The role of lean body mass in predicting mortality in hemodialysis patients across different age groups by Ji-Eun Kim, Jinyeong Yi, Jae Ho Kim, Kipyo Kim, Joon Ho Song, Seoung Woo Lee, Seun Deuk Hwang

“…This study analyzed data from 26,625 adult hemodialysis patients registered in the Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN) registry from 2001 to 2020. …”
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TMEM187-IRAK1 Polymorphisms Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility in Tunisian and French Female Populations: Influence of Geographic Origin by Olfa Khalifa, Nathalie Balandraud, Nathalie Lambert, Isabelle Auger, Jean Roudier, Audrey Sénéchal, David Geneviève, Christophe Picard, Gérard Lefranc, Isabelle Touitou, Bakridine M’Madi Mrenda, Cécilia Benedito, Etienne Pardoux, Anne-Laure Gagez, Yves-Marie Pers, Christian Jorgensen, Touhami Mahjoub, Florence Apparailly

“…These results were confirmed by a meta-analysis replication study including two independent Greek and Korean cohorts. The rs1059702 C major allele was significantly associated with RA, only with French women. …”
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Movements of the Glandirana Frogs in Japan and South Korea: A Strategy for Defining Geographical Movements of Amphibians by Akira Oike, Koji Tojo, Yoriko Nakamura, Etsuro Ito, Masahisa Nakamura

“…After that, the former was repeatedly connected to the Korean peninsula during glacial periods, but most of the latter was under seawater. …”
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PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR BERBASIS PENDEKATAN PENDIDIKAN ANTIKORUPSI MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DI SDN LOJI CIPANAS KABUPATEN CIANJUR by Irma Karlaely, Hasbiyallah Hasbiyallah, Gina Aria Sonia, Tatang Muh Nasir, Laelatul Nuroh

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Impact of anthropogenic activities on the biodiversity of macrobenthos and benthic ecological quality in the mudflats of Hwangdo Island, South Korea: field surveys and remote sensi... by Jian Liang, Chae-Woo Ma

“…Moreover, our study offers a fresh perspective on the conservation of Hwangdo Island’s mudflats and provides critical references for the South Korean government in crafting and implementing mudflat protection policies.…”
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ENHANCEMENT OF PRIMARY CARE ASSESSMENT TOOL (PCAT): A SCOPING REVIEW by Dewi Surya Ningsih, Antono Surjoputro, Syamsulhuda Budi

“…Results: A total of 10 selected articles describe the development of primary care assessment tools, namely PCAT Malawi, Vietnam PCAT-PE, Vietnam PCAT-AE, CR-PCAT (China), PCAT-TI (Tibet), UG-PCAT (Uganda), PCAT-C (China), PCAT-Facility (Spain), KS-PCAT (Standard Korean), PCAT-10 (Spain), and Colombia PCAT. Each tool has a different development focus according to the context of each country. …”
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Identifying a probe to visualize the variability of operating teams for supporting the human reliability analysis of nuclear power plants: An explanatory study by Jinkyun Park, Wasin Vechgama, Seung Ki Shin

“…This study investigates how cultural characteristics can be correlated with the occurrence of unsafe acts based on empirical data collected from operating teams working in the main control room of Korean domestic nuclear power plants. The cultural characteristics of the operating teams were visualized using five Hofstede's cultural indices and compared with the number of unsafe acts observed from simulated off-normal conditions. …”
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Performance Comparison of Two Gene Set Analysis Methods for Genome-wide Association Study Results: GSA-SNP vs i-GSEA4GWAS by Ji-sun Kwon, Jihye Kim, Dougu Nam, Sangsoo Kim

“…GSA runs were made with two sets of p-values from a Korean type 2 diabetes mellitus GWAS study: 259,188 and 1,152,947 SNPs of the original and imputed genotype datasets, respectively. …”
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Health information orientation and health literacy as determinants of health promotion behaviors in adolescents: a cross-sectional study by Mi-Ae You, Jeong-Ah Ahn

