simulation, the pandemic tested the innovat...
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Phase Angle and Frailty are Important Prognostic Factors in Critically Ill Medical Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study
To investigate whether phase angle (PhA) measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and frailty are associated with the outcomes of critical illnesses.
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Passive Remote Sensing Using Drone and HD Camera for Map** Surf Zone Bathymetry
This paper presents the shallow-water bathymetry survey using high definition color images obtained at the altitude of 150 m above sea level using a drone. Image processing algorithms using multi-variable line...
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EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) as a Predicting Tool for Frailty in Older Korean Adults: The Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS)
This study was conducted to determine the cutoff value and efficacy of the EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) for predicting frailty.
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The Radiation Spot Size due to Wiggler Errors in a Free-Electron Laser Oscillator
We have developed an extended three-dimensional free-electron laser (3D FEL) code with source-dependent expansion to calculate the intensity of the radiation field and the spot size in a free-electron laser os...
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Incidence, risk factors, and fracture healing of atypical femoral fractures: a multicenter case-control study
The incidence of atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) was 2.95% among 6644 hip and femoral fractures. Independent risk factors included the use of bisphosphonates (BPs), osteopenia or osteoporosis, rheumatoid art...
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Open AccessSolitary perturbations in the steep boundary of magnetized toroidal plasma
Solitary perturbations (SPs) localized both poloidally and radially are detected within ~100 μs before the partial collapse of the high pressure gradient boundary region (called pedestal) of magnetized toroidal p...
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Vertebral bone attenuation on low-dose chest CT: quantitative volumetric analysis for bone fragility assessment
This study evaluated the use of low-dose chest computed tomography (LDCT) for detecting bone fragility. LDCT-measured vertebral bone attenuation by volumetric methods showed good correlation with bone mineral ...
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Degree of fault isolability and active fault diagnosis for redundantly actuated vehicle system
This paper proposes á degree of fault isolability concept and active fault diagnosis method for redundantly actuated vehicle systems. Fault isolability is a structural property related to system dynamics and c...
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Assessing mechanical properties of the dissimilar metal welding between P92 steels and alloy 617 at high temperature
In this study, a new welding technology of dissimilar materials, Cr-based P92 steels and Ni-based Alloy 617 is introduced and demonstrated to investigate its reliability. Firstly, multi-pass dissimilar metal w...
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Open AccessA randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-centre phase III trial of XELIRI/FOLFIRI plus simvastatin for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
The purpose of this randomised phase III trial was to evaluate whether the addition of simvastatin, a synthetic 3-hydroxy-3methyglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, to XELIRI/FOLFIRI chemotherapy regimens ...
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Change in body surface temperature as an ancillary measurement to motor evoked potentials
Experimental study.
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Inhibition of pulmonary cancer progression by epidermal growth factor receptor-targeted transfection with Bcl-2 and survivin siRNAs
Clinical application of small interfering RNA (siRNA) in cancer therapy has been limited by the lack of an efficient systemic siRNA delivery system. In this report we describe an efficient siRNA delivery syste...
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A cross-sectional study to examine the correlation between serum TSH levels and the osteoporosis of the lumbar spine in healthy women with normal thyroid function
We examined the association between serum TSH levels and osteoporosis of the lumbar spine in 756 Korean women aged 65 years or older with normal thyroid function. Low-normal serum TSH levels might be a potenti...
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Fatigue strength assessment including welding residual stress of spot welded joints subjected to cross-tension loads
This paper presents a method to assess of fatigue strength for resistance spot welded joints, which incorporates welding residual stress effects. To achieve this, first, a non-linear finite element analysis (F...
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A simple and rapid LC-MS/MS method for the determination of Enalapril in human plasma for pharmacokinetic and bioequivalence studies in korean healthy volunteers under fasting conditions
A simple and rapid liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for Enalapril in human plasma was developed and applied to pharmacokinetic and bioequivalence test for 2 formulations of Enalapril (10 m...
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Open AccessPhase II study of pazopanib monotherapy in metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours
Treatment options for patients with metastatic gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP NETs) are still limited. We investigated the antitumour activity and safety profile of pazopanib – a multitarge...
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Dynamic Bayesian analysis for irregularly and incompletely observed contingency tables
Pre-election surveys are usually conducted several times to forecast election results before the actual voting. It is common that each survey includes a substantial number of nonresponses and that the successi...
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Open AccessAdjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer: a randomised phase 3 trial of mitomycin-C plus either short-term doxifluridine or long-term doxifluridine plus cisplatin after curative D2 gastrectomy (AMC0201)
This phase 3 study evaluated the efficacy of new adjuvant chemotherapy (MFP), which intensified the mitomycin-C (MMC) plus short-term doxifluridine (Mf) for gastric cancer.
