Nephrotic and Non-Nephrotic Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis: Clinical Characteristics, Etiology, and Columbia Classification by Gabriel Figueiredo, Luis Yu, Lectícia Barbosa Jorge, Viktoria Woronik, Cristiane Bitencourt Dias

“…Progression to renal replacement therapy occurred in 31.3% of the patients in the nephrotic group and in 26.8% of those in the non-nephrotic group, with no statistical difference between them. All of the non-nephrotic group patients who progressed to renal replacement therapy were analyzed by electron microscopy, the diagnosis of FSGS was confirmed, and there was the finding of high chronicity in these patients. …”
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The Impact of Stock Liquidity on Returns under Asymmetric Information and Financial Constraints by Mehrzad Alijani, Fatemeh Nezhad Hossseinian

“…Based on the type of model and variables, four hypotheses are discussed in this article, all of which have been confirmed. This research shows that there is a direct relationship between stock liquidity and investment efficiency for younger companies with higher information asymmetry and financial constraints. …”
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Factors affecting arteriovenous access patency after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in chronic haemodialysis patients under vascular access monitoring and surveillance: a si... by Chung-Kuan Wu, Der-Cherng Tarng, Chia-Hsun Lin, Jyh-Gang Leu, Chih-Yu Yang

“…At baseline, variables that differed between groups included malignancy and levels of albumin, uric acid, potassium, phosphorous, high-density lipoprotein, total bilirubin and ferritin (all p<0.05). Significant between-group differences were observed for β-adrenergic blocking agents (with PTA, 49.8%; without PTA, 37.5%; p, 0.007) and ADP inhibitors (with PTA, 23.8%; without PTA, 11.2%; p<0.001). …”
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Trends and determinants of obesity among ever-married women aged 15–49 in India: insights from National Family Health Surveys (NFHS 1998–2021) by Aditya Singh, Sadanand Karun, Mahashweta Chakrabarty, Rakesh Chandra, Shivani Singh

“…While obesity rates have surged across all states, the degree of increase varies significantly (ranging from 22.9% points in Tamil Nadu to 2.6 in Meghalaya). …”
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The Effects of Vitamin D on Gentamicin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Experimental Rat Model by Ender Hur, Alev Garip, Asuman Camyar, Sibel Ilgun, Melih Ozisik, Sena Tuna, Murat Olukman, Zehra Narli Ozdemir, Eser Yildirim Sozmen, Sait Sen, Fehmi Akcicek, Soner Duman

“…Urea, creatinine and urine neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, and kidney injury molecule-1 were all increased in Genta group indicating AKI model. …”
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Knowledge about COVID-19 and Practices among Hemodialysis Technicians in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era by Amit S. Pasari, Amol Bhawane, Manish R. Balwani, Priyanka Tolani, Vishal Ramteke, Nishant Deshpande

“…Basic statistics (mean and standard deviation or total number and percent) were computed for all covariates. Results. Out of 150, 115 technicians participated in the survey. 80.9% of the participants were males. …”
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To Investigate the Associations of Dyslipidemia and BMI, as Risk Factors Leading to Insulin Resistance and Development of Type2 Diabetes Mellitus in Baqubah City by Safa Nadhum Mohammed, Walaa Esmael Jassim, Najah Ali Mohammed

“…The levels of total cholesterol (mg/dl), triglycerides (mg/dl), LDL (mg/dl) and VLDL (mg/dl) among type-2 diabetic patients were(238.19±8.27, 183.48±7.66, 117.20±8.59, 36.69±4.28) respectively versus normal concentrations among  control groups with mean values (146.03±7.48, 137.54±7.43, 87.55±6.92, 23.6±5.58) respectively, While the mean value of HDL-C was (40.34±9.82) in patients and (52.31± 4.94) in control. In all these parameters there were highly significant differences between case and control (with (p-value= >0.001) and the mean values of patients with type 2 DM were more than control except the values of HDL-C were in patients less than in control. …”
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Traditional Chinese acupuncture versus minimal acupuncture for mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, controlled pilot trial by Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu, Ning Sun, Yi Du, Jian-Feng Tu, Yong-Ting Li, Li-Wen Zhang, Yan Cao, Jing-Jie Zhao, Da-Chang Xiong, Hai-Kun Hou

“…Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. Outcomes of the trial will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration number ISRCTN14016893; Pre-results.…”
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Insulin therapy adherence and its associated factors among diabetic patients in a Ghanaian primary care hospital. by Israel Abebrese Sefah, Michael Mensah, Araba Ata Hutton-Nyameaye, Emmanuel Sarkodie, Johanna C Meyer, Brian Godman, Varsha Bangalee

“…<h4>Impact of findings on practice statements</h4>Continuous adherence assessment and counselling must be offered to all diabetes mellitus patients on insulin therapy as part of their ambulatory care to help improve outcomes.Using the Medication Adherence Reporting Scale-5 to determine patient adherence levels is an easy-to-use and an inexpensive method; however, it should be used with caution due to the potential for misclassification.Efforts must be made to provide appropriate strategies to deal with barriers to insulin adherence at ambulatory care clinics as part of the individualized comprehensive diabetic care to reduce diabetic complications.…”
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Proximity extension assay revealed novel inflammatory biomarkers for follicular development and ovarian function: a prospective controlled study combining serum and follicular flui... by Chong Wang, Ying Feng, Yu Chen, Xianhua Lin, Xiangjuan Li