“…Health literacy was assessed with the Korean Adolescent Health Literacy Scale (KR-20 = 0.66), and health promotion behaviors were evaluated using the Adolescent Health Promotion Scale-Short Form (Cronbach’s α = 0.89). …”
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The effect of sarpogrelate compared to aspirin in high- or very-high-risk diabetes for primary prevention by Soo Hyun Kang, Kilyoon Pack, Jung Ho Kim, Youngwoo Jang

“…Abstract The benefit of aspirin in primary prevention for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) is questionable due to bleeding complications. We analyzed the Korean National Health Insurance data to compare the efficacy and overall bleeding of sarpogrelate, an antiplatelet agent with lower bleeding risk, versus aspirin in high-/very-high-risk diabetic populations without prior ASCVD. …”
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Current Status, Challenges, Policies, and Bioethics of Biobanks by Byunghak Kang, Jaesun Park, Sangyun Cho, Meehee Lee, Namhee Kim, Haesook Min, Sooyoun Lee, Ok Park, Bokghee Han

“…This report provides a review of biobanks, including Korean biobanks and an analysis of sample volumes, regulations, policies, and ethical issues of the biobank. …”
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Isolation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Atypical Porcine Pestivirus Isolates Identified in Russian Swine Herds by Afshona Anoyatbekova, Anton Yuzhakov

“…The isolate from the Republic of Mordovia has a high nucleotide identity (97.1%) with the South Korean strain. <i>In vitro</i> studies of the Russian isolates revealed the replication of the Belgorod 151 strain in SPEV cells. …”
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Chinese Herbal Medicine for Weight Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Randomised Controlled Trials by Ann Rann Wong, Angela Wei Hong Yang, Kangxiao Li, Harsharn Gill, Mingdi Li, George Binh Lenon

“…Eighteen databases in English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese were searched from their inceptions to September 2019. …”
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JAPANESE DIPLOMACY WITHIN ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM (ARF): SOME ASPECTS OF THE REGIONAL SECURITY by O. V. Lebedeva

“…Of vital security concern for Japan was and remains to exist North Korean nuclear program. For the last two decades the country took a great activity in the work of ASEAN Regional Forum and it could be stated that ARF remains to be an important mechanism for Japan diplomacy to address important issues security and stability in Southeastern Asia.…”
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Can Squid Game Series Be Watched Through Social Darwinism? A Semiotic Review by Hasan Tutar

“…This study discusseswhether the South Korean production Squid Game, which has recently reached a significant audience, canbe watched through Social Darwinism. …”
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DNA Barcoding of Fish, Insects, and Shellfish in Korea by Dae-Won Kim, Won Gi Yoo, Hyun Chul Park, Hye Sook Yoo, Dong Won Kang, Seon Deok Jin, Hong Ki Min, Woon Kee Paek, Jeongheui Lim

“…We present results on phylogenetic relationships to assess biodiversity the in the Korean peninsula. Average GC% contents of the 68 fish species (46.9%), the 59 shellfish species (38.0%), and the 29 insect species (33.2%) are reported. …”
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Successful management of a Comatose Patient with Traumatic Brain Exposure with a fronto-Parieto-occipital flap by Charles Chidiebele Maduba, Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie

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Effectiveness of a novel training model for gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection training: a prospective observational study conducted at a single center in Japan by Takahito Toba, Tsuyoshi Ishii, Nobuyuki Sato, Akira Nogami, Aya Hojo, Ryo Shimizu, Ai Fujimoto, Takahisa Matsuda

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Monitoring Water Resources over the Kotmale Reservoir in Sri Lanka Using ENSO Phases by Sewwandhi Chandrasekara, Venkatraman Prasanna, Hyun-Han Kwon

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2-Cys Peroxiredoxins: Emerging Hubs Determining Redox Dependency of Mammalian Signaling Networks by Jinah Park, Sunmi Lee, Sanghyuk Lee, Sang Won Kang

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