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Exploring Key Considerations for Artificial Intelligence Robots in Home Healthcare Using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and the Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process Method

Systems
Most countries face declining birth rates and an aging population, which makes the persistent healthcare labor shortage a pressing challenge. Introducing artificial intelligence (AI) robots into home healthcare could help address these issues.
Keng-Yu Lin, Kuei-Hu Chang, Yu-Wen Lin, Mei-Jin Wu   +3 more
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Liver Dysfunction Associated with Intravenous Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy in Patients with Graves’ Orbitopathy

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2015
Intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) pulse therapy is the first-line treatment for the active phase of moderate to severe Graves’ orbitopathy (GO). However, acute and severe liver damage has been reported during and after IVMP therapy.
Hiroyuki Eguchi, Junichi Tani, Saori Hirao, Munehisa Tsuruta, Ichiro Tokubuchi, Kentaro Yamada, Masataka Kasaoka, Yasuo Teshima, Tatsuyuki Kakuma, Yuji Hiromatsu   +9 more
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Tenofovir Alafenamide Rescues Renal Tubules in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

Life, 2021
Nucles(t)ide analogs (NAs) are effective for chronic hepatitis B (CHB). NAs suppress hepatic decompensation and hepatocarcinogenesis, leading to a dramatic improvement of the natural course of patients with CHB.
Tomoya Sano, Takumi Kawaguchi, Tatsuya Ide, Keisuke Amano, Reiichiro Kuwahara, Teruko Arinaga-Hino, Takuji Torimura   +6 more
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Sixty Years After a Coal Mine Disaster: Serum Metabolomic Profiles in Older Adults with Long-Term Sequelae of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Cross-Sectional Study

Metabolites
Background: Survivors with chronic sequelae of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning after the 1963 Miike–Mikawa coal mine disaster can exhibit persistent higher brain dysfunction in late life. We examined whether serum metabolic alterations remained detectable
Eriko Baba, Hiroo Matsuse, Ryuki Hashida, Norika Matsukuma, Yuji Maki, Masayuki Omoto, Yoshio Takano, Makiko Motooka, Hiromichi Motooka   +8 more
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A New Empirical Model for Predicting Intermittent and Continuous Drying of “Neve” Melon (Cucumis melo sp.) Seeds

Agriculture, 2022
The objective of this work was to intermittently and continuously dry “Neve” melon seeds and study their behavior. The seeds were dried in a fixed-bed dryer at a temperature of 60 °C under the influence of air velocity of 1 m s−1, followed by the ...
Renato Costa da Silva, Wilton Pereira da Silva, Josivanda Palmeira Gomes, Alexandre José de Melo Queiroz, Rossana Maria Feitosa de Figueirêdo, Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima, Ana Paula Trindade Rocha, Laerson Duarte da Silva, João Paulo de Lima Ferreira, Dyego da Costa Santos, Romario Oliveira de Andrade   +10 more
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A Rare Case of an Artery Passing through the Median Perforating Canal of the Mandible

Case Reports in Dentistry, 2016
Along with the popularization of dental implant surgery, there has been considerable research on the lingual foramen using cone-beam computed tomography.
Joe Iwanaga, Koichi Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Saga, Yoko Tabira, Koh-ichi Yamaki   +4 more
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Sarcoidosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension

Medicina
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology characterized by multisystem non-caseating granulomas. Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a well-known complication of sarcoidosis and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
Yoshitaka Morimatsu, Nobuhiro Tahara, Masaki Okamoto, Munehisa Bekki, Atsuko Tahara, Yoshiko Eto, Tadahiro Kugai, Yuki Koga, Shoko Maeda-Ogata, Akihiro Honda, Sachiyo Igata, Yoshiaki Zaizen, Shuichi Tanoue, Tomoaki Hoshino, Tatsuya Ishitake, Yoshihiro Fukumoto   +15 more
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A Novel Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set-Based Risk Priority Number Method for Solving Chemical Experiment Risk Evaluation

Systems
Scientific experiments cover a wide range of fields—from basic to applied scientific research. Chemical experiments are the basis for cultivating chemical knowledge in scientific experiments and are an important way to cultivate scientific thinking and ...
Hsiang-Yu Chung, Tzu-Hao Ting, Kuei-Hu Chang   +2 more
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Non-traumatic testicular dislocation mimicking incarcerated inguinal hernia in a one-year-old boy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2018
Testicular dislocation usually results from trauma to the scrotum or abdominoperineal area. We herein report a case of non-traumatic testicular dislocation in a one-year-old male patient.
Naruki Higashidate, Suguru Fukahori, Shinji Ishii, Nobuyuki Saikusa, Naoki Hashizume, Yoshinori Koga, Daisuke Masui, Shiori Tsuruhisa, Takato Aikoh, Shoutarou Taki, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Minoru Yagi   +11 more
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Efficacy of Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab–Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization Sequential Therapy for Patients with Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Current Oncology
This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the impact of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab–transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) sequential therapy in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), especially in patients with intermediate-stage HCC ...
Etsuko Moriyama, Shigeo Shimose, Takashi Niizeki, Hideki Iwamoto, Masatoshi Tanaka, Tomotake Shirono, Yu Noda, Masahito Nakano, Ryoko Kuromatsu, Hironori Koga, Takumi Kawaguchi   +10 more
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