A low pressure evaporation method was adopted for preparing SnO 2 and CuO–SnO 2 thin
films. Metallic tin and copper were evaporated on the alumina substrate under a low …

For performance‐based design, nonlinear dynamic structural analysis using various types
of input ground motions is required. Stochastic (simulated) ground motions are sometimes …

A regenerative fuel cell (RFC), combining a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) and a
polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer (PEWE) is an energy storage system. 1 RFCs have an …

Indium oxide based thin film sensors have been prepared by means of an electron beam
evaporation and subjected to the detection of dilute Cl 2 gas less than ppm-level. Among …

A data set containing more than 6 years (February 2009 to present) of radiance spectra for
carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and methane (CH 4 ) observations has been acquired by the …

Background Neutrophils play substantial roles in cancer progression. Previous reports
demonstrated the prognostic impact of the pretreatment neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in …

We aimed to reveal the prevalence and pattern of human papillomavirus ( HPV ) infection
and p53 mutations among Japanese head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ( HNSCC ) …

The incidence of severe mucositis in the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx is high among
patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving chemoradiotherapy (CRT), resulting in …

Background The standard treatment for advanced external auditory canal squamous cell
carcinoma (SCC) is subtotal temporal bone resection and postoperative radiation therapy (RT), …

The clinical significance of human papillomavirus (HPV) in neck node metastasis from cancer
of unknown primary (CUP) is not well established. We aimed to address the relationship of …