Prevalence and outcomes associated with hypocalcaemia and hypercalcaemia among pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients with mineral and bone disorder by Mei Hui Amanda Yong, Jun Jie Benjamin Seng, Ying Lin Cheryl Tan, Jiunn Wong, Priscilla How

“…Introduction: Chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disease (CKD-MBD) is a complication of chronic kidney disease (CKD) involving derangements in serum calcium and phosphate. …”
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Formation mechanisms of ethyl acetate and organic acids in Kluyveromyces marxianus L1-1 in Chinese acid rice soup by Na Liu, Likang Qin, Laili Hu, Song Miao

“…The key genes and proteins including up-regulated alcohol dehydrogenase family, alcohol O-acetyltransferase, acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase, acyl-coenzyme A thioester hydrolase, and down-regulated aldehyde dehydrogenase family were involved in glycolysis/gluconeogenesis pathways, starch and sucrose metabolism pathways, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism pathways, tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, and pyruvate metabolism pathways, thus promoting the formation of ethyl acetate, organic acids, alcohols, and other esters. …”
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ارزیابی تغییرات فضایی- زمانی شکل شهرهای ساحلی استان خوزستان با به کارگیری سنجه‌های سیمای سرزمین by سکینه فجر, مریم ایلانلو

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Numerical Calibration Method for Vehicle Velocity Data from Electronic Registration Identification of Motor Vehicles Based on Mobile Edge Computing and Particle Swarm Optimization... by Jingfeng Yang, Zhiyong Luo, Nanfeng Zhang, Honggang Wang, Ming Li, Jinchao Xiao

“…Based on the actual application requirements, we propose a calibration method for the numerical output of the automobile velocity detector based on edge computing of the optimized multiple reader/writer velocity values and based on a particle swarm-optimized radial basis function (RBF) neural network. …”
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Examining the relationships between patients’ multimorbidity trajectories and prognostic outcomes after the initial hip fracture by Jessica Qiuhua Sheng, Da Xu, Paul Jen-Hwa Hu, Liang Li, Ting-Shuo Huang

“…From the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan, we obtain a sample of 128,822 patients who suffered an initial hip fracture between 1996 and 2011. …”
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DBU-Net: Dual-Branch U-Net for Retinal Fundus Image Super-Resolution Under Complex Degradation Conditions by Xianghui Chen, Shi Qiu, Yue Wang, Yu Zhang, Zhaoyan Liu, Xinhong Wang, Weiyuan Yao, Hongjia Cheng, Feihong Wang, Zhan Shu, Xuesong Li

“…Then, we specially design a dual-branch U-Net network for retinal fundus images SR which incorporates our proposed muti-scale residual encoders (MSRE) with channel and spatial attention block (CSAB), while simultaneously preserving anatomical retinal structures and global features during SR process. …”
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Exploring Inflammatory Changes in the Peripheral Blood of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China by Li D, Zhang Z, Li W, Zhao C, Li X, Pan Z, Li Y

“…Flow cytometry, Western Blotting and qPCR were used to analyse the apoptosis of monocytes or THP-1 cells.Results: The numbers of white blood cells, lymphocytes, and neutrophils substantially increased with elevated IL-6 levels. There was a significant decrease in monocytes due to increased cell apoptosis caused by sustained high glucose stimulation. …”
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Bridging the gap: rescuing and digitizing historical meteorological records by Kofi Asare, Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Stephen Aboagye-Ntow, Caroline Edinam Doe, Antwi-Boasiako Amoah, Eric Asuman, Martin Addi, Benjamin Adjetey Wemegah

“…This research article presents the findings of a data rescue and digitization initiative conducted in selected districts across Ghana, focusing on the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) archive and field stations. …”
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Oxygen Vacancy-Mediated Interfacial Charge Transfer of Au/ZnO Schottky Heterojunctions for Enhanced UV Photodegradation by Zhufeng Shao, Hui Jia, Yufeng Zhang, Xiujuan Yang, Min Zhong, Chun Chang

“…Steady-state photoluminescence and NTRT-PL spectra of as-fabricated Au/E-ZnO and Au/R-ZnO nanocomposites were probed for interfacial charge transfer process under 266 nm femtosecond (fs) light irradiation. Simultaneously, a distinct diversification for the NTRT-PL spectra is observed, closely associating with oxygen vacancies (Vo), which is confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra. …”
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Impact of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Pharmacological Treatment on Transrectal Prostate Biopsy Adverse Effects by Marina Zamuner, Ciro Eduardo Falcone, Arnaldo Amstalden Neto, Tomás Bernardo Costa Moretti, Luis Alberto Magna, Fernandes Denardi, Leonardo Oliveira Reis

