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Open AccessProminence, Promotion and Positioning of the ‘Thesis by Publication’ in Six Countries
The international nature of doctoral education creates interesting tensions where national systems, institutional policies, disciplinary customs, individual supervisor preferences, and doctoral researcher need...
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Open AccessPlant–plant communication in Camellia japonica and C. rusticana via volatiles
Plants emit volatile compounds when they are subjected to herbivorous, pathogenic, or artificial damages. Both the damaged plant and the neighboring intact plants induce resistance when they receive these vola...
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Foreign early career academics’ well-being profiles at workplaces in Japan: a person-oriented approach
The well-being of foreign early career academics (FECAs) has been the subject of research attention in relation to present demanding academic milieux in general and to those unfamiliar workplace settings in pa...
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Mid-term results of distal anastomosis to the true lumen for chronic type B aortic dissection
We investigated whether distal anastomosis to the true lumen in open surgical repair of descending aorta for chronic type B aortic dissection improved the long-term outcomes with aortic remodeling. We retrospe...
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Map** the Learning Opportunities of the Hidden Curriculum for International Doctoral Scholars in Japan
Doctoral scholars’ strategic engagement in learning opportunities is necessary for their efficient development and success in their career endeavours. However, international doctoral scholars who are not very ...
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Two-staged surgical treatment for Kommerell diverticulum with a right aortic arch and an aberrant left subclavian artery
Kommerell diverticulum (KD) is an aneurysm of the orifice of an aberrant subclavian artery (SCA) from the descending aorta or aortic arch. We have performed two-staged surgical strategy for the treatment of KD...
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Relationship between fractional flow reserve and graft patency after coronary artery bypass grafting
Bypass for moderately stenosed coronary arteries may cause graft failure (string phenomenon or occlusion). We examined the effects of fractional flow reserve (FFR) on the efficacy of coronary artery bypass gra...
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A ResearchGate-way to an international academic community?
Academic Social Networks (ASNs) are becoming an important tool in the professional lives of researchers, providing an online space for international academic discourse. At the micro-level, ASNs serve to facili...
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Open AccessClostridium septicum-infected Stanford type A acute aortic dissection: a case report
Thoracic aortitis caused by Clostridium septicum is a rare infection with a strong association with malignancy and high mortality rate when left untreated. We report a case of surgical treatment for Stanford type...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Aortic remodeling with frozen elephant trunk technique for Stanford type A aortic dissection using Japanese J-graft open stent graft
The article Aortic remodeling with frozen elephant trunk technique for Stanford type A aortic dissection using Japanese J-graft open stent graft, written by Masato Tochii, Yoshiyuki Takami, Hiroshi Ishikawa, M...
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Open AccessAortic remodeling with frozen elephant trunk technique for Stanford type A aortic dissection using Japanese J-graft open stent graft
The frozen elephant trunk (FET) technique allows single-stage extended surgical repair of Stanford type A aortic dissection and has shown promotion of aortic remodeling by maintaining the true lumen flow and f...
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Open AccessDiagnostic performance of 18F-FDG PET/CT and whole-body diffusion-weighted imaging with background body suppression (DWIBS) in detection of lymph node and bone metastases from pediatric neuroblastoma
Recent many studies have shown that whole body “diffusion-weighted imaging with background body signal suppression” (DWIBS) seems a beneficial tool having higher tumor detection sensitivity without ionizing ra...
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Mid-term outcomes of cardiovascular surgery for patients with Marfan syndrome
Cardiovascular manifestations determine the prognosis and survival of patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). We assessed the early and mid-term outcomes of cardiovascular surgery for this patient population.
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Differentiation of focal-type autoimmune pancreatitis from pancreatic carcinoma: assessment by multiphase contrast-enhanced CT
To evaluate the utility of multiphase contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) findings alone and in combination for differentiating focal-type autoimmune pancreatitis (f-AIP) from pancreatic carcinoma (PC).
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Compensatory Recovery of Blood Glucose Levels in KKAy Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet: Insulin-Sparing Effects of PACAP Overexpression in β Cells
Inadequate compensatory insulin secretion is observed during the development of type 2 diabetes and deteriorates over time in a manner that is difficult to reverse. Here, we found that plasma glucose levels in...
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Trophic Effects of PACAP on Pancreatic Islets: A Mini-Review
Progressive beta-cell insufficiency in the pancreas is a hallmark of both types I and II diabetes, and agents that protect against beta-cell dysfunction are potential drug targets for diabetes mellitus. Pituit...
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Cerulein-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in PACAP Knockout Mice
In our previous study, we reported that cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis is aggravated in pancreatic β-cell-specific pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) transgenic mice, showing that ...
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Rapid Crystallization of Amorphous Silicon Utilizing the Plasma Annealing at Atmospheric Pressure
The rapid crystallization of amorphous silicon utilizing the rf inductive coupling thermal plasma jet of argon is demonstrated. Highly crystallized Si films were fabricated on th-SiO2 and textured a-Si:H:B/SnO2/g...
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A Self-stabilizing Link-Coloring Protocol Resilient to Byzantine Faults in Tree Networks
Self-stabilizing protocols can tolerate any type and any number of transient faults. But self-stabilizing protocols have no guarantee of their behavior against permanent faults. Thus, investigation concerning ...
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Interactive mesh dragging with an adaptive remeshing technique
