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For the first time, we have fabricated a novel Switchable Transmissive and Reflective (STR) LCD based on dual gap TN (Twisted-Nematic) mode using a general a-Si TFT process. This new technology creates ultra low power LCD using reflective mode. This new device has no power consumption of backlight in ordinary room light environment. Moreover our new LCD offers superior outdoor visibility and enhanced portability to user. We will show vision as a future LCD mode for portable electronic devices. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Data for 125 patients with cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia (CN-AML) regarding BAALC and combinatorial molecular markers at diagnosis were evaluated. Fewer patients with higher BAALC expression at diagnosis achieved a complete remission (CR) (49.2 vs. 75.8%, p = 0.002) after the first cycle of chemotherapy, and there were more primary refractory cases (37.3 vs. 18.2%, p = 0.017). In a combinatorial analysis, FLT3-ITD-positive patients with higher BAALC showed more refractoriness and the worst overall survival (OS) ( p < 0.001) and disease-free survival (DFS) ( p < 0.001) in CN-AML. When NPM1-mutated CN-AML was combined with either FLT3-ITD mutation or higher BAALC expression, both OS ( p = 0.043) and DFS ( p = 0.008) were worse; when combined with both, it showed the worst OS ( p < 0.001) and DFS ( p = 0.004). Higher BAALC expression and FLT3-ITD mutation, both individually and in combination, were associated with worse survival outcomes in CN-AML, and this was also applicable in NPM1-mutated CN-AML, known as a favorable-risk group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: As data on the effectiveness of tumor markers in detecting hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in cirrhotic patients are limited, we investigated the diagnostic accuracy of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II), andLens culinarisagglutinin-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3).Material and methods: This retrospective study enrolled 361 cirrhotic patients with HCC, and 276 cirrhotic patients without HCC occurrence.Results: Most patients were men (n = 431, 67.7%); the median age was 57.0 years. The main etiology of chronic liver disease was chronic hepatitis B (n = 467, 73.3%). The sensitivity and specificity of combined three biomarkers was 87.0 and 60.1% in overall HCC, and 75.7 and 60.1% in early HCC, respectively (cutoff: 20 ng/mL for AFP, 40 mAU/mL for PIVKA-II, and 5% for AFP-L3). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) for HCC diagnosis was 0.765 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.728–0.801) for AFP; 0.823 (95% CI, 0.791–0.854) for PIVKA-II; and 0.755 (95% CI, 0.718–0.792) for AFP-L3. The AUROC for early HCC diagnosis was 0.754 (95% CI, 0.691–0.816) for AFP, 0.701 (95% CI, 0.630–0.771) for PIVKA-II, and 0.670 (95% CI, 0.596–0.744) for AFP-L3. Combining the three tumor markers increased the AUROC to 0.877 (95% CI, 0.851–0.903) for HCC diagnosis, and 0.773 (95% CI, 0.704–0.841) for early HCC diagnosis.Conclusion: Diagnostic accuracy improved upon combining the AFP, PIVKA-II, and AFP-L3 tumor markers compared to each marker alone in detecting HCC and early HCC in cirrhotic patients. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]