“…Further subdivision of the ovarian reserve subgroups revealed 22 DEPs in FF and 3 DEPs in serum. Among all four comparisons, only the expression of oncostatin M (OSM) significantly differed. …”
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Effect of Ethylmethacrylate and Isobutylmethacrylate on Surface Hardness and Surface Roughness of Heat-Cure Ocular Acrylic Resins by Hiba Munaf Hadi, Ayad I. Haddad, Firas Abd kati

“…Each specimen was subjected to the surface hardness test and surface roughness test. All data were analyzed using SPSS version 20, One –way ANOVA, LSD and Post Hoc -Tukey test were utilized for detecting the significant differences and multiple comparisons. …”
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Vanadyl Sulfate Effects on Systemic Profiles of Metabolic Syndrome in Old Rats with Fructose-Induced Obesity by Diego Ortega-Pacheco, María Marcela Jiménez-Pérez, Jeanet Serafín-López, Juan Gabriel Juárez-Rojas, Arturo Ruiz-García, Ursino Pacheco-García

“…Weight, body mass index (BMI), blood glucose, and lipidic profile were measured; water, food, fructose and energy consumption were also determined. All parameters were compared among groups. Results and Discussion. …”
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UK Biobank MRI data can power the development of generalizable brain clocks: A study of standard ML/DL methodologies and performance analysis on external databases by Marco Capó, Silvia Vitali, Georgios Athanasiou, Nicole Cusimano, Daniel García, Garth Cruickshank, Bipin Patel

“…For our analysis we used T1-weighted MRI scans and processed de novo all images via FastSurfer, transforming them into a conformed space for deep learning and extracting image-derived phenotypes for our machine learning approaches. …”
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Improvement in the effective cataract surgical coverage in Malaysia: evidence of impact from a mobile cataract outreach program by Mohamad Aziz Salowi, Nyi Nyi Naing, Norasyikin Mustafa, Wan Radziah Wan Nawang, Siti Nurhuda Sharudin, Mohd Aziz Husni

“…The corrected VA (Pinhole) of those who had undergone cataract surgery was measured. eCSC was calculated at all levels of cataract surgical thresholds according to the protocol. …”
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Correlation Between Spinopelvic Parameters, Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain by Daphne Butzen, Yannick Smolders, Tom Stroobants, Gino Verleye, Dieter Thijs, Erik Van de Kelft

“…The PI, BMI, and WC were measured in all cases. Results: We included 272 patients (male–female ratio, 1.08) with a mean age of 54 years. …”
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Exploring the predictive power of antinuclear antibodies and Rheumatoid factor correlations in anticipating therapeutic outcomes for female patients with coexisting Sjögren's syndr... by Anitha Krishnan Pandarathodiyil, Hema Shree K, Pratibha Ramani, B. Sivapathasundharam, Ramya Ramadoss

“…The neural network model demonstrated strong predictive power for treatment response, although further refinement is needed to improve its ability to distinguish between all response categories. These findings suggest that machine learning models could enhance personalized treatment strategies for patients with SS and RA, but additional validation with larger datasets is required.…”
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Sex differences in ventricular-vascular interactions associated with aerobic capacity by Barbara N. Morrison, Peter M. Mittermaier, Garth R. Lester, Michael E. Bodner, Anita T. Cote

“…Abstract Background Aerobic capacity measured by maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is related to functional capacity and is a strong independent predictor of all-cause and disease-specific mortality. Sex-specific cardiac and vascular responses to endurance training have been observed, however, their relative contributions to VO2max are less understood. …”
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Use of Tramadol or Other Analgesics in Patients Treated in the Emergency Department as a Risk Factor for Opioid Use by Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba, Laura Sofía Serna-Echeverri, Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Manuel Enrique Machado-Duque, Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza

“…A total of 17.3% (n = 2207) of all patients received an opioid during follow-up. …”
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Clinical Features of Human Parvovirus B19-Associated Encephalitis Identified in the Dakar Region, Senegal, and Viral Genome Characterization by Al Ousseynou Seye, Fatou Kiné Top, Maimouna Mbanne, Moussa Moise Diagne, Ousmane Faye, Amadou Alpha Sall, Ndongo Dia, Jean-Michel Heraud, Martin Faye

“…Acute encephalitis and encephalopathy are the most common, accounting for 38.8% of all neurological manifestations associated with human B19V. …”
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Combining Individual‐Based Radio‐Tracking With Whole‐Genome Sequencing Data Reveals Candidate for Genetic Basis of Partial Migration in a Songbird by Matthias H. Weissensteiner, Kira Delmore, Valentina Peona, Juan Sebastian Lugo Ramos, Gregoire Arnaud, Julio Blas, Bruno Faivre, Ivan Pokrovsky, Martin Wikelski, Jesko Partecke, Miriam Liedvogel

“…We estimated genetic differentiation (FST) of single‐nucleotide variants (SNVs) in 2.5 kb windows between all possible population and migratory phenotype combinations, and focused our characterization on birds from the partial migratory population in Germany. …”
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