The growth of plants depends on continuous function of the meristems. Shoot meristems are
responsible for all the post-embryonic aerial organs, such as leaves, stems and flowers 1 . It …

The recent prevalence of ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy has resulted in a
marked increase in the number of patients with papillary microcarcinoma (maximum diameter…

Background The recent development and spread of ultrasonography and ultrasonography‐guided
fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) has facilitated the detection of small papillary …

We previously demonstrated that for papillary microcarcinoma (PMC), (1) patients with lateral
lymph node metastasis detected on preoperative ultrasonography (US) are more likely to …

Schizophrenia is believed to involve altered activation of dopamine receptors, and support
for this hypothesis conies from the antipsychotic effect of antagonists of the dopamine D2 …

Background: We showed previously that subclinical low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
(PTMC) could be observed without immediate surgery. Patient age is an important …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of measurement of distance
on the images produced by limited cone-beam computerized tomography (CT). Materials …

Purpose – Building on previous studies of the managerial application and development of
the 5S concept (5S), this research aims to identify and present key concepts of 5S from a …

Objectives SLCO1B1* 5 and SLCO1B1* 15 have been reported to reduce the clearance of
pravastatin in healthy volunteers. However, there remains controversy in the effects of …

Accumulating evidence indicates that overproduction of prostanoids attributable to
overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) plays an important role in colon carcinogenesis. We …