We determined the prevalence of vertebral fractures in hemodialysis (HD) patients,
investigated whether low bone mineral density (BMD) is predictive of vertebral fracture, and …

During our screening for new antibiotics, a fungal culture produced an antibiotic partially
active against Candida albicans. The Page 1 775 VOL. XXVII NO. 10 THE JOURNAL OF …

Three different types of porous hydroxyapatite with pore sizes of 100–200 μm in diameter—porous
particles of hydroxyapatite (PPHAP), porous blocks of hydroxyapatite (PBHAP), and …

ldquoStealth dicing (SD)rdquo was developed to solve inherent problems of a dicing
process such as debris contaminants and unnecessary thermal damages on a work wafer. A …

… -ethynyl groups into the molecular structure allows systematic control of thermal cycloreversion
time constant over 10 5 times, and the half-lifetime shorter than 2 s is achieved at 303 K. …

… niphobles, we first searched for the male-specific k-mers in the resequencing data of six
females and five males (SI Appendix, Table S5) and obtained the 35-mer sequences unique to …

Cold spraying is a promising process for fabricating functional coatings. Because of solid
state particle deposition, the electrical and chemical properties of cold-sprayed coatings are …

Amino acid (AA) infusion is sometimes selected to avoid hypothermia during general anesthesia.
However, the widespread clinical use of AA infusion therapy has not been established. …

Crystalline porous materials have been investigated for development of important applications
in molecular storage, separations, and catalysis. The potential of protein crystals is …

OBJECTIVE. It is important to differentiate human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)-associated
encephalopathy from herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE). Although these conditions are similar with …