Effects of in-feed zeolite treatment on some biomarkers in dairy cows with subclinical mastitis by Dražen Đuričić, Silvijo Vince, Nino Maćešić, Damjan Gračner, Mislav Kovačić, Ivan Folnožić, Sonja Perkov, Marko Samardžija

“…The cows were randomly assigned into the following three groups: (1) clinoptilolite (CPL) group with subclinical mastitis (n = 20), treated with in-feed 50 g natural powdered clinoptilolite twice daily from the 270th day of pregnancy to the end of the study; (2) non-treated cows (n = 19) with subclinical mastitis (SCM); and (3) the control group (CON) of healthy cows (n = 30). The blood samples were taken on the day of calving and on days 5, 12, 19, 26, 33, 40, and 60 after parturition. …”
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Thermogenic Effect of Glucose in Hypothyroid Subjects by Agnieszka Kozacz, Paulina Grunt, Marta Steczkowska, Tomasz Mikulski, Jan Dąbrowski, Monika Górecka, Urszula Sanocka, Andrzej Wojciech Ziemba

“…We calculated the energy expenditure at rest and during oral glucose tolerance test. Blood samples for determinations of glucose, plasma insulin, adrenaline (A), and noradrenaline (NA) were collected. …”
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Plasmodium falciparum surf4.1 in clinical isolates: From genetic variation and variant diversity to in silico design immunopeptides for vaccine development. by Nitchakarn Noranate, Jariya Sripanomphong, Fingani Annie Mphande-Nyasulu, Suwanna Chaorattanakawee

“…SURFINs protein family expressed on surface of both infected red blood cell and merozoite surface making them as interesting vaccine candidate for erythrocytic stage of malaria infection. …”
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Nε-Carboxymethyl-Lysine Negatively Regulates Foam Cell Migration via the Vav1/Rac1 Pathway by Zhengyang Bao, Lili Zhang, Lihua Li, Jinchuan Yan, Qiwen Pang, Zhen Sun, Yue Geng, Lele Jing, Chen Shao, Zhongqun Wang

“…CML inhibits the migration of foam cells from blood vessels via the Vav1/Rac1 pathway, and this process affects the formation of lamellipodia.…”
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Loss-of-function variant in MAGT1 leading to XMEN disease in a Colombian patient with a common variable immunodeficiency by Sebastián Gutiérrez-Hincapié, Julio César Orrego, José Luis Franco, Claudia M. Trujillo-Vargas

“…NKG2D was decreased in the different blood subpopulations of natural killer cells. Serologic and viral load studies for Epstein-Barr virus were positive, but no B-cell malignancies have been documented. …”
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Assessment of Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension Patients by Vibha Tandon, Swati Hiwale, Dnyanesh Amle, Tripti Nagaria, Pradeep Kumar Patra

“…The objective of the study was to assess the serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels in peripheral blood of patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and find association between serum VEGF levels and PIH. …”
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Stand-Alone Lateral Interbody Fusion for the Treatment of Low-Grade Degenerative Spondylolisthesis by Luis Marchi, Nitamar Abdala, Leonardo Oliveira, Rodrigo Amaral, Etevaldo Coutinho, Luiz Pimenta

“…The procedures were performed in average 73.2 minutes and with less than 50cc blood loss. VAS and Oswestry scores showed lasting improvements in clinical outcomes (60% and 54.5% change, resp.). …”
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A retrospective Study on Intestinal Injury from Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Muralidharan Kannaian, Bhaskara Rao Bezawada, Vinod K, Subash Chandra Bose

“…It is possible to lose a significant amount of blood without the abdomen appearing significantly different. …”
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Acute Exercise Increases Adiponectin Levels in Abdominally Obese Men by Travis J. Saunders, Andrew Palombella, K. Ashlee McGuire, Peter M. Janiszewski, Jean-Pierre Després, Robert Ross

“…Inactive and abdominally obese men (n=38, waist circumference ≥102 cm) recruited from Kingston, Canada were randomly allocated to perform three bouts of aerobic treadmill exercise at either low (50% VO2 peak) or high (75% VO2 peak) intensity during a 1-week period. Blood samples were taken before and after the first exercise session and 24–72 hours following the completion of the final exercise session. …”
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Evaluation of Aneurysm Cases Undergoing Surgery at a Tertiary Center in Iran: A 22‐year Retrospective Study by Hamed Ghoddusi Johari, Keivan Ranjbar, Kimia Kassaee, Seyed Mohammadali Hoseini, Reza Shahriarirad

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims An arterial aneurysm is characterized by a localized expansion of a blood vessel relative to its original dimensions. …”
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Incidence and Contributing Factors of Persistent Hyperglycemia at 6–12 Weeks Postpartum in Iranian Women with Gestational Diabetes: Results from LAGA Cohort Study by Sedigheh Nouhjah, Hajieh Shahbazian, Nahid Shahbazian, Alireza Jahanshahi, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Bahman Cheraghian

