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Open AccessImpact of intratumoral microbiome on tumor immunity and prognosis in human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Recent evidence suggests that the presence of microbiome within human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tissue potentially influences cancer progression and prognosis. However, the significance of tumor-...
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Superstrate-type photovoltaics with copper indium sulfide (CuInS2) fabricated by solution processes: correlation between interfacial charge transfer and solar cell performance
Copper indium sulfide, CuInS2 (CIS) semiconductors have currently attracted a great deal of attention as photosensitizers for solar cells. In this study, CIS/CdS/TiO2 solar cells were prepared by a simple, low-co...
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Open AccessA comprehensive analysis of tumor-stromal collagen in relation to pathological, molecular, and immune characteristics and patient survival in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Abundant collagen deposition is a hallmark of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs). This study clarified the interactive relationship between tumor-stromal collagen, molecular and immune characteristics, ...
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Open AccessHistological diagnosis of polyploidy discriminates an aggressive subset of hepatocellular carcinomas with poor prognosis
Although genome duplication, or polyploidization, is believed to drive cancer evolution and affect tumor features, its significance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unclear. We aimed to determine the chara...
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Open AccessBenefits of pancreatic parenchymal endoscopic ultrasonography in predicting microscopic precancerous lesions of pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer primarily arises from microscopic precancerous lesions, such as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) and acinar-to-ductal metaplasia (ADM). However, no established method exists for p...
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Open AccessAdvantage of endoscopic papillectomy for ampullary tumors as an alternative treatment for pancreatoduodenectomy
Endoscopic papillectomy for early ampullary tumors is considered a minimally invasive and useful alternative to pancreatoduodenectomy; however, its indications remain unclear. This study aimed to clarify the a...
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Synthesis and characterization of polypyrrole-platinum nanocomposite-coated latex particles
Deposition of polypyrrole-platinum (PPy-Pt) nanocomposite from aqueous solution onto micrometer-sized polystyrene (PS) particles was conducted. The PS seed particles and resulting composite particles were exte...
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Open AccessNaturally inspired SERS substrates fabricated by photocatalytically depositing silver nanoparticles on cicada wings
Densely stacked Ag nanoparticles with an average diameter of 199 nm were effectively deposited on TiO2-coated cicada wings (Ag/TiO2-coated wings) from a water-ethanol solution of AgNO3 using ultraviolet light irr...
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Cl Do** Effect by Thermal Treatment with KCl for ZnO Single Crystals
We investigated the optical and electrical properties of ZnO single crystals coated with KCl by examining the photoluminescence (PL) at 9 K and the temperature dependence of the carrier concentration. The band...
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Lattice Vibrational Modes in 1222 Phase of Pb-Sr-La-Ln-Cu-O System (Ln; Gd, Dy, Ho, Er)
Measurements of infrared absorption in insulating compounds of the 1222 phase of Pb-Sr-La-Ln-Cu-O system have been made. Lanthanoid (Ln) ions of Er, Ho, Dy and Gd have been used. Absorption peaks near 600 cm−1 an...
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Infrared Absorption in Single Crystals of Bi-Sr-(Ca)-Cu-O System
Lattice absorption measurements in the spectral region between 750 cm−1 and 400 cm−1 have been made in single crystals of semiconducting Bi2Sr2CuO6 and superconducting Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8. The phenomenon known as the “...
