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Open AccessAssociation of physical activity and socio-economic status on mortality in older adults: a retrospective cohort study of KNHANES-mortality linked data
We examined the joint association of physical activity (PA) and socio-economic status (SES) on all-causes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in 6945 elderly Koreans (mean age: 71.6 years, 41.8% male) u...
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Open AccessGlobal evidence on the economic effects of disease suppression during COVID-19
Governments around the world attempted to suppress the spread of COVID-19 using restrictions on social and economic activity. This study presents the first global analysis of job and income losses associated w...
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Use of imaging prediction model for omission of axillary surgery in early-stage breast cancer patients
To develop a prediction model incorporating clinicopathological information, US, and MRI to diagnose axillary lymph node (LN) metastasis with acceptable false negative rate (FNR) in patients with early stage, ...
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Open AccessGrain boundary passivation via balancing feedback of hole barrier modulation in HfO2-x for nanoscale flexible electronics
Flexible electronics has attracted considerable attention owing to its enormous potential for practical applications in various fields. However, the massive strain produced during bending degrades the device. ...
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Open AccessAβ-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in neural progenitors controls KDM5A to influence neuronal differentiation
Mitochondria in neural progenitors play a crucial role in adult hippocampal neurogenesis by being involved in fate decisions for differentiation. However, the molecular mechanisms by which mitochondria are rel...
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A Review: Technological Trends and Development Direction of Pipeline Robot Systems
Aging pipes are a deadly hazard that necessitate continuous and periodic pipe maintenance. However, it is impossible for humans to work directly inside small pipes or pipes with toxic internal environments. Pi...
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Prediction of axillary nodal burden in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma using MRI
To investigate clinical and imaging features associated with a high nodal burden (≥ 3 metastatic lymph nodes [LNs]) and compare diagnostic performance of US and MRI in patients with invasive lobular carcinoma ...
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Open AccessReduced extrinsic recombination process in anatase and rutile TiO2 epitaxial thin films for efficient electron transport layers
TiO2 is the most widely used material for the electron transport layers (ETLs) because it is characterized by proper band alignment with light absorbers, adequate optical transmittance, and high electron mobility...
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Context-dependent activation of SIRT3 is necessary for anchorage-independent survival and metastasis of ovarian cancer cells
Tumor cells must alter their antioxidant capacity for maximal metastatic potential. Yet the antioxidant adaptations required for ovarian cancer transcoelomic metastasis, which is the passive dissemination of c...
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Power Analysis of a 3-kW Class Motor-Driven Multipurpose Walking-Type Transplanter
The purpose of this study is to measure and analyze the power of the motor-driven transplanter to provide useful information for the optimal design of an electric drive system.
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The Generalizability of Police Legitimacy: Procedural Justice, Legitimacy, and Speeding Intention of South Korean Drivers
Empirical support for procedural justice theory in criminology is robust in the developed Western countries, whereas the results are mixed for non-Western or less-developed countries. Some scholars (e.g., Reis...
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Physical Issues and Applications of Resistive Switching Phenomena
Resistive switching phenomena have been attracting much interest due to their various physical mechanisms and industrial potential as prospective candidates for next-generation non-volatile memories. Because d...
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Open AccessHDAC4 degradation by combined TRAIL and valproic acid treatment induces apoptotic cell death of TRAIL-resistant head and neck cancer cells
Although TRAIL can directly induce cell death in some cancer cells, it appears that TRAIL resistance exists in many cancers. This study focuses on anti-cancer drugs for TRAIL-resistant head and neck cancer (HN...
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Open AccessEffect of HIV-1 Tat on the formation of the mitotic spindle by interaction with ribosomal protein S3
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat, an important regulator of viral transcription, interacts with diverse cellular proteins and promotes or inhibits cell proliferation. Here, we show that ribosoma...
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Open AccessIntrahippocampal injection of a lentiviral vector expressing neurogranin enhances cognitive function in 5XFAD mice
Progressive cognitive declines are the main clinical symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Cognitive impairment in AD is directly correlated with amyloid beta (Aβ)-mediated synaptic deficits. It is known that ...
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Open AccessLeakage correction improves prognosis prediction of dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion MRI in primary central nervous system lymphoma
To evaluate whether the cerebral blood volume (CBV) measurement with leakage correction from dynamic susceptibility contrast perfusion weighted imaging can be useful in predicting prognosis for primary central...
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Open AccessNovel Therapeutic Effects of Non-thermal atmospheric pressure plasma for Muscle Regeneration and Differentiation
Skeletal muscle can repair muscle tissue damage, but significant loss of muscle tissue or its long-lasting chronic degeneration makes injured skeletal muscle tissue difficult to restore. It has been demonstrat...
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Open AccessSelector-free resistive switching memory cell based on BiFeO3 nano-island showing high resistance ratio and nonlinearity factor
Highly nonlinear bistable current-voltage (I–V) characteristics are necessary in order to realize high density resistive random access memory (ReRAM) devices that are compatible with cross-point stack structures....
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Open AccessCombination of NTP with cetuximab inhibited invasion/migration of cetuximab-resistant OSCC cells: Involvement of NF-κB signaling
Although the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is an established target in head-and-neck cancer (HNC), resistance to EGFR-targeted therapy mediated by various mechanisms has been reported. Therefore, a c...
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Mobility and one-year mortality of stroke patients after hip-fracture surgery
History of stroke is a risk factor for hip fracture. We investigated one-year mortality and change of mobility differences between stroke patients and non-stroke patients after hip-fracture surgery.
