Spectroscopy of-wave superconductors using DNA as a probing tip.

Andreev reflection in DNA molecules terminated by a-wave superconductor is investigated for demonstrating advantages in using DNA as the probe for the spectroscopy of the superconductor. DNA molecules are incorporated in the simulations using a two-leg ladder model with a simplification as constructed by homopolymers. The increase of the Andreev reflection probability at zero bias originating from the midgap surface states of-wave superconductors appears even when the DNA molecule is coupled strongly.

Effectiveness of lymphaticovenular anastomosis for adult-onset primary lower limb lymphedema: A retrospective study.

Background: Surgical treatments such as lymphaticovenular anastomosis (LVA) are widely used in addition to conservative treatment of secondary lymphedema. However, their indications and effectiveness for primary lymphedema are unclear. This study aims to objectively demonstrate the effectiveness of LVA for adult-onset primary lymphedema from various perspectives.

Andreev reflection in graphene nanoribbons induced by-wave superconductors.

Honeycomb and square lattices are combined as a tight-binding model to examine the Andreev reflection in graphene nanoribbons induced by a superconductor. The superconducting symmetry is assumed to be the-wave. The zero-bias tunneling conductance peak, which is generally produced by the-wave superconductor, is absent for the nanoribbons under conditions similar to those when a quantum wire is the normal conductor.

Clinical Characteristics and Diagnostic Prediction of Severe Fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome and Rickettsiosis in the Co-Endemic Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

: The Wakayama prefecture is endemic for two types of tick-borne rickettsioses: Japanese spotted fever (JFS) and scrub typhus (ST). Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is a tick-borne hemorrhagic viral disease with a high mortality rate and is often difficult to differentiate from such rickettsioses. SFTS cases have recently increased in Wakayama prefecture.

Inhibition of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Activates Autophagy to Promote Survival of Breast Cancer Cells via the mTOR/HIF-1α Pathway.

Autophagy plays a complex role in breast cancer cell survival, metastasis, and chemotherapeutic resistance. Dipeptidyl peptidase (DPP)-4, a therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes mellitus, is also involved in autophagic flux. The potential influence of DPP-4 suppression on cancer biology remains unknown.