“…Independent risk factors for glucose intolerance were FPG ≥ 100 at the time of OGTT (OR 3.86; 95% CI; 1.60–9.32), earlier diagnosis of GDM (OR 0.92; 95% CI; 0.88–0.97), systolic blood pressure (OR 1.02; 95% CI; 1.002–1.04), and insulin or metformin therapy (OR 3.14; 95% CI; 1.20–8.21). …”
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Dietary Effect of Withania somnifera Root Powder on Growth, Hematobiochemical Parameters, Immunity, and Disease Resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila in Cyprinus carpio by Syed Sikandar Habib, Muhammad Qamar Saeed, Samrah Masud, Osman Sabri Kesbiç, Javed Ahmed Ujan, Cristina Cravana, Salim S. Al-Rejaie, Mohamed Mohany, Francesco Fazio

“…In conclusion, WSRP proves valuable for enhancing growth, blood parameters, antioxidant balance, immune response, and infection resistance in common carp, especially at 2.5%–4% dietary supplementation levels. …”
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Comparison of Laparoscopic Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh Repair (IPOM plus) vs Open Rives–Stoppa (RS) Repair for Ventral and Incisional Hernia by Hryhorii O. Havrylov, Oleg V. Shulyarenko, Mykhaylo O. Yosypenko

“…The operating time in minutes was 75.36 ± 4.99 in group I and 97.85 ± 6.5 in group II (p < 0.05). The blood loss in IPOM plus approach group is on average in 2 times less than in open RS technique (p < 0.05). …”
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Pre-injection of exosomes can significantly suppress ovarian cancer growth by activating the immune system in mice by Yuanyuan Wang, Changyi Zhang, Huimin Zeng, Liangliang Wang, Zanhong Wang, Zhiqiang Han

“…Additionally, there was a notable elevation in the concentration of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) in peripheral blood. In vitro results indicated that exosomes could be internalized by dendritic cells (DCs), promote DC differentiation, and subsequently induce the production of granzyme B and IFN-γ in T cells. …”
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A non-conditioned bone marrow transplantation mouse model to study clonal hematopoiesis and myeloid malignancies by Sofia Bentivegna, Marwa Almosailleakh, Lin-Pierre Zhao, Mikkel Bruhn Schuster, Sébastien Benquet, Alexander Balhuizen, Helga Fibiger Munch-Petersen, Lene Dissing Sjö, Mads Hald Andersen, Nicolas Dulphy, Bo Porse, Kirsten Grønbæk

“…Abstract Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) is a condition where blood or bone marrow cells carry mutations associated with hematological malignancies. …”
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Prospects of using zein markers in breeding waxy maize lines and varieties by V. V. Sidorova, Yu. A. Kerv, G. V. Matveeva, A. V. Konarev

“…One of the most important applications of amylopectin starch in medicine is its use as a component of "Volekam" blood plasma substitute. Besides amylopectin, the grain of other maize subspecies contains much amylose starch which makes production of purified amylopectin expensive. …”
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Measurement of pressure dependent variations in local pulse wave velocity within a cardiac cycle from forward travelling pulse waves by Rahul Manoj, Kiran V. Raj, P. M. Nabeel, Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam, Jayaraj Joseph

“…For this, proximal and distal diameter waveforms from the carotid artery, along with carotid tonometry, were recorded using a custom bi-modal arterial probe. The carotid blood flow for WSA was captured with an ultrasound imaging system. …”
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Prevalence and patient characteristics associated with cardiovascular disease risk factor screening in UK primary care for people with severe mental illness: an electronic healthca... by Robert Stewart, Ann John, Bruce Guthrie, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn, Stewart William Mercer, Elvira Bramon, Naomi Launders, Caroline Anne Jackson, Matthew H Iveson

“…We calculated the annual prevalence of screening for blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, body mass index, alcohol consumption and smoking status using multinomial logistic regression to identify factors associated with receiving no screening and complete screening.Results Of 216 136 patients with SMI, 55% received screening for all six CVD risk factors at least once during follow-up and 35% received all six within a 1-month period. …”
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Serum metabolomic profiling for predicting therapeutic response and toxicity in breast cancer neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a retrospective longitudinal study by Zhihao Fang, Guohong Ren, Shouyu Ke, Qimin Xu, Yuhua Chen, Xiaoyuan Shi, Cheng Guo, Jian Huang

“…Methods One hundred paired blood samples were collected from 50 patients with LABC before and after a complete NACT treatment cycle. …”
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Exercise-Intervened Circulating Extracellular Vesicles Alleviate Oxidative Stress in Cerebral Microvascular Endothelial Cells Under Hypertensive Plus Hypoxic Conditions by Smara Sigdel, Shuzhen Chen, Gideon Udoh, Jinju Wang

“…Age- and sex-matched sedentary Alb1-Ren mice served as controls. cEVs were isolated from the blood of exercised and sedentary mice and are denoted as ET-cEV and nET-cEV, respectively. cEVs were labeled to determine their uptake efficiency and pathways. …”
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