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Gas6/Axl is the sensor of arginine-auxotrophic response in targeted chemotherapy with arginine-depleting agents by Tsai, W-B, Long, Y, Park, J-R, Chang, J T, Liu, H, Rodriguez-Canales, J, Savaraj, N, Feun, L G, Davies, M A, Wistuba, I I, Kuo, M T

“…Many human malignancies lack de novo biosynthesis of arginine (Arg) as the key enzyme argininosuccinate synthetase 1 (ASS1) is silenced. These tumors acquire…”
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Synthetic biodegradable microparticles for articular cartilage tissue engineering by Thissen, H., Chang, K.-Y., Tebb, T. A., Tsai, W.-B., Glattauer, V., Ramshaw, J. A. M., Werkmeister, J. A.

“…Articular cartilage tissue engineering procedures require the transplantation of chondrocytes that have been expanded in vitro. The expansion is carried out…”
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Platelet adhesion to radiofrequency glow-discharge-deposited fluorocarbon polymers preadsorbed with selectively depleted plasmas show the primary role of fibrinogen by Tsai, W.-B., Shi, Q., Grunkemeier, J.M., McFarland, C., Horbett, T.A.

“…Fluorocarbon radio-frequency glow-discharge (RFGD) treatment has previously been shown to cause decreased platelet adhesion despite the presence of adsorbed…”
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Fyn kinase–tubulin interaction during meiosis of rat eggs by Talmor-Cohen, A, Tomashov-Matar, R, Tsai, W B, Kinsey, W H, Shalgi, R

“…Prior to fertilization, the spindle of vertebrate eggs must remain stable and well organized during the second meiotic meta-phase arrest (MII). In a previous…”
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The effect of adsorbed fibrinogen, fibronectin, von Willebrand factor and vitronectin on the procoagulant state of adherent platelets by Grunkemeier, J.M, Tsai, W.B, McFarland, C.D, Horbett, T.A

“…Procoagulant (activated) platelets provide a site for assembly of the prothrombinase complex which can rapidly convert prothrombin into thrombin (a potent…”
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Variations in the ability of adsorbed fibrinogen to mediate platelet adhesion to polystyrene-based materials: A multivariate statistical analysis of antibody binding to the platelet binding sites of fibrinogen by Tsai, Wei-Bor, Grunkemeier, John M., Horbett, Thomas A.

“…Platelet adhesion to the surfaces of biomaterials preadsorbed with plasma previously has been shown to be mediated exclusively by surface‐bound fibrinogen and…”
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Co-adsorbed fibrinogen and von Willebrand factor augment platelet procoagulant activity and spreading by Grunkemeier, J. M., Tsai, W. B., Horbett, T. A.

“…Previously we observed that platelets adherent to surfaces preadsorbed with blood plasma exhibited 1.3 to 2.4 times greater procoagulant activity than…”
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Preparation of micron/submicron hybrid patterns via a two-stage UV-imprint technique and their dimensional effects on cell adhesion and alignment by Li, J-Y, Ho, Y-C, Chung, Y-C, Lin, F-C, Liao, W-L, Tsai, W-B

“…Cell adhesion, movement and proliferation on a biomaterial have been broadly explored and known to be induced by the morphology and structure of material…”
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Template-imprinted nanostructured surfaces for protein recognition by Ratner, Buddy D, Shi, Huaiqiu, Tsai, Wei-Bor, Garrison, Michael D, Ferrari, Sandro

“…Synthetic materials capable of selectively recognizing proteins are important in separations, biosensors and the development of biomedical materials. The…”
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Convergence acceleration by self-adjusted time stepsize using Bi-CGSTAB method for turbulent separated flow computation by Tsai, W. B., Lin, W. W., Chieng, C. C.

“…Poor convergence behavior is usually encountered when numerical computations on turbulent separated flow are performed. A design of self‐adjusted stepsize…”
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Effect of an avidin–biotin binding system on chondrocyte adhesion, growth and gene expression by Tsai, Wei-Bor, Wang, Min-Cheng

“…Cell adhesion to synthetic biomaterials is a prerequisite for anchorage cell culture and tissue engineering. The current study investigated utilization of an…”
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Computation of enhanced turbulent heat transfer in a channel with periodic ribs by Tsai, W.B, Lin, W.W, Chieng, C.C

“…This study evaluates low Reynolds number models of turbulence for numerical computations on the heat transfer and fluid flow behavior in a rectangular channel…”
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Human plasma fibrinogen adsorption and platelet adhesion to polystyrene by Tsai, Wei‐Bor, Grunkemeier, John M., Horbett, Thomas A.

“…The purpose of this study was to further investigate the role of fibrinogen adsorbed from plasma in mediating platelet adhesion to polymeric biomaterials…”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Investigate the Effects of Zinc Ions on the Structural Stability of the c-Cbl RING Domain by Liu, Hsuan-Liang, Yang, Ching-Tao, Zhao, Jian-Hua, Huang, Chih-Hung, Lin, Hsin-Yi, Fang, Hsu-Wei, Ho, Yih, Tsai, Wei-Bor

“…In eukaryotic cells, ubiquitylation of proteins plays a critical role in regulating diverse cell processes by the ubiquitin activating enzyme (E1),…”
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Hemocompatibility of treated polystyrene substrates: Contact activation, platelet adhesion, and procoagulant activity of adherent platelets by Grunkemeier, J. M., Tsai, W. B., Horbett, T. A.

“…Platelet adhesion to biomaterials is often used as an index of blood compatibility, but a more clinically relevant issue is whether the adherent platelets are…”
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Primary structure and characterization of an androgen-stimulated autoantigen purified from mouse seminal-vesicle secretion by Yu, L C, Chen, J L, Tsai, W B, Chen, Y H

“…A protein extract of mouse seminal-vesicle secretion was used to immunize mature mice (Balb/c) of both sexes. Results of Western-blot analyses for these…”
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Platelet adhesion and procoagulant activity induced by contact with radiofrequency glow discharge polymers: Roles of adsorbed fibrinogen and vWF by Grunkemeier, J. M., Tsai, W. B., Alexander, M. R., Castner, D. G., Horbett, T. A.

“…The potential hemocompatibility of radiofrequency glow discharge (RFGD) polymers made by copolymerization of mixtures of hexafluoropropene and ethylene…”
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Application of Genetic Algorithm in Asphalt Pavement Design by Tsai, Bor-Wen, Kannekanti, Venkata Narasimham, Harvey, John T.

“…The main purpose of this study is to demonstrate the applicability of the genetic algorithm (GA) to solve nonlinear optimization problems encountered in…”
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Analysis of flux leakage in a brushless permanent-magnet motor with embedded magnets by TSAI, W.-B, CHANG, T.-Y

“…This paper analyzes the magnetic characteristics of brushless permanent-magnet motors with embedded magnets. It shows that the flux leakage has a substantial…”
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Analyzing Spatial and Temporal Changes of Aquaculture in Yunlin County, Taiwan by Tsai, Bor-Wen, Chang, Kang-Tsung, Chang, Chang-Yi, Chu, Chieh-Ming

“…This article analyzes spatial and temporal changes of aquaculture land use in Yunlin County, Taiwan, and discusses the driving forces for these changes…”
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