Moyamoya disease is a rare cause of stroke, radiologically characterised by progressive
stenosis of the terminal portion of the internal carotid arteries and compensatory capillary …

Objective: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an important cardiovascular risk factor. Although the
role of CRP has been implicated in atherogenesis, its direct effects on vascular cells are …

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are associated not only with initiation, but also with
promotion and progression in the multistage carcinogenesis model. In the present review …

Living organisms must acquire new biological functions to adapt to changing and hostile
environments. Deepwater rice has evolved and adapted to flooding by acquiring the ability …

Stretchable electronics provide a foundation for applications that exceed the scope of
conventional wafer and circuit board technologies due to their unique capacity to integrate …

The DNA base-modified product 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) is one of the most
commonly used markers for the evaluation of oxidative DNA damage. A monoclonal …

The reactions of Ln (NO3) 3 (Ln= La, Er) with 1, 4-phenylendiacetic acid (H2PDA) under
hydrothermal conditions produce isostructural lanthanide coordination polymers with the …

Runx2 and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)–Akt signaling play important roles in
osteoblast and chondrocyte differentiation. We investigated the relationship between Runx2 …

OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of neck, shoulder, and arm pain (NSAP) as well
as low back pain (LBP) among hospital nurses, and to examine the association of work tasks …

Combustion of premixed lean mixture which arises from multi-point ignition is very promising
and necessary for achieving both higher efficiency and lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission …