Angiopoietin-2 and D-dimer add prognostic information to clinical risk in pulmonary arterial hypertension by Heather L. Clark, Daniel Lachant, Allison N. Light, Deborah Haight, Samia Lopia, Nigel Mackman, R. James White

“…We generated platelet-free plasma and measured D-dimer, angiopoietin-2, thrombin time, soluble P-selectin, von Willebrand factor, and vascular endothelial growth factor. …”
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Characterizing Tidal Marsh Inundation with Synthetic Aperture Radar, Radiometric Modeling, and In Situ Water Level Observations by Brian T. Lamb, Kyle C. McDonald, Maria A. Tzortziou, Derek S. Tesser

“…Our findings demonstrate that inundation classifications based on L-band SAR—developed using backscatter thresholding applied to single-date imagery—were comparable in accuracy to the best performing C-band SAR inundation classifications that required change detection approaches applied to time-series imagery (90.0% vs. 88.8% accuracy, respectively). …”
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Efficacy of a new treatment algorithm for capsulitis of the fingers in rock climbers by Volker Rainer Schöffl, Volker Rainer Schöffl, Volker Rainer Schöffl, Volker Rainer Schöffl, Volker Rainer Schöffl, Christoph Lutter, Christoph Lutter, Hans-Christoph Lang, Mario Perl, Othmar Moser, Michael Simon

“…The majority were able to maintain their level of performance after injury and the difference in climbing level before and after injury was not statistically significant (p = 0.22). The total time spent climbing was significantly less after the injury than before the injury (p < 0.001). …”
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The prevalence of optrA-carrying Enterococci in the vaginal micro-ecology of pregnant women in late pregnancy by Yanjun Xie, Fangyi Xu, Huali Dong, Jianfeng Mao, Chuanling Zhang

“…Enterococci was identified through time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Additionally, antimicrobial susceptibility, polymerase chain reaction, and next-generation sequencing assays were applied to this study. …”
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Machine learning-based analysis of sea fog’s spatial and temporal impact on near-miss ship collisions using remote sensing and AIS data by Dan Liu, Ling Ke, Zhe Zeng, Zhe Zeng, Shuo Zhang, Shanwei Liu, Shanwei Liu

“…Third, we perform the analysis for monthly time series data to investigate the within-year seasonal dynamics and fluctuations. …”
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The Antinociceptive and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Aspidosperma tomentosum (Apocynaceae) by Anansa Bezerra de Aquino, Luiz Henrique Agra Cavalcante-Silva, Carolina Barbosa Brito da Matta, Willians Antônio do Nascimento Epifânio, Pedro Gregório Vieira Aquino, Antônio Euzébio Goulart Santana, Magna Suzana Alexandre-Moreira, João Xavier de Araújo-Júnior

“…In the hot plate test, only the treatment with the fractions Hex : CHCl3 50%, CHCl3 100%, and CHCl3 : MeOH 5% (100 mg/kg, p.o.) increased the latency time, reversed by the opioid antagonist naloxone. …”
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Constraining the Geochemical Fingerprints of Gases from the UK Carboniferous Coal Measures at the Glasgow Geoenergy Observatories Field Site, Scotland by Rebecca M. Chambers, Gareth Johnson, Adrian J. Boyce, Stuart M. V. Gilfillan

“…Our findings provide an insight into the variability of mine derived gases within 200 m of the surface, providing an important ‘time-zero’ record of the site, which is required in the design of monitoring approaches.…”
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Risk Factors for an Iatrogenic Mallory-Weiss Tear Requiring Bleeding Control during a Screening Upper Endoscopy by Shin Na, Ji Yong Ahn, Kee Wook Jung, Jeong Hoon Lee, Do Hoon Kim, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Seungbong Han

“…Multivariate analysis showed that old age, a history of distal gastrectomy, and a less-experienced endoscopist (fewer than 2,237.5 endoscopic procedures at the time of the MWT) were associated with severe iatrogenic MWTs requiring an endoscopic procedure. …”
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Fetal growth and risk of stillbirth: a population-based case-control study. by Radek Bukowski, Nellie I Hansen, Marian Willinger, Uma M Reddy, Corette B Parker, Halit Pinar, Robert M Silver, Donald J Dudley, Barbara J Stoll, George R Saade, Matthew A Koch, Carol J Rowland Hogue, Michael W Varner, Deborah L Conway, Donald Coustan, Robert L Goldenberg, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network

“…However, the relationship between fetal growth and stillbirth is difficult to determine because of uncertainty in the timing of death and confounding characteristics affecting normal fetal growth.…”
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Diagnostics of chronic small intestinal obstruction in patient with ectopic pancreas in the Meckel's diverticulum (case report) by Zinaida A. Lemeshko, O. S. Shifrin, A. V. Korolev, T. L. Lemina, I. A. Sokolina, A. Ye. Leonovich, K. A. Lesko, A. S. Tertychny, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The patient at the same time had frequent liquid stool that indicated presence of incomplete obstruction. …”
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Particle Size-Dependent Monthly Variation of Pollution Load, Ecological Risk, and Sources of Heavy Metals in Road Dust in Beijing, China by Cong Men, Donghui Li, Yunqi Jing, Ke Xiong, Jiayao Liu, Shikun Cheng, Zifu Li

