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Open AccessCentral emotions and hubs in a colexification network
By focusing on colexification, we detected central emotions sharing semantic commonalities with many other emotions in terms of a semantic relationship of both similarity and associativity. In analysis, we cre...
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Analysis of Synchronization of Mechanical Metronomes
Synchronization phenomena are ubiquitous around us and are observed in various real systems, for example, hands clap** (rhythmic applause) at the concert hall, light emission of fireflies, callings of frogs,...
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Open AccessHighly efficient capture of cancer cells expressing EGFR by microfluidic methods based on antigen-antibody association
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was evaluated as a target antigen for cancer cell capture by microfluidic methods based on antigen-antibody association. A polymer CTC-chip microfluidic device was surfa...
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Clinical Application of Stem Cell Biology in Esophageal Cancer
Despite recent progress in its diagnosis and multimodal therapies, prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains poor, because of high incidence of metastasis and therapeutic res...
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Open AccessPatient safety incident reports related to traditional Japanese Kampo medicines: medication errors and adverse drug events in a university hospital for a ten-year period
Kampo medicine is traditional Japanese medicine, which originated in ancient traditional Chinese medicine, but was introduced and developed uniquely in Japan. Today, Kampo medicines are integrated into the Jap...
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Open AccessReproducing Infra-Slow Oscillations with Dopaminergic Modulation
In the human brain, billions of neurons construct a neural network via synaptic connections. Neuronal excitation and inhibition are transmitted to other neurons through synapses via neurotransmitters. Dopamine...
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Open AccessErratum to: Carbon ion radiotherapy for desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report
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KLF4 and NANOG are prognostic biomarkers for triple-negative breast cancer
Prognosis of breast cancer patients has been reported to depend on the expression of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-inducing factors: KLF4 and NANOG. However, the relationship between KLF4 or NANOG expres...
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Clinical Relevance of a Candidate Stem Cell Marker, p75 Neurotrophin Receptor (p75NTR) Expression in Circulating Tumor Cells
Despite advances in its diagnosis and multimodal therapies, the of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients remains poor, because of high incidences of . Recent reports suggested that circulating ...
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Flow Cytometric Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells Using a Candidate Stem Cell Marker, p75 Neurotrophin Receptor (p75NTR)
The most widely studied detection for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood of cancer patients has been based on immunomagnetic enrichment using antibodies against epithelial cell adhesion molecul...
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Open AccessGraph distance for complex networks
Networks are widely used as a tool for describing diverse real complex systems and have been successfully applied to many fields. The distance between networks is one of the most fundamental concepts for prope...
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Open AccessCarbon ion radiotherapy for desmoid tumor of the abdominal wall: a case report
Desmoid tumors, which are associated with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), tend to occur frequently in the abdominal wall and mesentery. Currently, there are no recognized treatments other than surgery, a...
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Open AccessThe expression of microRNA 574-3p as a predictor of postoperative outcome in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Despite advances in radical esophagectomies and adjuvant therapy, the postoperative prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients remains poor. The aim of this study was to identify a molecul...
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Functional outcome assessment of swallowing (FOAMS) scoring and videofluoroscopic evaluation of perioperative swallowing rehabilitation in radical esophagectomy
Oropharyngeal swallowing dysfunction following esophagectomy has been associated with the surgical disruption of muscle strength and flexibility of the oropharyngeal structures. We assessed the value of periop...
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Endoscopic thyroidectomy using the EZ-VANS method
Several video-assisted and robotic surgery techniques have been reported for resection of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Our institute has started performing endoscopic thyroidectomy using the Lap-protect...
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The renoprotective effect of shichimotsukokato on hypertension-induced renal dysfunction in spontaneously hypertensive rats
Antihypertensive treatment is highly important to prevent the progression of chronic kidney disease. Shichimotsukokato (SKT), a traditional Japanese medicine (i.e., Kampo formula), lowered systolic blood press...
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Open AccessDetection of circulating tumor cells by p75NTR expression in patients with esophageal cancer
The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) is a cancer stem cell (CSC) marker in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). This study aimed to assess the use of p75NTR in detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) ...
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Role of fibroblast growth factor receptors in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
We previously reported that the expression of fibroblast growth factor receptor-like 1 (FGFRL1) was associated with the progression of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). However, the clinical roles of ...
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Left brachiocephalic vein injury during esophagectomy
Left brachiocephalic vein injury has not yet been reported during reconstruction after esophagectomy. A 58-year-old male patient was diagnosed with cervical esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and subsequently ...
