Polytrauma in Older Adults Leads to Significantly Increased TIMP-1 Levels in the Early Posttraumatic Period by Mareen Braunstein, Thomas Kusmenkov, Wolf Mutschler, Christian Kammerlander, Wolfgang Böcker, Viktoria Bogner-Flatz

“…MMP-9 and TIMP-1 have been found to play a major role in posttraumatic immune disorder in a previous genome-wide mRNA analysis. Objective. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in serum protein dynamics in older and younger polytraumatized adults. …”
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Impact of Oseltamivir and Diabetes Development by Bor-Show Tzang, Chih-Chen Tzang, Pei-Hua Chuang, I-Ying Kuo, Yu-Chun Pan, Pei-Hsun Wu, Tsai-Ching Hsu

“…All statistical analyses were performed using SAS 9.4M8 software (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA). …”
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Association between red cell distribution width to albumin ratio and all-cause mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis admitted to the intensive care unit: a retrospective st... by Xuan Chen, Yuchen Luo, Side Liu

“…Associated baseline data was obtained, cleaned and analyzed. Kaplan Meier (K-M) survival curve and Cox proportional hazards regression model were utilized to evaluate the relationship between RAR and all-cause mortality. …”
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Neonatal outcomes in offspring of mothers with pregestational diabetes: a hospital-based multicentre prospective cohort study protocol by Manu Raj, Vishnu Renjith, Renjitha Bhaskaran, Anju Philip Thurkkada, Radhamany Kunjukutty, Sobha S Nair, Annie Soman, Sethulakshmi Ramachandran

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Mechanical properties and fracture mechanism of high-strength FGH4097 superalloys prepared by hot oscillatory pressing by Pengfei Li, Hong Huang, Wenzhuo Du, Yan Fan, ruiming Yin, shangdong Hou, Liwen Sheng

“…The average grain size was 48.92 μm, and approximately 320 nm of γ′ phase and (Nb, Ti) C phase were precipitated. …”
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A −11.6-dBm OMA Sensitivity 0.55-pJ/bit 40-Gb/s Optical Receiver Designed Using a 2-Port-Parameter-Based Design Methodology by Yongxin Li, Tianyu Wang, Mostafa Gamal Ahmed, Ruhao Xia, Kyu-Sang Park, Mahmoud A. Khalil, Sashank Krishnamurthy, Zhe Xuan, Ganesh Balamurugan, Pavan Kumar Hanumolu

“…Post-layout simulations show that the AFE achieves an input-referred noise current (INRC) of 0.78-<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu $ </tex-math></inline-formula> A rms, an averaged INRC density of 6.4 pA/<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sqrt {\text {Hz}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>, consumes 11.4 mW of power, and provides 87-dB<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Omega $ </tex-math></inline-formula> transimpedance gain with a 14.2-GHz bandwidth. …”
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Multiple Sessions of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Improve Periodontal Outcomes in Patients with Down Syndrome: A 12-Month Randomized Clinical Trial by Rafael Ferreira, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant’Ana, Mariana Schutzer Ragghianti Zangrando, Carla Andreotti Damante

“…For aPDT, a red laser (658 nm; 0.1 W; 2229 J/cm²; 40 s sweeping with optical fiber) combined with methylene blue (MB) (100 µg/mL) was applied across repeated sessions (on days 3, 7, and 14). …”
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Investigation of 4-Nitro-N, N-diphenylaniline as a chemical tracer under high pressure high temperature reservoir conditions for enhanced oil recovery applications by Subhadip Maiti, Nishant Kumar Choudhary, Kiran R. Gore, Sandeep D. Kulkarni

“…The novel tracer was also investigated experimentally for rock adsorption by exposing it to the sandstone rock particles (150–250 μm) at 121 °C; it was demonstrated that the tracer showed minimal adsorption at the rock surface (< 1%), which was equivalent to the industry-standard tracer. …”
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An Ultrasound-Based Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Estimation Method Based on Optimal Vascular Wall Tracking Position by Liyuan Liu, Xingguang Geng, Fei Yao, Yitao Zhang, Haiying Zhang, Yunfeng Wang, Zhaoying Zheng

“…Then, single plane wave signals were utilized to track this segment frame-by-frame and calculate local pulse wave velocity (PWV). Finally, the M-K equation was applied to estimate systolic and diastolic blood pressures. …”
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Is Weight Loss the Main Driver for A1C Improvement by Glucagon‐Like Peptide 1 (GLP‐1) Receptor Agonists? A 2.5‐Year Analysis in Real‐World Clinical Practice by Marwa Al‐Badri, Shilton Dhaver, Osama Hamdy

“…Baseline characteristics included an average age of 61.8 ± 11.9 years, 51.5% female, diabetes duration of 12.9 ± 8.3 years, weight of 103.1 ± 20.7 kg, BMI of 35.7 ± 7.5 kg/m2, and A1C of 8.2% ± 1.5%. Patients were stratified into tertiles based on percentage weight change at 2.5 years within the overall cohort and for each GLP‐1 RA group. …”
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全麻诱导前应用右美托咪啶对腺样体切除术儿童苏醒期应激反应的影响

