Background Survival outcomes are poor for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma
who receive standard, first-line, platinum-based chemotherapy. We assessed the overall …

Photoexcited TiO 2 particles can drive various chemical reactions due to their strong oxidizing
and reducing ability. To investigate the possible use of this effect for cancer treatment, the …

Demotivation is a relatively new issue in the field of second language (L2) motivation. In this
study, we review previous studies that investigated demotivation of learners of English in …

MDEG1 is a cation channel expressed in brain that belongs to the degenerin/epithelial Na +
channel superfamily. It is activated by the same mutations which cause neurodegeneration …

The vesicles (niosomes) prepared with hydrated mixture of various non-ionic surfactants
and cholesterol were studied. The bilayer formation was characterized by X-cross formation …

Biofuel cells are a next-generation energy device because they use renewable fuels with
high energy density and safety. We have developed passive-type biofuel cell units, which …

Following Dörnyei’s (2001a) definition of demotivation, this paper focused on specific external
forces that Japanese high school students may experience and that might cause their …

The viscoelasticity of a fluid was tuned with the Faradaic reaction of (11-ferrocenylundecyl)trimethylammonium
bromide (FTMA), a “redox-switchable” surfactant. An aqueous solution of …

A new method, the supercritical reverse phase evaporation method, for the preparation of
liposomes in one step using supercritical carbon dioxide without any organic solvent toxic to …

Core/shell-type titania nanocapsules containing a single Ag nanoparticle were prepared.
Ag nanoparticles were prepared using the reduction of silver nitrate with hydrazine in the …