Periodontal disease is a major public health issue, and various periodontal therapies have
been performed to regenerate periodontal tissues. The periodontium is a complex structure …

Background Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a conglomerate of several physical conditions/diseases
that, as a group, increases the risk of mortality resulting from development of T2DM …

OBJECTIVES Early ERCP and endoscopic sphincterotomy for stone extraction can benefit
the prognosis in patients with severe biliary pancreatitis, but are associated with complications…

Two types of carbon source and precursor mixing pellets were employed simultaneously to
prepare the LiFePO 4 /C composite materials: Type I using the LiFePO 4 precursor with 20wt.…

… every metastasis in conjunction with elevated choline (Cho). Enhanced Glx was observed in
4 … patterns from typical meningiomas: only dominant Cho, minimal lipids and absence of Ala …

BACKGROUND: Hepatolithiasis is a common disease in East Asia. Operative and nonoperative
procedures for the management of hepatolithiasis have been discussed, but long-term …

The scaling down of meta‐atoms or metamolecules (collectively denoted as metaunits) is a
long‐lasting issue from the time when the concept of metamaterials was first suggested. …

PURPOSE: To investigate the technical feasibility and clinical effectiveness of a
polyurethane-covered expandable nitinol stent in the treatment of malignant gastroduodenal …

Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Lens culinaris-agglutinin-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3), and
protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) are widely used as tumor …

The substance and style of television advertising differs from country to country. As a rule,
creative approaches to television advertising are determined by culture-specific variables. …