“…【方法】 按照完全随机法，将80例经口内镜下腺样体切除术患儿分为对照组（C组）和右美托咪啶组（D组），每组40例。右美托咪啶（0.5 μgkg）稀释到20 mL，于麻醉诱导前开始微量泵注，20 min注射完毕，对照组只注射等量生理盐水。观察两组患儿麻醉诱导期和术中血液动力学变化；术毕患儿均入复苏室，观察两组患儿术后全麻恢复期循环、苏醒情况，躁动评分与发生率，复苏室停留时间及术后相关并发症等。 …”
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Constant Dizziness Versus Episodic Vertigo in Ménière’s Disease: Health-Related Quality of Life, Cognitive Dissonance, and Postural Problems by Ilmari Pyykkö, Jing Zou, Vinaya Manchaiah

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Carboplatin in combination with etoposide for advanced small cell lung cancer complicated with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: a single-arm phase II study by Masaru Matsumoto, Yuji Minegishi, Katsuyuki Higa, Aya Fukuizumi, Naomi Onda, Susumu Takeuchi, Akihiko Miyanaga, Akihiko Gemma, Masahiro Seike

“…Patients received carboplatin every 21–28 days at a dose of area under the curve 4–6 on day 1 and etoposide at a dose of 80–100 mg/m2 on days 1–3. Results Thirty-one patients were enrolled between December 2009 and December 2022. …”
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The Effects of Hyperacute Serum on the Elements of the Human Subchondral Bone Marrow Niche by Melinda Simon, Bálint Major, Gabriella Vácz, Olga Kuten, István Hornyák, Adél Hinsenkamp, Dorottya Kardos, Marcell Bagó, Domonkos Cseh, Adrienn Sárközi, Denes Horvathy, Stefan Nehrer, Zsombor Lacza

“…Monolayer MSCs showed significantly higher metabolic activity following 5 days’ incubation in HAS, and osteoblast-specific mRNA expression was markedly increased, while cells also retained their MSC-specific cell surface markers. …”
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The growing season of broccoli in the southern region of Dagestan by E. G. Gadjimustapaeva

“…The planting scheme was 70x40 cm; the plot area for one accession was 8.4 m2. Agricultural practice used for cultivation is generally accepted for cabbage family crops in the region.Results and conclusions. …”
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The Importance of the Prenyl Group in the Activities of Osthole in Enhancing Bone Formation and Inhibiting Bone Resorption In Vitro by Yuan-Kun Zhai, Ya-Lei Pan, Yin-Bo Niu, Chen-Rui Li, Xiang-Long Wu, Wu-Tu Fan, Ting-Li Lu, Qi-Bing Mei, Cory J. Xian

“…In this study we found that osthole exerted a potent ability to promote proliferation and osteogenic function of rat bone marrow stromal cells and osteoblasts, including improved cell viability, alkaline phosphatase activity, enhanced secretion of collagen-I, bone morphogenetic protein-2, osteocalcin and osteopontin, stimulated mRNA expression of insulin-like growth factor-1, runt-related transcription factor-2, osterix, OPG (osteoprotegerin), RANKL (receptor activator for nuclear factor-κB ligand), and the ratio of OPG/RANKL, as well as increasing the formation of mineralized nodules. …”
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Optically levitated nanoparticles as receiving antennas for low frequency wireless communication by Zhenhai Fu, Jinsheng Xu, Shaochong Zhu, Chaoxiong He, Xunming Zhu, Xiaowen Gao, Han Cai, Peitong He, Zhiming Chen, Yizhou Zhang, Nan Li, Xingfan Chen, Ying Dong, Shiyao Zhu, Cheng Liu, Huizhu Hu

“…The experimental results indicate a correlation between error rate and factors such as transmission rate, signal strength, and vacuum degree with a signal strength of approximately 0.1V/m and a bit error rate below 0.1%. We extend the application of levitated particle mechanical resonators as an entirely new type of compact LF antennas, which may be utilized in long-distance communications in extreme environments.…”
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Precision Medicine Assessment of the Radiographic Defect Angle of the Intrabony Defect in Periodontal Lesions by Deep Learning of Bitewing Radiographs by Patricia Angela R. Abu, Yi-Cheng Mao, Yuan-Jin Lin, Chien-Kai Chao, Yi-He Lin, Bo-Siang Wang, Chiung-An Chen, Shih-Lun Chen, Tsung-Yi Chen, Kuo-Chen Li

“…YOLOv8 detects the affected tooth, and its mAP can reach 95.5%, with a precision reach of 94.32%. …”
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In Vitro Bioaccessibility of Edible Seaweed Proteins from the Chilean Coast and Proteins from the Novel Seaweed-Derived Mycoprotein by Catalina Landeta-Salgado, Javiera Munizaga, María Paz González-Troncoso, Anamaría Daza-Sanchez, Irene Martínez, María Elena Lienqueo

“…Compared with seaweeds, seaweed-derived mycoprotein presented significantly greater protein contents (~33%) and amino acid profiles (2.2 times greater than those of <i>Durvillaea</i> spp. and <i>M. pyrifera)</i>, with greater digestibility (~100%) than seaweeds (<60%). …”
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Effect of neuraminidase inhibitor-resistant mutations on pathogenicity of clade 2.2 A/Turkey/15/06 (H5N1) influenza virus in ferrets. by Natalia A Ilyushina, Jon P Seiler, Jerold E Rehg, Robert G Webster, Elena A Govorkova

“…The enzyme kinetic parameters (V(max), K(m) and K(i)) of the avian-like N1 NA glycoproteins were highly consistent with their IC(50) values. …”
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