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Open AccessEssential amino acid supplements ingestion has a positive effect on executive function after moderate-intensity aerobic exercise
Aerobic exercise acutely improves cognitive function (e.g., executive function (EF); memory recognition (MR)) and increases circulating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). In addition, branched-chain ami...
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Open AccessBeiging of perivascular adipose tissue regulates its inflammation and vascular remodeling
Although inflammation plays critical roles in the development of atherosclerosis, its regulatory mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) has been reported to undergo infla...
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Open AccessPublisher Correction: Computation-guided asymmetric total syntheses of resveratrol dimers
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Open AccessComputation-guided asymmetric total syntheses of resveratrol dimers
Although computational simulation-based natural product syntheses are in their initial stages of development, this concept can potentially become an indispensable resource in the field of organic synthesis. He...
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Open AccessFactors associated with left ventricular reverse remodelling after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is sometimes considered as an alternative therapeutic strategy to surgical revascularization in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and reduced left ventricular...
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Open AccessOmega-3 fatty acid prevents the development of heart failure by changing fatty acid composition in the heart
Some clinical trials showed that omega-3 fatty acid (FA) reduced cardiovascular events, but it remains unknown whether omega-3 FA supplementation changes the composition of FAs and their metabolites in the hea...
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Open AccessLate presentation of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in an octogenarian associated with a pathogenic variant in the plakophilin 2 gene: a case report
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited myocardial disease characterized by fibrofatty replacement and ventricular arrhythmias. ARVC is believed to be a disease of the young, wit...
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Open AccessDynamic laminar rerouting of inter-areal mnemonic signal by cognitive operations in primate temporal cortex
Execution of cognitive functions is orchestrated by a brain-wide network comprising multiple regions. However, it remains elusive whether the cortical laminar pattern of inter-areal interactions exhibits dynam...
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Open AccessSuccessful bridge to recovery in fulminant myocarditis using a biventricular assist device: a case report
Fulminant myocarditis is a life-threatening disease, and myocardial damage expands the right ventricle as well as the left ventricle in some cases. There is a mortality rate of over 40% in patients with fulmin...
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Open AccessLow plasma tryptophan is associated with olfactory function in healthy elderly community dwellers in Japan
Decreased circulating tryptophan (Trp) levels are frequently observed in elderly patients with neurodegenerative disease including Alzheimer’s disease. Trp may serve as a potential biomarker for monitoring dis...
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Classifying the Strategies of an Opponent Team Based on a Sequence of Actions in the RoboCup SSL
In this paper, we propose a new method for classifying the strategies of an opponent in the RoboCup Soccer Small-Size League. Each strategy generates a sequence of basic actions selected from a kick action, a ...
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Open AccessMammalian autophagy is essential for hepatic and renal ketogenesis during starvation
Autophagy is an intracellular degradation system activated, across species, by starvation. Although accumulating evidence has shown that mammalian autophagy is involved in pathogenesis of several modern diseas...