“…Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) pharmacological treatment may promote a decrease in prostate vascularization and bladder neck relaxation with theoretical improvement in prostate biopsy morbidity, though never explored in the literature. …”
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Reducing the Delay Time and Tracking Trajectory of the Robot SCARA Using the Fractional PID Controller by Yassine Bensafia, Abdelhakim Idir, Khatir Khettab

“… In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the study of fractional systems and fractional-order control (FOC), which has proven effective in enhancing plant dynamics, particularly in terms of disturbance rejection and response time improvement. …”
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Combined Catheter Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with and without Prior Stroke by Bin-Feng Mo, Rui Zhang, Jia-Li Yuan, Jian Sun, Peng-Pai Zhang, Wei Li, Mu Chen, Qun-Shan Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…Procedure-related complications in the Stroke group included two pericardial effusions and two groin hematomas, which did not differ significantly fromthe Control group (4.9% vs. 4.2%, P=0.778). After a mean follow-up of 20 months, the AF-free rate of the Stroke group was comparable with that of the Control group (64.2% vs. 68.4%, P=0.495). …”
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Screening for Janus kinase-2 exon 12 mutations among Janus kinase-2 V617F-negative polycythemia vera suspected Iraqi patients by Mushtaq M. Khazeem, Alaa Fadhil Alwan

“…Despite PV patients with JAK2 exon 12 mutations represent a small proportion of total PV cases, JAK2 exon 12 mutations should be routinely screened in JAK2V617F-negative cases.…”
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Transcriptional Profiling Reveals Kidney Neutrophil Heterogeneity in Both Healthy People and ccRCC Patients by Yiliang Meng, Kai Cai, Jingjie Zhao, Keyu Huang, Xiumei Ma, Jian Song, Yunguang Liu

“…In addition, the subpopulations of neutrophils in a healthy kidney and in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of ccRCC were expressed and then analyzed. …”
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Dosimetric Comparison of Tangential Volumetric Arc Therapy and Half Beam Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Planning Technique for Carcinoma of the Breast by Shreekripa Rao, Alpha Benny, Srinidhi Chandraguthi, Rechal Dsouza

“…Dosimetric evaluations were performed for planning target volume (PTV), ipsilateral lung, heart, and contralateral breast with analysis via Repeated Measures ANOVA with a significance level of 5%. Results: tVMAT achieved superior target coverage and dose homogeneity compared to HVMAT. …”
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Effect of Al addition on the room and cryogenic temperature deformation of Mg-xAl-1Zn-1Ca alloy (x = 1, 2 wt.%) by Hafiz Muhammad Rehan Tariq, Umer Masood Chaudry, Muhammad Ishtiaq, Minki Kim, Mansoor Ali, Tea-Sung Jun

“…The presence of nano-stacking faults and greater activation of pyramidal slip, along with their interactions, result in a substantial increase in tensile strength while maintaining ductility at cryogenic temperature making it a suitable fit for cryogenic applications.…”
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Study on the Influence of Collision Scene on the Energy Dissipation Process for Train Collision by Lirong Guo, Jingke Zhang, Tao Zhu, Shoune Xiao, Yanwen Liu, Benhuai Li

“…The differences in the energy dissipation process, interface energy absorption and maximum average acceleration are minor in four collision scenarios, including a moving train hitting a stationary train, rear-end train collision and head-on train collision. …”
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Methyl Gallate Attenuates Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Rats by Suppressing Oxidative Stress by Akheruz Zaman Ahmed, Shakta Mani Satyam, Prakashchandra Shetty, Melanie Rose D’Souza

“…Our study opens the perspective to clinical studies for consideration of methyl gallate as a potential chemoprotectant nutraceutical in the combination chemotherapy with doxorubicin to limit its cardiotoxicity.…”
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Cost–consequence analysis of COPD treatment according to NICE and GOLD recommendations compared with current clinical practice in the UK by Jennifer K Quint, Helene Vioix, Toby Capstick, Sue Langham, Jennifer Cook, Antony Wright, Shamika de Silva

“…Cost savings arose from a reduction in the rates of pneumonia, with an associated decrease in costs associated with antibiotic use and hospitalisation. …”
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Effect of Co-fermentation with Streptococcus salivarius subsp. thermophilus and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis on Improving the Quality of Fermented Milk by LIU Zhizhong, LIU Liwei, LIU Zhigang, CHEN Haili, CUI Hong, YANG Bo, ZHANG Jiaqi, WU Rigeng, YAO Kai

“…Compared with the single-strain fermented milk, the co-fermented milk was more capable of forming a stable gel structure. These findings provide a solid scientific basis for the development of probiotic fermented milk products and the enhancement of their health benefits and also offer innovative perspectives and strategies for the production and storage characteristics evaluation of fermented milk.…”
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