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Evaluation of renovated double J stents using ureter models with and without stenosis
Commercial double J stents (DJS) have a uniform shape regardless of the specific nature of various ureteral diseases. We tested renovated DJS and compared them with conventional DJS using ureter models.
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Levels of Extracellular Vesicles in Pulmonary and Peripheral Blood Correlate with Stages of Lung Cancer Patients
The extracellular vesicle (EV) concentration is known to be higher in cancer patients than in healthy individuals. Herein, we report that EV levels differ in the tumor-draining pulmonary vein blood and the per...
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Arrangement of side holes in a double J stent for high urine flow in a stented ureter
A double J stent (DJS) is widely used as an ureteral stent these days. A DJS is composed of a shaft and proximal and distal coils, and it has multiple side holes along the stent axis. The role of side holes mu...
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Metal Artifact Reduction for Orthopedic Prosthesis in Lower Extremity CT Venography: Evaluation of Image Quality and Vessel Conspicuity
This study evaluates the image quality of lower extremity CT venography reconstructed with orthopedic metal artifact reduction (O-MAR) in patients with unilateral or bilateral metallic prostheses in the hip or...
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Differentiation potential of different regions-derived same donor human Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cells into functional smooth muscle-like cells
The present study evaluates the transdifferentiation potential of different region-derived same donor Wharton’s jelly MSCs (WJMSCs) into functional smooth muscle-like cells (SMLCs). All regions showed baseline...
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Self-targeted knockdown of CD44 improves cisplatin sensitivity of chemoresistant non-small cell lung cancer cells
Chemoresistance remains a major challenge for effective chemotherapy of non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). CD44 expression is related to the susceptibility of various cancer cell types to anticancer drugs....
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Multi-modal Sensor Based Localization and Control Method for Human-Following Outdoor Security Mobile Robot
Recently, mobile robots are attracting attention in various industries. Outdoor unmanned security mobile robot is a key issue for surveillance. The main task of these security robots is to protect people and p...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Multi-modal Sensor Calibration Method for Intelligent Unmanned Outdoor Security Robot
Robots designed for outdoor use in an outdoor environment should be able to autonomously travel using multi-modal sensors. For autonomous navigation, it is a need for a calibration method that employs a multi-...
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Eco-friendly technology for recycling of cutting fluids and metal chips: A review
Recently, as environment regulations have been strengthened around the world, new policies that take the environment into consideration have been introduced in various industries. As a result, to protect again...
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Open AccessThe predictive accuracy of sentinel nodes map** in the setting of pulmonary metastasectomy
This is the first study to evaluate the feasibility of mediastinal lymph node dissection (MLND) based on sentinel lymph node (SLN) status during pulmonary metastasectomy. A total of 22 patients (16 men, 6 wome...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Measuring Work Efficiency of the Rock-Crushing Operation of the Hydraulic System
In this paper, we measure a work efficiency of the rock crushing operation of the underwater robot hydraulic system and presents effective parameters for the maximum work efficiency. Because of the power resou...
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Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration of Jejunal Varices: A Case Report, Therapeutic Approach
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Preparation of low density hollow carbon fibers by bi-component gel-spinning method
Sheath–core polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/poly(methyl methacrylate) fibers were spun through bi-component dry-jet gel-spinning method and were used for fabricating hollow carbon fibers. After optimizing stabilizatio...
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Open AccessThe effects of sonic hedgehog signaling pathway components on non-small-cell lung cancer progression and clinical outcome
Researchers in recent studies have reported that the sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling pathway plays a crucial role during tumorigenesis, angiogenesis and cellular differentiation. We investigated the clinical an...
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Blood flow interpretation in femoral pseudoaneurysm
A femoral artery pseudoaneurysm is one complication of vascular intervention, and the incidence is increasing. Early management is then needed to avoid potential dangers from it. It differs from a true aneurys...
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Open AccessBronchial obstruction by tumor embolus of contralateral lung during pneumonectomy: report of a case
Bronchial obstruction due to a tumor embolus of the contralateral lung during pneumonectomy is an uncommon and fatal complication. According to previous cases, a bronchial balloon of double-lumen endotracheal ...
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Computational fluid dynamic modeling of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm
Abnormal dilations of arteries or veins are called aneurysm. There is a pseudoaneurysm which does not have the structure of arterial wall. The patient with a pseusoaneurysm should be treated as soon as possibl...
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Open AccessOpportunities for improving pLDH-based malaria diagnostic tests
Monoclonal antibodies to Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) have been previously used to format immunochromatographic tests for the diagnosis of malaria. Using pLDH as an antigen has several advantages as a ...
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The Quality of Life After Bar Removal in Patients After the Nuss Procedure for Pectus Excavatum
The goal of this study was to evaluate the outcome of patients who had the Nuss procedure for repair of pectus excavatum.
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New Coaxial Transseptal Needle for Creation of Atrial Septal Defects in Adult Sheep
To introduce a new transseptal (TS) needle assembled in our laboratory—the coaxial TS (CTS) needle—and describe our experience with it in creating experimental atrial septal defects (ASD) in adult sheep.