“…The frequency of heavy metals in P1 posing extreme risk was about two times that of P5. Main types of heavy metal sources were similar among different fractions, whereas the impact intensity of these sources varied among different fractions. …”
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Outcomes of coronary artery aneurysms: insights from the Coronary Artery Ectasia and Aneurysm Registry (CAESAR) by Alessandro Candreva, Jessica Huwiler, Diego Gallo, Victor Schweiger, Thomas Gilhofer, Roberta Leone, Michael Würdinger, Maurizio Lodi Rizzini, Claudio Chiastra, Julia Stehli, Jonathan Michel, Alexander Gotschy, Barbara E. Stähli, Frank Ruschitzka, Umberto Morbiducci, Christian Templin

“…Major adverse cardiovascular events included all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, unplanned ischaemia-driven revascularisation, hospitalisation for heart failure, cerebrovascular events, and clinically overt bleeding. Time-dependent event risks for the CAE and CAA groups were assessed using Cox regression models and Kaplan-Meier curves. …”
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Feasibility and Safety of the Distal Transradial Artery for Coronary Diagnostic or Interventional Catheterization by Yaowang Lin, Xin Sun, Ruimian Chen, Huadong Liu, Xinli Pang, Jie Chen, Shaohong Dong

“…Compared with the TRA group, patients in the dTRA experienced significantly less hemostatic band removal time (150.5 ± 50.5 cf. 210.6 ± 60.5 min, P=0.032); minor bleeding of the access site (2.44% cf. 6.44%, P=0.038); hemostatic band cost (USD; 0.1 cf. 59.4, P=0); and postprocedural radial artery occlusion (1.56% cf. 3.78%, P=0.035). …”
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Comprehensive self-tracking of blood glucose and lifestyle with a mobile application in the management of gestational diabetes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (... by Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sari Niinistö, Suvi M Virtanen, Ilkka Korhonen, Mikko Kytö, Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Pekka Marttinen, Giulio Jacucci, Tuuli E Korhonen, Saila B Koivusalo

“…The principal aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of comprehensive and real-time self-tracking with eMOM GDM mobile application (app) on glucose levels in women with GDM, and more broadly, on different other maternal and neonatal outcomes.Methods and analysis This randomised controlled trial is carried out in Helsinki metropolitan area. …”
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Deep learning–based assessment of missense variants in the COG4 gene presented with bilateral congenital cataract by Shaohua Zhang, Yang Sun, Yinghong Ji, Li Ning, Binghe Xiao, Maierdanjiang Ainiwaer, Houyi Liu, Yingying Hong

“…Objective We compared the protein structure and pathogenicity of clinically relevant variants of the COG4 gene with AlphaFold2 (AF2), Alpha Missense (AM), and ThermoMPNN for the first time.Methods and analysis The sequences of clinically relevant Cog4 missense variants (one novel identified p.Y714F and three pre-existing p.G512R, p.R729W and p.L769R from Uniprot Q9H9E3) were imported into AF2 for protein structural prediction, and the pathogenicity was estimated using AM and ThermoMPNN. …”
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Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Diabetes Mellitus Incidence for Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose: A Secondary Analysis of SPRINT by Beiru Lin, Xiaochuan Liu, Sichen Yao, Zhigang Pan

“…The secondary outcome was incident IFG reversion (IFGR), defined as the time to first FBG back to normoglycemia (<100 mg/dl) among participants without incident T2D. …”
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Harmonic and Supra-Harmonic Emissions of Electric Vehicle Chargers: Modeling and Cumulative Impact Indices by Antonio Bracale, Pierluigi Caramia, Giovanni Mercurio Casolino, Pasquale de Falco, Iqrar Hussain, Pietro Varilone, Paola Verde

“…The methodology accounts for variables such as EV charging powers, upstream network impedance, and number of EVs. A simplified time-domain model of a low-power unidirectional converter, commonly used for EV battery charging, is employed to balance circuit complexity and computational effort. …”
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Impact of Collagenated and Non-Collagenated Deproteinized Bovine Bone Mineral on Schneiderian Membrane Integrity in Rabbits by Rihito Yamada, Samuel Porfirio Xavier, Yasushi Nakajima, Erick Ricardo Silva, Daniele Botticelli, Yuki Teranishi, Shunsuke Baba

“…<b>Results:</b> At the 2-week time point, six sites of thinned mucosa (<40 µm) and no perforations were observed in the collagenated group, while twenty-one thinned mucosa sites (<i>p</i> = 0.027 between test and control) and two perforations (<i>p</i> = 0.175 between test and control) were found in the non-collagenated group. …”
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The Evaluation of Change in Psychosocial Risk With Caregivers of Children With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Short-term Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study by Caroline C. Piotrowski, Kira Kudar, Julie Strong, Ashley Giesbrecht, Anne Kazak, Katerina Pappas, Gina Rempel, Aviva Goldberg

“…Changes in PAT scores over time were evaluated, including an investigation of whether psychosocial risk was related to transplant status. …”
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FSTL1 aggravates high glucose-induced oxidative stress and transdifferentiation in HK-2 cells by Baoyuan Zhang, Hang Geng, Kai Zhao, Moussa Omorou, Shuang Liu, Zhihui Ye, Fanting Zhang, Haiyan Luan, Xuesong Zhang

“…We investigated FSTL1’s level in HK-2 cells exposed to high glucose using Western blotting and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). FSTL1 was manipulated using recombinant human FSTL1 (rhFSTL1) or lentiviral shFSTL1. …”
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