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Open AccessShape-recovery of implanted shape-memory devices remotely triggered via image-guided ultrasound heating
Shape-memory materials hold great potential to impart medical devices with functionalities useful during implantation, locomotion, drug delivery, and removal. However, their clinical translation is limited by ...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: miR-1301 inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma cell migration, invasion, and angiogenesis by decreasing Wnt/β-catenin signaling through targeting BCL9
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Imaging Diagnosis of Adenomyosis (Adenomyoma)
The presence of ectopic endometrial glands within the myometrium and the clinical features of adenomyosis are described. The MRI, CT, and transvaginal US (TVUS) findings of adenomyoma and diffuse adenomyosis a...
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Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Other Gynecological Related Diseases
Abdominal wall endometriosis, a rare extrapelvic disease, normally is related to obstetric or gynecologic surgery; however, focused ultrasound surgery may be an alternative with a lower incidence of adverse ev...
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Principles and Procedure of Focused Ultrasound Ablation Surgery
The principle, therapeutic strategy, and sonication process of ultrasound-guided and magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound ablation in the treatment of uterine benign diseases are described in detail. T...
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Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Adenomyosis
MRI assessments of focal adenomyosis (adenomyoma) and diffuse adenomyosis before and after focused ultrasound ablation are described. The therapeutic techniques, focused ultrasound parameters, and treatment ou...
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Complications and Management of Patients After Focused Ultrasound Ablation
The adverse events and complications following the focused ultrasound ablation are classified and graded according to the Society of Interventional Radiology classification system for complications by outcome,...
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Focused Ultrasound Ablation for Uterine Fibroids
The focused ultrasound ablation yields an encouraging therapeutic outcome for type 0-II submucosal fibroids, for which the laparatomy or/and laparoscopic surgeries have potential operative risks or tumor recur...
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Open AccessRhizosphere analysis of field-grown Panax ginseng with different degrees of red skin provides the basis for preventing red skin syndrome
Ginseng red skin root syndrome (GRS) is one of the most common ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) diseases. It leads to a severe decline in P. ginseng quality and seriously affects the P. ginseng industry in China. Ho...
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Open AccessGenome-wide characterization and analysis of WRKY transcription factors in Panax ginseng
Panax ginseng is a well-known medicinal plant worldwide. As an herbal medicine, ginseng is also known for its long lifecycle, which can reach several decades. WRKY proteins play regulatory roles in many aspects o...
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Open AccessComparative analysis of rhizosphere soil physiochemical characteristics and microbial communities between rusty and healthy ginseng root
Ginseng rusty root (GRR) symptom is one of the primary diseases of ginseng. There has been a problem of ginseng rusty root, leading to a severe decline in the quality of ginseng. To clarify the relationship be...
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Measuring clock jumps using pulsar timing
In this paper, we investigate the statistical signal-processing algorithm to measure the instant local clock jump from the timing data of multiple pulsars. Our algorithm is based on the framework of Bayesian s...
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Application of Debond Technique in Rock Fracture Mechanics
Aiming at the fracture mechanics problem of rock material in petroleum engineering, fully illustrated theory of Debond technique is used to simulate and calculate crack propagation in ABAQUS software, and its ...
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Open AccessMicrocystin-LR regulates circadian clock and antioxidant gene expression in cultured rat cardiomyocytes
Microcystins are waterborne environmental toxins that induce oxidative stress and cause injuries in the heart. On the other hand, many physiological processes, including antioxidant defense, are under precise ...
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Open AccessPreparation of an epitope-based recombinant diagnostic antigen specific to anti-phospholipase A2 receptor 1 antibodies
According to recent studies, the phospholipase A2 receptor 1 (PLA2R1) may be used as a biomarker to diagnose idiopathic membranous nephropathy (iMN). Moreover, the immune-dominant regions of PLA2R1 have been iden...
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Open AccessRETRACTED ARTICLE: miR-1301 inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma cell migration, invasion, and angiogenesis by decreasing Wnt/β-catenin signaling through targeting BCL9
Metastasis is the major cause of the poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and increasing evidence supports the contribution of miRNAs to cancer progression. However, the exact relationship between...
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Positive association between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and prostate cancer risk: new findings from an updated meta-analysis
To investigate and clarify the relationship between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D level and prostate cancer risk.
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Modification of Carbon Related Films with Energy Beams
We report on typical examples of thin carbon films prepared employing energy beam techniques such as ion beam deposition, ion beam assisted deposition and Laser illumination. In an annealing study of ion beam ...
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A study on the expression of erbB4/HER4 in non-small cell lung cancer
To test the expression of HER4 in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and elucidate the relationship between its over-expression and the clinical pathology of NSCLC.